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1. Women's boxing is yet to be recognized as an Olympic support,----. If that happens the dream of most of the tough girls may come true. (A) The International Boxing Association has been campaigning to include it as an event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (B) Though boxing is a very tough sport many women are seen willing to take up professional boxing now a days. (c) Even some state governments are now willing to employ the women pugilists.

A. Only A

B. A and C

C. Only B

D. B and C

E. All the three

Answer: Option A

Explanation: The first sentence says that women's boxing has not been recognized as an Olympic sport. Sentence A follows with the idea that the IBA is campaigning towards including it in the 2008 Olympics. Taking up boxing as a profession or getting a government job as mentioned in sentences B and C cannot be a great 'dream' to be fulfilled which is the idea stated in the last sentence.

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2. Male Vanity is no different from female's ------ in Face, a confident man no longer shies away from stating his deep interest in beautifying his appearance. (A) Western cosmetic houses have spent millions of dollars researching this: men want to look amazing too. (B) Today's urban male spends as much on beauty products as his female counterpart. (C) It is perhaps the fastest growing market segment of the feel good, look good industry.

A. A and B

B. A and C

C. Only C

D. All the three

E. None of these.

Answer: Option D

Explanation: The opening sentence talks about 'male vanity'. The last sentence states that he doesn't 'shy away' anymore. Hence we need something in between to make it more coherent. In fact, the opening and the last sentence along with all the three given choices make a complete paragraph as the idea of feel good, look good expressed in C is followed by the interest shown by man in the final sentence.

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3. If you can't give every student a computer, at least give them a mouse each. ----- This seems to be the reason behind Microsoft Research Lab India's development of a software solution that allows the use of multiple mice in a computer. (A) According to a recent study, it was seen that at least five students worked on a single computer in government schools. (B) This will help them use the same computer simultaneously for the cost of a few extra mice. (C) Each mouse will have a different cursor color and all of them are displayed on the monitor.

A. A and B

B. Only A

C. Only B

D. Only C

E. All the three

Answer: Option C

Explanation: The opening sentence introduces us to the idea of using multiple mice in a computer. Sentence B tells us its benefits have been the reason for the development of this software by the Microsoft. This has nothing to do with the statistics given in A. Sentence C defines the product and hence can follow the last sentence.

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4. Although the share of agriculture in the overall GDP has declined from around 40 per cent in 1980- 81 to below 20 per cent in 2006-07, its importance to the Indian economy can hardly be over emphasized. -------- In the context of ensuring food security and promoting inclusive growth, strategies to revitalize agriculture has become highly relevant. (A) Fiscal deficits as a proportion of the GDP have come down but are still high by global standards. (B) Infrastructure deficiencies can hold back further grown in the agriculture sector. (C) Recent Volatility in agricultural production has had its impact not only on economic but on price stability as well.

A. A and B

B. Only A

C. B and C

D. Only C

E. Only B

Answer: Option D

Explanation: The opening sentence highlights the importance of agriculture in the Indian economy. Sentence C follows emphasizing the fact that volatility in agriculture production can have various undesirable impacts. Hence we have to revitalize agricultural field and this is the idea given in the last sentence. The other two sentences talk about 'fiscal deficits' and infrastructure deficiencies in the agricultural sector which are irrelevant in the given context.

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5. Poverty is hitting increasing numbers of women, and it is hitting them harder, ---- The percentage of female-headed households varies from thirty to forty percent in some south and south-east Asian countries, to almost half of all households in developing as well as in industrial countries. (A) This 'feminisation' of poverty is linked closely to the increase in poor female-headed households in developing as well as in industrial countries. (B) The greatest burden of the world economic recession is increasingly borne by those least able to sustain it : women and children. (C) Low-income women have sought paid work to compensate for decline in household income.

A. Only A

B. A and B

C. Only B

D. Only C

E. All the three

Answer: Option A

Explanation: Only statement A can be inserted between the two given sentences. The first sentence talks about increasing number of women being hit hard by poverty. Statement A which talks about the increase in poor female-headed households in developing countries follows the first statement and ideally precedes the last statement which talks about the percentage of female-headed households in Asian and African countries.

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6. The threat perception level in Andhra Pradesh remains very high and available intelligence points to the presence of fundamentalist groups, and cash flows with foreign links. ------ To meet the challenge of terrorism successfully, these issues need to be addressed with a sense of urgency. (A) All these need to be watched, monitored and analysed thoroughly if dastard, terrorist attacks are to be prevented. (B) A greater coordination among various wings of the state police and regular exchange of information and intelligence with the central agencies acquire importance in this exercise. (C) The success of anti-terrorism strategy depends on the strength and credibility of counter-intelligence.

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7. Climate change and an increasing population could trigger a global food crisis in the next half century as countries struggle for fertile land to grow crops and rear animals. ---- Competition over sparse resources may lead to conflicts and environmental destruction, the scientists fear. (A) To keep up with the growth in human population, more food will have to be produced world wide over the next 50 years than has been during the past 10,000 years combined, the experts said. (B) But in many countries a combination of poor farming practices and deforestation will be exacerbated by climate change to steadily degrade soil fertility, having vast areas unsuitable for crops or grazing. (C) The warnings came as researchers around the world convened at a United Nations-backed forum in Iceland on sustainable development to address halve hunger and extreme poverty by 2015.

