English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB / SO Exams 2021

English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB /  SO Exams 2021

Directions (1-10): Which of the following phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.

Q1. The significance of Modi’s visit to Israel, as the first Indian Prime Minister there, can of great historical importance.

(a) is a great historical importance
(b)was of great historical importance
(c)historically had great importance
(d)has a great important historically
(e)No correction required

Q2. Seven decades ago, Nehru first articulated his vision of China and India holding to assure the togetherness of the future of Asia.

(a)holding togetherness and assuring
(b)to hold together assuring
(c)holding together to assure
(d)in order to hold together and assurance
(e)No correction required

Q3. Scientists have developed a hypoallergenic, breathable sensor that can be worn on the skin continuously for a week without discomfort, and may pave the way for wearable devices that can monitor health continuously over a long period.

(a)which could be worn under the skin continuously
(b)that will wear on the skin continuously
(c)which can wear continuous on the skin
(d)that is wear over the skin continuously
(e)No correction required

Q4. Addressing the session, Mr. Puri said China has already lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and India too have done quite well in recent.

(a)has too done well quite recently
(b)too has done quite well recently
(c)had recently done quite well
(d)has been doing quite well recent
(e)No correction required

Q5. Expressing concern at the growing gap over the overarching goals of the bilateral Indo-US defence relationship, a powerful Senate Committee has asked Pentagon to work with New Delhi in cyber and space operating domain.

(a)at the growing gap among
(b)on the gap growing with
(c)over the growing gap between
(d)on the grown up gap between
(e)No correction required

Q6. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has long predicted India’s growing global leadership role in the transformation in low carbon economies.

(a)transforming in a low carbon economy
(b)transforming a low carbon economy
(c)transformation of a low level carbon economy
(d)the transformation to a low carbon economy
(e)No correction required

Q7. The latest National Electricity Plan has made it clear that no new coal-fired generation has been a need beyond what is already planned.

(a)will have needed beyond
(b)would beyond be needed
(c)will be needed beyond
(d)are a need beyond
(e)No correction required

Q8. The steel ministry might have expressed concern that cost of steel manufacturing will increase as electricity, being one of the major inputs, has been kept out of the Goods and Service Tax.

(a)had express concerns
(b)has expressed concerns
(c)will be expressing concerns
(d)may expressed concerns
(e)No correction required

Q9. RBI cancelled two tenders issued earlier for supply of security features and fibre for currency notes in order to incorporate ‘Make in India’ as an essential requirement.

(a)supplying security
(b)for supplying  of security
(c)in a supply to secure
(d)to supply for security
(e)No correction required

Q10. Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have touched a new high of Rs.64,564 crore, in which over Rs.300 crore came in the first seven months of demonetisation, according to government data.

(a)of which over
(b)to around
(c)estimating to
(d)all of which
(e)No correction required

Directions (11-15): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately without altering their meanings.

Q11. (I) Many formations are divided into separate strata, as though the process of ________________ had been periodically interrupted.
(II) A coral reef is built by the ___________________of tiny, identical organisms

(a)accretion
(b)stock
(c)expansd
(d)achievement
(e)profit

Q12. (I) It has too great a tendency to harden the muscles; a swimmer’s should be soft and _______________.
(II) The repetition of these flexions will soon render the legs supple, ________________ and independent of the thighs.

(a)floatable
(b)whimsical
(c)steady
(d)pliable
(e)playful

Q13. (I) The _____________ system lasted for two thousand years in China.
(II) The way some landowners treat their tenants today seems almost ______________.

(a)gross
(b)insensible
(c)oblivious
(d)private
(e)feudal

Q14. (I) They are mostly in the form of ________________ and command, as was only likely, since they were intended for the guidance of conduct.
(II) He was determined that the son should do better than himself, being willing to furnish the ______________, if not the example.

(a)true
(b)precept
(c)moral
(d)request
(e)ideology

Q15. (I) He is simple-minded, learned, tolerant, and the quintessence of __________.
(II) There was a good deal of ___________ and pleasantry in his conversation.

