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Q1.In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Parapharnelia
(b)Peccadilo
(c)Illustrious
(d)Impromptue
Q2. In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Idiosyncresy
(b) Ignoable
(c) Ignominious
(d) Tussel
Directions (3-6): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the corresponding option.
Q3. We had a lot of difficulty to find the house.
(a) We had
(b) a lot of difficulty
(c) to find the house.
(d) No error
Q4. When students fall ill, they find that they have a lot of work to catch up with when they return.
(a) When students fall ill,
(b) they find that they have a lot of work
(c) to catch up with
(d) when they return.
Q5.The mason will not do the work except give the order.
(a) The mason will not
(b) do the work
(c) except give the order.
(d) No error
Q6. An experimental vaccine has brought glimmer of hope for the malarial researchers.
(a) An experimental vaccine
(b) has brought
(c) glimmer of hope
(d) for the malarial researchers.
Q7. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
A smartwatch doesn’t need to be tuned for multitasking and games;
P- Instead, it should permit slick interface changes while retaining strong battery life.
Q- There was an occasional stutter at times, but that was duly ironed out once apps such as Google Fit and Google Calendar got the required updates.
R- The Falster does well as far as performance is concerned, and we never really noticed any lag while running apps meant for the watch or navigating the interface.
(a) RPQ
(b) QPR
(c) QRP
(d) PRQ
Q8. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
By no means (1) /did she flourish as a translator (2) / since her arrival in Vietnam 30 years ago. (3)/ no error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q9. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A serious disease that is caused by a type of small worm getting into the blood.
(a) pandemic
(b) bilharzia
(c) bluetongue
(d) morbidity
Directions (10-12): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q10. In urban society the social circle is limited (A) / with the family but in (B) / the villages it encompasses the entire village. (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q11. It proves year after year (A) / that when it comes into judging new writing (B) / we are on slippery ground (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q12. Good people will make good laws (A) / but good laws passed by a few does not (B) / necessarily make a good society (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (13-15): Sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
Q13. He completed all projects on time except for two of them, which he found too difficult to ___________.
(a) embrace
(b) comprehend
(c) acknowledge
(d) discern
Q14. You should comply _____ my request.
(a) in
(b) off
(c) with
(d) on
Q15. It is _____ that those who expect clemency from others are seldom merciful themselves.
(a) paradoxical
(b) strange
(c) stupid
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ANSWER
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘to find’ will be replaced by ‘in finding’.
When a noun (difficulty) is used with a preposition (in) gerund (V + ing) is used in place of an infinitive (to + V1).
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘return’ will be replaced by ‘recover’.
Recover: to get well again after being ill/sick/hurt.
Return: to come or go back from one place to another.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘except’ will be replaced by rather.
Rather: instead of, ‘Except: only.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘a’ will be used before glimmer.
When we mention something for the first time, we use a/an (Indef. Article) before them.
S7. Ans. (d)
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. As the point of time “since” has been given, thus perfect tense should be used. Hence “has she flourished” should be used.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Bilharzia means a serious disease that is caused by a type of small worm getting into the blood.
Bluetongue means a disease that affects some farm animals, especially sheep and cows, in which the mouth and tongue of the affected animals turns blue.
Pandemic means existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants.
Morbidity means the morbidity of a disease is how many people have it in a particular population:
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘with’ by ‘to’ as ‘limited’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct preposition to use here is ‘to’.
Hence replace ‘into’ by ‘to’.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘does not’ by ‘do not’ as ‘Good laws’ i.e. subject is plural.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Comprehend: grasp mentally; understand.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Comply with: act in accordance with a wish or command.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Paradoxical: seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.
