Direction: In questions, four alternatives are given for Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A good sportsman cannot afford to have a fit of the blues before the game. 

Choose the alternative which shows the correct translation from Hindi to English

मुझे तुमसे बहुत जरूरी बात करनी है । 

Directions (2): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet. (Mark your answer 2)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.

Read the passage carefully and chose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The ___(a)___ age is the age of machines. From the ___(b)___ the Industrial Revolution began in Europe.

Man’s life has been changing___ (c)___ many ways. At first the change was ___(d)___. Now machines have become ____(e)___ of our daily lives.

Choose the correct answer for option (b).

When Juan was two, he __________ already speak very well.

Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The judge says, “ I shall punish the criminal.” The judge

Directions: In the question given below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to the highlighted part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D). 
Scarcely had he left when his friend came. 

A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal. 
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college. 

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