In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
Q1. a) The draft National Energy Policy 2017 proposes gradual withdrawl of the provision of
b) “must run” status and other support such as non-levy of interstate transmission charges.
c) The sharp reduction in bids for solar and wind power forms the basis of the argument
d) that now such technologies are ready to face markets
A) All except d B) Only b C) Both a and d D) Both a and c E) None of these
Answers Option C
Explanation: withdrawal; such = these
Q2. a) Whilst the record low prices of solar power in the recent past have been on account of very low global
b) prices of solar photovoltaic modules and accessories, there have been other underlying reasons as well.
c) For instance, in the case of the Rewa solar park, the fact is that payment securty mechanism was
d) put in place along with provisions for guaranteed uptake of electricity from the solar park
A) Both a and b B) Both c and d C) Both a and c D) Both b and d E) None of these
Answers Option C
Explanation: whilst = while; a payment security;
Q3. a) the losses incurred by investors and lenders due to the underutilization
b) of coal power plants become the most significant contributer to
c) renewable energy’s social cost, making it three time more expensive than conventional power.
d) At its best, this is strange logic.
A) All except c B) Both a and b C) Both a and c D) Both b and d E) None of these
Answers Option A
Explanation: contributor; become = becomes; omit its
Q4. a) A good policy regime tries to balance these seemingly divergent viewpoints
b) and provides direction for long-term and sustainable solutions for larger public goodness.
c) This is particularly critical when the decesions made today could have
d) far-reaching implications for generations to come.
A) Only a B) Only b C) Both b and c D) Both c and d E) None of these
Answers Option C
Explanation: goodness = good; decesions= decisions
Q5. a) The Financial Stability Report of RBI, released a few months ago, warned of a further
b) deterioration of bad loans from 9.6 per cent of total assets at the end of March 2017
c) to possibly 10.2 per cent of total loans
d) if economic conditions do not improve this fiscal.
A) Only a B) Only b C) Only c D) Only d E) None of these
Answers Option A
Explanation: RBI’s Financial Stability Report
Q6. a) It may well have to do with the balance sheet of the majority of the almost
b) three dozen banks owned by the government, of which at least half a dozen
c) are under Prompt Corrective Action or PCR initiative by the banking
d) regulator, which implies severe restrictions over lending.
A) Only a B) Both a and b C) All except b D) Both c and d E) None of these
Answers Option C
Explanation: sheet= sheets; initiative = initiated; over= on
Q7. a) It is against this backdrop that the proposal for consolidation is now weighed
b) after it was mooted early as 1991-92 by the Narasimham Committee which
c) suggested three large banks with a global presence, eight or
d) 10 national banks and several local or regional banks.
A) Both a and b B) Both d and c C) Both c and b D) Both d and b E) None of these
Answers Option A
Explanation: is now being weighed; as early as
Q8. a) A strong view is that such mergers should not only be voluntary but also be between
b) brave entities rather than involving a weak bank merging with a stronger lender.
c) That’s because any effort at consolidation would call for time
d) and effort on the part of the bank managements.
A) Only a B) Only b C) Only c D) Only d E) None of these
Answers Option B
Explanation: brave = strong
Q9. a) The moot point is whether consolidation would address
b) one of the key issues plaguing these banks — governance.
c) And whether this have anything to do
d) with government’s ownership or control.
A) All except b B) Only b C) Both a and b D) Both c and d E) None of these
Answers Option D
Explanation: have = has; government’s= government
Q10. a) Women now have a voice in the police. They are carrying out
b) all type of duties — regulating traffic, managing control rooms, PCR vans, conducting night rounds,
c) checking at nakabandi points and, above all, investigating
d) serious crimes and supervising large bandobasts.
A) Only a B) Only b C) Only c D) Only d E) None of these
Answers Option B
Explanation: type = types;