Directions
(1-5): Read each of the
sentences to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will
be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If
there is no error, mark option (e) as your answer.
Q1.
There is a strong push to make (A)/ machines learn from humans (B)/ and human
artefacts on (C)/decision-making and
moral. (D)/
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No Error
Q2.
If India is to ever close the immense gap between tourism potential and
performance, (A)/it is vital that
politicians and policymakers in state governments focus on creating (BB)/
high-quality experiences, rather than merely collect entrance (C)/ fees at
monuments built by their olden-day predecessors. (D)/
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No Error
Q3.
I used to think that no one really believes in (A)/ God because if people did,
as they claimed, (B)/wouldn’t they be in
a perpetual stupor, (C)/stunned by the
existence of such a magical force? (D)/
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No Error
Q4. The first direct visual evidence of a
(A)/supermassive black hole and it’s shadow
(B)/came from the centre of Messier 87, (C)/ a massive galaxy in the
nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. (D)/
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No Error
Q5. Poverty is essentially a (A)/unstructured problem, the (B)/
elimination of which will require (C)/ a design-thinking approach. (D)/
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No Error
Directions
(6-10): In each of the following
sentences, there is a blank space. Below each sentence, there are five options
with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
Q6. Paul’s ………….. personality allows him
to be friends with everyone.
(a)
impolite
(b)
unrefined
(c)
amicable
(d)
redundant
(e)
Both (a) and (b)
Q7. Because of the obnoxious behaviour of the
defendant, the judge instructed the jury not to allow their personal feelings
………………. their objectivity in the case.
(a)
honours
(b)
violation
(c)
deterioration
(d)
vitiate
(e)
Both (a) and (d)
Q8.
In the championship game, the two teams will ………… for the national
title.
(a)
vie
(b)
compete
(c)
assistance
(d)
condemn
(e)
Both (a) and (b)
Q9.
As long as Kate keeps displaying a …………… behaviour, she will not be
welcomed in school.
(a)
gentle
(b)
vile
(c)
desirous
(d)
despicable
(e)
Both (b) and (d)
Q10.
As a male, I find it hard to understand how a tiny lizard can trigger
…………… in my wife.
(a)
console
(b)
agitate
(c)
baffle
(d)
hysteria
(e)
Both (b) and (d)
Directions
(11-15): In each of the following
questions, a word has been used in sentences in different ways. Choose the
option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is
INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.
Q11. EMINENT
(a) Everyone was looking
forward to taking the class with such an eminent professor.
(b) Despite the fact that
Robin is an eminent expert of art, she would rather let her husband choose the
pieces they display in their home.
(c) The firemen told us it
was safe to leave the building slowly because we were not in eminent
danger.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) All (a), (b) and (c)
Q12. IMMINENT
(a) When the Secret
Service arrived, everyone knew the president’s arrival was imminent.
(b) The hurricane is
imminent and has homeowners rushing to board up their windows.
(c) Because Dr. Thicke is
one of the most imminent physicians in town, it’s impossible to get an
appointment with him unless you have a referral.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) All (a), (b) and (c)
Q13.
ADAPT
(a) After Lou lost one arm
in a car accident, he had to adapt to a prosthetic limb.
(b) The salesman was adapt
at charming customers into spending more than they had planned.
(c) Kelly found it
difficult to adapt to being a paparazzi target after going unnoticed for so
many years.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both (a) and (c)
Q14. ADEPT
(a) When James relocates
to a different side of the country, he will have to adept to a new weather
pattern.
(b) Because the rain came
out of nowhere, we had to adept our outdoor party to an indoor event.
(c) Although Stephanie
seems to have a hard time in science, she is adept at solving math equations.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) All (a), (b) and (c)
Q15. PRESERVE
(a) The automobile cover
will preserve the car’s windows during the hailstorm.
(b) Because I want to
preserve my pictures, I keep them in a storage album.
(c) Although the president
did everything he could to preserve the country as a whole, civil war was
inevitable.
(d) All are correct
(e) None is correct
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Error is in part D.
Use ‘morality’ in place of ‘moral’ because a noun is required here.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Error is in part C.
Use “collecting” in place of “collect” as per parallelism.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. No Error
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Error is in part B.
Use ‘its’ and not ‘it’s’.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Error is in part A.
use “an” as “unstructured” starts with a vowel.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amicable:
characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Vitiate: spoil or
impair the quality or efficiency of.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Both (a) and (b).
“Vie” means compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve
something.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Both (b) and (d).
Vile: extremely
unpleasant.
Despicable: deserving
hatred and contempt.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hysteria: exaggerated
or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Eminent: (of a
person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Imminent: about to
happen.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Adapt: become
adjusted to new conditions.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Adept: very skilled
or proficient at something.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Preserve: maintain
(something) in its original or existing state.
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