Directions: - In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Marketing also (16) an environment in the marketplace for healthy completion. Marketing efforts get the (17) out on pricing of products and services, (18) not only reaches the intended consumers, but also (19) other companies competing for the consumers’ (20). As opposed to companies that have a monopoly on products and services that can charge almost any (21), marketing helps keep pricing competitive for a business to try to win over (22) before its competition does. Without competition, well (23) companies would continue to (24) while lesser known companies or new companies would (25) little chance of ever becoming successful.

Mark at (19).

Read the following passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.

Art both reflects and interprets the notion that produced it. Portraiture was the dominant theme of British painting up to the end of the eighteenth century because of a persistent demand for it. It would be unfair to say that human vanity and pride of possessions were the only reasons for this persistent demand, but certainly these motives played their part in shaping the course of British painting. Generally speaking, it is the artist's enthusiasm that accounts for the vitality of the picture, but it is the client who dictates its subject-matter. The history of national enthusiasms can be pretty accurately estimated by examining the subject-matter of a nation's art.
 There is one type of subject which recurs again and again in British painting of the late eighteenth century and the jart half of the nineteenth and which is hardly met with in the jart of any other country ---- the sporting picture, or rather the picture in which a love of outdoor life is directed into the channel of sport. The sporting picture is really an extension of the conversation piece. In it the emphasis is even more firmly based on the descriptive side of painting. It made severe demands on the artist and it must be-confessed that painters capable of satisfying these demands were rare. The ability to paint a reasonably convincing landscape is not often combined with the necessary knowledge of horses and dogs in movement and the power to introduce a portrait when necessary. To weld such diverse elements into a satisfactory aesthetic unity requires exceptional ability. It is not surprising, therefore, that while sporting pictures abound in England, especially in the private collections of country squires, not many of them are of real importance as works of art. What makes the sporting picture worth noting in, a history of British painting is the fact that it is as truly indigenous and as truly popular a form of art in England as was the religious ikon in Russia.

British painting of the late eighteenth century and the first halt of the nineteenth century chiefly deals with

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
 Casual

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

Most of the / freshwater lake in India / are in the / Himalayan region.

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.

Antarctica is perhaps the one place on Earth no one would have expected (1)______ canyons. And yet, scientists were surprised to (2)______ deep crevices that run for hundreds of kilometres. (3)______ they are not visible at the snowy surface, (4)______ trenches cut deep into Antarctica. The biggest (5)______ canyon is over 350 km long. It’s called ‘Foundation Trough’. Other canyons are not as long, but they are impressive too. These canyons were found with the help of radars after scanning the wide expanse of the frozen continent. They are incredibly important because they help control the flow of the ice.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

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 SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement? 

Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words In the passage have been printed In bold to help you locate them when answering some of the questions. 

Can the last fifteen years be called the most successful decade and a half in Indian history and will the next fifteen be equally successful? Consider a culture where independent thinking is not encouraged. Or take the example of traditional family run business with vast resistance to change or a whole nation who believes that breakthrough ideas can be generated abroad but never at home. Partly responsible is socialization from early years we are taught not to question our elders but at workplaces this creates a hurdle for new thinking. Being unable to change radically gives rise to a culture where even the smallest change is heralded as a break through. Indian corporate leaders have done well standing up to global giants as their companies have grown in size and market share. To be successful in international markets they need to be distinct distinct products, processes, technologies, business models and organisations. The bottom line will be Innovation. Creativity workshops are organized to channel people to think differently. There are fantastic ideas being generated all the time but no Industry. breakthrough. Simply because of gravity regressive force exerted by a mindset. Thinking has therefore to happen at three, levels idea, frame and paradigm. From a narrow focus on either product or process innovation organizations need to look at innovating the whole ecosystem of the organization. Many a time waiting for a hundred percent solution before going to the market the organization forgets that it could end up waiting forever. Moreover, sometimes organizations are too focused on today to see tomorrow. Since management mandates are short-term, sowing the seed for a revenue stream today and leaving Its benefits to be reaped by a successor doesn’t appeal to today’s business leader. This is a serious hurdle to into Ovation. Establishing a function called innovation management or training employees through creativity workshops will have few benefits unless each frontline employee is empowered to Share his innovative ideas with the management. What happens to this system when the person driving the change leaves the organization? The approach to innovation hence needs to be system driven rather than people driven. In thirty years, India can be the largest world economy save China and the US. However, as companies grow there exists a resemblance in their products, services, promotions, processes and pricing and so on. There remains only one escape from this trap. 

Which of the following is a cause for gravity? 

(A)Mind-set 

(B)Socialization 

(C)Limited focus

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to preside