CDS Journey || Whiskey Batch || English Homework - 12 || Do it on 20/03/2025

CDS JOURNEY || SUPER 100 || ENGLISH || TEST ID 80 || 04/02

Complete The Sentence
1. No sooner will he finish his work ___ 13.What makes you angry?
a) than he’ll head to the gym. b) that he’ll head to the gym. a)By what are you made angry?
c) than he can head to the gym. d) he’ll head to the gym. b) How are you made angry?
c) Why are you made angry?
2. They left early ___ d)By what have you been made angry?
a) if they miss the train. b) lest they miss the train.
c) unless they miss the train. d) and they miss the train. 14. They will declare the result soon.
a) The result is declared .
3. She smiled when ___ b) The result would be declared soon.
a) she saw the surprise. b) she sees the surprise. c) The result will be declared soon.
c) she will see the surprise. d) he can see the surprise. d) Soon the result have been declared.

4. Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease should begin 15. None saw her in the parlour.
with reducing intakes of saturated fat __ a) She is not seen in the parlour by anyone
a) and increased physical activity. b) She was not seen in the parlour by anyone.
b) and increase physical activity. c) She had not been seen in the parlour by anyone.
c) and decreasing physical activity. d) She was seen in the parlour by no one.
d) and no physical activity.
Ordering Of Sentences
5. I don't mind which of the 2 restaurants we go to___ Q16. S1: What happens when the temperature dips?
a); each of them will be fine. b) ; neither of them will be fine. S6: T-72 are tanks also looked into to be deployed in the
c) ; none of them will be fine. d) ; either of them will be fine. area.
P: The Army is also planning to upgrade the T-72s with a
6. Britain’s Conservative Party elected Ms. Kemi Badenoch as 1,000-hp engine.
its new leader on November 2, 2024, ___ Q: The performance of tanks can be affected due to the
a) replace former PM. b) replacing former PM. rarefied air (with low oxygen level) and temperature dips.
c) to replacing former PM. d) replaced former PM. R: The T-90, manned by a three-member crew and powered
by a 1,000-hp engine, has a 125-mm main gun, a 7.62-mm
7. The test wasn't as bad ___ machine gun and a 12.7-mm gun for aerial targets.
a) as I think it would be. b) as it would be. S: “When the temperature dips at night, we have to start the
c) as I thought it would be. d) as I was thought it would be. engine two-three times so that T-90 can remain functional,” Mr.
Kumar explained.
8. Harassed by repeated acts of injustice he decided ___ a)QPRS b)QSRP c)RSPQ d)SPRQ
a) to put up his foot down. b) to put his foot up.
Q17. S1: First, picture a monkey.
c) putting his foot down. d) to put his foot down.
S6: Maybe you and he have little pirate monkey adventures
9. Several economic factors contribute to the ___ and maybe even join up to fight crime.
a) weakening in the Rupee. b) weakening of the Rupee. P: A monkey dressed like a little pirate, if that helps you.
c) weakening for Rupee. d) weakness of the Rupee. Q: Imagine you have Slappy as a pet.
R: We'll call him Slappy.
10. If only she had arrived on time, we ___ S: Imagine a personality for him.
a) wouldn't have missed the train. a)PSRQ b)QRPS c)RPQS d)PRQS
b) would have missed the train.
c) couldn't have missed the train. Q18. S1: For a very long time, conventional wisdom held that
d) should have missed the train. swearing was not a useful response to pain.
S6: Swearing was thought to reinforce that feeling of
VOICE helplessness.
11.They are rewarding you for your good work. P: We’re usually catastrophizing when we say things like
a) You being rewarded for your good work. Q: Many psychologists believed that swearing would actually
b)You have being rewarded for your good work. make pain feel worse, thanks to a cognitive distortion known as
c)You are being rewarded for your good work. catastrophizing.
d) You had been rewarded for your good work. R: ,“This is terrible! I just can’t!”
S: When we catastrophize we leap to the conclusion that the
12.They were punishing Tom for borrowing the car without bad thing that is currently happening is the
permission. absolute worst thing.
a)Tom was punished for borrowing the car without permission. a)QSPR b)QSRP c)RSPQ d)RQSP
b)Tom had being punished for borrowing the car without
permission. Q19. S1: Sure, the Moon is cool to look at, fun to think about it.
c)Tom is being punished for borrowing the car without S6: Its gravitational pull creates tidal friction, gradually slowing
permission. down Earth's rotation over millions of years.
d)Tom was being punished for borrowing the car without P: And likely our planet’s rotation wouldn’t be as stable as it is.
permission. Q: Without the Moon, we’d be missing half our tides.
R: The Moon also plays a role in stabilizing Earth's axial tilt,
which helps maintain a relatively consistent climate. “focusing on protecting electronic assets – including internet,
S: And it literally affects us here on the Earth WAN and LAN resources – used to store and transmit that
a)PSRQ b)PRQS c)SQPR d)SRPQ information.” Of course, the threat to these electronic assets
are hackers who have malicious intent to steal proprietary
Q20. S1: First off, let’s address human exploration vs robotic data and information via data breaches. Thus, it would seem
rovers. the fully realized definition should include an evolving set of
S6: Humans simply are more capable and self-sufficient than cybersecurity tools designed to protect confidential data from
even the best robots. unauthorized access. To do so, it’s necessary to consider how
P: Other space agencies around the world are planning even people, processes and technology all play equally important
more remote missions. roles in keeping information safe. One of the many
Q: So why should we send humans? advantages to living in a world where every device is
R: The China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently _______________ through convenience. It’s incredibly easy
has a rover operating on the far side of the Moon, and it’s to conduct work, manage your social calendar, shop and make
delivering a lot of quality science. appointments from your smartphone or device. That’s why it’s
S: Even though humans require a lot more time, effort, and become second nature to many of us. But, of course, the
money to get into space (not to mention the increased risk). convenience of connected data also means threats from bad
a)PSRQ b)QRPS c)RPQS d)PRQS actors can do a lot of damage. Cybersecurity initiatives are
essential to protecting our data and thus, our way of life.
JUMBLED SENTENCES
Q21. P: the U.S. Stryker infantry combat 26. Which of the following statements is inferred from the
Q: and a few hundred vehicles passage?
R: could possibly be procured (a) People, processes and technology all play very important
S: vehicle is also under evaluation roles in keeping information safe.
a)PSQR b)QRPS c)RPQS d)PRQS (b) Cyber-attacks can have various objectives like financial
gain, disruption and revenge and cyberwarfare.
Q22.P: excuse to let Q: yours run wild
(c) Every square is a rectangle but every rectangle is not a
R: don't use your S: heroes' vices as an
square.
a)QSPR b)QSRP c)RSPQ d)RQSP
(d) Brutal terrorist attacks all take place due to lack of cyber
Q23.P: pain used to be security.
Q: thought of as a purely biological
R: phenomenon, but actually pain 27. Choose the most appropriate antonym of the word
S: is very much psychological ‘MALICIOUS’, as highlighted in the given passage.
a)PSRQ b)PQRS c)SQPR d)SRPQ (a) malignant (b) decent (c) mischievous (d) nasty

