Directions for question 15: The following question presents 5 statements of which 4 when placed in appropriate order would form a contextually complete paragraph. Pick the statement that is not part of that context and indicate the number corresponding with it in the box provided below the question.The biggest training centre, unsurprisingly, is reserved for the two sports most revered in China - and in which this school has had the most success – badminton and table tennis.The programme’s critics have said that the country would be better served in trying to focus on the grassroots rather than on manufacturing star athletes.Athletes too have slammed the rigid nature of the top-down state-administered sporting system.Project 119, referring to the number of golds on offer in track and field, may have brought China Olympic glory, but it has also triggered debate on whether the country’s sports system should be geared only towards winning medalsA professor at Beijing Sports University argues that China’s sports system needs to focus more on creating a public culture sport than on securing medals in obscure sports, which have little following but have become gold medal priorities for results – obsessed sports administrators.

Directions for questions 1 to 5: In each question, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.a.  Even before the opening ceremony, a record had been broken at Sochi: 12 new eventsb.  the most for any Olympics, were scheduled to make their debut.c.  From the first winter Olympics in 1924, the total has swelled from 16 to 98.d.  Some of the latest batch, such as the women’s ski jump, are variations on existing events.e.  Others will be less familiar to the mainly middle-aged audience.c and db and eb and cb, d and e

Directions for questions 3 to 5: The sentences given in the following questions, when properly sequenced, from a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is indicated with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph and indicate the correct sequence of numbers in the box provide below each question.More recently, the regulator has turned its attention to BskyB's stranglehold on televised sports: the new challenger which the regulator is helping break into that market is none other than BT.Orchestrating a similar battle of the titans in Mexico, while clearing a path for other contenders, is the best way to bring about the competitive revolution the country's communications industries need.Consumers now enjoy a broad choice of competitively priced telecom bundles.In 2006 Britain forced BT, the former state telecoms monopoly, to create an arms-length subsidiary to run its network infrastructure and sell access to new entrants at fair prices.One of the biggest new entrants to the market is BskyB, Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV giant.

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is indicated with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph and indicate the correct sequence in the box provided below each question.With 75 percent of the space rented to the multinationals, this exhibition had the participation of 13 companies from Europe.With 50 companies participating and looking at the $30 billion Indian market in the telecommunication sector, for the next eight years the latest technology was on display.Against the backdrop of a sweeping wave of liberalisation, this proved a bonanza for the multinationals and their Indian partners to exhibit their bag of telecommunication technology.India Comm'92  the second international exhibition and conference on tele-communication and computer equipment, systems and related services, was organised recently.

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.1. Given the immense scale of the challenge, a common framework is essential for effective global action, promoting consistency in definitions, principles, and metrics across diverse actors working collaboratively towards a common goal.2. Football, or soccer, has a rich history with varying rules across regions, but in the mid-nineteenth century, standardized regulations emerged, enabling global competition and rapid development.3. Similar to how shared rules propelled football's growth, addressing climate change necessitates unified guidelines.4. Today, it stands as the most widely played and followed sport across the globe, boasting an unparalleled level of popularity and engagement among people of all ages and backgrounds.

Directions for questions 11 to 15: Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).(a)  In sports such as basketball, soccer, cricket and baseball, team work is of essence and will help to ensure victory(b)  Even in the work environment, it is equally important if not more, especially when there is a project and certain targets are to be achieved(c)  It is a requisite that each member of the team does his/her part to ensure the overall success of the team(d)  This is the reason why during interviews, recruiters are on the lookout of candidates, who are not only good leaders but good team members as well.Only aOnly b and cOnly cOnly a, b, and c