28:I[81166,["/_next/static/immutable/chunks/2corl6wyj4669.js","/_next/static/immutable/chunks/38n271cv4vmyv.js","/_next/static/immutable/chunks/2pf73jja2520w.js"],"default"] 29:T752,Directions (Qs. 96-100): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Astronomy reminds us that humanity occupies only a small corner of an immense cosmic landscape. For centuries, observers have studied the night sky to understand not merely its beauty but the forces that govern celestial motion. Knowledge of the universe advances when evidence replaces speculation and when observations are (96) ____ with disciplined curiosity rather than hurried assumptions. One of the most profound shifts in astronomical thinking came with the recognition that the universe is not static. Galaxies drift apart, stars evolve, and cosmic structures continually transform. Such discoveries emerge slowly, shaped by measurements so delicate that even minor errors can (97) ____ an entire model. Astronomers also rely on patterns of light to infer distant realities. A star’s temperature, age and composition can be examined through its spectrum, offering clues that human senses alone could never detect. This method demonstrates how scientific insight often comes from interpreting signals that are easily (98) ____ without careful study. In recent years, the search for planets beyond our solar system has expanded rapidly. These worlds, orbiting faraway stars, challenge long-held ideas about where life might arise. Their discovery urges researchers to refine their techniques and confront the possibility that familiar conditions may not be the only environments that (99) ____ complexity. Ultimately, astronomy is a humbling discipline. It compels human beings to reconsider their assumptions and to recognise that certainty is often temporary. Each new observation extends the horizon of understanding and invites a deeper appreciation of the universe’s unfolding (100) ____.2a:T752,Directions (Qs. 96-100): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Astronomy reminds us that humanity occupies only a small corner of an immense cosmic landscape. For centuries, observers have studied the night sky to understand not merely its beauty but the forces that govern celestial motion. Knowledge of the universe advances when evidence replaces speculation and when observations are (96) ____ with disciplined curiosity rather than hurried assumptions. One of the most profound shifts in astronomical thinking came with the recognition that the universe is not static. Galaxies drift apart, stars evolve, and cosmic structures continually transform. Such discoveries emerge slowly, shaped by measurements so delicate that even minor errors can (97) ____ an entire model. Astronomers also rely on patterns of light to infer distant realities. A star’s temperature, age and composition can be examined through its spectrum, offering clues that human senses alone could never detect. This method demonstrates how scientific insight often comes from interpreting signals that are easily (98) ____ without careful study. In recent years, the search for planets beyond our solar system has expanded rapidly. These worlds, orbiting faraway stars, challenge long-held ideas about where life might arise. Their discovery urges researchers to refine their techniques and confront the possibility that familiar conditions may not be the only environments that (99) ____ complexity. Ultimately, astronomy is a humbling discipline. It compels human beings to reconsider their assumptions and to recognise that certainty is often temporary. Each new observation extends the horizon of understanding and invites a deeper appreciation of the universe’s unfolding (100) ____.2b:T752,Directions (Qs. 96-100): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Astronomy reminds us that humanity occupies only a small corner of an immense cosmic landscape. For centuries, observers have studied the night sky to understand not merely its beauty but the forces that govern celestial motion. Knowledge of the universe advances when evidence replaces speculation and when observations are (96) ____ with disciplined curiosity rather than hurried assumptions. One of the most profound shifts in astronomical thinking came with the recognition that the universe is not static. Galaxies drift apart, stars evolve, and cosmic structures continually transform. Such discoveries emerge slowly, shaped by measurements so delicate that even minor errors can (97) ____ an entire model. Astronomers also rely on patterns of light to infer distant realities. A star’s temperature, age and composition can be examined through its spectrum, offering clues that human senses alone could never detect. This method demonstrates how scientific insight often comes from interpreting signals that are easily (98) ____ without careful study. In recent years, the search for planets beyond our solar system has expanded rapidly. These worlds, orbiting faraway stars, challenge long-held ideas about where life might arise. Their discovery urges researchers to refine their techniques and confront the possibility that familiar conditions may not be the only environments that (99) ____ complexity. Ultimately, astronomy is a humbling discipline. It compels human beings to reconsider their assumptions and to recognise that certainty is often temporary. Each new observation extends the horizon of understanding and invites a deeper appreciation of the universe’s unfolding (100) ____.2c:T752,Directions (Qs. 96-100): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Astronomy reminds us that humanity occupies only a small corner of an immense cosmic landscape. For centuries, observers have studied the night sky to understand not merely its beauty but the forces that govern celestial motion. Knowledge of the universe advances when evidence replaces speculation and when observations are (96) ____ with disciplined curiosity rather than hurried assumptions. One of the most profound shifts in astronomical thinking came with the recognition that the universe is not static. Galaxies drift apart, stars evolve, and cosmic structures continually transform. Such discoveries emerge slowly, shaped by measurements so delicate that even minor errors can (97) ____ an entire model. Astronomers also rely on patterns of light to infer distant realities. A star’s temperature, age and composition can be examined through its spectrum, offering clues that human senses alone could never detect. This method demonstrates how scientific insight often comes from interpreting signals that are easily (98) ____ without careful study. In recent years, the search for planets beyond our solar system has expanded rapidly. These worlds, orbiting faraway stars, challenge long-held ideas about where life might arise. Their discovery urges researchers to refine their techniques and confront the possibility that familiar conditions may not be the only environments that (99) ____ complexity. Ultimately, astronomy is a humbling discipline. It compels human beings to reconsider their assumptions and to recognise that certainty is often temporary. Each new observation extends the horizon of understanding and invites a deeper appreciation of the universe’s unfolding (100) ____.2d:T752,Directions (Qs. 96-100): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Astronomy reminds us that humanity occupies only a small corner of an immense