SPOTTING ERRORS
Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
21. He had arrived at Cairo (a) / a few months before (b) / protests shook the Arab world. (c) /No error (d)
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22. Most of us who are older competitive runners (a) / are not able to race anywhere at the same speed (b) / as we do when we were (c). No error (d)
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23. Work hard (a) / lest you do not (b) / fail. (c) /No error (d)
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24. The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species (a) / and this habitat fragmentation (c) / can pose a serious threat to endemic plants. (c) / No error (d)
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25. Turbidity current is a fast-moving current (a) / that sweeps down submarine canyons, (b) / carrying sand and mud into the deep sea. (c) / No error (d)
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26. Every one (a) / of the boys (b) / love to ride. (c) / No error (d)
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27. Neither praise nor blame (a) / seem (b) / to affect him. (c) / No error (d)
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28. Many a man (a) / has succumbed (b) / to this temptation. (c) / No error (d)
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29. A time slot of fifteen minutes (a) / are allowed (b) / to each speaker. (c) / No error (d)
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30. He asked (a) / whether either of the brothers (b) / were at home. (c) / No error (d)
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Idioms and Phrases
Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
31. Be over the hill
(a) To be on a mountain top
(b) To travel in the jungle
(c) To be too old to do things
(d) To do something in the most complete way
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32. Bite your tongue
(a) To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to
(b) To bite off your tongue while eating
(c) To feel sorry
(d) To ask someone something that you want
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33. Turn a blind eye
(a) To run away
(b) To begin to behave in a more positive manner
(c) To change a situation
(d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong
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34. Yellow journalism
(a) Paid storytelling
(b) Government reports published on yellow coloured papers
(c) Writings in newspapers that try to influence people’s opinion by using strong language and false information
(d) Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalists
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35. To be in seventh heaven
(a) To fly in the air
(b) To be extremely happy
(c) To be completely alone
(d) To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world
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Ordering of words in a sentence
Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been Jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and marre your response accordingly,
36. closely monitor the situation (P) / by the disturbing allegations (Q) / we are deeply concerned (R) / and will continue to (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) S P Q R
(c) S P R Q
(d) P R S Q
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37. relieve nausea, pain and stress (P) / aromatherapy may also help (Q) / using lavender oil on their skin (R) / but patients are cautioned against (Q)
(a) R Q P S
(b) S Q P R
(c) Q P S R
(d) R P S Q
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38. without any mandate of law (P) / the plea filed through the advocate (Q) / online is illegal and (R) / submitted that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) Q S R P
(c) Q R S P
(d) P R S Q
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39. humans and machines have co-existed (P) / dating back to the invention of (Q) / the potter’s wheel in ancient Mesopotamia (R) / at the physical level for millennia (S)
(a) R S P Q
(b) Q S P R
(c) Q R P S
(d) P S Q R
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40. a sell-off as US Treasury yields (P) / surged to multi-year highs (Q) / on robust economic data (R) / global markets also witnessed (S)
(a) R S O P
(b) P Q S R
(c) Q R P S
(d) S P Q R
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