Directions (1): In each of the following questions, a statement is given with a single blank followed by five options. Choose the option that can fit in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the options could fit in the blank, mark your answer as ‘None of these’.
Q1. There’s a lot of _________________ about that issue – for every person firmly in favour, there’s someone fiercely against it.
(a) Disputable
(b) Contention
(c) Questioned
(d) Conflicted
(e) None of these
Directions (2-5): In the following questions, a sentence is given containing four highlighted words. These words may or may not be used grammatically and contextually in their right position. You need to find the words that need to be interchanged to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If all the words are in their correct positions use option (e) i.e. ‘All are correct’ as your answer.
Q2. The move to cut (A) corporate taxes, for which an (B) sentiment has already been issued by the (C)government, is on a par with the(D) ordinance -boosting ‘dream budget’ of 1997.
(a) Only D-A
(b) Only C-B
(c) Both A-B and A-C
(d) Only B-D
(e) All are correct
Q3. The government’s (A)statistical machinery has begun work on revising the (B) workers that opens up the (C)prospect for an upward revision in the wages paid out to (D) indices under the act.
(a) Only D-A
(b) Only B-D
(c) Both C-B and C-D
(d) Only C-D
(e) All are correct
Q4. The (A) conservative to win a fifth term in office could (B) elude Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the (C) ambition Likud (D)party.
(a) Only B-D
(b) Only A-C
(c) Both A-B and A-D
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) All are correct
Q5. Banks such as Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab and Sind Bank that have (A) spread manpower, network, and (B) resources thin could be turned into (C)vibrant regional institutions to serve agriculture, trade and (D) commerce.
(a) Only D-A
(b) Only C-B
(c) Both A-C
(d) Only C-D
(e) All are correct
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Contention fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The given sentence needs the rearrangement of the words ‘sentiment’ and ‘ordinance’. This is because there is use of ‘an’ in front of ‘sentiment’, hence, it is grammatically incorrect. Moreover ‘sentiment-boosting’ is contextually correct. Other words are correct. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The phrase ‘revising the workers’ is contextually incorrect. Instead it should be ‘revising the indices’. Moreover the wages should be paid to ‘workers’. Other words are in their correct places. Hence, option (b) is correct answer choice.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The use of ‘conservative’ and ‘ambition’ in the given sentence is incorrect. It should be ‘The ambition to win’ and ‘the conservative Likud party’. So these words need interchanging. Hence, option (b) is correct answer choice.
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (e) is correct answer choice.
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