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.

(1) _________ areas are also known as the ’countryside’ or a ‘village’ in India. It has a very low population (2) _________. In rural areas, agriculture is the chief source of livelihood along with fishing, cottage (3) ___________, pottery etc. The (4) ___________ to discover the real rural India still continues in great earnest. Almost (5) ___________ economic agency today has a definition of rural India.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A Appetight

B Reliance

C Success

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

The streets are crowded with tribal urchins in tattered jackets, bowlegged donkeys hauling firewood, steep mountain trails, and occasional palanquins for arthritic bussinessman.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

a) Jumped off the bus in front of the old woman’s home

b) It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day

c) Holding a potted planted before her, a girl of fourteen

d) On the outskirts of town

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Snail’s pace

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Simba and snowy are cute than the other puppies.

Select the sentence which has no spelling error.