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Directions (1-5): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q1. When the thief broke into their house, (A) / they raised a hue and cry (B) / and the thief caught immediately by the people (C) / No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
According to the context, the clause needs to be in Passive Voice form. Hence replace ‘the thief caught immediately’ with ‘the thief was caught immediately’.
Q2. He is proficient in Hindi (A) / and can speak English (B) / but he does not know to read and write English. (C) / No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘he does not know to read and write English’ with ‘he does not know how to read and write English’. As ‘Know + how + infinitive i.e. to + V’ is a proper usage in grammar.
Q3. The police arrived and discovered (A) / a large number of hoarded sugar (B) / in his shop. (C) / No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘a large number of hoarded sugar’ with ‘a large quantity of hoarded sugar’ in his shop. As sugar is an uncountable noun and does not take ‘a large number of’ with it.
Q4. Rajan doesn’t come to our house because our dog barks at him (A) / and licks him (B) / although I have often told him not to afraid of it. (C) / No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘not to afraid of it’ with ‘not to be afraid of it’.
Q5. Running across the playground, my pen fell in the mud; (A) / fortunately, I noticed it. (B) / and picked it up. (C) / No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘my pen fell in the mud’ with ‘I dropped my pen in the mud’. In the absence of a subject, the secondary clause plays the role of a subject for the primary clause but it must fit in the context and on becoming the subject, my pen fell in the mud doesn’t make the sentence meaningful. Also pen needs an external agent to drop it, so ‘fall’ will be replaced by ‘drop’ and secondary clause will be ‘I dropped my pen in the mud’ to justify the sentence.
Directions (6-10): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q6. Aspirin-related compounds (were used) for the treatment of pain since the 16th century B.C.
are used
have been used
have used
No Improvement
Solution:
‘Present Perfect Tense with Since + A Point in time’ Rule will be applied.
Q7. The World Health Organization sounded the alarm when it said tuberculosis (have surpassed) HIV/AIDS as the world's number one infectious killer and was the ninth cause of death worldwide.
has surpassed
was surpassing
had surpassed
No Improvement
Solution:
The sentence beginning in Past Tense will take Past Form of verb with it.
Q8. (Among the launches) scheduled over the next few months, the much-awaited and delayed, India’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, finally has a launch window.
By the launches
All the launches
Till the launches
No Improvement
Solution:
No Improvement
Q9. There was an understanding that India-U.S. relations (would not affected) by India’s ties with Russia.
will not be
would not be affected
would not affect
No Improvement
Solution:
Option B improves the sentence
Q10. Protesting against the absence of permanent teachers to teach in Santali in schools, a tribal organization (has decided) to hit the streets in the city.
is deciding
has been decided
decide
No Improvement
Solution:
No Improvement
Directions (11-5): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
During his early days as editor of the popular magazine Saturday Evening Post, George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions. One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote. “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a shame and a disgrace to your profession." Lorimer’s reply was succinct: “Madam, at breakfast when I crack open an egg. I don’t have to eat whole egg to know it is bad.”
Q11. Lorimer did much reading of the stories
if they were the solicited ones
when they appeared to be bad
when they were from women writer
when they came unsolicited
Q12. Lorimer was a good editor because
his reply to the angry writer was polite
he apologized for rejecting the story without reading it
he could find the worth of a story with a little effort
he was prompt in writing letters
Q13. The lady wrote a huffy letter because
her story was rejected
her story was rejected unread
her story was rejected although it was good
Lorimer was biased in his decision
Q14. Lorimer’s reply was
irrelevant
rude
witty
funny
Q15. Lorimer read the stories
because he enjoyed reading them
in order to publish them
only to find fault with them
in order to review them
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