Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Four of the Five words to the blank coherently.Find out the which word cannot fit in the blank properly.

It was a _____(xa)_____ journey that these 166 passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on Thursday will never forget. When the _____(xb)_____ took off at about 6 am on Thursday everything _____(xc)_____ normal. However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the _____(xd)_____ of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an _____(xe)_____ of about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the _____(xf)_____ started feeling uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked passengers _____(xg)_____ putting oxygen masks onto themselves while many _____(xh)_____ that they were not working. After about 10-15 minutes of _____(xi)_____ and panic the oxygen started flowing into the masks, much to the _____(xj)_____ of the passengers.

Find the blank at xf.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.

Fill in the blank at Question (165).

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the appropriate word which fits the blank appropriately

Bumblebees, among the most important pollinators, are in (96) ________________. Fuzzy and buzzy, they excel at spreading pollen and fertilizing many types of wild flora, as well as crucial agricultural crops like tomatoes, blueberries, and squash. But their numbers are (97) ________________. New research using a massive dataset found that the insects are far less common than they used to be; in North America, you are nearly 50 percent less likely to see a bumblebee in any given area than you were prior to 1974. Moreover, several once-common species have (98) __________________ from many areas they were once found, becoming locally extinct in those places. For example, the rusty patched bumblebee, which used to flourish in Ontario, is no longer found in all of Canada—in the U.S., it’s endangered. In a new paper published this week in the journal Science, researchers used a complex modeling process to (99) ________________ that their (100)___________________ is driven in large part by climate change. Specifically, the scientists found that in areas that have become hotter in the last generation, or have experienced more extreme temperature swings, bumblebees are less abundant. In Europe, they are 17 percent less plentiful than they were in the early 20th century. The scientists examined the abundance of 66 species across the two continents.

(a) extinct

(b) trouble

 (c) dropped

(d) growth

(e) difficult

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Scarcity is not created by war; ___(a)___ is a permanent characteristic of all human ___(b)___and has been faced by the whole human ___(c)___. It springs from the fact that the material resources of the world are ___(d)___ and that our ability to make use of those resources is even more limited ___(e)___ our ignorance.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(d).

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

_____ that does not extend credit

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Four of the Five words to the blank coherently.Find out the which word cannot fit in the blank properly.

It was a _____(xa)_____ journey that these 166 passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on Thursday will never forget. When the _____(xb)_____ took off at about 6 am on Thursday everything _____(xc)_____ normal. However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the _____(xd)_____ of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an _____(xe)_____ of about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the _____(xf)_____ started feeling uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked passengers _____(xg)_____ putting oxygen masks onto themselves while many _____(xh)_____ that they were not working. After about 10-15 minutes of _____(xi)_____ and panic the oxygen started flowing into the masks, much to the _____(xj)_____ of the passengers.

Find the blank at xc.

Directions (11-20): In the passage given below, some of the words from 11-20 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. Mark your answer.
Civilisation means outward (11) whereas culture means inward perfection. We may be (12) today, but we are not cultured. We have trains, aeroplanes and all modern modes and (13). This is (14) on the road of materialism but we have lost our finer emotions. Civilisation has (15) mystery and romance out of the heart of nature and (16) her beauty and magic. It has placed (17) power in the hands of man, making him a (18). With a single atom or hydrogen bomb, he can rain death and (19) on millions of innocent creatures. Thus, he is out to (20) himself with his own hands. 

Choose the correct option for (16). 

Direction (A - E): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately.

Mark the suitable word as the answer. Use of plastic has become part of a (A) in which those who consume and litter are not supposed to be responsible for (B) cleaning after themselves or to bother about what will happen to the waste they are producing. The (C) of this kind of lifestyle are reflected in the festering garbage in the over spilling landfill sites, with the height of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi touching 65 metres. Such (D) dumps are emerging as a serious threat to life with leachates in the mixed and untreated waste contaminating water and the carcinogenic pollution (E) when it is set to fire.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (D)