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The correct answer is 'expected'.

Key Points

• The word "expected" means considered likely or anticipated.
• Here, the European and Australian partners anticipated or had different expectations regarding autonomy and control.
• The other options: "tolerated," "ignored," "appreciated," and "compromised" do not fit the context as appropriately.

​Therefore, the correct answer is 'expected'.

Complete Sentence: The European and Australian partners expected different levels of autonomy and control, which resulted in strategic mishaps and misaligned goals.

Additional Information

• Tolerated (सहन करना): means allowing the existence, occurrence, or practice of something that one does not necessarily like.
• Ignored (उपेक्षित): means refusing to take notice of or acknowledge.
• Appreciated (प्रशंसा की): means recognizing the full worth of something.
• Compromised (समझौता किया): means reaching an agreement by making mutual concessions.

The correct answer is: Option 2 i.e., 'Preserve'.

Key Points

• The word "keep" in the context of maintaining the brand's identity means to continue having or holding onto something. (रखना, बनाए रखना)
• Example: It is important to keep your promises to maintain trust.
• "Preserve" refers to maintaining something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged. (संरक्षित रखना)
• Example: Efforts are being made to preserve the historic building.
• Hence, we can infer that the meaning of "keep" in this context is similar to "preserve".

​Therefore, the correct answer is: Preserve.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Abandon (त्यागना): To leave something or someone completely.
• Example: He decided to abandon his old lifestyle and start anew.
• Remove (हटाना): To take something away from a place or position.
• Example: Please remove your shoes before entering the house.
• Cease (बंद करना): To stop something.
• Example: The factory will cease operations next month.
• Neglect (अवहेलना करना): To fail to care for something or someone properly.
• Example: He was accused of neglecting his duties.

The correct answer is: Option 4 i.e., 'Conceal'.

Key Points

• The word "mean" in the context of the passage refers to something that conveys or signifies a particular sense or meaning. (अर्थ रखना)
• Example: His words mean that he is unhappy with the current situation.
• "Conceal" refers to keeping something hidden or secret. (छिपाना)
• Example: She tried to conceal her disappointment from her friends.
• Hence, we can infer that the opposite of "mean" in this context is "conceal".

Therefore, the correct answer is: Conceal.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Intend (इरादा रखना): To plan or have in mind to do something.
• Example: I intend to start a new project next month.
• Signify (अर्थ दर्शाना): To indicate or be a sign of something.
• Example: His nod signified his agreement.
• Suggest (सुझाव देना): To put forward an idea or plan for consideration.
• Example: Can you suggest a good place for dinner?
• Represent (प्रतिनिधित्व करना): To stand for or symbolize something.
• Example: The flag represents our country.

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. PQRS.

Key Points

• While arranging the parts of the sentence given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them, so let’s find out.
• 'Suggest' is a verb and here it cannot be the first part of the given sequence.
• PQ is a pair because P ends with “to” and Q starts with Verb's first form i.e. “suggest”. They together make the infinitive.
• If we put S after Q and then R at last, the sentence does not make any sense. The meaning becomes vague.
• But, if R is put after Q and then S at last, the order makes the sentence meaningful.

Thus, the correct order is PQRS.

Correct sentence: “There is strong empirical evidence to suggest that money in the hands of the mother increases expenditure on children.”

The correct answer is option 4) i.e. RQPS.

Key Points

• While arranging the parts of the sentence given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them, so let’s find out.
• An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence. Adverbs often end in -ly, but some look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts e.g. She spoke softly.
• Part Q starts with the adverb 'so', so we can say that it has been used to modify something. Here, 'so' means to a very great extent or degree i.e. something is too common.
• Auxiliary verb 'are' here in part P signifies that there will be a subject for it. Thus, we cannot start the sentence with either of them.
• R must come at the beginning as it has both the subject (corruption) and the finite verb (has become) of the sentence.
• Next will come Q as it has the starting point, i.e. the conjunction (that), for the subordinating clause. Thus, RQ becomes a pair and comes at the beginning of the sequence.
• We can see that only in the fourth option RQ comes at the beginning.
• Thus, the correct order is RQPS.

