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) The two first to arrive / (B) were the lucky recipients / (C) of a surprise gift. /(D) No error

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

"Call the first witness," said the judge.

Direction (A - E): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately.

Mark the suitable word as the answer. Use of plastic has become part of a (A) in which those who consume and litter are not supposed to be responsible for (B) cleaning after themselves or to bother about what will happen to the waste they are producing. The (C) of this kind of lifestyle are reflected in the festering garbage in the over spilling landfill sites, with the height of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi touching 65 metres. Such (D) dumps are emerging as a serious threat to life with leachates in the mixed and untreated waste contaminating water and the carcinogenic pollution (E) when it is set to fire.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (A)

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 158.

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

A. Mr. Adams beamingly explained its working to Mr. Spencer.

B. It fastened with three solid steel bolts thrown simultaneously with a single handle and had a time lock.

C. He, however, showed a courteous but not too intelligent interest.

D. The vault was a small one, but it had a new patented door.

Select the antonym of Abate

Choose the correct Hindi translation of the following word from the options given below:
 Automatic

Replace the underlined word with its synonym to make the sentence more meaningful.

Narcotic drug addiction is in vogue these days, as it is the most popular form of substance abuse.