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Parajumbles & Vocabulary || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 06 July
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Question 1
Direction: The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 and 6 as the first and the last statements respectively.
1) Bollywood is the sobriquet for India's Hindi language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
A) However, proper Bollywood is only a part of the larger Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing films in many other Indian languages.
B) The term "Bollywood" is often used by non-Indians as a synecdoche to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
C) While commercial Hindi cinema was thriving; the 1950s also saw the emergence of a new Parallel Cinema movement.
D) Following India's independence, the period from the late 1940s to the 1960s is regarded by film historians as the "Golden Age" of Hindi cinema.
6) Though the movement was mainly led by Bengali cinema, it also began gaining prominence in Hindi cinema.
A) However, proper Bollywood is only a part of the larger Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing films in many other Indian languages.
B) The term "Bollywood" is often used by non-Indians as a synecdoche to refer to the whole of Indian cinema.
C) While commercial Hindi cinema was thriving; the 1950s also saw the emergence of a new Parallel Cinema movement.
D) Following India's independence, the period from the late 1940s to the 1960s is regarded by film historians as the "Golden Age" of Hindi cinema.
6) Though the movement was mainly led by Bengali cinema, it also began gaining prominence in Hindi cinema.
Question 2
Direction: The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 and 6 as the first and the last statements respectively.
1) The record is one of reports and counter-reports by the human rights community, the Sri Lankan state and the Tamil nationalist lobby, as well as multiple resolutions in the UNHRC.
A) This was not always the case.
B) If only the spotlight on Geneva could be turned towards the ground situation, it will make evident the emptiness of these campaigns.
C) Furthermore, the rights of women, fisher folk, workers, oppressed castes and the northern Muslims seldom figure in popular human rights narratives.
D) While the state has been rather slow to address the issue of disappearances and military land grabs, these campaigns hardly address the economic deprivation of the missing people’s families and the predicament of the landless.
6) The human rights movement had a different character during its early decades.
A) This was not always the case.
B) If only the spotlight on Geneva could be turned towards the ground situation, it will make evident the emptiness of these campaigns.
C) Furthermore, the rights of women, fisher folk, workers, oppressed castes and the northern Muslims seldom figure in popular human rights narratives.
D) While the state has been rather slow to address the issue of disappearances and military land grabs, these campaigns hardly address the economic deprivation of the missing people’s families and the predicament of the landless.
6) The human rights movement had a different character during its early decades.
Question 3
Direction: The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 and 6 as the first and the last statements respectively.
1) Neeru's mother, who stays with us, had just suffered another asthma attack.
A) I told her to hold on for the few hours I was away from home, and then I would take over.
B) Sakshi had all the symptoms of hay fever-including itchy eyes-before I left for the trip.
C) To shed anxiety, I started chatting up with my co-passenger on the flight, who turned out to be a very friendly doctor.
D) This was the last straw for poor Neeru, who was already handling a very sick Sakshi, our four-year-old daughter.
6) As we buckled up, I was all ears to his opinion on how to manage the situation at home. "Indoor air pollution," he said, "is killing us fast."
A) I told her to hold on for the few hours I was away from home, and then I would take over.
B) Sakshi had all the symptoms of hay fever-including itchy eyes-before I left for the trip.
C) To shed anxiety, I started chatting up with my co-passenger on the flight, who turned out to be a very friendly doctor.
D) This was the last straw for poor Neeru, who was already handling a very sick Sakshi, our four-year-old daughter.
6) As we buckled up, I was all ears to his opinion on how to manage the situation at home. "Indoor air pollution," he said, "is killing us fast."
Question 4
Direction: The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 and 6 as the first and the last statements respectively.
1) What does the state do in a country where tax is very low?
A) It tries to spy upon the taxpayers.
B) It investigates income sources and spending patterns.
C) Exactly what the tax authority tries to do now even if inconsistently.
D) It could also encourage people to denounce to the tax authorities any conspicuously prosperous neighbours who may be suspected of not paying their taxes properly.
6) The ultimate solution would be an Orwellian System.
A) It tries to spy upon the taxpayers.
B) It investigates income sources and spending patterns.
C) Exactly what the tax authority tries to do now even if inconsistently.
D) It could also encourage people to denounce to the tax authorities any conspicuously prosperous neighbours who may be suspected of not paying their taxes properly.
6) The ultimate solution would be an Orwellian System.
Question 5
Direction: The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 and 6 as the first and the last statements respectively.
1) A financial crisis is any of a broad variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value.
A) Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles, currency crises, and sovereign defaults
B) Financial crises directly result in a loss of paper wealth but do not necessarily result in significant changes in the real economy.
C) In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these panics.
D) Many economists have offered theories about how financial crises develop and how they could be prevented.
6) There is no consensus, however, and financial crises continue to occur from time to time.
A) Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles, currency crises, and sovereign defaults
B) Financial crises directly result in a loss of paper wealth but do not necessarily result in significant changes in the real economy.
C) In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these panics.
D) Many economists have offered theories about how financial crises develop and how they could be prevented.
6) There is no consensus, however, and financial crises continue to occur from time to time.
Question 6
Direction: For the following word given below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives given in the options that is most inappropriate in the given context.
Ricochet: As they fired a couple of rounds, the bullets ricocheted against the wall.
Question 7
Direction: For the following word given below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the options, which is not similar in meaning to the given word.
Concoct: As her family arrived, he began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to them.
Question 8
Direction: In each question, a contextual usage of a word is provided. Pick the word from the given alternatives that is the most inappropriate in the given context.
Masquerade: Masquerading to be an innocent man in need of help, he was actually a wanted criminal in disguise.
Question 9
Direction: For the following word given below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives given in the options that is most inappropriate in the given context.
Peruse: He had spent countless hours in the library, perusing history books and war novels.
Question 10
Direction: For the following word given below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives given that is most inappropriate in the given context.
Withering: She crossed her arms and sat on the arm of the couch, pinning him with a withering look.
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