Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.

A close-fitting cover for a sword

Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.

(A) I keep my cool/ (B) and never loose my temper/ (C) even when provoked/ (D) No error.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
INCESSANT

Directions: 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. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Civilization, like (A), fall, not so much because of (B) of the enemy outside, as through the weakness and (C) within, Rome fell not because of the (D), they merely knocked (E) something that was already dead. The heart of Rome had ceased beating when the arms and legs were cut rotated. We see something of this spectacle, in India and China and in the case of the Arabs. The downfall of Arabian civilization was sudden even as their rise had been. In India and China the process is long drawn out and it is not easy to spot it.

(D)

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.

Suppress

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

We have made progress in our development journey, and people (came) out in large numbers to vote for development.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Sun is the star at the center of (1) __________ Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma. The Sun has inspired us since ancient times. It’s central to mythology and religion in (2) ____________ around the world. It keeps our planet warm enough for living things to grow. It gives us light so we can see. It is by far the most important (3) _________of energy for life on Earth. It is about a hundred times as wide (4)________ the Earth. If there were no sun, many things wouldn’t occur like photosynthesis or the presence of oxygen, which would have caused no existence of life.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence.

A. When faced with uncertainty, humans look out for the action of others and become a victim of ineffective rational thinking during compelling, confusing situations.

B. According to him, in an emergency, we tend to forget that everybody else observing the event is also likely to be looking out for social evidence.

C. Robert B. Cialdini explains this reaction with a psychological phenomenon called 'pluralistic ignorance'.

D. Since we all prefer to appear poised and unflustered among others, we are likely to search for answers placidly, with brief, camouflaged glances at those around us.