In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

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Many hundreds of years ago, a Brahmin lived in a town in Northern India. He spent many years (1)______ the ancient books and talking to the learned priests (2)______ came to visit the city. After much effort, he (3) ______ the knowledge of a certain spell. He was (4)______ proud of this and guarded his secret (5)______.

271)

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5

A)

gradually

B)

deeply

C)

carefully

D)

excitedly

PASSAGE for:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

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In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

272)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A)

Our

B)

Their

C)

His

D)

Her

273)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A)

admitted

B)

refuted

C)

disbelieved

D)

believed

274)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

A)

stopped

B)

shouted

C)

panicked

D)

jumped

275)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A)

space

B)

system

C)

galaxy

D)

planet

276)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

A)

difficult

B)

same

C)

opposite

D)

different

PASSAGE for:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

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I had the train compartment to myself up to Rohana and then a girl got in. The couple who saw her off were (1)______ her parents. They seemed very anxious (2)______ her comfort and gave the girl (3)______ instructions as to where to keep (4)______ things, when not to lean out and how to (5)______ speaking to strangers.

277)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.

A)

probably

B)

absolutely

C)

exactly

D)

likely

278)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

A)

about

B)

during

C)

with

D)

over

279)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

A)

detailed

B)

dangerous

C)

difficult

D)

diluted

280)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.

A)

his

B)

our

C)

her

D)

their