Q1: Spotting Error:
Synthetic colours become popular (1)/ since they were cheap (2)/ and helped reduce the processing time (3)/ of dying the fabric (4)/ No error (5)
(ii) The steel company opened a *captive* power plant to fulfil its power needs.
Captive means for the sole use of an organisation
Synthetic colours become popular (1)/ since they were cheap (2)/ and helped reduce the processing time (3)/ of dying the fabric (4)/ No error (5)
Answer: (1)
Correct: Synthetic colours *became* popular (1)/ since they were cheap (2)/ and helped reduce the processing time (3)/ of dying the fabric (4)/ No error (5)
Explanation: 'Became' should replace 'become' because the other verbs used in the sentence are in the past form
Q2: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph :
A) In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones, it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra meaning to these verses.
B) But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface level.
C) Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature.
D) This fulfils the author’s main intention in such a verse which is to give pleasure.
E) However, the reader who understands the broad implications of the content and allusion finds greater pleasure.
F) The reason being it requires the reader to supply a meaning beyond the surface meaning.
Answer: CFBDEA
Correct:
C) Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature.
F) The reason being it requires the reader to supply a meaning beyond the surface meaning.
B) But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface level.
D) This fulfils the author’s main intention in such a verse which is to give pleasure.
E) However, the reader who understands the broad implications of the content and allusion finds greater pleasure.
A) In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones, it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra meaning to these verses.
Q3: **** COMPREHENSION ****
One of the main reasons of corruption in elections today is the lure of power which haunts the politicians so much that they feel no qualms of conscience in adopting any underhand method to come out successful. The Watergate Scandal in the U.S.A. is an eloquent example to testify to the fact how even the top level politicians can stoop to the lowest level in order to maintain themselves in power. Who does not remember how Adolf Hitler rode roughshod overall canons of electoral propriety to capture power ? In India also the record of the various political parties is not clean. Corruption thrives in elections because those in the field play on the psychology of the electorate. The voters are swayed by the tall promises of the candidates to whose machinations they fall an easy prey. They are also susceptible to fall an easy prey to the adulation of the politicians due to their illiteracy. Besides, in the representative democracies today and particularly in big countries the constituencies are quite extensive obviating the possibility of corrupt practices being discovered. Anti-corruption laws are honoured more in their breach than in their observance. Even the code of conduct to be observed by the parties fighting the elections becomes a dead letter in as much as it is jettisoned out of existence and thrown unscrupulously over board by the unfair politicians whose only aim is to maintain themselves in the saddle.
The politicians indulge in corruption in elections now-a-days because :
(A) Lure of power
(B) Lure of money
(C) Elections can be won only by corrupt means
(D) Corrupt practices in elections go unnoticed
(E) Morality in it is a discount in every field of life today
Ans : (A) Lure of power
The politicians indulge in corruption in elections now-a-days because of *lure of power*.
Q4: Which of the phrase/ word from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below the sentence should replace the phrase in asterisk (*) to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
They *auctioned out* their property as they were heavily in debt.
A) auctioned on
B) auction from
C) auctioned off
D) auctioned into
E) No Correction Required
A) auctioned on
B) auction from
C) auctioned off
D) auctioned into
E) No Correction Required
Answer: C) auctioned off
They *auctioned off* their property as they were heavily in debt.
Explanation: Auction off- Sell something in an auction
Q5: In the following question three statements are given with a missing word in each. You have to fill the blank of first two statements with the first word of the option and the blank of the third statement with the second word of the option provided.
(i) A Danish proverb tells us that it is better to be a free bird than a _______ king.
(ii) The steel company opened a ______ power plant to fulfill its power needs.
(iii) The Prime Minister claimed the scandal was a minor affair and certainly didn’t ______ an investigative commission.
A) caged, attract
B) temporary, attend
C) captive, merit
D) directed, allow
(ii) The steel company opened a ______ power plant to fulfill its power needs.
(iii) The Prime Minister claimed the scandal was a minor affair and certainly didn’t ______ an investigative commission.
A) caged, attract
B) temporary, attend
C) captive, merit
D) directed, allow
Answer: C) captive, merit
(i) A Danish proverb tells us that it is better to be a free bird than a *captive* king.
Captive means prisoner (here)
(ii) The steel company opened a *captive* power plant to fulfil its power needs.
Captive means for the sole use of an organisation
(iii) The Prime Minister claimed the scandal was a minor affair and certainly didn’t *merit* an investigative commission.
Merit means deserve (here)
Q6: Vocabulary Word
Coupled with some really *snazzy* graphics all over, the 2017 Ninja 650 sure is quite the attention-grabber.
Snazzy means?
Answer: (Means) Stylish
Real Life Example: We observe that people wear *snazzy* clothes especially in functions.
Q7: Vocabulary Word
The spectacular performance of the BJP in U.P. should not detract from its formidable achievements in the recently concluded local elections
Detract means?
Answer: diminish the worth or value of
Real Life Example: Indian cricket team has *detracted* from the loss of final match in champions trophy. The team will get its rhythm
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