Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Imran has found two good jobs in the advertisements of the newspaper.

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

A. Shopkeeper: “Here, I have packed them all.”

B. Mala: “Please give me a packet of balloons, two packets of streamers, and some candles.”

C. Shopkeeper: “Since we are offering some discount on the balloons, you need to pay only thirty rupees.”

D. Mala: “How much do I need to pay?”

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

A. The young woman was looking deathly pale and very frightened.

B. I felt sorry for her as I looked into her eyes.

C. Without saying a word she gave me a ring.

D. Then she ran out of the shop as if the place was on fire.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Santiniketan embodies Rabindranath Tagore’s vision of a place of learning that is unfettered by religious and regional barriers. Established in 1863 with the aim of helping education go beyond the confines of the classroom, Santiniketan grew into the Visva Bharati University in 1921, attracting some of the most creative minds in the country.

He developed a curriculum that was a unique blend of art, human values and cultural interchange. Even today, in every step, in every brick and in every tree at Santiniketan, one can still feel his presence, his passion, his dedication and his pride in the institution. In 1862, Maharishi Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath, was taking a boat ride through Birbhum, the westernmost corner of Bengal, when he came across a landscape that struck him as the perfect place for meditation. He bought the large tract of land and built a small house and planted some saplings around it. Debendranath Tagore decided to call the place Santiniketan, or the ‘abode of peace’, because of the serenity it brought to his soul. In 1863, he turned it into a spiritual centre where people from all religions, castes and creeds came and participated in meditation.

In the years that followed, Debendranath’s son Rabindranath went on to become one of the most formidable literary forces India has ever produced. He wrote in all literary genres but he was first and foremost a poet. As one of the earliest educators to think in terms of the global village, he envisioned an education that was deeply rooted in one’s immediate surroundings but connected to the cultures of the wider world.

Located in the heart of nature, the school aimed to combine education with a sense of obligation towards the larger civic community. Blending the best of western and traditional eastern systems of education, the curriculum revolved organically around nature with classes being held in the open air. Tagore wanted his students to feel free despite being in the formal learning environment of a school, because he himself had dropped out of school when he found himself unable to think and felt claustrophobic within the four walls of a classroom. Nature walks and excursions were a part of the curriculum, special attention was paid to natural phenomena and students were encouraged to follow the life cycles of insects, birds and plants.

The rural paradise of Santiniketan, Tagore’s erstwhile home, has become a thriving centre of art, education and internationalism over the years.

Rabindranath was a ‘formidable’ literary force. This implies he was:

Direction: Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Washing your hands at regular intervals could be the most effective method to staying healthy and protecting yourself from various ailments.

(I) is the most effective way of staying
(II) can be the most effective way to stay
(III) has the effective effect to stay

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Vasanth said to Praveen, "I have eaten three apples."

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. These carriers of bacteria and viruses cause many diseases like Yellow Fever, Malaria etc. so panchayats and municipalities are taking a lot of care to protect people from them.

B. There are thousands of species of mosquitoes that are known to the people of the world. They mainly live in still water and other places where water is stored.

C. Mosquitos are everywhere now. Villagers, as well as city dwellers are afraid of these small creatures.

D. Usually, female and male mosquitoes take feed on plant’s or fruit honey, however female mosquitoes mostly suck the blood of humans.