(a)bonhomie
(b)sensitivity
(c)responsibility
(d)smart
(e)technique

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. “was of great historical importance” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. It is to be noted that the sentence is in Past Tense. If we go by options, all phrases except option (b) are not in correct grammar structure. Hence (b) is the correct choice.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. “holding together to assure” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct as the “holding together” is the correct phrasal verb which means remain or cause to remain united. Other options are in accordance to correct grammar structure.

S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct. “that can be worn” is the correct phrase as the sentence is in Present Tense and it is talking about some new invention in the field of science and technology. Hence (e) is the correct choice.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. “too has done quite well recently” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. It is to be noted that both “China” and “India” are used in Singular number; so “has” will be used in place of “have”.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. “over the growing gap between” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct as “expressing concern over something” is the correct phrasal usage. Hence (c) is the correct option.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. “the transformation to a low carbon economy” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. “transformation into/to” is the correct phrase in context of the sentence. Hence (d) is the correct choice.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. “will be needed beyond” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. All other options except (c) are not in accordance with correct grammar structure. Hence (c) is the correct option.

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. “has expressed concerns” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. It is to be noted that the sentence is in Present Tense. Hence (b) is the correct option.

S9. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct. “for supply of something” forms the correct grammar structure. Hence (e) is the correct choice.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. “of which over” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. “Of which” is part of a relative clause. “Which” is the relative pronoun and “of” is a preposition placed at the beginning of the relative clause, instead of at the end. Hence (a) is the correct option.

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. Accretion means growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Pliable means easily bent; flexible.

S13. Ans. (e)
Sol. Feudal means absurdly outdated or old-fashioned.

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. Precept means a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.

S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. Bonhomie means cheerful friendliness; geniality.

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English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB / SO Exams 2021

 English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB /  SO Exams 2021

Directions (1-5): Fill up the blanks with the appropriate word without altering the meaning of the sentence.

Q1.The embarrassed host felt that the uninvited guest’s rude comments and offensive jokes were ____________.
(a) steadfast
(b)reactionary
(c)intolerable
(d)partisan
(e)alarming

Q2.John Linston was impressed by the ______________ of the youthful Railways team.
(a) ardor
(b) corpulence
(c) languor
(d) impertinence
(e)turbulence
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Q3.During childhood and adolescence, individuals acquire habits that are ______________ to good health: which include having a sedentary lifestyle, frequently eating fatty and fast foods, and developing poor sleep patterns.
(a) dangerous
(b) harmful
(c) inimical
(d) unsuitable
(e)despicable

Q4.Shammi’s disciplined and ______________ study habits resulted in his earning numerous honors and awards which also included an academic scholarship.
(a) painstaking
(b) sedulous
(c) unhealthy
(d) taciturn
(e)pecuniary

Q5.To most modern day readers, the language in Shakespeare’s plays seems obscure and inaccessible, lacking the ______________ of modern day authors.
(a) elegance
(b) impertinence
(c) perspicuity
(d) perceptibility
(e)diligence

Directions (6-10): Choose the appropriate word and fill up the blanks with the same to make the sentence meaningful.

Q6. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ………6………, through all the bustle of ………7………, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and ………8………, activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation, for their ………9………,competitors, of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………10………, to distress their administration, thwart their measures, and render them odious to the people.
(a) dominate
(b) subordination
(c) preeminence
(d) feudality
(e) superior

Q7. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ………6………, through all the bustle of ………7………, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and ………8………, activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation, for their ………9………,competitors, of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………10………, to distress their administration, thwart their measures, and render them odious to the people.
(a) zeal
(b) honesty
(c) ignorance
(d) cabal
(e)cable

Q8. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ………6………, through all the bustle of ………7………, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and ………8………, activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation, for their ………9………,competitors, of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………10………, to distress their administration, thwart their measures, and render them odious to the people.
(a) indefatigable
(b) fatigued
(c) tiresome
(d) monotonous
(e)hapless

