Previous Year English Questions | 17.07.2017

It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in English, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can best improve the given sentence by substituting the BOLD portion. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose 'No Improvement' as your answer.

B.S.R.B. (CHENNAI) CLERK EXAM., 2000
Directions:- Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed.

1. He didn't know what happened as he was falling unconscious.
(A) fell unconscious
(B) was fallen unconsciously
(C) had fallen unconscious
(D) had been unconscious 
(E) No correction required

2. The journey was far from being comfortable as the road was bad.
(A) far from comfortability
(B) far and being not comforted
(C) far from being comforted
(D) far from comforting 
(E) No correction required

3. Would you be liked to have some ice cream? 
(A) like to be having        
(B) be liking to have 
(C) be liked having        
(D) like to have 
(E) No correction required

4. Despite my efforts, they did not acceded to requests.
(A) did not acceded by    
(B) were not acceded to 
(C) did not accede to    
(D) did no accede with 
(E) No correction required

5. Her voice is so melody that everyone likes to listen to the songs.
(A) such a melodious that
(B) so melodious that
(C) so much melody that
(D) highly melodious that 
(E) No correction required

Ans-1 C
Ans-2 E
Ans-3 D
Ans-4 C

Ans-5 B