Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The incident was narrated by somebody 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.
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 2:
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.
No error
that occurred at the celebrations
by the incident
A probe has been ordered
'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 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'.
I was forbidden to take any drink.
prohibited from receiving
prohibited from rebuffing
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 4:
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.
5.
every
some
any
little
'Some' means a certain amount of or a number of something. The given passage states that supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility.
Hence, 'some' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
The action of examining with care or reading carefully
Perusal
Perverse
Persuade
Persiflage
Perusal- the action of examining with care or reading carefully.
Persuade- to make somebody do something by giving him/her good reasons.
Perverse- liking to behave in a way that is not acceptable or reasonable
Persiflage- light and contemptuous mockery or banter.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Despite their _________, impersonal rules that apply to all are essential in large systems.
support
benefits
limitations
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 7:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Priya assured me, "I can stay in tonight."
Priya told me that she could stay in tonight.
Priya told me that she could stay in this night.
Priya told me that she can stay in that night.
Priya told me that she could stay in that night.
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 8:
Direction :-Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Convenience
Enthusiasm
Auxiliary
Acomplishment
Accomplishment is the correct spelling.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
A snake in the grass
A wealthy personsol
A talkative person
A deceitful person
A timid person
A snake in the grass- a deceitful person.
E.g.- I told my younger sister not to trust Kartik as he looks honest but actually he is a snake in the grass.