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Question 111.


In the following, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D etc. . . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. In a sense we are being pushed back
B. to a 1984-like scenario
C. when scare-mongering
D. became the base for vote-gathering.
E. No error


  1.     A.
  2.     B.
  3.     C.
  4.     D.
  5.     E.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> D.
:
D

D carries the incorrect idiom ‘base for vote-gathering’. It should be corrected to basis for vote-gathering’.


option D


Question 112.


In the following, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D etc. . . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. Mao knew that communism in its classical form
B. will not gel into agrarian Chinese society.
C. Hence he redefined Marxism so that it would be
D. in sync with local needs and
E. practiced it in a way that suited China.


  1.     A.
  2.     B.
  3.     C.
  4.     D.
  5.     E.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> B.
:
B

will not gel into is non standard and has no meaning. gel or jell as a verb means to solidify or set. Gel/jell with is generally used colloquially. In formal text it is an error. The second error is in the tense ‘will not’ should be changed to ‘would not’.

option B


Question 113.


(a) Almost all school teachers insist that (b) a student’s mother (c) is responsible for the student’s conduct (d) as well as his dress.


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     D
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> C
:
C

Option: (c)


‘The student’s conduct’ should be replaced by ‘his conduct’.


Question 114.


(a) If one has to decide (b) about the choice of career (c) you should choose that option (d) which is really beneficial.


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     D
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> C
:
C

Option: (c)


The same pronoun should be used throughout the sentence. In (c) it should be ‘one should choose’.


Question 115.


(a) In the forthcoming elections (b) every man and woman (c) must vote for the candidate (d) of their choice.


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     D
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> D
:
D

Option: (d)
Part discuss about man/woman, so in (d) it should be his/her [singular pronoun] in place of ‘their’.


Question 116.


(a) It is essential that diseases like tuberculosis (b) are detected and treated (c) as early as possible in order to (d) assure a successful cure.


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     D
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> D
:
D

Option: (d)
‘Assure’ being an intransitive verb should be followed by an object, so in place of ‘assure’ correct usage shall be ‘be sure of a successful cure’.


Question 117.


(a) The Mumbai police have found (b) the body of a man (c) who they believe to be (d) the prime suspect in a murder case.


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     D
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> C
:
C

Option: (c)
In this part, ‘who’ is used for police which is an incorrect usage, in place of it shall be ‘whom
they believe to be ……’.


Question 118.


The Romanians may be restive under Soviet direction but they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.


  1.     they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.
  2.     they are preparing for a great revolution.
  3.     secretly they rather enjoy the prestige of being protected by the mighty Soviets.
  4.     there is nothing they can do about it.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.
:
A

Option: (a)
No other option discusses their links with Soviets.


Question 119.


In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on these people without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid, but whose spirit is often neglected by a disinterested society.


  1.     whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid
  2.     who do not have enough to eat
  3.     whose hopelessness may be alleviated
  4.     who may be physically satiated
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid
:
A

Option: (a)


No other choice discusses involvement of welfare aid by which people are taken care of.


Question 120.


How many times have I asked myself: When is the world going to start to make sense? There is a monster out there, and it is rushing towards me over the uneven ground of consciousness.


  1.     There is a monster out there
  2.     It is as if the world is on my shoulders.
  3.     The answer is out there somewhere
  4.     There is a sea of sensibility in me.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> There is a monster out there
:
A

Option: (a)


The phrase given is an answer to the question of the author.


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