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8. Despite strenuous efforts to ensure access to safe drinking water for people in developing countries, progress in reaching the unserved has been poor since 1990----- Water related diseases continue to undermine the lives and well-being of the poor. (A) Rapid population growth, slow coverage expansion and unplanned urbanization has led to inadequate, safe-water supplies. (B) Water availability is fundamental to health and hygiene practices. (C) Sanitation systems should be installed in order to safeguard the health of people.

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9. The greatest discovery in the field of psychology is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind ------ This reveals that humans shape their destiny. (A) As you think, so shall you be. (B) A person's success and failure depends upon his/her attitude. (C) Right direction leads an individual to achieve the set goals.

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10. With the release of foreign exchange for travel through liberalization, the number of non-business travellers increased. ---- Realising the Indian's penchant for shopping, many countries opened up their visa regime and made it easier for the visitors from the sub continent to spend a few days in their countries. (A) The holidaying Indians went on a shopping spree wherever they could. (B) With the introduction of more airlines and low air fares travel abroad has become so much cheaper and accessible to a vast multitude of Indians today. (C) It may have been just Sri Lanka or Singapore, to begin with but the ambit grew and the outbound tourism industry recorded a phenomenal growth.

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26. The pressure to perform at some of our top educational institutions, is so unreasonably high that the focus is stolen from the real objective of either research or plan studies. ---- Mostly pushed to extreme levels of peer and academic pressure, they choose to end their lives.

(A) Every year, we hear of student suicides at the IIT s and the NITs.

(B) The answer may lie in the undue amount of stress that these youngsters go through in fighting an academic system, which places so much emphasis on academic achievements as an indicator of success.

A. Only A
B. A and C
C. A and B
D. All the three
E. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

These advances will help in reducing distances or in other words will be contribute to the 'shrinkage' of distances. 'Demolition' and 'disruption' do not collocate with distance. 'Emergence' suggests an opposite meaning and hence can be eliminated. It is correct to say places can be linked and distance can be 'shrunk'.

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27. God created the earth but the Dutch made the Netherlands. ----- It is the most obvious manifestation of the Dutch belief that everything, whether land or society or business, can be moulded by human aspiration and reason and effort.

(A) Twenty per cent of the country has been reclaimed from the sea and the process continues.

(B) The entire landscape urban and rural, is an are fact designed to accommodate the most congested population in Europe.

A. Only B
B. Only C
C. A and B
D. B and C
E. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The sentence has a positive connotation. These advances in technology help not only in bringing the world together, but also in 'accelerating' the changes that are taking place globally. They do not 'restrict' or 'prohibit' these changes. Nor do they 'impose' these changes. They help in 'speeding up' or in the acceleration of the process of change.

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28. In the nineteenth century, Charles Dawin was just one of many independent researchers who, not reliant on grants or constrained by the conservative pressures of anonymous peer review, did stunningly original work. ---- These days the kinds of research that can happen are determined by science funding committees, not by the human imagination.

(A) That kind of freedom and independence has become almost non-existent.

(B) As science becomes more and more about climbing corporate career ladders, and less and less about soaring journey of the mind, so the public's distrust of scientists and their work seems to grow.

A. B and C
B. A and B
C. Only C
D. Only A
E. Only B

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first statement states that Charles Darwin was one of the many independent researchers who did stunningly original work and was not reliant on grants or constrained by conservative pressures. Statement A follows the first statement by saying that 'that kind of freedom and independence' (i.e. the freedom and independence enjoyed by Charles Darwin) is non-existent these days. 'A' also ideally precedes the last statement which states that these days research is determined by science funding committees and not by human imagination.

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29. How do you bring an end to a devastating war? ----- Eradicating the tensions that caused the conflict and the ill-feelings that war itself bequeaths can be the work of decades and of generations.

(A) The question is easier posed than answered.

(B) Forty years after Vietnam, the question once again haunts America in Iraq.

A. A and B
B. B and C
C. A and C
D. B and C
E. Only A

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The clue is the words 'internet' and 'millions of users'. 'Turnout' and 'outcome' are totally irrelevant in the context. The passage is not about 'awareness'. The word 'contribution' is incomplete. Only 'spread' would render the sentence meaningful.

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first sentence poses a question and sentence A follows this as it is easier posed than answered. Bringing a war to an end is only a starting point says sentence C and the last sentence goes on further to say that eradicating the conflict and the ill-feeling will take decades. Hence the given sentences along with A and C form a coherent para. Sentence B gives specific reference to a particular war and hence is not required in this context.

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30. Nuclear arms are weapons of mass destruction and their existence represents the gravest threat to global security and stability in the post-cold-war context. ---- It may be just a question of time before terrorist groups and individuals lay their hands on them.

(A) The scale of their destructive potential and the perceived addition to military might and deterrent effect explain both the monopoly that nuclear weapons states insist on retaining and the ever-growing quest for their acquisition by other states.

(B) It is clear too that it will be difficult for states to retain total control over nuclear material and weapons.

A. A and B
B. Only A
C. B and C
D. Only C
E. A and C

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The opening sentence says that the nuclear weapons are a threat to global safety and security. But still why do states insist on possessing it? The answer is in sentence A. It gives them the military might and also the deterrent effect. Sentence B follows A and ideally precedes the last sentence. It says that the states cannot continue retaining their monopoly over these weapons as the terrorists and individual groups will soon lay their hands on these weapons.