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Directions (Q.1-5). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical error or idiomatic 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 'E'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
Q.1
India’s efforts for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group will come to a
head on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with Chinese
President Xi Jinping in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the SCO
summit.
India’s efforts for
membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
will came to a head
on Thursday,
with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan,
on the sidelines of
the SCO summit.
No error.
Q.2 In public statements neither India or China, that has opposed
India’s bid on the ground that it is a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation
Treaty, indicated that they are any closer to a breakthrough in the next two
days.
In public
statements neither India or China,
that has opposed
India’s bid on the ground that it is a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation
Treaty,
indicated that they
are any closer
to a breakthrough
in the next two days.
No error
Q.3 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said for the
third consecutive day that the issue of non-NPT state membership were not on
the agenda at Seoul. Even so, Ms. Hua admitted for the first time that
unofficial discussions on the applications from India and Pakistan had been
taking place.
Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said for the third consecutive day
that the issue of
non-NPT state membership were not on the agenda at Seoul.
Even so, Ms. Hua
admitted for the first time that unofficial discussions on the applications
from India and
Pakistan had been taking place.
No error
Q.4 “The group has had three unofficial discussions related to the entry
of non-NPT countries through Friends of Chair presided at by the Argentine
Ambassador,” she told The Hindu in a written response.
“The group has had
three unofficial discussions related to the entry of non-NPT
countries through
Friends of Chair presided at
by the Argentine
Ambassador,”
she told The Hindu
in a written response.
No error
Q.5 The Finance Ministry has tied themselves up in knots on whether a
purported target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taxmen was articulated
or not.
The Finance
Ministry has tied themselves up
in knots on whether
a purported target
set by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for
taxmen was
articulated or not.
No error
Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, a part of the sen¬tence
is printed in bold. Below are giv¬en alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B),
(C) and (D) which may improve the sen¬tence. Choose the correct alternative. In
case no improvement is needed, your answer is (E).
Q.6 But then, he have been eased out by luminaries
whom the people of this country gave a massive majority; if they trusted these
politicians only two years ago to rule them wisely, why can they doubt that
their representatives have acted in their best interests?
is been eased out
by
have being eased
out by
are been eased out
by
is being eased out
by
No improvement
required.
Q.7 For one thing, people do not elect rulers to think for them; they
only create institutions and procedures who permit rulers to take decisions
when there are different opinions.
when
what
which
those
No improvement
required.
Q.8 It is common amongst rulers, especially inexperienced ones, to think
that an electoral victory was a vote for his wisdom. But even in a democracy,
a majority vote is the last resort.
them
their
her
its
No improvement
required.
Q.9 Politicians in power tend everywhere to be expansionist; they was prefer
spend more and borrow without interest.
they is preferable
spent
they will
preferring spending
they would prefer
spend
they would prefer
to spend
No improvement
required.
Q.10 Not surprisingly, no leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party have such rapport
with academics and intellectuals.