Direction: In the following questions choose the grammatically correct sentence from the given sentences.
Q1. According to the latest report on BoxofficeIndia.com, (1)/ the Prabhas and Rana Daggubati starrer has amassed (2) /as much as Rs 792 crore worldwide and surpassed (3) /the lifetime collection of ‘PK’ and ‘Dangal’. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option C
Correction: and has surpassed
has amassed, so has surpassed
in (2): the Prabhas and Rana Daggubati starrer, the is used for movie, not the names Prabhas and Rana Daggubati
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Q2. One after another, new schools are (1)/ coming up in the society and the (2)/ management claims to impart the better (3)/ and quality education to pupils. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option C
Correction: the –> a
to impart a better
there is nothing specific about better and quality education
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Q3. ISRO has remained mum on the project (1)/ with not even the basic details made (2)/ public as has been (3)/ its practice for all its launches. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option B
Correction: with even the basic details not made
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Q4. The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the (1)/ four convicts, who challenged the Delhi High Court’s (2)/ March 2014 confirmation for the death sentence (3)/ handed to them by a trial court in 2013. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option C
Correction: for –> of
Conformation of – is the correct phrase
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Q5. Some applicants seeking US visa would have to (1)/ provide their social media handles and platforms in use (2)/ during the previous five years and divulge all (3)/ email addresses used during that period. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option B
Correction: in use –> used
(3) part says, during the previous five years so what happened in past
in use means, they are still in use
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Q6. Concerned over the quality of air in the national capital, (1)/ the government has directed city schools to (2)/ install air purifiers so as to ensure students (3)/ don’t face health hazards due to air pollution.(4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option E
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Q7. The Centre is moving ahead on the proposal to provide (1)/ reservation in promotion for SC and ST employees in (2)/ government jobs with a key official report (3)/ saying underprivileged sections need affirmative action. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option D
Correction: need –> needed
Some report has said about – underprivileged sections need affirmative action.
So because of indirect speech here, need is used.
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Q8. Software giant stepped in its security after receiving (1)/ a threat mail by an unidentified person, who claimed (2)/ he would poison the company’s campus (3)/ if he is not paid Rs 500 crore.(4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option A
Correction: stepped in –> stepped up
step up – means to increase
and step in – to become involved in a situation
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Q9. In spite of having lost (1)/ the war, the Germans were (2)/ getting the upper hand on (3)/ the roads of England. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option E
Correction: The sentence is error free
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Q10. Scientists have found that vast lakes and (1)/ streams are widespread on the surface of (2)/ Antarctica’s ice sheets which may accelerate (3)/ their contribution to the rise in sea-level. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
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Option D
Correction: their –> its
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