Directions (1 – 5): In the following questions a sentence is given with some highlighted words. These words may not be in their correct position and need an interchange. Select the option depicting the correct interchange so as to make the given sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.
Q1. Air passengers have a legitimate (A) right to get full cancelled(B) for their tickets refund(C) due to no fault of their own during the national lockdown (D).
(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) C-D
(d) A-B
(e) No interchange required.
Q2. The southwest lull(A) picked up over Kerala after a monsoon(B) under the influence (C) of a low-pressure area that formed (D) over the Arabian Sea.
(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) C-D
(d) A-B
(e) No interchange required.
Q3. Concerns have been raised (A) regarding the donors(B) of U.S.-based evangelical impact(C) in regard to Indian associations. (D)
(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) C-D
(d) A-B
(e) No interchange required.
Q4. The Defence exchanged(A) of India and Iran discussed (B) ways to take forward bilateral (C) cooperation and Ministers(D) views on regional security issues.
(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) C-D
(d) A-B
(e) No interchange required.
Q5. The Delhi Metro, which halted (A) its operations (B) five months ago following the imposition (C) of a nationwide lockdown (D) due to COVID-19, is set to run again.
(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) C-D
(d) A-B
(e) No interchange required.
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. B-C needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
Air passengers have a legitimate right to get full refund for their tickets cancelled due to no fault of their own during the national lockdown.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. A-B needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
The southwest monsoon picked up over Kerala after a lull under the influence of a low-pressure area that formed over the Arabian Sea.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. B-C needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of U.S.-based evangelical donors in regard to Indian associations.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. A-D needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
The Defence Ministers of India and Iran discussed ways to take forward bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues.
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. All of the highlighted words are correctly used here and requires no interchange. So, the correct answer choice is option (e).