Directions (1-5): In each sentence below, a group of words has been underlined. From the five answer choices given below each sentence, pick out the one which can substitute the underlined group of words correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Q1. We should realize that the chance of accident may be as great or greater in our homes than in a train or on the road.

A. may be at least as great in our home as B. was at least as great as in homes C. can be as great or greater in our homes then D. may be at least as great or greater in our homes than E. No correction required

Answer: Option E
Explanation: No correction required.
Q2. Primitive man believing that a crime created an imbalance which could be rectified only by punishing the wrongdoer.

A. believes that a crime created B. believed that a crime created C. believed that a criminal created D. believed that a crime creates E. No correction required

Answer: Option C
Explanation: The correct sentence is ‘believed that a crime created’ because that is a conjunction which should be preceded by principal verb(believed).
Q3. Calamities and indigence in the past was afflicting more than at present.

A. were more afflicting B. was afflicted more C. were more afflict D. was afflict more E. No correction required

Answer: Option A
Explanation: The correct sentence is ‘were more afflicting’ because ‘Calamities’ and ‘Indigence’ make plural subjects and hence verb should be plural.
Q4. By the candidate failing to keep his promise he will earn the distrust of all the voters.

A. Because the candidate failed B. If the candidate has failed C. Since the candidate failed D. If the candidate fails E. No correction required

Answer: Option A
Explanation: The correct sentence is ‘Because the candidate failed’ because this is a conditional sentence. [If+S+V1, S+will+V1 ]
Q5. It is difficult to prevent assault against environment as those that are against animals.

A. those against B. it is against C. preventing those against D. it is to prevent those against E. No correction required

Answer: Option B
Explanation: The correct sentence is ‘it is against’

Directions (6-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
India has become, in purchasing power parity terms, the fourth-largest economy in the world. India’s economic …(6)… since 1980 has been among the most rapid. Although India managed its one incipient crisis in the early 1990s, it avoided the catastrophic losses …(7)… While many feared that exposing India’s economy to global competition would reveal India’s economic …(8)… it has rather revealed strengths and often unexpected strengths in new areas no planner would have dreamed of. India is increasingly taking its …(9)… on the global stage and in international forums as a 21st-century superpower. The generations of politicians and policy-makers who have been part of leading India to where it is today can be justifiably proud of the transformation. But achievements create new …(10)…, two of which are improving service delivery, particularly to the poor, through greater accountability and expanding the benefits of rapid growth— across sectors, regions and people.
Q6.

A. decline B. policy C. crisis D. treaty E. growth

Answer: Option E
Explanation: 'growth' is contextually and grammatically correct.
Q7.

A. end B. deterioration C. thus D. together E. elsewhere

Answer: Option E
Explanation: 'elsewhere' is contextually and grammatically correct.
Q8.

A. growth B. space C. gain D. weakness E. void

Answer: Option D
Explanation: 'weakness' is contextually and grammatically correct.
Q9.

A. matter B. place C. life D. generation E. mark

Answer: Option B
Explanation: 'place' is contextually and grammatically correct.
Q10.

A. impossibilities B. evaluations C. challenges D. comparison E. dangers

Answer: Option C
Explanation: 'challenges' is contextually and grammatically correct.

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Q11. Your guess is as good as mine

A. To have the same sense of humor B. To get same marks in an exam C. To have an idea about what's happening around D. To play a lucky draw game E. To have no idea or answer to a question

Answer: Option E
Explanation: Your guess is as good as mine: To have no idea or answer to a question
Q12. Throw someone under the bus

A. to make someone meet with an accident B. to bring someone under trouble C. to make someone work hard D. to make someone fall ill E. None of the Above

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Throw someone under the bus: to bring someone under trouble
Q13. Tongue in cheek

A. to take someone seriously B. to not to take someone seriously C. to insult someone D. to neglect someone E. to talk in a high tone

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Tongue in cheek: to not to take someone seriously
Q14. Twist someone's arm

A. to get into someone's personal matters B. to break/fracture someone's arm C. to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do D. to make someone irritated E. to make friends and bully them

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Twist someone's arm: to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do
Q15. Turn a blind eye

A. to condemn someone B. to become blind after meeting an accident C. to pretend not to notice D. to protest against something right E. to lie about something

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Turn a blind eye: to pretend not to notice