TOPIC: Miscellaneous
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 given bold and correct. There
is no error in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the
parts is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your
answer. If no part is incorrect, choose option (e) as your answer .i.e. “No
error”.
Q1.
Thirteen persons were(A)/ killed of police(B)/ firing during(C)/ the
protests(D)/ against the plant(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q2.
At present, the company is waiting(A)/ for clearance from the(B)/ court and the
government for restart(C)/ the plant, which(D)/ was closed for annual
maintenance(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q3.
An employee of the Calicut Medical College admitted(A)/ in a private hospital
here, was most(B)/ prone to virus infection as she had(C)/ been exposed to
treatment of those(D)/ infected by Nipah virus(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q4.
The State government on Thursday formed(A)/ the new zonal system which would
have(B)/ seven zones and two multi-zones(C)/ to facilitated recruitment(D)/ and
transfer of employees(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q5.
All the attacks were fuelled(A)/ of messages on social media claiming(B)/ that
gangs of child snatchers(C)/ were roaming(D)/ the streets of Bengaluru(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Directions
(6-10): 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
Q6.
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
Q7.
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
Q8.
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
Q9.
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
Q10.
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
Directions (11-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which
are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the most appropriate
word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without
altering the meaning of the statement.
Q11. The biggest challenge faced by the
fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(11)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita
availability of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets,
and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(12)…… of
consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(13)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(14)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(15)…. with low farm productivity,
makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at best.
(a) definite
(b) reluctant
(c) inconsistent
(d) adequate
(e) None of the Above
Q12. The
biggest challenge faced by the fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited
and ………(11)………. availability of
fruits. Due to low per capita availability of fruits in India, most fruits find
their way to retail markets, and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(12)……
of consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(13)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(14)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(15)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best.
(a) presence
(b) absence
(c) excess
(d) surplus
(e) None of the Above
Q13. The biggest challenge faced by the
fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(11)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita
availability of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets,
and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(12)…… of
consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(13)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(14)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(15)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best.
(a) abundant
(b) significant
(c) marginal
(d) major
(e) None of the Above
Q14. The
biggest challenge faced by the fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited
and ………(11)………. availability of
fruits. Due to low per capita availability of fruits in India, most fruits find
their way to retail markets, and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(12)……
of consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(13)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(14)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(15)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best.
(a) perseverance
(b) anxiety
(c) negligibility
(d) uncertainty
(e) None of the Above
Q15. The biggest challenge faced by the
fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(11)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita
availability of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets,
and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(12)…… of
consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(13)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(14)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(15)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best.
(a) disjoined
(b) coupled
(c) unfastened
(d) ambiguous
(e) None of the Above
ALSO CHECK:
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘killed in’ will replace ‘killed of’
S2.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
‘for restart’ is incorrect. It will either replace with ‘to restart’ or
‘for restarting’
S3.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘most’ will get replaced by ‘more’
S4.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
As ‘to’ will be followed by the first form of verb, ‘facilitated’ will
change into ‘facilitate’
S5.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘by messages’ will replace ‘of messages’
S6.
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
S7.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
A
S8.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
D
S9.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
C
S10.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
B
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Inconsistent: not staying the same throughout.
As the sentence talks about challenges,
therefore inconsistent goes correctly with the sentence.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘absence’ goes correctly in the
sentence as the sentence has a negative tone.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Marginal: minor and
not important; not central.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Uncertainty: the state of being uncertain. ‘uncertainty’ fits correctly into the statement.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Coupled fits correctly
in the sentence as sentence talks about connecting two things together and
their result.
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