Dear Readers,
Directions (1-6): Which of the Phrases (1), (2) (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases given in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Q1 Rickshaw pullers sleep in their rickshaws storing their belongs in a cabinet under the passenger seat.
01. their belongings cabinet
02. their belongings in a cabinet
03. their belongs cabinet in a
04. there belongings in a cabinet
05. No correction required
Q2 The villagers coming to the city to work whereas daily labourers, are mostly illiterate.
01. as daily labour
02. to daily laboured
03. as daily labourers
04. such daily labourers
05. No correction required
Q3 Internal roads, parking slots ,open parking areas in buildings and even open spaces, now, remain clogged with vehicles.
01. even open spaced
02. evenly open spaced
03. even opens spaces
04. evenly opens spaces
05. No correction required
Q4 The schools make mandatory it to buy the book and stationary set from the school which is not justified.
01. make it to mandatory buy
02. make it mandatory too buy
03. make to buy it mandatory
04. make it mandatory to buy
05. No correction required
Q5 The control room intimated all police stations about the theft and issued an alert to keep vigil on suspicion people. All correct
01. intimated
02. theft
03. vigil
04. suspicion
05. All correct
Q6 Confused elephants often stray into human habitations resulting in panic, videspread destruction of property and loss of lives. All correct
01. stray
02. habitations
03. videspread
04. lives
05. All correct
Directions (7-10): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given to make the passage complete and coherent.
Q7 Four years after the Centre banned smoking in public places, no one seems to care. Shockingly, no one even knows about the ban on smoking in public places that came into effect on October 2, 2008_________________. Whereas the government, under COTPA (Control of Tobacco Products Act), has banned sale of tobacco products within 100 metres of educational institutes
01. There is no policeman to reprimand or fine the offenders
02. Dozens of youngsters are found smoking, 'unaware' of the law that it's banned in public areas
03. A paan shop and a general store on the street, about 50 metres away from this institute, sell cigarettes
04. Smoking is rampant at the main bus station in the heart of the city
05. Smoking is rampant on roads, bus stands, railway stations and worse, even outside educational institutions
Q8 There is a high degree of ignorance and callousness amongst us in protecting the environment. We should all regret the sins we have committed towards the planet and take care of Earth.------------------------. We must do something before it is too late
01. The day is not far off when we begin to feel the negative consequences
02. Earth Hour has had tremendous response in seven-eight states
03. The state government has considerably increased its power consumption by installing thousands of decorative trident lights
04. Green activists rue that streetlights are often not switched off, even during daylight hours.
05. We are yet to engage in a partnership on the issue of conservation and switch to renewable to reduce carbon emission
Q9 --------------------.Now, a supplier takes order from clients, deposits money in the account of arms dealer who later deliver the weapon to client in his city through a middleman or supplier. As per convenience, the handguns are made available to dealers and transportation of weapons is generally done through private vehicles.
01. Firearms are hidden in the gear box of a vehicle that carries kids in a bid to avoid checking at the police posts.
02. Illegal firearms trade is getting more organized as arms licence is proving difficult to get
03. Machine made hand guns are supplied from Bihar and delivered in Mahoba
04. Police have recovered around two dozen handguns, bullets and arrested 20 people
05. Local or country made firearms are of two types- handmade and machine made
Q10 Raipur is being counted among the top five critically polluted cities in India as per a recent study and dust is among the major factor that contributes largely to this dubious distinction apart from industrial waste and deforestation. -------------------------------------------------. Number of vehicles almost doubles every year. We know it's not the clean oxygen we are taking in but some toxic waste of industries and vehicles.
01. Sprinkling of water on the dust affected places would avoid settling of dust
02. Three sweeping machines worth crores are being used after 10pm in posh areas
03. The dust that used to be brown coloured, has long turned grey and black due to industrialization and increased number of vehicles
04. It begins right from morning when I see a thick carpet of black dust in my balcony
05. The environment board promised to install an air-quality monitoring system
Answers
Q.1 (2)
Q.2 (3)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (4)
Q.6 (3)
Q.7 (5)
Q.8 (1)
Q.9 (2)
Q.10 (3)
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