Direction: In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CONSPICUOUS 

Investors sentiment towards (1)/ India has soured in recent years(2)/as economic growth slowed(3)/ to less by 5% in current fiscal year to 8% in 2007 (4)/ No error (5). 

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. There was an old apple tree in the centre of a village.
B. The adults also sat in the shade and discussed important things.
C. They remembered that they too had played around the tree when they were young.
D. Children loved to play around the tree and pick delicious apples.

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

One who has the art of speaking in such a way that the sound seems to come from another person/place.

Fill in the blanks with the correct Article or Determiner choosing from the options given below:

There isn't_______ truth in this statement.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Mutual discourse

Directions (38): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. The fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

There is nothing which a man of strong will cannot achieve. Will power is the sure hypnotism that….(31)….all obstacles that…. (32)….our progress. A man of strong will is always ….(33)…., while one who is weak in will has to….(34)….many failures. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”….(35)….be an excellent rule of conduct, but no strong will, no….(36)….is the greatest….(37)….of life. All difficulties melt away before a….(38)….mind. Very often we attribute our….(39)….to chance, fate or stars. We blame our luck, but….(40)….do we examine our minds, the weakness of which is really responsible for our failures. (Mark your answer 38 )

In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.