Direction (1-5): 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.
- Recycling would be an important way of saving the environment, according to the recent UNCTAD policy brief./ Our current model of linear consumption entails a lot of wastage: Resources are extracted, / used for manufacturing goods and then discard or scrapped post-usage.
a. Recycling could be an important way of saving the environment, according to a recent UNCTAD policy brief.
b. Our current model of linear consumption entails a lots of wastage: Resources is extracted,
c. used for manufacturing goods and then discarded or scrapped post-usage.Only a & bOnly b & cOnly c & aOnly bAll are CorrectOption C
The Sentence is: Recycling could be an important way of saving the environment, according to a recent UNCTAD policy brief. Our current model of linear consumption entails a lot of wastage: Resources are extracted, used for manufacturing goods and then discarded or scrapped post-usage. - Despite of the growth in residential electricity use, India’s average monthly household consumption is low, / at about 90kWh—enough to run four tube-lights, four ceiling fans, a TV, a small refrigerator and small kitchen appliances. / This is three-fourths of the average monthly household consumption in China, a 10th of that in the US and a third of the world average.
a. Despite the growth in residential electricity use, India’s average monthly household consumption is low,
b. at about 90kWh—enough to run four tube-lights, four ceiling fans, a TV, a small refrigerator and small kitchen appliance.
c. This is three-fourth of the average monthly household consumption in China, a 10th of that in the US and a third of the world average.Only a & bOnly b & cOnly c & aOnly aAll are CorrectOption D
The Sentence is: Despite the growth in residential electricity use, India’s average monthly household consumption is low, at about 90kWh—enough to run four tube-lights, four ceiling fans, a TV, a small refrigerator and small kitchen appliances. This is three-fourths of the average monthly household consumption in China, a 10th of that in the US and a third of the world average. - The relationship between world prices of crude and domestic prices of petroleum products in India is complex. / Of course, the proportion of imported crude oil in total consumption, refining costs, and freight charges are the basic determinants. / But the structure of taxation complicates matters far more.
a. The relationship between the world prices of crude and domestic prices of the petroleum products in India is complex.
b. Of course, the proportion of the imported crude oil in total consumption, refining the costs, and freight charges are the basic determinants.
c. But the structure of the taxation complicates the matters far more.Only a & bOnly b & cOnly c & aOnly cAll are CorrectOption E
The Sentence is: The relationship between world prices of crude and domestic prices of petroleum products in India is complex. Of course, the proportion of imported crude oil in total consumption, refining costs, and freight charges are the basic determinants. But the structure of taxation complicates matters far more. - While there may be any case of the Finance Commission to nudge states to spend more on health and education, / there is a little evidence to suggest that / states are in general less responsible than the centre in managing fiscal resources.
a. While there may be a case for the Finance Commission to nudge states to spend more on health and education,
b. there is little evidence to suggest that
c. states are in general less responsible than the centre managing fiscal resources.Only a & bOnly b & cOnly c & aOnly bAll are CorrectOption A
The Sentence is: While there may be a case for the Finance Commission to nudge states to spend more on health and education, there is little evidence to suggest that states are in general less responsible than the centre in managing fiscal resources. - The rising wave of protectionism threatening the developing economies which has gained significantly / from the recent wave of globalization beginning in the 1980s. The emergence of a new middle / class in countries such as India and China are one example of how these economies have gained from globalization.
a. The rising wave of protectionism threatens the developing economies which have gained significantly
b. of the recent wave of globalization beginning in the 1980s. The emergence of a new middle
c. class in countries such as India and China is one example of how these economies have gained from globalization.Only a & bOnly b & cOnly c & aOnly aAll are CorrectOption C
The Sentence is: The rising wave of protectionism threatens the developing economies which have gained significantly from the recent wave of globalization beginning in the 1980s. The emergence of a new middle class in countries such as India and China is one example of how these economies have gained from globalization. - ABSOLVE: The criminal was absolved by the court.
incriminatearraignexonerateblameAll are CorrectOption C
ABSOLVE (VERB): (दोषमुक्त करना) acquit Synonyms: exempt, exonerate Antonyms: condemn, convict - ADHERENT : He is an adherent of theism.
assailantskepticmentordevoteeAll are CorrectOption D
ADHERENT (NOUN): (अनुयायी) supporter Synonyms: backer, devotee Antonyms: antagonist, non believer - AFFRONT : I found this statement as an affront.
benevolenceindignityglorychivalryAll are CorrectOption B
AFFRONT (NOUN): (निरादर) insult Synonyms: indignity, provocation Antonyms: praise, complement - AVIDITY : You should do it with some avidity.
alacrityapathyaversionslothAll are CorrectOption A
AVIDITY (NOUN): (उत्सुकता) alertness Synonyms: alacrity, briskness Antonyms: indifference, dullness - ALLEVIATE : Maya couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
intensifyexacerbateflabbergastassuageAll are CorrectOption D
ALLEVIATE (VERB): (कम करना) allay Synonyms: assuage, ease Antonyms: worsen, intensify
Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer.