Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
In any organised group of mammals, no matter how co-operative, there is always a ...(1)... for social dominance. As he pursues this, each adult individual ...(2)... a particular social rank, giving him his position, or status in the group hierarchy. The situation never remains ...(3)... for very long, largely because all the status strugglers are ...(4)... older. When the overlords or ‘topdogs’ become senile, their seniority is challenged and they are ...(5)... by their immediate subordinates.
1.
1) stress
2) feel
3) struggle
4) war
5) envy
2.
1) desire
2) allots
3) inherits
4) approves
5) acquires
3.
1) unstable
2) stable
3) equitable
4) equal
5) calm
4.
1) growing
2) aheading
3) looking
4) feeling
5) moving
5.
1) piked
2) throned
3) thrown
4) over thrown
5) insulted
Answers:
1. 3
2. 3
3. 5
4. 1
5. 4
