Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The study of earthquakes

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Any resemblance of a character in this book to a living person is ______ incidental.

Directions : In the following sentences, four words are given in bold out of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.

A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy (A), Miss Post must depricate (B) the modern tendency(C) to address new acquaintances(D) by their first names.

Choose the incorrect option:
 Connectors join together ______.   

Directions: Which of the phrases given below should replace the word/phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark No correction required' as the answer.

Despite of working hard, Barcelona couldn't make it to the semi-final of the Champions League.

Directions: You have two brief passages with questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives 

Ram had never thought much about the origin of wealth or inequalities in life. It was his firm belief that if this world was not good, the next would be good, and this faith sustained him. He was not like some others whom he knew, who would sell their souls to the devil. He always thought of God before doing anything. He lived the life of an honest man. He had not married but did not desire another man’s wife. He believed that women weakened men as was described in the story of Samson and Delilah. 

By not desiring another man’s wife Ram showed that  

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
 
 Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

Also our ______ tend to be habit.

Select the word with the correct spelling.