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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'.


No sooner did the sun rise (1)/ when we resumed the journey (2)/ after having a hasty breakfast. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

War and Peace an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was _____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69.

A) basically B) wilfully
C) originally D) faithfully
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) originally

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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Organization are institutions in which members compete for status and _____. They _____ for the resources of the organization, for example, _____ to expand their own departments, for _____ advancement and for power to _____ the activities of others.

of the organization, for example, _____ to expand

A) finance  B) infrastructure
C) resources D) source
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) finance 

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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".
He must (being) overwhelmed with the responsibility.

A) been B) has been
C) have been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have been

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.

A) Just as a letter’s physical presence, then, B) resists the rationalisations of the public
C) sphere, its temporal idiosyncrasies resisted the D) efficiencies of capitalist production.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sphere, its temporal idiosyncrasies resisted the

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In 3 part, use of ‘resisted' is incorrect. ‘Resists’ should replace ‘resisted’. The given sentence is in present tense. So, present form of verb will be used.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The ______ of many archaic and dilatory procedures have proved to be extremely damaging to our governance and society.

A) caution B) translation
C) imposition D) revolution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) imposition

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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 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view _______________ ensuring that they did not collapse taking ____________________ them the rest of the financial system. These assets __________________ later at a profit by the government! The U.S. government had acted smartly, while in the Indian case the banks now find themselves ______________________ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth.

These assets __________________ later at a profit by the government!

A) are disposed of B) were disposed of
C) are disposed off D) had been disposed off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were disposed of

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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 way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.


It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes

 

A) deter B) divert
C) ban D) prohibit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deter

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