SRCC GBO 2015 Question Paper

The correct answer is "In addition to providing more course offerings than Modern High School, Ryan  School has teachers who are better trained than those at Modern, having received more information on instructing a multilingual and culturally diverse student body.

It is modifying teachers. ing modifier for the subject 'teachers'

Here, in the given sentence, the phrase "and it was a reputable press" creates a faulty structure. The sentence seems to suggest that The House of Mirth itself was a reputable press, which is illogical. Instead, Scribner’s (the publisher) is the reputable press, and this must be correctly presented. Thus, we can discard Option A.

Note that a comma is needed before "was published" to properly separate "Lily Bart" from the rest of the sentence. Here, the description of the author and the book is part of a non-essential modifier: "Edith Wharton's novel about the blighted aspirations of Lily Bart." By rule, such modifiers are separated from the main clause using commas. 

An easy way to visualise this is to strip down non-essential information to determine the main clause: "In 1905, The House of Mirth was published by Scribner's." The remaining sentence components merely describe the nouns in the main clause. To clarify, the phrase "Edith Wharton's novel about the blighted aspirations of Lily Bart" describes the noun "House of Mirth," and the phrase "a reputable press in the early twentieth century" describes the noun "Scribner's."

Considering these points, we note that only Option D follows this rule and presents a sensible sentence: "In 1905, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton's novel about the blighted aspirations of Lily Bart, was published by Scribner's, a reputable press in the early twentieth century."

Option B can be eliminated because the correct verb form is "was published." Option C does not adhere to the modifier rule we discussed earlier, and the use of "being" creates an awkward structure. 

Hence, Option D is the correct choice. 

The phrase "over if fare hikes should be a first or last recourse" is incorrect because "if" is not the right conjunction for expressing alternatives in formal writing. Instead, we typically use "whether" in such contexts. This helps us eliminate Options A, B and C and zero in on Option D as the correct choice. In B, the phrase "about if" is ungrammatical. Similarly, in C, the phrase "hiking fares as being" is awkward and unidiomatic. 

Let us try to understand what the sentence is trying to convey. The sentence is saying that, unlike their Japanese counterparts, American professionals are expected to perform for each quarterly report. 

Now that we have understood this let us try correcting the sentence phrasing. The sentence uses the word pressure to indicate the importance and stress American professionals undergo. The correct construction of this sentence is using the preposition under.

"Under pressure" is the correct idiomatic expression in English to describe someone experiencing stress or urgency to achieve something. "Under pressure" is the standard construction because "pressure" is treated as a force that someone is figuratively beneath, experiencing its effects.

Hence, the correct sentence is American executives, unlike their Japanese counterparts, are under pressure to show profits in each quarterly report, with little thought given to long-term goals.

Option C) DCEAB is the correct sequence of sentences to form a logical paragraph:

Sentence D introduces the protagonist, highlighting her appearance and musical talent.

Sentence C, then, reveals her reluctance to audition, which delayed her entry into the music industry. Sentences D and C can be linked, as D mentions her talent while C presents a contrasting statement.

Then, sentence E discusses the next part, indicating that she quickly made a mark for herself once she started singing.

Sentence A follows with her success story, highlighting that she received offers from music directors.

Sentence B concludes by stating that as a result of her achievements in music, she is now widely recognized as a popular singer.

Option c) CBADE forms a logical paragraph

Sentence C introduces the idea that India Inc. is transforming into a difficult place to find talent due to the demand-supply gap. 
Sentence B expands on this by mentioning how this will continue to be a challenge for HR managers in the future.
Sentence A provides supporting details about surveys from 2012 that indicate Indian employers will struggle to find highly qualified people.
Sentence D gives a timeline, indicating that this trend will persist for the next three years.
Sentence E concludes with the revelation that this challenge will be significant for companies moving forward.

Given the four options, we see the starting sentence for each. 
The sentence certainly cannot start with E hence that is eliminated. 

The option showing the order AE does not make sense as E concludes that the new coverage is not from across the country as it should be. It means that the sentence or the context before that should be one introducing the issue. 

We see that sentence C does that best by highlighting the Delhi-centred nature of Electronic media.

Hence, the answer is CEADB.  

Option C is the correct answer.

Option C could be rearranged to get GANGES, the name of a river.

Option A could be rearranged to get VENUS
Option B could be rearranged to get SATURN
Option D could be rearranged to get JUPITER

Options A, B and D could be rearranged to form the names of planets, while option C forms the name of a river. Therefore, it is the odd one out.

Here, Option B appears to be the odd one out since, on rearranging the letters, we obtain the word GIRAFFE. 

The words in Options A, C and D, when examined closely, are BRAZIL, FRANCE, and ISRAEL respectively. These are countries, while the word in Option B mentions an animal. 

Rearranging the characters of the given words, we would get:

(A) TORTOISE
(B) DOLPHIN
(C) PENCIL
(D) SHARK

All the given words except Optin C are animals. 

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.