Directions (1-15): In the following questions, some part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.
Q1. Delhi has toppled Bengaluru for its position to start-up capital of India, but the southern city is wasting no tears.
(a) from its position to
(b) from its position as
(c) for its position as
(d) for it’s position to
(e) No correction required
Q2. Government largely ended the uncertainty over the future of cryptocurrencies in India with its Budget proposal to tax income from transfer of virtual digital assets at 30%.
(a) ended the uncertain over
(b) ended the uncertained over
(c) ended the uncertainties at
(d) ended the uncertainty on
(e) No correction required
Q3. Minister clarified that even a gift of virtual digital assets would be taxing at the recipient’s end.
(a) would be taxed in
(b) will be taxed at
(c) would be taxed on
(d) will be taxing at
(e) No correction required
Q4. As the announcement ended, passenger turned excitedly to each other, pleased that the Tatas would now run Air India again.
(a) Passengers turns excitedly
(b) Passenger turned excitingly
(c) Passengers turned exciting
(d)Passengers turned excitedly
(e) No correction required
Q5. The stage of structural transformation can be measures by the contribution of the manufacturing sector in an economy.
(a) measured by the contributing
(b) measured by the contribution
(c) measures by the contributing
(d) measures by the contributed
(e) No correction required
Q6. It is important that all democratic nations work together on cryptocurrency and ensure it does not end up in the wrong hands, which can spoil our youth.
(a) did not end up on
(b) don’t ends up in
(c) do not ended up of
(d) does not end up at
(e) No correction required
Q7. The automobile and electronic sector is still struggling with a shortage of semiconductors, which have results in a de-acceleration in production in the last quarter.
(a) have resulting in a
(b) has resulting in a
(c) had resulted in a
(d) have resulted in a
(e) No correction required
Q8. The Enlightenment era in Europe had led to a major transformation, paves the way of formation of nation-states based on the concept of constitutional nationalism.
(a) paved the way for
(b) paving the way of
(c) pave the way of
(d) paving the way of
(e) No correction required
Q9. It’s a safe presumption that anything who seem to crush the toes of the rich pleases the poor.
(a) which seem too crush
(b) that seem to crush
(c) that seems to crush
(d) which seems too crush
(e) No correction required
Q10. Hiring competent public prosecutors is fundamental to making India a rule-based society and they shouldn’t caught between police, admin and judiciary.
(a) they can’t be caught
(b) they shouldn’t be caught
(c) they won’t be caught
(d) they will not be caught
(e) No correction required
Q11. Holistic changes in the customs tariff with a clear direction too privet the economy toward self-reliance and self-sustenance is emerging as an overarching goal.
(a) to pivet an economy
(b) to pivot a economy
(c) to pivet the economy
(d) to pivot the economy
(e) No correction required
Q12. Decline in India’s manufacturing sector, in formal employment and in numbers of youth ‘unemployed but looking for work’ are all indicators of the severe jobs crisis.
(a) is all indicators
(b) all are indicator
(c) all is indicators
(d) all are indicators
(e) No correction required
Q13. When the government nationalised Air India in 1953, it was a small airline that has only launched it’s first international flight five years before.
(a) had only launched its
(b) have only launched its
(c) had only launch its
(d) has only launches its
(e) No correction required
Q14. It was reiterated in the Budget speech that exemptions on capital goods has hindering the growth of the domestic capital goods sector.
(a) Have hindered the growths
(b) Has hinder the growth
(c) Has hindered the growth
(d) Have hindered the growth
(e) No correction required
Q15. It was once thought that any brain function lost was irretrievable but today’s research into what is referred to as “brain plasticity” has proven its not so.
(a) Proven it’s not so
(b) Proved is it not so
(c) Proved it isn’t so
(d) Proved it is not so
(e) No correction required
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘From its position as’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no correction required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Will be taxed at’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Passengers’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Measured by the contribution’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no correction required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘has resulted in a’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Paving the way of’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘that seems to crush’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘They shouldn’t be caught’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘to pivot the economy’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
‘Privet’ is a shrub of the olive family, with small white heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries. ‘Pivot’ should be used which means turn on or as if on a pivot.
S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no correction require. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Had only launched its’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Have hindered the growth’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Proven it’s not so’ will replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
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