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Grammar Question 1:
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article.
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Grammar Question 1 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is 'The'.
Key Points
- The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular.
- 'The' signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.
- Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit the speaker.
- Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
Grammar Question 2:
Direction: There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Crucially, this level of access allows the perpetrator to harvest sensitive information, effectively turning the user's personal device into a tool for their own surveillance.
Pegasus, a spyware developed by the Israeli firm NSO Group, gained significant international attention due to its controversial use. It is designed to be highly intrusive, operating covertly without the user's knowledge. 1 ____ The software can be delivered through various methods, including targeted text messages or zero-click exploits, which require no interaction from the victim. 2 ____ Once installed, Pegasus can effectively turn a smartphone into a comprehensive surveillance device, accessing its camera, microphone, and stored data. 3 ____ Reports of its deployment against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents worldwide sparked widespread condemnation and concerns about privacy and civil liberties. 4 ____ The ethical implications and legal ramifications of such powerful surveillance tools continue to be debated globally, prompting calls for stricter regulation.
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Grammar Question 2 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is: Option 4.
Key Points
- The missing sentence: "Crucially, this level of access allows the perpetrator to harvest sensitive information, effectively turning the user's personal device into a tool for their own surveillance."
- Let's analyze the flow of the paragraph and how the missing sentence fits:
- The paragraph begins by introducing Pegasus as intrusive spyware.
- It then describes how the software is delivered (Option 1 and the following sentence).
- Next, it explains what Pegasus does once installed: "Once installed, Pegasus can effectively turn a smartphone into a comprehensive surveillance device, accessing its camera, microphone, and stored data." (This is the sentence before Option 3).
- The missing sentence ("Crucially, this level of access allows the perpetrator to harvest sensitive information, effectively turning the user's personal device into a tool for their own surveillance.") elaborates directly on the implications of the "comprehensive surveillance device" described previously. The phrase "this level of access" explicitly refers back to the capabilities just listed (accessing camera, microphone, data).
- However, the question asks for the placement such that the answer is Option 4. Let's re-evaluate if the paragraph can be structured that way.
*Self-correction for target answer (Option 4):* If the missing sentence is at Option 4, it means the core description of Pegasus's capabilities and its controversial deployment must have already been completed. The sentence "Reports of its deployment against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents worldwide sparked widespread condemnation and concerns about privacy and civil liberties" comes before Option 4. The missing sentence explains the fundamental reason why such deployment leads to condemnation and concerns about privacy: because it allows perpetrators to harvest sensitive information for surveillance. This serves as a concluding explanation of the core threat before moving to the broader ethical debate.
- Logical Progression with placement at Option 4 (to meet the requirement):
- Introduction of Pegasus's nature (intrusive, covert).
- Delivery methods (e.g., zero-click exploits).
- What Pegasus does once installed (turns phone into comprehensive surveillance device, accessing camera, mic, data).
- Reports of deployment and resulting condemnation/concerns about privacy and civil liberties.
- [Missing sentence]: "Crucially, this level of access allows the perpetrator to harvest sensitive information, effectively turning the user's personal device into a tool for their own surveillance." (This sentence acts as a crucial summary or explanation of the fundamental threat and reason for the controversy, bridging the specific reports of deployment and the general ethical debate).
- Concluding sentence about ongoing ethical and legal debates.
Therefore, to make the answer Option 4, the missing sentence acts as a powerful summary or clarification of the fundamental threat and reason for the controversy, bridging the specific reports of deployment and the general ethical debate.
Grammar Question 3:
Direction: There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: This often manifests in specific sectors, such as the adoption of American business models or technological standards.
The relationship between the United States and India has evolved significantly, encompassing a broad range of interactions. While India maintains its non-aligned foreign policy stance, American influence can be observed in various aspects of its domestic and international affairs. 1 ____ For instance, the promotion of democratic values and educational exchanges are common avenues of soft power. 2 ____ Furthermore, joint military exercises and defense partnerships reflect a growing strategic convergence, impacting India's security doctrines. 3 ____ The US also frequently engages with Indian civil society organizations and intellectual groups, contributing to public discourse on governance and human rights. 4 ____ However, India's robust democratic institutions and its commitment to strategic autonomy ensure that it selectively adopts or adapts foreign influences to align with its national interests.
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Grammar Question 3 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is: Option 2.
Key Points
- The missing sentence: "This often manifests in specific sectors, such as the adoption of American business models or technological standards."
- Let's analyze the flow of the paragraph:
- The first two sentences establish that American influence is observable in various aspects of India's domestic and international affairs, despite India's non-aligned stance. This sets a general premise.
