Q.1-5. Read each 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, the answer is (5).
Q.1. As the weather switches from winter to spring (1)/ and given the frequent fluctuation in the temperatures (2)/ usual health occurrences such as influenza like flu (3)/ is a commonly issue that can be witnessed among residents (4)/ No error (5)
Q.2. ‘Dry eye’ problem is common among people (1)/ who don’t give their eyes enough rest (2)/ while some others suffer of it because their eyes (3)/ do not produce enough tears naturally (4)/ No error (5)
Q.3. Farmers should grow medicinal plants keeping in mind (1)/ their demand in the market (2)/ but researchers must equip cultivators with improved technology (3)/ to increase produce and income (4)/ No error (5)
Q.4. While eco-friendly and herbal colours (1)/continue to be a fad during Holi (2)/ there seems no check (3)/ on the sale of chemical colours in the market (4)/ No error (5)
Q.5. Women form an major part of the work force in the city (1)/ and unlike men, a majority of them (2)/ depend on the public transport (3)/ to access their work place (4)/ No error (5)
Q.6-10. In each of these questions, two sentence (I) and (II) are given. Each sentence has a blank in it. Five words (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are suggested. Out of these, only one fits at both the places in context' of each sentence. Number of that word is the answer.
Q.6. Parents —————— that the children remain glued to TV no matter how much they are asked to limit the time for watching it.
The students would get a chance to have their ———, in the opinion poll soon to be conducted by the university.
(1) Complain (2) Correlate (3) Say (4) Results (5) Direction
Q.7. Over the —————— decade, economic growth has begun to play a decisive role in elections.
The workshop was scheduled to ————— for two hours.
(1) Many (2) Function (3) Held (4) Next (5) Last
Q.8. A group of environmental activists in and around Madurai have come together to urge political parties to reveal their ——— on global warming.
She could not —————— on her legs since she had met with an accident.
(1) Cross (2) Focus (3) Trace (4) Stand (5) Level
Q.9. Solar power is capable of becoming an alternative to the conventional sources of ———— on which we depend today.
Politicians who misuse their rights never get a chance to come to ——————— again.
(1) Money (2) Power (3) Us (4) Demand (5) Question
Q.10. Ramesh ————— back to greet his friend who was calling him from behind.
The state government has failed to put an effective check on criminals, who have ————the lives of people hell.
(1) Turned (2) Looked (3) Made (4) Improved (5) Told
ANSWERS
Q.1.(4) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(3) Q.4.(5) Q.5.(1) Q.6.(3) Q.7.(5) Q.8.(4) Q.9.(2) Q.10.(1)
