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Direction (1-5): 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.
1) The Prime Minister’s casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably put the cat among the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum
A.Put the dog among horses
B.Put the cat among mice
C.Put the cat among pigeons
D.Put the pigeons among cat
E.No Correction Required
2) I decided that there was no why and where for, except my deplorable ignorance of the great facts that underlie our physical existence
A.Why and why fore
B.Why and wherefore
C.Wherefore and why
D.Why fore and why
E.No Correction Required
3) Now and Again, a breeze puffed in but it was more of an annoyance than a help, scattered papers and patience in a hot breath of sweat and exhaust.
A.Now and Once
B.Now and Forever
C.Again and Now
D.Now and then
E.No Correction Required
4) This work is a collection of lives of holy men who founded monasteries in the East and is worth its weight in gold historical sources
A.Worth its gravity gold
B.Worth one’s weight in gold
C.Worth its weight in silver
D.Worth its gravity cold
E.No Correction Required
5) If you are the suger of the earth, law abiding guy, like everyone says, Jeffery Byrne was or is, why don’t you just turn it into the closest police station?
A.The salt of the earth
B.The sugar of the mill
C.The salt of the mill
D.The salt of the water
E.No Correction Required
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, some part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? The first option repeats the part in bold and select the same if the sentence is correct as given.
6) Scientists analysing the brain scans of people who considered ethical dilemmas have found that the foundation for making tough moral judgments is emotion, neither logic nor critical thinking.
A.the brain scans of people who considered ethical dilemmas have found that the foundation for making tough moral judgments is
B.the brain scans of people who considered ethical dilemmas and found the foundation to make tough moral decisions to be
C.the brain scans of people considering ethical dilemmas and found that the foundation for making tough moral decisions is
D.people’s brain scans while considering ethical dilemmas have found the foundation to make tough moral judgments to be
E.volunteers’ brain scans while they considered ethical dilemmas have found that the foundation for making tough moral judgments is
7) Language is thought to represent one of the most complex cognitive function in humans.
A.represent one of the most complex cognitive function in humans
B.represent one of the more complex cognitive functions in humans
C.represent one of the more complex cognitive function in humans
D.represent one of the most complex cognitive functions in humans
E.represent one of the most complex cognitive functions of humans
8) Conspiracy theories are often utterly preposterous and totally lacking in credible evidence, and they are almost impossible to disprove, at least in the minds of believers.
A.and they are almost impossible to disprove
B.but it is almost impossible to disprove
C.and it is almost impossible to disprove
D.but they are almost impossible to disprove
E.but they are almost impossible to disproved
9) From conspiracy theories about 5G phone masts, Chinese bio weapons and Bill Gates and some people’s refusal to wear masks even when required to do that, it is clear that a significant minority of people are worryingly resistant to the facts.
A.and some people’s refusal to wear masks even when required to do that
B.to some people’s refusal to wear masks as when required to do so
C.and some people’s refusal to wear masks as when required to do so
D.to some people’s refusal to wear masks even when required to do it
E.to some people’s refusal to wear masks even when required to do so
10) There can be no clearer indication that something has gone wrong with our intellectual and political culture
from the fact that conspiracy theories have become mainstream.
A.from the fact that conspiracy theories have become mainstream.
B.than the fact that conspiracy theories has become mainstream.
C.from the fact that conspiracy theories has become mainstream.
D.than the fact that conspiracy theory have become mainstream.
E.than the fact that conspiracy theories have become mainstream.
Answers :
1) Answer: C
‘Put the cat among pigeons’ is the right phrase which means ‘to be placed in the wrong situation. This makes all the other options incorrect.
2) Answer: B
‘Why and wherefore’ is the right phrase which means the ‘Main cause or reason’. Other phrasals verbs are not correct and also do not have any meaning.
3) Answer: E
‘Now and Again’ means from time to time; occasionally
Option (D) ‘Now and then’ which have the same meaning and can be used in place of ‘Now and Again’ but ‘Now and again’ is not wrong here. That’s why no correction is needed.
‘Now and once’ has no sense or meaning
‘Now and Forever’ means for now and all the time in the future. It doesn’t match the context of the sentence. So, this option is also wrong.
