Mixed English Questions for Upcoming exams — Set 120

Which of the words/phrases (A), (B), (C) given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

1. A ruthless sun strikes on the flocked outside the Trichy Central Prison in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
   A) emphatic, hearten,trickle
   B) merciless , beats down, throng
   C) humble, compresses,scantling
   D) gentle, spurs on,broadcast
   E) No Correction Required
   
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      Option B
   Explanation: merciless = showing no mercy; beats down = To exhaust or discourage someone; throng = a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
   
2. Kapoor doesn’t look the part of a man known to be the relatives of an international warriors of idol thieves.
   A) asked to be, twerp, clique
   B) told to be, shrimp, set
   C) said to be, kingpin, gang
   D)  happened to be, master, delve
   E) No Correction Required
   
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      Option C
   Explanation :- a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.
   
3. Kapoor yelled the fact that Tamil Nadu’s criminal justice system would not let him get also an MRI done to discover the true extent of the cancer.
   A) bemoaned, even, detect
   B) applauded, even, discern
   C) celebrated, even, chastise
   D) gloated, even, band
   E) No Correction Required
   
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      Option A
   Explanation :- bemoan = express discontent or sorrow over (something);
   
4. In 2011, the evidence it had harvested led to an Interpol notice, which closed the trap around a fleeting Kapoor in Germany’s Frankfurt airport.
   A) dolded, drop, persistent
   B) amassed, noose, fugitive
   C) scattered, hitch, sustained
   D) dwindled, gibbet, still
   E) No Correction Required
   
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      Option B
   Explanation :- amass = gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time; noose = a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people; fugitive = a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
   
5. Deenadayalan’s nabbing led to the discovery of around 250 idols compiled in his house in Chennai’s poor Alwarpet area.
   A) encouraging, amassed, frugal
   B) promotion, secreted, dowdy
   C) arrest, stashed, posh
   D) halt, ensconced, needful
   E)  No Correction Required
   
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      Option C
   arrest = seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody; stashed = store (something) safely in a hidden or secret place; posh = elegant or stylishly luxurious.
   

Directions (6-10): In each question below there are four statements. Each statement has pairs of words/phrases that are highlighted. From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) A or B to form correct sentences. Then choose the best option.

1. I. I will [A]/[B] shall help you as far as I can.
   ii. They ought to [A]/[B] would ban smoking in public places.
   iii. I have two [A]/[B] too books I’d like to read.
   A) BAA
   B) AAA
   C) BBA
   D) ABA
   E) None of these
   
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      Option B 
2. I. I used [A]/[B] went to school in my village for five years.
   ii. Please tell us whether [A]/[B] weather you would prefer steak or salmon for dinner.
   iii. He could [A]/[B] can write poems when he was ten.
   A) BAB
   B) BBB
   C) BBA
   D) BAA
   E) None of these
   
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      Option D 
3. I. The magician effected [A]/[B] affected his escape with a false door
   ii. Mother may [A]/[B] might be in the kitchen.
   iii. Need [A]/[B] Dare you leave the party so soon?
   A) BBB
   B) BAB
   C) AAA
   D) ABA
   E) None of these
   
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      Option C 
4. I. I shall hurry. I mustn’t [A]/[B] needn’t be late.
   ii. Do [A]/[B] Does your father go to work?
   iii. There was nobody there [A]/[B] their ?
   A) BAB
   B) AAA
   C) BBB
   D) ABA
   E) None of these
   
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      Option B 
5. I. The servant left our house at sixes and sevens [A]/[B] at six and seven.
   ii. As a graduation gift,I booked my nephew a modern suite [A]/[B] sweet at a beach front resort.
   iii. It is difficult for the poor to have a square meal [A]/[B] a square deal.
   A) ABA
   B) BBB
   C) AAA
   D) BAB
   E) None of these
   
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      Option C