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Para Jumbles 19.08.09

Implex — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:20:16 +0000

Instruction
In each of the following questions, there are some sentences, which when properly sequenced, form a logical and coherent paragraph. It is known that the statement labeled I and II are at their correct places. Among the given options, choose the best option.
Question 1
I. The aurora borealis is one of the most beautiful spectacles in the sky.
A. Sometimes a fan-like cluster of rays, at other times long golden draperies gliding one over the other.
B. The colour and shapes change every instant.
C. The theory of its origin is still, in part, obscure, but there can be no doubt that the aurora is related to the magnetic phenomena of the earth.
D. Blue, green, yellow, red, and white combine to give a glorious display of colour.
II. And therefore is connected with the electrical influence of the Sun.
Options
1. BDAC
2. BACD
3. BADC
4. ABDC
5. ADBC

Question 2
I. The law of God gives knowledge of the righteousness of its great Author.
A. It marks every departure from righteousness as sin.
B. It is the moral law—the primal standard of righteousness established by the Creator for His creatures.
C. It is not a code merely for the regulation of outward conduct.
D. There is not an impulse of the inmost soul that is not reached by it.
II. It is the word which, living and powerful, is “sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Options
1. CDBA
2. CBAD
3. CDAB
4. ACBD
5. ADCB

Fill In the blanks 08.08.09

Implex — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:40:48 +0000

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Refuting the claim that the surest way to reduce anger is to express it, the author asserts that ——- anger can actually increase its ——- .

A. denying . . impact
B. understanding . . importance
C. overcoming . . likelihood
D. venting . . intensity
E. voicing . . repercussions

Fill In The Blanks 05.08.09

Implex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:07:45 +0000

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although the acreage involved in a national boundary dispute may seem insignificant, even the slightest ——- in a country’s alleged border appears ——- to that nation, a threat to its security.

A. inconsistency . . felicitous
B. variation . . trivial
C. rigidity . . traumatic
D. change . . favorable
E. breach . . ominous

Para Jumbles 05.08.09

Implex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:14:32 +0000

Question 13

One of the many plausible theories is that sex creates variation among offspring.
Sexual reproduction first appeared about a billion years ago, evolved within ancestral single-celled eukaryotes.
Sex helps in the spread of advantageous traits, and that sex helps in the removal of disadvantageous traits.
The reason for the initial evolution of sex, and the reason it has survived to the present, are still matters of debate.

Options

ACBD
BDAC
BDCA
DBCA
DBAC

Question 14

I did not come here last year, so I suppose I only had the dark and stormy night scenario in my head.
Clean good air, beautiful hills everywhere, it’s a delightful place.
Although most of the drivers and spectators certainly prefer the Suzuka circuit to the Fuji circuit, my first visit to Fuji today was a wonderful surprise.
I arrived late today from Tokyo and immediately felt a release at the beauty of the landscape that surrounds the circuit.
Funny enough, the area around Fuji actually reminded me a lot of Mont Tremblant, where F1 used to race in Canada.

Options

CDABE
CEDBA
CADBE
CBADE
CABDE

Para Jumbles 04.08.09

Implex — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:57:06 +0000

ParaJumbles

Question 11
A. A research paper in Nature magazine now links an ancient device known for tracking and predicting celestial events— to the original quadrennial observance of the games.
B. The four-year wait between each set of competitions in the modern Olympics is based on the original four-year cycle of games in ancient Greece.
C. Called the Antikythera Mechanism, this device is a bronze machine built around the first or second century BCE.
D. Because of its state of disrepair, the mechanism has not revealed its secrets easily.
E. Possibly the most advanced ancient scientific device, it was fished out of the sea in 1901.
Options

1. ABCDE
2. ACDEB
3. BADCE
4. BACDE
5. BACED

Question 12
A. I still have vivid stage images in my head from it.
B. If my experience is anything to go by, opera is a very acquired taste.
C. I grew up in Stoke and there wasn’t much opportunity to hear it when I was a kid.
D. I hadn’t a clue what was going on, and no one in my family was remotely into opera, but it was fantastical, fairytale-like, and epic – and I responded to it on those terms.
E. When I was quite young, I remember loving Patrice Chéreau’s Ring Cycle, which was on the telly on Sunday evenings.
Options
1. ABCDE
2. BACDE
3. BACED
4. BCEDA
5. BCEAD

___________

Fill In the Blanks 2.08.09

Implex — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:02:12 +0000

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

His inclination to succumb to flattery made him ——- to the ——- of people who wished to take advantage of him.

A. liable . . predilection

B. prejudicial . . intentions

C. susceptible . . cajolery

D. resistant . . blandishments

E. amenable . . rejection

Para COmpletion 31.07.09

Implex — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:37:30 +0000

The first statement is missing from the given paragraph. Chose from the given options, the sentence which completes the passage in the most appropriate manner

_______Unemployment typically continues to rise even after GDP starts to increase, so pain for workers is far from over. Already 9.5% of the workforce is unemployed, and 144 of America’s 372 metropolitan areas reported unemployment rates of at least 10% in June. More jobless will probably mean less shopping and a slower recovery. The latest consumer-confidence numbers show that Americans are jittery: an index from the Conference Board, a research group, fell to 46.6 in July from 49.3 in June. The quarterly GDP report also makes it clear that consumer spending, which rose slightly in the first quarter, dropped again in the second, by 1.2%. The good news, therefore, was more a result of government stimulus than evidence of a real, sustainable recovery in private demand.

1. A greater worry is the bleeding in America’s labour market.

2. The Commerce Department has revised its estimates of just how bad 2008 really was.

3. Figures released by America’s Commerce Department on Friday July 31st confirmed what most had expected

4. New GDP figures suggest some hope for America’s economy. But the pain is far from over.

5. House prices still have a long way to go before they return to the level of a year ago

Fill in the blanks 30.07.09

Implex — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:17 +0000

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The language of Anne Spencer’s poetry conveys an impression of ——- that can be misleading: just when a poem seems to be echoing routine feelings, the diction suddenly sharpens to embody fresh and unexpected ideas.

A. frivolity
B. triteness
C. diversity
D. lyricism
E. precision

Fill in the blank 28.07.09

Implex — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:25:08 +0000

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Since the explanations offered are ——- to the exposition, it would be unfair to treat them as ——- parts of the studies under consideration.

A. tangential . . subsidiary

B. irrelevant . . superfluous

C. referable . . correspondent

D. incidental . . essential

E. crucial . . immutable

Para Jumbles 27.07.09

Implex — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:33:19 +0000

Question 9

A. “Origami helps in the study of mathematics and science in many ways,” says Martin Kruskal, a mathematician at Rutgers University.
B. Origami-the ancient Japanese tradition of paper folding has been recognized as an art.
C. But now origami is providing the answers to real world problems in mathematics, engineering, and astronomy proving that origami is more than just child’s play.
D. Kruskal found that origami is simpler to develop than most scientific theories and a lot easier to apply.

Options
1. BACD
2. BCDA
3. BDAC
4. BDCA
5. BCAD

Question 10

A. Non-Hispanic black adults in the U.S. have on average the best hearing of the three most prevalent race-ethnic groups in the nation.
B. Overall, the nation’s hearing health remains about the same as it was 35 years ago, despite massive changes in society and technology.
C. The results were presented last week at the Acoustical Society of America’s spring meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
D. The recent study shows that women hear better than men in general.

Options
1. ABCD
2. ACBD
3. ABDC
4. ACDB
5. ADBC