Q. No. 31: The dog had one of its eyes completely damaged due to children throwing stones ________ it.
A : on
B : against
C : at
D : to
Answer: C 'At' is the appropriate preposition to be used in this context. You throw stones in the direction of something. Hence 'at' is appropriate.
Q. No. 32: Information Technology not geared _______ universal education would be a self-contained contradiction.
A : up
B : for
C : towards
D : at
Answer: C 'Towards' is the most appropriate choice to fill the blank. The preposition 'towards' in this context is used to mean 'for the purpose of buying or achieving something'.
Q. No. 33: _________ are going for the Rock Show tonight.
A : Sister and me
B : My sister and I
C : Myself and my sister
D : I, myself and sister
Answer: B See to it that the first person comes at the end of the subject list in the 'I' form.
Q. No. 34: There is so much of homework to do, our teachers are putting _______.
A : our ears to the grindstone
B : our mouths to the grindstone
C : our noses to the grindstone
D : our lips to the grindstone
Answer: C Option C is the correct idiom to be used here.
Q. No. 35: Harrassed and humiliated, _______________.
A : her parents' attitude forced her to move out of her house.
B : her parents' attitude had a force in moving her out of her house.
C : she was forcing her parents' attitude out of her house.
D : she was forced to move out of her house by her parents' attitude.
Answer: D The pronoun 'she' should immediately follow the modifier.
Q. No. 36: The gift that I received is attractive, but ________.
A : it is hardly of any use.
B : it is very useful.
C : it was of no use to me.
D : its use is marginal.
Answer: A Option B defies the 'but' in the sentence. A is more appropriate than C and D.