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SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
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Directions (Q.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1). a) Patel’s appointment sends a strong signal that / b) the Centre is serious about fighting inflation, / c) targeting higher economic growth, / d) and ensure the RBI’s independence. / e) No error
2). a) People who post greyer or darker coloured picture / b) on Instagram are more likely to be / c) depressed compared to those who upload images / d) with vibrant hues, scientists says. / e) No error
3). a) Researchers have, for the first time, decoded / b) and predicted the brain activity patterns of word meanings / c) within sentences, an advance that may help / d) brain injury and stroke patients communicate better. / e) No error
4). a) The corporate debt market reforms announced by RBI governor / b)RaghuramRajan will deepen and create a congenial investment/ c) environment both for domestic / d) as well as overseas investors. / e) No error
5). a) In the aftermath of the decision to make commercial surrogacy illegal / b) and limit the scope of altruistic surrogacy, / c) the government has accused of being illiberal, forcing its conservative ideology, / d) and dealing a death blow to the medical tourism industry./ e) No error.
6). a)Canara Bank has been conferred / b) with the awards for being the Best Bank / c) under priority sector lender and Best Retail Growth / d) performance amongst public sector banks. / e) No error
7). a) The collegium, which met last week / b) to make the recommendation, informed the Law Ministry/ c) that its own inquiry found nothing substantially adverse / d) against the district judge concerned to stop the elevation. / e) No error
8). a) When 94-year-old Gangubai was elected unopposed as Sarpanch/ b) of Bhambuwadi village, she seemed bored ,with the felicitation / c) and the praises gram Panchiyat members / d) showered over her. / e) No error
9). a) The National Crime Records Bureau’s 2015 data shows a wide range of profiles / b) making up the cyber criminal, / c) the most prolific in them / d) being – business rivals, followed by neighbours, friends and relatives. / e) No error
10). a) The SC directed all States and Union Territories to upload FIRs / b) on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations / c) and gave him time till November 15 / d) to put the mechanism in place. / e) No error
ANSWERS:
1). d) Replace ‘ensure’ with ‘ensuring’
2). d) Replace ‘says’ with ‘say’
3). e) No error
4). d) Replace ‘as well as’ with ‘and’
5). c) Replace ‘has’ with ‘has been’
6). d) Replace ‘performance’ with `performer’
7). e) No error
8). d) Replace ‘over’ with ‘on’
9). c) Replace ‘in’ with ‘among’
10). c) Replace ‘him’ with ‘them’
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