TOPIC: Sentence Improvement
Directions (1-15): Which of the
phrase/ word from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence
should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence
grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No
correction required” as the answer.
Q1. The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, which
were temporarily operating out of Warsaw in Poland, would resume its operations
in Kyiv from May 17, the minister of external affairs said on Friday.
(a) which was temporarily operating out
of Warsaw
(b) which was temporary operating out of
Warsaw
(c) which was
temporarily operation out of Warsaw
(d) which were temporary operating out in
Warsaw
(e) No correction required
Q2. Zoos increasingly are turning into medical professionals who
treat people to find solutions for ailing animals.
(a) are turning for medical
professionals
(b) are turned up to medical
professionals
(c) are turning to medical professionals
(d) are turning at medical professionals
(e) No correction required
Q3. Health ministry’s India Hypertension
Control Initiative (IHCI) aims to provide quality hypertension treatment
in the country to prevent deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and kidney
failure.
(a) aimed to provide quality
hypertension treatment
(b) have aims to provide quality
hypertension treatment
(c) aims to provide qualify hypertension
treatment
(d) aims and provide quality
hypertension treatment
(e) No correction required
Q4. Tough terrains, high altitudes and
changing weather conditions making the pilgrimage a
tough one, especially for senior citizens.
(a) make the pilgrimage the tough one
(b) make the pilgrimage a tough two
(c) made the pilgrimage twice tough one
(d) make the pilgrimage a tough one
(e) No correction required
Q5. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is
causing an shortage of medicine in the country.
(a) economic crisis is caused an
shortage
(b) economic crisis has causing a
shortage
(c) economic crisis is causing the
shortages
(d) economic crisis is causing a
shortage
(e) No correction required
Q6. Ukrainian forces destroyed parts of
a Russian armoured column when it tried to cross a river in the Donbas
region on Friday, May 13.
(a) when it try to cross a river
(b) when it tried to cross a rivers
(c) when they tried to cross a river
(d) when it tried to crossing a river
(e) No correction required
Q7. A WHO report highlights the
increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and the
need for more effecting regulation.
(a) the need for more affection
regulation
(b) the need for more effective
regulation
(c) the needed for more affective
regulation
(d) the need for most effect regulations
(e) No correction required
Q8. According to a new study, seven
hours of sleep each night is the optimism duration for middle to old-age
people.
(a) each of night is the optimism duration
(b) each night is the optimal duration
(c) each night are the optimal duration
(d) each night is the optime duration
(e) No correction required
Q9. It’s as
biggest as it can’t get for Indian badminton as the men’s team won
their first-ever Thomas Cup title, beating 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in a
heroic effort in the final of the prestigious team championship in Bangkok,
Thailand on Sunday, May 15.
(a) It’s not big as it can get
(b) It’s too big as it can get
(c) It’s as bigger as it can get
(e) No correction required
Q10. The Indian Meteorological
Department (IMD) has issued a warning to the officials of Kerala and
Lakshadweep on Saturday that them two regions will face heavy rainfall
in the next five days.
(a) that the two regions will face heavily
rainfall
(b) that the two regions will faced
heavy rainfall
(c) that the two regions would have face
heavy rainfall
(d) that the two regions will face heavy
rainfall
(e) No correction required
Q11. The fastest vaccine
development-to-deployment period before the Covid vaccine was the Mumps vaccine
in the 1960s and that had took four years.
(a) and that takes four years
(b) and that took four years
(c) and that was four years
(d) and that took four less years
(e) No correction required
Q12. Delhiites should likely to face
extreme temperatures in the next five days with the maximum temperature
predicted to cross 46 degrees Celsius on Sunday, May 15.
(a) Delhiites are like to face extreme
(b) Delhiites is likely to face extreme
(c) Delhiites are likely to face extremely
(d) Delhiites are likely to face extreme
(e) No correction required
Q13. Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said there
is no point pondering out the Chinese investments in Sri Lanka and the only
thing left to do is to figure out a way out of the debt trap.
(a) there is no point pondering over
(b) there is not point pondering out
(c) there is none point pondering off
(d) there is no point ponder over
(e) No correction required
Q14. After India banned wheat exports,
G7 nations condemned India’s decision as German agriculture minister Cem
Ozdemir said it “would worsen the crisis.”
(a) said it “has to worsen the
crisis.”
(b) say it “would worsen the
crisis.”
(c) groaned it “would worsen the
crisis.”
(d) decided it “would worsen the
crisis.”
(e) No correction required
Q15. Astronomers unveiled the extreme
image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy
on Thursday.
(a) Astronomers unveiled the feisty
image
(b) Astronomers unveiled the grandeur
image
(c) Astronomers unveiled the first image
(d) Astronomer unveiled the first image
(e) No correction required
S1.
Ans (a)
Sol. The
most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: which was
temporarily operating out of Warsaw.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S2.
Ans (c)
Sol. The
most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: are
turning to medical professionals.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S3.
Ans (e)
Sol.
The highlighted phrase is correct already, hence, no changes are required.
S4.
Ans (d)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: make
the pilgrimage a tough one.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S5.
Ans (d)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: economic
crisis is causing a shortage.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S6.
Ans (e)
Sol.
The highlighted phrase is correct already, hence, no changes are required.
S7.
Ans (b)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: the need for more effective regulation.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S8.
Ans (b)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: each night is the optimal duration.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S9. Ans
(d)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: It’s
as big as it can get.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S10.
Ans (d)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: that
the two regions will face heavy rainfall.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S11.
Ans (b)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: and
that took four years.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S12.
Ans (d)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: Delhiites
are likely to face extreme.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S13.
Ans (a)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is: there
is no point pondering over.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
S14.
Ans (e)
Sol.
The highlighted phrase is correct already, hence, no changes are required.
S15.
Ans (c)
Sol.
The most suitable phrase to replace the highlighted incorrect phrase is:
Astronomers unveiled the first image.
All the other options are grammatically incorrect.
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