Directions : In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark “No Error” as you answer.
Q1. The rise of India has encouraged (1)/the US and its European allies to put commercial(2)/ and geopolitical imperatives above proclaimed(3)/ concern on human rights and non-proliferation(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: concern = concern
Q2. Peace and security (1)/has always been at the top (2)/of American presidents’ outreach(3)/ to the United Nations(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: has= have
Q3. During the last eight months(1)/, Trump, who made “globalism”(2)/ a term of political abuse in America(3)/, has to moderate some of his positions(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: has had to
Q4. The NDA government has also (1)/mobilised multilateral pressure on (2)/Pakistan to stop supporting cross-border(3)/ terrorism but has run into resistance from China, Islamabad’s ally(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Q5. Finding common grounds on specific issues (1)/with the US, China, Japan, Europe and Russia(2)/ in smaller plurilateral fora has indeed become (3)/an important part of India’s multilateral diplomacy(4)/.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option A
Explanation: grounds= ground
Q6. The real estate story is of special interest(1)/ because the post-liberalisation evolution of(2) this sector reveals quite starkly the(3) characteristics and contradictions of post-reform growth(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Q7. The growth of(1)/ housing loans collected momentum at the end of(2)/ 1990s and remained at extremely high levels(3)/ right up to 2006-07, before the global crisis(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: collected= gathered
Q8. Competition between developers(1)/ led to massive accumulation of land(2)/, as they built land banks (3)/as a strategic weapon against one another(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: built up
Q9. A fallout of the NPA problem is(1)/, banks are willing less to lend as(2)/ they work on cleaning up balance sheets (3)/and finding funds to recapitalise themselves(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: willing less = less willing
Q10. With two hostile neighbours on each side, terror attacks against India on the rise,(1)/ and the South Asian neighbourhood unsure of India’s leadership any more(2)/, New Delhi has a lot to be concerned about the continuation of its pivotal position (3)/in the region and the nature of its future engagement with it(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option A
Explanation: each = either