Direction: In the following questions, a paragraph with a blank is given. From the options, you have to select an appropriate sentence which makes the given paragraph contextually and grammatically correct and matches with the theme of the paragraph. If none of the options matches the theme of the gi ven paragraph, mark ‘ none of the above’ as your answer.
1. Education is only complete when i t leads to all round development of the individual, which encompasses not only mental but also moral development________. Moral education is a basic need for modern times where one is fast witnessing a degeneration of moral values. Moral education is important as it teaches di versity, tolerance, mutual respect, and pluralistic values.
A. The study of morality is viral because we live in a world of rapid changes where there are various cultures coming into conflict.
B. A moral education system must begin by defining the morals which are most important not only for the individual but also for the society.
C. The system must be designed such that the individual at a formative stage should learn to differentiate between what is good and what is bad.
D. Moral education influences the social thinking of the individual and makes him/her distinguish between what is right and what is wrong.
E. None of the above
Sol:
D is the correct answer. The sentence before the
blank mentions what the complete education is.
The sentence after the blank mentions the
urgent need to include a moral education
system, so the blank must contain something
that introduces moral education to link both the
sentences.
Option A is incorrect because as it is mentioning
morality is important while the sentence after the
blank is also conveying the same thing. Options
B and C start directly with the system while in
the passage there is nothing mentioned about
any system. Option D is the most suitable choice
as it describes when moral education is fitting
properly in the given passage. And it completes
and gives meaning to both the sentences
between the blank.
2. Buddhism by definition is a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spread to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of Southeast Asia. Although Buddhism was an important part of Indian Diplomacy in the 1950s, i t is only over the last decade that efforts have been made to revitalize i t. What was started by the UPA government at the turn of this decade has been given an unprecedented personal push by Modi____________ .
A.14 Asian countries are more than 50% Buddhist in their populations, 7 of which have over 90% of their populations practicing Buddhism.
B. During the last 3 years, Modi has pushed consistently for rebuilding India’s Buddhist Bridge to the world.
C. China has been using Buddhism as a part of its soft power since decades.
D. Modi has also tried to win the confidence of China by cooperating in its ambitious plans.
E. None of the above
Sol:
The passage discusses the role of Buddhism in
Indian democracy since the 1950s. It also throws
light on the efforts of Modi to revitalize this policy
started by the UPA. The sentence which will fit in
the blank should connect with the above line
without disrupting its meaning.
Option A is inappropriate as it only explains the
prevalence of Buddhism in Asian Countries.
Option C can be eliminated easily as it abruptly
states a new fact of China using Buddhism as a
soft power. Option D does not fit in the context
as it nowhere touches the idea of Buddhism or
Indian diplomacy. Option B is an apt conclusion
to the given passage as it further elaborates the
efforts of PM Modi in using Buddhism to connect
to the world. So option B is the right answer.
Revitalize: to give new life, energy, activity or
success to something.
Unprecedented: never having happened or
existed in the past.
3. Take a photo or point the camera at a flower and Google will tell what flower is that. Hover the camera over a restaurant and i t will show you reviews and options to book a table. Scan business cards, receipts, connect to Wi-Fi, book a meal, book movie tickets by pointing the camera at the posters, do it all. Google lens will be integrated into the Google Assistant._________
A. It is a new recognition engine which can understand both texts and images and come up with relevant smart answers.
B. The audience can pay to prioritize their comments on YouTube streams.
C. The devices definitely have the processing power required to run just about and mobile VR application,
D. Right now google isn’t planning to start hosting its own job listings.
E. None of the above
Sol:
The passage talks about a new smart image
processing and recognition engine. The
sentence which will fit in the blank should
connect with the above line without altering its
meaning. Option B is unfit here as it states that
the audience can pay to prioritize their
comments which cannot be the ending of the
paragraph. Option C can easily be eliminated as
it states something about the devices but the last
thing mentioned in the paragraph talks about
Google lens and Google Assistant; which are not devices but applications. Option A fits best as
the answer and makes sense when put in the
blank as it talks of a new recognition system
which fits well with the lines mentioned in the
given passage. Option A is the right answer.
4. Labour Migration is a central phenomenon in South Asia, where a large number of citizens of various countries in the region (India,Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan) are continuously on the move, essentially in search of a living. ______Some of them travel across borders. The countries in South Asia have many similarities in their migration profiles.
A. Though employment prospects and higher wages boost such migration, the most palpable driving force is the deepening employment crisis in rural labour markets.
B. The recent strike in rural distress throughout the region is destabilising the erstwhile rhythms of seasonality in rural urban migration.
C. A good chunk of these job seekers move within their countries.
D. Internal Migration is a striking feature for all South Asian countries.
E. None of the above.
Sol:
The paragraph talks about labour migration in
South Asia. The sentence following the blank
mentions ‘them’; which means the required
sentence must be pointing towards the migrants.
So option C seems to be a proper fit as it refers
to job seekers and where they move as the
sentence following is elaborating the same. So
option C is the correct answer.
