Directions (1-10):
Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e), i.e. No
error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. His strictly
discipline (a)/ had made him (b)/ very unpopular among (c)/ all the employees.
(d)/ No error (e).
Q2. When the doctors found (a)/ that the
player has taken (b)/ prohibited medicines, he reported (c)/ the matter to the
team manager. (d)/ No error (e).
Q3. What you had
said (a)/ about the employees was (b)/ found to be correct (c)/ but it could
not be proved. (d)/ No error (e).
Q4. Our equipment gets damage (a)/ very often in summer (b)/ because
there are (c)/ frequent power cuts. (d)/ No error (e)
Q5. Under the terms of the new deal (a)/ the channel can broadcast
(b)/ the next cricket tournament to be (c)/ played among India and Australia.
(d)/ No error e)
Q6. In order to streamline
(a)/ the movement of vehicles during (b)/ the festival, traffic police have
(c)/ chalked out diversion plans. (d)/ No error (e)
Q7. (a) In the union Budget of 2002-2003, /(b) much of the problems
related (c)/to human development /(d) have not been properly addressed. /(e) No
error
Q8. (a) It was apparent for (b)/ everyone present that if (c)/ the
patient did not receive medical (d)/ attention fast, he would die. (e)/ No
error.
Q9. Whatever be
the work (a)/ that which you undertake (b)/ put your best efforts (c)/ in it.
(d)/ No error (e)
Q10. He has been
working on (a)/ the problem from a long time (b)/ but is still not (c)/ able to
solve it. (d)/ No error (e)
Directions (11-15): Each questions
below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted.
Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
Q11. e-Commerce
has provided the best platform for boosting the growth of small industries and
with the right ______________ by Make in India, it could _______________ the
development of small and medium enterprises.
(a) approach, hold (b) energy, keep (c) incentive, do
(d) direction,
mould (e) impetus, transform
Q12. Risk capital
investments in India in the first half of this year have _____________ the
money inflow in all of 2014, _____________ the stage for another record funding
year.
(a) surpassed,
setting (b) exceeded, made (c) excelled, performed (d) failed, erected (e)
lost, created
Q13. Journalists
______________ with the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a status that allows
them easy ______________ to many government offices, will need to get their
police verification done every year.
(a) certified,
course (b) accredited, access (c) authorised, entrance
(d) licensed, door (e) recognised, approach
Q14. Delhi Police
have _____________ concerns ___________ the security aspect.
(a) lifted, on (b) built, against (c) raised, over (d)
elevated, about (e) reduced,
for
Q15. The
government of Gujarat is ________________ on _____________ chapters on the
founder of the Reliance group, Dhirubhai Ambani, in its school textbooks.
(a) anxious,
offering (b) ardent, preceding (c) intense, recommending
(d) keen,
introducing (e) apathetic, proposing
SOLUTIONS:
S1. (a)
Sol. Replace ‘Strictly’ with ‘strict’. Adverb
never qualifies a Noun
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘had’ in place of ‘has’ because the
sentence is in the past tense.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. When the verb ‘found’ is
followed by an adjective, ‘to be’ is not used before the adjective. E.g. They
were found safe and well. So, the sentence should be like ………… found correct
………
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Substitute ‘damaged’ for ‘damage’
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.Substitute
‘between’ for ‘among’
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Change ‘much of the problems’ to ‘many of the problems’. Because
‘much’ is used before uncountable nouns and ‘many’ is used before countable
nouns. ‘Problem’ is a countable noun.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘That which’ is redundant; simply ‘that’ will do.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct preposition is to be used. We work on something ‘for’
some time.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘impetus, transform’ is the correct use.
Impetus– something that makes a process or activity happen or happen
more quickly.
Transform- make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘surpassed,
setting’ is the correct use.
Surpassed- to exceed.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘accredited, access’ is the correct use.
Accredited- give credit to (someone) for
something.
Access- the means or opportunity to approach
or enter a place.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘raised, over’ is the correct use.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘keen, introducing’ is the correct use.
Keen– very interested
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