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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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31. Psychologists suggest that understanding or resolving a joke is a mental exercise - an act of creativity. ---- Psychologists use this aspect to assess the mental health of the elderly.

(A) It involves playing with several alternative ideas and changing the mental perspective.

(B) Pleasant relief comes when resolution occurs.

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

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first sentence states the suggestion given by the psychologists regarding the understanding of a joke. The last sentence says that they use 'this aspect' to assess something and this aspect is 'the ability to resolve'. Hence C precedes the last sentence and B precedes C as the idea of 'resolution' is given in this sentence. Sentence A is a logical continuation of the opening sentence and hence the given sentence along with all the three sentences forms a coherent paragraph.

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32. If you are a doctor, one of the greatest honours to which you can aspire is to have a nightmarish disease named after you. ---- Eponyms bring color, tradition and culture to medicine and also provide a useful short hand.

(A) Hundreds of so-called eponyms dot the medical text books, enshrining the name of a man or a woman who became the first to identify some horrible ailment, describe symptoms or devise a new diagnostic test.

(B) But the time-honoured practice is under threat, judging by a fierce debate in the August 2007 issue of the British Medical Journal.

(C) Names, especially when it comes to obscure conditions or procedures, can cause confusion and are often historically untruthful, argue some of the anti-eponymists.

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

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Sentence A follows the first sentence as it tells us what this practice of naming a disease after a person is called (i.e.) eponym. And the last sentence highlights on the importance of using such eponyms. Hence the given two sentences along with sentence A forms a logical paragraph. Sentences B and C express the idea of the anti-eponymists and their debate with the pro-eponymists which is not necessary in this context.

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33. Self-sufficiency is a way of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo's rural expanses. ---- Yet in these uncompromising conditions one of Africa's more successful public health programmes is not only surviving but thriving.

(A) Even the most accessible of the many villages that dot the dense rain forest get little government support.

(B) The idea is to harness people's existing culture of self-help and get subsistence farmers to carry out simple medical tasks which are beyond the capacity of a pathetically inadequate health system.

(C) Training and maintaining hundreds of thousands of community workers, to work in the self-help groups involves a lot of patience and money.

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

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The first statement tells that self-sufficiency is a way of life in the rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Statement A says how self-sufficiency has become a way of life(because they get little government support). The last statement says that despite these 'uncompromising conditions'. (i.e. the lack of government support). Africa's successful public health programme is thriving. Hence statement A forms a logically coherent paragraph with the two given statements.

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34. In India, at least in the large swathes of it, except perhaps Kashmir and the north-east, winter brings in cheer that all look forward to and cherish the experience --- And that to multitudes of sun-persecuted Indians is the most that can be asked for.

(A) If you regularly take the Virar-Churchgate fast in Mumbai, the tram in Kolkata, the steaming autos in Chennai and the rough DTC buses in Delhi you will know how mercifully the little bit of weather respite is received by one and all.

(B) It doesn't diminsh the throbbing crowd, but it lessens their suffering.

A. Only A
B. A and B
C. A and C
D. Only C
E. All the three

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The first statement of the passage describes how winter brings in cheer to the people living in several parts of India. Statement A says winter brings in a pleasant respite from the sweltering heat. Statement B is a continuation of A and ideally precedes the last statement which sums up the paragraph by saying that to a majority of Indians tormented by the summer heat, winter diminishes their suffering to a large extent. Hence, statement A and B form a coherent paragraph with the two given statements.

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35. Stress is an inevitable part of sports. ---- Absence of stress leads to apathy and a disinterested performance.

(A) Stress can be treated as a positive sign as well.

(B) Stress is not necessarily bad : it is, after all, the body's way of rising to a challenge.

(C) During stress, the mind becomes alert, the muscles tense as if readying for a fight or flight and the heart, lungs and metabolism get ready to act.

A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. A and B
E. All the three

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The first statement states that stress cannot be avoided in sports. Statement C follows the first statement by elaborating on how stress is beneficial to the human body. The last sentence summarizes the paragraph by saying what the absence of stress would lead to. Thus only statement C forms a coherent paragraph with the two given statements.