‘Again and now’ is an incorrect Phrasal verb
4) Answer: B
‘Worth one’s weight in gold is the right phrasal verb which means very useful, valuable or important. And the other phrasal verbs don’t make any sense or meaning
5) Answer: A
The right Phrase is the ‘the salt of the earth’ which means a very good and honest person. The other Phrasal verbs do not have any sense or meaning.
6) Answer: A
The sentence is correct as given. Let us see what errors the other options have.
The sentence says that the scientists who are analysing the brain scans of people
have found that the foundation for making tough judgements is emotion.
B states that the people whose brain scans are being analysed by scientists have found the reason which is wrong in intention.
C states the same thing.
D states that the scientists found the foundation by chance while analyzing people’s brain.
E states the same thing
7) Answer: D
In A or the question, function should be rectified to functions because ‘one of the’ is followed by a plural noun. ‘one of the’ is followed by a superlative degree i.e. ‘most’ and therefore B and C are wrong. In E, Of should be replaced by ‘in’.
8) Answer: D
In A or in the question, the bold part is actually a contrast. The sentence actually says that conspiracy theories totally lack evidence and also says that they are impossible to disprove and it makes the two things contrasting. Therefore, ‘and’ must be replaced with ‘but’. A and C are eliminated. B refers to theories and therefore ‘it’ should be replaced by them. E uses the wrong form of verb ‘disproved’ and therefore ‘disprove’ will be correct as it is an infinitive.
9) Answer: E
In A or in the question, and should be replaced by to because the sentence starts with ‘from’. Therefore the correct coordinating pair is ‘From …… to’ which defines a range. Therefore A and C get eliminated. In B, ‘even’ will replace ‘as’. In D, ‘it’ will be replaced by ‘so’. ‘To do so’ is the correct phrase.
10) Answer: E
In A or in the question, than should replace from because the sentence uses comparative degree by stating ‘there can be no clearer….’ Therefore A and C get eliminated. B uses has for a plural noun. D uses a singular noun for the verb ‘have’ or vice versa. E is correct.
Directions (11-15): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are the given alternatives of the bold part at (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.
11) The Tamil Nadu government have been on the receiving end from bus operators since it introduced curbs that make it mandatory for private and public buses to only take passengers corresponding to its seating capacity.
A.The Tamil Nadu government has been on the receiving and from bus operators
B.The Tamil Nadu government being on the receiving end from bus operators
C.The Tamil Nadu government had been on the receiving and from bus operators
D.The Tamil Nadu government has been on the receiving end from bus operators
E.No improvement required
12) Even as covid cases continue to surge in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR),with the capital also enforced a weekend lockdown from tonight, officials in Gurgaon said there are no plans for any such steps so far.
A.With the capital also enforcing a weekend lockdown from tonight
B.With the capital also enforcing an weekend lockdown from tonight
C.With the capital also has been enforcing a weekend lockdown from tonight
D.With the capital also been enforced a weekend lockdown from tonight
E.No improvement required
13) Sales of everything from diesel to cooking fuels dropped during April 1-15 from a month earlier, according to people familiar with preliminary data from the country’s three biggest retailers.
A.Cells of everything from diesel to cooking fuels dropped during
B.Sales of everything from diesel and cooking fuels dropped during
C.Sales of everything from diesel to cooking fuels has been dropped during
D.Sales of everything from diesel to cooking fuels dropped in
E.No improvement required
14) Since the night curfew has been imposed, shopkeepers wrap up by 7:30-8 pm so that they can reach their homes on time. This impacting business as only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers.
A.This has impacting business as only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers
B.This has been impacting business as only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers
C.These has been impacting business as only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers
D.This has been impacting business as only a few people coming out to shop during the day in summers
E.No improvement required
15) India’s daily COVID-19 vaccinations have slowed from their record high early this month while new infections have set a record in eight of the past nine day, government data show, underscoring a lack of doses in the country.
A.While new infections have setting a record in eight of the past nine days,
B.While new infections have set a record in eighth of the past nine days,
C.While new infections have set a record in eight of the past nine days,
D.While new infections have been set a record in eight of the past nine days,
E.No improvement required
Direction (16-20): In each of the following questions, a word/phrase has been highlighted. Find the exact replacement from the given options.If no improvement is required, Choose E as your answer.
