Direction:- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The farmers are using HYV seeds so then they can get a better yield.
a better yield
so then they can get
The farmers are using
HYV seeds
The phrase 'so then' must be replaced with 'so that'. The phrase 'so that' is used to introduce a clause that describes the purpose of what was described in the previously mentioned clause. Similarly, in the given sentence, the purpose of using HYV seeds is to get a better yield.
Hence, 'so that' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 2:
Direction:- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Migaloo is by far one of the world's most recognisable whales, because he is completely white. Thanks to genetic sampling of Migaloo's skin, scientists have identified that he's male,and his albino appearance is a result of a variation in the gene responsible for the colour of his skin.
Simply by looking different, Migaloo has become an icon within Australia's east coast humpback whale population. Indeed, Migaloo has his own Twitter account with over 10,000 followers, and website where fans can lodge sightings and learn more about humpback whales. He was first discovered in 1991 off Byron Bay, Australia, and has since played hide and seek for many years, with many not knowing where or when he'll show up next. He's even surprised Kiwi fans by showing up in New Zealand waters.
With the last official sighting two years ago, the time has once again come for us to ask: where is Migaloo?
Already this year there have been false sightings, such as a near all white whale spotted off New South Wales. To make things more confusing, regular-looking humpbacks can trick whale watchers when they flip upside down, due to their white bellies.
How can regular-looking humpbacks trick whale watchers?
By showing their white coloured bellies
By appearing secretly and unexpectedly
By posting tweets on Twitter
By displaying their huge size
By showing their white coloured bellies
(Line/s from the passage - To make things more confusing, regular-looking humpbacks can trick whale watchers when they flip upside down, due to their white bellies.)
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline
This is really an attractive painting made by the novice artist
Stylish
Apprentice
Mature
Expert
Novice -A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
Expert - A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.
Mature - Fully developed physically and mentally.
Stylish - Having or showing a high quality in appearance, design, or behaviour.
Apprentice - a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline
Consummate
Ideal
Worrisome
Inept
Soothing
Inept
Consummate - Extremely skilled and accomplished.
Inept - Having or showing no skill.
Ideal - A principle that sets a high standard for behavior.
Soothing - Having a gently calming effect.
Worrisome - Causing anxiety or concern.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
____________! What have you done to your hair? You are looking so odd.
Hurrah
Bother
Bravo
Goodness gracious
Goodness gracious will be the most appropriate answer. It is an exclamatory expression which is used to show sudden surprise. In the given question, the narrator is surprised by the odd hair cut by his/her acquaintance.
Question 6:
Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
EMBELLISH
simplify
decorate
reduce
decrease
Decorate
Embellish- to make beautiful with ornamentation; decorate.
Decorate- to furnish with something ornamental.
Decrease- the amount of diminution; reduction.
Simplify- to reduce to basic essentials.
Reduce- to diminish in size, amount, extent, or number
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Mistaken
Missing
Mission
Miarage
'Mirage' is the correct spelling.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The dates when days and nights are of equal length
equinox
solstice
stellar
eclipse
Equinox - one of the two times in the year (around 20 March and 22 September) when the sun is above the imagined line round the centre of the earth (equator) and day and night are of equal length.
Stellar - connected with the stars.
Eclipse- an occasion when the moon or the sun seems to completely or partly disappear, because one of them is passing between the other and the earth.
Solstice- either of the two times of the year at which the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at midday, marked by the longest and shortest days.
Question 9:
Direction:- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
She is the very ambitious woman / I have ever / come across.
come across
She is
I have hard ever
the very ambitious woman
'Superlative degree adjective' denotes the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest or a very high degree of quality of a thing, person, etc. For example, best, worst, greatest, most, least, etc. However, we always place the definite article 'the' before any superlative adjective. Similarly, in the given sentence, 'most' will be the superlative degree adjective. Hence, 'the most ambitious woman' is the most appropriate answer
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who eats the flesh of other human beings
aborigine
tribal
savage
cannibal
Cannibal- person who eats human flesh.
Savage - someone very rude or cruel.
Aborigine- a member of the group of people who are the original natives or habitants of a particular place.