cosmic landscape. For centuries, observers have studied the night sky to understand not merely its beauty but the forces that govern celestial motion. Knowledge of the universe advances when evidence replaces speculation and when observations are (96) ____ with disciplined curiosity rather than hurried assumptions. One of the most profound shifts in astronomical thinking came with the recognition that the universe is not static. Galaxies drift apart, stars evolve, and cosmic structures continually transform. Such discoveries emerge slowly, shaped by measurements so delicate that even minor errors can (97) ____ an entire model. Astronomers also rely on patterns of light to infer distant realities. A star’s temperature, age and composition can be examined through its spectrum, offering clues that human senses alone could never detect. This method demonstrates how scientific insight often comes from interpreting signals that are easily (98) ____ without careful study. In recent years, the search for planets beyond our solar system has expanded rapidly. These worlds, orbiting faraway stars, challenge long-held ideas about where life might arise. Their discovery urges researchers to refine their techniques and confront the possibility that familiar conditions may not be the only environments that (99) ____ complexity. Ultimately, astronomy is a humbling discipline. It compels human beings to reconsider their assumptions and to recognise that certainty is often temporary. Each new observation extends the horizon of understanding and invites a deeper appreciation of the universe’s unfolding (100) ____.1e:["$","$L28",null,{"mode":"exam","dropped":0,"bilingual":false,"choiceSubjects":[],"questions":[{"id":9576,"n":76,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.\n1. This adaptability enables ecosystems to recover from disturbances and maintain long-term stability.\n2. Ecosystem resilience refers to the capacity of a natural system to absorb stress and reorganize while undergoing change.\n3. In the context of climate change, resilience is a crucial factor determining the survival of many species.\n4. It involves complex interactions among biotic and abiotic components that allow systems to withstand external pressures.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"2, 4, 1, 3","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"4, 2, 1, 3","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"2, 1, 3, 4","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"3, 2, 4, 1","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Para jumble — ecosystem resilience\nSentence 2 defines ecosystem resilience — the only possible opener.\nSentence 4 ("It involves…") explains what it involves and sentence 1 ("This adaptability…") the result.\nSentence 3 closes by placing the idea in the context of climate change.\nOrder 2-4-1-3 — option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9577,"n":77,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Passive voice.\nThe gardener waters the plants every morning.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"The plants water the gardener every morning.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"The garden is watered by plants every morning.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"The plants watering the gardener every morning.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Simple present passive\n"Waters" is simple present, so the passive is "are watered".\nThe object "the plants" is plural and becomes the subject.\n(a) and (b) reverse the roles and (d) has no auxiliary.\nHence option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9578,"n":78,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.\nHe said that he was returning the borrowed book the next day.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"He said, "I return the borrowed book tomorrow."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"He said, "I am returning the borrowed book tomorrow."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"He said, "I was returning the borrowed book the next day."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"He said, "I will return the borrowed book the next day."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Indirect → direct\nReverse the backshift: reported past continuous comes from the present continuous.\n"He was returning" therefore becomes "I am returning".\n"The next day" becomes "tomorrow" in direct speech.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9579,"n":79,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'a personal peculiarity or habit'.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"Idiosyncracy","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Idiosyncrasy","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"Idiosyncresy","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Idiosyncrosy","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Spelling — Idiosyncrasy\n'Idiosyncrasy' is the correct spelling, ending in -asy.\nIt is one of the few words of this kind that does not end in -acy.\nThe others change that ending to -acy, -esy or -osy.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9580,"n":80,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the option which contains the most appropriate HOMONYM of the word given in bold/underline.\nThe botanist noted that the plant would yield more sap in warmer conditions.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"The miners expected the new site to yield a rich vein of ore.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Heavy traffic forced the drivers to yield at the junction.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"The negotiations will yield results by the end of the month.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Farmers hope the land will yield more wheat this season.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Homonym — yield\nIn the given sentence "yield" means to produce or give out.\nOptions (a), (c) and (d) all use it in that same sense.\nIn (b) it means to give way to other traffic — an entirely different meaning.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9581,"n":81,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.\nShe told her friend that she had visited that place.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"She told her friend, "I have visited this place."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"She said to her friend, "I visit this place."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"She told her friend, "I had visited that place."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"She said to her friend, "She visited that place."","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Indirect → direct\nReverse the backshift: the reported past perfect comes from the present perfect.\nSo "she had visited that place" becomes "I have visited this place".\n(b) shifts to the simple present, (c) keeps the reported form and (d) keeps the third person.\nHence option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9582,"n":82,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: DEBILITATE","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"Fledgling","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Strengthen","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"Enervate","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Groundbreaking","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Antonym — Debilitate\n'Debilitate' means to make weak or feeble.