Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Siesta

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

A person, who believes that pleasure is the most important thing is life-

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

IMPROVEMENT

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Work against the clock

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change. B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe.

C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere.

D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.

A change in the form or nature of something

Direction (Q.131 to 140): 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 upon a time a foolish brahmin (131) to Birbal with a strange request. He wanted to be (132) as ' pandit’. Now, the term pandit ' (133) to a man of knowledge. But unfortunately, this poor brahmin was uneducated. Birbal tried to explain the difference to him saying that it was not correct to call an uneducated man a pandit and because of this very reason it would be improper to call him so . But, the silly brahmin had his heart (134) on this title. Birbal came up with a brilliant solution and said that as the brahmin was an uneducated man he should (135) abuses and stones at anyone who dared to address him by the very same title. Then Birbal called all his servants and ordered them to call this brahmin pandit. The brahmin was very pleased. But the moment the servants started calling out to him as ' pandit ' he pretended to be very angry and (136) abusing them loudly. Then he picked up a few stones and hurled them in their direction. All this shouting and screaming (137) a crowd. When people realised that this brahmin was erupting every time someone called him pandit’, they all started to (138 ) him. Over the next couple of days, he would constantly hear the word ' pandit ' wherever he went very soon the whole town started referring to him as ' pandit ' much to his (139). The foolish brahmin never realised why people were calling him a pandit. He was extremely pleased with the result. He (140) Birbal from the bottom of his heart.

She HAMMERED AWAY ON her PC all night and finished the project.

Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Had it been not for them, Indian banks would have had their hands tied down too.
(B) Today almost all the countries are facing the heat of recession.
(C) One of these is the strict RBI and. SEBI rules which regulated banking sector very efficiently.
(D) This could have led to massive losses to them, which could have percolated to other sectors as well.
(E) However there are a few things which help India In bouncing back from the state of recession.
(F) Like others India too has not remained immune to the epidemic. 

Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?