Directions (Q 1- 5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. The air is heavy 1)/ with gaseous 2) / and noise pollutants 3)/ generated by thousands of vehicles. 4) / No error 5)
2. Some American students 1)/ feel that 2)/ academic standards are 3) / larger in India. 4) / No error 5)
3. The shopkeeper was pleased 1) / when we told him 2)/ this kinds of mangoes 3)/ were very delicious. 4) / No error 5)
4. Hritik along with his family 1) / are visiting 2) / the Prince of Wales museum 3)/ day after tomorrow. 4) / No error 5)
5. As a teenager 1)/ Monica Seles had 2)/ often beat Steffi Graf 3) / at the French Open. 4) / No error 5)
Directions (Q.6-10): Rearrange the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it.
(A) Development of drought resistance could beneļ¬t large numbers of farmers.
(B) Hence the human race has no choice but to adapt to these impacts.
(C) lndia has to be concerned about climatic changes.
(D)This impact can run into decades and centuries.
(E) Environment day is thus an important occasion to assess the past and our future.
(F) Since there is a possibility of adverse impact on agriculture which could deter growth.
6. Which is the THIRD sentence of the paragraph?
1) A
2) D
3) B
4) C
5) E
7. Which is the LAST (SIXTH) sentence of the paragraph?
1) C
2) B
3) F
4) D
5) E
8. Which is the FIRST sentence of the paragraph?
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) B
5) E
9. Which is the FIFTH’ sentence of the paragraph?
1) F
2) D
3) E
4) A
5) C
10. Which is the SECOND sentence of the paragraph?
1) B
2) D
3) F
4) C
5) E
Directions (Q. 11-15) In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
11. The criterion for________ a player should be based on his recent performance; but unfortunately, the journalists are ________ to be carried away by earlier successes.
1) condemning, satisfying
2) judging, prone
3) revealing, reluctant
4) eager, acclaiming
5) criticising, clean
12. For the last half century he ________ himself to public affairs ________ taking a holiday.
1) by, committed
2) after, offered
3) devoted, without
4) sacrificed, after
5) prepared, before
13. You will see signs of ________ everywhere, which speak well for the ________ of these people.
1) decoration, senses
2) clear, debris
3) beauty, careful
4) industry, prosperity
5) repairs, extravaganza
14. The police arrested Ramesh on a________ of theft but for lack of evidence ________ him.
1) crime, imprisoned
2) punished, complaint
3) left, condition
4) tip, absconding
5) charge, released
15. The ________ violence that our town is witnessing has turned it into the most ________ town of our country
1) huge, offensive
2) unrestrained, devalued
3) perplexing, repulsive
4) unprecedented, degenerate
5) mammoth, wanted
Answers provided below:
1. 3; It should read ‘pollutants’ and ‘noise’.
2. 4; Substitute ‘higher’ for ‘larger’.
3. 3; Substitute ‘these’ for ‘this’.
4. 2; Substitute ‘is’ for ‘are’ because when two nouns/pronouns are joined by ‘along with’, ‘with’, ‘as well as’, ‘like’, ‘unlike’, ‘in addition to’ etc the verb takes the form as per the first noun/pronoun.
5. 3; Substitute ‘beaten’ for ‘beat’ because ‘had’ takes V3 (Past participle).
6. (2)
7. (5)
8. (3)
9. (4)
10. (3)
11. (2)
12. (3)
13. (4)
14. (5)
15. (4)
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