Directions
(1-5): In the following question, a
sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones.
The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not
require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors
in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative
among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions
that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Q1.
The recent international debate
(I)/over President Donald Trump (II)/announced the recognition of Jerusalem
(III)/as the capital of Israel and the
shifting of (IV)/the US embassy there resounded in the UN. (V)
(a)Only
(III)
(b)Only
(V)
(c)Both
(II) and (III)
(d)Both
(III) and (V)
(e)No
error
Q2.
Scientists are reluctant to attribute a particular event (I)/like the 2017 Southern California fires
(II)/or the southwest floods in Japan,
but they associate (III)/the rise in weather-related episodes along decades
with (IV)/higher temperatures in increased greenhouse gases in the air. (V)
(a)Only
(I)
(b)Only
(IV)
(c)Both
(IV) and (V)
(d)All
(I), (IV) and (V)
(e)No
error
Q3.
Improvisation of scientific equipment (I)/with
the use of local resources is the right way (II)/to teach science as it is
now hard (III)/to conceive of science education without (IV)/the help of equipment and materials.
(V)
(a)Only
(I)
(b)Both
(I) and (III)
(c)Both
(III) and (IV)
(d)Both
(I) and (IV)
(e)No
error
Q4.
Seventy years of Independence constitute
(I)/a convenient planks to look back at what we have (II)/achieved and to look
forward to (III)/what we aspire to do, particularly in the (IV)/field of science and technology education.
(V)
(a)Only
(II)
(b)only
(III)
(c)Only
(IV)
(d)Both
(II) and (IV)
(e)No
error
Q5.
Despite the theological beliefs and ethical principles (I)/underlying the affinity within the ‘Abrahamic religions’, (II)/the
‘city of peace’ i.e. Jerusalem, has been destroyed (III)/at least twice by
Babylonians, Romans and even Mongols, (IV)/besieged
23 times, attacked 52 times and exchanged hands on 44 occasions. (V)
(a)Only
(I)
(b)Only
(III)
(c)Both
(III) and (IV)
(d)Both
(I) and (IV)
(e)No
error
Directions
(6-8): Each of the following questions
has a paragraph from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given
options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate
way.
Q6.
At the Myanmar media development conference in December last year, journalists
and editors had sounded pessimistic about press freedom and censorship.
_____________________________________. But there was near total consensus that
the crisis in Rakhine – after the guerrilla attacks on 30 police stations in
August last year by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army – had put the clock back
alarmingly on freedom of expression as a whole and media freedom in particular.
The all-powerful military had found the crisis rather useful, not only to boost
its own image as the protector of national sovereignty but also to reinforce
the draconian censorship that had been the overriding feature of 50 years of military
rule in Myanmar.
(a)
Most of them said the press in Myanmar was still muzzled, and some who had
actively supported the movement for democracy and suffered for it blamed the
Aung San Suu Kyi-led government for failing to live up to its promises of ensuring
freedom of expression.
(b)
The civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi coming to power in 2015 had
raised hopes of more respect for media freedom.
(c)
There were at least 17 legal provisions – from communication law to electronic
law to the dreaded penal code – under which journalists could be arrested and
perhaps jailed for life.
(d)
The old motion picture law is being redrafted amid the debate sparked by the
scrapping of a feature film which dealt with the military.
(e)
To add insult to injury, the authorities provided a photo accompanying the
government’s statement showing the two journalists standing handcuffed behind a
table covered with documents, an image designed to suggest their guilt.
Q7.
US President Donald Trump calling out Pakistan on Twitter for giving safe haven
to terrorists, and suggesting that the US stop giving it any more aid
constitute the clearest articulation by any US President on the subject. The
early morning tweet from President Trump is a heartening message for India,
which has consistently highlighted the Pakistan’s support for terrorists. While
Trump’s statement represents a diplomatic victory for India, a clear
recognition of its concerns, New Delhi cannot expect anything more from
Washington. Tackling Pakistan remains something that India needs to do, but the
support is welcome. _________________________________________________.
(a)
If the US were to stop all support to Pakistan now, it would be one more arena
that it cedes to China.
(b) India must take the US’ unambiguous statement as recognition of its
position.
(c) For the rest, India must forestall armed intervention by Pak proxies and
work to undermine the founding ideology of Pakistan.
(d) It must leverage this moment to push for Islamabad’s diplomatic isolation.
(e) President Trump tweeted while on holiday and apparently without
consultation with his advisers.
Q8.
Mhaswad is a small remote town in Satara district, Maharashtra’s sugar bowl.
