The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
A probe has been ordered by the incident that occurred at the celebrations.
that occurred at the celebrations
A probe has been ordered
by the incident
No error
'Probe into' a correct phrase meaning (To begin inquiring into or investigating something)
The correct sentence will be as follows: A probe has been ordered into the incident that occurred at the celebrations.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Amphan, the more severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal Since the super cyclone of 1999, made landfall in the afternoon on Wednesday.
since the super cyclone
the more severe cyclone
made landfall
in the afternoon
When we want to show the extreme or highest degree of something, we use superlative adjectives like highest, best, worst, most, etc. Similarly, the given sentence states that Amphan was the highest in severity or the most severe cyclone since 1999.
Hence, 'the most severe cyclone' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.
are looking upto
are looking around to
look into
are looking into
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'around' must be removed from the sentence.
Hence, 'are looking into' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
I was forbidden to take any drink.
prohibited from rebuffing
prohibited from receiving
prohibited from snubbing
prohibited from rejecting
'Receiving' means to get or accept something that somebody sends or gives to you. The given sentence states that the narrator was forbidden to accept any drink. However, we generally use the preposition 'from' after the verb 'prohibit'. Hence, 'prohibited from receiving' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Priya assured me, "I can stay in tonight."
Priya told me that she can stay in that night.
Priya told me that she could stay in this night.
Priya told me that she could stay in that night.
Priya told me that she could stay in tonight.
Priya told me that she could stay in that night.
(a) Priya told me that she could stay in this night. (Incorrect Word)
(c) Priya told me that she could stay in tonight. (Incorrect word)
(d) Priya told me that she can stay in that night. (Incorrect Modal Verb)
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The incident was narrated by somebody to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh.
Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh. (Correct)
(a) Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 7:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. To work as a journeyman he needed to have had the seven years of apprenticeship under his belt.
B. Under advice from his well-wishers at the University, Watt proceeded to London to learn his trade.
C. Watt made acquaintances with folks at the University of Glasgow.
D. In London, he found out that as an apprentice he had to spend seven years learning the trade.
BCDA
ABCD
CBDA
DABC
CBDA
Sentence C will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. Watt made acquaintances with folks at the University of Glasgow. However, Sentence B states that under advice from his well-wishers at the University, Watt proceeded to London to learn his trade. So, B will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that in London, he found out that as an apprentice he had to spend seven years learning the trade and sentence A states that to work as a journeyman he needed to have had the seven years of apprenticeship under his belt. So, A will follow D.
Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Despite their _________, impersonal rules that apply to all are essential in large systems.
limitations
support
benefits
advantages
limitations
Support: To help somebody by saying that you agree with him/her/it, and sometimes giving help such as money.
Advantages: something that may help you to do better than other people
Benefits: an advantage or useful effect that something has
Limitations: the act of limiting or controlling something; a condition that puts a limit on something
Clearly, the word that we are looking for is limitations.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
This part of the sea ________with sharks.
teems
expands
crowds
suffices
teems: to have a lot of people or things moving about in it.
Expands: to become or to make something bigger
Crowd: a large number of people in one place
Suffices: to be enough for somebody/something
Clearly, the word that we are looking for is teems.
This part of the sea teems with sharks.
Question 10:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of (1) _________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are (2) ____________ to sit up and take notice. In response to (3) ______________ consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (4) __________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take (5) ____________ responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
1.
same
much
various
most
'Various' means several different. The given passage states that many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade.
