In the following passage some of the word have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Red Indian __(187_ for the arrival of the bison. The beasts, which  come only once a year, are a good source of meat and hide. The Red Indians__(188)__ to survive the cold, bitter winter.
Tikki, the young boy, __(189)__ to look out for the herd’s arrival. Everyday, he _(190)_top of the hill to see if he could spot them on the vast horizon.
One night, while he__(191)__, the ground shook __(192)_ and his bag of arrows fell off from its book on the wall. Tikki __(193)___ of his wigwam and felt a strong gust of wind and dust gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he ran to the other wigwams and woke everyone up. A big fire _(194)_ built and the Red Indians danced around it, giving praises to their God who had, at last, __(195)__ their food and clothing of animal hide. The next morning, all to hunt down the beasts to the warriors _(196)_ to hunt down the beasts which were grazing near the river.

Mark your answer at Question (188).

In the following passage some of the word have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Red Indian __(187_ for the arrival of the bison. The beasts, which  come only once a year, are a good source of meat and hide. The Red Indians__(188)__ to survive the cold, bitter winter.
Tikki, the young boy, __(189)__ to look out for the herd’s arrival. Everyday, he _(190)_top of the hill to see if he could spot them on the vast horizon.
One night, while he__(191)__, the ground shook __(192)_ and his bag of arrows fell off from its book on the wall. Tikki __(193)___ of his wigwam and felt a strong gust of wind and dust gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he ran to the other wigwams and woke everyone up. A big fire _(194)_ built and the Red Indians danced around it, giving praises to their God who had, at last, __(195)__ their food and clothing of animal hide. The next morning, all to hunt down the beasts to the warriors _(196)_ to hunt down the beasts which were grazing near the river.

Mark your answer at Question (191).

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. All these bold words are jumbled and do not necessarily fit in the blank against them. Find the appropriate fit for every blank and mark the answer accordingly. If none of the bold words fit in the blank, mark option E, "None of these" as the answer.

Cloud computing is a method for delivering information technology (IT) services in which resources are (A) (viable) from the Internet through web-based tools and applications, as opposed to a direct connection to a server. Rather than keeping files on a (B) (seamless) hard drive or local storage device, cloud-based storage makes it possible to save them to a remote database. As long as an electronic device has access to the web, it has access to the data and the software programs to run it. The rise of cloud-based software has offered companies from all sectors several benefits, including the ability to use software from any device, either via a native app or a browser. As a result, users can carry their files and settings to other devices in a completely (C) (proprietary) manner. Cloud computing offers big businesses some serious cost-saving potential. Before the cloud became a (D) (tangible) alternative, companies were required to purchase, construct and maintain costly information management technology and infrastructure. Now, instead of investing millions in huge server centres, a firm can use "lite" versions of workstations with (E) (retrieved) fast internet connections. The cloud-like structure allows users to upgrade software more quickly – because software companies can offer their products via the web rather than through more traditional, (F) (lightning) methods involving discs or flash drives.

Find the appropriate word for blank A.

Directions :  In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case .
Once there was a lake which was (1) to many golden swans. Every six months, the swans would leave a golden feather as a (2) for using the lake. The soldiers of the kingdom in which the lake was, would collect the feathers and deposit them in the royal treasury. One day, a homeless bird saw the lake. "The water in this lake (3) so coot and soothing. I will (4) my nest here," thought the bird. As soon as the bird settled down near the lake, the golden swans noticed her. They shouted, "This lake belongs to us! We pay a golden feather to the King for using it. You cannot live here."
"I am homeless, brothers. I too will pay the rent. Please give me (5)." the bird pleaded. "How will you pay the rent? You do not have golden feathers," said the swans, laughing. They further added, "Stop dreaming and leave at once." The humble bird pleaded many times. But, the arrogant swans (6) her away. "I will teach them a lesson!" decided the humiliated bird. She went to the King and said, "O King! The, swans, in your lake are impolite and unkind. I begged for shelter but they said that they had rented the lake"." The King was angry with the arrogant swans for (7) insulted the homeless bird. He ordered his soldiers to bring the arrogant swans to his court. In no time, all the golden swans were brought to the King's court. "Do you think the royal treasury depends upon your golden feathers? You cannot decide who lives by the lake. Leave the lake at once or you all will be beheaded!" shouted the King. The swans shivered with (8) on hearing the King. They flew away and never (9). The bird built her home near the lake and lived there happily forever. The bird gave shelter to all other birds who (10) to stay near the lake. 

Fill in the blank at (2).

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Uncertainty looms over the revival of Naini Lake, a waterbody in the middle of Model Town in North Delhi, due to __(157)__ in the opinions of residents and local bodies regarding its desilting and ______ (158). While the Corporation claimed that the lake _(159)_ for years and several attempts by them to initiate a drive to desilt it were halted because of lack of funds or __ (160)__ from locals, residents alleged that it is __ (161)___ fresh water lake and is free from silt, and only a water treatment plant will be enough to resolve the problem.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank at 160.

Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of hostility between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our projected selves , which she could not . . . . ( 1 ) . . . . any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a . . . . ( 2) . . . . at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlocking of hands and instruments demand a totally different relationship. 

(2)..........
(A) proposition
( B ) sufferance
( C ) disturbance
( D ) contraction 

Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First, read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
One of the major causes of the failure of _____(A) _____countries on the economic front is their _____(B)____ to evolve a judicious mixture of _____(C) ____substitution and export promotion. Today, Zambia, which____ (D)___ on imports after its independence ____(E) ____years. 

(D).

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
 BRICS leaders are gathered in the Russian town of Ufa for the bloc’s annual summit, and Internet governance is high on their (1). The summit comes at a (2) juncture in India’s internet diplomacy. Last month in Buenos Aires, at a conference organised by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad offered an “Indian (3) for the Internet”. ICANN is the organisation that manages the Domain Name System, which serves as the (4) for all technical and commercial activity in cyberspace. In his recorded message, Mr. Prasad declared India would move away from state-led approaches to (5) the Internet, preferring instead a mechanism that co-opts the private sector and civil society into the policymaking process. India’s (6) of this model – called “multi-stakeholderism” – was followed at home by the launch of the “Digital India week”, which underlined the enormous political capital that the Narendra Modi government has (7) in technological solutions to governance. The Buenos Aires declaration, however, (8) stated New Delhi’s position: in Ufa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his delegation will be queried extensively by their interlocutors on the (9) cyber strategies India will (10).

Find out the appropriate word for blank 1