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Exercise-51

In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.

		Before	Word	After
Dhyan Chand, however, died penniless uncared	e.g.	penniless	and	uncared
for in a hospital, receiving meagre pension.	(a)	………	………	………
He was very sad see India finish seventh at	(b)	………	………	………
the Montreal Olympics, 1976. When he was the	(c)	………	………	………
deathbed at AIIMS, he reportedly told doctor	(d)	………	………	………
that Indian hockey dying. He then went into	(e)	………	………	………
coma died in 1979. A year after his death,	(f)	………	………	………
the Indian Postal Service issued commemorative	(g)	………	………	………
in honour. In Addition, Dhyajn Chan National Stadium in New Delhi is named after him.	(h)	………	………	………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	receiving	a	meager
(b)	sad	to	see
(c)	was	at	the
(d)	told	a	doctor
(e)	hockey	was	dying
(f)	coma	and	died
(g)	issued	a	commemorative
(h)	in	the	honour

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Exercise-52

		Before	Word	After
Tourism in India plays vital role	e.g.	play	a	vital
in country’s economy, cultural growth	(a)	……….	……….	……….
and unity. India’s great diversity cultural	(b)	……….	……….	……….
richness provides ample potential growth	(c)	……….	……….	……….
in tourism. The rich heritage art, architecture,	(d)	……….	……….	……….
pre-hitoric spots, places of wettest the driest,	(e)	……….	……….	……….
hill stations, mountains, forests, etc. all speak the	(f)	……….	……….	……….
infinite possibility of India becoming favourite	(g)	……….	……….	……….
tourism destination. Rajasthan is not famous for	(h)	……….	……….	……….
its forts and places but also for the haunting beauty of its desert.

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	in	the	country’s
(b)	diversity	and	cultural
(c)	potential	for	growth
(d)	heritage	of	art
(e)	wettest	of	the
(f)	speak	of	the
(g)	becoming	a	favourite
(h)	not	only	famous

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Exercise-53

		Before	Word	After
Generally women found more susceptible	e.g.	women	are	found
to superstitions, may be it was the	(a)	………	………	………
female sections of the society remained uneducated	(b)	………	………	………
and ignorant years. Now women are trying	(c)	………	………	………
to break free the progressive shackles	(d)		………	………
of superstitions. The only effective weapon	(e)	………	………	………
the cobwebs of superstition education,	(f)	………	………	………
awareness development of scientific	(g)	………	………	………
attitude as well aptitude.	(h)	………	………	………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	be	because	it
(b)	society	that	remained
(c)	ignorant	for	years
(d)	free	from	the
(e)	weapon	against
(f)	superstitions	is	education
(g)	awareness	and	development
(h)	well	as	aptitude

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Exercise-54

		Before	Word	After
Going a two week holiday could	e.g.	Going	on	a
boost our immune system help fight	(a)	………	………	………
infection, suggests scientists found	(b)	………	………	………
that alternations living space of mice	(c)	………	………	………
dramatically changed white blood	(d)	………	………	………
cells and made them more prone having a	(e)	………	………	………
protective inflammatory effect. The research Queen	(f)	………	………	………
Mary University of London provides first	(g)	………	………	………
evidence that enriched environment influences the functions of T-cells.	(h)	………	………	………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	system	and	help
(b)	scientists	who	found
(c)	alternations	to	living
(d)	changed	their	white
(e)	prone	to	having
(f)	research	at	queen
(g)	provides	the	first
(h)	that	an	enriched

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Exercise-55

		Before	Word	After
After the death of Aurangzeb AD 1707,	e.g.	Aurangzeb	in	AD
his successors unable to hold the Mughal	(a)	………	………	………
Empire together. When Aurangzeb died, three	(b)	………	………	………
sons fought for throne. Bahadur Shah	(c)	………	………	………
defeated his brothers ascended the	(d)	………	………	………
throne in AD 1907. He took name of Shah	(e)	………	………	………
Alam. Alam’s reign saw the growing power the	(f)	………	………	………
Marathas the Rajputs. The Sikhs revolted	(g)	………	………	………
under leader Banda Bahadur.

