Introduction to the Course

Activity
Directions for Questions 1-4
Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,
then answer the questions given below.
1. In fact, it prevents us from helping children to analyze conflict, to learn to cope with it
and counter it.
2. Children have always known that there is conflict in the adult world.
3. However, the make-believe world that the 19th century rationally imposed on childhood
in Europe and which we impose in an institutionalized manner through our modern
education system can hardly be described as related in this regard.
4. We may therefore conclude that conflict in an institutionalized manner is not a matter
of faith in children's capacities, rather, it is a lack of faith in ourselves as adults.
5. Further, psychologists tell us storytellers have always known that the child's desire to
search for order and coherence gathers strength from the knowledge of conflict.
1. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence in the paragraph?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer- c

2. Which of the following should be the second sentence in the paragraph?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer- e

3. Which of the following should be the third sentence in the paragraph?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer- a

4. 1. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence in the paragraph?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
 d. 4
e. 5
Answer- d
The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the consciousness of men. In
his drunken orgies of power and national pride man may flout and jeer at it. when organised
national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly
deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is
not in political organizations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-
arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of
consciousness in love, in the realization of God in man.
5. In this passage, the phrase "God in man" implies
a. God having assumed the shape of man
b. neither fully godly nor fully human
c. man being transformed into God
d. the divine qualities in man
Answer- D

Directions for Questions 6- 8

Read the passage and answer the questions given below.
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is
conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through
the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor’s dramatic performance is primary, and the
music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of
theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto,
are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from
a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

6. It is pointed out in the reading that opera —-.

a. has developed under the influence of musical theater
b. is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
c. is not a high-budget production
d. is often performed in Europe
e. is the most complex of all the performing arts
Answer- b

7. We can understand from the reading that —-.

a. people are captivated more by opera than musical theater
b. drama in opera is more important than the music
c. orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
d. musical theater relies above all on music
e. there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera
Answer- c
8. It is stated in the reading that —-.
a. acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater
b. many people find musical theater more captivating than opera
c. music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera
d. an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
e. opera doesn’t have any properties in common with musical theater
Answer- c

Directions for Questions 9-10

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence.

9. What is the sequence of the sentence?

A. Till date it has no cure.
B. Ebola outbreak is the most deadly virus in human history.
C. Research is still at large to find the cure.
D. It has taken numerous lives in Africa.
a. BDAC
b. ABCD
c. ACBD
d. BDCA
e. ADBC
Answer- d

10. What is the sequence of the sentence?

A. a fast pace was,
B. however, the first and the second world war
C. The main thing that propelled the
D. development of the airplanes at such
a.ACBD
b. CDAB
c. DACB
d. ABCD
e. CDBA
Answer- b

Directions for Questions 11- 12

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with
appropriate words(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

11. A ____ of Japanese artists stepped off the coach amidst warm welcome.
a. bank
b. gang
c. troop
d. troupe
Answer- d

12. For all his ____he is a ____

a. tricks, cheat
b. stupidity, fool
c. wealth, miser
d. health, player
Answer- c

Directions for Questions 13- 14

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read
each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

13. It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of
about ten crore workers whose families total up about forty crore men, women and children.
Our agriculture is over-manned. A lesser number of agriculturists would mean more
purchasing or spending power to every agriculturist. This will result in the shortage of man-
power for many commodities to be produced for which there will be a new demand from a
prosperous agrarian class. This shortage will be removed by surplus man-power released from
agriculture as suggested above.
The passage best supports the statement that:
a. employment in production is more fruitful than employment in agriculture.
b. The Indian economy is in a poor shape basically due to improper mobilization of man-power.
c. a shift of labor from the agricultural sector to the industrial sector would uplift the living
standard.
d. the industrial sector is labor-deficient while the agricultural sector is over-manned in our
country.
Answer- b

14. Exports and imports, a swelling favorable balance of trade, investments and bank-balances,
are not an index or a balance sheet of national prosperity. Until the beginning of the Second
World War, English exports were noticeably greater than what they are today. And yet England
has greater national prosperity today than it ever had. Because the income of average
Englishmen, working as field and factory labourers, clerks, policemen, petty shopkeepers and
shop assistants, domestic workers and other low-paid workers, has gone up.
The passage best supports the statement that:
a. a country's economic standard can be best judged by per capita income.
b. a country's balance of trade is the main criteria of determining its economic prosperity.
c. a nation's economy strengthens with the increase in exports.
d. English trade has continually increased since the Second World War.
Answer- a
Directions for Questions 15- 16
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the
answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

15. (solve as per the direction given above)

a. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
b. on the eve of the examination
c. that I found it very easy to work it out.
d. No error.
Answer- a

16. (solve as per the direction given above)

a. lot of travel delay is caused
b. due to the inefficiency and lack of good management
c. on behalf of the railways.
d. No error
Answer- c

17. After practice, the girls’ softball team stated, “We’re famished!” Famished means-
a. Rested
b. Hungry
c. excited
d. Ready
Answer- b

18. A lyre was played in ancient Rome. The lyre is a…

a. Stringed instrument in the harp class.
b. Percussion instrument.
c. Wind instrument in the wind class.
d. Rhythmical percussion device.
Answer- a

19. The best synonym for permanent is-

a. too soon
b. never changing
c. very dry
d. Previous
Answer- b

20. The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:
a. build it for the first time
b. tear it down
c. build it again
d. fix it up
Answer- c