Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.
Q1. There was submissions (1) criticism that the BJP’s perceived (2) espousal of upper caste interests (3) and its weak widespread (4) in court had led to the verdict.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q2. Indian cities are attracting (1) heavy investments in several spheres, but State and municipal ambitions (2) have not matched their administrations (3) for development with capacity building and infrastructure creation (4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q3. If Bihar is struggling (1) to stay afloat in the preparedness (2) monsoon, its distress can be traced(3) to poor infrastructure and a lack of administrative ongoing (4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q4. The following (1) comes after students were reportedly found consuming (2) alcohol and taking drugs inside the campus, decision (3) which the administration had regulated (4) the entry of outsiders.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q5. The application (1) filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs had tried (2) to impress upon the court the involved (3) large scale of complexities unprecedented (4) in the NRC process.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q6. The government said it sought to reforms (1) in the next wave of labour bring (2) through these Bills that would subsume (3) 17 Bills and improve(4) the ease of doing business.
(a) 1-2
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q7. On July 11, World Population Day, a Union Minister enact (1) alarm, in a Tweet, over what he called the “population explosion(2)” in the country, wanting all political parties to expressed (3) population control laws and annulling(4) the voting rights of those having more than two children.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q8. The fig leaf of population control allows for the outrageous (1) argument to be made that a rights (2) will be virtually ostracised and a citizen will be denied (3) his or her basic family (4) if he or she is born as the third child.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q9. When it comes to source augmentation (1), in the last 40 years, a couple (2) of major fresh (3) were taken up for Chennai to tap both projects (4) water and sea water.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q10. The island nation, where measles is a notifiable unimmunised (1), has also carried out periodical mass (2) vaccination campaigns to reach (3) the small pockets of infection (4) children.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, “submission” will be replaced by “widespread” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
“There was widespread (1) criticism that the BJP’s perceived (2) espousal of upper caste interests (3) and its weak submissions (4) in court had led to the verdict.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, “administrations” will be replaced by “ambitions” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
Indian cities are attracting (1) heavy investments in several spheres, but State and municipal administrations (2) have not matched their ambitions (3) for development with capacity building and infrastructure creation (4).
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, “ongoing” will be replaced by “preparedness” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
If Bihar is struggling (1) to stay afloat in the ongoing (2) monsoon, its distress can be traced (3) to poor infrastructure and a lack of administrative preparedness(4).
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, “following” will be replaced by “decision” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
The decision (1) comes after students were reportedly found consuming (2) alcohol and taking drugs inside the campus, following (3) which the administration had regulated (4) the entry of outsiders.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, “unprecedented” will be replaced by “involved” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
The application (1) filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs had tried (2) to impress upon the court the “unprecedented (3) large scale of complexities” involved (4) in the NRC process.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, “reforms” will be replaced by “bring” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
The government said it sought to bring (1) in the next wave of labour reforms (2) through these Bills that would subsume (3) 17 Bills and improve(4) the ease of doing business.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, “expressed” will be replaced by “enact” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
On July 11, World Population Day, a Union Minister expressed (1) alarm, in a Tweet, over what he called the “population explosion(2)” in the country, wanting all political parties to enact (3) population control laws and annulling(4) the voting rights of those having more than two children.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, “rights” will be replaced by “family” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
The fig leaf of population control allows for the outrageous (1) argument to be made that a family (2) will be virtually ostracised and a citizen will be denied (3) his or her basic rights (4) if he or she is born as the third child.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, “projects” will be replaced by “fresh” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
When it comes to source augmentation (1), in the last 40 years, a couple (2) of major projects (3) were taken up for Chennai to tap both fresh (4) water and sea water.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, “unimmunised” will be replaced by “infection” to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
The island nation, where measles is a notifiable infection (1), has also carried out periodical mass (2) vaccination campaigns to reach (3) the small pockets of unimmunised (4) children.
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