English problems
- 1. 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. Historians believe that much of Jesus? story can be reconstructed, without the help of Bible, and with just the views of historians who lived during his time. I. without the help of Bible, and by just the views II. without the help from Bible, and with just the views III. without the help of the Bible, and with just the views
Options- A. Only I
- B. Only II
- C. Only III
- D. Both I and III Discuss
Correct Answer: Only III
Explanation:
The proper noun ?bible?, requires the definite article 'the' before it. Whenever a classic or a holy book is being referred to, the article ?the? must be used.
- 2. 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. At first glance, it seems implausible that such an intricately engineered bio system such as our could have come about merely as a result of random modifications. i. such an intricately engineered bio system as ours ii. such intricately engineered bio system such as our iii. such intricately engineered bio system such as ours
Options- A. Only I
- B. Only ii
- C. Only iii
- D. Both ii and iii Discuss
Correct Answer: Only I
Explanation:
In the above sentence, the example of our bio system is given when an intricately engineered bio system is talked about. To show possession here, ?ours? will be used in place of ?our?.
- 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. Monu and Sonu attempted to make light their difficulties, but it was obvious that things were going badly for them. i attempted to make their difficulties light ii has attempted to make light their difficulties iii attempted to make light of their difficulties
Options- A. Only I
- B. Only ii
- C. Only iii
- D. Both ii and iii Discuss
Correct Answer: Only iii
Explanation:
The correct option is 3 because the correct phrase that should be used here is ?make light of their difficulties.? It means ?trying to treat something as though it is not serious or important, when it in fact is.
- 4. 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. The only bright spot so far this year for Apple is with its iPhone 8 Plus, which at 0.4% market share, topped early performance for the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 6 Plus, which attracted 0.2% and 0.3% market share, respectively. i. Topped in early performance ii. Topped to perform early iii. Topped in earlier performing
Options- A. Only i
- B. Only ii
- C. Only iii
- D. Both i and iii Discuss
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
he phrase is correct and needs no change. The verb ?topped? does not need any preposition after it and the adjective ?early? and the noun ?performance? needno change
- 5. 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. They hurried up the booth?s back and waited for the malformed youth to disperse. i. to the booth?s back ii. for towards the booth?s back iii. for the booth?s backing
Options- A. Only i
- B. Only ii
- C. Only iii
- D. Both i and ii Discuss
Correct Answer: Only i
Explanation:
The correct preposition to be used with the verb ?hurried? is ?to? and not the others. ?Hurry to a place? means ?move to a place with great haste.?
- 6. 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. Although I don?t have any special bond with the rank and folder of the Labour Union, I know some top engineers. (i) in the rank and folders of the Labour Union (ii) with the rank and portfolio of the Labour Union (iii) with the rank and file of the Labour Union
Options- A. Only (i)
- B. Only (ii)
- C. Only (iii)
- D. (i) and (ii) Discuss
Correct Answer: Only (iii)
Explanation:
The correct phrase is ?rank and file? which means ?the ordinary members of an organization?.
- 7. 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. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing
Options- A. Only (i)
- B. Only (ii)
- C. Only (iii)
- D. Both (ii) and (iii) Discuss
Correct Answer: Only (i)
Explanation:
The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ?a far cry.? It means ?vastly different from.? But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
- 8. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers. A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter. B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ?foreign festivals?. C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused. D) New Year?s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.
Options- A. BDCA
- B. DCAB
- C. ADCB
- D. CDAB Discuss
Correct Answer: ADCB
Explanation:
The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.
- 9. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) In Hindu mythology, when Shiva opens his third eye, it is considered a terrible warning for the cosmos. A) In somewhat similar fashion, in 2017, women across the world seemed to declare war ? on harassment, abuse, rape, inequality and every form of injustice. B) Anger, however, is only one facet of the fight for empowerment. Concomitantly, the year saw women stack up achievements on an unprecedented scale. C) It means he is angry enough to incinerate anything that comes in his way. D) Across the world, there was a furious outpouring of rage against men in power, men on the street, men at home, and in families.
Options- A. ABCD
- B. CBDA
- C. DBAC
- D. DACB Discuss
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The correct sequence is CADB.
- 10. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) On one online forum, the sysadmins were enjoying some gallows humour. A) They were discussing a pair of recently announced security flaws, known as Meltdown and Spectre that between them affect any computer powered by processors designed by Intel, AMD, ARM and others. B) Another wrote, with tongue only half in cheek, that ?computers were a mistake?. C) One simply posted a picture of a fire raging in a skip. D) That?s most of them, in other words, from smartphones and desktop PCs to games consoles and the racks of machines that run cloud-computing services from Microsoft, Amazon and the like.
Options- A. CBAD
- B. ADBC
- C. BCDA
- D. CADB Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: CBAD
Explanation:
The correct sequence is CBAD.
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