BMSAT Kozhikode (VA) PYQs

Each sentence among the questions has pairs of words that are italicized and bold. Among the italicized and bold words, select the most appropriate word to form a correct sentence.

A. He stepped onto the platform, clutching [A] / crutching [B] a wrinkled letter he had received just yesterday.

B. As the train dissolved [A] / disappeared [B] into the horizon, he knew his life would never be the same again.

C. The letter, written in a squeaky [A] / shaky [B] hand, told him his long-lost brother was waiting in the city.

D. With a deep breath, Arjun boarded the train to Kolkata, unsecure [A] / unsure [B] of what awaited him.

E. For years, Arjun believed his brother had died in the floods that struck [A] / snuck [B] their village.

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Each sentence among the questions has pairs of words that are italicized and bold. Among the italicized and bold words, select the most appropriate word to form a coherent and grammatically correct paragraph.

A. The historian rejected the claim as historically anachronistic [A] / anonymous [B].

B. According to newly discovered manuscripts, the emperor's policies had been grossly misappropriated [A] / misrepresented [B] over time.

C. Earlier scholars relied upon sources of highly dubitative [A] / dubious [B] authenticity.

D. The revised interpretation therefore challenged several long-standing academic orthodoxies [A] / orthographies [B].

E. Unsurprisingly, the publication triggered an intensely patronised [A] / polarised [B] debate among historians.