16) The Centre has put a stop from the Delhi government’s plans to roll out the scheme by the end of the month.
A.put a stop to the Delhi government’s
B.put a stop from the Delhi government
C.put a stop by the Delhi government
D.put a stop through the Delhi government
E.No Improvement Required.
17) A fire broke out in a slum cluster in southwest Delhi in the early hours of morning
A.broke out from a slum cluster
B.broken out in a slum cluster
C.broke out on a slum cluster
D.broken out on a slum cluster
E.No Improvement Required.
18) The government banged on our competition and free market
A.banged on from competition
B.banged on about competition
C.bangs on in competition
D.bangs to the competition
E.No Improvement Required
19) Political parties should make themselves more responsible from the welfare of the people.
A.to the welfare of the people
B.about the welfare of the people
C.Towards the welfare of the people.
D.By the welfare of the people.
E.No Improvement Required.
20) Freebie politics in the state are being carried to an extremity by political Parties.
A.are being carried
B.has been carried
C.had been carried
D.is being carried
E.No Improvement Required.
Answers :
11) Answer: D
The Tamil Nadu government has been on the receiving end from bus operators
Correct statement:-
The Tamil Nadu government has been on the receiving end from bus operators since it introduced curbs that make it mandatory for private and public buses to only take passengers corresponding to its seating capacity.
12) Answer: A
with the capital also enforcing a weekend lockdown from tonight
Correct statement:-
Even as Covid cases continue to surge in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR),with the capital also enforcing a weekend lockdown from tonight, officials in Gurgaon said there are no plans for any such steps so far.
13) Answer: E
No improvement required
Correct statement:-
Sales of everything from diesel to cooking fuels dropped during April 1-15 from a month earlier, according to people familiar with preliminary data from the country’s three biggest retailers.
14) Answer: B
this has been impacting business as only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers
Correct statement:-
Since the night curfew has been imposed, shopkeepers wrap up by 7:30-8 pm so that they can reach their homes on time. Thishas been impacting business as
only a few people come out to shop during the day in summers.
15) Answer: C
While new infections have set a record in eight of the past nine days,
Correct statement:-
India’s daily COVID-19 vaccinations have slowed from their record high early this month while new infections have set a record in eight of the past nine days, government data show, underscoring a lack of doses in the country.
16) Answer: A
To is used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of movement toward a place, person, or thing reached.
Before the place Delhi government ‘to’ is used. Hence option A is answer
17) Answer: E
A fire broke out in a slum cluster in southwest Delhi in the early hours of morning.
Here the given sentence is correct and hence option E is answer
18) Answer: B
Banged on means to talk repeatedly or continuously about something
Here it talks about competitions. So about is used.
Hence option B is answer
19) Answer: C
From is wrongly used because responsibility should be shown towards the welfare of the people.
Hence option C is answer
20) Answer: D
Freebie politics in the state is being carried to an extremity by political Parties.
Sentence is given in passive and the subject is singular. Hence option D is answer
Direction (21-24): In the following questions, a part of the sentence has been given in bold which may or may not require improvement. Choose the correct alternative that may help improve the given sentence grammatically and contextually. If no improvement is required, choose ‘no improvement’ as your answer.
21) Nowhere this division is more clearly seen then in the education system, which remains segregated.
A.Nowhere this division is more clearly seen than
B.Nowhere is this division more clearly seen than
C.Nowhere this division is seen more clearly than
D.Nowhere is this division is more clearly seen then
E.No Improvement
22) A combination of welfarism, communalism and smart though daring alliances helped to the BJP won a second consecutive term in Assam.
A.helped the BJP to have win a second consecutive term in Assam.
B.helped the BJP to have won a second consecutive term in Assam.
C.helped the BJP win a second consecutive term in Assam.
D.helped the BJP won the second consecutive term in Assam.
E.No Improvement
23) Despite of a recent trends in declining smoking rates, tobacco smoking remains the most preventable cause of cancer in Europe.
A.Despite of the recent trends in declining
B.Despite of recent trends on declining
C.In spite the recent trends in declining
D.Despite recent trends in declining
E.No Improvement
24) As Chief Minister of Puducherry, Rangasamy will find it difficult to keep ally BJP at bay.
A.they difficult to keep ally BJP from bay.
