TOPIC: Word Swap
Directions (1-20): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option ‘No correction required’ as your choice.
Q1. Google Doodle celebrated (1) Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi’s 94th birth developed (2) with a special graphic (3) on February 17 as he anniversary (4) the first vaccine against chickenpox.
(a) 2-4 and 1-3
(b) Only 2 and 4
(c) No correction required
(d) 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 1 and 3
Q2. Uber received (1) on Wednesday that the riders (2) will now be able to see how many five-star ratings (3) or one-star ratings they have announced (4) from their drivers.
(a) No correction required
(b) 2-4 and 1-3
(c) Only 1-4
(d) Only 2-3
(e) 1-2 and 3-4
Q3. British authorities (1) will offer a coronavirus vaccine (2) to almost six million children (3) from age 5 to 11, officials (4) said Wednesday.
(a) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 2-4
(d) Both 1-2 and 3-4
(e) Only 1-4
Q4. Cybersecurity researchers (1) have time and again raised practices (2) flags on the data collection red (3) followed by TikTok (4).
(a) No correction required
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(d) Only 1-2
(e) Only 2-3
Q5. The forest department (1) at Bramhapuri in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district has poaching (2) five persons in connection (3) with the of a/an arrested (4) leopard, a senior official said.
(a) Only 2-4
(b) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 1-3
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q6. Eminent civilian (1) and Tata Trust Chairman Ratan Naval Tata was Minister (2) the ‘Assam Baibhav’, the state’s highest industrialist (3) award, by Chief conferred (4) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma in Mumbai on Wednesday.
(a) Only 2-3
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 2-4
(d) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q7. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has removed (1) restrictions on the number of flights and seats between (2) India and Ukraine under the Air Bubble arrangement (3) amid Ukraine’s crisis (4) with Russia.
(a) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(b) Only 2-3
(c) No correction required
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 1-4
Q8. In a blog post, Google has track (1) a multi-year project (2) called “Privacy Sandbox” that will make it more difficult (3) for advertisers to announced (4) Android users across mobile apps.
(a) Only 1-4
(b) Only 2-3
(c) Only 2- 4
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) No correction required
Q9. Political strategist (1) Prashant Kishor has been under pressure (2) from his supporters and well-wishers to don public (3) colours fully in political (4) life after March 10.
(a) No correction required
(b) Only 2-4
(c) Both 1-2 and 3-4
(d) Only 3-4
(e) Both 1-4 and 2-3
Q10. Canadian (1) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has enforced Emergency (2) measures to deal with the protests (3) against the Covid restrictions (4) in the country.
(a) Only 2-4
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 1-3
(d) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q11. An Amritsar-bound Vistara emergency (1) made a/an flight (2) landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (3) Airport on Thursday due to a technical snag (4) in the aircraft.
(a) Only 1-2
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 2-4
(e) Both 1-3 and 2-4
Q12. Several fatal (1) in Australia’s swimmer (2) city, Sydney, were shut on Thursday after a largest (3) was killed by a shark, the city’s first beaches (4) shark attack in almost 60 years.
(a) No correction required
(b) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(c) Only 1-4
(d) Only 2-3
(e) Both 1-4 and 2-3
Q13. The source (1) reportedly wants Elon Musk-led Tesla to government (2) at least $500 million worth of auto parts from India for it to be eligible (3) for import (4) tax cuts on electric vehicles.
(a) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(b) Only 1-2
(c) Only 2-3
(d) No correction required
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q14. Children between the ages of nine months and four years, riding (1) pillion on two-wheelers will have to safety (2) a helmet and a wear (3) harness attached (4) to the rider, from February next year, Union Transport Ministry said.
(a) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(b) Only 2-3
(c) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(d) Only 2-4
(e) No correction required
Q15. The total foodgrains’ agricultural (1) in India is expected to reach an all-time major (2) high of 316.06 million tonnes as per the Second Advance Estimates of production of record (3) crops for the production (4) year 2021-22.
(a) Only 2-4
(b) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(c) No correction required
(d) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(e) Only 2-3
Q16. Studies say that consuming (1) spicy foods in limited (2) amounts may help increase longevity (3), boost metabolism, fight cancerous (4) cells and reduce inflammation.
(a) Only 1-4
(b) Only 2-3
(c) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(d) No correction required
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q17. The Supreme Court has set aside (1) a Punjab and Haryana High Court order private (2) the Haryana government’s law on providing (3) 75 per cent reservation in staying (4) sector jobs for local candidates.
(a) Only 2-4
(b) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 2-3
(e) Only 1-2
Q18. India on Tuesday military (1) its citizens in Ukraine to escalating (2) leave that country amid temporarily (3) tension between Moscow and the NATO countries over Russia’s increasing advised (4) build-up close to the Ukrainian border.
