English: Odd Sentence Set 28

Directions (1-10): Choose the odd sentence out of the given five sentences in each question.

1. with most Malaysians, who hold the 6 per cent tax as responsible for higher prices and profiteering.
   turnaround, Mahathir has now said that he will secure Ibrahim’s release, enabling Ibrahim to share the term with him as prime minister.
   Mahathir led a coalition of opposition forces, Pakatan Harappan, which includes a prominent
   group led by 70-year-old Anwar Ibrahim. Ibrahim was his deputy, and is now serving his second
   jail term on sodomy charges after a falling out with Mahathir in the late 1990s. In a remarkable
   Option
   CDEB

    

2. There is, hence, no reason to believe that the mega deal between Flipkart and Walmart — the
   India’s e-commerce market, at about $18 billion, amounts to about 2.5 per cent of the $650-billion retail economy.
   an e-commerce player that controls about 45 per cent of India’s e-commerce market.
   the scare-mongers have been proved wrong: the growth of big offline retailers and e-commerce
   There is, hence, no reason to believe that the mega deal between Flipkart and Walmart — the first,
   Option B
   DAEC

    

3. resumption of Iran’s nuclear program and unleashes unpredictable escalatory pressures in an already volatile Middle East.”
   the global dismay over US President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally walk out of the
   the accord like Russia, China, France, Germany and the UK, and worsens an already tense situation in the region.
   Institution, which commented that Trump’s move “opens the door to the unfettered
   Iran nuclear deal is perhaps summed up by Washington-based think tank The Brookings
   Option C
   BEDA

    

4. against India on poultry import curbs, despite India having relaxed them in recent months.
   Citing avian influenza concerns, India had for years virtually banned poultry imports from the
   India has made two rounds of changes in its bird flu regulations, to bring them in line with WTO norms.
   in keeping with its hardline stance on trade matters, the US continues to press for damages
   US, prompting the latter to move the WTO.
   Option C
   DABE

    

5. the Centre earned as much as ₹2.42-lakh crore while the States raked in ₹1.67-lakh crore from the products in 2016-17.
   comparatively lower, sparking demands for a cut in duties and taxes to ease the burden on consumers.
   ruling higher than what they were in 2014 despite international oil prices being
   international oil prices over the last several weeks. Pump prices of petrol and diesel are
   the Centre finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place following the sharp rise in
   Option A
   EDCB

    

6. this could make stock picking more and more difficult in times to come.
   at one level, it can be argued that Apple has certain advantages in terms of brand value
   in fact, technology is also changing the way traditional businesses function.
   It has just grown rapidly over the past decade.
   and consumer experience, but it is, at the end of the day, in the tech business, which is changing rapidly.
   Option
   BECA

    

7. while China does not have people-to-people interactions on a par with India, it has a long history of
   unlike the earlier projects, recent proposed Chinese projects, such as the proposal to build a railway line.
   deploying overseas assistance to Nepal. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was involved in
   the Chinese connectivity projects need to overcome two significant limitations.
   developing the Kodari-Kathmandu road and Kathmandu-Pokhara road.
   Option D
   ACEB

    

8. to collect margins for themselves without assessing risk before extending bad loans.
   It is important to connect to the India beyond the campus gate.
   Lending could be driven by corrupt behaviour if bank managers collude with corporate borrowers
   lending at political behest plagues public sector banks but private sector banks are not immune either.
   Lending could also be inept if bank managers do not have the ability to assess risk or do not exercise due diligence.
   Option B
   DCAE

    

9. First, any university should have an umbilical link with the larger society in which it operates.
   The new universities should take care to avoid becoming academic versions of gated
   there are reasons of political history that illustrate the north-south divide better than, or in addition to, those of culture?
   communities, meant for rich children who can afford to pay high fees while being closed to bright children from poorer families.
   educationists say there are two pitfalls the new private universities would do well to avoid.
   Option C
   EABD

    

10. would it be outrageous to wonder if areas of high pollution in India today overlap with those
    parts that suffered the most, and the longest, under the East India Company’s domination?
    Especially if the worst of this damage was felt in the northern provinces? Might patterns of environmental policies
    during the Company and Raj periods help partly explain current pollution levels in India?
    will have significant geopolitical as well as geo-economic implications for India.
    Option E
    ABCD