Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 271

Directions(1-5): In the given question, four words are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. The positions of some highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be interchanged with another highlighted to make the sentence correct. Find the pair of words that need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. ‘No correction required’.

1. Notably, the meeting(1) of the European Central Bank’s June minutes(2) indicated that the bank might walk(3) back on its commitment to expand its € 60 billion bond purchase programme(4).
   2-3
   1-2
   3-4
   1-4
   No correction required
   Option B
   

    

2. The Patna Medical College treats(1) the abandoned(2) or the(3) orphaned who need(4) medical assistance.
   1-2
   2-3
   1-3
   2-4
   No correction required
   Option E
   

    

3. Christmas is both a sacred(1) and religious commercial(2) and a worldwide cultural(3) and festival(4) phenomenon.
   1-2
   2-4
   3-4
   1-3
   No correction required
   Option B
   

    

4. Many freedom(1) came to America seeking(2) greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived(3) in search of religious immigrants(4).
   1-4
   2-4
   1-3
   3-4
   No correction required
   Option A
   

    

5. The Dust Bowl intensified the conditions(1) economic impacts of the Great Depression and drove(2) many farming families on a desperate(3) migration in search of work and better living crushing(4).
   1-2
   3-4
   2-3
   1-4
   No correction required
   Option D
   

    

Directions(6-10): In the following questions, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

6. Inhibit

   1) A large service sector and a small manufacturing sector would tend to inhibit growth in the economy.
   2) We know that the earth’s surface if unveiled of water would inhibit a great region of elevation relief.
   3) Our proposal met with constant inhibit that the company could not afford it.

   Only 1
   Only 3
   Both 1 and 2
   Both 2 and 3
   All 1,2,3
   Option A
   The word inhibit has several meanings:
   I. to slow down a process or the growth of something, as used in sentence 1.
   II. to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed.

    

7. Tendency

   1) Though I never intended to, I’ve always had a tendency to please the people I adore.
   2) He complained that there was a tendency to equate politics with self-interest.
   3) His tendency to utter scathing remarks alienated his roommates.
   

   All 1,2,3
   Both 2 and 3
   Both 1 and 2
   Only 2
   Only 3
   Option A
   “Tendency” means ‘an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour’.

    

8. Wound

   1) The wound had begun to heal from within.
   2) The knight was wound in because of his previous defeat.
   3) She wound the twine around her finger.

   Only 1
   Both 1 and 3
   Only 3
   Only 2
   Both 1 and 2
   Option B
   The word wound carries several meanings:
   1. An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impacts.
   2. Wound up means restless, edgy
   3. To move in or take a twisting or spiral course

    

9. Render

   1) The introduction of the new technology has rendered traditional knowledge obsolete.
   2) All the singers of the chorus rendered the song with enthusiasm.
   3) The architecture rendered the new building according to the blueprint.

   Only 2
   Both 1 and 2
   Both 2 and 3
   Both 1 and 3
   All 1,2,3
   Option E
   There are multiple meanings to the word ‘render’.
   – To make something resulting in a particular state, as used by the line 1.
   – To convert the set of words into another form, which has not been used by any of the given lines here.
   – To give a service, opinion or expression, as given in lines 2, where the singers offer their singing services.
   – To apply a layer of cement or plaster on the wall, which includes architectural detail.

    

10. Minute
    1) For a minute, she was afraid that she had stepped over the line.
    2) This is a perfect piece of poetry, except for some minute corrections.
    3) Have you taken down the minutes of the meeting?
    Only 1
    Only 2
    Only 3
    All 1,2,3
    None of 1,2,3
    Option D
    The word minute carries several meanings:
    1. A very short time
    2. So small as to be insignificant
    3. A summarized record of the proceedings at a meeting