Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 241

Directions(1-5): In the given questions, a statement has been divided into five segments, each of which is denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Rearrange all the segments to form a coherent statement.

1. A. the packages were immediately
   B. were appropriately handled
   C. explosive devices and
   D. identified during routine mail
   E. screening procedures as potential
   ABCDE
   ADECB
   CADEB
   DBCEA
   EDCBA
   Option B
   

    

2. A) many families which
   B) predominantly speaking English and
   C) clustered throughout the affluent
   D) sections of urban India are
   E) not the tongues they grew up with
   ABCDE
   BACDE
   CDABE
   DCABE
   AEBCD
   Option C
   

    

3. A) the farmers in Haryana
   B) was a health risk, even
   C) for their own family
   D) that burning residue
   E) and Punjab do not think
   ABCDE
   BDACE
   CBDAE
   ECADB
   AEDBC
   Option E
   

    

4. A. defecation in rural India
   B. of the labour market for
   C. latrine pit emptying is one reason
   D. the caste-related complication
   E. why there is so much open
   DBCAE
   DBCEA
   CABDE
   ABCDE
   ABECD
   Option B
   

    

5. A. a government order in Punjab and
   B. than the peak of summer
   C. Haryana requires paddy farmers
   D. closer to the monsoon, rather
   E. to wait for transplantation until
   ACBDE
   ABCDE
   ACEDB
   BDECA
   CEBAD
   Option C
   

    

Directions(6-10): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., “No correction required”.

6. We cannot survive in the global market (until we equip) our next generation with computers.
   unless we equip
   until we can equip
   unless we equipped
   until we equipped
   No correction required
   Option A
   

    

7. The students should (not being regimented) and we should let them choose their dresses for attending the university.
   be not regimented
   not be regimented
   being not regimented
   not being regiment
   No correction required
   Option B
   

    

8. It is the only method through which students can (risk their demands) before authorities.
   Put their demands
   Link their demands
   Slow their demands
   Live their demands
   No correction required
   Option A
   “Put their demands” is a common phrase which is used to describe a situation in which some kind of request is generated to any person or group of persons which are in higher position.

    

9. If customers do not keep money for longer duration in the banks, it will result in the (liquidity reduced) level of banks.
   slow of liquidity
   Liquidity in reduction
   Slowdown of liquid
   Reduction of liquidity
   No correction required
   Option D
   

    

10. The automation in various sectors will also yield commendable outcome to boost the economy of our country that will, in turn, (taking care of) unemployment.
    
    Take care of
    Resuming care of
    Care take of
    Of taking care
    No correction required
    Option A