English: Sentence Corrections Set 69 (SBI PO Mains Pattern)

Direction (1-10): In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts a, b and c. For each part a correction statement is also given. You have to determine which part requires correction and mark it as your answer.

  1. We love hearing our country is described as an engine of global growth. Of course, / all growth does matters for cumulative global growth. But does India really qualify to be / described as a locomotive of global growth? India’s 2017 GDP was $2,439 billion at market exchange rates.
    a. We love to hear our country being described as an engine of global growth. Of course,
    b. all growth matters for cumulative global growth. But does India really qualify to be
    c. described like a locomotive of global growth? India’s 2017 GDP was $2,439 billion at market exchange rates.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only b
    None of these
    Option A
    We love to hear our country being described as an engine of global growth. Of course, all growth matters for cumulative global growth. But does India really qualify to be described as a locomotive of global growth? India’s 2017 GDP was $2,439 billion at market exchange rates.

     

  2. As India picks up economic speed, it is little wondering that several major airports are facing huge capacity constraints. / Domestic air passenger traffic has grown through leaps and bounds in recent months, / and the way ahead is to better anticipate demand and proactively boost airport capacity.
    a. As India picks up economic speed, it is little wonder that several major airports are facing huge capacity constraints.
    b. Domestic air passenger traffic has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent months,
    c. and the way ahead is too better anticipate demands and proactively boost airport capacity.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only a
    None of these
    Option A
    As India picks up economic speed, it is little wonder that several major airports are facing huge capacity constraints. Domestic air passenger traffic has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent months, and the way ahead is to better anticipate demand and proactively boost airport capacity.

     

  3. The time being approached to walk the walk. The US has put off the socalled 2+2 talks / between the two countries’ defence and foreign ministers slated for July 6. / The US has reportedly told India to stop buying oil from Iran and to face sanctions and secondary sanctions.
    a. The time is approaching to walk the talk. The US has put off the socalled 2+2 talks
    b. between the two country’s defence and foreign ministers slated for July 6.
    c. The US has reportedly told India to stop buying oil from Iran or face sanctions and secondary sanctions.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only b
    None of these
    Option C
    The time is approaching to walk the talk. The US has put off the socalled 2+2 talks between the two countries’ defence and foreign ministers slated for July 6. The US has reportedly told India to stop buying oil from Iran or face sanctions and secondary sanctions.

     

  4. The government reportedly wants to set up an independent / regulator for skills training in the country. The notion that the creation of a new authority is the remedy / to improving outcomes in developing skills among the country’s youth is completely flawed.
    a. The government reportedly wanted to set up an independent
    b. regulator for skill training in the country. The notion that the creation of a new authority is the remedy
    c. to improve outcomes in developing skills among the country’s youth is completely flawed.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only a
    None of these
    Option E
    The government reportedly wants to set up an independent regulator for skills training in the country. The notion that the creation of a new authority is the remedy to improving outcomes in developing skills among the country’s youth is completely flawed.

     

  5. Minister Piyush Goyal is absolutely right of allay the fears about the rupee. / It is true that the rupee had declined some 5% since the end of March. However, / this corrects for the rise of the real effective exchange rate of the rupee over the last few years.
    a. Minister Piyush Goyal is absolutely right to allay fears over the rupee.
    b. It is true that the rupee has declined some 5% since the end of March. However,
    c. this corrects the rise of the real effective exchange rate of the rupee since the last few years.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only c
    None of these
    Option A
    Minister Piyush Goyal is absolutely right to allay fears over the rupee. It is true that the rupee has declined some 5% since the end of March. However, this corrects for the rise of the real effective exchange rate of the rupee over the last few years.

     

  6. Outgoing chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian says that to simplify India’s goods and services tax (GST), / the 28% tax slab should go. We concur. / The multiple tax rates in the GST regime do need to be rationalised, and the peak 28% rate dropped for good.
    a. Outgoing chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian said that to simplify India’s goods and services tax (GST),
    b. the 28% tax slab should be overdone. We concur.
    c. The multiple tax rates in the GST regime do need to be rationalised, and the peak 28% rate drop for good.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only c
    None of these
    Option E
    Outgoing chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian says that to simplify India’s goods and services tax (GST), the 28% tax slab should go. We concur. The multiple tax rates in the GST regime do need to be rationalised, and the peak 28% rate dropped for good.

     

  7. It has been one year since India transited to the goods and services tax, / a product of multi-party federal striving over two decades. The sky has not fallen down, / as many had feared, nor the Earth cracked open to swallow this infliction. Sure, there has been few pains, but overall, the experience has been heartening, especially given the incomplete groundwork done before launching the tax.
    a. It has been one year as India transited towards the goods and services tax,
    b. a product of multi-party federal striving about for two decades. The sky has not fallen down,
    c. as many had feared, nor the Earth cracked open to swallow this infliction. Sure, there has been some pain, but overall, the experience has been heartening, especially given the incomplete groundwork done before launching the tax.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only c
    None of these
    Option D
    It has been one year since India transited to the goods and services tax, a product of multi-party federal striving over two decades. The sky has not fallen down, as many had feared, nor the Earth cracked open to swallow this infliction. Sure, there has been some pain, but overall, the experience has been heartening, especially given the incomplete groundwork done before launching the tax.

     

  8. Unlikely to pretend that the Football World Cup is like anything other than celebration / of the exhilarating combination of athletic prowess, skill and sheer passion centred on a ball, / it is still possible to see in the randomization of footballing fortunes some lessons for other collective endeavours, whether corporate or political.
    a. Without trying to pretend that the Football World Cup is about anything other than celebration
    b. of the exhilarating combination of athletics prowess, skill and sheer passion centred on a ball,
    c. it is still possible to see in the rise and fall of footballing fortunes some lessons for other collective endeavours, whether corporate or political.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only b
    None of these
    Option C
    Without trying to pretend that the Football World Cup is about anything other than celebration of the exhilarating combination of athletic prowess, skill and sheer passion centred on a ball, it is still possible to see in the rise and fall of footballing fortunes some lessons for other collective endeavours, whether corporate or political.

     

  9. The intuition to tackle farm distress is laudable, but huge hikes in MSPs / can be counterproductive. It could push domestic prices out of sync for / global prices and destroy market discipline in crop choice, cost control and efficiency.
    a. The intent to tackle farm distress is laudable, but hefty hikes in MSPs
    b. could be counterproductive. It could push domestic prices out of sync with
    c. global prices and destroy market discipline in the crop choice, cost control and efficacy.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only c
    None of these
    Option A
    The intent to tackle farm distress is laudable, but hefty hikes in MSPs could be counterproductive. It could push domestic prices out of sync with global prices and destroy market discipline in crop choice, cost control and efficiency.

     

  10. It take some time for a hoax to gain enough traction for a mob / to collect and work itself into a frenzy. The police force that is trusted by the community / it serves will know about those rumours within that time interval.
    a. It takes some time for a rumour to gain enough traction for a mob
    b. to assemble and work itself into a frenzy. A police force that is trusted by the community
    c. it serves would get to know about such rumours within that time interval.

    Both a & b
    Both b & c
    Both c & a
    Only
    None of these
    Option E
    It takes some time for a rumour to gain enough traction for a mob to assemble and work itself into a frenzy. A police force that is trusted by the community it serves would get to know about such rumours within that time interval.

     


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