Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
There is a considerable amount of
research about the factors that make a company innovate. So is it possible to
create an environment (1) to innovation? This is a particularly
pertinent (2) for India today. Massive problems
in health, education etc. (3) be solved using a conventional
approach but (4) creative and innovative solutions
that can ensure radical change and (5). There are several factors in India’s (6). Few countries have
the rich diversity that India or its large, young population (7). While these (8) innovation policy interventions
certain additional steps are also required. These include (9) investment in research and development
by (10) the government and the private
sector, easy transfer of technology from the academic world etc. To fulfill its
promise of being prosperous and to be at the forefront, India must be
innovative.
Q1.
(a) stimuli
(b) conducive
(c) incentive
(d) facilitated
(e) impetus
Q2.
(a) objective
(b) controversy
(c) doubt
(d) question
(e) inference
Q3.
(a) cannot
(b) possibly
(c) should
(d) never
(e) must
Q4.
(a) necessary
(b) apply
(c) need
(d) consider
(e) requires
Q5.
(a) quantity
(b) advantages
(c) increase
(d) chaos
(e) growth
Q6.
(a) challenges
(b) praises
(c) favour
(d) leverage
(e) esteem
Q7.
(a) blessed
(b) enjoys
(c) endows
(d) prevails
(e) occurs
Q8.
(a) aid .
(b) jeopardise
(c) promotes
(d) endure
(e) cater
Q9.
(a) acute
(b) utilising
(c) restricting
(d) inspiring
(e) increased
Q10.
(a) both
(b) besides
(c) combining
(d) participating
(e) aid
Directions (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether
there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of
the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the
answer is (e), i.e. ‘No Error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation. If any)
Q11. In financial matters (a)/it is important
to (b)/get disinterested advice(c)/ or no advice (d) /No error (e)
Q12. Among the many (a)/
challenges facing the country (b)/ in the next decade (c)/is poverty and
unemployment (d) /No error (e)
Q13. He was aware (a)/ of the belief (b)/ that the evening news
(c)/ are worth watching (d)/. No error (e)
Q14. Many believe that (a)/ nothing could have (b)/ avoided the war
(c)/ between America and Iraq. (d)/. No error (e)
Q15. He is one of (a)/ those persons
(b)/ who is never satisfied (c)/ with any achievements (d)/. No error (e)
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (b)
S2. Ans. (d)
S3. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (e)
S5. Ans. (e)
S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (c)
S8. Ans. (c)
S9. Ans. (e)
S10. Ans. (a)
S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. No
error
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Substitute ‘are’ with ‘is’. Poverty
and unemployment are two different things hence plural verb ‘are’ should be
used.
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘are’ with ‘is’ because
‘news’ is singular noun.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. Substitute ‘averted’ for ‘avoided’.
‘Avoid’ means ‘refrain from doing something’ with ‘avert’ means ‘to prevent
something unpleasant’
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Change ‘is’ to ‘are’. If a subject
and the verb are joined by a relative pronoun, the verb will agree with the
antecedent to the relative pronoun.
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