Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. . If there is no error, the answer is (4), i.e. ‘No Error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation. If any)
1. You must either (a) / be regular with your studies (b) / and study for longer period before the examination. (c) / No error (d)
2. The new taxation rates (a) / announced by the government (b) / are bound to effect the export sector. (c) / No error (d)
3. The various consequences of (a) / the decision taken by the (b) / finance ministry was not foreseen by the bureaucrats. (c) / No error (d)
4. I never considered him to be a person who would (a) / go back on his promise and (b) / then do not even apologise. (c) / No error (d)
5. Having finished at school (a) / Raghu thought of going to Bombay in (b) / search of some job. (c) / No error (d)
Directions: In questions 6 to 10, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
6. Gita was known to be a...............; so nobody entrusted any important work to her.
(a) joker (b) worker
(c) shocker (d) shirker
7. Unhappy about the treatment meted out to her,
Shanti...... ........demanded justice
Shanti...... ........demanded justice
(a) sumptuously (b) voraciously
(c) spasmodically (d) vociferously
8. The police sprayed tear gas..............on the protesters.
(a) indirectly (b) intensively
(c) indifferently (d) indiscriminately
9. We are happy to................the receipt of your order No. 4071 dated 13.3.96.
(a) admit (b) accept
(c) acknowledge (d) respond
10. I always fall ………….. old friends in times of need.
(a) over (b) through
(c) back on (d) off
ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION: ( 1 – 5):
1. (c) Replace ‘and’ with ‘or’. According to grammar rule ‘or’ is used with ‘either’.
2. (c) Replace ‘effect’ with ‘affect’. Because “effect’ is noun and “affect” is verb.
3. c) Use ‘were’ in place of was, because subject is in ‘consequences’ which is in plural form.
4. (c) Remove ‘do’ because there is next verb in sentence should be according to verb comes after ‘and’ or ‘but’.
5. (a) No need to use ‘at’ in sentence to make it meaningful.
Answers with Explanations (6-10):
6. (d) : Shirker: (कामचोर)
Example: All the doors of success are closed for shirkers.
7. (d): Vociferously : (शोरके साथ)
Example: The demonstrators were vociferously opposed the idea of increasing the petrol price.
8. (d): Indiscriminately (अंधाधुंध)
Example: The police was shooting indiscriminately into the crowd.
9. (c): acknowledge : (स्वीकार करना)
Example: He acknowledged his fault.
10. (c)
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