Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow (Q. No. 121 to 128) by choosing the correct/most appropriate options :

On an ordinary workday, 27-year old Pramila Bariki hikes up steep slopes across fields, through ankle-deep rivulets, often walking up to 14 km. She gets a ride until the road is motorable, from which point she has to walk.

Her job? She doles out healthcare advice to mothers and children in the remotest hamlets in the Araku valley of Andhra Pradesh.

Now heavily pregnant Pramila has had to slow down delegating tasks to Duridi, Neeraj, Sunita, and others. It’s they who now walk through forests and climb up mountains, visiting families to identify pregnant women and conduct basic tests for diabetes and anemia and connect them with a primary health center whenever necessary.

These young tribal women are all trained auxiliary nurses, part of an experimental health project in Araku that aims to end preventable deaths during childbirth or infancy.

The Araku Valley is home to several nomadic tribes who live in small clusters of 70 to 150 homes situated in rugged and inaccessible terrain. Until a few years ago these communities were unaware of government healthcare policies. The death of a child or a woman during pregnancy or childbirth was common and they were resigned to it.

Today 38 women like Pramila drew from these tribes, have broken social and cultural barriers to train as nurses and provide medical care to 1179 hamlets across the Araku, Paderu and Chintapalli manuals. Since they are from these communities they have been able to create trust in the families and neighbors about formal healthcare. As a result, these remote birth in villages has now had the first childbirth hospital, the first delivery by a train. nurse and the first mother not to lose the child.

The nurses advise women on hygiene and nutrition and convince them to visit in the nearest health center for further check-ups.

121. Which one of the following words is opposite in meaning to ‘trust’ as used in the passage ?
(1) disrupt
(2) dismantle
(3) disdain
(4) distrust
[toggle]Answer – (4)[/toggle]

122. He could not clear the exam because he didn’t work hard.
Identify the clause in the underlined part of the sentence given above :
(1) Noun clause
(2) Principal clause
(3) Adverb clause
(4) Adjective clause
[toggle]Answer – (3)[/toggle]

123. Which part of the following sentence contains an error ?
The sudden rise (a) / and fall of prices (b) / make a business (c) / very uncertain (d) .
(1) (c)
(2) (d)
(3) (a)
(4) (b)
[toggle]Answer – (1)[/toggle]

124. The job of the auxiliary nurses is physically challenging because they :
(1) have to walk through forests and up mountains to reach out to people.
(2) are not liked by the people whom they want to help.
(3) have to face opposition from the local traditional healers.
(4) are not paid any remuneration for their work.
[toggle]Answer – (1)[/toggle]

125. The health project launched in the tribal areas aims to :
(1) provide nutrition to women and children
(2) provide employment along with education.
(3) prevent deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
(4) raise the living standard in the tribal areas.
[toggle]Answer – (3)[/toggle]

126. The tribal people trust the health workers mostly because they :
(1) help them settle their domestic disputes.
(2) belong to their own community.
(3) help them get employment.
(4) are educated and soft-spoken.
[toggle]Answer – (2)[/toggle]

127. Read the following statements :
A. The child mortality rate in the tribal areas was very high in the past.
B. Pramila and her colleagues are rendering invaluable services to the tribal women.
(1) Both A and B are false.
(2) Both A and B are true.
(3) A is true, B is false.
(4) B is true, A is false.
[toggle]Answer – (2)[/toggle]

128. Which one of the following words is similar in meaning to ‘remotest’ as used in the passage ?
(1) highest
(2) tallest
(3) toughest
(4) farthest
[toggle]Answer – (4)[/toggle]

Directions : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (Q. No. 129 to 135) by choosing the correct/most appropriate options :

Kaizen in Japanese means constant and never-ending improvement. There is no pursuit of self-improvement. As Confucius said many years ago: “Good People strengthen themselves ceaselessly”. Consistent and constant improvement in all areas is essential to reach your true potential. The personal trademark of almost every high achiever and successful person is a dedication to daily improvement in both their personal and professional lives. From Ben Franklin to Mahatma Gandhi, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Ivan Lendl and from Nelson Mandela to Mother Teresa, effective people do things daily to advance confidently in the direction of their goals and dreams.

You must also apply the Kaizen principle on a daily basis to condition your mind to peak performance. It has been said that the mind is a terrible master but a wonderful servant. By seeking to improve your mind and condition it to the excellence of thought, this wonderful servant will most certainly bring you all the peace, prosperity and joy you now search for.

Study any person’s great success story and you will undoubtedly learn of their commitment to Kaizen. They will be dedicated to small, daily improvements in the key areas of their lives and become the very best that they could be. Personal mastery is like a bank account, call it the Personal Excellence Account. By improving daily, whether it is by spending some time exercising, reading, visualizing or forging better relationships, you are making regular deposits into the account. After only one month, for example, you will have improved the richness and quality of your world by at least 30%.

129. Which word is the most similar in meaning to the word, ‘trademark’ used in the passage ?
(1) subject
(2) brand
(3) item
(4) object
[toggle]Answer – (2)[/toggle]

130. Which word is the most opposite meaning to the word, ‘wonderful used in the passage ?
(1) unremarkable
(2) insufficient
(3) separate
(4) deficient
[toggle]Answer – (4)[/toggle]