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Direction (1-5): The following questions consist of four sentences. Some of these may or may not contain grammatical error. Choose the option which denotes the sentence(s) that has/have grammatical error(s). If all the given sentences are correct, choose (e), i.e., “All are correct” as your answer.
Q1.
(I) Local residents said that it was the third bus accident at the spot but they have never seen such a terrible crash on the expressway.
(II) The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre to frame rules on the phone tapping noting that there were enough guideline in place
(III) The Central government wants to create a “repository of photographs of criminals in the country,” and want to put a system in place to track “missing children and unidentified dead bodies,” through facial recognition
(IV) The tricky job of keeping Greece’s international creditors onside while easing the hardship on Greeks by lowering taxes and renegotiating fiscal targets could result in a short honeymoon phase for Mr. Mitsotakis.
(a) I, II
(b) II, IV
(c) II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III
(e) All are correct.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.1. (d)
Exp. There is a grammatical error in option I, II and III. In (I) the use of ‘have’ there is incorrect instead it should be ‘Had’ because the given sentence is in past tense as can be seen from the use of ‘was’ in the beginning, also the given sentence is in indirect speech.
In option (II), the use of ‘guideline’ is incorrect instead it should be ‘guidelines’ because a plural noun is required to qualify a plural verb.
In option (III), the use of ‘wants’ is incorrect instead it should be ‘want’ because as per the subject-verb agreement, a singular verb is required to qualify a singular subject.
Hence, the correct answer choice is option (d)
Q2.
(I) The leak is being seen by some diplomats as a move to push Mr. Darroch out and to send an Ambassador to Washington
(II) The Expressway has been operational since 2012 and span over 165 km.
(III) Admissions for courses at several college under the unreserved category closed with a marginal dip in some courses.
(IV) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre, the States and the Union Territories on the prolonged delay for over quarter of a decade to establish exclusive human rights courts in each district
(a) I, II
(b) II, III
(c) II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III
(e) All are correct.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.2. (b)
Exp. There is a grammatical error in option (II) and (III). In (II), the use of ‘span’ is incorrect instead it should be ‘spans’ because as per the subject verb agreement, singular verb is required to qualify the singular subject.
Also in option (III), the use of ‘college’ is incorrect because of the use of determiner ‘several’ which means more than two but not many, hence the plural verb should be used to qualify the given determiner.
Hence, the correct answer choice is option (b)
Q3.
(I) The conviction of prominent pro-LTTE politician Vaiko on the charge of sedition, based on a typically impassioned speech he had made in Chennai since a decade ago, is a worrying development.
(II) Washington has said it wants to seal a political deal with the Taliban ahead of the Afghan presidential polls due in September to allow foreign forces to begin to withdrawing.
(III) The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a plea seeking to make appropriate changes to the law to recognise the rights pertaining to marriage and adoption of members of LGBT community.
(IV) The court disposed of the petition filed by advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Susmita Kumari, claiming that the Speaker was not performing his statutory duty of appointing the LoP.
(a) I, II
(b) II, IV
(c) II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III
(e) All are correct.
Answer & Explanation
Ans. 3. (a)
Exp. There is a grammatical error in option (I) and (II). In (I), ‘since’ should not be used here because ‘since’ goes with a moment in time – but a decade is a length of time, not a moment in time, hence it should be omitted.
In option (II), the use of gerund ‘withdrawing’ is incorrect because to + gerund structure is used when ‘to’ is part of ‘a noun + preposition combination’ or when ‘to’ is part of an adjective + preposition combination or a phrasal verb or verb + preposition structure, but here it is ‘to’ + verb structure, hence, the use of gerund is incorrect.
So, the correct answer choice is option (a)
Q4.
(I) A Delhi court on Monday summoned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on July 16 in a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Vijender Gupta.
(II) It is found that democratic education involves a basic understanding of our society and it’s history, of its multiple cultural, intellectual and religious traditions.
(III) China on Monday alleged that “unilateral bullying” by the United States was the “root cause” of Iran’s decision to expanding uranium enrichment.
