Which statement is irrelevant ?
  (I) Tidiness means keeping things out of sight and yet available when wanted.
  (II) It implies that there is a special place for everything.
  (III) In some households half the living-room is regularly treated as storage space.
  (IV) It also implies that each thing used finds its way back to its place by a continuous process.
  (V) The process depends, however, upon the drawer, cupboard and the storage space being provided.
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
  E) V

  With the curtains drawn back, the room was _____ with warm
  sunlight.
  A) recessed
  B) intruded
  C) suffused
  D) belied
  E) taut

  The paper was _____ so that it could be easily removed from the
  bound notebook.
  A) voracious
  B) infectious
  C) fickle
  D) perforated
  E) fluent

  On 5 December 1952, Londoners received a rude awakening. They opened their curtains to find a choking dark cloud hanging over their city: a corrosive mixture of fog and smoke and gas. _____ That week there were more deaths in London than at the height of the cholera epidemic of 1866.
  A) For some inexplicable reason the fog stayed for the next four days causing an epidemic of bronchitis
  B) Indeed, air-pollution had never been regarded as a serious matter
  C) Even so, it was not until 1956 that the Clean Air Act came into force
  D) Consequently, smokeless zones were established to reduce domestic sources of smoke, and in these only smokeless fuels could be burnt
  E) Those four, dark smoky days marked a turning point in public and political thinking about pollution

  The sailor's _____ complexion bespoke his many sunny days at
  the lookout post.
  A) swarthy
  B) syncopated
  C) pallid
  D) wan
  E) pasty

  Though the word "democracy" is often used, _____ .
  A) they are basically quite different from each other
  B) we had agreed on a definition
  C) majority rule and minority rights went back even further
  D) it means different things to different people
  E) it has been argued that democracy and an advanced level of civilization go together

  From bones found in the United States we have learned that many, many animals no longer found in the world once made their homes here _____ Sometimes, workers find their bones in pits from which rock and coal have been dug. Other workers who make way for railroad tracks and workers who dig pits for the basements of new buildings sometimes uncover them. Nowadays, scientists know where to look for them.
   A) A very large horse used to reside in what is now the United States
   B) How workers uncovered bones of extinct animals is important
   C) Huge fishes and enormous reptiles swam in the water
   D) Bones of extinct animals could have been found only by experts
   E) We say that these animals are extinct

  When people are ill they frequently seek medical help. _____ When
  they feel they are not well, they either go to a quiet place and rest or
  look for the kind of herbs and plants they feel will do them good.
  A) The majority of medicines are not very expensive.
  B) Animals, on the other hand, are their own doctors.
  C) Unfortunately, it is children who suffer most in this respect.
  D) In the case of animals, medical care is even more essential.
  E) People suffer from certain incurable diseases.

  Which statement is irrelevant ?
  (I) In 1965 when Mrs. Indira Gandhi became the prime minister of India, she faced serious political problems in the country.
  (II) For instance, she followed a pro-Soviet foreign policy and, hence, did not react against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
  (III) In the first place, she had to consolidate her authority in the Congress Party against the opposition from the Party's old guard.
  (IV) Also she had to deal with the terrorist activities in various parts of the country.
  (V) However, she took courageous steps in her rule and won a landslide election victory in 1971.
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
  E) V

  About seven out of ten fires are due to the hand of man, either accidental or deliberate, one to products and processes of materials, and the remaining two to defects in buildings. The most dangerous products in the home are plastics and rubber, which give off highly toxic fumes when burning. Video cassettes and foam-backed carpets are major culprits. _____
  A) The number of fire deaths has shown a steady fall in recent years, but the risk of a blaze can never be ruled out
  B) If a means of escape does not exist, these hot gases develop a pressure on the walls of the upper parts of the structure
  C) When an opening is made to reach the fire, the admission of oxygen causes these gases to explode
  D) Once air is heated, it becomes lighter, rises and seeks escape through any openings that may be available
  E) Although the foam used in furniture is now treated so that it is less flammable, it still helps to spread the blaze