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Direction (1-3): In the below question a sentence is given with the bold phrase. The bold phrase is correct and find which of the following cannot replace the highlighted phrase in the given sentence grammatically/contextually?
1) A hundred Years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country.
A.the equal rights to vote have been the important
B.the right to vote has been the important
C.the right to vote had been the most important
D.the voting rights have been the very important
E.Both B and C
2) The vast majority of Americans across demographic and partisan groups agree that women should have equal rights with men.
A.Women ought to have equal rights with men.
B.Women could have equal rights with men.
C.Women must have equal rights with men.
D.Women need to have equal rights with men.
E.None of the above
3) Across parties, women are more likely than men to say the U.S. has not gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men.
A.women are more unquestionably than men
B.men are less likely than women
C.women are most likely than men
D.women are most likely
E.Both A and C
Direction (4-6): In each of the questions given below a part of the sentence is given in bold. It is then followed by three options. Find the alternative that can replace the given bold part to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the alternatives is correct and the sentence is correct as it is then select option (E) as your choice.
4) Most often, reports prepared for the RBI’s internal working groups barely draw much attention beyond the relevant circles in the banking and financial services industries and rarely ever evoke protest.
I)reports prepared by the
II)reports prepared in the
III) reports prepared of the
A.Both I and II
B.Both II and III
C.Only I
D.Only III
E.No correction required
5) The panel, which was tasked within reviews ownership norms and corporate structure for private sector banks, has made worthwhile suggestions including ways to harmonise licensing norms for all banks including older legacy lenders and newer entrants.
I)with reviewing ownership norms
II)with reviews ownership norms
III) at reviewing ownership norms
A.Both I and II
B.Both II and III
C.Both I and III
D.Only I
E.No correction required
6) Most arguing is that the panel, which consulted with experts ranging from former RBI officials to legal and finance professionals, clearly acknowledges that all but one of these outside experts were unequivocal in their opinion that given the prevailing far-from-ideal corporate governance culture, corporates ought to be barred from promoting banks.
I)Most intriguing is that
II)Most intriguing for that
III) Most arguing at that
A.Both I and II
B.Both II and III
C.Only I
D.Only II
E.No correction required
Direction (7-10): 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
7) It is easy to see why this mean when we note that in any homogeneous population, the right to treatment as an equal would entail also the right to equal treatment.
A.how this means
B.why this means
C.what this mean
D.what this means
E.No Improvement
8) One of the most contentious issues in India’s constitutional law and government policy have been the one related to caste-based reservations in education and employment.
A.have the one related
B.has been the one relating
C.have been the one relating
D.has been the one related
E.No Improvement
9) Continuing high government borrowing will put pressure on the cost of money and crowd out private investment.
A.Continue high
B.Continued high
C.Continued higher
D.Continuing higher
E.No Improvement
10) The Supreme Court of India has ruled that every person had the right to enjoying pollution-free water and air.
A.has the right to enjoying
B.has the right of enjoying
C.has the right to enjoy
D.has the right for enjoying
E.No Improvement
Answers :
1) Answer: E
The voting right is still being in practice. So has been is the correct form. In option A and D have been is correctly used as the subject isthe equal rights andthe voting rightswhich are plural subjects take have verb.But in B we have only “the important” which can’t convey the meaning “the most important”. So, option A and D can replace the bold phrase.
B can’t replace the phrase.
“Had been” means something began in the past, lasted for some time, then ended.So, C can’t replace the phrase.
2) Answer: B
Could have is wrong usage. Could have means that something was possible. But here should have used in the sentence is used to indicate obligation. So B cannot replace the bold phrase.
Other options can replace the bold sentence.
3) Answer: E
Option C cannot replace the bold phrase.
More likely’ means the chances of a particular event happening is very high.
Usage of most … than in option C is incorrect.
In A the usage of “unquestionably” is contextually incorrect.
Option D is correct as it doesn’t have any comparison, but simply conveying the exact meaning of the bold phrase.
Option is also correct.
4) Answer: C
‘By’ is the correct preposition to use before the noun in identifying the agent performing an action. All other prepositions are incorrect to the context.
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
5) Answer: D
‘within reviews’ change the meaning of the sentence, as the panel was formed to review the norms. The sentence is in past perfect continuous and thus ‘with reviewing’ is the best option to use.
Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
6) Answer: C
‘Arguing’ infers no meaning to the context of this sentence, thus out of context. The word ‘intriguing’ should followed by an article to make it grammatically correct in this context, thus ‘is’ is the only choice
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
7) Answer: D
“What this means” is the exact replacement grammatically and contextually.
8) Answer: B
“Has been the one relating”is the exact replacement grammatically and contextually.
9) Answer: C
“Continued higher”, is the exact replacement grammatically and contextually.
10) Answer: C
“Has the right to enjoy”, is the exact replacement grammatically and contextually.
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