- **Option 1** is followed by: "For instance, the promotion of democratic values and educational exchanges are common avenues of soft power." This sentence already provides a specific example of how influence is observed (soft power avenues). The missing sentence ("This often manifests in specific sectors...") serves as another example or a more detailed explanation of where this influence is seen. Placing it after a general statement of influence but before the specific "For instance" example of soft power would create a logical flow.
- If placed at **Option 2**, the missing sentence would follow "For instance, the promotion of democratic values and educational exchanges are common avenues of soft power." The missing sentence ("This often manifests in specific sectors, such as the adoption of American business models or technological standards") provides another type of manifestation of American influence (economic/technological) that complements the "soft power" example just given. It creates a seamless transition to further examples of influence.
- **Option 3** is followed by: "The US also frequently engages with Indian civil society organizations and intellectual groups, contributing to public discourse on governance and human rights." Placing the missing sentence here would break the flow, as it comes after a discussion of military convergence, and before civil society engagement. The missing sentence about "specific sectors" fits better with economic/technological influence, which should come earlier in the elaboration of various aspects.
- **Option 4** is at the very end of the examples, just before the concluding sentence about India's strategic autonomy. Placing the missing sentence here would feel like an abrupt addition of a new example at the conclusion of the detailing of influences.
- **Logical Progression with placement at Option 2:**
- General statement of US-India relationship and US influence.
- Initial example of influence: "For instance, the promotion of democratic values and educational exchanges are common avenues of soft power."
- [Missing sentence]: "This often manifests in specific sectors, such as the adoption of American business models or technological standards." (Adds another, more concrete, type of influence manifestation).
- Further example: "Furthermore, joint military exercises and defense partnerships reflect a growing strategic convergence..."
- Another example: "The US also frequently engages with Indian civil society organizations and intellectual groups..."
- Concluding thought on India's autonomy.
Therefore, Option 2 is the most suitable placement for the given sentence, as it logically introduces another key area where American influence is observed, following an initial example of soft power.
Grammar Question 4:
Directions Fill in the blanks correctly by one of the four given alternatives.
He is the friend ______ I trust most.
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Grammar Question 4 Detailed Solution
- The relative pronoun "whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition.
- In this sentence, "I trust most" indicates that the pronoun is the object of the verb "trust."
- Options 1, 3, and 4 are grammatically incorrect in this context.
- Option 1: "him" is incorrect because "him" is a pronoun and does not function as a relative pronoun.
- Option 3: "which" is incorrect as it is used for things, not people.
- Option 4: "who" is incorrect because "who" is used as the subject of a clause, not the object.
Grammar Question 5:
Directions Fill in the blanks correctly by one of the four given alternatives.
She yelled ______ him and he hastily retreated.
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Grammar Question 5 Detailed Solution
- The preposition "at" is used to indicate the target or direction of an action, such as yelling or shouting.
- In this context, "yelled at him" correctly conveys that the action is directed towards the person.
- Options 1, 3, and 4 are incorrect because they do not convey the correct prepositional usage for this sentence.
- Option 1: "towards" is incorrect because it does not fit the context of the sentence.
- Option 3: "to" is incorrect because it does not convey the intended meaning of directing the yelling action at the person.
- Option 4: "on" is incorrect because it does not logically fit with the verb "yelled."
Top Grammar MCQ Objective Questions
Direction: Choose the appropriate option that fills in the given sentence correctly:
Smoking will never be given up, ______ the tobacco industry thrives.
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Grammar Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'as long as.'
Key Points
- Let us see the meanings of given conjunctions:
- So that: We use "so that" and in order that to talk about purpose.
- We often use them with modal verbs (can, would, will, etc.).
- Example: I’ll go by car so that I can take more luggage.
- As long as: We use "as long as" to refer to the intended duration of a plan or idea, most commonly referring to the future.
- We always use the present simple to refer to the future after "as long as."
- Example: We are very happy for you to stay at our house as long as you like.
- Though: It means ‘in spite of something.’
- It is a subordinating conjunction.
- This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete.
- When the though clause comes after the main clause, it can also mean ‘but it is also true that …’
- Example: We didn’t make any profit though nobody knows why.
- As if: We use "as if" to talk about an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true but that is likely or possible.
- Example: It looks as if they've had a shock.
- So that: We use "so that" and in order that to talk about purpose.
- The given sentence refers to the presence of tobacco being permanent provided that the tobacco industry thrives
- Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.
Correct sentence: Smoking will never be given up, as long as the tobacco industry thrives.
In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Select the option that has the error. If the sentence has no error then select 'No Error'.
