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Directions (1-10): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are the given alternatives of the bold part in (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.
1) If you have the time and inclination, go back to the major data brokers about every six months and check to make sure your information are disappear from there.
I) Informed about them
II) Information is still off their sites
III) Data is safe from them
A) Only I
B) I & II
C) All I, II & III
D) II & III
E) No change required
2) Early in the pandemic, the conventional wisdom was that, even with all the stops pulled, a vaccine would take at least a year and a half to develop.
I) Needs minimum a year and a half to creating
II) Might take much time to develop
III) Cannot be develop soon
A) I and III
B) Only II
C) I and II
D) I, II and III
E) No change required
3) Darley walked among Mind Candy, a gaming company based in London, to present his find and claim a £100,000 prize.
I) Walked through the office of
II) Walked over the office of
III) Walked into the office of
A) I, II and III
B) I and III
C) I and II
D) Only III
E) No change required
4) One day in the ’90s, I had dinner with a friend of the Galaxy Diner in New York.
I) In a beautiful
II) With a friend of a friend at
III) Withholding my friends at
A) Only II
B) II and III
C) Only I
D) I, II, III
E) No change required
5) The Karnataka government announced a compensation of ₹ 1 lakh to below poverty line families which has lost adult members to COVID19.
I) which has loose adult members to COVID19
II) That has lost adult members to COVID19.
III) That have lost adult members to COVID19
A) both I and II
B) Only III
C) Both II and III
D) Only III
E) None of the above
6) The Income Tax department allowed manual filing of certain forms after the new tax filing portal continues for face tech glitches even a week after its introduction.
I) continued to face tech glitches even a week
II) Continued to facing tech glitches even a week
III) Continued for facing tech glitches even a week
A) both I and II
B) Only III
C) Only I
D) both II and III
E) No replacement required
7) The Mamata Banerjee government named BJP members, while maintaining in the Supreme Court that concocted stories on social media spread the narrative of State complicity in the post poll violence.
I) which maintaining in the Supreme Court that concocted
II) Where maintained on the Supreme Court that concocted
III) That maintaining in the Supreme Court which concocted
A) both I and II
B) Only III
C) Only I
D) both II and III
E) No replacement required
8) An emerging form to the Delta variant which allows the coronavirus to escape antibodies, in recently approved treatment regimes, is appearing on the radar of Indian scientists.
I) An emerged form of the Delta variant which
II) An emerging form of the Delta variant that
III) An emerged from of the Delta variant which
A) both I and II
B) Only II
C) Only I
D) both II and III
E) No replacement required
9) According to the investment bank Morgan Stanley, up to million Australians are exposed to the most affected industries such as tourism, retail and hospitality.
A) Exposed to the most effective industry
B) Exposed to most affected industry
C) Exposed to the most effected industries
D) Exposed to most effected industries
E) No correction required
10) For more than three decades, central bankers has played puppeteer for financial markets, propping them up when things turn ugly.
A) Have played puppeteer to
B) Has played puppeteer to
C) Have played puppeteer for
D) Had played puppeteer for
E) No correction required
Answers :
1) Answer: D
Sol. The highlighted phrase is incorrect as information is not used as a plural noun so use of the plural helping verb ‘are’ is incorrect. In I determiner ‘your’ is followed by a noun but ‘informed’ is an adjective. Hence, option D is the right answer choice.
2) Answer: E
Sol. The highlighted phrase is both contextually and grammatically correct. Hence, option E is the right answer choice.
3) Answer: D
Sol. The phrase ‘walked among’ does not fit in the given sentence contextually as the sentence talks about generally entering the office of a company. So, the phrase ‘walked into’ which simply refers to entering an office. Use of phrasal verbs in other options is incorrect. Hence, option D is the right answer choice.
4) Answer: A
Sol. The highlighted phrase does not fit contextually in the sentence. Only phrase II adds meaning to the sentence. Hence, option A is the right answer choice.
