In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

 The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin (1) ______ in Chilika can be attributed to the eviction of (2) ______ fish enclosures. After thousands of hectares of Chilika lake were made (3) ______ free, Irrawaddy dolphins found unobstructed area for movement. (4) ______, due to the COVID-19 lockdown last year, there were comparatively fewer tourist boats on Chilika lake, which made it (5) ______ for dolphins to move from one part of the lake to another.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

A live wire

Which part of the sentence has an error? 

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A: As I rushed to open my door, bright lights from outside dazzled my eyes.

B: Suddenly I heard people shouting outside.

C: Last Sunday, I was watching TV.

D: It was about 10:30 p.m.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A slowly moving mass or river of ice

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

My brother told me that I could see any film I wanted on TV.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
 I work hardly too earn bread and butter for my family. 

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

The professor said to Piyush, “Will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow?”