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Directions for questions 1 20: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '5'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. I have no patience C. indulge in silly talk A. It was very unfortunate C, from the very thing A. Inspite of her craving C. Sushila abstained with A .It is no denying the fact C. of the best players A. He paid no heed C. and proceeded to behave 6. A. We do not. C. Coverage of the issues. B. to the people who D. and uncivilized behavior B. that he was deprived D. which he delighted most. B. for hot food and soft drinks D. them for a long duration. B. that he is one D. that has ever lived. B. to the charges levied against him D. in the same way. B. Want the news. D. Raised by him.

7. A. Doctors have worked B. On high technology. C. World, intensive care. D. Units of Mumbai. 8. 9. 10. A. Additional complication can C. System is in place A. It is sheer world C. One you would like to be, again. A. He was here C. I dont know where 11. A. Being tired C. he sat down 12. C. I will
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B. Result immobile while the D. No error. B. Of in adulterated pleasure D. No error

B. now only; D. he has gone. B. of play D. at rest. B. have come D. gone. B. touches the horizon darkness D. upon the scene

A. If he would

13. A. As soon as the sun C. begins to settle

14. A. We might admire a C. we cannot admire a 15. A. Ram went to school C. had finished 16. A. I called her C. did not 17. A. I struck him C. obstruct 18. A. A soldier of the tenth C. no sooner as the 19. A. Mrs. Smith is the wisest C. her four daughters Jane is 20. A. The real fact C. front

B. bad man though D. week one. B. as soon as he D. his meal. B. but she D. came B. because he ventured D. my path. B. legion leaped into the water D. ship touched shore. B. member of her family and D. the prettiest. B. is in D. of them

DIRECTIONS for questions 21 to 28: In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four. 21. It was us who had left before he arrived. 1. we who had left before time he had arrived. 2. us who had went before he arrived. 3. us who had went before had arrived. 4. we who had left before he arrived. 22. The MP rose up to say that, in her opinion, she thought the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on unanimously. 1. rose to say that she thought the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed 2. rose up to say that, the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on 3. rose to say that, in her opinion, she thought that the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed 4. rose to say that, in her opinion, the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on

23. Mr. Pillai, the president of the union and who is also a member of the community group, will be in charge of the negotiations. 1. since he is a member of the community group 2. also being a member of the community group 3. a member of the community group 4. , in addition, who is a member of the community group 24. Since the advent of cable television, at the beginning of this decade, the entertainment industry took a giant stride forward in our country. 1. this decade saw the entertainment industry taking 2. this decade, the entertainment industry has taken 3. this decade, the entertainment industry had taken 4. this decade, the entertainment industry took 25. His mother made great sacrifices to educate him, moving house on three occasions, and severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere. 1. severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere. 2. severed the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere. 3. severed the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need for persevering. 4. severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons, to make them understand the need to persevere. 26. If you are on a three-month software design project and, in two weeks, you've put together a programme that solves part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay. 1. and, you've put together a programme that solves part of the problem in two weeks 2. and, in two weeks, you've put together a programme that solves part of the problem 3. and, you've put together a programme that has solved part of the problem in two weeks 4. and, in two weeks you put together a programme that solved only part of the problem 27. Many of these environmentalists proclaim to save nothing less than the planet itself. 1. to save nothing lesser than 2. that they are saving nothing lesser than 3. to save nothing less than 4. that they save nothing less than

28. Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain. 1. be delayed for a few days 2. be delayed for a few days and 3. be otherwise only delayed for a few days and 4. otherwise only delay for a few days and 29) The information presented in the most recent reports indicate that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. 1. indicate that turbulent times should lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. 2. indicate that turbulent times are laying ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. 3. indicates that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. 4. indicates that turbulent times are laying ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. 30) Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. 1. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. 2. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. 3. lobbied for stadiums that had been built with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. 4.lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. 5. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. 31) The Navy used the nuclear submarine accident off the coast of Hawaii to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions. 1. 2. 3. 4. to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions. to demonstrate their belief that everyone must be held responsible for their actions. to demonstrate its belief that everyone must be held responsible for their actions. to signal how no one should be able to get away with committing acts of terrible negligence. 5. to show that everyone must be held responsible for his actions.

