Directions (1-5): 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 will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. One thing about (a)/ technology is that the (b)/ human mind thinks in a linear fashion but (c)/ technology advancement is actually exponential.(d)/No error (e)
Q2. We human beings(a)/ is going to be in a frantic (b)/footrace with smart machines (c)/ to stay relevant.(d)/No error (e)
Q3. It is important to (a)/ visualize a startup journey (b)/ in its totality (c)/ before jumping in it.(d)/No error (e)
Q4. There are numerous problems (a)/ of implementation as well (b)/as unseen challenges (c)/ which is inevitable.(d)/No error (e)
Q5. The right to speak(a)/ does not compel(b)/ anyone to kept (c)/ on talking.(d)/No error (e)
Directions (6-15): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed in the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Greenhouse gases are only ……6……(most) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can ……7……(stop) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are ……8…… (term) climate feedbacks and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are ……9……(because) to snow and ice, water vapor, clouds and the carbon cycle.
Perhaps the most well ……10……(said) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already ……11……(increasing) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during the ……12……( absent) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also ……13……( supplied) in many areas. In the ……14……( progress ) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that ……15……(access) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.
Q6.
(a) whole
(b) part
(c) material
(d) issue
(e) no change
Q7.
(a) raise
(b) brings
(c) refer
(d) cause
(e) no change
Q8.
(a) sensed
(b) called
(c) nothing
(d) but
(e) no change
Q9.
(a) due
(b) results
(c) reason
(d) those
(e) no change
Q10.
(a) done
(b) known
(c) ruled
(d) bestowed
(e) no change
Q11.
(a) mastering
(b) sending
(c) melting
(d) calming
(e) no change
Q12.
(a) makeshift
(b) ceasing
(c) troubled
(d) perpetual
(e) no change
Q13.
(a) dwindling
(b) manufactured
(c) descending
(d) generating
(e) no change
Q14.
(a) absence
(b) reduced
(c) existence
(d) midst
(e) no change
Q15.
(a) repel
(b) waft
(c) monitor
(d) bring
(e) no change
