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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.

A) Archaeological research in Sarasota documents more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people. B) More than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people have been documented in the archaeological research in Sarasota.
C) Sarasota’s archaeological research has recorded more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people. D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.

Explanation:

‘Documentation of the seasonality in native people’ doesn’t make sense.

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A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil, APJ Abdul Kalam,?

A) Rajendra Prasad B) K.R.Narayanan
C) Shankar Dyal Sharma D) V.V.Giri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) K.R.Narayanan

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The youngsters lined the cafe.

 

A) The cafe is lined by the youngsters.   B) The cafe was lined by the youngsters.  
C) The cafe lined by the youngsters.   D) The cafe is lined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The cafe was lined by the youngsters.  

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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

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. i and ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 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.

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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".

From the early 1990s, salaries shot up and stock options (were introduced).

 

A) are introduced B) is introduced
C) was introduced D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Term ecosystem was coined by

A) Odum B) Clements
C) Arthur Tansley D) Elton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthur Tansley

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

The tail is wagging the dog

 

 

A) A situation where a small good thing makes everyone happy B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation  
C) A person who is always happy to meet you D) Even smaller tasks become important if the whole project is to succeed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation  

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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.

A) Many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear. B) Increased motorization started to make some lines disappear after the1960s until when many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.
C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s. D) Until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear, many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s.

Explanation:

‘has’ is incorrectly used since the sentence is in past tense. Moreover, the subject is cities, which is plural.

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