(IV) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that speed limit on highways would not help reduce the number of road accident.
(a) I, II
(b) II, III
(c) II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III
(e) All are correct.
Answer & Explanation
Ans. 4.(b)
Exp. There is grammatical error in option (II) and (III). In option (II), “it’s” is used incorrectly instead it should be “its” because “Its” is the possessive form of the pronoun ‘it’ whereas “It’s” is a contraction, standing for “it is” or “it has.”
Also in option (III), the use of ‘expanding’ is incorrect because to + gerund structure is used when ‘to’ is part of ‘a noun + preposition combination’ or when ‘to’ is part of an adjective + preposition combination or a phrasal verb or verb + preposition structure, but here it is ‘to’ + verb structure, hence, the use of gerund is incorrect.
Hence, the correct answer choice is option (b)
Q5.
(I) The Delhi High Court has directed the Judo Federation of India to disclose all files relating to how players were selected to represent India at the Judo Olympics
(II) A majority of political parties on Monday reiterated their opposition to the 10% quota in higher educational institutions for economically weaker sections (EWS) within the general category
(III) The Medical members of the Corporation touched upon the medical aspect of the question and urged that on the proper solution of the housing question depended the health of the city
(IV) The increased surcharge potentially reduces the post-tax attractiveness of India, vis-a-vis other markets, where such a high rate doesn’t exist
(a) I, II
(b) II, IV
(c) II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III
(e) All are correct.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.5. (e)
Exp. In the given options, there is no grammatical error. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (e)
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. There is a possibility that one of the sentences is inconsistent with the rest of the statements and is not a part of the coherent paragraph, therefore read all the sentences carefully and only then rearrange.
(A) The government’s proposal added fuel to the fire by levying a surcharge on the high-income group coupled with the tax on buyback
(B) Lowering the prospect of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve further played spoilsport
(C) As a mix of global factors and domestic concerns emanating from some of the proposals in the Budget spooked investors.
(D) While the overall negative trend in emerging markets on account of a robust U.S. jobs data
(E) It is a three-year road map for medium term objective to be achieved for improving regulation, supervision of the central bank
(F) The first trading session of the equity markets after the Union Budget saw stocks in a free-fall mode on Monday
(G) And increase in public holding in listed entities dampened investor sentiments
Q6. From the given options, which of the statement does not fit in the passage after rearrangement to make a coherent and meaningful paragraph?
(a) E
(b) G
(c) D
(d) C
(e) None of these.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.6. (a)
Exp. Going through the given sentences we can make pair of sentences on the basis of the sense they are conveying. For example, (A) will be followed by (G) because (A) is talking about the steps taken by Government which is being carried forward in (G). The next logical pair would be (D) followed by (B) because the sentence (D) is talking about the reason of negative trend in emerging markets this is further supported by the rate cut by Federal Reserve as can be understood by the phrase ‘played the spoilsport’. Next pair would be (F) followed by (C) because (C) is highlighting the factors responsible for the fall in stocks as discussed in (F). Having made three pairs (A)(G), (D)(B) and (F)(C). However (E) fails to make a coherent sense with anyone. Now to select the first sentence in the arrangement we have to choose from (A), (D) and (F). But (D) cannot be the first sentence in the rearrangement because of the use of the starter ‘While’. From the remaining two (F) definitely will be the first sentence in rearrangement because in (A) the phrase ‘added fuel to the fire’ gives the hint that some incident must have taken before it and hence cannot be the first sentence. So the correct sequence after rearrangement will be FCAGDB. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (a)
Q7. Which of the following would be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E
(b) A
(c) F
(d) G
(e) None of these.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(d)
Exp. Going through the given sentences we can make pair of sentences on the basis of the sense they are conveying. For example, (A) will be followed by (G) because (A) is talking about the steps taken by Government which is being carried forward in (G). The next logical pair would be (D) followed by (B) because the sentence (D) is talking about the reason of negative trend in emerging markets this is further supported by the rate cut by Federal Reserve as can be understood by the phrase ‘played the spoilsport’. Next pair would be (F) followed by (C) because (C) is highlighting the factors responsible for the fall in stocks as discussed in (F). Having made three pairs (A)(G), (D)(B) and (F)(C). However (E) fails to make a coherent sense with anyone. Now to select the first sentence in the arrangement we have to choose from (A), (D) and (F). But (D) cannot be the first sentence in the rearrangement because of the use of the starter ‘While’. From the remaining two (F) definitely will be the first sentence in rearrangement because in (A) the phrase ‘added fuel to the fire’ gives the hint that some incident must have taken before it and hence cannot be the first sentence. So the correct sequence after rearrangement will be FCAGDB. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (d)
Q8. Among the following pairs which one of them is formed with two consecutive statements after the rearrangement?
