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Q1. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
Anita told them, “I have successfully completed my Master’s Degree in Economics.”
(a) Anita told them that she can successfully complete her Master’s Degree in Economics.
(b) Anita told them that she would successfully complete her Master’s Degree in Economics.
(c) Anita told them that she had successfully completed her Master’s Degree in Economics.
(d) Anita told them that she has successfully completed her Master’s Degree in Economics.
S1. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
‘Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object)’ changes to ‘Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object).’
The sentence thus formed is – Anita told them that she had successfully completed her Master’s Degree in Economics.
Q2. Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.
Who wrote the article?
(a) By whom was the article written?
(b) The article was written.
(c) By whom had the article written?
(d) By whom was being the article written?
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The given sentence is of ‘Active voice’.
The subject ‘Who’ changes to an object ‘Whom’ in the passive voice.
The sentence thus formed is – By whom was the article written?
Q3. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
Kritika said to Heena, “I want to become a doctor.”
(a) Kritika told Heena that she was being wanted to become a doctor.
(b) Kritika told Heena that she is wanted to become a doctor.
(c) Kritika told Heena that she wanted to become a doctor.
(d) Kritika told Heena that she could have been wanted to become a doctor.
S3. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The given sentence is ‘direct Speech’.
Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by
him.
Indirect Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in our own words.
Tense – ‘Present simple (Subject +V1st + Object)’ changes to ‘Past simple (Subject +V2 + Object).’
The sentence thus formed is – Kritika told Heena that she wanted to become a doctor.
Q4. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives the correct order.
P. New, sterile equipment is used for each donor.
Q. Blood donation is safe for healthy adults.
R. Some people may feel nauseous, lightheaded, or dizzy after donating blood.
S. There’s no risk of contracting disease.
(a)RQPS
(b)SPQR
(c)QSPR
(d)PRQS
S4. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper sequence is – QSPR
Q5. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Nelda is a great organization working to make Pune even greener and clean.
(a) and clean.
(b) Nelda is
(c) a great
(d) No Error
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The error lies in part (a) of the sentence.
Replace ‘Clean’ with ‘Cleaner’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
When two nouns are connected by ‘And’ then it must be in the same structure or tense as per the rule of parallelism.
Hence, usage of the comparative form ‘Cleaner’ is appropriate.
Q6. In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Forests on the whole are less ____________ than farms to flood damage.
(a) exposed
(b) effected
(c) destructible
(d) vulnerable
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Vulnerable: exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed.
Q7. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
PESTILENT
(a) Innocuous
(b) Contagious
(c) Affable
(d) Honesty
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Pestilent: causing annoyance; troublesome.
Innocuous: not harmful or offensive.
Hence Pestilent and Innocuous are antonyms to each other.
Q8. Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word.
TRYST
(a) Rendezvous
(b) Sacristy
(c) Vestry
(d) Pitfall
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Tryst: an agreement to be present at a specified time and place.
Rendezvous: a meeting at an agreed time and place.
Hence ‘Rendezvous’ is the correct synonym.
Q9. Another baffling change that I noticed in Dev now-a-days is that he avoids screaming on anyone.
(a) Another baffling change that
(b) I noticed in Dev now-a-days is that
(c) he avoids screaming on anyone.
(d) No error
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Notice” will replace “noticed” because the sentence is showing a present tense. Keyword used here is “now-a-days” which is used in present continuous tense.
Q10. It is understood that much of the group members were in favour of continuing the pressure on Pakistan to execute all the measures suggested against funding to banned terror outfits.
(a) It is understood that much of the group members were
(b) in favour of continuing the pressure on Pakistan to execute
(c) all the measures suggested against funding to banned terror outfits.
(d) No error
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. Replace “much” with “most”. We use “much” with singular uncountable nouns and most with plural countable nouns.
Q11. Thirty–five thousand rupees is a large sum of money to earn in a month.
(a) Thirty–five thousand rupees
(b) is a large sum of money
(c) to earn in a month.
(d) No error
S11. Ans. (d)
Directions (12-16): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
“Hate the sin and not the sinner is a ________which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely________, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world It is quite proper to resist and attack a system, but to resist and attack its author is ________ to resisting and attacking oneself. for we are all ________ with the same brush, and are children of one and the same Creator, and as such the divine powers within us are ________. To slight a single human being is to slight those divine powers, and thus to harm not only that being but with him the whole world.”
Q12. Hate the sin and not the sinner is a ________which,
(a) misconception
(b) myth
(c) precept
(d) prediction
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Precept: a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
Q13. though easy enough to understand, is rarely________,
(a) explained
(b) practiced
(c) utilized
(d) studied
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Practiced: carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
Q14. but to resist and attack its author is ________ to resisting and attacking oneself.
(a) paramount
(b) inferior
(c) tantamount
(d) jubilant
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tantamount: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Paramount: more important than anything else; supreme.
Inferior: lower in rank, status, or quality.
Jubilant: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
Q15. for we are all ________ with the same brush, and are children of one and the same Creator,
(a) tarred
(b) designed
(c) carved
(d) created
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Tarred with the same brush is an idiomatic expression which means to unfairly categorize someone or something as being the same as another person or thing, usually in a negative manner.
Q16. and as such the divine powers within us are ________.
(a) meagre
(b) limited
(c) hypothetical
(d) infinite
S16. Ans.(d)
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