RBI Assistant Prelims English Quiz : 1st March – Sentence Improvement

TOPIC:  Sentence Improvement

Directions (1-15): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option (e) i.e. No Correction required’ as the answer.

Q1. The Centre is keeping a close watch on crude prices to any flare-up on account of the Ukraine standoff will impact the prices at retail outlets.
(a) So any flare-up on
(b) As any flare-up on
(c) Of any flare-up on
(d) Yet any flare-up on
(e) No correction required

Q2. Unlike other agri-commodities, which has witnessed relatively modest inflation, barley prices have been rising for the better part of the last 10 months
(a) Which have witnessed
(b) Which had witnessing
(c) Which were witnessed
(d) Which was witness
(e) No correction required

Q3. The government said it had intelligent input that the organization was attempting to use the online platforms to disturb public order during the assembly elections.
(a) It having intelligence input
(b) It has intelligence input
(c) It had intelligence input
(d) Its had intelligence input
(e) No correction required

Q4. What we need to understand is that the demand for making MSP a legal instrument has tremendously economic implications.
(a) had tremendous economic
(b) has tremendous economic
(c) has tremendous economy
(d) had tremendous economies
(e) No correction required

Q5. As long as Indian farmers are pitted for the treasuries of rich developed countries, it will never be a fair comparison.
(a) are pitting against
(b) is pitted against
(c) are pitted of
(d) are pitted against
(e) No correction required

Q6. We need to redesign the cropping pattern in a way it minimise environment damage, reduces water intake and provides for ecosystem protection.
(a) it was minimizing environment damage
(b) they minimize environmental damage
(c) it minimise environment damaging
(d) it minimises environmental damage
(e) No correction required

Q7. The Union Budget presented early in February 2022 is clueless of the realities and it does nothing to address the present realities.
(a) did nothing to address
(b) do nothing to address
(c) do nothing for address
(d) does nothing for addressing
(e) No correction required

Q8. When the 7th Pay Commission is announced, benefiting some 4-5% of the population, economists had called it a ‘booster dose’ for the economy.
(a) was announced, benefits some
(b) was announced, benefited some
(c) was announced, benefiting some
(d) was announcing, benefiting some
(e) No correction required

Q9. What makes his book stand out is the way it is situated the economic analysis within the larger political canvas.
(a) it is situates
(b) it was situated
(c) it is situating
(d) it is situate
(e) No correction required

Q10. The apex court observed that the petition is ill-advised and the authorities are yet to take appropriate decision with regard to conducting board exams.
(a) to conducted board exams
(b) to conducting boarding exams
(c) to conducts board exams
(d) to conducting boards exams
(e) No correction required

Q11. The fodder scam case pertains to the fraudulent withdrawal of money worth Rs 930 crore by produced fake claims in the animal husbandry department.
(a) by producing fake claims
(b) by produced faked claims
(c) by produced faking claims
(d) by producing faking claims
(e) No correction required

Q12. Politics is all about perception and the benefits of advertisements in manufacturing perception by overriding material reality cannot be overstated.
(a) override material reality
(b) overrides material reality
(c) overrides materials reality
(d) overriding material realty
(e) No correction required

Q13. It has now become a common practice for state governments to roll out extensive advertisement campaigns outside the territory of their respectively states.
(a) territory of there respective
(b) territories of their respectively
(c) territorial of their respective
(d) territory of their respective
(e) No correction required

Q14. The selection committee of CCRGA comprises members who are either employees of the Union government or is appointed by them.
(a) is appointed by them
(b) are appointed by it
(c) are appointed by them
(d) is appointed by it
(e) No correction required

Q15. The reason why government advertisements need to be regulated is because they great impact our electorate democracy.
(a) Greatly impact our electoral
(b) Greatly impacts our electoral
(c) Greatly impact our electorate
(d) Greatly impacted our electoral
(e) No correction required

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The highlighted part signifies the reason of ‘a close watch on crude prices by the Centre’ ‘BECAUSE any increase will influence the retail prices. For this, ‘As’ should be used instead of ‘to’. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Agri-commodities’ is in plural number, so the helping verb will be in accordance with that i.e., ‘have’. And since the sentence is in present tense, it should be maintained throughout the sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Intelligence input’ should be used instead of ‘intelligent input’ to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Tremendously’ is an adverb here while we need an adjective here i.e., ‘Tremendous’. ‘Has tremendous economic’ will be the correct usage. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Pitted against’ means to make someone compete or fight against someone or something else. Correct phrase to replace the highlighted one will be ‘are pitted against’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Damage’ is used as a noun here so we need an adjective to qualify this noun which means ‘environmental’ should be used instead of ‘environment’ (noun). The correct phrase to replace the bold one in the given sentence will be ‘it minimises environmental damage.’ Also, ‘minimises’ should be used instead of ‘minimise’ as present tense is used here. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The sentence is in past tense so the correct phrase to replace the bold phrase is ‘was announced, benefiting some’. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, ‘situated’ is the past participle but we need ‘present participle’ of the verb ‘situate’ because the sentence is in present continuous tense. The phrase that will replace the bold one in the sentence is ‘it is situating’. ‘situating’ infers here putting in economic analysis within the larger political canvas. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct.

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. “By producing fake claims” will replace the bold phrase in the sentence as the gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. This is also true of certain expressions ending in a preposition, for example the expressions in spite of & there’s no point in. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct.

S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘respectively’ means separately or individually and in the order already mentioned while ‘respective’ means belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things. The phrase to replace the bold in the given sentence will be ‘territory of their respective’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, the sentence refers to ‘members’ who are employees of Union government or are appointed by it. ‘Them’ is wrong and it should be ‘it’ to refer to the Union government. ‘are’ will be used as ‘members’ is plural in number. The phrase to replace the bold one in the given sentence will be, ‘are appointed by it. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Greatly’ will be used with the verb ‘impact here. Also, ‘electorate’ is noun while we need an adjective (electoral) with noun (Democracy). The phrase to replace the bold one in the sentence will be, ‘greatly impact our electoral democracy.’ Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.