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Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
“Quit India” came not from the lips but the aching hearts of millions. In this open rebellion, the Inidan ##QUESTION_1## reached its climax. The British were not only ##QUESTION_2## by it, but also were obliged to quit unilaterally. The importance of Quit India can be ##QUESTION_3## from Lord Linlithgow’s statement, “I am engaged here in meeting by far the most ##QUESTION_4## rebellion since that of 1857, the gravity and extent of which we have so far ##QUESTION_5## from the world for reasons of military security.” Still more significant was Churchill’s gloomy disclosure to the King Emperor that, “the idea of ##QUESTION_6## of power had become an admitted ##QUESTION_7## in the minds of British party leaders.” Although his public statements were diametrically opposite. The ##QUESTION_8## created by Quit India made the British ##QUESTION_9## that they could no longer keep India in ##QUESTION_10##.
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realise (Verb) : to become aware of a particular fact or situation
Correct Option: C
realise (Verb) : to become aware of a particular fact or situation
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
##QUESTION_1## the common ##QUESTION_2##, the ostrich does not bury its head in the sand to ##QUESTION_3## danger. An ostrich can run ##QUESTION_4## a speed of forty – five miles ##QUESTION_5## hour, kick powerfully and ##QUESTION_6## aggressively ##QUESTION_7## its beak. As the ##QUESTION_8## and fastest bird in the world, it ##QUESTION_9## need to ##QUESTION_10## its head.
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Contrary to (Adj.) : against something : different from something
Correct Option: D
Contrary to (Adj.) : against something : different from something
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and the blanks have been numbered from 91 to 100. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
The Aryans ##QUESTION_1## about northern Asia and Europe over the wide grasslands. But as their numbers grew and the climate became drier and the land ##QUESTION_2##, there was not ##QUESTION_3## food for all of them to eat. ##QUESTION_4## they were forced to move to other parts of the world in search of ##QUESTION_5##. They spread out all over Europe and ##QUESTION_6## to India, Persia and Mesopotamia. Thus we find that nearly all the people of Europe and northern India and Persia and Mesopotamia, although they differ so much ##QUESTION_7## each other now, are really descendants from the same ##QUESTION_8##, the Aryans. Of course this was very long ##QUESTION_9## and since then much has happened and races have got mixed up to a large extent. The Aryans are, ##QUESTION_10##, one great ancestral race of the people of the world today.
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ancestors (Noun) : people in your family who lived a long time ago
Correct Option: C
ancestors (Noun) : people in your family who lived a long time ago
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
##QUESTION_1## the common ##QUESTION_2##, the ostrich does not bury its head in the sand to ##QUESTION_3## danger. An ostrich can run ##QUESTION_4## a speed of forty – five miles ##QUESTION_5## hour, kick powerfully and ##QUESTION_6## aggressively ##QUESTION_7## its beak. As the ##QUESTION_8## and fastest bird in the world, it ##QUESTION_9## need to ##QUESTION_10## its head.
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at (Prep.)
Correct Option: C
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per (Prep.)
Correct Option: B
per (Prep.)