5) Answer: D
Here ‘which has’ is wrong usage and the correct usage is ‘that have’ because families should be followed by have
Only option III is correct.
The Karnataka government announced a compensation of ₹ 1 lakh to below poverty line families that have lost adult members to COVID19.
Hence option D is the answer.
6) Answer: C
Here ‘continues for’ is wrongly used and the correct usage is ‘continued to’ where the sentence is in past form.
Here only option I is correct.
The Income Tax department allowed manual filing of certain forms after the new tax filing portal continued to face tech glitches even a week after its introduction.
Hence option C is the answer.
7) Answer: E
Here the given sentence is correct and no replacement is required.
Hence option E is the answer.
8) Answer: B
Here ‘to the delta variant which’ is wrongly used and the correct usage is ‘of the delta variant that’ where preposition error is used.
Only option II is correct
An emerging form of the Delta variant that allows the coronavirus to escape antibodies, in recently approved treatment regimes, is appearing on the radar of Indian scientists.
Hence option B is the answer.
9) Answer: E
The phrase is grammatically and contextually correct. So no correction required.
10) Answer: A
The emboldened segment is erroneous.
Directions (11-15): Which of the following phrases (I), (II) or (III) given below the statement should replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct? If the sentence is correct in its original form, mark (E) ‘No correction required’ as the answer.
11) Kenyan government had violated the rights of the Ogiek people by repeated evict them from their ancestral lands in the Mau Forest.
(I) By repeatedly evicting them
(II) Following their repeated eviction
(III) To evict them
(a) Only I
(b) Only III
(c) Both II and III
(d) Both I and II
(e) No correction required
12) The Action Taken report on the Commission’s recommendations was laid in Parliament on February 1, 2021, with of most of the recommendations been accepted by the government of India.
(I) of utmost every recommendation been
(II) Of most of the recommendations being
(III) Of almost all the recommendations being
(a) Only III
(b) Only I and II
(c) Only II and III
(d) All of the above
(e) No correction required
13) The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except to accordance with application securities laws.
(I) Accept as per the applicable
(II) Except in accordance with applicable
(III) Except after accordance with applicable
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only II and III
(d) Only I and II
(e) all of the above
14) Last year was a challenging one for industry players across sectors from witnessing a lifestyle change to adapting to the new normal.
(I) Last year was a challenge one
(II) Last year is a challenging one
(III) The previous year had been challenged
(a) Only III
(b) Only I
(c) Only I and II
(d) All of the above
(e) No correction required
15) Now, the days of ‘plastic’ been a merely euphemism for a credit or debit card are evidently numbered, at least in India.
(I) be a merely euphemism
(II) Been a mere euphemism
(III) Being a mere euphemism
(a) Only I
(b) Only III
(c) Only I and II
(d) Only I and III
(e) No correction required
Directions (16-20): In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (e), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.
16) Maria had delivered a solo guitar performance before introducing Neil, who has prepared to speak to his supporters about the pandemic that’s upending every inch of our daily lives.
(a) Whom has been preparing for speaking to
(b) Who was prepared to speak to
(c) Who was being prepared to speaking to
(d) Who was prepared to speaking to
(e) No replacement required.
17) The CEO agrees that his company shall be regulated when it comes to harmful content on the social media platforms.
(a) Shall be regulate if it
(b) Shall be regulated when its
(c) Would be regulated when its
(d) Should be regulated when it
(e) No replacement required.
18) Based on information we had, the attorneys agreed that the case looked suspicious.
(a) Basis on information we had
(b) Based on information we were having
(c) Based on the information we had
(d) Based on the information she have
(e) No replacement required.
19) It will be another billion years until the Sun runs out of fuel and swells into a red giant star before going into a white dwarf form.
(a) Ran out of fuel and swells into
(b) Run out of fuel and swells into
(c) Runs out of fuel and swelled into
(d) Runs out without fuel and swells into
(e) No replacement required.
