Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

A gentle song sung to put a child to sleep.

Directions (39): 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 39 )

Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it. 

Choose the most appropriate option from the choices given below: 

An official letter is written in ______ language. 

Directions: In the following question a sentence is given following with three words. Choose among the following words which reflect its meaning in the sentence correctly.

The minister was ______________ by the authorities for not paying the taxes.
(A) Hounded
(B) Moved
(C) Pursued

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).

He had already sent me message (A) / that his arrival (B) / was scheduled for Thursday (C) / No error (D)

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

Man has a strong desire to collect wealth. 

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A sound that cannot be heard