English Quiz 30/12/2015

#everydayquiz  PJ Spotting Error

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) All these changes, though not sweeping, have class, caste and gender elements to them, as also urban and rural differences.

(B) There is more premarital sexual activity, more divorce and separation, more single-parent families more senior citizens living by themselves.

(C) The change in family composition in rural areas, for instance, largely linked to fertility charges and migration patterns.

(D) As a nation, we have been witnessing a great range of changes in the way we live, eat, dress, travel and communicate.

(E) We now live longer, have fewer babies, marry outside our core social group, live apart in small groups comprising only parents and children.

1.Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

1) A 

2) C 

3) D 

4) B 

5) E

2.Which of the following would be the LAST (FIFTH) sentence after rearrangement?

1) B 

2) C 

3) E 

4) D 

5) A

3.Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

1) E 

2) D 

3) B 

4) C 

5) A

4.Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

1) C 

2) A 

3) B 

4) D 

5) E

5.Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

1) D 

2) A 

3) C 

4) E 

5) B

Directions (Q. 106-110): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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 error of punctuation, if any)

6. 1 ) Taken into consideration / 2) the advice of his mother / 3) decide to / 4) stay in the hostel / 5) No error

7. 1) There are many / 2) ways of which /3) atmospheric pressure can /4) be measured / 5) No error

8. 1) Cornflake companies/2) have not been as / 3) successful in our country /4) than we expected /5) No error

9. 1) The promotion of /2) one of us / 3) have caused resentment / 4) among other team members. 5) No error

10. 1) He has ruined /2) his liver / 3) by drinking / 4) alcohol daily 5) No error

Answers

1. 3

2. 2

3. 3

4. 2

5. 4

6. 1; replace ‘taken’ with ‘taking’

7. 2; replace ‘of’ with ‘by’

8. 4; replace ‘than’ with ‘as’

9. 3; replace ‘have’ with ‘has’

10. 5; No error

Research scholars city will have to be carefully 1)/ while writing their PhD thesis and dissertations 2)/ as authorities tired of plagiarism have decided to use software 3)/ that can trace any plagiarized work 4)/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

A. 1
‘Careful’ should replace ‘carefully’-an adjective is to be used.

Though, the traditional harvest festival (1/ is celebrated enthusiastically (2/ people are reluctant to use earthen pots (3/ not only during the festive season (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

D. 4
‘Even’ should replace ‘only’- ‘Not even’ means ‘not also’

Forest officials chasing the man-eater tigers (1/ found some pugmarks but could not confirm (2/ whether she belonged (3/ to the tigress they were chasing (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

C. 3
‘It’ should replace ‘She’- pronoun used here should correspond to ‘pugmarks’

The city is flood with tourists, (1/ be that at monuments, for wildlife tourism or adventure tourism (2/ but sighting foreign tourist is a rarity nowadays (3/ in the burgeoning number of domestic tourists (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

A. 1
‘Is flooded’ should be used- ‘Present indefinite’ tense is to be used.

Canada is a good investment destination (1/ as it is investor-friendly (2/ and has a stable (3/ economic and political climate (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

E. 5 No error

The accused were charged (1/ with criminal conspiracy under (2/ section 120 B read with sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (3/ and for various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

D. 4
Use under in place of for. For shows the purpose of something

Though Tata Steel had acquired around 2,800 acre of land (1/ in mid 1990s for setting up a mega steel plant, (2/ the company later shelves the project (3/ and decided to set up an industrial park there (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

C. 3
Use “shelved” in place of shelves. The sentence is in the past tense so shelves would be inappropriate.

The graph shows that, (1/ opposed to Bernanke’s statement, (2/ investors are rapid taking on excessive credit risks (3/ which is driving down yields. (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

C. 3
Use “rapidly” in place of rapid. Rapid is an adjective whereas we require an adverb here to modify the verb “taking”

The UPA government’s proposal (1/ to set up fast track courts for “innocent muslims” are sure (2/ to further alienate the country (3/ from securalism and democracy. (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

B. 2
Write “is” in place of are as we are referring to the proposal in the sentence. Proposal being singular “is” should be used

The Supreme Court verdict is not only a lesson (1/ for Novartis but also for many other drug companies (2/ which see India (3/ as a market for making profits. (4/ No error 5)/
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No error

Answer

A. 1
Write “a lesson not only”. We use parallel parts of the speech with not only-but also.

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