20) For most of the time, legalized gambling is almost exclusive associated with Las Vegas.
(a) Gambling is almost exclusively
(b) Gambling was almost exclusive
(c) Gambling has being almost exclusively
(d) Gambling is being almost exclusively
(e) No replacement required.
Answers :
11) Answer: D
The highlighted phrase is incorrect and it can be replaced by both I and II phrase suggestions. Hence, option D is the right answer choice.
The sentence can be written as:
(I): Kenyan government had violated the rights of the Ogiek people by repeatedly evicting them from their ancestral lands in the Mau Forest.
(II): Kenyan government had violated the rights of the Ogiek people following their repeated eviction from their ancestral lands in the Mau Forest.
12) Answer: C
The highlighted phrase is incorrect and it can be replaced by both II and III phrase suggestions. Hence, option C is the right answer choice.
The sentence can be written as:
(II): The Action Taken report on the Commission’s recommendations was laid in Parliament on February 1, 2021, with of most of the recommendations being accepted by the government of India.
(III) The Action Taken report on the Commission’s recommendations was laid in Parliament on February 1, 2021, with of almost all the recommendations being accepted by the government of India.
13) Answer: B
The highlighted phrase is incorrect and it can be replaced by only (II) phrase suggestion. Hence, option B is the right answer choice.
The sentence can be written as:
The company does not undertake any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
14) Answer: E
The sentence is correct and there is no correction required. Hence, option E is the right answer choice.
15) Answer: B
The highlighted phrase is incorrect and it can be replaced by only (III) phrase suggestion. Hence, option B is the right answer choice.
The sentence can be written as:
Now, the days of ‘plastic’ being a mere euphemism for a credit or debit card are evidently numbered, at least in India.
16) Answer: B
In the given highlighted phrase, “has prepared” will be replaced with “was prepared” because the given statement is in indirect narration, whose reporting verb, “delivered” is in past tense. Therefore, it will follow the reported speech in past tense only. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
17) Answer: D
Here, the most appropriate phrase to replace the given highlighted phrase will be “Should be regulated when it” because ‘shall’ is used to express certain rules or laws whereas ‘should’ is used to express personal opinion. Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.
18) Answer: C
In the given sentence, ‘information’ is followed by ‘we had’ which is an adjective clause. This makes ‘information’ a definite noun and must be preceded by ‘the’. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
19) Answer: E
The given highlighted phrase is grammatically correct and does not require any improvements. Hence, option (e) is the most suitable answer choice.
20) Answer: A
In the given statement ‘associated’ has been used as a verb and must be qualified by an adverb (exclusively) instead of an adjective (exclusive). Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.
Direction (21-25): Each sentence may or may not replace the word/phrase printed in bold. Mark the correct option to make the sentence meaningfully and contextually correct.
21) Since Rahul did not want to be disturbed while studying, he left the phone of hooks.
A.Off the hook
B.Off hooking
C.For the hook
D.Of hook
E.No correction required
22) As Paul was overburdened with work, Tanya decided to give her hand.
A.Giving hands
B.Give her a hand
C.Giving her handful
D.Gave her hands
E.No correction required
23) But equally, it should be made clear that there is no escape for those who take justice to their own hand.
A.Take justice into own hands
B.Taken justice onto their own hand
C.Take justice into their own hands
D.Take justices into their own hands
E.No correction required
24) There is an urgent need to look at alternative sources of potable water in places where quality has deteriorated sharply.
A.always urgent need to look for
B.an urgent need to looking at
C.a urgency to look on
D.an urgent need to look for
E.No correction required
25) The politician wanted to strike balance between withholding his position and getting into a rapid exchange of opinions.
A.strike a balance between
B.striking balance among
C.have stroked a balance between
D.having strike between
E.No correction required
Direction (26-30): In the following questions, some part of the sentence is underlined. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.