Q9. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ………6………, through all the bustle of ………7………, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and ………8………, activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation, for their ………9………,competitors, of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………10………, to distress their administration, thwart their measures, and render them odious to the people.
(a) ameliorate
(b) vanished
(c) banished
(d)rampart
(e)vanquished

Q10. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ………6………, through all the bustle of ………7………, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and ………8………, activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation, for their ………9………,competitors, of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………10………, to distress their administration, thwart their measures, and render them odious to the people.
(a) thrived
(b) strived
(c) vigorously
(d) endeavoring
(e)rectifying

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the one or more sentences given below .i.e. one or more sentences can be fit into the given blank . Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.

Q11.That was the difference, but if you’re going to lose, I’m so proud of the players. You have to accept it and congratulate France and _________________
(a) never scold them in this way
(b) let them leave the position
(c) wish them luck in the final
(d) throw them out of the final
(e)welcome them with the garlands

Q12. The Dutch, needing a win to qualify for the final, ________________ three consecutive penalty corners but the Indian defence stood tall to deny them and eke out the draw and qualify for tomorrow’s final.
(a) suppressed badly and won
(b) pressed hard and earned
(c) lost the position and ruined
(d) faced the music and extorted
(e) ran faster and fell

Q13. What _________________ devotional aspect of the first dancer was more than compensated in the second theme on Vittala.
(a) was happening in the
(b) was qualifying in the
(c) was stabilizing to the
(d) was memorable of the
(e) was missing in the

Q14. At the same time, to be a global airline you __________________ to domestic and regional. You look into medium haul and long haul eventually.
(a) just go only with the
(b) just opt
(c) just don’t restrict yourself
(d) just get fit
(e) just suit

Q15.Burberry’s new collection unveiled early this year had plenty of checks in their blazers, shirts, caps and bags. These checks __________________ with the Scottish plaids.
(a) are not to be rejected
(b) are not to be kept
(c) are not to be chosen
(d) are not to be confused
(e)are not to be stated

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Intolerable- Which can’t be tolerated

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ardor- one who is ardent or enthusiastic

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Inimical- harmful in effect

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sedulous- diligent in application or pursuit; carried out with diligence

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Perspicuity- absence of clarity

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Preeminence- superiority

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Cabal- conspiracy

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indefatigable- tireless

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Vanquished- defeated

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Endeavoring- the act by which one endeavors or strives

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘wish them luck in the final’ as the context of the sentence talks about the proud which has been felt on the players. Moreover, the blank precedes with congratulating them.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘pressed hard and earned’ as it was the matter of winning to qualify

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘was missing in the’ as the thing which was missing in the devotional aspect compensated in the Vittala

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘just don’t restrict yourself’ as there is a matter of not restricting to domestic and regional airline

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘are not to be confused’ is the only correct alternative which suits the context

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English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB / SO Exams 2021

 English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB /  SO Exams 2021

Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below, there are five sentences out of which one doesn’t match the context to which the other four are related. Find out that odd one out sentence and mark it as your answer.

