Direction (1-15): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one part is given bold and correct . There are errors in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the parts (other than the bold one) is correct. You must choose the grammatically correct part as your answer.
Q1. However, he deliver the(A)/ construction of a sort of(B)/ half-boat, upturn(C)/ perhaps, a boat(D)/ masquerade as a shelter(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
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Sol. Part (A) Replace βdeliverβ with βdeliversβ
Part (C) Replace βupturnβ with βupturnedβ
Part (E) Replace βmasqueradeβ with βmasqueradingβ
Thus, part (D) is correct.
Q2. The move follows the ongoing debate to(A)/ various parts of the world, including India(B)/, on tackle spread of fake information on(C)/ the platform owned by social(D)/ media networked Facebook(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βtoβ with βinβ
Part (C) Replace βtackleβ with βtacklingβ
Part (E) Replace βnetworkedβ with βnetworkβ
Thus, part (B) is correct.
Q3. The amendments also allow SEBI to act(A)/ against entities that furnish false or incompletion(B)/ information in the regulator. Earlier(C)/, it could act only whether the(D)/ entity did not furnish any information(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (B) Replace βincompletionβ with βincompleteβ
Part (C) Replace βinβ with βtoβ
Part (D) Replace βwhetherβ with βifβ
Thus, part (A) is correct.
Q4. During fasting, kinetin is(A)/ remove from the lipid droplets, and this(B)/ ensures they do not reaches the(C)/ endoplasmic reticulum, neither are(D)/ they secreted into the blood(E).
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (B) Replace βremoveβ with βremovedβ
Part (C) Replace βreachesβ with βreachβ
Part (D) Replace βneitherβ with βnorβ
Thus, part (E) is correct.
Q5. Chitra chose to share her person(A)/ journey of learning, assimilation(B)/ and disseminating the(C)/ choreographic process with(D)/ video clipping to her works(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βpersonβ with βpersonalβ
Part (B) Replace βassimilationβ with βassimilatingβ
Part (E) Replace βtoβ with βofβ
Thus, part (D) is correct.
Q6. It is perhaps fitting than that(A)/ this line of menswear reflects that(B)/ dichotomy: a classic traditional looking(C)/ from one side and a playful, quirky(D)/ and rebel one from the other(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βthanβ with βthenβ
Part (C) Replace βlookingβ with βlookβ
Part (E) Replace βrebelβ with βrebelliousβ
Thus, part (B) is correct.
Q7. Global trade tensions and rising oil prices is(A)/ expected to weak Indiaβs rupee over the next year(B)/, a Reuters poll has found, dragging the(C)/ currency closer to the record low(D)/ hit last week for the dollar(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βisβ with βareβ
Part (B) Replace βweakβ with βweakenβ
Part (E) Replace βforβ with βagainstβ
Thus, part (C) is correct.
Q8. Forex dealers said beside increased(A)/ demand for the US currency from importers, persistent outflows by(B)/ foreign funds and the dollarβs strength against some(C)/ other currencies overseas, an escalates trade spat(D)/ between the US and China also weighs on the rupee(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βbesideβ with βbesidesβ
Part (D) Replace βescalatesβ with βescalatingβ
Part (E) Replace βweighsβ with βweighedβ
Thus, part (C) is correct.
Q9. Everybody says that she was untraceable(A)/ but if NADA officials were unable to got her(B)/ for tests when she was in the Registered Testing Pool(C)/, arenβt there many option open to them?(D)/ Did they use this options?(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (B) Replace βgotβ with βgetβ
Part (D) Replace βoptionβ with βoptionsβ
Part (E) Replace βthisβ with βtheseβ
Thus, part (A) is correct.
Q10. A tram is the slower form of transport(A)/ knew to man. The only thing it can overtake is two fat men(B)/ in a hand-rickshaw. Itβs the idol form of transport when reaching(C)/ somewhere on time is not an issue, which is why(D)/ Calcutta is the only city in the country which has them(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βslowerβ with βslowestβ
Part (B) Replace βknewβ with βknownβ
Part (C) Replace βidolβ with βidealβ
Thus, part (D) is correct.
Q11. The little dogβs tail is a happy blur(A)/, his nose quiver with anticipation, till he stops(B)/ and paws the ground exact once(C)/. He has discovered one growing just under the surface(D)/, and is immediately rewarding for it with a treat(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (B) Replace βquiverβ with βquiveringβ
Part (C) Replace βexactβ with βexactlyβ
Part (E) Replace βrewardingβ with βrewardedβ
Thus, part (A) is correct.
Q12. An official aware of the development said(A)/ that although the data will be capture for all(B)/ transactions irrespective of the size of(C)/ the transactions, the large once(D)/ would be relevance for enforcement purposes(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (B) Replace βcaptureβ with βcapturedβ
Part (D) Replace βonceβ with βonesβ
Part (E) Replace βrelevanceβ with βrelevantβ
Thus, part (A) is correct..
Q13. Einsteinβs understanding of gravity, as outline(A)/ in his general theory of relativity(B)/, predicts that all objects fall(C)/ at the same rate, regardless in(D)/ there mass or composition(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βoutlineβ with βoutlinedβ
Part (D) Replace βinβ with βofβ
Part (E) Replace βthereβ with βtheirβ
Thus, part (C) is correct.
Q14. The documentaryβs position is cleared(A)/, but the lens is always sympathetic(B)/. At all times, it pose(C)/ questions and offers(D)/ few judgmentalsβ(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (A) Replace βclearedβ with βclearβ
Part (C) Replace βposeβ with βposesβ
Part (E) Replace βjudgmentalsββ with βjudgmentsββ
Thus, part (B) is correct.
Q15. She insists that even(A)/ though many people in the two villages demonstrate unquestioning(B)/ believe in the existence of Saraswati, it isnβt(C)/ necessary a case of foolish(D)/ villagers being took for a ride(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of the above
Sol. Part (C) Replace βbelieveβ with βbeliefβ
Part (D) Replace βnecessaryβ with βnecessarilyβ
Part (E) Replace βtookβ with βtakenβ
Thus, part (A) is correct..