There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.
(I) Hertford struck at Edinburgh in May, and in the leader’s own words " made a ______ fire "and did much mischief.
(II) He’s one of those sad guys who gets his ________ from lurking in chat rooms.
(I) The hotel is set __________ in the middle of the high streets.
(II) When people __________ a building, they put in all the pipes for carrying water.
(I) I can’t really remember what won, though at the time, I thought it all very _______ looking and exciting.
(II) Leaning ___________, she relinquished the blanket and urged him to lie down on the couch.
(I) On behalf of the company, I would like to _________ our hearty thanks to you all.
(II) I’ll send you your clothes and some other things next month by __________________ delivery.
(I) If someone ____________ you, they draw attention away from you by being more attractive or interesting.
(II) When an actor is __________, he or she is or moves towards the back part of the stage.
In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts in which one of the parts is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (e) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
No sooner had I (A)/ gotten my bags (B)/ unpacked when I (C)/ realized that my (D)/ camera was missing. (E)
She cannot sing and she cannot (A)/ play the piano, yet, as some (B)/ early experiments show, (C)/ she could learn mechanically to (D)/ beat out a tune on the keys. (E)
It was hard to say if (A)/ Alex was withholding facts (B)/ so she couldn’t contest his (C)/ decisions or simply because (D)/ he thought she did not need to know. (E)
He inquired me (A)/ that why I was (B)/ not going (C)/ to see myself (D)/ to the doctor. (E)
I guarded both doll as well as cradle (A)/ with the most jealous care; (B)/ but once I discovered (C)/ my little sister sleeping (D)/ peacefully in the cradle. (E)
Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold in context of the passage.
Veil
In the following passage against each number, four words are suggested in bold which may or may not fit into the sentence contextually. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the most appropriate alternative reflecting the word which doesn’t fit into the blank appropriately and thus fails to give a contextual meaning to the paragraph. If no such error is there, mark (e) i.e. “all are correct” as your answer choice.
(96) Mindfulness is a centuries-old idea that has been criticized to address the challenges of our new digital age. In essence, mindfulness describes a state of being present in the moment and leaving behind one’s tendency to judge. (97) It allows one to pause amid the constant inflow of stimuli and consciously decide how to act, rather than react deliberately with ingrained behaviour patterns. (98) Mindfulness, therefore, is perfectly suited to counterbalance the digital-age challenges of information overload and constant distraction. The benefits of mindfulness are both clear and proof. (99) On an organisational level, mindfulness reduces sick days, increases trust in leadership and boosts employee engagement. What’s more, mindfulness helps to unlock the full potential of digital and agile transformations. Now, mindfulness apps even come pre-installed on smartphones and tablets. (100) Yet integrating mindfulness in the corporate context can be challenging. Some companies encounter vocal sceptics; others struggle with entrenched ways of working. Even leaders and employees who are resistant to try out mindfulness find it hard to get started.
Q:99
Choose the word which is most same in meaning of the word printed in bold in context of the passage.
Nefarious
Given below are sentences with an idiom given in bold. Replace the idiom from the four options provided to make the sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. If no such replacement is required mark (e) i.e., “No replacement required” as your answer choice.
In most countries, people want the leaders in their government to cost an arm and a leg and always tell the truth.
A scandal that’s wrapped around the term "telephony metadata" is not going to get people bent out of shape.
In this competitive scenario, if you don’t keep yourself abreast of latest developments, you are going to get your act together.
We’d planned a surprise party for Donna, but some guy she works with burn bridges, so now she knows.
After the long road trip, we were all dead tired and ready to hang in there as soon as we reached home.
Read the following passage divided into number of paragraphs carefully and answer the questions that follow it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Paragraph 1: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prohibited, with immediate effect, all regulated entities from providing services to anyone who deals with or settles any virtual currencies, citing concerns about the risks that these virtual currencies pose in the context of consumer protection, market integrity and money laundering. The true reason behind it is not entirely clear. Over the past year, the price of bitcoin has spiked in speculative frenzy. People have rushed to purchase coins in the hope of offloading them at a higher price—and then been disappointed as the prices tumbled from their previous highs. We can see how the government might think that imposing a ban will protect gullible investors from losing their shirts. But by this logic the government should, just as actively, be considering a prohibition on trading in rare stamps, antiques and hard-to-find Pokemons.
Paragraph 2: So this cannot be why the government has taken this drastic step. From the text of the RBI notification it appears that there is a concern around the anonymity inherent in the platform and the attendant challenges this poses for law enforcement. As a matter of fact, while every transaction on the bitcoin blockchain is, by design, public, the transactions reference electronic addresses that do not contain any information about the person making it. This is why, at least superficially, bitcoin serves as an effective way to cover your financial tracks—making it the ideal means of exchange for criminal activities like money laundering and trading in illicit goods—as well as for lesser transgressions like tax evasion. This veil of anonymity is also a useful shield behind which purveyors of fraudulent products— goods and services—can hide, providing them greater cover as they swindle unsuspecting marks of their money.
Paragraph 3: But if you dig a little deeper into how the technology operates online, it rapidly becomes evident that there was no real need to take this step. As a matter of fact, the much-vaunted anonymity of the bitcoin blockchain is by no means perfect. It is a lot like writing books under a pseudonym. As long as your nomme de plume remains hidden, no one will think to link you with the books you have written. The moment the connection between you and even one of your books is revealed, the whole subterfuge comes crashing down.
Paragraph 4: On the internet, it is relatively easy to make such links. Given how freely information leaks during most internet transactions, it is relatively straightforward to link individuals with the bitcoin transactions they make. Web trackers constantly send all sorts of information to the other large platform companies, allowing them to track page usage, purchase amounts, browsing habits, and a variety of other types of information. In certain circumstances these cookies also leak personally identifiable information like the email address and names of the users. Even where it doesn’t, it is possible for malicious trackers to use JavaScript to extract bitcoin addresses from web pages that do not leak them by default. Law-enforcement agencies should, relatively easily, be able to collect and analyse this information to link a user to his bitcoin address.
Paragraph 5: Prohibiting a service rarely ever serves to completely halt its use. The only people who abide by the terms of a ban are those who always intended to use the service for legitimate purposes. Everyone else simply takes their already nefarious activities deeper underground. If the government’s objective was to prosecute those who use cryptocurrency for illegal activities, they’d have been far better off allowing these transactions to continue in the open where there is a chance that they may be detected using the forensic mechanisms outlined above. Now that the technology has been banned and we have driven all who use it underground, bitcoins will be purchased through cash or other untraceable commodities. It will continue to be used but we will have less of an ability to link the transaction to the person.
How the cookies can easily reveal the identity of the person who make bitcoin transactions?
(I) by using javascript to extract bitcoin address from web pages.
(II) by leaking personally identifiable information like the email address and names of the users.
(III) by sending all information to large platform companies making them accessible other information.
(IV) by replicating the web address of the individual.
The author’s point of view regarding the decision of the government is/ are
(I) The government should take necessary action to link the transaction to the person.
(II) The government must allow open transactions to avoid fraudulent activities rather than completely banning it.
(III) The author has abided by the decision of the government against banning the cryptocurrency.
What is the outcome if the connection between you and your books is revealed in terms of Blockchain transaction?
According to paragraph 2, how can you say that Bitcoin transactions are not safe for any economy?
What does the author mean by the phrase “losing their shirts” used in the first paragraph of the passage?