32) I never fail to get frustrated on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game. 1.on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
2. on the golf course: yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue my involvement in the

game. 3. on the golf course; nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game. 4. on the golf course; yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue being involved in the game. 5. on the golf course but I always still manage to find a way to resolve my self to continue my pursuit of the involvement of the game. 33) Each of the movies were great and the choice for the best one among all three was very difficult indeed. 1.were great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed. 2.was great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed. 3. were great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed. 4. was great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed. 5. were great and the choices among all three were very difficult indeed. 34.One of every two new businesses fail within two years. 1.fail 2. fails 3.should fail 4.may have failed 5.has failed 35. Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine, rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. its victims unless inoculated its victims unless they are inoculated its victims unless inoculation is done the victims unless there is an inoculation the victims unless inoculated

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In a period of time when women typically have had a narrow range of choices, Mary Baker Eddy became a distinguished writer and the founder, architect, and builder of a growing church. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In a period of time when women typically have During a time in which typically women have Typically, during a time when women At a time when women typically Typically in a time in which women

Directions: Questions 37- 40: In each of the questions below, four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence. 37. A. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is that it is not always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price. B. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price. C. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price. D. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price. (1) A (2) B (3) C (d) D 38. A. A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians and by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals. B. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and costs are artificially escalated with a large number of devices and black money is generated through underhand deals. C. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians and by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated on underhand deals. D. A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and by large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

39. A. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create difference of prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their price within a local market. B. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices in the local market.

C. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference between prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their prices within a local market. D. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference across prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices within a local market. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 40. A. Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive hedging. B. Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive gambling. C. Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent due to financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourages excessive hedging. D. Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourages excessive gambling. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Directions for questions 41 to 43: Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s). 41. (A) The balance of power will shift to the East as China and India evolve. (B) Rarely the economic ascent of two still relatively poor nations has been watched with such a mixture of awe, opportunism, and trepidation. (C) Postwar era witnessed economic miracles in Japan and South Korea, but neither was populous enough to power worldwide growth or change the game in a complete spectrum of industries. (D) China and India, by contrast, possess the weight and dynamism to transform the 21st-century global economy. (1) A, B and C (2) A and D (3) C (4) C and D 42. (A) People have good reason to care about the welfare of animals. (B) Ever since Enlightenment, their treatment has been seen as a measure of mankinds humanity. (C) It is no coincidence that William Wilberforce and Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, two leaders of the movement to abolish the slave trade, helped found the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1820s. (D) An increasing number of people go further: mankind has a duty not to cause pain to animals that have the capacity to suffer. (1) A and D (2) B (3) A and C (4) C and D 43. (A) When virtuoso teams begin their work, individuals are in and group consensus is out. (B) As project progresses, however, the individual stars harness themselves to the product of the group.

(C) Sooner or later, the members break through their own egocentrism and become a plurality with single-minded focus on the goal. (D) In short, they morph into a powerful team with a shared identity. (1) A and C (2) A and D (3) B and D (4) A, C and D 44. (A) Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits about 15-30 km above the Earth, take place each winter over the polar regions, especially the Antarctic, as low temperatures allow the formation of stratospheric clouds that assist chemical reactions breaking down ozone. (B) Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer because they attack the ozone molecules, making them to break apart. (C) Many an offending chemicals have now been banned. (D) It will still take several decades before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere. (1) D (2) B and D (3) A and D (4) A and C Directions for Questions 45 to 47: In each question, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option. 45. A. When I returned to home, I began to read B. everything I could get my hand on about Israel. C. That same year Israels Jewish Agency sent D. a Shaliach a sort of recruiter to Minneapolis. E. I became one of his most active devotees. (1) C & E (2) C only (3) E only (4) B, C & E (5) C, D & E

46. A. So once an economy is actually in recession, B. the authorities can, in principle, move the economy C. out of slump - assuming hypothetically D. that they know how to - by a temporary stimuli. E. In the longer term, however, such policies have no affect on the overall behaviour of the economy. (1) A, B & E (2) B, C & E (3) C & D (4) E only (5) B only

47. A. It is sometimes told that democratic B. government originated in the city-states C. of ancient Greece. Democratic ideals have been handed to us from that time. D. In truth, however, this is an unhelpful assertion. E. The Greeks gave us the word, hence did not provide us with a model. (1) A, B & D (2) B, C & D (3) B & D (4) B only (5) D only

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