Q24. P: I manifest myself on earth 28. Choose the most appropriate word from the following
Q: whenever there is a decline in righteousness options to fill in the blank in the given passage.
R: and an increase in unrighteousness, (a) esurient (b) earnest (c) reluctant (d) connected
S: O Arjuna, at that time
a)QRSP b)QSRP c)RSPQ d)SPRQ 29. What are the threats to the electronic assets mentioned in
the passage?
Q25. P: given the hectic pace of developments, tanks
(a) Exploitation of weakness of and breaches in data security
Q: and armoured platforms are adapting to the
by hackers
R: a potent force for both offensive and defensive purposes
(b) Governments that try to incept data transmissions for the
S: changing nature of warfare, and are going to remain
purposes of spying
a)PQSR b)QRPS c)RPQS d)PRQS
(c) Inter-governmental policies putting up restrictions on means
of data security
Passage 1
(d) Knowledge of mechanisms of cybersecurity widely
Cybersecurity is the practice of being protected against the
available to the public
criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the
measures taken to achieve this. At least, that’s what the
30. Which of the following most resembles the definition of
dictionary says. Over the years the term cybersecurity has
cybersecurity according to the author?
been thrown around to the point where it is almost
(a) Cybersecurity is defined as the maintenance of internet
synonymous with terms like IT security or information security.
resources in order of sustenance of security measures.
It’s kind of like saying every square is a rectangle, but not
(b) Cybersecurity can be defined as the measures taken by a
every rectangle is a square. Every square is a rectangle
particular service to strengthen the security on the service for
because a square is a quadrilateral with all four angles being
the protection of data.
right angles. Similarly, cybersecurity is a part of the IT security
(c) Cybersecurity incorporates any measures taken towards
umbrella, along with its counterparts, physical security and
securing electronic assets responsible for storage or
information security. But not every rectangle is a square, since
transmission of data.
the criteria to qualify as a square means all sides must be the
(d) Cybersecurity involves the privacy settings chosen by the
same length. The point is, not all IT security measures qualify
user on an electronic platform regarding the sharing of private
as cybersecurity, as cybersecurity has its own distinct assets to
data.
protect. CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, James
Stanger says it best when he defines cybersecurity as
Passage 2 drift away from Tether as more exchanges start to list
Days after allegations of misuse of customer money against alternatives, which tend to be more transparent.
Tether rocked the cryptocurrency world, the shock wave has
temporarily subsided. The four-year-old currency, which fell to Murky exchanges could suffer a harder fate. (D) Unnerved by a
97 cents last week, has returned to parity with the American lengthening string of scandals, regulators are started to clamp
dollar. And after a 10% fall, to $4,953, the price of a single down. The Securities and Exchange Commission, an American
Bitcoin, its best-known peer, has steadied at around $5,400. watchdog, brought nine enforcement actions last year alone.
But cryptocurrency watchers remain wary. (A) Beneath the “Bitcoin itself is a software program. It cannot be shut down”
surface, trouble may be brewing. Doubts had long swirled ,says Bitfinexed, a vocal online Tether critic who declines to
about the bona fides of Tether, which has more than $2.8bn- disclose his real name. “But exchanges can.”
worth in circulation, and Bitfinex, the exchange it is traded on.
31. Where do the cryptocurrencies originate from?
On April 25th New York‘s attorney-general, Letitia James,
a. Real Dollars are used to buy cryptocurrencies
accused both of a cover-up intended to hide a loss of $850m in
b. The cryptocurrency has its every coin backed by a real
client and corporate funds. That hit the value of other
dollar
cryptocurrencies because of Tether‘s unique status.
c. The efforts of the liberals wanting to have a currency free
Cryptocurrencies stem from libertarian attempts to create a
from the control of the government.
currency resistant to central control.
d. The rising value of cryptocurrencies against dollar is making
them more popular
(B) Many exchanges thus struggle to get hold of dollars,
because banks, which must comply with fraud and money-
32. What can be illustrated with the statement (A) Beneath the
laundering rules, do not want their custom. For them
surface, trouble may be brewing?
Tether, which is pegged one-to-one to the greenback, acts as