(a) CA
(b) AD
(c) CD
(d) EG
(e) None of these.
Answer & Explanation
Ans. 8. (a)
Exp. Going through the given sentences we can make pair of sentences on the basis of the sense they are conveying. For example, (A) will be followed by (G) because (A) is talking about the steps taken by Government which is being carried forward in (G). The next logical pair would be (D) followed by (B) because the sentence (D) is talking about the reason of negative trend in emerging markets this is further supported by the rate cut by Federal Reserve as can be understood by the phrase ‘played the spoilsport’. Next pair would be (F) followed by (C) because (C) is highlighting the factors responsible for the fall in stocks as discussed in (F). Having made three pairs (A)(G), (D)(B) and (F)(C). However (E) fails to make a coherent sense with anyone. Now to select the first sentence in the arrangement we have to choose from (A), (D) and (F). But (D) cannot be the first sentence in the rearrangement because of the use of the starter ‘While’. From the remaining two (F) definitely will be the first sentence in rearrangement because in (A) the phrase ‘added fuel to the fire’ gives the hint that some incident must have taken before it and hence cannot be the first sentence. So the correct sequence after rearrangement will be FCAGDB. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (a)
Q9. Which of the following would be the penultimate sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) F
(d) E
(e) None of these.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(b)
Exp. Going through the given sentences we can make pair of sentences on the basis of the sense they are conveying. For example, (A) will be followed by (G) because (A) is talking about the steps taken by Government which is being carried forward in (G). The next logical pair would be (D) followed by (B) because the sentence (D) is talking about the reason of negative trend in emerging markets this is further supported by the rate cut by Federal Reserve as can be understood by the phrase ‘played the spoilsport’. Next pair would be (F) followed by (C) because (C) is highlighting the factors responsible for the fall in stocks as discussed in (F). Having made three pairs (A)(G), (D)(B) and (F)(C). However (E) fails to make a coherent sense with anyone. Now to select the first sentence in the arrangement we have to choose from (A), (D) and (F). But (D) cannot be the first sentence in the rearrangement because of the use of the starter ‘While’. From the remaining two (F) definitely will be the first sentence in rearrangement because in (A) the phrase ‘added fuel to the fire’ gives the hint that some incident must have taken before it and hence cannot be the first sentence. So the correct sequence after rearrangement will be FCAGDB. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (b)
Q10. From the given options, which of the following can fit the above passage after rearrangement to make a coherent and meaningful paragraph?
(a) NBFCs historically were loosely regulated, the situation is now changing, with the central bank proposing new rules to monitor the asset-liability
(b) The RBI lowered the US dollar purchases in May by almost half the purchases in May to just about $2.5 billion as the inflows slowed
(c) The market breadth was also very weak with nearly 2,000 stocks losing ground on the BSE, as against only 534 gainers
(d) The central bank has remained a very passive participant in the forward markets as well
(e) None of these.
Answer & Explanation
Ans.10. (c)
Exp. From the given sentences, only option (c) is able to make a coherent sense in the rearrangement because the given sentence is talking about the downfall in the market by supporting it with providing facts and figures whereas remaining options fail to do so. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (c)
