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bad (593) of commercials is their loud- Directions (606–620) : In the 616. (1) for (2) of
ness. They seem to be (594) as loud following questions, you have follow- (3) about (4) in
as the program and the viewer is al- ing two brief passages with 10 ques- 617. (1) known (2) observed
most (595) when they come on. Any tions in Passage-I and 5 questions in
(3) seen (4) found
attempt (596) conversation during Passage-II. Read the passages care-
618. (1) colour (2) height
commercials is futile. Commercials fully and fill in the blanks with, out of
also take up too much time and (597) the four alternatives given. (3) size (4) habits
too often. The impression one (598) 619. (1) different (2) alike
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gets is that the shows are sandwiched Operator & LDC Exam. 04.11.2012 (3) same (4) single
in (599) long periods of advertising, 620. (1) has (2) have
(2nd Sitting)
all of it the same. Often commercials (3) had (4) got
(600) a show at a particularly inap- PASSAGE -I
Directions (621-635) : In the
propriate time. Without water (606) animal can
following questions, you have follow-
591. (1) reasonably survive. In desert regions, the great-
est (607) to life is drying up. But many ing two brief passages with 10 ques-
(2) rationally tions in Passage I and 5 questions in
creatures are able to make use of (608)
(3) unreasonably Passage II. Read the passages care-
little water that exists in arid areas.
(4) irrationally One of nature’s masterpieces , (609) fully and fill in the blanks with suit-
592. (1) join creatures equipped to (610) with able words out of the four alternatives
(2) accommodate desert life is the hardy camel. There given.
are several stories describing the (611) (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
(3) accompany
endurance of these animals. It is said Operator & LDC Exam. 04.11.2012,
(4) admit Ist Sitting)
that camels can (612) a distance of
593. (1) features (2) feature PASSAGE-I
about 800 miles in eight days through
(3) property (4) mark continuous travel (613) an intake of a Parents tend to spoil their own
594. (1) two (2) pair single drop of water. The popular (614) children either by over-indulgence or
(3) twice (4) double in a way is (615) . Water is indeed by deprivation. Childhood should be
595. (1) deafening (2) blind stored, but in the form of fat. the time for (621) from primary self-
(3) deafened (4) deaf 606. (1) every (2) no ishness to sharing, for learning to
596. (1) on (2) in (3) any (4) desert (622) with deprivation and disappoint-
607. (1) want ment and learning to (623) failure,
(3) to (4) at
(2) inadequacy since breaking a toy and forgetting a
597. (1) repeat (2) is repeated homework assignment are (624) seri-
(3) requirement
(3) repeated (4) are repeated (4) worry ous than breaking a marriage or for-
598. (1) usually (2) usual 608. (1) what (2) the getting to prepare for career advance-
(3) use to (4) used to (3) very (4) that ment. But (625) deprivation, as is com-
599. (1) after (2) before 609. (1) for (2) about mon in (626) families, leaves many
(3) between (4) during (3) among (4) with children (627) the stage of personal
gratification. They lack resources for
600. (1) involve (2) integrate 610. (1) live (2) resist
developing a sense of (628) towards
(3) invert (4) interrupt (3) bear (4) cope
others and a wish to care for them.
PASSAGE II 611. (1) remarkable
And children (629) be poor to be un-
It seems there was no Marina (2) little
derprivileged. The (630) are also de-
beach during the 1700"s. The (601) (3) tolerable prived, cheated out of learning how to
developed only after the construction (4) popular face life.
(602) the Madras harbour in the (603) 612. (1) measure (2) reduce
621. (1) changing (2) turning
century. It should be remembered (3) cover (4) reach
(3) shifting (4) removing
(604) any kind of developmental ac- 613. (1) for (2) without
622. (1) cope up (2) adjust
tivity (605) the coast will have an im- (3) accepting (4) receiving
pact on the adjoining regions. 614. (1) proverb (2) guess (3) fight (4) cope
601. (1) beach (2) coast (3) belief (4) version 623. (1) overcome (2) eliminate
(3) shore (4) sea 615. (1) baseless (2) wrong (3) remove (4) forget
602. (1) with (2) in (3) misleading (4) correct 624. (1) far better (2) far less
(3) of (4) on PASSAGE - II (3) far worse (4) far more
About a million different species 625. (1) much (2) exhaustive
603. (1) tenth (2) nineteenth
(616) insects have been identified. Yet (3) excessive (4) every
(3) fifteenth (4) sixth little is (617) about some of them. Al-
604. (1) that (2) this 626. (1) undernourished
though insects vary so much in their
(3) these (4) they (2) uncoordinated
shape and (618) they all have the (619)
605. (1) within (2) therein structure. All insects normally (620) six (3) uncooperative
(3) along (4) long legs. (4) underprivileged
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