Directions (1-5): In the questions given below few sentences are given. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.
Q1. WHILE
(A) The bench had earlier slammed the authorities, saying it will be an embarrassment if the UNESCO withdraws its world heritage tag accorded to the ivory-white marble mausoleum.
(B) Director General of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will be responsible for maintenance of the Taj Mahal.
(C) joint secretary of Ministry of Environment and commissioner of Agra Division will jointly be in-charge of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).
(D) On the last date of hearing the bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta had wanted to know who is in charge of the Mughal era monument.
(a) Only (C) – (D)
(b) Only (A) – (D)
(c) Only (B) – (C)
(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)
(e) none of these
Q2. WHEREAS
(A) The authorities suspended the rail services in the Valley.
(B) The Army fired live ammunitions to quell the mob, injuring, at least, five people.
(C) The Army conducted searches following the reports about the presence of separatist militants.
(D) The shutdown called by the separatists closed marketplaces and public transport services.
(a) Only (C) – (D)
(b) Only (A) – (D)
(c) Only (B) – (C)
(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)
(e) none of these
Q3. SINCE
(A) Mining development in India has been hobbled for a variety of reasons, from unfriendly government policy
(B) Arvind Panagariya argues that, any move that seeks to make imports costlier as an import-substitution regime should be avoided.
(C) India would do better to have a viable export-led strategy and concentrate on removing bottlenecks.
(D) A liberal trade regime results in cheaper imports and more competitive exports.
(a) Only (D) – (B)
(b) Only (A) – (C)
(c) Only (D) – (A)
(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)
(e) none of these
Q4. ONCE
(A) E-commerce in India has changed the way millions of Indians shop and simultaneously influenced operations of manufacturers and service providers.
(B) The salient feature of this policy is the strategic intent which underpins it.
(C) These advances have simultaneously transformed many areas such as financial payments.
(D) The e-commerce phenomenon piggybacks on path breaking advances in information and communications technology.
(a) Only (D) – (B)
(b) Only (A) – (C)
(c) Only (D) – (A)
(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)
(e) none of these
Q5. SO THAT
(A) a content creator can have the confidence that an end viewer can see exactly the images the Netflix content creators slaved so hard to create.
(B) The new X1 Ultimate processor, is reckoned to be around twice as powerful as the previous X1 Extreme system.
(C) Netflix Calibrated Mode automatically adjusts picture settings when you’re watching the built-in Netflix app.
(D) The image in Netflix Calibrated Mode resembles as closely as possible to the way Netflix’s content creators saw things when mastering their shows and movies.
(a) Only (C) – (A)
(b) Only (B) – (C)
(c) Only (B) – (A)
(d) Both (C) – (D) and (C) – (A)
(e) none of these
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QTags Conjunctions
Directions (6-10): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
Q6. (I) Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia is analyzed by the editorial.
(II) The editorial pointed out that Trump values strength and attaches importance to military strength especially nuclear strength.
(i) Analysing Trump’s desire to…
(ii) The editorial analyzed…
(iii) Trump values strength and…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (i) and (iii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of these
Q7. (I) The ministry has proposed to cap royalty payments in the use of trade mark and brand names.
(II) The ministry has proposed to cap royalty payments at 1 per cent of sales and 2 per cent of exports of an entity.
(i) With a view for trade mark to…
(ii) Proposed to cap royalty payments in the use of…
(iii) With regard to the use of…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of these
Q8. (I) The key factor that is boosting the level of adoption for Network Access Control solutions includes rising security issues.
(II) Security issues are rising due to unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches.
(i) Owing to unwanted…
(ii) Because of unwanted devices…
(iii) Rising security issues owing to…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of these
Q9. (I) Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five.
(II) the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.
(i) Given how Flipkart…
(ii) Owing to the fact that Flipkart…
(iii) Considering Flipkart has…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of these
Q10. (I) the much-reviled education system, introduced by the British has many shortcomings.
