Q.1: FILL IN THE BLANKS:
This tsunami of technological_________will continue to change__________how we live and work, and how our societies operate.
Zero-balance and salary accounts have not been spared the four-transactions-per-month rule by private banks. If the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) do not step in immediately to stop private banks from imposing these transaction costs, state-owned *banks may also follow suit*.
Q4: Spotting-Error:
The commission order rescinding the poll / emphasised that the top leaderships / of party cannot feign ignorance / about illegal activities by their candidates.
1) The commission order rescinding the poll
2) emphasised that the top leaderships
3) of party cannot feign ignorance
4) about illegal activities by their candidates
5) No error
Correct: The commission order rescinding the poll / emphasised that the top leaderships / of *parties* cannot feign ignorance / about illegal activities by their candidates.
Explanation: Replace ‘party’ with ‘parties’ because given sentence talks about more than two parties hence, options third has an error.
Please note: rescinding means cancelling
feign: Pretend
Correct: A project that daringly set out to bring to life iconic paintings — many created in just one day— *has* proved to be a staggeringly laborious cinematic effort taking years to realise.
Explanation : It should be “has” instead of “have”
Answer – C
Correct: Rather than being known for their sagacity, the politicians have become butt *of* a joke for their irresponsible comments.
Explanation: Replace “off” with “of”
Correct phrase is “butt of a joke"– the person who is the reason of a joke or a person who is the aim of a joke.
This tsunami of technological_________will continue to change__________how we live and work, and how our societies operate.
1) creation, mild
2) technology, immediate
3) innovation , profoundly
4) involution, unemotional
5) evolution, moderate
2) technology, immediate
3) innovation , profoundly
4) involution, unemotional
5) evolution, moderate
ANSWER: 3) innovation , profoundly
Explanation: This tsunami of technological *innovation* will continue to change *profoundly* how we live and work, and how our societies operate.
Please note: Profoundly means extremely.
Q2: Fill in the blanks:
We can be certain that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a_________impact on employment, but no one can yet_________the scale of change.
1) order, inhibit
1) order, inhibit
2) rowdy, constrain
3) obstreperous, refrain
4) disruptive , predict
5) distracting, conceal
ANSWER :4 (disruptive , predict)
Explanation: We can be certain that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a *disruptive* impact on employment, but no one can yet *predict* the scale of change.
Please note: Disruption means disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process.
Obstreperous means rowdy i.e. noisy or difficult to control.
4) disruptive , predict
5) distracting, conceal
ANSWER :4 (disruptive , predict)
Explanation: We can be certain that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a *disruptive* impact on employment, but no one can yet *predict* the scale of change.
Please note: Disruption means disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process.
Obstreperous means rowdy i.e. noisy or difficult to control.
Q3: Fill in the blanks:
Zero-balance and salary accounts have not been spared the four-transactions-per-month rule by private banks. If the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) do not step in immediately to stop private banks from imposing these transaction costs, state-owned ________________.
Zero-balance and salary accounts have not been spared the four-transactions-per-month rule by private banks. If the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) do not step in immediately to stop private banks from imposing these transaction costs, state-owned ________________.
1) revised estimates would bring out a different picture,
2) healthy recovery would follow and the economy
3) of lower growth in Q3 and the year as a whole.
4) banks may also follow suit
ANSWER:4 (banks may also follow suit) 2) healthy recovery would follow and the economy
3) of lower growth in Q3 and the year as a whole.
4) banks may also follow suit
Zero-balance and salary accounts have not been spared the four-transactions-per-month rule by private banks. If the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) do not step in immediately to stop private banks from imposing these transaction costs, state-owned *banks may also follow suit*.
Q4: Spotting-Error:
The commission order rescinding the poll / emphasised that the top leaderships / of party cannot feign ignorance / about illegal activities by their candidates.
2) emphasised that the top leaderships
3) of party cannot feign ignorance
4) about illegal activities by their candidates
5) No error
ANSWER :3 (of party cannot feign ignorance)
Correct: The commission order rescinding the poll / emphasised that the top leaderships / of *parties* cannot feign ignorance / about illegal activities by their candidates.
Explanation: Replace ‘party’ with ‘parties’ because given sentence talks about more than two parties hence, options third has an error.
Please note: rescinding means cancelling
feign: Pretend
Q5: a) A project that daringly set out to bring / (b) to life iconic paintings — many created in just one / (c) day — have proved to be a staggeringly laborious /(d) cinematic effort taking years to realise. e) No error
Answer – 3) C
Correct: A project that daringly set out to bring to life iconic paintings — many created in just one day— *has* proved to be a staggeringly laborious cinematic effort taking years to realise.
Explanation : It should be “has” instead of “have”
Here, subject is one project so it should be has (singular H.V).
6. (a)Rather than being known for / (b) their sagacity, the politicians have / (c) become butt off a joke for / (d) their irresponsible comments. e)/ No error
Answer – C
Explanation: Replace “off” with “of”
Correct phrase is “butt of a joke"– the person who is the reason of a joke or a person who is the aim of a joke.
7. Fill in the blanks:
He successfully ..... all the allegations levelled against him.
A.Extricated
B.Eradicated
C.Retaliated
D.Rebutted
E.None of these
Answer: D (Rebutted)
He successfully *rebutted* all the allegations levelled against him.
Explanation: Rebut means claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
He successfully ..... all the allegations levelled against him.
A.Extricated
B.Eradicated
C.Retaliated
D.Rebutted
E.None of these
Answer: D (Rebutted)
He successfully *rebutted* all the allegations levelled against him.
Explanation: Rebut means claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
Q8: Fill in the blanks:
With their beauty, mystery and transcendence, they can help lift our lives above the _________and dirt associated with the plains_______. Till today, to ________a mountain is seen as a human and spiritual feat.
With their beauty, mystery and transcendence, they can help lift our lives above the _________and dirt associated with the plains_______. Till today, to ________a mountain is seen as a human and spiritual feat.
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