Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions given below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against any given bold word mark (e), .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.
Q1. The utility of such a massive reimbursement is not easily defendable but the Modi government is evidently eager to recondition the capital’s landscape as its monumental legacy.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q2. Activists and architects have questioned the lack of studies to ascertain the need for the project and its benefit on the environment, traffic and pollution.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q3. After World War II, the newly independence states were not consulted when the U.S. imposed global institutions fostering trade, capital and technology dependence ignore socio-economic development.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q4. Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI), which is absorbed at mobile phone manufacturing and specificed electronic components, the government initially plans to dramatize 10 firms.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q5. Stating that India had been able to achieve “modest success” in electronics manufacturing, Mr. Prasad said that India had emerged as the second largest mobile manufacturer of the world.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q6. Equity indices shrugged off concerns related to India’s rating downguard and rose for the fifth straight session on Tuesday as banking and financial stocks once again witnessed huge buying interest.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q7. COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and there is hardly any aspect of our life that has been left untouched by the demic.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q 8.With the fiscal stimulus package, the government is trying to equilibrium the stimulus demands from different sectors and also trying to contain the fiscal burden on the exchequer.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q9. By now, most people around the globe have established that wearing a face mask in public is the new normal for the foreseeable future, because face masks are the best line of justification against COVID-19.
(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above
Q10. Bausch Health Companies, best known for its contact lenses and branded generic drugs, has seen its stalk fall more than 35% year-to-date.
Directions (11-15): In the following questions two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e. “None of these” as your answer.
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-6 should be replaced. As the sentence is talking about “monumental legacy” so “Redevelopment” fits here more suitably. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. 3-7 should be interchanged. The sentences describes that activists questioned the lack of studies while establishing the necessity of the project and how will it influence the various environmental factors. Therefore, “impact” fits more suitably here instead of “benefit”. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. both 1-5 and 4-8 should be interchanged. It will be “newly independent states” that means states that got independence recently. Also, US imposed institutions fostering trade, capital and technology dependence while overlooking the socio-economic development. “Ignoring” will fit here suitably to maintain a parallelism. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. 1-5 should be interchanged. “Absorbed” makes no sense here and should be replaced by “targeted”. While the ‘dramatize’ will be replaced with ‘incentivize’ i.e. (4)-(8). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. all the highlighted words are rightly placed and there is no correction required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-6 should be interchanged. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. 1-5 and 4-8 should be interchanged. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-6 should be interchanged. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both 1-5 and 4-8 should be interchanged. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. 3-7 should be interchanged. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. C-E and B-F can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentences thus formed are:
C-E: As many as 67,739 patients have recovered from the infection.
B-F: It is vital to continue the essential services to the vulnerable sections.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both A-F and C-E can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentences thus formed are:
A-F: U.S. President Donald Trump offered to help New Delhi and Beijing resolve their tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
C-E: For Pradyumna Das, who was taking A fight for the first time, the journey was bittersweet.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. Only A-F can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
A-F: Those trying to cross the border without valid passes were not allowed to enter Delhi.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. Only C-F can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
C-F: All examinations follow a strict ritual that has remained unchanged for over a century.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. Only B-D can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
B-D: The scale of the movement across India, within States not just across inter-State borders is breathtaking.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
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