Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (e) as your answer
Q1. The word ‘holistic’ has (1)/ into its way (2)/ made common vocabulary, (3)/especially in the health and (4)/wellness industry.
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Solution:
Replace 'into-made' with each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q2. The (1)/advent of modern lifestyle with (2)/ coincided dependence on automation and reduced physical labour has (3)/ increasing with the rapid (4)/growth of several illnesses.
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No change required
Solution:
Replace 'coincided-increasing' with each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q3. It was heartbreaking to (1)/witness my (2)/ailing grandmother’s (3)/delusion that her (4)/deceased husband was alive.
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Solution:
No change required
Q4. (1)/ Keeping active interest in the world around us, solving puzzles, (2)/engaging in mentally (3)/stimulating challenges and brain teasers are some ways of (4)/ taking the brain activated.
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Solution:
Replace 'keeping-taking' with each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q5. Let’s admit it, even if you don’t live to eat, eating is a (1)/vital part of living. It is an (2)/important act of nourishing your body, a wholesome (3)/pleasure you get to (4)/indulge in at least twice or thrice a day.
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Solution:
No change required
Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.
Q6. Mindful eating is about being aware of the food we eat, giving it all of our attention and building a deep connect……………………………………….
with what goes into our bodies
with what go into our bodies
with what going into our bodies
with what goes on our bodies
None of the Above
Solution:
"with what goes into our bodies " is grammatically and contextually correct..
Q7. Physical activity is an important aspect of health and one should target at least 30 minutes of meaningful, challenging activity every day and follow a progressive approach …………………………………………………………………..
since the body keeps get used to regular efforts.
since the body keeps getting used to regular efforts.
since the body keeps getting use to regular efforts.
since the body keeps getting used to regularly efforts.
None of the Above
Solution:
"since the body keeps getting used to regular efforts" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q8. When new year resolutions are exchanged one of the things we might reconsider is the list of ……………………………………………….. about life and people.
some of our long holding notions
some off our long held notions
some of our long held notions
some of our long held notion
None of the Above
Solution:
"some of our long held notions " is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q9. Most of the conflicts in life arise from the belief that one is always right and this strong belief is ………………………………………………………..be true.
root in opinions which may not always
rooted in opinions when may not always
rooted opinions which may not always
rooted in opinions which may not always
None of the Above
Solution:
"rooted in opinions which may not always " is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q10. One of the motives of modern education was to equip huge sections of population ……………………………………………..
to play their role in an industrialised world.
to play there role in an industrialised world.
to play their role of an industrialised world.
to play their rolling in an industrialised world.
None of the Above
Solution:
"to play their role in an industrialised world" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Q11. A hot potato
an angry person
a controversial group
a useless person
A situation that is easy to deal with
A controversial situation that is awkward to deal with
Solution:
A hot potato: A controversial situation that is awkward to deal with
Q12. Zip your lip
to be ignorant
to be harsh
to stop talking
to remain foolish
to get hurt
Solution:
Zip your lip: To stop talking
Q13. Fit of anger
to beat someone(badly)to dead
to display a very bad temper, often by screaming a lot
to control the anger
to cover up the damage caused
to not to talk anyone because of anger
Solution:
Fit of anger: to display a very bad temper, often by screaming a lot
Q14. Caught between two stools
to be very fat
caught between two major problems
to be partial
caught between two alternatives to choose
to have no solution to the problem
Solution:
Caught between two stools: caught between two alternatives to choose
Q15. Drastic times call for drastic measures
to take extreme steps at extremely hard times
to be rude when exhausted
to take help of strong people
to be violent when at job
to kill people in the war
Solution:
Drastic times call for drastic measures: to take extreme steps at extremely hard times