English Language For CWE-Clerks-V- Preliminary Examination
Q.1-5. 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).
Q.1. Workers with less (1)/ personal problems are (2)/ likely to be (3)/ more productive in their work. (4)/ No error (5)
Q.2. Neither of my brothers do (1)/ anything to make life better for our (2)/ parents who are both (3)/ suffering from cancer. (4)/ No error (5)
Q.3. My grandmother's legacy is (1)/ substantial, especially (2)/ if the value of rare coins are (3)/ taken into consideration. (4)/ No error (5)
Q.4. Everyone who visits Singapore (1)/ is impressed by its cleanliness, (2)/ which is mainly a result of rigorous implementation (3)/ of their strict laws. (4)/ No error (5)
Q.5. The purpose of organizing (1)/ all these activities is (2)/ more to instruct than (3) providing entertainment. (4)/ No error (5)
Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
India's need for good mass rapid transit systems (MRTS) can't be overstressed. So, the Centre should listen to chiefs of Metro Rail corporations who reportedly want Indian Railways divested of technical control over planning metro systems, and an independent regulator formed. At present, the urban development ministry keeps administrative grip over metro systems while the railways wields technical control. An authority under the railway ministry approves standards and design; another under civil aviation (6) safety. With different powers presiding over projects, small wonder complaints are voiced about slow implementation. Metro projects need fast-tracking for city development, but the authority approving standards and designs has a tardy clearance process.
Worldwide, metro systems offer (7) commute, helping (8) roads and manage migration into cities. Yet, despite our first metro launching in Kolkata in the 1980s and Delhi Metro serving as a model of efficient project execution, we haven't built well-functioning networks everywhere. (9) will cost us, since MRTS are anyway long-haul endeavours needing big money, professional expertise and sophisticated technology. Their quick development demands a corporate vision prioritising competitiveness, efficiency, speed and safety. Performing inadequately on all these counts, the railways has its own much-needed expansion and upgrade to think of. An independent regulator with technical know-how and a dedicated safety certifying commissioner should focus exclusively on (10) metro systems, with help from overseas experts if required. Urban mass transport is key to the structural makeover needed to fuel economic growth.
Q.6. (1) dignifies (2) certifies (3) assures (4) questions (5) patents
Q.7. (1) widely (2) customary (3) affordable (4) automatic (5) regnant
Q.8. (1) divergent (2) massive (3) connected (4) empty (5) unclog
Q.9. (1) laxity (2) departments (3) adherence (4) discontinuance (5) precipitance
Q.10. (1) certifying (2) tendering (3) sustaining (4) boosting (5) captivating
Answers
Q.1. (1) fewer should replace less
Q.2. (1) Neither is followed by a singular verb, hence does should replace do.
Q.3. (3) The subject ‘value’ is singular and should be followed by a singular verb ‘is’
Q.4. (4) It’s should be used for Singapore instead of their
Q.5. (4) To provide should replace providing
Q.6. (2) certifies
Q.7. (3) affordable
For other option:
Regnant (adj) - exercising power
Q.8. (5) unclog
Q.9. (1) laxity
For other option:
Precipitance (N) - haste
Q.10. (5) boosting
