Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) Which of
the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given
in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically meaningful
and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is
required’, mark (E) as the answer.
1. In these circumstances, they will not be able to meet the
assign target to them.
(A) targeted assignment
(B) assigned target
(C) assigning of target
(D) target assigned
(E) No correction required
2. Banks must be
ensured that 18 per cent of their loans is given to the agricultural
sector.
(A) are ensured
(B) have to ensure
(C) being ensured
(D) should be ensured
(E) No correction required
3. The government has announced several initiatives benefiting to factory workers.
(A) beneficial
(B) for benefiting to
(C) which will benefit
(D) benefited to
(E) No correction required
4. A date for the committee meeting to discuss the details
of the proposal has yet to be decided.
(A) will be yet decided
(B) is been decided yet
(C) have not been still decided
(D) is not yet been decided
(E) No correction required
5. With the raining
heavily the multi-storey office building was badly damaged and collapsed.
(A) Owing to the heavy rains
(B) Because of raining heavily
(C) Since heavily it rained
(D) In raining heavily
(E) No correction required
Directions—(Q. 6 to 10) In each
question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These
are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold
may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence.
Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of
that word is your answer. If all the words printed inbold are correctly spelt
and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All
correct’ as your answer.
6. Since petroleum products are taxed (A) heavily they are a majar(B)
source (C) of revenue (D) for the government. All correct (E)
7. Even though the proposal appearrs (A) practical
(B) the committee should discuss (C)
it at length. (D) All correct (E)
8. The Indian stock market has been one of the well (A)performing (B) markets globally
(C) during the current (D) year. All
correct (E)
9. Had the scheme been allowed
(A) to continue (B) it would
have generated (C) attracted (D) returns. All correct (E)
10. People should constantly
(A) upgrade their skills (B) in
order to be effective (C) and efficient. (D) All correct (E)
Directions—(Q. 11 to 15) Rearrange the following six
sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
1. With all this experimentation he incurred an expenditure
of over a million dollars before success smiled on him.
2. Edison invented the long lasting electric light bulb.
3. To find a fibre to burn inside a bulb he experimented
with over two thousand items.
4. We thus owe the miracle of light as much to his
perseverance as to his genius.
5. However he did not invent it overnight.
6. His friends too travelled all over the world from South
America to India in search of a suitable fibre.
11. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
12. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
13. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
15. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)
sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Answer:
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (C)
4. (E) 5. (C)
6. (B) 7. (A)
8. (C) 9. (D)
10. (C)
11. (B)
12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (A)