English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022: 5th February

Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is divided into four parts one of which may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the part which is grammatically incorrect and mark that as your answer. If all the parts are error free, mark (e) ‘No Error’ as your answer.

Q1. I will leave (A)/the construction at (B)/five and reach (C)/at my home by six. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q2. The new history teacher has (A)/ become quite popular among (B)/students for his extraordinarily (C)/unique teaching skills. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q3. Drones that cannot be (A)/jam are of special interest to the (B)/military and research (C)/and development in various nations. (D)/ No Error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q4. She had no (A)/accuse for insulting (B)/the old lady (C)/like that. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q5. Parents should keep on (A)/to inspiring their (B)/children to work hard (C)/without any pressure. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q6. I am still not well-versed (A)/with the subject completely (B)/although I had been studying (C)/it for more than one year. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q7. The hotel staff (A)/gave much informations (B)/to the police (C)/that they needed.(D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q8. Even though seven (A)/years have passed, Russell (B)/still struggles with the (C)/reality for losing his son. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q9. Anoushka Shankar’s performance received (A)/a standing ovation by the (B)/audience who has gathered (C)/in the auditorium to hear her. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q10. All the cheering crowd (A)/are wanting to (B)/ see their home (C)/team win the tournament. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q11. My mother is (A)/elected as the (B)/principal of the school (C)/for the next session. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q12. Good teachers are (A)/hard to find these (B)/days so people should (C)/make the most with their teachings. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q13. Encouraged by the trend of (A)/recovery, the Central government has (B)/projected GDP to grow with (C)/8 to 8.5 per cent in the fiscal, 2022-23. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q14. Inflation is sought to be brought (A)/under control by focussed expenditures (B)/to transportation and storage (C)/infrastructure for perishable products. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q15. The idea of a New Year is, indeed, (A)/another example of what Jason Silva (B)/has called the co-creation of reality (C)/by the observer and observed. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error is in part D of the given sentence. ‘Reach’ is a verb which means ‘to arrive at’. For example, She did not reach the office until after 10 a.m. Usage of preposition ‘At’ is not correct here. The sentence should be, “I will leave the construction site at five and reach my home by six.”

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no grammatical error in any of its part. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in B part of the sentence. ‘Jammed’ should be used instead of ‘Jam’ as past participle form of verb is used with ‘can/can’t be’. The sentence should be,
‘Drones that cannot be jammed are of special interest to the military and research and development in various nations.’

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Accuse’ is a verb which means to say something wrong is done by someone or someone is guilty of something.
Excuse is a noun which means a reason, true or invented used by someone to defend his/her behaviour. The sentence should be, ‘She had no excuse for insulting the old lady like that.’

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in B part of the given sentence. Keep on doing something refers to continuously do something. Usage of ‘to’ is superfluous here.
For example, ‘She keeps on disturbing me.’
The sentence should be,
‘Parents should keep on inspiring their children to work hard without any pressure.’

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part C of the sentence. The work was continued in the past and it still goes on. Present perfect continuous should be used. The sentence should be,
‘I am still not well-versed with the subject completely although I have been studying it for more than one year.’

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part B of the given sentence. ‘Information’ is an uncountable noun. It means details or facts about something or someone. Using ‘informations’ for the plural of ‘information’ is therefore wrong. The sentence should be,
The hotel staff gave much information to the police that they needed.

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part D of the given sentence. Usage of preposition ‘for’ is wrong here and it should be ‘of’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. The sentence should be,
Even though seven years have passed, Russell still struggles with the reality of losing his son.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in C part of the given sentence. The sentence is in simple past tense and it should be maintained throughout the sentence. ‘Had gathered’ is the right usage instead of ‘has gathered’. The sentence should be,
‘Anoushka Shankar’s performance received a standing ovation by the audience who had gathered in the auditorium to hear her.’

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Want means to have a wish or desire for something and it is not used usually in progressive tenses.
For example, All she wants is a caring husband. Present simple tense should be used here. The sentence should be,
All the cheering crowd wants is to see their home team win the tournament.

S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part B of the sentence. Using ‘As’ is superfluous here. The sentence should be,
My mother is elected (as) the principal of the school for the next session.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part D of the sentence. Make the most of means to utilize or get the advantage from something or somebody. The sentence will be,
‘Good teachers are hard to find these days so people should make the most of their teachings.’

S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part C of the given sentence. ‘By’ will be used instead of ‘with’. The sentence will be,
Encouraged by the trend of recovery, the Central government has projected GDP to grow by 8 to 8.5 per cent in the fiscal, 2022-23.

S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in part C of the sentence. ‘on’ will be used instead of ‘to’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. The sentence will be, ‘Inflation is sought to be brought under control by focussed expenditures on transportation and storage infrastructure for perishable products.’

S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in part D of the given sentence. ‘The’ will be used before ‘observed’ to specify ‘the one who is observed’. The sentence will be, ‘The idea of a New Year is, indeed, another example of what Jason Silva has called the co-creation of reality by the observer and the observed.