(a) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 2-4
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 1-3
Q19. Antibodies steadily (1) by immune cells become produced (2) more formidable and precisely (3) targeted against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for at least six months after COVID-19 vaccination, according (4) to a study.
(a) Only 3-4
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) Only 1-2
(d) No correction required
(e) Both 1-2 and 2-3
Q20. As the Ukraine-Russia crisis depend (1) and threatens to spark conflict (2) in Europe, analysts warn there may be implications (3) for Asia, where several countries intensifies (4) on Russia for oil, gas and coal.
(a) No correction required
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) Only 2-3
(d) Only 3-4
(e) Only 1-4
Solutions:
S1. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 2-4 i.e. ‘developed – anniversary’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Google Doodle celebrated (1) Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi’s 94th birth anniversary (4) with a special graphic (3) on February 17 as he developed (2) the first vaccine against chickenpox.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e. ‘received – announced’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Uber announced (4) on Wednesday that the riders (2) will now be able to see how many five-star ratings (3) or one-star ratings they have received (1) from their drivers.
S3. Ans (b)
Sol. The sentence requires no correction as all the words are in their right place.
S4. Ans (e)
Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e. ‘practices – red’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Cybersecurity researchers (1) have time and again raised red (3) flags on the data collection practices (2) followed by TikTok (4).
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 2-4 i.e. ‘arrested – poaching’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: The forest department (1) at Bramhapuri in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district has arrested (4) five persons in connection (3) with the poaching (2) of a leopard, a senior official said.
S6. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, both 1-3 and 2-4 i.e. ‘civilian – industrialist’ and ‘conferred – Minister’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Eminent industrialist (3) and Tata Trust Chairman Ratan Naval Tata was conferred (4) the ‘Assam Baibhav’, the state’s highest civilian (1) award, by Chief Minister (2) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma in Mumbai on Wednesday.
S7. Ans (c)
Sol. There are no corrections required in the given sentence. It is correct as it is.
S8. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e. ‘announced – track’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: In a blog post, Google has announced (4) a multi-year project (2) called “Privacy Sandbox” that will make it more difficult (3) for advertisers to track (1) Android users across mobile apps.
S9. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, 3-4 i.e. ‘public – political’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Political strategist (1) Prashant Kishor has been under pressure (2) from his supporters and well-wishers to don political (4) colours fully in public (3) life after March 10.
S10. Ans (b)
Sol. There are no corrections required in the given sentence. It is correct as it is.
S11. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e. ‘flight – emergency’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: An Amritsar-bound Vistara flight (2) made an emergency (1) landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (3) Airport on Thursday due to a technical snag (4) in the aircraft.
S12. Ans (e)
Sol. Here, both 1-4 and 2-3 i.e. ‘fatal – beaches’ and ‘swimmer – largest’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Several beaches (4) in Australia’s largest (3) city, Sydney, were shut on Thursday after a swimmer (2) was killed by a shark, the city’s first fatal (1) shark attack in almost 60 years.
S13. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e. ‘source – government will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: The government (2) reportedly wants Elon Musk-led Tesla to source (1) at least $500 million worth of auto parts from India for it to be eligible (3) for import (4) tax cuts on electric vehicles.
S14. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e. ‘safety – wear’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Children between the ages of nine months and four years, riding (1) pillion on two-wheelers will have to wear (3) a helmet and a safety (2) harness attached (4) to the rider, from February next year, Union Transport Ministry said.
S15. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 1-4 and 2-3 i.e. ‘production – agricultural’ and ‘record – major’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: The total foodgrains’ production (4) in India is expected to reach an all-time record (3) high of 316.06 million tonnes as per the Second Advance Estimates of production of major (2) crops for the agricultural (1) year 2021-22.
S16. Ans (d)
Sol. There are no corrections required in the given sentence. It is correct as it is.
S17. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 2-4 i.e. ‘staying – private’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: The Supreme Court has set aside (1) a Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying (4) the Haryana government’s law on providing (3) 75 per cent reservation in private (2) sector jobs for local candidates.
S18. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, 1-4 and 2-3 i.e. ‘military – advised’ and ‘escalating – temporarily’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: India on Tuesday advised (4) its citizens in Ukraine to temporarily (3) leave that country amid escalating (2) tension between Moscow and the NATO countries over Russia’s increasing military (1) build-up close to the Ukrainian border.
S19. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e. ‘steadily – produced’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Antibodies produced (2) by immune cells become steadily (1) more formidable and precisely (3) targeted against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for at least six months after COVID-19 vaccination, according (4) to a study.
S20. Ans (e)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e. ‘depend – intensifies’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: As the Ukraine-Russia crisis intensifies (4) and threatens to spark conflict (2) in Europe, analysts warn there may be implications (3) for Asia, where several countries on depend (1) Russia for oil, gas and coal.
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