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Find out which underlined part of the sentence below has an error and mark the option accordingly. Butterflies are considered as the main agent of transferring pollen grains. Sometimes, this gives rise to different species of flowers, a true fascination unknown to the science world.
| A) Sometimes, this gives rise to different | B) Considered as the main |
| C) Of transferring | D) Unknown to the science world |
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
Dogs, often hailed as humans’ best friends, have been the topic of many scientific studies looking into how they might boost our well-being. It is likely that humans and dogs have shared a special bond of friendship and mutual support ever since at least the Neolithic period — but why has this bond been so long-lasting? A recent study showed that owning a dog reduces a person’s risk of premature death by up to a third. Also, researchers at the University of Harvard in Cambridge, MA, suggest that dog owners have a lower risk of heart disease.Dogs can strengthen our health not just as we grow older, but also much, much earlier than that: before we are even born. Research published last year suggests that children who were exposed to dogs while still in the womb — as their mothers spent time around dogs during pregnancy — had a lower risk of developing eczema in early childhood. When we interact with dogs, our oxytocin levels shoot up. Since this is the hormone largely responsible for social bonding, this hormonal “love injection” boosts our psychological well-being. Previous studies analyzed in the review have revealed that dog owners have more positive social interactions, and that the presence of canine friends makes people more trusting. Moreover, dogs appear to reduce symptoms of depression and render people more resilient to stress. That is why dogs are often used as therapy animals.
Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the word ‘resilient’ as used in the passage
| A) Stable | B) Unadaptable |
| C) Immune | D) Determined |
The passage is primarily concerned with:
| A) Emphasizing how building a bond with dogs can help us in health matters | B) Outlining the relationship of humans and dogs. |
| C) Highlighting that dogs are used in medical aid now-a-days. | D) Listing the benefits of owing a dog and how to establish a bond with them. |
The author feels that the owing a dog affects the mental health:
| A) Quickly | B) Positively |
| C) Emphatically | D) Negatively |
Mark the option which is closest in meaning to the word given below.
COHERENCE
| A) Fighting | B) Unity |
| C) Companionship | D) Slowness |
Mark the option containing the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word given below. Roger is a consummate player who earned over nine million dollars in the tournament last year.
| A) Incompetent | B) Best |
| C) Slow | D) Professional |
Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence. The match was expected to be won by India as the players were very active on the field.
| A) The India was expected to win the match | B) The match was being expected to be won by the India |
| C) It is being expected by the India to win the match | D) India was expected to win the match |
Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence. You should always keep away from bad company.
| A) Always keep away | B) Keep away always |
| C) Keep yourself away always | D) Always keeps away |
The sentences given below from a coherent passage when arranged logically. Choose the option
which gives the correct sequence.
1) The practice is widespread: honeybees are kept in large cities and villages, on farms and
rangelands, in forests and deserts, Arctic and Antarctic from the Equator to even the frozen poles
of Earth.
2) This has helped many people to improve their economic stability by giving them a secondary
source of income.
3) Bee - keeping is caring for and management of colonies of honeybees.
4) They are kept for their honey, wax, and also their services as pollinators of fruit and vegetable
blossoms, or even as a hobby.
| A) 1 3 2 4 | B) 1 3 4 2 |
| C) 3 2 1 4 | D) 3 4 1 2 |
Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence. Sam and Tim’s wife coming this afternoon.
| A) Sam’s and Tim’s wives | B) Sam and Tim’s wives |
| C) Sam’s and Tim’s wife | D) Sam’s and Tim wife |
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