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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the following question out of the four alternatives.

                                        Cyber Bogeys

The cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient, sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use this to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbor has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumors. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with google, Twitter and factbook about access to information If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors that the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the North- East or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship.

It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as misrepresenting the PMO- as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO- makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief Minister of West Bengal, This is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber - world for flexing the wrong muscles is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting.

The passage suggests different ways of keeping the public busy with 'inessentials'. Pick the odd one out.

• By blocking websites which are vaguely suspicious

• By blaming neighbouring countries across the border

• By turning the attention of the people to violence in Assam

• By getting involved in a discourse on bilateral relations

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the following question out of the four alternatives.

                                        Cyber Bogeys

The cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient, sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use this to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbor has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumors. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with google, Twitter and facebook about access to information If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors that the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the North- East or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship.

It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as misrepresenting the PMO- as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO- makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief Minister of West Bengal, This is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber - world for flexing the wrong muscles is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting.

The following is a list of statements made by the author of the above passage. Pick the odd one out.

• It is absurd to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office

• Twitterers take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO

• To describe such forms of humour as 'misrepresenting' the PMO makes the PMO look more ridiculous

• The precedent for such action was set recently by the Chief Minister of West Bengal

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have an error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

In India (a)/ working woman lead a life of dual responsibilities (b)/ if they are married and have a family. (c)/ No error (d)

• In India

• working woman lead a life of dual responsibilities

• if they are married and have a family

• No error

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have an error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

Greatly to our surprise (a)/ we find the ringleader (b)/ was lame. (c)/ No error (d)

• Greatly to our surprise

• we find the ringleader

• was lame

• No error

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have an error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

They have (a)/ played a game (b)/last week. (c)/ No error (d)

• They have

• played a game

• last week

• No error

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have an error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

The teacher made the boys (a)/ to do the sum (b)/ all over again. (c)/ No error (d)

• The teacher made the boys

• to do the sum

• all over gain

• No error

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have an error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

Many overseas students (a)/ attend colleges (b)/ in the Great Britain (c)/ No error (d)

• Many overseas students

• attend colleges

• in the Great Britain

• No error

In the following question, a sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Student parking should be ..............., students should not be charged to buy parking stickers.

• fined

• free

• costly

• cheap

In the following question, a sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

If you have roses growing in your garden, you can make a lovely .......... of flowers at home.

• bouqutte

• bucquete

• bouquete

• bouquet

In the following question, a sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

The .......... of the middle school is a woman of................

• Principles, Principal

• Principals, Principal

• Principal, Principle

• Principle, Principals