Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and attempt the questions as directed.
Almost every willing household in India now has a legitimate electricity connection. The household electrification scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya, has been implemented at an (A)....................... pace. More than 45,000 households were electrified every day over the last 18 months. Against such an achievement, it is important to ask these questions: what did it take for India to achieve this target? Why is electricity access not only about provision of connections? And, how can we ensure 24x7 power for all?
The efforts under Saubhagya have come after (B)............................................. The enactment of the Electricity Act, in 2003, and the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, in 2005, expanded electrification infrastructure to most villages in the following decade. (C) But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme, in 2017, gave the required impetus to electrifies each willing household in the country.
(D) However, over the last year, several engineers and managing directors in electricity distribution companies (discoms), their contractors, State- and Central-level bureaucrats, and possibly pitch ministers have been working at fever energy. Discom engineers have evolved in their attitude, as we saw during our on-ground research — from one of (E) scepticism to that of determination. Their efforts to meet targets even included crossing streams in Bihar on foot with electricity poles, and reaching far-flung areas in Manipur, through Myanmar, to electrify remote habitations with solar home systems.
Q1. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked as (A) in the above paragraph to make it grammatically correct and meaningful. Also, the word should fill in the blanks given in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful.
(I) Since Mrs. Johnson did not have high expectations for Hank, she was shocked by his ………………………….. interest in his math grade.
(II) The damage caused by the hurricane is …………………………….and has never been experienced before in this country.
circulate
unprecedented
tutelary
remarkably
standard
Q2. Which of the following phrases should fill the blank in (B) to make it contextually correct and meaningful?
decades of hard work precede it
decades off hard work preceding it
decades in hard work preceding it
decades of hard work preceding it
None of the Above
Q3. In the passage given, a sentence (C) is given in BOLD. There may or may not be an error in one part of the sentence. Choose the part which has an error in it as your answer. If there is no error then choose option (E) as your answer.
But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme
in 2017, gave the required impetus
to electrifies each willing
household in the country.
No Error
Q4. The sentence given in (D) has four words given in BOLD. Amongst the given BOLD words which of the following must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.
companies-energy
contractors-pitch
companies-pitch
pitch-energy
No change required
Q5. A word is given in bold in (E). Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the word given in bold in the passage.
Conviction
Doubtfulness
Belief
Embrace
Both (a) and (b)
Directions (6-10): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.
Q6. The erect of electricity poles (A)/ and an extension of wires do (B)/ not necessarily mean uninterrupted (C)/ power flow to households. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q7. While instances of low voltage and voltage (A)/ surges have reduced in the last three years, (B)/ about a quarter of rural households still report(C)/ low voltage issues for at least five days in a month. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q8. Cactus, a silent feature-length (A)/ fiction film about Jesus Christ (B)/ by Aneek Chaudhari, has been nominate(C)/ for Rome Independent Film Awards. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q9. Fire accidents kill thousands of people every year, (A)/ several hundreds of whose are Indians. The majority of (B)/ these incidents are caused not by mechanical failures, or nature, (C)/ but rather, because of human error and negligence. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q10. These days, it is important for ambulances (A)/ to be stationed at huge corporate parks/ multi-national (B)/ companies in order to provide professional care (C)/ to the people in case of medical emergencies. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Directions (11-13): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q11. ENSURE
Revoke
Weaken
Undermine
Assure
Enfeeble
Q12. PREDICT
Report
Recount
Foretell
Narrate
Describe
Q13. OPPOSE
Capitulate
Repel
Encourage
Foster
Advance
Directions (14-15): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q14. RETAIN
Hold
Preserve
Harbor
Cherish
Release
Q15. YIELD
Earnings
Succumb
Surrender
Resist
Wares
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.E
8.C
9.B
10.E
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.E
15.D
Almost every willing household in India now has a legitimate electricity connection. The household electrification scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya, has been implemented at an (A)....................... pace. More than 45,000 households were electrified every day over the last 18 months. Against such an achievement, it is important to ask these questions: what did it take for India to achieve this target? Why is electricity access not only about provision of connections? And, how can we ensure 24x7 power for all?
The efforts under Saubhagya have come after (B)............................................. The enactment of the Electricity Act, in 2003, and the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, in 2005, expanded electrification infrastructure to most villages in the following decade. (C) But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme, in 2017, gave the required impetus to electrifies each willing household in the country.
(D) However, over the last year, several engineers and managing directors in electricity distribution companies (discoms), their contractors, State- and Central-level bureaucrats, and possibly pitch ministers have been working at fever energy. Discom engineers have evolved in their attitude, as we saw during our on-ground research — from one of (E) scepticism to that of determination. Their efforts to meet targets even included crossing streams in Bihar on foot with electricity poles, and reaching far-flung areas in Manipur, through Myanmar, to electrify remote habitations with solar home systems.
Q1. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked as (A) in the above paragraph to make it grammatically correct and meaningful. Also, the word should fill in the blanks given in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful.
(I) Since Mrs. Johnson did not have high expectations for Hank, she was shocked by his ………………………….. interest in his math grade.
(II) The damage caused by the hurricane is …………………………….and has never been experienced before in this country.
circulate
unprecedented
tutelary
remarkably
standard
Q2. Which of the following phrases should fill the blank in (B) to make it contextually correct and meaningful?
decades of hard work precede it
decades off hard work preceding it
decades in hard work preceding it
decades of hard work preceding it
None of the Above
Q3. In the passage given, a sentence (C) is given in BOLD. There may or may not be an error in one part of the sentence. Choose the part which has an error in it as your answer. If there is no error then choose option (E) as your answer.
But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme
in 2017, gave the required impetus
to electrifies each willing
household in the country.
No Error
Q4. The sentence given in (D) has four words given in BOLD. Amongst the given BOLD words which of the following must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.
companies-energy
contractors-pitch
companies-pitch
pitch-energy
No change required
Q5. A word is given in bold in (E). Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the word given in bold in the passage.
Conviction
Doubtfulness
Belief
Embrace
Both (a) and (b)
Directions (6-10): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.
Q6. The erect of electricity poles (A)/ and an extension of wires do (B)/ not necessarily mean uninterrupted (C)/ power flow to households. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q7. While instances of low voltage and voltage (A)/ surges have reduced in the last three years, (B)/ about a quarter of rural households still report(C)/ low voltage issues for at least five days in a month. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q8. Cactus, a silent feature-length (A)/ fiction film about Jesus Christ (B)/ by Aneek Chaudhari, has been nominate(C)/ for Rome Independent Film Awards. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q9. Fire accidents kill thousands of people every year, (A)/ several hundreds of whose are Indians. The majority of (B)/ these incidents are caused not by mechanical failures, or nature, (C)/ but rather, because of human error and negligence. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Q10. These days, it is important for ambulances (A)/ to be stationed at huge corporate parks/ multi-national (B)/ companies in order to provide professional care (C)/ to the people in case of medical emergencies. (D)/
A
B
C
D
No Error
Directions (11-13): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q11. ENSURE
Revoke
Weaken
Undermine
Assure
Enfeeble
Q12. PREDICT
Report
Recount
Foretell
Narrate
Describe
Q13. OPPOSE
Capitulate
Repel
Encourage
Foster
Advance
Directions (14-15): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q14. RETAIN
Hold
Preserve
Harbor
Cherish
Release
Q15. YIELD
Earnings
Succumb
Surrender
Resist
Wares
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.E
8.C
9.B
10.E
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.E
15.D
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