Correct sentence: “Corruption in India has become so common that people now are averse to thinking of public life with it.”

The correct answer is option 2) i.e. PSRQ.

Key Points

• While arranging the parts of the sentence given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them, so let’s find out.
• P is the first fragment because it introduces the subject 'literature'.
• S should be put after P because P ends with “so that” which is a conjunction of the subordinate clause and connects with S.
• R follows S contextually.
• Q has “too”, which makes it an additional statement connecting with R.
• Thus, the correct order is PSRQ.

Correct sentence: “Literature exists so that where a man has lived finely ten thousand others may afterward live finely too.”

The correct answer is: 'PQRS'

Key Points

• We need to check the grammatical and contextual connection between the parts of the sentence to find the correct sequence.
• Part P starts with a noun.
• It will become the subject of the sentence.
• So it will be the first part of the sentence.
• Part P ends with 'as'
• Part Q starts with 'if'
• 'As if' is a coordinate conjunction.
• So Q will follow P and will become the second part of the sentence.
• Part Q ends with 'general'
• Part R starts with 'manager'
• 'General Manager' is a proper noun.
• So R will follow Q and will be the third part of the sentence.
• Part S becomes the last part of the sentence maintaining the continuity of the sentence.
• Thus the correct sequence is: PQRS

The complete sentence is: Raman talks to me as if he were the General manager of NIPPO company although all know he is not.

The correct answer is:  option (2).

Key Points

• The sentence has an error: it uses "hand" (INCORRECT) instead of "hands" (CORRECT) after the plural determiner "their."
• This disrupts subject-verb agreement in grammar because "their" indicates more than one person.
• For proper Subject-verb agreement, the verb form should match the number (singular or plural) of the subject.
• The sentence is talking about multiple people raising their hands, so the plural form is required.
• Hence, the correct answer is "during the event, we asked old people to raise their hand".

The correct sentence is: "In our earnest attempt to promote kindness and consideration during the event, we asked old people to raise their hands so that we, with sincere regard for their comfort, could manage their accommodations efficiently and with care."

Additional Information

• Let's check the other correct parts:
• The nouns "kindness"  and "consideration" fit coherently in the sentence.
• The adjectives "sincere" and "old" modify the nouns "regard" and "people" respectively. The adverb "efficiently" correctly modifies the verb "manage."​
• Accommodations : (आवास) - A place to live, work, stay, etc.
• Example: The hotel we stayed in during our vacation offered excellent accommodations.

The correct answer is: of capital and financially

Key Points

• The error in this sentence is the use of the adverb "financially" to qualify the noun "aid."
• "Financially" is an adverb and cannot be used to describe a noun. Instead, an adjective is needed.
• Adjectives, are used to modify nouns, providing information about the qualities or attributes of the noun.
• In this sentence, "financially" is used to modify the noun "aid," which is incorrect.
• The adjective form "financial" should be used to correctly describe "aid."
• The sentence discusses the need for "financial aid," which means assistance in terms of money or funds. (वित्तीय सहायता)

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct sentence is: "Travelling is a leisure hobby that requires a lot of capital and financial aid to do it regularly."

Additional Information 

• Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide information about how, when, where, or to what degree an action is performed.
• Example: The man became financially stable after years of hard work.

The correct answer is: option (2).

Key Points

• The error is in the segment "that I saved". The correct version should be "that I had been saving".
• "I saved" suggests a one-time, completed action in the past, which doesn't match the ongoing action implied by "for the last 4 months".
• "Had been saving" is the past perfect continuous tense, depicting an action that started and continued in the past.
• The ongoing nature of saving over a period of time is best captured by using "had been saving" rather than "saved".
• Hence, the correct answer is  "that I saved".

Therefore, the correct and complete sentence is "My sister spent all the money "that I had been saving" for my father's new laptop for the last 4 months."