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Q1. In this age of despair and despondency, (A)/ only our rich cultural heritage can help us (B)/escape to the menacing doom (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘to’ with ‘from’.
Escape: an act of breaking free from confinement or control. Hence the correct preposition to use with ‘escape’ is ‘from'.
Sol. Replace ‘to’ with ‘from’.
Escape: an act of breaking free from confinement or control. Hence the correct preposition to use with ‘escape’ is ‘from'.
Q2. Of all the men known to me (A)/none is less inclined that he is to (B)/ think ill to others (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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Q3. Such natural imagery suggests that the killings (A)/ were akin with a natural disaster and (B)/ not a matter of individual responsibility (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q4. The author’s vision suffused by (A)/ an innocence and warmth, may not correspond (B)/ to the country as it is today (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q5. Vipul was entrusted with the task (A)/ of coordinating yesterday’s programme, but due to certain (B)/ difficulties he does not do it (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q6. The Prime Minister has said that India would not have spent so much (A)/ on defence if some of the neighboring countries adopted (B)/ the policy of restricting defence expenditure (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q7. With a view to help the Third World countries, (A)/the I.M.F. and the World Bank keep sending (B)/their experts to different regions of the world (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q8. Many a profound thinker believe (A)/ that the march of civilization (B)/ has not coincided with real human progress (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q9. Some people get used to (A)/ changes very easily (B)/ than others do (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q10. I advised my son (A)/ to engage two coolies instead of one (B)/ because the luggage was too much heavy for a single coolie (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q11. The house owners forget that even so simple (A)/ a matter as cleaning and maintaining (B)/ a lawn affects ecology and should not be neglected (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q12. With the introduction of new syllabus (A)/ the number of colleges reporting high result (B)/ is decreasing year after year (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q13. As a rule (A)/ each of the boy cleans up the (B)/ hostel thrice a month (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘think ill to others’ with ‘think ill of others’
Think ill of somebody is an idiomatic expression which means ‘to say something bad about someone’.
Sol. Replace ‘think ill to others’ with ‘think ill of others’
Think ill of somebody is an idiomatic expression which means ‘to say something bad about someone’.
Q3. Such natural imagery suggests that the killings (A)/ were akin with a natural disaster and (B)/ not a matter of individual responsibility (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘akin with’ by ‘akin to’.
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘akin with’ by ‘akin to’.
Q4. The author’s vision suffused by (A)/ an innocence and warmth, may not correspond (B)/ to the country as it is today (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘suffused by’ with ‘suffused with’.
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘suffused by’ with ‘suffused with’.
Q5. Vipul was entrusted with the task (A)/ of coordinating yesterday’s programme, but due to certain (B)/ difficulties he does not do it (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. There is a tense based error. Replace ‘does’ by ‘could’.
Sol. There is a tense based error. Replace ‘does’ by ‘could’.
Q6. The Prime Minister has said that India would not have spent so much (A)/ on defence if some of the neighboring countries adopted (B)/ the policy of restricting defence expenditure (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Add ‘had’ before adopted.
The grammar rule that has followed is: If + Subject + had + V3 (3rd form) +………Sub + would + have + V3 (3rd form) +…….
Sol. Add ‘had’ before adopted.
The grammar rule that has followed is: If + Subject + had + V3 (3rd form) +………Sub + would + have + V3 (3rd form) +…….
Q7. With a view to help the Third World countries, (A)/the I.M.F. and the World Bank keep sending (B)/their experts to different regions of the world (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘help’ with ‘helping’ as ‘with a view to’ takes gerund (V1 + ing) with it.
Sol. Replace ‘help’ with ‘helping’ as ‘with a view to’ takes gerund (V1 + ing) with it.
Q8. Many a profound thinker believe (A)/ that the march of civilization (B)/ has not coincided with real human progress (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘believe’ with ‘believes’. ‘Many a’ is followed by a singular subject and a singular subject is followed by a singular verb according to Subject-Verb Agreement Rule.
Sol. Replace ‘believe’ with ‘believes’. ‘Many a’ is followed by a singular subject and a singular subject is followed by a singular verb according to Subject-Verb Agreement Rule.
Q9. Some people get used to (A)/ changes very easily (B)/ than others do (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘very’ with ‘more’. There is a sense of comparison in the sentence which implies the usage of ‘more than’.
Sol. Replace ‘very’ with ‘more’. There is a sense of comparison in the sentence which implies the usage of ‘more than’.
Q10. I advised my son (A)/ to engage two coolies instead of one (B)/ because the luggage was too much heavy for a single coolie (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Remove ‘much’ after ‘too’.
Sol. Remove ‘much’ after ‘too’.
Q11. The house owners forget that even so simple (A)/ a matter as cleaning and maintaining (B)/ a lawn affects ecology and should not be neglected (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘ecology’ with ‘environment’. Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. While Environment means the surroundings or conditions in which a person lives or operates, the natural world, as a whole or in a part. Hence using ‘environment’ makes the sentence error free.
Sol. Replace ‘ecology’ with ‘environment’. Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. While Environment means the surroundings or conditions in which a person lives or operates, the natural world, as a whole or in a part. Hence using ‘environment’ makes the sentence error free.
Q12. With the introduction of new syllabus (A)/ the number of colleges reporting high result (B)/ is decreasing year after year (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Sol. No Error
Q13. As a rule (A)/ each of the boy cleans up the (B)/ hostel thrice a month (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘each of the boy’ with ‘each boy’ or replace ‘boy’ with ‘boys’. ‘Each of the’ is followed by a plural noun.
Sol. Replace ‘each of the boy’ with ‘each boy’ or replace ‘boy’ with ‘boys’. ‘Each of the’ is followed by a plural noun.
Q14. It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers (A)/ who lived in the latter half of the nineteenth century, (B)/ were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic philosophy (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘more’ with ‘much’. As ‘much + past participle form of verb’ is preferred to use. Moreover, the sentence is not implying any comparison but stating the degree of getting influenced.
Sol. Replace ‘more’ with ‘much’. As ‘much + past participle form of verb’ is preferred to use. Moreover, the sentence is not implying any comparison but stating the degree of getting influenced.
Q15. Kirti and I are good friends (A)/ and we meet (B)/ each other often (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Sol. No Error
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