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Direction (1-5): In each of the following question a sentence is given divided into 4 parts. One part has an error in it. Identify the part with error. If the sentence has no error, choose “E” as your answer.
1) It is my conviction that we (a) /are beginning to identify these components, that (b) /we can see the gradually emergence of (c) / humanness in our evolutionary history. (d) /
A.a
B.b
C.c
D.d
E.no error
2) The idea is to destroy the enemy’s (a) / productive capacity, and depending in (b) / the economic foundation, that productive (c) / capacity is different in each case. (d) /
A.a
B.b
C.c
D.d
E.no error
3) By contrast, the demand for (a) / private-label products may be less (b) /price sensitive since it is available(c) / only at a corresponding supermarket chain. (d) /
A.a
B.b
C.c
D.d
E.no error
4) However though a eco-friendly(a) / building may cost more upfront however it is cost (b) / effective because of lower (c) / operating costs in the long run. (d) /
A.a
B.b
C.c
D.d
E.no error
5) The pace of capacity addition of solar power(a) / over the last three years has been fast and it is (b) / unlikely to slow down on account of the central (c) / government’s commitment to promote its spread.(d) /
A.a
B.b
C.c
D.d
E.no error
Direction (6-10): In each of the following question a sentence is given divided into 4 parts. One part has an error in it. Identify the part with error. If the sentence has no error, choose “E” as your answer.
6) An investigation into the circumstances that led the (A)/ alleged suicide of VG Siddhartha, the owner (B)/ of the Coffee Day group, has revealed that ₹3,535 crore (C)/ siphoned off from the company by the entrepreneur’s personal firms (D)/ No error (E).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
7) Flights between cities that are under (A)/ 40 minutes has been classified under section one (B)/, while those under 40-60 minutes (C)/ are under section two (D)/ No error (E).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
8) “Steps are being taken by subsidiaries (A)/ of CDEL for recovery of dues from MACEL,” (B)/ the company said in a regulatory filing (C)/ that disclosed the findings of the investigation (D)/ No error (E).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
9) The base minimum airfare of domestic flights ranges at ₹2,000 to ₹6,500 (A)/ and the maximum range from ₹6,000 to ₹18,600. Airlines have to make available (B)/ 40% of total seats in an aircraft at less than the mid-point price between the highest (C)/ and lowest fares, aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola earlier said (D)/ No error (E).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
10) We have not been provided any documentary evidence (A)/ to draw an interference (B)/ that there may have been any adverting or inadvertent harassment (C)/ from the Income Tax Department (D)/ No error (E).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
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Answers :
1) Answer: C
Use‘gradual’– in place of – ‘gradually’. Here we need an adjective (gradual) with the noun (emergence).
2) Answer: B
Use‘upon’– in place of – ‘in’ . ‘depending’ is always followed by the preposition ‘upon’
3) Answer: E
The given sentence is correct without any error.
4) Answer: A
Use ‘an’ – in place of – ‘a’. “eco-friendly” starts with a vowel, so “an” should be used.
5) Answer: E
The given sentence is correct without any error.
6) Answer: A
Here in the given question, preposition “to” is missing before the definite article, it should be “led to” and hence (A) is the correct option.
Preposition: A preposition is a word which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun’s (or the pronoun’s) relationship to another word in the sentence.
7) Answer: B
The given sentence is in present perfect tense. It is a verb tense which is used to show that an action has taken place once or many times before now.
The plural noun “flights” is used here which indicates that a plural verb must be used in the same and hence, “have” should be used in part B.
8) Answer: E
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
9) Answer: A
Here in the given sentence, the preposition “at” is inappropriately used here which is used to indicate place. “From” indicates the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts, it should be “ranges from” in part A.
Preposition: A preposition is a word which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun’s (or the pronoun’s) relationship to another word in the sentence.
10) Answer: E
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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