Directions (1-5): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct, give (e) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
Q1. Why did she not spoken to him earlier?
(a) did she not speak
(b) she did not speak
(c) did she not spoke
(d) she had not spoke
(e) No correction required
Sol. ‘did she not speak’ as ‘did’ will always be followed by the first form of the verb.
Q2. The initiative is expected to usher in administrative change and augment revenue with fostering competition among different zones.
(a) to foster
(b) after fostering
(c) by fostering
(d) and fostering
(e) No correction required
Sol. ‘by fostering’ as ‘by’ should be replace ‘with’
Q3. On Saturdays we hang back in the park.
(a) hang on
(b) hang up
(c) hang along
(d) hang about
(e) No correction required
Sol. ‘hang about’ is the grammatically correct alternative.
Q4. Heavy security arrangement has put at place around the stadium.
(a) has been placing
(b) has been put in place
(c) has been kept at place
(d) have been put
(e) No correction required
Sol. ‘has been put in place’ is the grammatically correct phrase.
Q5. Police have booked a municipal councilor’s husband for allegedly misbehaving with a woman and robbing her of cash.
(a) alleged misbehavior of
(b) allegedly misbehaving of
(c) allegedly misbehaved of
(d) alleged misbehave from
(e) No correction required
Sol. No correction required
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following eight sentences (A), (B) (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The Boy said, “I like apples very much.”
(B) Once a small boy went to his neighbor’s house.
(C) The neighbor came back home and saw that there were all the apples in the basket as he had left them.
(D) The neighbor said, “Then why did you not steal apples when no one was here to see you?”
(E) He asked the boy, “Don’t you like apples?”
(F) In the neighbor’s house, no one was there at that time.
(G) The boy said, “There might not be any one else besides me but I was there to see, and I did not want to see myself committing any crime such as theft etc., which is an act of dishonesty.”
(H) The boy saw that there were apples of good quality in a basket, but he did not think it proper even to touch those apples.
Q6. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Sol. The correct sequence is BFHCEADG; B
Q7. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) A
(c) G
(d) H
(e) F
Sol. F
Q8. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) H
(b) C
(c) A
(d) E
(e) G
Sol. H
Q9. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F
(b) D
(c) B
(d) E
(e) A
Sol. E
Q10. Which of the following should be the LAST (EIGHTH) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) H
(c) G
(d) B
(e) D
Sol. G
Directions (11-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
A crimped and elastic textile fiber, wool is obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including goats, musk oxen, rabbits, and camelids. Wool fibers readily (11) moisture, but are not hollow Wool can absorb almost one-third of its own weight in water. Wool absorbs sound, like many other fabrics. It is (12) a creamy white color, (13) some breeds of sheep produce natural colors, such as black, brown, silver, and random mixes. Wool (14) at a higher temperature than cotton and some synthetic fibers. The (15) of wool comprises shearing and scouring. Shearing is the process by which the woolen fleece of a sheep is cut off.
Q11.
(a) emit
(b) absorb
(c) consume
(d) drink
(e) swallow
Sol. Absorb
Q12.
(a) principal
(b) widely
(c) rarely
(d) generally
(e) publicly
Sol. Generally
Q13.
(a) although
(b) when
(c) still
(d) but
(e) even
Sol. Although
Q14.
(a) extinguishes
(b) fires
(c) ignites
(d) lights
(e) kindle
Sol. Ignites
Q15.
(a) addition
(b) introduction
(c) scarcity
(d) withdrawal
(e) extraction
Sol. Extraction
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