Located in the rain shadow region, it faces perennial drought, and agrarian
distress is widespread. However, a unique movement involving several thousands
of women has quietly gained momentum over the years in this region, breaking
boundaries and turning rural women into successful entrepreneurs, goat doctors
and athletes. The movement, started by the Mann Deshi Foundation in 1996, uses
development tools such as microenterprise to empower women and help them find
alternative livelihoods.
___________________________________________________________.
(a)
Run entirely for and by women, the Foundation has so far reached out to three
lakh rural women.
(b)
Most women find it difficult to make the trip to Mhaswad.
(c) Women who want to run a tea stall or a small shop, who tailor saree blouses
or prepare food products such as pickles need only a small amount of capital to
kick-start their enterprise.
(d) Gender equality is an integral part of the Foundation’s mission.
(e) In these areas, there are so many issues that need practical solutions, so
we keep developing and customising finance and credit products to support women
entrepreneurs.
Directions
(9-10): Read the following passage and
then answer the question that follows.
Q9.
Two recent World Bank studies on India’s rapidly depleting water resources have
caused quite a stir. More interesting is how water seems to have become the new
focus area for the Bank’s assistance: at $3.2 billion in 2005-08 from a mere
$700 million in 1999-04. Within water also, more money is going to rural water,
large hydropower projects, and water resource management in poorer states.
Which
of the following statements generates the most appropriate inference of the
above paragraph?
(a)
The World Bank assistance to India for developing water resources has increased
more than 4 times for 2005-08 as compared to the prior period.
(b)
India’s water resources are depleting.
(c)
Poorer states of India require a larger fund for water resource management
projects such as rural water, large hydropower projects.
(d)
The two World Bank studies on India have caused a stir.
(e)
Water conservation and water management processes have stirred the greater
demand in allocation of fund in the recent past.
Q10.
In spite of the economics of direct entry system of recruitment being
appreciated and accepted by the merchant navy, our armed forces still seem to
be dragging their feet on this issue. If anything, our defence organization
appears to be continually augmenting its training establishments by having in
its fold professional institutions providing basic university education. There
is not dearth of such institutions in our civil educational system. This
results in unnecessary duplication at the expense of the defence budget.
From
the above paragraph, it may be inferred that
(a)Merchant
navy used to admit only college graduates in its training programmes.
(b)Merchant
navy no longer provides basic university education in its training programmes.
(c)The
nature of work involved in defence organization and merchant navy is similar.
(d)A
major part of defence budget is spent on its training establishments.
(e)The
direct entry system of recruitment is no more appreciated and accepted by the
merchant navy.
Directions
(11-15): In each of the following
sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five
options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the
provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically
correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence
contextually and grammatically correct.
Q11.
On the _______________ of World
Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) at Buenos Aires,
India might have returned empty handed as a permanent solution to the issue of
Public Stock Holding remained ______________
due to the adamant attitude of US, despite the fact that it was on the _______________ agenda of the MC11.
(a)completion,
elusive, mandated
(b)effort,
confronting, legal
(c)conclusion,
tricky, ruled
(d)occasion,
stable, due
(e)realization,
apparent, entrust
Q12.
Rising inequality ________________
growth by reducing demand, and reflects low productivity growth – considered
reasons for the sluggish ________________
global growth of recent decades, __________________
in the US and other rich countries.
(a)aids,
elementary, marked
(b)undermines,
underlying, especially
(c)abate,
important, commonly
(d)impaired,
facile, highly
(e)attenuate,
secondary, general
Q13.
While rumours are resurfacing that the government may _________________ limited procurement of the Spike ATGM, it will be
a __________________ decision as the
army will be _________________ with
multiple equipment for the same task.
(a)speculate,
specific, puzzled
(b)ponder,
fortuitous, stumped
(c)reflect,
intentional, choke
(d)consider,
haphazard, saddled
(e)ignore,
incidental, loaded
Q14.
This is in view of the fact that China has __________________
everything from power companies and contracts to the _________________ of garbage to stakes in the Karachi stock
exchange, besides _________________
it around the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
(a)forfeited,
mess, lining
(b)yielded,
division, rolling
(c)acquired,
collection, looping
(d)aggregated,
mass, increasing
(e)fulfilled,
group, reversing
Q15.
It is ________________ to note that
the country is producing more petroleum goods than it actually needs. It should
________________ more by further
increasing its refining capacity. It would benefit the country and its __________________ to earn more from
the petroleum sector.
(a)gratifying,
produce, economy
(b)pleasant,
solve, extravagance
(c)pleasing,
provide, brevity
(d)mild,
procure, reversal
(e)rare,
negotiate, control
SOLUTIONS:
S1.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
There is a grammatical error in only the third part of the sentence. The verb “announced”
should be replaced by “announcing” to make the sentence
grammatically feasible. It can well be guessed from the verb used in the
highlighted part of the sentence. Hence the option (a) is the correct choice.
