Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Bangalorean Clawin D’Souza, 22, is a (1) online poker fan. So much so that he gave up his job to take up a career in the game. His parents, of course, did not like the idea, but D’Souza went ahead with his decision. Though he started a bit slow and made very little money (2), gradually he became an expert at the game. “The (3) has been great because I am my own boss. I set my goals and I am very (4) to achieve them. I love what I’m doing and it doesn’t feel like a (5) job at all,” said D’Souza, who now makes around `90,000 a month playing poker online.
1.
- 1) inflexible
- 2) conservative
- 3) bigot
- 4) diehard
- 5) dogmatic
2.
- 1) finally
- 2) initially
- 3) making
- 4) market
- 5) lending
3.
- 1) exercise
- 2) expense
- 3) experience
- 4) examination
- 5) job
4.
- 1) experienced
- 2) devoted
- 3) motivated
- 4) targeted
- 5) upset
5.
- 1) pleasant
- 2) enthusiastic
- 3) motivated
- 4) vigorous
- 5) jolly
Directions (Q. 6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
- (A) It so happened that in 1977 it was able to collaborate with other political parties.
- (B) Power was never its objective.
- (C) Then, in 1998, they got power at the centre.
- (D) The job of the Jan Sangh was to defend the RSS.
- (E) They (Hindutva forces) started getting into power.
- (F) When this happened their old leaders Vajpayee and Advani started to see RSS chiefs and leaders as their juniors.
6. Which of the following sentences will come ‘FIRST’ after rearrangement?
- 1) A
- 2) B
- 3) C
- 4) D
- 5) E
7. Which of the following sentences will come ‘THIRD’ after rearrangement?
- 1) A
- 2) B
- 3) C
- 4) E
- 5) F
8. Which of the following sentences will come ‘SECOND’ after rearrangement?
- 1) B
- 2) A
- 3) C
- 4) D
- 5) E
9. Which of the following sentences will come ‘LAST’ after rearrangement?
- 1) A
- 2) B
- 3) F
- 4) C
- 5) D
10. Which of the following sentences will come ‘FOURTH’ after rearrangement?
- 1) A
- 2) C
- 3) D
- 4) B
- 5) E
Answers :-----------------
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 5