Select the sentence which gives the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bite the bullet

(A) The children played in the park on a sunny day.

(B) Despite the pain, Sarah decided to go ahead with the surgery.

(C) The chef prepared a delicious meal for the guests.

(D) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence.

(A) They stand undefeated in the realms of Shakespeare and Homer.

(B) India is a country where people are full of immense prolixity and exemplary storytelling.

(C) Additionally, the philosophical discourse and discussions on various dilemmas of life associated with the Bhagavad Gita are highly appreciated by scholars from all over the world.

(D) Mahabharata and Ramayana are two great examples of colossal works that unquestionably enjoy the virtue of being peak sources for the cultural ethos of the country.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.

(B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe.

(C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere.

(D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.

For the four-sentence (S1 to S4) paragraph below, sentences S1 and S4 are given. From the options P, Q, R and S select the appropriate sentences for S2 and S3, respectively.

(S1) The men and women took their places after the initial mingling, and immediately a surge of conversation filled the room.

(S2)
(S3)
(S4) One or two of the women were actually bouncing up and down on the sofa cushions.

(P) So, the two parties had to lean forward, their elbows on their knees.

(Q) At the beginning they mingled awkwardly, clutching their drinks, and walking here and there.

(R) Several people made a last-minute dash to the bathroom before the conversation could start.

(S) The men's chairs were far enough away from the women's couches.