Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of hostility between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our projected selves , which she could not . . . . ( 1 ) . . . . any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a . . . . ( 2) . . . . at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlocking of hands and instruments demand a totally different relationship. 

(2)..........
(A) proposition
( B ) sufferance
( C ) disturbance
( D ) contraction 

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
If you don’t have a lump sum to invest in a fixed deposit, you can ___(36)___ opt for a long-term recurring deposit,_______(37)______ the minimum amount of monthly investment is ____(38)____low as Rupees 100. At the end of the ____(39)______you get back the amount invested ____(40)______with the interest earned on it. It is a good way of saving money regularly.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.39.

Direction : In the following passage, there are blanks, each preceded by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

At the end of his rousing speech to the U.S. Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted Walt Whitman to indicate that there was a “new symphony in play” between India and the U.S. The past two years bear out such lyricism in the bilateral relationship. Defence ties have been dissuaded (A) in three ways: in defence burking (B) procurement from the U.S. as well as co-development projects, which are worth over $14 billion; in coordination, cooperation and sharing of information between the two defence forces; and increasingly, on the idea of working together on operations on piracy and peacekeeping. However, it is the strategic relationship, with India’s positioning on non-alignment, that is the most dramatic score in the dissension (C). Although the Centre has drawn the line at an estrangement (D) and “joint patrols”, it is clear from the joint vision statement signed in New Delhi last year that the Modi government intends to move closer to the U.S. on defence issues. In recognition, during Mr. Modi’s visit the U.S. declared India a “major defence partner”, a designation specially created to describe this new relationship and one that is just short of a military alliance. In 2005, Manmohan Singh told the U.S. Congress of how “India’s growth and prosperity are in American interest”, and the heavy lifting has yielded annual bilateral trade of $107 billion now. On Wednesday, Mr. Modi took the theme forward by saying, “A stronger and bereft (E) India is in America’s strategic interest.”

Find the appropriate word in each case.(B)

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each number, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The tea plant, a native of Southern China, was known ___1___ very early times to Chinese botany and medicine. It is ___2___ to in the classics ___3___ the various names of Tou, Tseh, Chung. Kha and Ming and was ___4___ praised for possessing the viruses of ___5___ fatigue, delighting the soul, strengthening the will and repairing the eyesight. It was not only administered as an internal dose, but often ___6___ externally in the form of paste to ___7___ rheumatic pains. The Tao ists claimed it ___8___ mi important ___9___ of the elixir of immortality. The Buddhists used it extensively to prevent drowsiness during ___10___ long hours of meditation. 

Appropriate word will be at option (6).

Directions (11-20): In the passage given below, some of the words from 11-20 have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer.
Civilisation means outward (11) whereas culture means inward perfection. We may be (12) today, but we are not cultured. We have trains, aeroplanes and all modern modes and (13). This is (14) on the road of materialism but we have lost our finer emotions. Civilisation has (15) mystery and romance out of the heart of nature and (16) her beauty and magic. It has placed (17) power in the hands of man, making him a (18). With a single atom or hydrogen bomb, he can rain death and (19) on millions of innocent creatures. Thus, he is out to (20) himself with his own hands. 

Choose the correct option for (15). 

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Uncertainty looms over the revival of Naini Lake, a waterbody in the middle of Model Town in North Delhi, due to __(157)__ in the opinions of residents and local bodies regarding its desilting and ______ (158). While the Corporation claimed that the lake _(159)_ for years and several attempts by them to initiate a drive to desilt it were halted because of lack of funds or __ (160)__ from locals, residents alleged that it is __ (161)___ fresh water lake and is free from silt, and only a water treatment plant will be enough to resolve the problem.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank at 158.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Sanitation refers to public health conditions___ (1)__ to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal __(2)____ human waste and sewage.  ___(3)___ human contact with faeces is part of sanitation. Sanitation system ___(4)___ to protect human health by providing a clean environment  __(5)___ will stop the transmission of disease.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No 2.

Direction : In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of  our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.