Sentence Connector & Fill in the Blanks || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 29 June for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

The Paris Agreement sets a goal of keeping temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius. For the first time, it also agrees to pursue efforts to limit the increase in temperatures to 1.5 degree Celsius.
I. To limit the
II. Since there’s
III. Setting a

Question 2

Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, while implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to begin a sentence combines both the given sentences in one.

Christian missionaries generally acted as the "religious arm" of the colonial powers. It is commonly believed that the two were intertwined.
I. Since
II. In India, the idea was academically validated that
III. The idea that

Question 3

Direction: In the given question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in a number of ways without changing their meaning. Below them, three probable starters are given, which may combine these sentences. One, two or three of them may be correct. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

Logo-mimetic fiction defines language as an act perceived unto itself – characteristically a trope that will generate a narrative moment. The language imitated is not the meaning of the fiction.
I. Although
II. Meanwhile
III. Since

Question 4

Direction: In the given question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in a number of ways without changing their meaning. Below them, three probable starters are given, which may combine these sentences. One, two or three of them may be correct. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

Especially in the cities with the men gone, the war opened job opportunities. The women were generally at lower pay than men.

I. For the women,
II. The war offered opportunities for weaker section,
III. As the thousands of committees and organisations sprang up after the war,

Question 5

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector to form a meaningful senntence.

Because
I. I refer to history extensively in these pages.
II. I believe historical people are exactly like us, only in different circumstances.
III. It is theoretically possible in a hundred different ways.

Question 6

Direction: A statement with two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence, in the same sequence.

An airplane with ______ passengers on board made an unscheduled _______ as the airport to which it was heading was covered with thick fog.

Question 7

Direction: Each sentence has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The government has ______ to provide financial aid to the ones _____ by severe floods in the city.

Question 8

Direction: A sentence with two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words that bests fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Along with a sharp rise in _______, a recession would eventually result in more men, women and children living in ________.

Question 9

Direction: Each sentence has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

________ hearing the news he felt ________ because his hard work had not borne fruit.

Question 10

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ____ change to all-volunteer armed forces will eventually produce a gradual increase in the ____ of women in the armed forces.