Directions (1-10): In the following questions, a part of the sentence has been highlighted in bold, out of the given options find the most suitable option in terms of standard written English. Concise and Grammatically correct.
Q1. A new study suggests that the conversational pace of everyday life may be so brisk it hampers the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words and, the result is, to make sense of speech.
(a) it hampers the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words and, the result is, to make
(b) that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words and, as a result, to make
(c) that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words and, the result of this, they are unable to make
(d) that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words, and result in not making
(e) as to hamper the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words, resulting in being unable to make
Q2. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance.
(a) To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate,
(b) For Josephine Baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Paris was her home,
(c) Josephine Baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable,
(d) Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home,
(e) Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker,
Q3. The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his “Essay on Heat and Light,” a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.
(a) a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a
(b) a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of a
(c) a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well
(d) critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of
(e) critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of
Q4. The report recommended that the hospital should eliminate unneeded beds, expensive services should be consolidated, and use space in other hospitals.
(a) should eliminate unneeded beds, expensive services should be consolidated, and use space in other hospitals
(b) should eliminate unneeded beds, expensive services should be consolidated, and other hospitals’ space be used
(c) should eliminate unneeded beds, expensive services should be consolidated, and to use space in other hospitals
(d) eliminate unneeded beds, consolidate expensive services, and other hospital’s space used
(e) eliminate unneeded beds, consolidate expensive services, and use space in other hospitals
Q5. Many house builders offer rent-to-buy programs that enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing and to apply part of the rent to a purchase later.
(a) programs that enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing and to apply
(b) programs that enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to move into new housing and to apply
(c) programs; that enables a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to move into new housing, to apply
(d) programs, which enables a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to move into new housing, applying
(e) programs, which enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing, applying
Q6. Many of the earliest known images of Hindu deities in India date from the time of the Kushan Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or Gandharan grey schist.
(a) Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or
(b) Empire, fashioned from either the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
(c) Empire, either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or
(d) Empire and either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
(e) Empire and were fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
Q7. That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.
(a) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
(b) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
(c) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
(d) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
(e) That fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said
Q8. A leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, Adam Smith’s two books are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism
(a) Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what
(b) Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism like
(c) Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism just as
(d) Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to
(e) Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what
Q9. The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.
(a) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month
(b) world proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month
(c) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month
(d) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(e) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
Q10. While all states face similar industrial waste problems, the predominating industries and the regulatory environment of the states obviously determines the types and amounts of waste produced, as well as the cost of disposal.
(a) all states face similar industrial waste problems, the predominating industries and the regulatory environment of the states obviously determines
(b) each state faces a similar industrial waste problem, their predominant industries and regulatory environment obviously determine
(c) all states face a similar industrial waste problem, their predominating industries and regulatory environment obviously determines.
(d) each state faces similar industrial waste problems, the predominant industries and the regulatory environment of each state obviously determines
(e) all states face similar industrial waste problems, the predominant industries and the regulatory environment of each state obviously determine
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) We at Infoquicktech thus make sure that our clients receive the best and the quickest services in the field of I.T.
(B) Information Technology has transformed a lot in this decade and this metamorphosis is exceedingly quick.
(C) The user can now get the desired information in a fraction of a second.
(D) Our newer packages now perform in a far better way than our clients used to get in the past.
(E) Our search engines have been astoundingly powerful to process and fetch the required information to the user.
(F) These improvements perform a real magic, in the true sense of the term, to facilitate quicker access.
Q11. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q14. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q15. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rhetorical construction; Parallelism; Diction
The sentence describes a hypothesized causal series: The fast-conversational pace impairs children’s ability to distinguish individual sounds and words, and this, in turn, impairs their ability to make sense of speech. These two consequences, both impaired abilities, are most clearly and efficiently expressed in parallel infinitive phrases (to distinguish and to make). The explanatory phrase as a result before the second infinitive clarifies the sequence. The term ability should be followed by the preposition to, not for.
(b) Correct. The two abilities hampered by the fast pace of conversation are described with the parallel infinitive phrases to distinguish and to make.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rhetorical construction; Parallelism
This compound sentence (consisting of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and) would be most clearly expressed if Josephine Baker were the subject of the first clause since she is the subject of the second clause: Josephine Baker made Paris her home would clearly parallel ‘she remained in France’. The adverb clause ‘long … expatriate’ is best placed before the main clause.
(d) Correct. The clearest, most economical order for this sentence is to put the adverb clause first, and make Baker the subject of the first main clause, parallel to ‘she’ in the second.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Parallelism; Rhetorical construction
The main objective of the sentence is to describe “Essay on Heat and Light” as Davy’s presentation of his own experiments and to further explain that the essay served as both a critique of previous chemistry and a vision of a new kind of chemistry. The clearest, most effective form for providing this explanation of the essay’s function is to make critique and vision both appositives of “Essay on Heat and Light,” and to present them in a parallel structure.
(a) Correct. The phrases describing the essay’s function are presented in parallel form.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Grammatical construction; Parallelism
The underlined portion of the sentence is incoherent and runs together two sentences (the … beds; expensive … consolidated). Making the report’s three recommendations into a series of three grammatically parallel elements corrects this problem. Since the report recommended, it is redundant to use should. Each of the three parallel elements may consist of a verb and an object: (1) eliminate unneeded beds, (2) consolidate expensive services, and (3) use space in other hospitals.
