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Directions (1-2): In each of the following questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is printed in bold.Four alternatives are given to the bold part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
Q1. Sheela didn’t so far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.
(a) so much as
(b) so far as
(c) as good as
(d) No improvement
Q2. No economist can accurately forsee whether tax will go up or down.
(a) expect
(b) anticipate
(c) obviate
(d) No Improvement
Directions (3-4):Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word
Q3. Scrawl
(a) Scribble
(b) Surfeit
(c) Squalid
(d) Harangue
Q4. Winsome
(a) Waive
(b) Exhausted
(c) Relinquish
(d) Delightful
Q5. Improve the segment given in bold.
Assuming the unit is profitable, it make senses for Deutsche Bank to keep it and maintain its presence in Asia.
(a) it makes sense for
(b) it is making sensible to
(c) it make sense for
(d) No improvement
Q6. Select the word with the correct spelling.
(a) legubrious
(b) lugabrious
(c) lugubrious
(d) lugibrious
Q7. Select the synonym of Vehemence
(a) avidity
(b) phlegm
(c) torpor
(d) ennui
Q8.Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Minority shareholders may think they are getting a raw deal but that’s incorrect.
P- Maybe the promoters ran these companies into the ground, but that is in their capacity as managers—with designations such as MD or CEO and so on.
Q- But, under insolvency, all shareholders stand in the same dock, accused of owning a company that has defaulted on its debt.
R- The size of shareholding by shareholders is immaterial.
(a) QPR
(b) RPQ
(c) PRQ
(d) PQR
Q9.In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The Bit coin Center is open seven days a week to ___________ light on the world of bitcoin to whoever walks in our doors.
(a) express
(b) shed
(c) sombre
(d) doff
Q10.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
The act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to
(a) capoeira
(b) aikido
(c) ailment
(d) onomatopoeia
Q11. 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’.
For investors, even as the outlook remains favourable (1)/from a near-term perspective, how the jewellery market (2)/ share gains pan out will be the key in the long run. (3) No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q12. Select the option that is the passive form of the given sentence.
Ajay did not accept the invitation.
(a) The invitation is not accepted by Ajay.
(b) The invitation had not accepted by Ajay.
(c) The invitation was not accepted by Ajay.
(d) The invitation was not been accepted by Ajay.
Q13. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A register recording a line of ancestors.
(a) Pedigree
(b) Distribute
(c) Biography
(d) Historiography
Q14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
To bring us the beauty of the unseen gems of India, Make My Trip ____________ with 22 popular travel Instagrammers, as a part of the #MyIndia campaign.
(a) Aggregated
(b) Sponsored
(c) Collaborated
(d) Opted
Q15. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Destination
(b) Campaign
(c) Pandamic
(d) Knowledge
ANSWER
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option ‘a’ fits in the context.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Anticipate: to see what might happen in the future.
Hence, option ‘b’ fits in the context.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Scrawl: write (something) in a hurried, careless way.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Winsome:attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘It’ is a singular subject which would take singular verb thus “make” should be changed to “makes”. Make is a verb which would take an object rather than an adjective.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Lugubrious means looking or sounding sad and dismal.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Vehemence means great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression and Avidity means
keen interest or enthusiasm.
S8. Ans. (b)
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Shed means to allow something to fall to the ground.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Capoeira means a system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form.
Aikido means a Japanese form of self-defense and martial art that uses locks, holds, throws, and the opponent’s own movements.
Ailment means an illness, typically a minor one.
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. No error
S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The given sentence is of ‘Active voice’.
The sentence is said to be in active voice when `Subject’ is active & does something.
In the given sentence, the subject is `Ajay’ and the subject performs some action
(did not accept the invitation)
Now we have to convert it into passive voice.
Passive voice – If the sentence is in passive form, the subject remains inactive. It does
nothing, but allows something to be done.
In the passive form, the object of the verb in Active voice becomes the subject of the
verb in the Passive voice. ‘By’ is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the
object.
The sentence thus formed is – The invitation was not accepted by Ajay.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Pedigree -The parents and other family members of a particular animal, or a record of them.
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Collaborated’.
As per the context, the word `Collaborated’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct
choice.
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The correct spelling is ‘Pandemic’.
Remaining words are spelt correctly.
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