Obstacles mean-

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given. Mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

Mass communication is the delivery of _____ (1) _____, ideas and entertainment to thousands or million of _____. (2) _____ simultaneously, it is a force with incalculable _____ (3) _____ on today's world. The _____ (4) _____ of mass  communication rest _____ (5) _____ the skills of the communicator to _____ (6) _____ the recipient's thinking _____ (7) _____ stir emotions , to _____ (8) _____ him or her to _____ (9) _____ Mass communication is the one - to - one impact of one human intelligence upon _____ (10) _____, carried on thousand fold simultaneously among individuals who have no direct personal contact. 

Fill in the blank at (3) ?

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P Q R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the correct response.

1. Carl Sagan
P. the severity of the problem
Q. says that we do not fully understand
R. that the next generations may be badly affected
S. in his essay
6. and that the only solution is international co- operation. 

Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
The happiest person is the one who enjoys what life offers. ...(1)... age has its pleasures and its pains. Old age has always been thought of as the ... (2)... age to be. But it is not ... (3)... for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come... (4)... and the ability to guide others with ... (5)... wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their... (6).. making progress in life. They can watch their grandchildren .(7)... up around them. If... (8). .. life has been a useful one, they can feel the happiness of having come through the ...(9)... of life …. (10).

mark the answer (10).

Directions (40): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. The fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
There is nothing which a man of strong will cannot achieve. Will power is the sure hypnotism that….(31)….all obstacles that…. (32)….our progress. A man of strong will is always ….(33)…., while one who is weak in will has to….(34)….many failures. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”….(35)….be an excellent rule of conduct, but no strong will, no….(36)….is the greatest….(37)….of life. All difficulties melt away before a….(38)….mind. Very often we attribute our….(39)….to chance, fate or stars. We blame our luck, but….(40)….do we examine our minds, the weakness of which is really responsible for our failures. (Mark your answer 40 )

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

When you are under significant stress, it is hardly to process details and nuances.

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Apart from that, 56 terracotta objects that were (A)/returned by Toledo Museum in Ohio to Indian consulate (B)/ were declared to be antiquities by the team.(C)/No Error (D)

Change into Indirect speech. 

The teacher said to the boys. "Wait here till I return."