\n'Strengthen' is its direct opposite.\n"Enervate" is a synonym of debilitate, and the other two are unrelated in sense.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9583,"n":83,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.\nShe advised to her friend to take precautions during the trip.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"advised her friend take precautions","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"advised to her friend taking precautions","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"advised her friend to take precautions","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"advised her friend taking precaution","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"advise + object\nThe verb "advise" takes a direct object with no preposition before it.\nIt is then followed by a to-infinitive.\nSo "advised to her friend" must become "advised her friend to take".\nHence option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9584,"n":84,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.\nThe unique challenges of the project, including its remote location (1)/ and the unpredictable weather patterns, (2)/ makes its successful completion (3)/ a testament to the team's resilience. (4)","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"(1)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"(2)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"(3)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"(4)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Subject-verb agreement\nThe subject of the sentence is "The unique challenges", which is plural.\nThe words between the commas are only a parenthetical addition and do not change the subject.\nSo the verb must be "make", not "makes".\nThe error lies in part (3) — option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9585,"n":85,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words:\nA person who talks too much about trivial matters.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"Loquacious","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Taciturn","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"Reticent","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Pithy","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"One-word — Loquacious\n'Loquacious' describes someone who talks a great deal, often about little.\nTaciturn and reticent both mean the opposite — saying very little.\n"Pithy" means brief and full of meaning.\nHence option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9586,"n":86,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.\nThe new manager promised to ____ the old, inefficient procedures with more modern methods.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"do up","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"do without","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"do for","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"do away with","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"d","sol":"Phrasal verb — do away with\n'To do away with' means to abolish or get rid of something.\nThat fits replacing old, inefficient procedures.\n"Do up" means to repair or fasten, and "do without" to manage in the absence of something.\nHence option (d).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9587,"n":87,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.\nThat the expedition faced unforeseen challenges (1)/ in the treacherous mountain terrain (2)/ were evident from their delayed return (3)/ and exhausted appearance. (4)","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"(1)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"(2)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"(3)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"(4)","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Noun clause as subject\nThe subject here is the whole noun clause "That the expedition faced unforeseen challenges".\nA noun clause always counts as singular, whatever nouns it contains.\nSo the verb must be "was evident", not "were evident".\nThe error lies in part (3) — option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9588,"n":88,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.\nAchilles' heel","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"A strong point or advantage","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"A minor injury to the foot","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"A hidden weakness or vulnerability","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"A point of no return","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Idiom — Achilles' heel\nIn Greek legend Achilles was invulnerable everywhere but his heel, where he was finally struck.\nThe phrase now means a single weak spot in someone otherwise strong.\nIt refers to vulnerability, not to an actual injury.\nHence option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9589,"n":89,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.\nThe ancient scroll, previously thought to be lost, ____ in a hidden chamber.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"was discovered","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"is discovered","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"discovers","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"are discovered","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Past passive\nThe scroll did not discover anything; it was found by someone, so the verb must be passive.\n"Previously thought to be lost" places the sentence in the past.\nThe subject "scroll" is singular, which rules out "are discovered".\nHence option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9590,"n":90,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: LOQUACIOUS","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"Quiet","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Verbose","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"Introverted","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Mute","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Synonym — Loquacious\n'Loquacious' means very talkative.\n'Verbose' — using more words than needed — carries the same sense.\nQuiet, introverted and mute all point the other way.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9591,"n":91,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.\n1. This essential gas then diffuses into the bloodstream, binding with haemoglobin in red blood cells.\n2. Respiration is a complex physiological process vital for sustaining human life.\n3. Simultaneously, carbon dioxide, a waste product, moves from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled.\n4. It begins with the inhalation of air, where oxygen travels through the airways to tiny air sacs called alveoli in the lungs.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"2, 4, 1, 3","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"4, 1, 2, 3","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"2, 1, 4, 3","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"1, 3, 2, 4","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Para jumble — respiration\nSentence 2 introduces respiration — the opener.