Fill in the blanks:
Direction (1-2): Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisions.

A. tie up B. tie down C. tie on D. tie with

Answer: Option B
2. I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.

A. didn't B. won't C. hadn't D. wouldn't

Answer: Option A
Antonyms:
Direction (1-2): Antonyms (In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.)
1. ENORMOUS

A. Soft B. Average C. Tiny D. Weak

Answer: Option C
2. COMMISSIONED

A. Started B. Closed C. Finished D. Terminated

Answer: Option D
Synonyms:
Direction: In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1. CORPULENT

A. Lean B. Gaunt C. Emaciated D. Obese

Answer: Option D

Spotting Errors Direction (1-2): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
1.

A. With little patience B. you will be able to C. cross this hurdle D. No error

Answer: Option A
2.

A. She was told B. to give the award to whosoever C. she thought has done the most for the downtrodden. D. No error

Answer: Option C
Spellings Direction (1-2): Find the correctly spelt words.
1.

A. Efficient B. Treatmeant C. Beterment D. Beterment

Answer: Option A
2.

A. Foreign B. Foreine C. Fariegn D. Forein

Answer: Option A
Sentence Improvement Direction : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, the option 'D' is the answer.
1. The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

A. hell bent on getting B. hell bent for getting C. hell bent upon getting D. No improvement

Answer: Option C

Ordering of Sentences
Direction (1-5) : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, the option 'D' is the answer.
1. S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room. P: For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals. Q: On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee. R: While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committee. S: As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities. S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own. The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP B. PQRS C. SQPR D. QSRP

Answer: Option D
2. S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe. P: Normally it is very small but when one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable. Q: It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton. R: Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth. S: This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved. S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS B. PRSQ C. PRSQ D. QSPR

Answer: Option D
3. S1: Calcutta, unlike other cities, keeps its trams. P: As a result their horrendous congestion. Q: It was going to be the first in South Asia. R: They run down the center of the road S: To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line. S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ B. PSQR C. SQRP D. RPSQ

Answer: Option D
4.S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was a manager for a shop. P: Then a chance Customer would come. Q: Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's R: Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading. S: He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book. S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then. The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRQP B. QSPR C. SQRP D. QPSR

Answer: Option B
5. S1: All the land was covered by the ocean. P: The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body into two halves. Q: A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water. R: The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars. S: The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals. S6: The god molded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS B. PQSR C. QPSR D. QPRS

Answer: Option D