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Instructions: Directions: Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
Question 1: He went __ sea alone.
a) in
b) to
c) into
d) on
Question 2: The __ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today’s complex industrial world was accompanied by war.
a) adjustment
b) migration
c) route
d) metamorphosis
InstructionsDirections:In thefollowing questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
Question 3: The court _____ cognisance of the criminal’s words.
a) took
b) made
c) gave
d) allowed
Question 4: _____ wins this civil war there will be little rejoicing at the victory.
a) Whichever
b) Whoever
c) Whatever
d) Wherever
Question 5: As he got older his belief in these principles did not_____.
a) wither
b) shake
c) waver
d) dither
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Question 6: Everyone in this world is accountable to God___ his actions.
a) about
b) for
c) to
d) over
Question 7: Your father used to be the principal of this college,
a) did he ?
b) does he ?
c) didn’t he?
d) doesn’t he ?
Instructions
Choose the option which is most appropriate to fill in the blank
Question 8: The building is not safe and must be _____ down.
a) pull
b) pulling
c) pulled
d) pulls
Question 9: There is something wonderful ___ him.
a) of
b) about
c) for
d) inside
Question 10: The song in the play cannot be deleted it is ____ to the story.
a) intervened
b) innate
c) exacting
d) integral
Question 11: She remained a _____ all her life.
a) spinster
b) bachelor
c) unmarried
d) single
Question 12: Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become ____ when they see humans.
a) provoked
b) alerted
c) aggressive
d) threatened
Instructions
Directions : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Question 13: ______ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
a) Although
b) However
c) Because
d) Despite
Question 14: It is not ——for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.
a)
healthy
b) easy
c) possible
d) common
Question 15: ___ his being innocent of the crime, the judge sentenced him to one year imprisonment.
a) Inspite of
b) In case of
c) On account of
d) In the event of
Answers & Solutions:
1) Answer (B)
The correct answer is option B.
Here it’s prepositional error.
Preposition `TO‘ is used to show destination.
Also `go to sea ‘ is an idiom which means to become a seller,to embark on a voyage.
We see uses of other preposition
Into– we use this to show moment,any action which show moment.
Ex- He jumped into the well.
In -It is use to show place,time.
Ex- There is a pen in the cupboard.
On -it is use to indicate time,place.(When things are in direct contact,at surface area,in rest position)
Ex- there is a book on the table.
2) Answer (D)
The correct answer is option number D.
The sentence implies here the transformation /changes in civilization (human society) from agriculture to today’s industrial world was accompanied by war.
Meaning of remaining options.
Adjustment (noun)-
a small change, corrections, modification.
Ex -The stock market exchange made an adjustment in their policy to get more investors.
Route (Noun)
A way ,road,path, approach,method.
Ex- The route to Theni from Madurai is 70kms.
Migration (Noun)
An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.Movement, journey.
Ex- Migration of outsiders to Delhi make the city over- populated.
3) Answer (A)
Option A is the correct answer.
Cognisance or cognizance Means Notice, awareness or knowledge.
Here in this sentence ,the court notices the words of the criminal. That they are considering the words from the Criminal. So gave, allowed and made doesn’t fit in the blank of the sentence.
4) Answer (B)
The correct answer is option -B
Whoever- It is a subject pronoun & work like the pronouns I,We He,She & They.
Ex- Whoever wins this debut will win a prize.
Whoever means -Someone/anyone who does a particular thing or is in a particular situation.
Meaning of the remaining options
1) Whatever- Unexceptional /unimportant,at all, absolutely, whatsoever.No matter which,for any, anything that.
Synonyms- So what.
Ex- Whatever may happen,I will go to Mahabaleshwar today.
2) Wherever-(Adverb) An emphatic form of where.
It also acts as a conjunction -whatever place, anywhere,in all places, everywhere.
Ex- I will come with you wherever you will take me.
3) Whichever- (Adjective / pronoun) – Any one/ a no of a group.
Ex- Whichever pizza you ordered for her, it must have had some very delicious ingredients.
5) Answer (C)
The correct answer is option number – C.
