Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

It is not clear if it has made much___________in eliminating blind faith, but it must strengthen the hands of people willing to take on social practices___________in ignorance and unreason.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

It brings two to make a quarrel.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of a well-known battery ___(1)___ firm where they were battling a major ___(2)___ collapsed following a series of sudden explosions in west Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the department last year and got married ___(3)___, was buried under a pile of debris following explosions which were triggered by a compressor burst. The fireman died due to excessive bleeding and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours to pull his body out of the debris.

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.

 ' Achilles heel ' means- 

In the following passage some of the words 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 blank.

The Solar System has been a complicated wonder for the astronomers. This is a__(21)__to which we may never have the exact answer. Man has wondered__(22)__the age of the Earth__(23)__ ancient times. There were all kinds of__(24)____that seemed to have the___(25)___But man could not begin to think about the question scientifically until about 400 years ago when it was proved that the Earth revolved round the Sun and the Earth was a part of our Solar System, then scientists knew where to begin. 

Fill at the option (24).

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Rama was a naughty boy __(1)___lived in the village of Tenali. His mother did not __(2) ___ what to do with him since he ___(3)___ to study or do any work. One day __(4)__ took him to see a Guru. She told the __(5)___ man that she wanted him to take Rama Under his guardianship.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Life is full of ___1___ types of experiences. Strange, in fact, are the ways of God. If a man is happy today, he may be __2____ unhappy the very next day. Some ___3___ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ___4___ and pain. If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ___5___ time he is depressed and downcast.

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