Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming Exams 2017. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.
Directions (Q. 1-10):Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1). A prisoner, in remanding, escaped / from the clutches of two / policemen while being taken to / the State's central prison yesterday afternoon.
a) A prisoner, in remanding, escaped
b) from the clutches of two
c) policemen while being taken to
d) the State's central prison yesterday afternoon.
e) No error
2). It is difficult, decades later, to / describe how shocked I was, when / something I took to be unquestionably true, / turned out not to be so.
a) It is difficult, decades later, to
b) describe how shocked I was, when
c) something I took to be unquestionably true,
d) turned out not to be so.
e) No error
3). One likely approach is to / persuade entire villages to/ pledge publicly that they / are abandoning the practice.
a) One likely approach is to
b) persuade entire villages to
c) pledge publicly that they
d) are abandoning the practice.
e) No error
4). I abandoned drawing rooms ever / since my teens, as I being completely involved / in training for swimming wherein / I became the national champion.
a) I abandoned drawing rooms ever
b) since my teens, as I being completely involved
c) in training for swimming wherein
d) I became the national champion.
e) No error
5). Quantum physics present particular / limits on human knowledge, as / it suggests that there is a basic randomness / or uncertainty in the universe.
a) Quantum physics present particular
b) limits on human knowledge, as
c) it suggest that there is a basic randomness
d) or uncertainty in the universe.
e) No error
6). The villagers have threatened to boycott the upcoming elections, / since their demands have not / been met even after repeating appeals.
a) The villagers have threatened to
b) boycott the upcoming elections,
c) since their demands have not
d) been met even after repeating appeals.
e) No error
7). Growth that does not generate jobs / is meaningless and one needs to focus on / increasing production by improving quality / without compromising on manpower.
a) Growth that does not generate jobs
b) is meaningless and one needs to focus on
c) increasing production by improving quality
d) without compromising on manpower.
e) No error
8). Most structures in this area are more / than 100 years old and over the years, / considerable internal changes has been made / to these, fouling building norms.
a) Most structures in this area are more
b) than 100 years old and over the years,
c) considerable internal changes has been made
d) to these, fouling building norms.
e) No error
9). We impart education based on / a holistic approach that also emphasise / building of character / and instilling of values.
a) We impart education based on
b) a holistic approach that also emphasise
c) building of character
d) and instilling of values.
e) No error
10).Kaleidoscopic corals, crystal-clear waters, / a profusion of exotic bird species and / thickly-covered verdant tropical forests—the / Andamans is peek into nature at its best.
a) Kaleidoscopic corals, crystal-clear waters,
b) a profusion of exotic bird species and
c) thickly-covered verdant tropical forests—the
d) Andamans is ,peek into nature at its best.
e) No error
1)a 2)c 3)e 4)b 5)a 6)d 7)e 8)c 9)b 10)d
Explanation:
1). A) Replace 'remanding' with 'remand'
2). C) Replace 'took' with 'had taken'
4). B) Replace 'being' with 'became'
5). A) Replace `present' with 'presents'
6). D) Replace 'repeating' with 'repeated'
8). C) Replace 'has' with 'have'
9). B) Replace 'emphasise' with `emphasises'
10). D) Insert a before 'peek'
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