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	successors	were	unable
(b)	died	his	three
(c)	for	the	throne
(d)	brothers	and	ascended
(e)	took	the	name
(f)	power	of	the
(g)	Marathas	and	the
(h)	under	their	leader

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Exercise-56

		Before	Word	After
Success comes those who try and never	e.g.	come	to	those
tire. To a winner, one has to learn to	(a)	…………	…………	…………
strive perseverance, courage and determination.	(b)	…………	…………	…………
Success cannot be achieved a day. The road	(c)	…………	…………	…………
to success is not easy one. It is narrow,	(d)	…………	…………	…………
rough, patchy, long and full hurdles and	(e)	…………	…………	…………
obstacles. One has learn to overcome	(f)	…………	…………	…………
the hurdles and obstacles achieve	(g)	…………	…………	…………
the desired goal. A little failure not matter.	(h)	…………	…………	…………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	To	be	a
(b)	strive	with	perseverance
(c)	achieving	in	a
(d)	not	an	easy
(e)	full	of	hurdles
(f)	has	to	learn
(g)	obstacles	to	achieve
(h)	failure	does	not

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Exercise-57

In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.

		Before	Word	After
Bees are flying insects related to	e.g.	insects	closely	related
wasps and ants, and known for their role	(a)	…………	…………	…………
in pollination for producing honey	(b)	…………	…………	…………
and beeswax. There are
nearly 20,000 known species bees.	(c)	…………	…………	…………
They are found every continent	(d)	…………	…………	…………
which insect-pollinated flowering plants.	(e)	…………	…………	…………
Bees adapted for feeding on nectar and	(f)	…………	…………	…………
pollen. The former primarily source of energy	(g)	…………	…………	…………
whereas the latter is protein and other nutrients.	(h)	…………	…………	…………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	and	are	known
(b)	pollination	and	for
(c)	species	of	bees.
(d)	found	in	every
(e)	which	has	insect
(f)	Bees	are	adapted
(g)	primarily	is	source
(h)	is	of	protein

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Exercise-58

In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.

		Before	Word	After
Money to came existence	e.g.	came	into	existence
answer the need mankind.	(a)	…….	…….	…….
This need not arise in the early part of evolution.	(b)	…….	…….	…….
Money and even trade unnecessary.	(c)	…….	…….	…….
Wealth then was the possession beasts	(d)	…….	…….	…….
Soon men to settle down to cultivate the land. They began	(e)	…….	…….	…….
to specialize growing	(f)	…….	…….	…….
something. So they to	(g)	…….	…….	…….
get rid their extra beasts	(h)	…….	…….	…….

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	need	of	mankind
(b)	need	did	not
(c)	trade	were	unnecessary .
(d)	possession	of	beasts.
(e)	men	began	to
(f)	specialize	in	growing
(g)	they	had	to
(h)	rid	of	their

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Exercise-59

In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.

		Before	Word	After
Science making rapid strides these days	e.g.	Science	is	making
Hundreds of new products appearing in the	(a)	…………	…………	…………
market daily . These products made man’s life	(b)	…………	…………	…………
quite comfortable. Polythene is such product	(c)	…………	…………	…………
which found a wide application in modern use	(d)	…………	…………	…………
with the average family using three polythene bags day	(e)	…………	…………	…………
Polythene bags are largely being used packing and storing	(f)	…………	…………	…………
and are being most widely used carry bags.	(g)	…………	…………	…………
Environmentalists have pointed the health hazards	(h)	…………	…………	…………
of indiscriminate use of polythene bags.

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	products	are	appearing
(b)	products	have	made
(c)	is	one	such
(d)	which	has	found
(e)	bags	a	day.
(f)	used	in	packing
(g)	used	as	carry
(h)	pointed	towards	the

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Exercise-60

In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.

		Before	Word	After
When I knocked at main door,	(a)	……………	……………	……………
there was reply. I	(b)	……………	……………	……………
waited for time.	(c)	……………	……………	……………
I felt little annoyed	(d)	……………	……………	……………
with man. He had	(e)	……………	……………	……………
made requests to me	(f)	……………	……………	……………
to visit house.	(g)	……………	……………	……………
Suddenly old man appeared there.	(h)	……………	……………	……………

Answers:

	Before	Word	After
(a)	at	the	main
(b)	was	no	reply
(c)	for	some	time
(d)	fell	a	little
(e)	with	the	man
(f)	made	many	requests
(g)	visit	his	house
(h)	Suddenly	an	old