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Directions (1-5): Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e), i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. The task for ensuring employment (a) / for the labour force has been (b) / a persistent concern throughout (c) / India’s post – independence development. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. We have recently began (a) / the process of recruiting (b) / insurance agents for (c) / our North-Eastern branches. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. In spite the organizations are aware (a) / of the importance of IT (b) / they often do not know (c) / how to deploy it effectively. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Although interlinking of rivers will (a) / help tackle drought, the government (b) / has not paid much (c) / attention to this project. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Keeping in mind that India (a) / is one of the world’s fastest (b) / growing economies many international (c) / companies are invested in India. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. If China is the world’s factory, India has become the world’s outsourcing centre – keeping in line with this image.
B. But India’s future depends crucially on its ability to compete fully in the Creative Economy – not just in tech and software, but across design and entrepreneurship; arts, culture and entertainment; and the knowledge-based professions of medicine, finance and law.
C. While its creative assets outstrip those of other emerging competitors, India must address several challenges to increase its international competitiveness as the world is in the midst of a sweeping transformation.
D. Thus, this transformation is evident in the fact that the world is moving from an industrial economy to a creative economy that generates wealth by harnessing intellectual labour, intangible and human creative capabilities.
E. Its software industry is the world’s second-largest, its tech outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $300 billion global industry, according to a technology expert.
F. If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any indication, India is rapidly becoming an economic ‘rock star’.
Q6. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q7. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q8. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) F
(e) E
Q9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) C
(d) A
(e) E
Q10. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Directions (11-15): In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence has been bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Wherever no improvement is needed choose ‘No correction required’ as the answer.
Q11. Unless I get some break, I should not be able to do any more work.
(a) shall not be able
(b) should be unable
(c) shall not be unable
(d) should not be unable
(e) No correction required
Q12. Some people have a habit of wearing their heart on their sleeves.
(a) bearing their heart on their sleeves
(b) wearing hearth on their sleeves
(c) wearing their heart on sleeves.
(d) bearing their heart on their sleeve.
(e) No correction required
Q13. Your plea that you were thorough ignorant of the consequences cannot be accepted.
(a) had thorough ignorance
(b) were thoroughly ignorance
(c) had thoroughly ignorant
(d) were thoroughly ignorant
(e) No correction required
Q14. I had met him after the party where he had been given an inspiring speech.
(a) when he had
(b) where he would have
(c) in which he was given
(d) where he had
(e) No correction required
Q15. Because of scientific progress, we expect to live better than our parents have.
(a) should expect to live better than our parent
(b) expect to live as good as our parents live
(c) expect to live better than our parents did
(d) expected to live better than our parents
(e) No correction required
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Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol.Substitute ‘of’ for ‘for’.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Substitute ‘begun’ for ‘began’.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Substitute ‘In spite of the organizations being aware’ for ‘Inspite that organizations are aware’.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Insert ‘the’ before ‘interlinking’.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Substitute ‘investing’ for ‘invested’.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. the correct sequence is FAEBCD
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. the correct sequence is FAEBCD
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. the correct sequence is FAEBCD
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. the correct sequence is FAEBCD
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. the correct sequence is FAEBCD
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘should’ should be replaced by ‘shall’.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. There is no correction required.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. As ignorant is an ‘adjective’ it should be modified by adverb ‘thoroughly’ not ‘thorough’.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘where he had been’ with ‘where he had’.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Our parents lived in the past and hence in place of ‘have’ it should be ‘did’.
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