Q1. Justice CS Karnan is the first High Court judge (1)/ in India to be sentenced (2)/ to jail by the Supreme Court on (3)/ charges of contempt to court. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: contempt to court => contempt of court = the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers.
Q2. To curb cheating, (1)/ CBSE has introduced dress code (2)/ that does not allows students to (3)/ wear shoes, ornaments and dark clothes. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: allows=>allow
Q3. In a setback for absconding tycoon Vijay Mallya, (1)/ the Supreme Court on Tuesday held him guilty (2)/ of contempt of court in transferring (3)/ USD 40 million to his children. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: in=> for; for transferring
Q4. Amid the raging debate over triple talaq (1)/ in the country, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday has observe that (2)/ basic human rights of women cannot be violated (3)/ in the name of personal law. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: on Tuesday means the day has already passed, so past observed shoule be used, so has observe=> observed
Q5. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has hinted that (1)/ incentives are been worked out to (2)/ encourage domestic manufacturing in the defence sector (3)/ so as to cut imports of combat planes, ships and submarines. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: been=>being
Q6. A beach that has swept away (1)/ more than 30 years ago from a remote island off the west coast of Ireland (2)/ has reappeared after thousands of tons of sand (3)/ were deposited on top of the rocky coastline. (4).
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option A
Explanation: has=>was; beach was swept away
Q7. Hotel and restaurant business were badly (1)/ affected as they were not being allowed to (2)/ serve liquor following the (3)/ judgment delivered by the Supreme Court (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option A
Explanation: were=> was; subject is business
Q8. On Sunday evening, one person was allegedly (1)/ killed and three injured after a bomb (2)/ exploded at a party office, (3)/ reducing around 150 acres in rubble. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: in=>into ; when something turns into something else, use into
Q9. Living in the heart (1)/ of New York City is certainly (2)/ a far cry of living (3)/ in the rural countryside. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: of=>from
far cry from- very different
Q10. The Mumbai Police on Monday arrested (1)/ the branch manager of a public sector bank in Nashik (2)/ for his alleged role in a scam in which Rs 10 crore (3)/ were fraudulently transfer from a government bank account. (4)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: transfer=> transferred