Q1. (A) God has managed the amazing feat of being worshipped and invisible at the same time.
(B) Millions of people might describe him as a white bearded father figure sitting on a throne in the sky, but none could claim to be an eyewitness.
(C) Although it doesn’t seem possible to offer a single fact about the Almighty that would hold up in a court of law, somehow the vast majority of people believe in God—as many as 96 percent, according to some polls.
(D) This reveals a huge gap between belief and what we call everyday reality.
(E) We need to reveal the fact that he is not going to be the same.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. (A) This result was all the more astonishing when it was discovered that the person doing the praying didn’t have to know the patient personally, or even know their names.
(B) Seriously ill patients in hospitals were divided into groups, some being prayed for, while others were not.
(C) A striking example that there is a reachable place beyond material reality, and that is love.
(D) In all cases, best medical care was still given, yet it became evident that the prayed-for group seemed to recover better.
(E) Beginning more than twenty years ago, researchers devised experiments to try to verify whether prayer had any efficacy.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. (A) A snail’s neurons pick up signals from the outside worlds so slowly, for example, that events any faster than three seconds would not be perceived.
(B) In other words, if a snail was looking at an apple, and I quickly reached in and snatched it away, the snail would not be able to detect my hand.
(C) It would “see” the apple disappear before its very eyes.
(D) In the world like this some people are much faster than us and others much slower.
(E) In the same way, quantum flashes are millions of time too rapid for us to register, so our brains play a trick on us by “seeing” solid objects that are continuous in time and space, the same way that a movie seems continuous.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. (A) A person is neither the product of just her environment nor just her genetic make up.
(B) I was about to infer the same course of action.
(C) A child is born with a talent for music, which then gets nurtured through continuous training in a conducive atmosphere.
(D) The transactional model of child development helps to resolve the split between nature and nurture.
(E) Rather it is the complex interaction between the two that is key.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. (A) At first, you think of it as just a matter of growing bigger.
(B) There is nothing in the world more fascinating that watching a child grow and develop.
(C) Then, as the infant begins to do things, you may think of it as “learning tricks”.
(D) In some ways, the development of each child retraces the whole history of the human race, physically and spiritually, step by step.
(E) But, it’s really more complicated and full of extortions than that.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q6. (A) On the one hand, we can realize the mistakes by applying it to revision of any human activity.
(B) On the other hand, we can ignore or reject the significance of the original meaning of the term and replace it with a technical definition, such as “conceptual analysis” or “the methodology of science”.
(C) Like all expressions, however it is subject to two kinds of distortion.
(D) The word ‘philosophy’ is of Greek origin and means literally, “love of or friendship for wisdom.”
(E) This simple linguistic fact shows us at once that philosophy is an intrinsic expression of human nature.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. (A) Some books, nevertheless, offer “inside stuff” or “tricks” while they claim, will enable you to beat the test.
(B) This is not to say that the CAT is “beatable”.
(C) Although the CAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test.
(D) You probably have already attacked this.
(E) There is no bag of tricks that will show you how to master it overnight.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. (A) Its aim was to remove from dance, any external associations, so that the dancers could concentrate on pure movement and pure pattern.
(B) Abstract dance was the name of a specific style of ballet, devised in the 1920s and developed at the bahaus.
(C) Ballroom dancing, for example, is concerned with the pleasure the movement and pattern-making give to the dancers, and not with some external ‘programme’.
(D) In the wider sense, a great deal of dance is ‘abstract’.
(E) There wouldn’t be any other type of method that could be applied.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. (A) In those countries where the ideals of liberty and equality have received the greatest devotion, and particularly in America, the political constitution has been framed with the precise object of making impossible too great a concentration of power.
(B) The globalization had so far achieved the motto of changing the world but not up to the extent.
(C) A philosophy that emphasizes the likeness of all men will be averse from recognizing those exceptional qualities in any individual which place him so clearly above his fellows that he may justly claim to lead and influence them.
(D) A different though related strand of thought is equalitarian.
(E) Further, when circumstances make it necessary for a particular individual to display qualities of leadership in a very high degree, his position is under constant and bitter attack on the score of dictatorship, and it is necessary for him to conceal his qualities, consciously, behind a façade or ‘ordinariness’.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. (A) It has removed many of the material obstacles to the pursuit of the good life from the majority of mankind in those countries at a high level of technical development.
(B) But it has exposed us to new dangers, not the obvious dangers of new weapons of destruction, but the much more serious ones of a purely materialist view of life.
(C) The invention of such a thing is a harm to the society that couldn’t be as far as it was thought to be achieved.
(D) The growth of science and technology has conferred obvious and immense benefits upon the community.
(E) It has also, as we too often forget, made possible new and daring adventures of the mind.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q11. (A) There are manifest dangers in the persuasive aspect of leadership.
(B) It is alarming, for example, to reflect how great a part the power to speak well has acquired in an age of broadcasting.
(C) It is quite possible for men to feel that they are freely giving their allegiance to a leader, when actually they are simply slaves of his techniques of propaganda.
(D) At its lowest, the technique of persuasion may involve all those devices of suggestion and propaganda which are so freely available to the unscrupulous in a scientific age.
(E) At the paramount of such a situation is what about to be happened.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. (A) The leader should possess high intelligence.
(B) The uncertainties in her life need to be vanished away.
(C) The reasons for this frequent neglect of intelligence as a prerequisite of leadership are complex.
(D) It is certainly true to say that this is more commonly underrated than any other aspect of leadership.
(E) There is first, a very general misunderstanding of such a phrase as ‘of very high intelligence.’
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. (A) As with everybody else, the guard was ordered to go through the metal detector.
(B) Before doing so, he handed his M-16 rifle to security personnel, along with other items such as handcuffs and a torch.
(C) The guarding angel of the sky is the Indian Air Force.
(D) When returning from a business trip, my father approached a security checkpoint at the airport.
(E) When the guard went through the machine, an alarm went off and he was inspected with a hand-held wand which detected a Swiss army knife inside one of his pockets.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. (A) He required, from instance, that all cars be parked ‘about a meter’ away from the others cars.
(B) I had had a habit of drinking at least four cups of coffee in a day.
(C) Once he called me over and pointed out a car that was parked less than ‘about a meter’ away from the other cars.
(D) I told him that the vehicle in question was owned by Captain Jorge, well known for his ill temper and feared by those above and below him in rank.
(E) The commander thought for a few minutes and ordered: “Tell everyone to align their cars according to Captain Jorge’s”.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. (A) She had never developed a habit of cheating in her whole life.
(B) Five years later, she surprised me when she phoned to say she had booked a flight and was coming to visit.
(C) My mother, who lives in Germany, visited my family in Canada every year.
(D) But at age 80, she informed us that the 16 hours of travelling was too much for her.
(E) I asked her what, at age 85, had made her change her mind.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. E

