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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES TO THE UNDERLINED PORTION WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE?
The police cleared the path and blocked it with tape, so they would have more privacy to work.

A path and then blocked
B path, blocking
C path blocked
D path before blocking

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Much before medical science discovered it Readers Digest came out with the prescription-Laughter is the Best Medicine. News papers and magazines which regularly run humour columns are, therefore, doing their bit to keep the readers in good health. Reading light articles, whether they be satirical, comic or just humorous, relieves the tedium of work-a-day world. Some pieces may even tickle one’s grey matter.

It is said that if you laugh for ten minutes you will be in a better position to put up with pain for two hours. According to US researchers, laughter is a good antidote to stress that tones up the system. Facial laugh muscles instruct the brain to ‘feel good’ regardless of how you feel.

According to a French doctor, laughter deepens breathing, improves blood circulation, speeds up the process of tissue healing and stabilises many body functions. In short, it acts as a power drug with no side effects. Researchers state that laughter stimulates production of a beta-endorphins, natural pain killers in the body and improves digestion. Those who laugh are less prone to digestive disorders and ulcers.

Some people in France have made it a career. You can hire a ‘jovialist’ who cracks jokes and laughs and promises to make you dissolve your worries in helpless laughter. A word of caution. Although laughing is a good exercise for toning up the facial muscles, laughing at others’ expense, particularly at their disabilities, is in bad taste and is to be avoided. Secondly, laughing with food in the mouth is dangerous as the food stuff can get into the wind pipe and may choke the digestive system.

Eating, any way, is a serious business to be trifled with by any jocular diversion. Laughter comes best when it is free of encumbrances, whether it is constricting food or the need to humour the boss.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
Tender foot

ASoft
BGreenhorn
CLongfoot
DIntrovert

Fill in the blanks of the passage with correct prepositions :
India is a land ______ tourists and pilgrims. Most of our holy places, whether ______ the hills or ______ the plains, are generally situated ______ river-banks or ______ the sea. Indians who have great faith ______ ‘God’ visit these places ______ pilgrimage. Even the visitors and travellers ______ all over the world throng here ______ spiritual and mental peace. Invariably, they all feel surprised ___?___ the breathtaking scenery of the Indian mountains.

A at
B on
C with
D from

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions :
This ship is bound __________ U.K.

A of
B to
C for
D in

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow :
Urbanisation and its impact
Scores of people leave the countryside every year to come to the cities. The booming cities have far more to offer them, in terms of personal and professional growth. This results in deforestation, as more and more trees are cut down. In fact, this results in more consumption of goods, like furniture, which results in harming the environment.
What most people think is that better seeds will enable them to use available land far more frugally. The arrival of better and scientific ways of land management will make sure that more crops are produced on lesser area of land.
Man is aware of the harmful effects of deforestation. Regardless of this knowledge, forests are still being cut down in large numbers leaving animals homeless.
What is the meaning of ‘booming cities’ from the context of the given passage?

A Crowded cities
B Polluted cities
C Growing cities
D Vibrant cities

Fill in the blanks in the passage from the given options :
First trials on airplanes Another significant phase in airplane travel ______ a few years later. Extensive research and development went into designing wartime planes that were used ______ the First World War. These planes were much faster, reaching speeds of 125 mph and flew to heights of 15,000 feet.
___?___ airplanes owe their development to the First World War, they are significantly popular today as passenger carriers. A flight is ______ today than earlier, with greater facilities and air traffic control.
__________

A Despite
B Though
C In spite of
D Besides

Fill in the blanks with a suitable collective noun, choosing from the alternatives given below :
Yesterday, I lost my _________ of keys.

A bouquet
B bunch
C bundle
D packet

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
_______ any further information regarding my experience or qualifications please don't hesitate to ask.

A Could you need
B Unless you need
C If you need
D Should you need