English Language Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 19.03.2017

1-10. Read each part of the sentence to find out if 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, mark your answer as (5).

1. Green tax or environmental tax (1)/ is a tax imposed on environmental pollutants (2)/ or on goods whose repeated used(3)/ contributes to pollution (4)/ No error (5)

2. The tigers have (1)/ adequate number of preys (2)/ to feed on and the forests are lush green (3)/ and have ample fodder for these preys(4)/ No error (5)

3. Desperately to find measures (1)/ to keep elephants and other wild animals (2)/ from entering their agricultural land,(3)/ farmers are now growing marigold flowers (4)/ No error (5)

4. He encouraged people (1)/ to spread the message of love and peace (2)/ as violence and hatred (3)/ only leads in the path of destruction(4)/ No error (5)

5. More than 220 children (1)/ rescued from hazard work (2)/ in the heart of the city (3)/ will be sent back to their families (4)/ No error (5)

6. Many hospitals have appointed special counsellors or coordinators (1)/ to track declaration of brain death in patients (2)/ or approach family members to discuss (3)/ the possibility of donating organs(4)/ No error (5)

7. While responding to or reading text messages,(1)/ drivers look off the road (2)/ for five to six seconds (3)/ which is enough to result in a fatal accident(4)/ No error (5)

8. With the grow adoption of smartphones,(1)/ the usage of data products and services (2)/ has almost become a way of life today (3)/ for millions of Indians, especially the youth(4)/ No error (5)

9. Application forms of most schools (1)/ seek qualification and income certificates of parents (2)/ and how many time (3)/ parents spend with the child(4)/ No error (5)

10. Staying within 10 meter radius (1)/ of a mobile phone tower (2)/ makes you 10000 times riskier to radiation (3)/ than staying 1 km away from a tower(4)/ No error (5)

ANSWER

1. (3) ‘Use’ should replace ‘used’- a noun should be used.

2. (5)

3. (1) ‘Desperate’ should replace ‘desperately’- an adjective is required.

4. (4) ‘To’ should replace ‘in’- ‘leads’ should be followed by ‘to’

5. (2) ‘Hazardous’ should replace ‘hazard’- an adjective is required.

6. (3) ‘And’ should replace ‘or’- the second part of the sentence is in addition to the first one therefore ‘and’ should be used.

7. (5)

8. (1) ‘Growing’ should replace ‘grow’- would function as an adjective.

9. (3) ‘Much’ should replace ‘many’- ‘time’ is an uncountable noun.

10. (5)