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. C

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. D

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. B

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. E

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. A

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. D

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. E

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. B

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. C

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. E

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. B

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. C

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. B

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. A

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English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB / SO Exams 2021

 English Practice Set for IBPS- RRB /  SO Exams 2021

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which last part is correct. There are errors in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the parts (other than the bold one) is correct. You must choose the grammatically correct part as your answer. If there is no error in any of the part of the sentence, then marl option (e) .i.e. “None of these” as your answer

Q1. But they could strived harder(A)/ to upheld democratic rights(B)/ and constitutional principles at home(C)/. That is critical in(D)/ promote sustainable development(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q2. The agreement with Mehta was towards(A)/ ‘partial assignment of the rights to made records(B)/ in gramophone and in talkies and no other(C)/ sound produced broadcast device’ for a lump sum(D)/ of Rs. 450 and a royalty of one anna per record sold(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q3. Parliament’s recent approval in the redrawn(A)/ electoral constituencies has reinforce(B)/ allegations of gerrymandering(C)/ and unequal sizing to electoral districts(D)/ to benefit the National Front(E).
(a) B
(b) D
(c) A
(d) C
(e) None of these

Q4.  However, the journalistic community which questions(A)/ the wisdom of people who indulged(B)/ in whataboutery cannot taken comfort in(C)/ citing the instances to getting(D)/ it right when someone points out a shortcoming(E).
(a) B
(b) A
(c) D
(d) C
(e) None of these

Q5. The past shaped the way we are(A)/ today — not only the world we grow out(B)/ in, where we struggled with(C)/ conflicts the seeds of whom(D)/ were sown long ago(E).
(a) B
(b) A
(c) D
(d) C
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one part is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer.

