1. In the following question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled 'a' is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled b, c, d, and e, and need to be arranged in the logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

• a. Pythagoras lived long ago, and almost nothing is known about him, though his teachings and his name have become immortal.
• b. In fact, they were bound together in a kind of brotherhood, the members of which followed rules which are now hardly understood, but which linked them so as to form a club.
• c. The people who believed in his philosophy were known as the Pythagoreans.
• d. They had common religious observances and pursuits of science, especially mathematics and music.
• e. The Pythagoreans were taught to control their passions, especially that of anger, and to endure with patience all kinds of sufferings.

Correct Answer: B. cdbe

2. Read the following group of sentences. The first and the last sentences are numbered 1 and 6, the rest are numbered P, Q, R, and S. Arrange these four sentences in proper order to form a meaningful paragraph/sentence.

• 1. It may seem odd
• P. one should only read
• Q. but people read for such a
• R. to have to insist that
• S. because one liked it
• 6. variety of reasons.

Correct Answer: D. RPSQ

3. Read the following group of sentences. The first and the last sentences are numbered 1 and 6, the rest are numbered P, Q, R, and S. Arrange these four sentences in proper order to form a meaningful paragraph/sentence.

• 1. The man
• P. and no one passing him in the street
• Q. was singularly inconspicuous
• R. who was called Alfred Nobel
• S. would have given him
• 6. another look

Correct Answer: A. RQPS

4. Out of the following choose the word which expresses the right meaning of the given word. ALTRUISM

• A. unselfish interest in the welfare of others
• B. dedication
• C. devotion
• D. self-denial

Correct Answer: A. unselfish interest in the welfare of others

5. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it. CAPTIVATE

• A. DISTRACT
• B. OBSCURE
• C. IMPRISON
• D. BEWITCH

Correct Answer: A. DISTRACT