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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power.
- B. B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
- C. C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power.
- D. D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.
- Correct Answer
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ExplanationAns. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect. - 1. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. A. The deceased soldier?s family is banking upon the government for justice and support.
- B. B. The government is being banked upon by the deceased soldier?s family for justice and support.
- C. C. For justice and support, the deceased soldier?s family is banking upon the government.
- D. D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support. Discuss
- 2. Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer "I need you to give me a ballparks worth of figures of how much this event is going to cost us in the next two months." i. give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is going to cost ii. give me the biggest ballpark of your figure, how much this event is going to cost iii. give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is coming to cost
Options- A. A. Only i
- B. B. Only ii
- C. C. Only iii
- D. D. ii and iii Discuss
- 3. In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. For the people living below the poverty line, it is important to find jobs that had provided enough money to attain a minimum standard of living. i. will have provided ii. has provided iii. provide
Options- A. A. Only i
- B. B. Only ii
- C. C. Only iii
- D. D. i and ii Discuss
- 4. Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer. Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm. i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters
Options- A. A. Only i
- B. B. Only ii
- C. C. Only iii
- D. D. ii and iii Discuss
- 5. Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer. The government cannot realize good price from certain assets but their disposal will helped in stop the drain. i. Help in stoppage in the drain ii. Help stop the drain iii. Be helping in draining
Options- A. A. Only i
- B. B. Only ii
- C. C. Only iii
- D. D. i and iii Discuss
- 6. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. A. People as many as those in a small nation can be seen, at stations, commuting from faraway places every day.
- B. B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.
- C. C. The stations pour out people commuting from faraway places every day, of the numerical magnitude of small nations.
- D. D. People of a numerical magnitude of small nations commuting from faraway places are poured out by the stations every day. Discuss
- 7. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. A. The result is the ostensible setting aside of the writer from the reporter triptych of travelogue, diary entries, and philosophical.
- B. B. What results is a triptych of travelogue diary entries, and philosophical asides that ostensibly set the writer apart from the reporter?
- C. C. Triptych of travelogues, diary entries and philosophical asides are the results that genuinely set the reporter apart.
- D. D. Setting the writer apart from the reporter ostensibly the triptych of travelogue, diary entries and philosophical asides. Discuss
- 8. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. Dark web transactions were initially carried out using legally state-issued currencies.
- B. The initial dark web transactions were carried out by legal state-issues currencies.
- C. The legal state-issued currencies were used to initially carry in the transactions between the dark webs.
- D. Legal state-issued currencies were initially used to carrying out dark web transactions. Discuss
- 9. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. The Trump administration is intensifying its effort to crack down the so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration authorities.
- B. Efforts were intensified by the Trump administration to crack down the sanctuary cities that refused to comply with federal immigration authorities.
- C. The so-called sanctuary cities that refused to abide by the federal immigration authorities will be cracked down by the intensified efforts of the Trump administration.
- D. Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified. Discuss
- 10. Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Options- A. Racing for the bus, her bag flew open and all the documents were lost.
- B. As she raced for the bus, her bag flew open making the documents lost.
- C. Racing for the bus, her bag flung open and all the documents were lost.
- D. The documents were lost, when racing for the bus, her bag flung open. Discuss
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Correct Answer: D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.
Explanation:
Ans. D.
Solution: In the given sentences banking upon is the correct phrasal verb which means basing hopes on someone/something or depending on someone for something.
Option D is incorrect because the bank does not have any relevant meaning in the given context.
Correct Answer: A. Only i
Explanation:
Ans. A.
The answer is 'give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is going to cost.' A ballpark figure is a rough numerical estimate or approximation.
Correct Answer: C. Only iii
Explanation:
Ans. C.
The statement is in general sense and doesn?t talk in past or future context specifically. Therefore one must use the present tense of the verb. Thus, 'provide' is the correct answer.
Correct Answer: B. Only ii
Explanation:
Ans. B.
?to stick to one?s guns? means refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism. It is a phrasal verb hence we can?t make any changes in the prepositions used. The sentence is in past tense, hence stick should be replaced by stuck.
Correct Answer: B. Only ii
Explanation:
Ans. B.
The correct form of verb to be used after 'will' is 'help.' Verbs are not needed in infinitive or participle form here since the effect of the disposal of assets will be seen in the future. So option B is the correct answer.
Correct Answer: B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.
Explanation:
Ans. B.
Option B- ?stations of numerical small nations? is incorrect.
The other statements make complete sense, hence are correct.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Ans. E.
Triptych means a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Ans. E.
Option A: ?legally state-issued currencies? is incorrect. The word describes the state-issued currencies; hence it should be an adjective and not an adverb. Option B: ?state-issues? is incorrect and should be replaced by ?state-issued?. Option C: ?carry-in? is grammatically incorrect. Option D: ?to carrying out? is grammatically incorrect.
Correct Answer: Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified.
Explanation:
We have to find the incorrect statement. All the sentences except D have been correctly structured. In option D, the phrase ?complied into by? is incorrect. You "comply with" a rule or a law and not by cities.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Options A, C and E in the absence of a proper subject add the ?bag? automatically to the verb ?racing for the bus?. So, it does not make any sense as it would mean that the bag is racing for the bus. Option B is incorrect because of the fragment ?making the documents lose?. Option D doesn't convey the proper meaning.
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