irections for questions 10 to 13: Each question consists of a few sentences based on a topic. Some of the sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select as your answer the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).Indians naturally make excellent sports presenters primarily because of two basic traits.First is their knowledge of the game, which one might guess comes naturally to them, and secondly and more important, a deep and abiding passion.Alan Wilkins, a cricket analyst and commentator, was in Mumbai as the judge of Mumbai auditions for Cricket commentators and was taken aback by both the quality as well as the depth that some of the participants had.Youngsters, software and corporate professionals, and others were there to prove that they have it in them to be the next face of cricket presentation in India.It was fascinating though some of them actually brought out a uniquely fresh perspective to the art of cricket presentation.

Question No. 10Directions for questions 10 to 13: Select the best answer for each of the following questions based on the information given in the texts.Till yesterday, marketers looking for a celebrity endorser were, in a sense, spoilt for choice. All that was required of them was to put a large enough sum of money on the table, and they could pick and choose from a pantheon of Bollywood actors and cricketers. But all that changed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India decreed that cricketers can henceforthendorse no more than three brands.Which of the following could be a consequence of the above?The scramble for Bollywood celebrities is all set to intensify.Not everyone agrees that marketers see cricketers and Bollywood stars as being mutually replaceable as endorsers.In the endorsement game, size increasingly matters, and with just six-seven bankable stars around, the competition is fierce.Even companies that compete with one another aren’t entirely averse to hiring the services of the same endorser.

Multi Choice Type QuestionReplace the highlighted text with correct Idioms or phrases given below, Indian hockey Team members are always RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES.Marks : 1Negative Marks : 0Answer hereHardworkingDynamicActive but not much of outputCompletely Incomplete

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

Directions for questions 10 to 13: Each question consists of a few sentences based on a topic. Some of the sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select as your answer the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).Pandey shows how the colonialist construction of Indian history incorporated religious bigotry and conflict as a distinctive feature of Indian society.This was an essentialism understanding of Indian history as religious conflict was accepted as a valid part of Indian society.Pandey’s close examination of the various colonial accounts of the Banaras riots of 1809 demonstrate this essentialist reading of an event.The reductionist tendencies of the colonialist discourses made it appear as if the disturbances were part of a continuum of Indian society and, thus, provided justification for colonial rule.

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.