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READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He was the first Indian and 138th person to travel in space.
He underwent schooling at Hyderabad and later graduated from Nizam College in Hyderabad.
When he was around 20 years of age, Rakesh Sharma joined the Indian Air Force. On 02, April 1984, when he was around 35 years old, Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the historic mission as part of a joint space program between the ISRO and the Soviet Intercosmos space program and spent eight days in space aboard the ‘Salyut 7 Space Station'.
He was conferred with the honour of Hero of Soviet Union immediately upon his return from space. The Government of India conferred its highest gallantry award (during peace time), the Ashoka Chakra on him and the other two Russian members of his mission.
In November 2006, when was 57 years old, he took part in India's top scientists gathering organised by ISRO which gave the green light to an Indian manned space mission.
How old was Rakesh Sharma when he spent eight days in space?

A 20 years old
B 24 years old
C 57 years old
D 35 years old

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
He was so good last night. The _______ was thoroughly deserved to my mind – what a performance.

A precipice
B din
C ovation
D halo

Tick the antonym of the words given below :
Neat

A Untidy
B Clean
C Tidy
D Shady

CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.
The most surprising thing that happened while I was away was that my pet fish all reproducing and now I have more than I can handle.

AThe most surprising thing that happened
Bwhile I was away was that my
Cpet fish all reproducing and now
DI have more than I can handle.

Read the story given below and fill the most appropriate articles in the blanks:
Once ____ king lost ____ arm in ___?___ accident. He felt miserable but his minister consoled him by saying that some good might come out of that evil. ____ king got angry and turned him out of his service. One day the king lost his way while passing through ____ forest. Some tribal men caught hold of him. They were in search of ____ person whom they could offer as ____ sacrifice to their Gods. But when ____ priest looked at king, he said, "This man is useless because he has lost one of his limbs." Thus the king was set free. He came back ____ home and realised ____ truth of the minister's words.

Aan
Ba
Cthe
Dno article

CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION TO REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.
Rohan was reluctant to join the compaign.

Aeager
Buncertain
Cready
Dcareless

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
A 58–year–old grandmother in Massachusetts won one of the biggest prizes in U.S. history—$294 million. If she had taken the 26–year payout, Doris Stevens would have received $11 million a year for 26 years, before taxes. Mrs. Stevens decided to take the lump sum payment. People who take the lump sum get paid within 60 days, but their total payment is reduced by almost 40 percent. Mrs. Stevens' lump sum was $168 million, but luckily, she didn't have to pay federal tax on her winnings. What is Mrs. Stevens going to do with her windfall? "Well, the first thing I'm going to do is to help out my children and grandchildren, of course. Second, I hope to revolutionise the housecleaning industry." A housecleaner for her entire life, Mrs. Stevens says she's going to establish a National Housecleaner Helper Corporation to help other cleaners open their own companies. Her corporation would focus on giving money to various people and research firms to develop more efficient and more powerful housecleaning solvents and tools.
"When was the last time you saw something new in housecleaning?" Mrs. Stevens asked. "They keep claiming they've invented new cleaning products that remove any and all blemishes, but they still haven't invented a product that removes an ordinary ballpoint ink stain from your ordinary white shirt. This industry needs some new products. I hope to revolutionise the cleaning world, so that my 'sisters' will have an easier time of it in the future. We've all spent too much time on our hands and knees. If men had to do housecleaning, you know that they'd be inventing more powerful products every week."
Choose the best title or heading for the passage.

A Best way of cleaning!
B Cleaning all day!
C Housekeeper wins big!
D Houses to be cleaned!

Complete the following proverbs Phrases :
A bad man is better than a bad ________.

A name
B cloth
C woman
D boy

Tick the best synonym of the given words :
Transparency

A Openness
B Opacity
C Spread
D Utility