Q6. Meanwhile, in an effort to keep(A)/ its flock together, the party herd(B)/ its elected partymen and two(C)/ Independent legislators to a resort(D)/ on the outskirts of the city(E).
(a) A
(b) D
(c) B
(d) C
(e) E

Q7. It was a long wait for the tribals(A)/ from the morning for their near and dear(B)/. They even refused to take(C)/ breakfast and water as all(B)/ of them were stricken of grief(E).
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A

Q8. Pulling away the boat(A)/ is not difficult if the latest(B)/ equipment is with(C)/ us and if the boat(D)/ has not overturned.(E)
(a) D
(b) A
(c) C
(d) E
(e) B

Q9. You deferred the case many a(A)/ time for the Centre. If that(B)/ had not happened, we(C)/ would not had(D)/ been in this situation(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. A token amount will be fixed and the(A)/ employees can even go abroad by(B)/ not availing the facility in a(C)/ couples of years and using a lumpsum(D)/ amount in the third or fourth year(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) C
(e) E

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following statements (A), (B), (C), (D) & (E) in the correct sequence and answer the following questions given below.

(A) Strategy proposed by the Chinese government that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries
(B) The initiative was known in English as the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR) until 2016
(C) And the ocean-going Maritime Silk Road (MSR)
(D) Primarily the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB)
(E) The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road or The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development

Q11. Which is the FIRST sentence of the sequence after the rearrangement of the above sentences?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. Which is the SECOND sentence of the sequence after the rearrangement of the above sentences?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) E

Q13. Which is the THIRD sentence of the sequence after the rearrangement of the above sentences?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) E
(d) A
(e) B

Q14. Which is the FOURTH sentence of the sequence after the rearrangement of the above sentences?
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A

Q15. Which is the LAST (FIFTH) sentence of the sequence after the rearrangement of the above sentences?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. But they could strive harder to uphold democratic rights and constitutional principles at home. That is critical to promote sustainable development.
Part(A): ‘strive’ will replace ‘strived’
Part(B): ‘uphold’ will replace ‘upheld’
Part(D): ‘to’ will replace ‘in’
Thus, option (C) is the correct alternative.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The agreement with Mehta was towards ‘partial assignment of the rights to make records in gramophone and in talkies and any other sound producing broadcast device’ for a lump sum of Rs. 450 and a royalty of one anna per record sold.
Part(B): ‘made’ will replace ‘make’
Part(C): ‘any’ will replace ‘no’
Part(D): ‘producing’ will replace ‘produced’
Thus, option (A) is the correct alternative.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Parliament’s recent approval of the redrawn electoral constituencies has reinforced allegations of gerrymandering and unequal sizing of electoral districts to benefit the National Front.
Part(A): ‘of’ will replace ‘in’
Part(B): ‘reinforced’ will replace ‘reinforce’
Part(D): ‘of’ will replace ‘to’
Thus, option (C) is the correct alternative.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. However, the journalistic community which questions the wisdom of people who indulge in whataboutery cannot take comfort in citing the instances of getting it right when someone points out a shortcoming.
Part(B): ‘indulge’ will replace ‘indulge’
Part(C): ‘take’ will replace ‘taken’
Part(D): ‘of’ will replace ‘to’
Thus, option (A) is the correct alternative.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The past shaped the way we are today — not only the world we grow up in, where we struggle with conflicts the seeds of which were sown long ago.
Part(B): ‘up’ will replace ‘out’
Part(C): ‘struggle’ will replace ‘struggled’
Part(D): ‘which’ will replace ‘whom’
Thus, option (A) is the correct alternative.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Part B has error as ‘herd’ will get replaced by ‘herded’

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Part E has error as ‘stricken of’ will get replaced by ‘stricken with’

 S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Part A has error as ‘Pulling away’ will get replaced by ‘Pulling out’

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Part D has error as ‘have’ will replace ‘had’

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Part D has error as ‘couple of years’ will replace ‘couples of years’

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. (The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road or The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy proposed by the Chinese government that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries, primarily the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the ocean-going Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The initiative was known in English as the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR) until 2016)

The correct sequence is EADCB; E

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. A

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. D

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. C

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. B

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