(II) It had been successful in promoting upward mobility on a truly large scale.
(i) Despite its many shortcomings…
(ii) However, the much-reviled…
(iii) In spite the shortcomings of…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (i) and (iii)
(c) only (III)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Statements (B) and (C) can be joined together to form a meaningful sentence using the conjunction ‘while’. “While” is used as a conjunction to refer ‘during the time that; at the same time as’. Thus, the coherent sentence formed using the statements (B) and (C) is “Director General of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will be responsible for maintenance of the Taj Mahal while joint secretary of Ministry of Environment and commissioner of Agra Division will jointly be in-charge of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).” All the other combinations fail to form a coherent sentence. Hence, option (c) is the most viable answer choice.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Statements (A) and (D) can be combined successfully using the conjunction ‘whereas’. “whereas” is used to refer ‘in contrast or comparison with the fact that’. Therefore, using statements (A) and (D), the coherent sentence thus formed is “The authorities suspended the rail services in the Valley whereas the shutdown called by the separatists closed marketplaces and public transport services”. All the other combinations fail to form a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the most viable answer choice.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Statements (D) and (B) can be joined together using the conjunction ‘since’ to form a coherent sentence. ‘Since’ is used to express ‘for the reason that; because’. Therefore, using the statements (D) and (B) the meaningful sentence thus formed is “Since a liberal trade regime results in cheaper imports and more competitive exports Arvind Panagariya argues that, any move that seeks to make imports costlier as an import-substitution regime should be avoided”. All the other combinations fail to form a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the most viable answer choice.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. None of the given combinations can successfully form a coherent sentence using the conjunction “Once”. “once” is used to refer ‘as soon as; when’. As none of the statements can be interlinked with each other, therefore, option (e) is the most feasible answer choice.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Combinations (C) – (D) and (C) – (A) can form grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences using the connector “so that”. ‘So that’ is used as a subordinate clause to show purpose or to give an explanation. It is used to show an action producing an intended result of a cause producing an effect. Therefore, the meaningful sentences thus formed using the combination of statements (C) – (D) and (C) – (A) are “Netflix Calibrated Mode automatically adjusts picture settings when you’re watching the built-in Netflix app so that the image resembles as closely as possible to the way Netflix’s content creators saw things when mastering their shows and movies” and “Netflix Calibrated Mode automatically adjusts picture settings when you’re watching the built-in Netflix app so that a content creator can have the confidence that an end viewer can see exactly the images the Netflix content creators slaved so hard to create.” All the other combinations do not form grammatically correct and meaningful sentences thus, option (d) is the most feasible answer choice.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the third starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
(i) Analyzing Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia, the editorial pointed out that Trump values strength and attaches importance to military strength especially nuclear strength.
(ii) The editorial analyzed Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia and pointed out that Trump values strength and attaches importance to military strength especially nuclear strength.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Only the (iii) starter can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the first and second starters as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
(iii) With regard to the use of the trademark and brand names, the ministry has proposed to cap royalty payments at 1 percent of sales and 2 percent of exports of an entity.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. All the three starters can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given sentences. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.
(i) Owing to unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches, security issues are rising which is the key factor in boosting the level of adoption for network access control solutions.
(ii) Because of unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches, security issues are rising which is the key factor in boosting the level of adoption for network access control solutions.
(iii) Rising security issues, owing to unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiate network breaches is the key factor that is boosting the level of adoption for Network Access Control solutions.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. All the three starters can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given sentences. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.
(i) Given how Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.
(ii) Owing to the fact that Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.
(iii) Considering Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a grammatically correct sentence using the third starter as “in spite” should be followed by the preposition “of”. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
(i) Despite its many shortcomings, the much reviled-education system, introduced by the British, had been successful in promoting upward mobility on a truly large scale.
(ii) However, the much-reviled- education system, introduced by the British has many shortcomings, it had been successful in promoting upward mobility on a truly large scale.
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