Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. There is no denying that reward programmes (a)/ have a key role to play in (b)/determining an organisation’s (c)/ ability to attract and retain the most competent talent.(d)/ No error(e).
Q2. Public sector enterprises (PSEs)(a)/ has been experiencing (b)/severe challenges in attracting, motivating (c)/ and retaining their key staff. (d)/No error(e)
Q3. A cabinet secretary-led (a)/inter-ministerial group (b)/is looking ways to rescue (c)/ telecom operators. (d)/No error(e)
Q4. The amount of money being (a)/managed for a fee is (b)/growing the fastest in Asia Pacific (c)/ than anywhere in the world. (d)/No error(e)
Q5. Foreign investment increased with (a)/government moves to open up sectors, imports remained (b)/ cheap thanks to globally depressed oil prices, and economic growth (c)/ ticked along at rates above 7 percent . (d)/No error(e)
Q6. Challenges aside, the last one year have seen many (a)/ transformations in the industry namely – initiation (b)/ of consolidation, higher data usage, revamp of (c)/ pricing plans, and greater focus on quality, technology, and content. (d)/No error(e)
Q7. India is undergoing a (a)/technology disruption phase where (b)/ telecom operators is modernising (c)/ networks to keep up with rapid data growth . (d)/No error(e)
Q8. Most operators are now grappling (a)/ with the challenge (b)/of having to think (c)/ totally different about the network. (d)/No error(e)
Q9. In India, many cable (a)/ operators is (b)/offering broadband (c)/ services and will offer digital content. (d)/No error(e)
Q10. With the opening up of the (a)/ Indian economy for private investment, PSEs have (b)/ become the happy hunting ground for talent (c)/ the new investors seek to build there businesses with. (d)/No error(e)
Q11. For India’s growing startup ecosystem,(a)/ while on one hand there is a lot of untapped money sloshing around (b)/ to find its place, on the other hand the number of investment opportunities (c)/ in high-quality entrepreneurs has dramatically increased the last few years. (d)/No error(e)
Q12. Despite employment growth, hours(a)/ per worker have continued to (b)/ decline and involuntary part-time employment has (c)/ increased in more then two-third of countries. (d)/No error(e)
Q13. A weak first half has led to high (a)/credit risk, with (b)/ pockets of stressed debt that(c)/ may require inorganic funding, said analysts of ICRA. (d)/No error(e)
Q14. Somebody who has come from a (a)/small town, grown into the party with all the support (b)/ of the leadership, and if given such responsibility, it just (c)/ make you feel sometimes that cosmic grace is there . (d)/No error(e)
Q15. While AI is still a nascent subject (a)/to most in India, much countries including (b)/ China have begun investments in the area (c)/ to strengthen research in it. (d)/No error(e)