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Question 21. In each question, there are four sentences: Each sentence has pairs of words / phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted words / phrase(s) select the most appropriate word(s) / phrase(s) to form a correct sentence. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
(A)Apart from looking through [A] / at [B] the system and the curriculum, the authorities must review the teaching methods and [A] / but [B] help the teachers to adapt themselves to the changing environment.
(B)More than the curriculum, it is the rigid systems of examination and ranking that has made school education so [A] / as [B] stressful.
(C)This is of course not the first time that the presumed virtues of complex financial products have been questioned in the developed worlds nor [A] / or [B], for that matter, in India.
(D)Dupont’s lark needs flat scrubland but [A] / though [B] in Spain much of this has been used for construction of buildings.
(A)Apart from looking through [A] / at [B] the system and the curriculum, the authorities must review the teaching methods and [A] / but [B] help the teachers to adapt themselves to the changing environment.
(B)More than the curriculum, it is the rigid systems of examination and ranking that has made school education so [A] / as [B] stressful.
(C)This is of course not the first time that the presumed virtues of complex financial products have been questioned in the developed worlds nor [A] / or [B], for that matter, in India.
(D)Dupont’s lark needs flat scrubland but [A] / though [B] in Spain much of this has been used for construction of buildings.
Answer: Option D. -> BAABA
:
D
option D
In this context looking at is correct. ‘Apart from’ should be followed by ‘and’ not ‘but.’‘As stressful’ must show some kind of comparison. Here there is no comparison, hence,‘so stressful’ is acceptable ‘Neither . . . nor . . .’ are co-ordinating conjunctions therefore one cannot be used without the other. Hence ‘or’ is suitable. In sentence 4 a contrast isshown, hence ‘but’ is more suitable. Hence BAABA.
:
D
option D
In this context looking at is correct. ‘Apart from’ should be followed by ‘and’ not ‘but.’‘As stressful’ must show some kind of comparison. Here there is no comparison, hence,‘so stressful’ is acceptable ‘Neither . . . nor . . .’ are co-ordinating conjunctions therefore one cannot be used without the other. Hence ‘or’ is suitable. In sentence 4 a contrast isshown, hence ‘but’ is more suitable. Hence BAABA.
Answer: Option C. -> Estimated at
about 3400 years old with reasonable certainty
:
C
Solution: Correct Answer Option: (c)
If we look at
the flow of the statement, option (c) seems to fit in best. Option (a) does
not qualify as the right answer choice because the arrangement of words is
not proper
:
C
Solution: Correct Answer Option: (c)
If we look at
the flow of the statement, option (c) seems to fit in best. Option (a) does
not qualify as the right answer choice because the arrangement of words is
not proper
Answer: Option A. -> The cancer cells may invest other parts of the body.
:
A
Option A. Cancer cells invade not invest.
:
A
Option A. Cancer cells invade not invest.
Question 24. Given below are sets of three sentences(A,B,C). One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect.
A. He found out to his utter dismay that his son failed in the examination.
B. He did not, and never intended to, return the book.
C. The councilor has not and will not file his nomination for re-election
A. He found out to his utter dismay that his son failed in the examination.
B. He did not, and never intended to, return the book.
C. The councilor has not and will not file his nomination for re-election
Answer: Option D. -> Both A & C.
:
D
Option (d)
Had’ is missing before failed. Therefore, the sentence is not complete. (A) is incorrect. Similarly (C) is a dangling sentence as ‘has not’ is not complete. The correct sentence should be ‘has not filed and....
:
D
Option (d)
Had’ is missing before failed. Therefore, the sentence is not complete. (A) is incorrect. Similarly (C) is a dangling sentence as ‘has not’ is not complete. The correct sentence should be ‘has not filed and....
Question 25. Each of the following questions has a paragraph with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for that word from the options given below the paragraph.
Magic at this level may be somewhat slower in response than the magic of the upper register. Its action, however, is angrithey, like the gradual encroachment of a root system which will split rocks. Magic at this level will take a concerted effort to halt once it is well begun and will be difficult to redirect once invoked.
Magic at this level may be somewhat slower in response than the magic of the upper register. Its action, however, is angrithey, like the gradual encroachment of a root system which will split rocks. Magic at this level will take a concerted effort to halt once it is well begun and will be difficult to redirect once invoked.
Answer: Option D. -> inexorable
:
D
Option (D)
Going by the simile of the root system mentioned in the same sentence, we can tell that the word we are looking for means unstoppable. Therefore ‘immutable’ (which means unchangeable), ‘impregnable’ (which means resistant to attack) and ‘impractical’ (which means not useful) cannot fit here at all. Though ‘implacable’ and ‘inexorable’ are synonymous in some contexts, the former cannot fit here, as it means impossible to appease, which cannot be applied to an abstract notion like the action of magic. Only ‘inexora ble’, meaning relentless, fits here.
:
D
Option (D)
Going by the simile of the root system mentioned in the same sentence, we can tell that the word we are looking for means unstoppable. Therefore ‘immutable’ (which means unchangeable), ‘impregnable’ (which means resistant to attack) and ‘impractical’ (which means not useful) cannot fit here at all. Though ‘implacable’ and ‘inexorable’ are synonymous in some contexts, the former cannot fit here, as it means impossible to appease, which cannot be applied to an abstract notion like the action of magic. Only ‘inexora ble’, meaning relentless, fits here.
