TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Directions (1 –
5): Which of the phrases (a), (b),
(c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the
following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence
is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (e) i.e. ‘No
correction required’ as the answer.
Q1. Armed with the government’s approval
to retail food products in India, e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. could be now potentially invest to building
out a full-fledged food retailing business and sell food products through
its wholly owned subsidiary in India.
(a)can have potential investment in
building a full-fledged food retail business
(b)could be potential investment to
carry out a full-fledged food retailing business
(c)can now potentially invest in
building out a full-fledged food retail business
(d)can now be potential in investing in
building out a fully-fledged food retail business
(e)No correction required
Q2. The cries of invitation reverberate
in the air, as an army clad in Kurtas- green, black, red, blue, with
tambourines in hand and fire in their
eyes sing and unabashedly dance about in the streets.
(a)and firing through their eyes sings
and dance unabashedly in the streets
(b)and with fire in their eyes singing
and unabashedly dancing about in those streets
(c)firing their eyes to sing and
unabashedly dance in the streets
(d)and with fire in those eyes sing and
dance unabashedly in their streets
(e)No correction required
Q3. RBI’s worry of capital is more justified
than what one looks at the quantum of net NPAs as a percentage of the
banks’ net worth or capital and reserves.
(a)for capital is more than justified if
one looks at the quantum
(b)about capital is mostly justified if
it looks at the quantum
(c)regarding capital is more justified
if one can look at the quantum
(d)of capital has been more justified
than one looks at the quantum
(e)No correction required
Q4. In 1950, 20 years after penicillin
was discovered, scientists had largely
the opinion that antibiotic resistance is a rare phenomenon.
(a)are largely of the opinion that
antibiotic resistance will be the rarest
(b)were largely of the opinion that antibiotic
resistance would be a rare
(c)had the large opinion about
antibiotic resistance which could be a rare
(d)were of the large opinion regarding
antibiotic resistance which was a rare
(e)No correction required
Q5. Indians have started paying more for
items ranging from movie tickets to cholesterol tests, thanks to the new goods
and services tax (GST), and raising the
prospect the central bank will be growing more cautious in cutting interest
rates in deep.
(a)that raised the prospect of the
growth of the central bank and it would be more cautious in cutting interest
rates deeply.
(b)raising the prospects that the
central bank would grow more cautious at cutting interest rates deeply.
(c)which raised the prospects of the
central bank growing more cautious of cutting deep interest rates.
(d) that raises the prospect the central
bank will grow more cautious about cutting interest rates deeply.
(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 into 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)is 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 expressed concerns
(b)has expressed concerns
(c)will be expressing concerns
(d)may express 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)and around
(c)estimating over
(d)out of which
(e)No correction required
Direction (11-15): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been
numbered and one word has been suggested alongside the blank. These numbers are
printed below the passage and against each four options are given. Find out the
appropriate word which fits the blank meaningfully. If the word written
alongside the blank fits the passage, choose option ‘e’ (No correction
required) as the correct choice.
Socio-economically and politically,
India is a very different country from the one Myrdal supported (11) during the decade he researched and wrote Asian
Drama (1968). But his observation that many of the dynamic changes in the
social system had enabled corruption on a bigger scale proved ominous (12) for the post-1991 era of
economic liberalization and accelerated redemption
(13) of neo-liberal policies. It is now well established that the facts of
corruption, that is, its magnitude, spread, and effects in the polity and
society, have increased suddenly (14)
over the past quarter century. While the folklore has kept in step, the
anti-corruption arrangements and actions have been limping (15) a long way behind.
Q11. (a)endured
(b)encountered
(c)invaded
(d)exposed
(e)No correction required
Q12. (a)prophetic
(b)orthodox
(c)theoretical
(d)threatening
(e)No correction required
Q13. (a)recovery
(b)mission
(c)obligation
(d)pursuit
(e)No correction required
Q14. (a)briskly
(b)promptly
(c)exponentially
(d)hurriedly
(e)No correction required
Q15. (a)waning
(b)scuffed
(c)faltering
(d)dragging
(e)No correction required
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S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. “can now potentially invest in
building out a full-fledged food retail business” is the correct phrase to make
the sentence grammatically correct. Build
out means the development and expansion of something, esp. of land.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. “and fire in their eyes sing and
unabashedly dance about in the streets” is the correct phrase to make the
sentence grammatically correct. “sing
and unabashedly dance about” means to make something seem more important
than it really is so that everyone notices it.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. “for capital is more than justified
if one looks at the quantum” is the correct phrase to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. “were largely of the opinion that
antibiotic resistance would be a rare” is the correct phrase to make the
sentence grammatically correct. It is to be noted that the sentence is in Past
Tense.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. “that raises the prospect the
central bank will grow more cautious about cutting interest rates deeply” is
the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. Also, the
sentence is in Present Tense.
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. (b)
Sol. “encountered” is the correct word
replacement as it means unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something
hostile or difficult).
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. “prophetic” is the correct word
replacement as it means accurately predicting what will happen in the future.
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. “pursuit” is the correct replacement
as it means the action of pursuing someone or something.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. “exponentially” is the correct word
replacement as it means (with reference to an increase) more and more rapidly.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. “limping” is the correct word in context
of meaning of the passage as it means proceeding with difficulty.
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