Directions (1-10): In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or is inappropriate and mark it as your answer.
Q1. The man was released (a)/ from prison (b)/ after new evidence (c)/ proved he didn’t comit (d)/ the robbery. All correct (e)
Q2. The pauacity (a)/ of a sufficient number of faculty (b)/ members undermines (c)/ the growth of the country’s knowledge (d)/ sector. All correct (e)
Q3. The current (a)/ plan, in works by the Indian Railways, is to upgrade tracs (b)/ in certain sections (c)/ to run trains at desired (d)/ speed. All correct (e)
Q4. While Indian chess players have done extremely (a)/ well in global circuit (b)/ in recent years, the country also successfully (c)/ hosted the Chess Olaympiad (d)/ last year. All correct (e)
Q5. India needs to catch (a)/ up in the research (b)/ and production of graphine (c)/, which is the defining (d)/ material of this age. All correct (e)
Q6. Most academic (a)/ institutions have massy (b)/ and incomplete websites (c)/ containing only partial (d)/ information about their faculty bodies. All correct (e)
Q7. The ever-increasing (a)/ demand for agricultural products (b)/ is leading to significant (c)/ social and environmental consequances (d)/ worldwide. All correct (e)
Q8. India’s vast (a)/ consumer market means that large amouts (b)/ of land, even outside its borders (c)/, are used to satisfy (d)/ domestic demand. All correct (e)
Q9. The current paradim (a)/ in measuring impacts and allocating (b)/ responsibility (c)/ is based on a production-based accounting (d)/ method. All correct (e)
Q10. There is widespread (a)/ use of adjunc (b)/ faculty members and even ‘ghost’ (c)/ members by colleges and universities (d)/. All correct (e)
Solutions
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “commit”. Commit is defined as consign (someone) officially to prison, especially on remand. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Released means to set free from confinement or restraint.
Prison is a place where people are kept in confinement as a punishment for a crime.
Evidence is anything that furnishes proof. It can be used to establish the truth or falsity of a statement or to prove or disprove a fact.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “paucity”. Paucity is defined as the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Faculty is the body of teachers and researchers at a university or college.
Undermines means to weaken or destroy the foundation of something.
Knowledge is understanding or familiarity gained by experience or study.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “tracks”. Tracks is defined as a rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed or follow the trail or movements of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their course. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Current means happening now or at the present time.
Sections are parts or divisions of a whole.
Desired means wanted or wished for.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “Olympiad”. Olympiad is defined as a major international contest in a particular game, sport, or scientific subject. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Extremely means to a very high degree.
Circuit is an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving sport or public performance.
Successfully means to achieve a desired or intended outcome.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “graphene”. Graphene is defined as a form of carbon consisting of planar sheets which are one atom thick, with the atoms arranged in a honeycomb-shaped lattice.
All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Catch – to seize or capture something, especially by surprise.
Research – the systematic investigation into and study of a subject, especially one that has practical applications.
Defining – to give a definition of something. It can also mean to establish the limits or boundaries of something.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “messy”. Messy is defined as (of a situation) confused and difficult to deal with or generating or involving mess. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Academic refers to the activities associated with the pursuit of knowledge, such as teaching, research, and writing.
Websites are collections of information and resources that are published on the internet.
Partial means not complete or whole.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “consequences”. Consequences is defined as a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; importance or relevance. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Increasing – growing or becoming greater in size, number, or amount.
Products – the goods or services that are produced by a company or individual.
Significant – having or likely to have a major effect or influence.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “amounts”. Amounts is defined as a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent or come to be (the total) when added together. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Vast – very large in size, extent, or scope.
Borders – the line that separates two countries or other areas.
Satisfy – to meet the needs or expectations of someone or something.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “paradigm”. Paradigm is defined as a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model or a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Allocating – to distribute or apportion something, especially resources or funds.
Responsibility – the state or fact of being responsible, liable, or accountable for something.
Accounting – the recording, analysis, and interpretation of financial information.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct spelling should be “adjunct”. Adjunct is defined as a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part or connected or added to something. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
Additional Information:
Widespread means existing or occurring over a large area or number of people.
Ghost refers to a disembodied spirit or soul of a deceased person.
Universities are institutions of higher education that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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