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- Question
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.
Options- A. Since the last
- B. for the last
- C. Since last
- D. No improvement
- Correct Answer
- Since the last
ExplanationFrom is used to denote a point of time. The preposition ?since? should be used here as five days is a period of time and the event started at the beginning of those five days.
- 1. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. He took a loan of hundred rupees from me.
Options- A. debt
- B. demand
- C. advance
- D. no improvement Discuss
- 2. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices
Options- A. cope by
- B. cope up with
- C. to be coped with
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 3. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Go north-east across the mountains till you will reach an island.
Options- A. reached
- B. reach
- C. have reached
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 4. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The modes of action are _____ in science and religion. Science relies on experiment, whereas religion is based on experience. Any religious _____ whether it is Christ?s or Ramakrishna?s is personal and _____ . Science, on the other hand is marked by objectivity. Theory has to be corroborated by _____ proof providing material comforts. The frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use. The frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use.
Options- A. implied
- B. associated
- C. designated
- D. extended Discuss
- 5. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The modes of action are _____ in science and religion. Science relies on experiment, whereas religion is based on experience. Any religious _____ whether it is Christ?s or Ramakrishna?s is personal and _____ . Science, on the other hand is marked by objectivity. Theory has to be corroborated by _____ proof providing material comforts. The frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use. Theory has to be corroborated by _____ proof providing material comforts.
Options- A. intangible
- B. transparent
- C. tangible
- D. unique Discuss
- 6. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. The teacher, along with her three children, were taken to hospital.
Options- A. was taken
- B. had taken
- C. had being taken
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 7. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. The Prime Minister had wide-ranging discussions on the international situation.
Options- A. widely-ranged
- B. wide-ranged
- C. wide-range
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 8. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. The man disappeared after he was rescuing a boy from drowning.
Options- A. was rescued
- B. has been rescued
- C. had rescued
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 9. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. I shall be obliged if you could grant me an interview.
Options- A. give
- B. allow
- C. permit
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 10. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. By 8.00 in the morning he wrote four letters to his friends.
Options- A. had written
- B. had been writing
- C. was writing
- D. No improvement Discuss
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Correct Answer: no improvement
Explanation:
No improvement is required. Loan is a temporary provision of money, usage is correct. Debt is an obligation. Demand is a claim to something owed. Advance is a supply in expectation of repayment.
Correct Answer: No improvement
Explanation:
No improvement is required. The verb cope means to deal with. Cope when followed by the preposition with, it means to deal with some difficulty. Also, the sentence is in simple present tense. The sentence is correct.
Correct Answer: reach
Explanation:
The use of will is redundant. The main verb is ?Go?, till you reach is used to denote time. Further, the event will be completed in future but both other options are in past tense.
Correct Answer: extended
Correct Answer: tangible
Correct Answer: was taken
Explanation:
The subject ?The teacher? is singular, hence ?was taken? will be the correct expression. Since the teacher was herself taken to the hospital so b and c are incorrect.
Correct Answer: widely-ranged
Explanation:
Here ?widely-ranged? is the correct expression of the adverb, and it qualifies the verb discussions.
Correct Answer: had rescued
Explanation:
Two complete events occurred rescue happened first hence it will be expressed in past perfect tense, ?had rescued? will be the correct usage.
Correct Answer: No improvement
Explanation:
No improvement required. Grant means to permit as a favor. As the interview will be a favor the use of Grant is correct.
Correct Answer: had written
Explanation:
As the task was completed by 8 am the sentence is in past perfect tense, ?had written? will be the correct use.
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