a. The current scenario is too good to be true
a dollar substitute. Traders use it for transfers between one
b. It is definite that there is disturbance in the current set up
cryptocurrency and another. For years Tether said that every
c. Things appear rosy initially but reality is revealed later
coin it issues is backed by a real dollar in a real bank account.
d. Things that look sorted may not be so in reality
Yet it provided no audit of these holdings. Ms James‘s
allegations suggest that at least some of them exist, but can be
33. What can be inferred from the statement (B) Many
misused without customers knowing. Because Bitfinex was
exchanges thus struggle to get hold of dollars, because
having trouble getting accounts at banks, by 2018 it had
banks, which must comply with fraud and money-
entrusted over $1bn to a Panamanian firm that would serve as
laundering rules, do not want their custom?
an intermediary to pay traders—―without any written contract
a. It is illegal to put the money gained through trading of stocks
or assurance‖, the attorney-general says. When it was unable
and shares in the bank account.
to access $850m held by the Panamanian entity, Bitfinex is
b. Banks are interested in holding the money made through
alleged to have sought to plug the hole by tapping $900m of
cryptocurrency trading
Tether‘s reserves (Tether and Bitfinex share the same
c. Banks do not want their customers to deal in
managers and owners). Ms James reckons the cash was then
cryptocurrencies
used to meet clients‘ withdrawal demands. Bitfinex has issued
d. Dollars are not involved in cryptocurrency trading
a statement saying that the attorney-general‘s court filings
―were written in bad faith and are riddled with false
34. According to Ms James why was the Panamanian firm
assertions. Tether‘s bounce back since the accusations
created?
became public is because of its centrality to the cryptocurrency
a. To have an intermediary between Bitfinex and the
ecosystem.
cryptocurrency traders
b. To pay the money back to the withdrawers of Bitfinex
(C) It is not the only “stablecoin”, as cryptocurrencies
c. To hold the money of the traders of cryptocurrencies
designed to hold a steady price are called. But it is vastly
d. It was created with an aim to conduct fraud
dominant among them, representing 96% of daily trading
volumes in that category. Some 80% of Bitcoin trades
35. Statement (C): It is not the only “stablecoin”, as
ostensibly involving dollars are in fact executed using Tether,
cryptocurrencies designed to hold a steady price are
which acts as an intermediate staging post. “It supplies all the
called. How did this fact become an advantage for Tether?
liquidity in the Bitcoin trading markets”, says David Gerard, a
a. Its value is highest in the cryptocurrency market.
cryptocurrency sceptic. “So everyone has a vested interest in
b. It was able to recover after facing serious accusations
keeping it going.” But other signs suggest something is amiss.
c. It is being used as the trading currency much widely
Bitcoin currently trades at a price on Bitfinex ($5,638 a coin on
d. Other stable coins‘ values deteriorated resulting in higher
May 2nd) that is roughly 6% higher than on other exchanges.
number of people being inclined towards Tether
This may be because investors trading on Bitfinex are
anxiously converting their Tethers into Bitcoin—thereby
Narration
buoying Bitcoin‘s price on that exchange—in order to escape
36. "Call the first witness", said the Judge.
the platform. So far Tether‘s market capitalisation has not
(a) The judge command to call the first witness.
fallen significantly since Ms James‘s announcement, but rival
(b) The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
stablecoins have recorded some inflows (over $40m each for
(c) The judge commanded that the first witness be call.
Paxos Standard and USD Coin, two of the largest). Both
(d) The judge commands the first witness to be called.
remain minnows compared with Tether: USD Coin has a
market capitalisation of $297m. But Eric Turner of Messari, a
data-provider that tracks cryptocurrencies, expects traders to
37. "May you live long and prosper", said the old lady to her 49. The senator’s obsequious attitude towards the wealthy
son. donor was widely criticized by the media.
(a) The old lady blessed her son with long life and wished him a) Submissive b) Respectful
prosperity c) Disdainful d) Servile
(b) The old lady prayed for her son's long life and prosperity.
(c) The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live 50. Despite the reprehensible actions of the defendant, the
long and prosper. jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict.
(d) The old lady bless her son and prayed for his long life and a) Blameworthy b) Admirable
prosperity. c) Disgraceful d) Faulty

