TOPIC: Word Swap
Directions
(1-15): 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. The manufacturing (1), importing,
stocking, distribution and sale of single-use effect (2) will be banned
(3) across Gurugram with plastic (4) from July 1.
(a) Only 2 -4
(b) 2-4 and 1-3
(c) No correction required
(d) 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 1 and 3
(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
Q3. United States President (1) Joe
Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a virtual (2) meeting
on Monday ahead of the 2+2 bilateral (3) engagement between top foreign
policy and defence (4) officials of the two countries.
(a) Only 1-4
(b) Only 2-3
(c) Only 2- 4
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) No correction required
Q4. Weekly Covid-19 cases continued to decline
(1) in the country but the fall was slowing (2) down as the number
of flattening (3) cases inched up in Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat while a
few other states showed signs of the Covid curve fresh (4).
(a) No correction required
(b) Only 2-4
(c) Only 3-4
(d) Both 1-2 and 3-4
(e) Both 1-4 and 2-3
Q5. Google’s former (1) CEO Eric Schmidt
said the most successful (2) people have a lot (3) of skill and grit
(4).
(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
Q6. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has
said that it will manner (1) “highly advanced (2) and
state-of-the-art baggage scanners (3) at stations in a phased install
(4) “.
(a) Only 1-4
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 2-4
(e) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(a) No correction required
(b) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(c) Only 2-3
(d) Only 1-2
(e) Both 1-4 and 2-3
Q8. The Ukrainian government has accused (1)
the Russian forces of committing civilians (2) against the atrocities (3)
during their occupation (4).
(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
Q9. In his oceans (1) speech, Vice
Admiral Tripathi said valedictory (2)
which are almost 70% of total source (3) can be the landmass (4) of
huge business.
(a) Only 2-3
(b) Both 1-2 and 4-3
(c) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(d) Only 2-4
(e) No correction required
Q10. There has been a continuous (1)
heatwave for about a fortnight (2) in parts of northwest India and it
will persist (3) with a marginal (4) and temporary fall around
Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
(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
Q11. A British dry (1) bridge in Madhya
Pradesh’s Narmadapuram crossing (2) when a 138-wheel lorry was collapsed
(3) it on the era (4) Sukthwa river.
(a) Only 1-4
(b) Only 2-3
(c) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(d) No correction required
(e) Both 1-4 and 2-3
Q12. The caused (1) crisis in Sri Lanka
may lead to more deaths (2) than those economic (3) by COVID-19, according
(4) to Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA).
(a) Only 1-3
(b) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 2-3
(e) Only 1-4
Q13. NATO is working to set up a counter (1)
military presence along its eastern (2) borders in a bid to permanent
(3) any future Russian threat (4), Secretary-General Jens
Stoltenberg said.
(a) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(b) Only 2-4
(c) Only 1-3
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) No correction required
Q14. COVID-19 scientist (1) is/are
working against all preventing (2) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at this point
in time in variants (3) severe disease and death, said World Health
Organisation (WHO) chief vaccines (4) Dr Soumya Swaminathan.
(a) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(b) Only 3-4
(c) Only 1-2
(d) No correction required
(e) Both 1-2 and 4-3
Q15. Russian Sunday (1) fired rockets
into Ukraine’s Dnipro on forces (2), completely destroying (3) an
airport in the city, a local (4) official said.
(a) No correction required
(b) Both 2-3 and 1-4
(c) Only 2-3
(d) Only 3-4
(e) Only 1-2
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 2-4 i.e., ‘effect – plastic’ will be replaced to
make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: The manufacturing (1), importing, stocking,
distribution and sale of single-use plastic (4) will be banned (3)
across Gurugram with effect (2) from July 1.
S2. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, both 1-4 (accommodations – students) and 2-3 (improvement
– protests) will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and
contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: The students (4) of Savitribai Phule Pune
University (SPPU) held protests (3) demanding improvement (2) in
food quality in the canteens and expansion in hostel accommodations (1).
S3. Ans (e)
Sol. There is no correction required in the mentioned
sentence. All the words are in their right positions.
S4. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 3-4 i.e., ‘flattening – fresh’ will be replaced
to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: Weekly Covid-19 cases continued to decline (1)
in the country but the fall was slowing (2) down as the number of fresh
(4) cases inched up in Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat while a few other states
showed signs of the Covid curve flattening (3).
S5. Ans (b)
Sol. There is no correction required in the mentioned
sentence. All the words are in their right positions.
S6. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e., ‘manner – install’ will be replaced to
make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has said that
it will install (4) “highly advanced (2) and
state-of-the-art baggage scanners (3) at stations in a phased manner
(1)“.
S7. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e., ‘feet – activists’ will be replaced to
make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: Local activists (2) have claimed that over one
lakh square feet (1) of the Gattahalli lake in Bengaluru has been encroached
(3) by land sharks, the Indian Express reported (4).
S8. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e., ‘civilians – atrocities’ will be
replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: The Ukrainian government has accused (1) the
Russian forces of committing atrocities (3) against the civilians (2)
during their occupation (4).
S9. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 1-2 (oceans – valedictory) and 4-3 (landmass – source)
will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: In his valedictory (2) speech, Vice Admiral
Tripathi said oceans (1) which are almost 70% of total landmass (4)
can be the source (3) of huge business.
S10. Ans (c)
Sol. There is no correction required in the mentioned
sentence. All the words are in their right positions.
S11. Ans (e)
Sol. Here, 1-4 (dry – era) and 2-3 (crossing – collapsed)
will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: A British era (4) bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s
Narmadapuram collapsed (3) when a 138-wheel lorry was crossing (2)
it on the dry (1) Sukthwa river.
S12. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e., ‘caused – economic’ will be replaced
to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: The economic (3) crisis in Sri Lanka may lead
to more deaths (2) than those caused (1) by COVID-19, according
(4) to Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA).
S13. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e., ‘counter – permanent’ will be replaced
to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: NATO is working to set up a permanent (3)
military presence along its eastern (2) borders in a bid to counter
(1) any future Russian threat (4), Secretary-General Jens
Stoltenberg said.
S14. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, 2-3 (preventing – variants) and 1-4 (scientist –
vaccines) will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually
correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: COVID-19 vaccines (4) are working against all variants
(3) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at this point in time in preventing (2)
severe disease and death, said World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist
(1) Dr Soumya Swaminathan.
S15. Ans (e)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e., ‘Sunday – forces’ will be replaced to
make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The
sentence thus formed is: Russian forces (2) fired rockets into Ukraine’s
Dnipro on Sunday (1), completely destroying (3) an airport in the
city, a local (4) official said.
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