Directions (1-5): Each question below contains four different sentences. Spot the sentence which contains a grammatical or contextual error. If all the sentences appear to be correct, then choose option “All are correct” as your answer.
Q1.
(a) India on Monday said it would provide humanitarian assistance – including medicines – to Ukraine.
(b) In the 1980s, people extend their antenna on their television as far as it would reach in order to get better reception.
(c) Over 5 lakh people have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country last week, the UN refugee agency said on Monday.
(d) United Arab Emirates airline flydubai on Monday suspended some flights to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus up to March 8.
(e) All are correct
Q2.
(a) International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday expressed his concern over the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said his court may investigate possible war crimes in the country.
(b) The Odisha government on Monday banned the Holi celebration in public places and restricted large gatherings during festivals.
(c) Audio books are a common form of entertainment used for a commuter.
(d) Though she tried not to feel lonesome, the only child often wished she had a sister or brother to play with her.
(e) All are correct
Q3.
(a) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and transfers by its residents to outside of the country from March 1, in response to the economic sanctions imposed by the West.
(b) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Centre must urgent share the detailed evacuation plan with Indians stranded in Ukraine, as well as with their families.
(c) Miranda was beyond excited when she won the Halloween costume contest but extremely disappointed by her measly prize of a free ice cream cone.
(d) Three patients requiring immediate medical attention were airlifted by BSF from J&K’s snow-covered Kupwara district on Monday.
(e) All are correct
Q4.
(a) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday signed an application for Ukraine to join the European Union.
(b) A solid waste management project is to be set up at a ten-acre independent plot of Cantonment Board located in Pune’s Hadapsar Industrial Estate.
(c) As the clumsy camper slid down the mountainside, he was finally able to grasp a tree limb and hang on until rescuers arrived.
(d) Every year members of our clergy volunteer in an underdeveloped country for two weeks.
(e) All are correct
Q5.
(a) Ten students from Assam who were stranded in war-tone Ukraine have been evacuated along with other Indians, the state government said.
(b) Based on the facts, the jury can only conclude that the defendant is not guilty because of reasonable doubt.
(c) Several Russian media outlets, including state-owned TASS, were hacked on Monday.
(d) The violent tornado ripped through the building and destroyed everything inside
(e) All are correct
Solutions:
S1. Ans (b)
Sol. The error lies in sentence (b)
This sentence is missing the past form (had to extend) of the verbs since it is explaining a trend of the 80s decade.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The error lies in sentence (c).
Preposition by is to be used here.
S3. Ans (b)
Sol. The error lies in sentence (b).
Urgent needs to be replaced by urgently.
Adverb urgently describes in a way which requires immediate action or attention.
S4. Ans (e)
Sol. All of the mentioned sentences make grammatical and contextual sense.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The error lies in sentence (a).
War-torn needs to be used to make contextual sense. It means very badly harmed or damaged by war.
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