Direction (Q. 1 - 10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5), ie 'No error'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) By virtue of the provisions of the by-laws /2) he has to take on as /3) chairman of the committee /4) with effect from the first of the next month. /5) No error
2. 1) Out of the six companies /2) which have quoted for the project /3) the only foreign-based company /4) has been selected instead of very high quotation price. /5) No error
3. 1) Implementation of these measures /2) may help the Govt /3) to generating a revenue of /4) about Rs 400 crores a year. /5) No error
4. 1) On account of court orders /2) most of the company /3) are shifting their factories /4) on the outskirts of the city. /5) No error
5. 1) You failed to produce 2) any evidence to support /3) your plea that / 4) you are innocent. /5) No error
6. 1) Education without moral values /2) is as naked as lady laden /3) with lot of ornaments /4) but without clothes. / 5) No error
7. 1) People's participation in /2) local-level planning and implementation /3) are the pillar of /4) the success of decentralisation. /5) No error
8. 1) No social security measure /2) can produce desired /3) result unless there is /4) enough legal literate among the target classes. /5) No error
9. 1) The ethos of democracy can /2) find proper nourishes /3) only when power reaches /4) the grassroots levels. /5) No error
10. 1) Active involvement of the /2) Gram Sabha in various /3) development programmes /4) is a noble objective. /5) No error
Direction (Q. 11 - 20): In each of the following sentences there are certain blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options denoted by the numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
11. Tne Prime Minister wants to call an all-party meeting to break the stalemate__________ this issue and__________ a consensus.
1) on, win 2) at, develop 3) of, capture
4) on, reach 5) upon, create
12. The propeller-driven fighter planes__________ the second world war have long been completely__________.
1) in, out of order 2) during, aged 3) of, absolute
4) at, old 5) for, decayed
13. When the liquid has been used up the__________ in the bottom of the flask should be thrown__________.
1) remains, at 2) surplus, out 3) left, off
4) portion, by 5) residue, away
14. His energy was unbound, his resourcefulness inexhaustible and his coolness__________ the face of danger almost__________.
1) in, uncanny 2) on, uncivil 3) over, abnormal
4) at, natural 5) by, pathetic
15. The modernisation drive of the country has in fact not been__________ by an improvement in the quality of many of its manufactured___________.
1) associated, sectors 2) accompanied, products
3) prevailed, area 4) acquired, fields
5) conquered, items
16. The Govt__________ that Indian IT industry will be able to generate__________ of over $ 100 billion by the later part of the coming decade.
1) reveal, volume 2) states, service
3) predict, future 4) estimated, capital
5) forecasts, revenue
17. It was a great__________ to__________ the high-level meeting between America and India.
1) favour, part 2) time, participate
3) honour, witness 4) period, watch
5) None of these
18. The first and foremost task before the company is to__________ the financial__________ of the venture.
1) diligence, nature 2) fix, involving
3) analyse, viability 4) get, need
5) assess, activity
19. The Govt must appoint a panel of experts and__________ their advice on how to__________ technical education in India.
1) seek, improve 2) solicit, mitigate
3) ask, better 4) want, spread
5) wish, offer
20. Internet has___________ revolutionised the world of__________ and knowledge.
1) become, media 2) really, college
3) probably, application 4) indeed, information
5) properly, student
Answers
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | 18. | 19. | 20. |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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