Direction: For Q 1-3: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. They wore his face on their chests, waved it on posters, chanted his name and quoted his slogans, 19,000 fans drawn to a single star. His image stared down from the big screen at Madison Square Garden and emerged on canvas in a live speed painting on stage. And when the man himself emerged, the capacity crowd in New York's most storied arena roared as one, as if all the New York Knicks, all the New York Rangers, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen had suddenly materialized. "Modi! Modi! Modi!" the audience chanted, drowning out the announcer's attempt to introduce the man who needed no introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, whom 19,000 people had travelled from around the country and Canada to see 'speak' on his first trip to the United States since being elected in May. The American tour has showcased Modi as a diplomat and world leader, but at Madison Square Garden in New York, he was all celebrity, embracing the adulation of a diaspora that maintains strong ties to the motherland. His hero's welcome must have seemed slightly stunning to the three dozen or so US elected officials who turned up to greet him, including several senators, 30- odd representatives and one governor, each of whom strode on stage to no more than polite applause.
'They wore his face on their chests, .......... 19,000 fans drawn to a single star.' Name the star.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. They wore his face on their chests, waved it on posters, chanted his name and quoted his slogans, 19,000 fans drawn to a single star. His image stared down from the big screen at Madison Square Garden and emerged on canvas in a live speed painting on stage. And when the man himself emerged, the capacity crowd in New York's most storied arena roared as one, as if all the New York Knicks, all the New York Rangers, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen had suddenly materialized. "Modi! Modi! Modi!" the audience chanted, drowning out the announcer's attempt to introduce the man who needed no introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, whom 19,000 people had travelled from around the country and Canada to see 'speak' on his first trip to the United States since being elected in May. The American tour has showcased Modi as a diplomat and world leader, but at Madison Square Garden in New York, he was all celebrity, embracing the adulation of a diaspora that maintains strong ties to the motherland. His hero's welcome must have seemed slightly stunning to the three dozen or so US elected officials who turned up to greet him, including several senators, 30- odd representatives and one governor, each of whom strode on stage to no more than polite applause.
'.......he was all celebrity, embracing the adulation of a diaspora.' What do you understand by the word 'diaspora' in the context of passage?
A)
The people staying in USA.
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B)
Dispersion or spreading of people originally belonging to one nation or having a common culture.
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C)
The people of Indian origin staying in USA.
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D)
The dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. They wore his face on their chests, waved it on posters, chanted his name and quoted his slogans, 19,000 fans drawn to a single star. His image stared down from the big screen at Madison Square Garden and emerged on canvas in a live speed painting on stage. And when the man himself emerged, the capacity crowd in New York's most storied arena roared as one, as if all the New York Knicks, all the New York Rangers, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen had suddenly materialized. "Modi! Modi! Modi!" the audience chanted, drowning out the announcer's attempt to introduce the man who needed no introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, whom 19,000 people had travelled from around the country and Canada to see 'speak' on his first trip to the United States since being elected in May. The American tour has showcased Modi as a diplomat and world leader, but at Madison Square Garden in New York, he was all celebrity, embracing the adulation of a diaspora that maintains strong ties to the motherland. His hero's welcome must have seemed slightly stunning to the three dozen or so US elected officials who turned up to greet him, including several senators, 30- odd representatives and one governor, each of whom strode on stage to no more than polite applause.
'His hero's welcome must have seemed slightly stunning to the three dozen or so US elected officials...' Why?
A)
Adulation of the crowd for the political leader of a foreign land were matching that of the celebrity stars.
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The exaltation of audience at Madison Square Garden had been unprecedented.
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C)
Never before any Indian Prime Minister has received such hero-worship.
Given below is a sentence in four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find the part. Because of the emergency help (i)/ that (ii)/ the patient received (iii)/ he would have died. (iv)
Direction: For Q 21-24: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The virtue of art does not allow the work to be obstructed (22) with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it only could touch the work (23) in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall ___ (24) ___the work except through art itself.
This passage best support the statement that:
A)
Art is governed by external rules and conditions
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B)
Art is for the sake of art and life
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C)
Art is for the sake of art alone
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D)
Artist realizes his dream through artistic creation
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The virtue of art does not allow the work to be obstructed (22) with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it only could touch the work (23) in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall ___ (24) ___the work except through art itself.
The underlined word in the corresponding number can best be replaced by:
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The virtue of art does not allow the work to be obstructed (22) with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it only could touch the work (23) in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall ___ (24) ___the work except through art itself.
Replace the underlined part in corresponding number to improve the sentence.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The virtue of art does not allow the work to be obstructed (22) with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it only could touch the work (23) in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall ___ (24) ___the work except through art itself.
In this question one statement followed by two arguments is given. You have to identify the argument which is 'strong^ and the argument which is 'weak'.
Statement: Does India need so many plans for development?
Arguments:
I. Yes. Nothing can be achieved without proper planning.
II. No. Too much time, money and energy is wasted on planning.
Direction: For Q27-28: Give the antonym for the words underlined in the sentences below. The committee set about making provisional arrangements for the annual conference.
Direction: For Q 29-30: Fill in the blanks as per subject verb agreement. People have a right to criticize but at the same time each of them ___ remember his duty also.
Arrange P, Q, R, S to give the correct sequence of the report given below.
P: This came hours after at least eight people, including three BSF personnel, were injured as firing by Pakistan rangers spread all along the international border. As many as 60 Indian border outposts were also targeted by the Pakistani side.
Q: Dismissing Pakistan's allegations of aggression by India, the Defence Minister said, "India is a responsible state, it does not attack, but it has a responsibility to safeguard its territory and people."
R: The Defence Minister further ruled out any talks with Pakistan, saying there cannot be any talks between the two countries as long as the firing is on. Jaitley said that the firing by Pakistan along LoC is connected to infiltration attempts by terrorists. According to the Defence Minister, the firing is done to provide cover to those trying to infiltrate into India. He said "Pakistan needs to stop what it is doing, if it wants peace along the LoC... the adventurism will cost them dearly".
S: Even as Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and target civilian areas at the international border, India on Thursday issued a stern warning to the neighbouring country, saying its "adventurism" at the border will cost it dearly. Addressing a press conference in the national capital. Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley talked tough to Pakistan.
He said, "Our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable."
If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the given statement(s) is/are necessary? Statements: I: The son of D is the grandson of C. II: B is the sister of D.
Given below is a report with four blanks. Fill those blanks with P, Q, R, S m correct order to make the report sensible and readable.
New Delhi, October-10: Reflecting the lackluster__ (I) __, the previous government sat for four years on a proposed amendment in the sanitation bylaws. Had the amendment seen the light of day, __ (II) __ PM Modi's ?Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. Repeated requests by the BJP-led municipal corporations failed to leave any impact on the Delhi government's urban development ministry; it has been 'considering' the proposal since June 2010. Incidentally, the previous Congress-led government __ (III) __ but little was done to improve sanitation inthe Capital, The civic bodies have also proposed a hefty penalty along with widening the ambit of the law. Littering caused by __ (IV) __ will now attract fines. These activities were till now undefined and hence exempted from prosecution.
P: the city would have been cleaner much before
Q: attitude of the Delhi government to adopt a strict sanitation law in the Capital
R: distributing food material (langar), illegal burning of solid wa5fe, improper storage of construction material and non-segregation of recyclable and non-recyclable waste