Direction: In each of the following two questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage I and 5 questions in Passage II. Read the passages carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE I
There is an enemy beneath our (576). He recognises no national boundaries, no (577) parties. Everyone in the world is (578) by him. The enemy is the Earth itself. The (579) of a quake is greater than (580) man himself can produce. But, (581) scientists are directing more of their (582) into finding some way of (583) earthquakes and it is possible that at (584) time in the near future, (585) will have discovered a means of protecting itself from it.

PASSAGE II
As well as I could make out, she had come for good, and had no intention of ever going again. She began (586) help my mother (587) morning, and was (588) and out of (589) store closet all (590), putting things to right, and making havoc in the old arrangement.

Direction: In the following questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage -I and 5 questions in Passage - II. Read the passages carefully and fill up the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE-I
“My new machine is so (561) that it will even suck out ground-in dust and dirt (562) this”. As he spoke, he used his (563) to press the soot and dust into the carpet. The old lady (564) again, but without (565) success as the young man had (566) gone out of the front door. A few minutes (567) , he reappeared with a very modern-looking vacuum cleaner. ‘Now, where can I (568) this in ?’ he asked. ‘’Probably the next village, about ten miles away”, replied the old lady. “The electricity (569) hasn’t (570) here yet”.

PASSAGE–II
The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. The (571) form consists of a (572) tube with a fine (573). One end of the (574) is blown to form (575) bulb and the other is closed.