Directions (1-5): Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is then mark ‘No correction is required’ as the answer.
Q1. The global swirl would be caused by the fact that such a finding would go against the current news of the spread of Indo-European languages across Eurasia and also against current generated evidence.
(a) frequent, froth, origin
(b) heave, subside, common
(c) churning, understanding, genetic
(d) subside, see, arising
(e) No change required
Q2. What the world witnessed in the past few days at the United Nations, on a resolution demanding that the U.S. vigorous its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, was an unpredicted display of the arrogance of power.
(a) witnessed, rescind, unprecedented
(b) viewer, equaled, relating
(c) see, encourage, differently
(d) observe, frequent, limit
(e) No change required
Q3. The recent trend of intense in imports indicates that the government may have moved too late to curbing them, but flawed market timing isn’t the real issue.
(a) extinct, unmatched, limitation
(b)avail, check, nullify
(c) abate, viewer, disturb
(d) moderation, curb, flawed
(e) No change required
Q4. The government must devise better means to show up farm incomes without thrilling up inflation or upsetting carefully cultivating food security partnerships around the world.
(a) rousing, change, subside
(b) shore up, stirring, cultivated
(c) bring, brake, excess
(d) put up, distorted, defective,
(e) No change required
Q5. The Indian economy’s energy mix needs to be structure through investments in clean renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and low-emissions bioenergy, and by lift the level of energy efficiency through investments in building retrofitting, grid upgrades, and industrial efficiency.
(a) shape, along, causing
(b) remodeled, raising, retrofits
(c) figure, pull, and
(d) component, clear, common
(e) No change required
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Churning-a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter,(with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously,(of a broker) encourage frequent turnover of (investments) in order to generate commission.
Genetic-relating to genes or heredity, relating to origin, or arising from a common origin.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Witnessed-a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place, evidence; proof.
Rescind-revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
Unprecedented-never done or known before.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Moderation-the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one’s behaviour or political opinions, the action of making something less extreme, intense, or violent.
Curb-a check or restraint on something.
Flawed-having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection,
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Stirring-causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.
Cultivated-refined and well educated.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Modeled means change the structure or form of (something, especially a building),shape (a figure or object) again or differently.
Raising-lift or move to a higher position or level.
Retrofits-add (a component or accessory) to something that did not have it when manufactured, an act of retrofitting a component or accessory
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