\nSentence 4 ("It begins with…") describes inhalation and sentence 1 ("This essential gas…") what happens to the oxygen next.\nSentence 3 ("Simultaneously…") closes with the carbon dioxide going the other way.\nOrder 2-4-1-3 — option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9592,"n":92,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.\nHe decided to marry with her despite his parents' objections.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"marry her","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"marrying with her","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"to marry to her","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"to marry her","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"d","sol":"marry someone\nThe verb "marry" takes a direct object and never a preposition after it.\n"Decided" must be followed by a to-infinitive, so the "to" is needed.\nCorrect: ‘He decided to marry her’.\nHence option (d).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9593,"n":93,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Passive voice.\nThey must have submitted the final report before the deadline.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"The final report must be submitted by them before the deadline.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"The final report must have been submitted by them before the deadline.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"The final report was submitted by them before the deadline.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"The final report had to be submitted by them before the deadline.","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Modal perfect passive\n"Must have submitted" is a modal perfect, so the passive is "must have been submitted".\nThe object becomes the subject and the doer follows with "by them".\n(a) drops the perfect, (c) drops the modal and (d) changes the meaning to an obligation.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9594,"n":94,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the correct spelling for a word meaning "a person who can be easily fooled".","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"Gullible","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"Gullibel","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"Gulible","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"Gullable","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Spelling — Gullible\n'Gullible' is the correct spelling — a double l and the ending -ible.\nIt describes someone easily deceived.\n(b) reverses the ending, (c) drops an l and (d) writes -able.\nHence option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9595,"n":95,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.\nHardly had the game started ____ the rain began to pour.","stemHi":null,"context":null,"contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"when","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"then","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"than","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"as\nCloze Test","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Hardly … when\n"Hardly" and "scarcely" are always followed by "when".\n"No sooner" is the one that takes "than".\nThe pattern is fixed and does not change.\nCorrect: ‘Hardly had the game started when the rain began to pour’ — option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9596,"n":96,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (96).","stemHi":null,"context":"$29","contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"dismissed","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"approached","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"concealed","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"scattered","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Cloze — approached\nThe sentence contrasts disciplined curiosity with hurried assumptions.\nSo the blank must describe HOW observations are taken up.\n"Approached with disciplined curiosity" fits; dismissing or concealing them would defeat the point.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9597,"n":97,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (97).","stemHi":null,"context":"$2a","contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"reinforce","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"undermine","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"celebrate","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"imitate","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"b","sol":"Cloze — undermine\nThe sentence warns that measurements are so delicate that even minor ERRORS have an effect.\nAn error can only damage a model, not strengthen it.\n"Undermine an entire model" carries exactly that sense.\nHence option (b).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9598,"n":98,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (98).","stemHi":null,"context":"$2b","contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"overlooked","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"gathered","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"preserved","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"magnified","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"a","sol":"Cloze — overlooked\nThe sentence says insight comes from interpreting signals — but only "with careful study".\nWithout such study those faint signals would simply be missed.\n"Easily overlooked" fits; gathered and preserved carry no such warning.\nHence option (a).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9599,"n":99,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (99).","stemHi":null,"context":"$2c","contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"restrict","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"tolerate","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"nurture","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"abandon","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Cloze — nurture\nThe sentence is about where life might arise, and which environments allow complexity to develop.\nSo the word must mean to support or foster.\n"Nurture complexity" fits; restrict and abandon point the other way.\nHence option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5},{"id":9600,"n":100,"subject":"English Comprehension","stem":"Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (100).","stemHi":null,"context":"$2d","contextHi":null,"options":[{"key":"a","text":"silence","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"b","text":"symmetry","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"c","text":"narrative","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null},{"key":"d","text":"caution","textHi":null,"imageUrl":null}],"correct":"c","sol":"Cloze — narrative\nThe passage describes a universe that keeps changing and revealing itself observation by observation.\n"Unfolding" suits a story that continues to be told.\n"The universe’s unfolding narrative" fits; silence and caution do not unfold.\nHence option (c).","solHi":null,"pos":2,"neg":0.5}],"test":{"slug":"ssc-cgl-tier-1--14-oct-2025-shift-3-english","title":"SSC CGL Tier-1 14 October 2025 Shift-3 — English Comprehension Sectional Test","examName":"CGL Tier 1","paperLabel":"14 October 2025 · Shift 3","sectionSubject":"English Comprehension","durationMinutes":15,"format":"sectional_test"}}]