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 given alternatives.
About twelve o’clock that night was born the Catherine you saw at Wuthering Heights: a __(1)__ (small), seven-months’ child; and two hours after the mother died, having never recovered __(2)__ (enough) consciousness to miss Heathcliff, or know Edgar. The latter’s distraction at his __(3)__ (loss) is a subject too painful to be dwelt on; its after-effects showed how deep the sorrow sunk. A great addition, in my eyes, was his being left without a __(4)__ (successor). I bemoaned that, as I gazed on the __(5)__ (weak) orphan; and I mentally abused old Linton for (what was only natural partiality) the securing his estate to his own daughter, instead of his son’s. An unwelcomed infant it was, poor thing! It might have __(6)__ (cry) out of life, and nobody cared a morsel, during those first hours of existence. We __(7)__ (compensate) the neglect afterwards; but its beginning was as friendless as its end is likely to be.
Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (6)?
The following passage contains two blanks. Choose the option that can make the passage meaningful.
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil-producer, has barely recovered from a recession following the 2014 global slump in crude prices. The government claims to have _______ inflation, though it is in the double digits. Unemployment, which has climbed to over 20% since Mr. Buhari took office in 2015, could hurt his prospects among a predominantly young population. The adverse sentiment from the current grim global climate for foreign investment may have been compounded by the negative signals _______ from the billion-dollar fines slapped on the region’s telecom giant. Last year Lagos declined to join the African Continental Free Trade Area after steering negotiations among the 55 African Union states. The decision dealt a blow to the prospects of transforming Africa into an open and diverse economy, and strengthened the perception that Nigeria was not doing enough to move away from its dependence on oil wealth.
In the following question, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.
The deadline for the project is fast arriving; we have pulled out all the stops for timely completion.
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.
The passage is filled with blanks which are numbered.Choose the correct word to fill up each of these blanks.
A rise in crude beyond $100 per barrel will __(A)__out all the duty benefits and we will be back to square one even if prices are cut by Rs 25 per litre. This is exactly what happened in 2004-08 during the time of the first UPA. There was a __(B)__ for duty cuts as the government did not want to increase pump prices, but it was unable to __(C)__ and had to give in to __(D)__ demands from both within the party and in the coalition. When crude continued to rise, and duties could not be cut further, the government __(E)__ upon the __(F)__ scheme of subsidy, oil bonds which wrecked the fisc and __(G)__ inflation. The rest was history. There is a limit to how much you can cut duties. This belief that the common man will benefit doesn’t really __(H)__ as it does not take into account the international price scenario. If crude rises due to geopolitical tensions, there is very little that any government can do. Too many people argue about duty cuts without realising the damaging impact on government finances. Cutting duties blindly may actually do more harm than good. Sometimes it is best to let markets take their course without __(I)__ handed government __(J)__.