26) Vivek had to talk to the conductor to got by the bus as he had missed his stoppage
A.Get off
B.Get way
C.Get in
D.Get along
E.No correction required
27) The car is great for to drive with your family because it is quite spacious and comfortable.
A.For Drove
B.For Drive
C.Of Driving off
D.For driving
E.No correction needed
28) Guests keep dropping off for tea during the vacations
A.dropping in
B.dropping out
C.dropping on
D.dropping down
E.No correction needed
29) Although Martha kept asking me for a cup of milk for the boy, I could not give her because I did not have some milk in the refrigerator.
A.Any
B.None
C.No
D.Less
E.No correction required
30) I still remember that the restaurant is among the bank and the post office on the opposite side of the road.
A.Between
B.Middle
C.From
D.Besides
E.No correction required
Answers :
21) Answer: A
The highlighted part must be replaced with “off the hook” to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Off the hook-let off from trouble / escape or released from a tough situation
22) Answer: B
The highlighted part must be replaced with “give her a hand” to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Here to will be followed by V1 (to + v1)
23) Answer: C
The highlighted part must be replaced with” take justice into their own hands” to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Correct phrase is take justice into their own hands which means punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action
24) Answer: D
The highlighted part must be replaced with” an urgent need to look for” to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Look For: to hope to get something that you want or need.
25) Answer: A
The highlighted part must be replaced with” strike a balance between” to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Strike a balance between – to give the correct amount of importance or attention to two separate things.
26) Answer: A
The options given are different phrasal verbs which are listed as under:
Get away- to escape
Get in- to enter
Get along- to be on good terms
Correct option is A, as ‘get off’ means ‘To leave (bus, train, etc)’.
Therefore, get off will replace the bold part in the sentence
27) Answer: D
Gerund (driving) can follow a preposition but not infinitives (to drive), thus the word ‘for’ is to be followed by a gerund (driving) and not an infinitive (to drive).
Therefore, Option D is the correct answer here.
28) Answer: A
The correct option is ‘Dropping In’.
All answers given are phrasal verbs as given below:
Dropping in- come without an appointment
Dropping out- To no longer belong to an activity
Dropping off- to fall into light sleep
Dropping down- to fall or descend to a lower place or level
Thus, the most appropriate option is A.
29) Answer: A
If we read between the lines, we can easily identify that this is a negative sentence. The word ‘any’ will be used rather than ‘some’.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer here.
30) Answer: A
We know that the preposition ‘between’ is used in reference to two people or things. Therefore, the correct answer is A.
Direction (31-33): Which of the phrases A, B, C and D given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark E as the answer.
31) With a focus on building their own factories and invest to qualify, low-priced open-footwear market, Relaxo is creating a monopoly.
A.Invest for quality
B.Divesting for quality
C.Investing in a quality
D.Qualifying investments
E.No correction required
32) The expanding passwordless world if it will be banking on biometrics to replace alphanumeric passwords for reasons spanning uniqueness, convenience, and ease of use.
A.Will bank on biometrics
B.Is banking in biometrics
C.Will be banking on biometrics
D.Is banking on biometrics
E.No correction required
33) We might believe that the death penalty deters crime, or that raising the minimum wage decreases unemployment, or the raised business tax is reduce innovation.
A.that raising business taxes will
B.then will the business taxes be raised
C.the taxes from businesses is going to be
D.the business taxes are going to be raised
E.No correction required
Direction (34-37): In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (e), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.
34) The Union government has been a tricky political decision from make over the next couple of days, with the quarterly reset of interest rates on small savings schemes due on June.
A.has a tricky political decision to make over
B.have a tricky political decision of make over
C.has been a tricky political decision to make over
D.had a tricky political decision from make over
E.None of the above
35) Milk producers have been urged the State government by giving a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre of milk to Aavin, which has reduced the sale price by Rs 3 per litre.
A.has urged the State government for giving
B.have urged the State government to give
C.has been urged the State government to give
D.have urged the State government by giving
E.No Replacement Required
36) The Delhi High Court had ordered the ED do not to take some coercive action against news portal News click and its editor Prabir Purkayas-tha until July 5 in an alleged money laundering case.