B.him difficult to keep ally BJP on the bay.
C.it difficult to keep ally BJP from bay.
D.them difficult to keep ally BJP at bay.
E.No Improvement
Direction (25-27): In the following questions, some part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Replacement required’ as the answer.
25) At the COP26 meeting in Glasgow this week, India concealed that it would be able to meet its climate commitments better if it was allowed membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
A.augmented that
B.hinted that
C.intensified that
D.signified that
E.No Replacement Required
26) According to official sources, under the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign, a team of health department officials, vaccinators and Asha workers went doors-to-doors to spread awareness among people regarding the importance of vaccination.
A.door – to -doors
B.doors – to -door
C.door – to -door
D.doors – too -doors
E.No Replacement Required
27) The government on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by a record Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre to help bringing down rates down from their highest-ever levels.
A.to help brought down
B.to help bring down
C.for helping in bring down
D.to help in bring down
E.No Replacement Required
Direction (28-30): In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given in the options which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative in case the given sentence is correct, mark the answer as “No correction required”.
28) 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 most affected industries
D.Exposed to most affect industries
E.No correction required
29) The Indian team had defeat hosts England by 36 runs to lift the T20 Physical Disabled Cricket Series in August last year.
A.Indian team has being defeated hosts
B.Indian team was defeated hosts
C.Indian team had defeated hosts
D.Indian team had have defeated hosts
E.No correction required
30) 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 :
21) Answer: B
When a sentence begins with a negative adverb like ‘nowhere/ hardly/ scarcely/ no sooner than, etc.’, inversion is used i.e. we invert the subject and the auxiliary verb. The structure used is ‘negative adverbial expression + auxiliary verb + subject’. The comparative adjective ‘more’ is followed by ‘than’. Only sentence B follows all the given rules.
Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
22) Answer: C
The verbs like ‘help, make, bid, etc.’ are followed by bare infinitives. (without ‘to’ + V1). Thus, all the options get eliminated.
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
23) Answer: D
The given sentence is wrong as the article ‘a’ should not be followed by the plural noun (trends). All the options except D get eliminated as ‘despite’ is not used with the preposition ‘of’ and ‘in spite’ is always used with ‘of’.
Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
24) Answer: E
The correct phrase to be used in the given sentence is ‘at bay’ which means ‘stop someone from attacking you or harming you’. Thus, option A, B and C get eliminated. Option D gets eliminated as the use of the pronoun ‘them’ is wrong.
Therefore, option E is the correct answer.
25) Answer: B
“Conceal” means “to hide”. It doesn’t make any sense.
“Augment” and “intensify” mean “to increase”. Both are hence eliminated.
“Signify” means “be an indication of”. This seems an impossible option because India cannot “be an indication of anything”. India being a subject can indicate hence b is the correct answer.
26) Answer: C
If a noun is repeated before and after any preposition, the noun used must be singular on both sides.
Example- day to day, ship after ship etc
27) Answer: B
Verbs like help, let , make ,see ,hear and bid are followed by Bare Infinitives (V1).It means option b is correct.
Example-He helped me learn the formulae.
28) Answer: E
The phrase is grammatically and contextually correct. So no correction required.
29) Answer: C
The sentence is in past perfect tense as the Indian team had defeated the England team in the last year. Thus, options A and B are incorrect. In case of option D, ‘India’ must be replaced with ‘Indian’ as it is used as an adjective. The only correct statement is option C. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
30) Answer: A
The emboldened segment is erroneous.
The subject ‘bankers’, in the sentence is plural. Hence the verb must also be plural to maintain the subject verb agreement. Also ‘puppeteer’ is always followed by the preposition ‘to’. Hence, the emboldened segment must be replaced with ‘has played puppeteer to’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.
Direction (31-33): In each of the following questions some words/groups of phrases have been highlighted in bold which may or may not be grammatically correct. You are required to replace the bold phrases with the correct one in order to make the sentences grammatically correct and meaningful.
31) For the 75th Independence Day celebrations, a multi-layered security cover have been arrange to secure the historic Red Fort.
A.has been arranged to secure
B.has arranged to secure
C.have been arranged to secure
D.has been arranging to secure
E.No improvement required
32) The government has banned the manufacture, sale and usage of identifying single-use plastic items like plates, cups, straws, trays, and polystyrene from Jul 1, 2022.
