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Directions (1-5): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q1. But to stand on notions of self-reliance (A)/ in a multilateral world, to spurn a helping hand, (B) is to be behold to a strange pride. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘behold’ with ‘beholden’.
Beholden (adjective): owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service.
Behold (verb): to see or look at someone or something.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
Beholden (adjective): owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service.
Behold (verb): to see or look at someone or something.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
Q2. Irrespective of what was agreed upon in the past, (A) democracies should be enough supple to respond to emergencies (B)/in ways that benefit the greater common good. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘enough supple’ with ‘supple enough’.
Enough is one of those words that can be used as an adjective and an adverb. The adverb enough is used to modify an adjective. In this case, it goes after the adjective it modifies.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
Enough is one of those words that can be used as an adjective and an adverb. The adverb enough is used to modify an adjective. In this case, it goes after the adjective it modifies.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
Q3. In the wake of recent overtures by both Pakistan and India (A)/ to lessen the ever-widening gulf among the two neighbours, (B)/ some future steps are under consideration. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘among’ with ‘between’. As for two person/things, we use ‘between’ and for more than two person/things, ‘among’ is used.
Q4. We need to (A)/ put on the squeeze those guys so that (B)/ they finally pay their debt to us.(C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘put on the squeeze’ with ‘put the squeeze on’. ‘Put the squeeze on’ is an idiom which means ‘To pressure one to do something’.
Q5. By the time she was seven, (A)/ she could play a (B)/ dozen songs through ear. (C)/ No Error (D)
A
B
C
D
Solution:
Replace ‘through ear’ with ‘by ear’. ‘Play something by ear’ is an idiom which means ‘to be able to play a piece of music after just listening to it a few times, without looking at the notes’.
Directions (6-8): In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Q6. The wise politician tries to deliver what really grabs voters and _____________complicated, long-range concepts that alarm and confuse.
shies away of
shies away to
shies away through
shies away from
Solution:
‘Shy away from’ (phrasal verb): to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it. Hence option D is the correct choice.
Q7. He tried pulling the wool ___________ by hiding the profits in separate accounts, but we were quick to catch onto his scheme.
off our eyes
over our eyes
on our eyes
in our eyes
Solution:
Pull the wool over (one’s) eyes (idiom): To deceive, fool, or misdirect one, especially to gain an advantage. Hence option B is the correct choice.
Q8. Doorknobs are not as clean as they look and are often________ with germs.
dispatching
indulging
teeming
surmounting
Solution:
Dispatch (verb): to send off a message or messenger.
Teem (verb): be full of or swarming with.
Surmount (verb): to get on top of or overcome.
Hence Option C is the correct choice.
Teem (verb): be full of or swarming with.
Surmount (verb): to get on top of or overcome.
Hence Option C is the correct choice.
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q9.
Treacherous
Tremenduous
Temperament
Taut
Solution:
Correct Spelling is ‘Tremendous’.
Q10.
Bailiwick
Bouillon
Buereau
Brochure
Solution:
Correct Spelling is ‘Bureau’.
Directions (11-15) : A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
It’s nothing short of a revolution in how we eat, and it’s getting closer every day. Yes, a lot of people are obese, and yes, the definition of “healthy eating” seems to change all the time. But in labs and research centres around the world, scientists are racing to match our genes and our taste buds, creating the perfect diet for each of us, a diet that will fight disease, increase longevity, boost physical and mental performance, and taste great to boot. As food scientist J.Bruce German says, “The foods we like the most will be the most healthy for us.”Is that going to be a great day, or what?
All this will come to pass, thanks to genomics, the science that maps and describes an individual’s genetic code. In the future, personalized DNA chips will allow us to assess our own inherited predispositions for certain diseases, then adjust our diets accordingly. So, if you’re at risk for heart disease, you won’t just go on a generic low-fat diet. You’ll eat foods with just the right amount and type of fat that’s best for you. You’ll even be able to track your metabolism day-to-day to determine what foods you should eat at any given time, for any given activity. “Since people differ in their genetics and metabolism, one diet won’t fit all,” says German. As complex as all this sounds, it could turn out to be relatively simple.
Q11. What are scientists doing?
Racing in labs and research centres around the world
Asking us to start dieting
Creating the perfect diet for us
Try and make us taller
Q12. What does J. Bruce German say?
The food we like is not healthy for us
The food we like will be the most healthy for us
The most healthy food should be liked by us
Food scientists like healthy food
Q13. What is genomics?
The science which describes about maps
The science which describes an individual
The science which deals with years
The science that maps and describes an individual’s genetic code
Q14. Why won’t a common diet fit everybody?
Because different people eat different food
Because their genes are different
Since they differ in genetics and metabolism
Because of their different moods
Q15. What will be possible in the future?
Personalised DNA chips for people to assess their own inherited predispositions
You are at great risk for heart disease
You will not be able to determine what food you should eat
You will be unable to adjust your diet
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