Questions

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

The battle (had been raging) for some time.

Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India as of April 2016?

Who is the only Indian economist to have won the Nobel prize?

In economic equilibrium _____

Name the organ where the embryo develops:

By how many atomic mass units do subsequent members of homologous series differ?

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

There is renewed sense(A)/of urgency in(B)/completing the project.(C)/No error(D)