Waver means – To sway back & forth, to fluctuate /vary,to tremble,to flatter,to be indecisive.
Dither- To tremble,the state of being undecided.
Wither-To go against,resist,oppose.
Shake -to cause something to move rapidly in opposite directions,to disturb emotionally,to lose,evade,get rid of
Here sentence implies that -As he got older, beliefs in principles became more strong,he didn’t fluctuate.
Remaining options are contextually incorrect.
6) Answer (B)
The correct answer is -B
The correct preposition is `for’.
The given sentence seems to imply that everyone is responsible to God for his actions.
Accountable for -means responsible for.
Meaning of other options
1)about-Near,not far from,on the point of verge of,concerned with,regard to,on account of,on the subject of.We can use `About’ in above context.It can refer to movement /position in various directions/places
2) to – It is used to indicate directions.To denote any thing which is at surface area, in rest position.
3) over- it is used to indicate place.
So these are contextually incorrect.
Also the expression `Accountable for’ means to responsible for.So,usage of `For’ will be correct here.
7) Answer (C)
The correct answer is option -C
The given sentence is of question tag.
Question tag is used to reconfirm the question or the statement.
If the main sentence is positive, question tag will be negative and vice -versa.
Here the given sentence is positive,so question tag will be negative.
The sentence is in the past form.`Used to’ we use as a simple present tense but to indicate the things happened in the past.
Ex-I used to go by bus.
As the sentence is in the past form,usage of `did’ will be correct.
`Did’ is the past form of the `Do’
Option A- Did he ? Will be wrong.Because given sentence is in the positive form,so question tag will be negative.
Option B- Does he?- Will be wrong.Because the given sentence is in the past tense & `Does’ is use for 3rd person singular & when sentence is in present form.
Option D- Doesn’t he? – Will be wrong.Because the given sentence is in present tense.Though the question tag is negative,it is wrong.Because `Does’ is used when the sentence is in the present tense & subject is 3rd person singular.
8) Answer (C)
The correct answer is -C
Pull down means – to destroy,to demolish.
After `be’ we use 3rd form of the verb so usage of `Pulled’ will be correct.
Pulls – we use in simple present tense with 3rd person singular.
Pulling -in present continuous tense
Pull-down Present tense.
9) Answer (B)
The correct answer is -B
The presposition `About’ is correct here.
Here `About’ means in connection with.
The remaining options doesn’t fits here.
Of- When we want to denote `Who /what does it belong to’ ,what does it show.
Ex- A page of the book.
Inside – it is used when we want to say something/someone is in room or building.
Enclosed in a container,or space.
Ex- He was inside the building.
For – to indicate time(over a certain period of time), instead of,to indicate destination.
Ex- He was leaving for Pune tonight.
10) Answer (D)
The correct answer is -D.
The meaning of integral is elementary, fundamental, anything which is not omittable, removable.
The sentence implies here that song in that play is not removable as it is part of that story or it is fundamental to story.
Meaning of remaining options
1)Intervene- to come between.
2)Innate- Inborn,natural.
3) exacting- demanding, requiring precise accuracy.
If we go through the options only `Integral’ best fits into the blank.
11) Answer (A)
12) Answer (C)
The correct answer is -C
Aggressive – means attacking
Rest options doesn’t add any meaning here.
Threatned- unsafe
Altered- changed, modifies
Provoked-angry.
13) Answer (C)
The correct answer is option number -C.
The correct word will be `because’.
The sentence implies here the reason as to why many industries hesitate to adopt pollution control measures.
Meaning of other options
Although- in spite of, except,to indicate concession.
However-It means nervethless,yet,still,in spite of,to whatever degree.
Despite- It means regardless of,in spite of.
All these words doesn’t suits in the given blank.
14) Answer (C)
The correct answer is option C.
Possible is the only word which is contextually Correct here.
15) Answer (A)
The correct answer is option number -A
The sentence implies here that though that person is innocent (not guilty), the judge sentenced him to 1year of imprisonment.
In spite of -means even though, irrespective of.
Rest options are contextually incorrect.
