Irrigation- the supply of water to land or crops to help growth.
Question 2:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Surgical strike is not the only solution to this problem standing at front of us.
Surgical strike is not the
standing at front of us
only solution to this problem
No error
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'at' must be replaced with 'in'.
Hence, 'standing in front of us' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Lucy was annoyed to discover/ that her husband/ had taking her car keys.
had taking her car keys
No error
that her husband
Lucy was annoyed to discover
"Had + V3 (third form of the verb)" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'had taken(V3) her car keys' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He is over eighty and dare not read without glasses.
over eighty and
He is
dare not read
without glasses
Dare means to challenge someone for something. According to the context of the sentence, we have to show the inability of the person to see and for ability/inability, we will use 'can' and not dare.
Hence, 'cannot read' will be the correct sentence structure.
Question 5:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He loses his tempers on the slightest provocation.
the slightest
He loses
provocation
his tempers on
Temper means state of mind or feelings especially with respect to patience, outbursts of anger. There is no such word like tempers.
Question 6:
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'.
Every year the family goes for a pilgrim to the temple at Tirupati.
No substitution required
on a pilgrimage
at the pilgrim
from the pilgrimage
Whether we 'go to somewhere'(go to market) or we 'go on a trip/tour'. In this question, the family goes on a tour(pilgrimage).
Hence, 'on a pilgrimage' will be the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
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'.
That tree fell down yesterday narrowly miss my car
narrowly missing
No substitution required
narrowly missed
narrowed missing
In the given sentence, narrowly is an adverb and it will modify(describes) an adjective i.e. missing.
Hence, 'narrowly missing' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
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'.
Have taken permission, Shivam went horse riding.
Having taken permission
Having taking permission
No substitution required
Have took permission
According to the sentence, 'Having' is behaving like a gerund(subject). Having is used to express the idea that you possess something.
Hence, 'having taken permission' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
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'.
His conduct does not accord for his noble profession.
accorded from
according to
accord with
No improvement
The word accord in this context is used to indicate agreement or harmony.When talking about someone's conduct aligning with or being in harmony with a certain profession , the appropriate preposition to use is with rather than for.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: His conduct does not acord with his noble profession.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I have nobody__________ I can confide in.
whoever
whose
which
whom
'Whom' is used as the object of a verb or a preposition like I don't know with whom I will go to the party. Similarly, the given sentence states that the narrator has nobody whom he can confide in.