38. Socrates said, "Virtue is its own reward."

(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.
(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
(d) Socrates said that virtue was its

39. The teacher said to Ram, "Would you like to go on a trip to

Kashmir?" Ram said, "Yes."
(a) The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to
Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
(b) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to
Kashmir and Ram replied.
(c) The teacher asked Ram if he would have like to go on a trip
to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
(d) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to
Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.

40. Everybody said, "How well she sings!"

(a) Everybody told us that she sings very well.
(b) Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
(c) Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
(d) Everybody told us that how she sang very well.

Antonym
41. The apathy of the community towards the growing
environmental crisis was disturbing.
a) Adoration b) Enthusiasm c) Disinterest d) Neglect

42. The politician gave a glib response to the reporter’s

challenging question, avoiding the issue altogether.
a) Eloquent b) Thoughtful c) Superficial d) Smooth

43. The general was known for his equanimity during times of
crisis.
a) Sharpness b) Anxiety c) Rage d) Composure

44. The artist’s work was recondite, filled with complex

references that only the most learned could appreciate.
a) Obscure b) Arcane c) Accessible d) Cryptic

45. His recalcitrant behavior in the meeting frustrated

everyone, as he refused to cooperate with any suggestions.
a) Defiant b) Cooperative c) Stubborn d) Resistant

46. Despite his sagacious advice, most people ignored his

warnings and took reckless risks.
a) Wise b) Foolish c) Prudent d) Judicious

47. The once prodigal son returned home, having wasted his
inheritance on lavish living.
a) Thrifty b) Reckless c) Extravagant d) Wasteful

48. The cursory review of the report missed several crucial

details, leading to critical oversights.
a) Superficial b) Detailed c) Hasty d) Quick
TEST ID 80
QNO ANSWER
1 A
2 B
3 A
4 A
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 D
9 B
10 A
11 C
12 D
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 B
17 D
18 A
19 C
20 C
21 A
22 C
23 B
24 A
25 A
26 A
27 B
28 D
29 A
30 C
31 C
32 D
33 C
34 A
35 C
36 B
37 C
38 C
39 D
40 C
41 B
42 B
43 B
44 C
45 B
46 B
47 A
48 B