A.usage of identifying single-use plastic items
B.use of identified singled-use plastic item
C.usage of identified single-used plastic items
D.use of identified single-use plastic items
E.No improvement required
33) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the national vehicle scrappage policy, added it will help phase in unfit and polluting vehicles.
A.added it will helped phase out
B.adding it will help phase out
C.adding it would help phase in
D.adding it will helps phased out
E.No improvement 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 option which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct, choose option (e) as your answer.
34) A senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that there has adequate oxygen supply available in the country, despite the recent spike in demand.
A.that there was adequate oxygen supply
B.which there has adequate oxygen supply
C.that there had adequate oxygen supply
D.which there was adequate oxygen supply
E.None of the above
35) The High Court of Manipur allowed seven Myanmar nationals, whom entered India secret following the February military coup, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
A.which entered India secret following
B.who entered India secretly following
C.whom entered India secretly following
D.when entered India secret following
E.None of the above
36) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case to probe the allegedly role of senior Kerala police officials whose names have come up in the Justice D.K.Jain Committee report for allegedly framing space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case of 1994.
A.had registered a case to probe the alleged role
B.have registered a case to probe the allegedly role
C.has registered a case to probe the alleged role
D.was registered a case to probe the allegedly role
E.None of the above
37) Many parties would not even have workers in some villages, but for us, there would be between 150 and 200 party workers for each polling booth.
A.will not even have workers in some
B.would not even had workers in some
C.will not even has worker in some
D.will not be even have worker in some
E.No correction required
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 given four 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 is required” as your answer.
38) The rights and privileges of the press are devised to provide crucial information to citizens as to they can make informed choices in a democracy.
A.As to make informing
B.So that they could made informed
C.As they can made informed
D.So that they can make informed
E.No replacement is required.
39) There is a need to following all of the local regulations and laws regarding burning fires during various times of the year and what materials and substances are permitted to be burned.
A.To followed all of the local regulations
B.To follow all of the locally regulations
C.For following all of the local regulations
D.For following all of the locally regulations
E.No replacement is required.
40) Indian scientists have detected the country’s first case of infection with a rare variant of the virus that causes avian influenza, or bird flu.
A.India’s scientists has detected
B.India scientists have detected
C.Indian scientists has detected
D.India’s scientists have detected
E.No replacement is required.
Answers :
31) Answer: A
The given bold part is grammatically incorrect
Replace “have been” with “has been”
Replace “arrange” with “arranged”
Correct sentence is – For the 75th Independence Day celebrations, a multi-layered security cover has been arranged to secure the historic Red Fort.
Hence the correct option is A
32) Answer: D
The given bold part is grammatically incorrect
Replace “usage” with “use”
Replace “identifying” with “identified”
Correct sentence is – The government has banned the manufacture, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items like plates, cups, straws, trays, and polystyrene from Jul 1, 2022.
Hence the correct option is D
33) Answer: B
The given bold part is grammatically incorrect
Replace “added” with “adding”
Replace “in” with “out”
Correct sentence is – Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the national vehicle scrappage policy, adding it will help phase out unfit and polluting vehicles.
Hence the correct option is B
34) Answer: A
A senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that there was adequate oxygen supply available in the country, despite the recent spike in demand.
35) Answer: B
The High Court of Manipur allowed seven Myanmar nationals, who entered India secretly following the February military coup, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
36) Answer: C
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case to probe the alleged role of senior Kerala police officials whose names have come up in the Justice D.K.Jain Committee report for allegedly framing space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case of 1994.
37) Answer: E
No correction required
Many parties would not even have workers in some villages, but for us, there would be between 150 and 200 party workers for each polling booth.
38) Answer: D
Here, ‘so that’ will be placed in the sentence because ‘so that’ is used to mention ‘reason’. Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.
39) Answer: C
Here, the correct usage will either be ‘to follow’ or ‘for following’ because in most cases ‘to’ is followed by an infinitive. But we will eliminate option (b) because ‘locally regulations’ is incorrect because ‘regulations’ (noun) will be qualified by an adjective (local) instead of an adverb. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
40) Answer: E
The given statement is grammatically correct and does not require any improvements. Hence, option (e) is the most suitable answer choice.
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