Question 26. Each of the following questions has a paragraph with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for that word from the options given below the paragraph.
This book isn’t just a/an youtiler of fascinating trivia. It’s also an astute sociological catalogue of France’s changing idea of itself; of how this disparate collection of tribal autocracies became organized, over centuries, into the community and identity so vaunted in the country today.
This book isn’t just a/an youtiler of fascinating trivia. It’s also an astute sociological catalogue of France’s changing idea of itself; of how this disparate collection of tribal autocracies became organized, over centuries, into the community and identity so vaunted in the country today.
Answer: Option D. -> compendium
:
D
Option (D)
From the context, we can tell that we need a word that means a list, most likely a short one, so as to contrast with the expansive idea conveyed in the second sentence. A ‘curriculum’ is the total course of study offered by an educational institution, so it cannot fit here. ‘Concoction’, which means a mixture of various ingredients, is also out. An ‘abstraction’ is an abstract concept, and so does not fit here at all. An ‘abridgement’ is a shortened or condensed form of a text, so it does convey the idea of shortness, but not that of a list. Only ‘compendium’, which means both a list and a brief account, is the appropriate word here.
:
D
Option (D)
From the context, we can tell that we need a word that means a list, most likely a short one, so as to contrast with the expansive idea conveyed in the second sentence. A ‘curriculum’ is the total course of study offered by an educational institution, so it cannot fit here. ‘Concoction’, which means a mixture of various ingredients, is also out. An ‘abstraction’ is an abstract concept, and so does not fit here at all. An ‘abridgement’ is a shortened or condensed form of a text, so it does convey the idea of shortness, but not that of a list. Only ‘compendium’, which means both a list and a brief account, is the appropriate word here.
Question 27. Given below are sets of three sentences(A,B,C). One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect.
A. There are lesser students in the class today than there were yesterday.
B. Before I could move a limb, the reckless driver had run over the poor little pup.
C. The higher your aspirations, greater the effort you need to put in.
A. There are lesser students in the class today than there were yesterday.
B. Before I could move a limb, the reckless driver had run over the poor little pup.
C. The higher your aspirations, greater the effort you need to put in.
Answer: Option D. -> Both A & C.
:
D
Option (d)
Lesser’ is used with uncountable nouns. Students are countable; ‘fewer’ should be used for thecomparison. (c) is incorrect as the article ‘the’ should be added before ‘greater’ to have a correct and a complete comparison.
:
D
Option (d)
Lesser’ is used with uncountable nouns. Students are countable; ‘fewer’ should be used for thecomparison. (c) is incorrect as the article ‘the’ should be added before ‘greater’ to have a correct and a complete comparison.
Answer: Option D. -> I must tell you that this bakery makes the tenderest cake for ‘X’ mas.
:
D
option D A good cake is soft not tender.
:
D
option D A good cake is soft not tender.
Question 29. Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s)..
A. Corn on the cob is the perfect finger food – at least for people not obsessed with counting carbohydrates.
B. Quintessentially American, it’s likely that corn evolved somewhere around Panama or Mexico some 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, then spread throughout the Western hemisphere.
C. Its subsequent cultivation has been widely credited with letting pre-Columbian communities throughout the Americas settling down and launching their civilizations.
D. Eventually agriculture, based on corn, moved into what would become the United States.
A. Corn on the cob is the perfect finger food – at least for people not obsessed with counting carbohydrates.
B. Quintessentially American, it’s likely that corn evolved somewhere around Panama or Mexico some 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, then spread throughout the Western hemisphere.
C. Its subsequent cultivation has been widely credited with letting pre-Columbian communities throughout the Americas settling down and launching their civilizations.
D. Eventually agriculture, based on corn, moved into what would become the United States.
Answer: Option C. -> A and D
:
C
Option (c)
Sentence B has a modifier error – the phrase ‘quintessentially American’ refers to the noun ‘corn’ and should therefore be placed immediately adjacent to it – i.e., ‘It’s likely that quintessentially American corn. . .’ Sentence C has incorrect forms of the verbs ‘settle’ and ‘launch’ – they are main verbs that follow the auxiliary verb ‘let’, and are not parallel to it, so they should be used in the root form, not in the present participle form, not in the present participle form. Sentences A and D are completely correct. Hence, [c].
:
C
Option (c)
Sentence B has a modifier error – the phrase ‘quintessentially American’ refers to the noun ‘corn’ and should therefore be placed immediately adjacent to it – i.e., ‘It’s likely that quintessentially American corn. . .’ Sentence C has incorrect forms of the verbs ‘settle’ and ‘launch’ – they are main verbs that follow the auxiliary verb ‘let’, and are not parallel to it, so they should be used in the root form, not in the present participle form, not in the present participle form. Sentences A and D are completely correct. Hence, [c].
Answer: Option A. -> Obtrudes, Offends
:
A
Option: (a)
Obtrude means to become noticeable in an undesirable way. Hence this is the perfect choice for the first blank as it correctly describes the situation being talked about in the statement. Offends in the second gap fits the context as well.
:
A
Option: (a)
Obtrude means to become noticeable in an undesirable way. Hence this is the perfect choice for the first blank as it correctly describes the situation being talked about in the statement. Offends in the second gap fits the context as well.
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