S2.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
There are certain grammatical errors in both the fourth and the fifth parts of
the sentence. In the fourth part of the sentence, the preposition “along”
should be replaced by “over” as the correct preposition to
replace the word should be “over” which means expressing
duration. Similarly, in the fifth part of the sentence, the preposition
“in”
should be replaced by “from” as the correct expression
should be “higher temperatures from increased greenhouse gases in the air”
to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence the option (c) is the correct
choice.
S3.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction.
Hence the option (e) is the correct choice.
S4.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
There is a minor mistake in the second part of the sentence. The expression “a
convenient planks” should be replaced by “a convenient plank” as
the article “a” in the sentence suggests that the noun it refers should be
in the singular number to make the sentence grammatically correct. The other
parts of the sentence are grammatically correct. Hence option (a) is the
correct choice.
S5.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction.
Hence the option (e) is the correct choice.
S6.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Among the given options, the sentence (a) fits perfectly into the provided
space. The paragraph is about the Myanmar media development conference that was
held in December last year. The sentence (a) correctly follows the theme of the
paragraph and at the same time sentences given on either side of the blank
space. Other options are irrelevant in the context of their inclusion in the
paragraph. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
S7.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The paragraph discusses US President Trump’s tweet against Pakistan calling
them as supporter of terrorists and refusing to provide any aid to them. The
sentences before the blank talk about diplomatic victory for India through
Trump’s statement. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence embracing the
statement of Trump. All the given statements except statement (e) are not going
correctly with the theme of the paragraph. The sentence (e), talking about the
tweet is making the paragraph complete. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
S8.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Entire paragraph revolves around the theme of the movement, in Maharashtra,
empowering thousands of women to help them find their livelihoods. Hence the
blank must be filled by the sentence that talks about the movement. Going
through all the sentences, we find that the sentence (a) is going in harmony
with the paragraph talking about the movement, running entirely by women that
have covered three lakh rural women. Hence option (a) is the right choice.
S9.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
All the five statements can be visualized to be the theme of the given
paragraph, but it is to be noted that the question demands the most appropriate
one. Among the given options, the statement (c) summarizes the paragraph
perfectly as the last two sentences of the paragraph express the central theme
which can be observed in the statement (c). It is due to this reason that the
larger chunk of fund is going to rural sector. Hence option (c) is the correct
choice.
S10.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
“The nature of work involved in defence organization and merchant navy is
similar.” is the most appropriate inference that can be generated from the
paragraph. It is to be noted that the paragraph gives a comparative image
between the two organizations. The other options lack this central idea of the
passage. Hence among the given options, the sentence (c) provides the most
suitable inference.
S11.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
“completion, elusive, mandated” is
the correct set of words that fits into the provided blanks perfectly making
the sentence meaningful. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
Elusive means difficult to find,
catch, or achieve.
Mandated means required
(something) to be done; make mandatory.
Confront means come face to face
with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.
Apparent means clearly visible or
understood; obvious.
Entrust means assign the
responsibility for doing something to (someone).
S12.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
“undermines, underlying, especially”
is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making
the sentence meaningful. Hence (b) is the correct choice.
Undermine means lessen the
effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Underlying means be the cause or
basis of (something).
Aid means financial or
material help given to a country or area in need.
Abate means (of something
unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.
Impaired means weakened or
damaged.
Facile means ignoring the true
complexities of an issue; superficial.
Attenuate means reduce the force,
effect, or value of.
S13.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
“consider, haphazard, saddled” is the
correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the
sentence meaningful. Hence (d) is the correct choice.
Haphazard means lacking any obvious
principle of organization.
Fortuitous means happening by chance
rather than intention.
Choke means prevent or inhibit
the occurrence or development of.
Saddled means burdened (someone)
with an onerous responsibility or task.
Incidental means happening as a
minor accompaniment to something else.
S14.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
“acquired, collection, looping” is
the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making
the sentence meaningful. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Acquire means buy or obtain (an
asset or object) for oneself.
Loop means a shape produced by
a curve that bends round and crosses itself.
Forfeit means lose or give up
(something) as a necessary consequence of something else.
Aggregate means form or group into
a class or cluster.
Yield means produce or provide
(a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
S15.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
“gratifying, produce, economy” is the
correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the
sentence meaningful. Hence (a) is the correct choice.
Gratifying means giving (someone)
pleasure or satisfaction.
Extravagance means excessive
elaboration.
Brevity means concise and exact
use of words in writing or speech.
Reversal means a change to an
opposite direction, position, or course of action.
Negotiate means obtain or bring
about by discussion.
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