A.has been ordered the ED not to take some coercive action
B.has been ordered the ED does not to take any coercive action
C.has ordered the ED not to take any coercive action
D.have ordered the ED not to take some coercive action
E.No Replacement Required
37) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has deferred by four months the mandatory installation of dual airbags for front seats in existing car models in view of the COVID19 pandemic.
A.has deferred from four months the mandatory installation
B.has deferred to four months the mandatory installation
C.have been deferred of four months the mandatory installation
D.have deferred by four months the mandatory installation
E.None of the above
Direction (38-40): In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (e), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.
38) The CEO agrees that his company shall be regulated when it comes to harmful content on the social media platforms.
A.Shall be regulate if it
B.Shall be regulated when its
C.Would be regulated when its
D.Should be regulated when it
E.No replacement required.
39) Based on information we had, the attorneys agreed that the case looked suspicious.
A.Basis on information we had
B.Based on information we were having
C.Based on the information we had
D.Based on the information she has
E.No replacement required.
40) It will be another billion years until the Sun runs out of fuel and swells into a red giant star before going into a white dwarf form.
A.Ran out of fuel and swells into
B.Run out of fuel and swells into
C.Runs out of fuel and swelled into
D.Runs out without fuel and swells into
E.No replacement required.
Answers :
31) Answer: C
The given sentence is wrong. The use of the word “invest” in option A is wrong as it is a noun but the right word should be in the form of a verb. The word “divesting” (means depriving) in option B is wrong hence altering the sentence meaning completely. The words “qualifying investments” in option D is wrong in meaning and application in the sentence. In option C, the phrase uses right word forms hence when applied, it meaningfully completes the sentence.
The correct sentence will be-
With a focus on building their own factories and investing in a quality, low-priced open-footwear market, Relaxo is creating a monopoly.
Option C is the correct answer.
32) Answer: D
The sentence should apply the option D which completes it meaningfully. The phrases mentioned in option A, B and C are wrong in tense form making the sentence grammatically incorrect.
The correct sentence will be-
The expanding passwordless world is banking on biometrics to replace alphanumeric passwords for reasons spanning uniqueness, convenience, and ease of use
Option D is the correct answer.
33) Answer: A
In option B, the phrase asks a question making the sentence wrong. In option C the phrase uses future continuous tense which is wrong. The phrase in option A is a perfect fit for the sentence and completes it meaningfully.
The correct sentence will be-
We might believe that the death penalty deters crime, or that raising the minimum wage decreases unemployment, or that raising business taxes will reduce innovation.
Option A is the correct answer.
34) Answer: A
The correct form of the sentence is
The Union government has a tricky political decision to make over the next couple of days, with the quarterly reset of interest rates on small savings schemes due on June.
Hence option A is answer.
35) Answer: B
The correct form of sentence is
Milk producers have urged the State government to give a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre of milk to Aavin, which has reduced the sale price by Rs 3 per litre.
Hence option B is answer.
36) Answer: C
The correct form of the sentence is
The Delhi High Court has ordered the ED not to take any coercive action against news portal News click and its editor Prabir Purkayas-tha until July 5 in an alleged money laundering case.
Hence option C is answer.
37) Answer: E
Here the given sentence is correct and no replacement is required
Hence option E is answer.
38) Answer: D
Here, the most appropriate phrase to replace the given highlighted phrase will be “Should be regulated when it” because ‘shall’ is used to express certain rules or laws whereas ‘should’ is used to express personal opinion. Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.
39) Answer: C
In the given sentence, ‘information’ is followed by ‘we had’ which is an adjective clause. This makes ‘information’ a definite noun and must be preceded by ‘the’. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
40) Answer: E
The given highlighted phrase is grammatically correct and does not require any improvements. Hence, option (e) is the most suitable answer choice.
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