(e) Correct. In this concise sentence, each of the three parallel elements in the series consists of a verb and an object.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rhetorical construction; Logical predication
In a lengthy sentence consisting of many phrases, it is essential to determine which phrases and words are necessary to the sentence and which words may be eliminated because they are unnecessary. The relative pronoun ‘that’ correctly refers to programs and introduces the subordinate clause; family is followed by two phrases that are clear and correct. To be able to move, however, is needlessly wordy, repeating the meaning of enable, and can be reduced to ‘to move’. This creates a parallel construction in which programs … enable a family … to move … and to apply.
(b) Correct. In this sentence, eliminating the wordy construction to be able allows to move to be parallel to ‘to apply’.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Logical predication; Parallelism
The sentence makes two claims about the earliest known images of Hindu deities in India: They date from the Kushan Empire, and they are made from sandstone or schist. The clearest, most effective way to incorporate these two claims into a single sentence is to provide two parallel predicates for the single subject, the earliest known images of Hindu deities in India. The two options of media, presented as either/or choices, must also be given in parallel structure: either from … or from … or from either … or …
(e) Correct. Two verbs, date and were fashioned, introduce parallel predicates for the subject, earliest known images; the choices of media are correctly presented with the structure either from … or from.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Grammatical construction; Rhetorical construction
Although it is possible to begin a sentence with a subordinate clause beginning with that, this inverted construction often results in errors such as those found here. In the original sentence, the subordinate clause that … technology is followed by the main verb, can … be said, but then the verb is followed by yet another subordinate clause, that it is their fault. The best way to solve this problem is by putting the sentence in the expected order, with the main clause (It can hardly be said) preceding the subordinate clause (that …). For greater clarity and concision, the two subordinate clauses should be condensed into one: educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology.
(d) Correct. This sentence has the main clause followed by one subordinate clause correctly introduced by that.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Idiom; Logical predication
A leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment describes Adam Smith, not his two books, so the name of Adam Smith must immediately follow the opening phrase. The comparison between Smith’s books and Marx’s book is expressed as a ratio, so the correct idiomatic expression is x is to y what a is to b.
(e) Correct. The opening phrase is followed by the subject that it modifies, Adam Smith, and the comparison of the two men’s work is presented idiomatically.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Idiom; Rhetorical construction
This sentence depends on using the correct conjunction to join two independent clauses. In that is a conjunction that means in as much as; because in that has largely gone out of use, it is considered stilted and overly formal. It also uses two words when one would do. In this sentence, the second clause explains the first one, so the conjunction for, meaning because, is the most appropriate choice for joining the two independent clauses of the compound sentence. Festival’s month is an awkward and imprecise use of the possessive; during the month of the festival is clearer.
(d) Correct. In this sentence, the conjunction for joins the two clauses correctly and economically.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Agreement; Grammatical construction
This sentence requires careful attention to number and agreement. The main clause has a compound subject, the predominating industries and the regulatory environment, which must take a plural verb, determine, rather than the singular verb shown in the original sentence. The sentence begins with the conjunction while, here used to mean although, and contrasts the similar situation of all states with the varying conditions of each state. The point of the main clause is that all states do not share the same predominating industries and regulatory environment, so it is more logical and correct to have the regulatory environment of each state.
(e) Correct. This sentence makes the clear distinction between the problem all states share and the conditions each state faces; subject and verb agree.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sentence B is opening sentence because it introduces the topic of IT, in A the idea and application of IT has been explained (quickest). E explains further about the firm Infoquicktech. Hence E follows A. so first three sentences will be BAE. Option F follows E. option D gives more information about newer packages and performance as expressed in F, option C is the concluding which summarizes the result of improved IT services. Hence, The correct order of the sentences would be - BAEFDC
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sentence B is opening sentence because it introduces the topic of IT, in A the idea and application of IT has been explained (quickest). E explains further about the firm Infoquicktech. Hence E follows A. so first three sentences will be BAE. Option F follows E. option D gives more information about newer packages and performance as expressed in F, option C is the concluding which summarizes the result of improved IT services. Hence, The correct order of the sentences would be - BAEFDC
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sentence B is opening sentence because it introduces the topic of IT, in A the idea and application of IT has been explained (quickest). E explains further about the firm Infoquicktech. Hence E follows A. so first three sentences will be BAE. Option F follows E. option D gives more information about newer packages and performance as expressed in F, option C is the concluding which summarizes the result of improved IT services. Hence, The correct order of the sentences would be - BAEFDC
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sentence B is opening sentence because it introduces the topic of IT, in A the idea and application of IT has been explained (quickest). E explains further about the firm Infoquicktech. Hence E follows A. so first three sentences will be BAE. Option F follows E. option D gives more information about newer packages and performance as expressed in F, option C is the concluding which summarizes the result of improved IT services. Hence, The correct order of the sentences would be - BAEFDC
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Sentence B is opening sentence because it introduces the topic of IT, in A the idea and application of IT has been explained (quickest). E explains further about the firm Infoquicktech. Hence E follows A. so first three sentences will be BAE. Option F follows E. option D gives more information about newer packages and performance as expressed in F, option C is the concluding which summarizes the result of improved IT services. Hence, The correct order of the sentences would be - BAEFDC
