TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Directions (1-5): Read
each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is
the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e. No Error’. (Ignore the
errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1.During the flood (a)/ Shilpa’s colleagues
(b)/ prayed for (c)/ her safety. (d)/ No error (e).
Q2.Everyone admires Deepa (a)/ because of her
ability (b)/ to generate (c)/ so good ideas. (d)/ No error (e).
Q3.The company has announced (a)/ a bonus for
all (b)/ employee who (c)/ achieve their sales targets. (d)/ No error (e).
Q4.The Cashier cannot (a)/ give no explanation
(b)/ for the money (c)/ that is missing. (d)/ No error (e).
Q5.The manager has (a)/ confidence in the
engineer (b)/ ability to (c)/ design the new software. (d)/ No error (e).
Directions
(6-15); In the following passage
there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed
below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Some cause of delay in coming economic decisions in our
country seem to lie in the ..(6).. realm. There is such a thing as the
psychology of power which motivates people: power of control and patronage,
power to delay an application, power to keep to hold up a file, power to keep people..(7)..
in an ante room, all of which are consciously or subconsciously treated
as symbols of ..(8).. and hallmarks of importance.
A further psychological cause
of ..(9).. is a combination of mistrust, of unwillingness to take
responsibility, of a fear of being criticised and of possibly being
subjected to enforcement investigation. A large number of ..(10)..which
ought to be taken by civil servants, and were so taken in the old days, now go
up to the top to await the ..(11).. of the Minister. The Minister, in
turn, is ..(12).. to take the responsibility for fear of criticism
from parliament or from within his own party and seeks ..(13)..in a
Cabinet decision. The Cabinet, split on ideological grounds and under political
and other pressures, is reluctant to reach a decision which is not ..(14)..Thus,
the various layers of economic decision-making in government-civil servants,
Ministers and Cabinet as a whole-all exercise the happy..(15).. of postponing a
decision.
Q6.
(a) scientific
(b) financial
(c) medical
(d) political
(e) psychological
Q7.
(a) wandering
(b) resisting
(c) gossiping
(d) waiting
(e) lingering
Q8.
(a) prestige
(b) control
(c) aggression
(d) affection
(e) proud
Q9.
(a) power
(b) control
(c) insecurity
(d) politicians
(e) delay
Q10.
(a) decisions
(b) assignments
(c) undertakings
(d) projects
(e) justifications
Q11.
(a) meeting
(b) opinion
(c) stamp
(d) appreciation
(e) approval
Q12.
(a) unfortunate
(b) uneasy
(c) proposed
(d) reluctant
(e) pushed
Q13.
(a) assistance
(b) safety
(c) monopoly
(d) autonomy
(e) place
Q14.
(a) comprehensive
(b) beneficial
(c) unanimous
(d) profitable
(e) successful
Q15.
(a) facility
(b) situation
(c) trick
(d) sanction
(e) prerogative
ALSO CHECK:
S1.Ans.(e)
Sol.
No error.
S2.Ans.(d)
Sol.
Replace ‘so’ with ‘very’ since ‘so’ is
followed by ‘that’ when used as an adverb.
S3.Ans.(c)
Sol.
Replace ‘employee’ with ‘employees’ since
employee should be plural as it is preceded by all.
S4.Ans.(b)
Replace ‘no’ with ‘any’ since a sentence
cannot take two negatives.
S5.Ans.(b)
Sol.
Replace engineer with engineer’s.
S6.Ans.(e)
S7.Ans.(d)
S8.Ans.(a)
S9.Ans.(e)
S10.Ans.(c)
S11.Ans.(e)
S12.Ans.(d)
S13.Ans.(b)
S14.Ans.(c)
S15.Ans.(e)
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