Directions (1-3): In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
Q1. A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian imigrant named Levi Strauss
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law David Stern
D. owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss and Company.
(a) B only
(b) B and C
(c) A and B
(d) A only
(e) A, B and D
Q2. A. In response to the allegations and condemnation pouring in,
B. Nike implemented comprehensive changes in their labour policy.
C. Perhaps sensing the rising tide of global labour concerns,
D. from the public would become a prominent media issue,
E. Nike sought to be a industry leader in employee relations.
(a) D and E
(b) D only
(c) A and E
(d) A and D
(e) B, C and E
Q3. A. Charges and countercharges mean nothing
B. to the few million who have lost their home.
C. The nightmare is far from over, for the government
D. is still unable to reach hundreds who are marooned.
E. The death count have just begun.
(a) A only
(b) C only
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D
(e) D only
Directions (4-7): Each of the following questions has a sentence with two blanks. Given below each option are five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best completes the sentence.
Q4. The genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda apart from being misdescribed in the most sinister and …………… manner as ‘ethnic cleansing’ were also blamed, in further hand-washing rhetoric, on something dark and interior to …………… and perpetrators alike.
(a) Innovative; communicator
(b) Enchanting; leaders
(c) Disingenuous; victims
(d) Exigent; exploiters
(e) Tragic; sufferers
(a) Innovative; communicator
(b) Enchanting; leaders
(c) Disingenuous; victims
(d) Exigent; exploiters
(e) Tragic; sufferers
Q5. As navigators, calendar markers, and other …………… of the night sky accumulated evidence to the contrary, ancient astronomers were forced to …………… that certain bodies might move in circles about points, which in turn moved in circles about the Earth.
(a) Scrutinisers; believe
(b) Observers; agree
(c) Scrutinisers; suggest
(d) Observers; concede
(e) Students; conclude
(a) Scrutinisers; believe
(b) Observers; agree
(c) Scrutinisers; suggest
(d) Observers; concede
(e) Students; conclude
Q6. Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his …………… endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including ……………
(a) Constitutional; weather
(b) Congenital; education
(c) Personal; climate
(d) Economic; learning
(e) Genetic; pedagogy
(a) Constitutional; weather
(b) Congenital; education
(c) Personal; climate
(d) Economic; learning
(e) Genetic; pedagogy
Q7. Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men’s mind by central …………… of the education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by …………… to an earlier kind of world.
(a) Tenets; fixation
(b) Aspects; inhibitions
(c) Institutions; inhibitions
(d) Organs; tradition
(e) Departments; repulsion
(a) Tenets; fixation
(b) Aspects; inhibitions
(c) Institutions; inhibitions
(d) Organs; tradition
(e) Departments; repulsion
Directions (8-10): In each of the questions, a word has been used in sentences in five different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Q8. Run
(a) I must run fast to catch up with him.
(b) Our team scored a goal against the run of play.
(c) You can’t run over him like that.
(d) The newly released book is enjoying a popular run.
(e) This film is a run-of-the-mill production.
(a) I must run fast to catch up with him.
(b) Our team scored a goal against the run of play.
(c) You can’t run over him like that.
(d) The newly released book is enjoying a popular run.
(e) This film is a run-of-the-mill production.
Q9. Round
(a) The police fired a round of tear gas shells.
(b) The shop is located round the corner.
(c) We took a round on merry-go-round.
(d) The doctor is on a hospital round.
(e) I shall proceed further only after you come round to admitting it.
(a) The police fired a round of tear gas shells.
(b) The shop is located round the corner.
(c) We took a round on merry-go-round.
(d) The doctor is on a hospital round.
(e) I shall proceed further only after you come round to admitting it.
Q10. Buckle
(a) After the long hike our knees were beginning to buckle.
(b) The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.
(c) The accused did not buckle under the police interrogation.
(d) Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle.
(e) People should learn to buckle up as soon as they get into a car.
(a) After the long hike our knees were beginning to buckle.
(b) The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.
(c) The accused did not buckle under the police interrogation.
(d) Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle.
(e) People should learn to buckle up as soon as they get into a car.
Solution
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(d)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(b)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(e)
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