Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Benevolent 

The 1^st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer sheet.

1. An educator named Rowland Hill of England is considered the Father of Philately.
P. Brazil and two Swiss cantons were next to issue stamp
Q. The US used its first stamps on July 1, 1847.
R. The world's first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain, in 1840.
S. Two years later, in 1842, stamps were issued by a private postal service in New York.
6. India's first stamp appeared in 1852.

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

OBSEQUIOUS

Mark the Opposite of the underlined word in the sentence given below. 

broke 

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Decimated

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

The medicines made miracles and healed me in two days.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

HANDY

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

No sooner she had put the baby to sleep when a loud noise woke him up.