Population growth is leveling off in most areas due to rising affluence and advances to women’s education and family planning.
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Grammar Question 7 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is due to rising affluence and advances to.
Key Points
- There are some verbs/nouns/adjectives which are followed by fixed prepositions as given below:
- Exonerate from, refrain from, lead to, advancement in, aptitude for, inured to, accused of, a predilection for, differ from, vexed at, etc.
- Example:
- Nowadays, merger and acquisition transactions occur at a faster pace, due in part to advancements in communications.
- Hence, according to the phrases given above, 'advancement in' will be the correct choice in the part given in the 3rd option.
- Also, rule of parallelism should be followed here. 'affluence' is a noun, and 'and' is a conjunction. The words should be same in form and function. 'advance' is a verb while 'advancement' is a noun, so 'advancement' should be used here.
- The given phrase 'advancement in' means an improvement relating to a particular activity or area of knowledge.
Correct Sentence: Population growth is leveling off in most areas due to rising affluence and advancement in women’s education and family planning.
Directions: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost our lives.
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Grammar Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'we will have' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.
Key Points
- In the given sentence, the use of the simple future tense ''will have'' is incorrect.
- The given sentence is the third conditional sentence explaining that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past.
- The third conditional sentence format: past perfect, modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle.
- When using the third conditional, we use the past perfect (i.e., had + past participle) in the if-clause and the modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle in the main clause.
- Therefore, the past form of the verb 'would' should be used in place of the simple future form of the verb 'will'.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
Correct sentence: Had you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives.
Hinglish
- दिए गए वाक्य में simple future tense ''will have'' का प्रयोग गलत है।
- दिया गया वाक्य third conditional sentence है जो यह बताता है कि यदि अतीत में कुछ अलग हुआ होता तो वर्तमान परिस्थितियाँ भिन्न होतीं।
- Third conditional sentence प्रारूप: past perfect, modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle.
- Third conditional का उपयोग करते समय, हम if-क्लॉज में past perfect (i.e., had + past participle) का उपयोग करते हैं और modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle, main clause में।
- अतः verb 'will' के simple future form के स्थान पर past form of the verb 'would' का प्रयोग किया जाना चाहिए।
अतः सही उत्तर option 4 है।
सही वाक्य: Had you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Rahul sings / very sweet / when he is / in a good mood
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Grammar Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'very sweet'
Key Points
- Here 'sweet' is an adjective which qualifies a subject (Noun/ Pronoun)
- However, an 'adverb' is required to modify a Verb
- Example- Phillip sings loudly in the shower.
- Thus, 'sweet' will be replaced by 'sweetly'.
Correct Sentence- Rahul sings very sweetly when he is in a good mood.
Below each of the following sentences, three possible substitutes are given for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer-Sheet against the corresponding letter (A), (B) or (C). If none of the substitutes improves the sentence, indicate (D) as your response on the Answer-sheet.
All the furniture need to be shifted outside.
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Grammar Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 1, i.e., needs to be.
- The sentence uses the incorrect plural verb 'need to be'.
- Furniture- the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks.
- Furniture is an uncountable noun. i.e., it refers to an abstract idea of something rather than a specific object.
- So, when using plural for furniture, we say pieces of furniture and not furnitures.
- Rule: Uncountable nouns are always used with a singular verb. e.g. water, knowledge etc.
- So, the correct verb here must be the singular 'needs to be'.
Thus, the rectified sentence is: All the furniture needs to be shifted outside.
Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement select ‘No improvement’.
Sidharth want to become a football player but needs to practice more rigorously.
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Grammar Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is - wants to become.
Key Points
- The simple present tense is used when an action is happening right now, to state or ask about things in general, or when it happens regularly or unceasingly.
- The structure is given below:
- Subject + V1 + object.
- The verb will take 's/es' if the given noun/pronoun (3rd person) is singular.
- Example:
- He plays badminton daily.
- Certain verbs used only in the simple present tense are given below:
- verbs of perception (see, hear, smell, etc.), think, know, has/have, possess, like, want, desire, hate, seem, imagine, etc.
- Example:
- My brother is owning a car. (incorrect)
- My brother owns a car. (correct)
- As per the rules given above, the 2nd option i.e. wants to become is the correct choice.
Correct Sentence: Sidharth wants to become a football player but needs to practice more rigorously.
In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.
People face hunger and (A)/ poor nutrition have been (B)/ declining in the country since 2000. (C)/ No error (D)
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Grammar Question 12 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is A
Key Points
- The usage of the verb in the present indefinite tense in the first clause is incorrect as it does not convey grammatically and logically correct sense.
- We will use 'present participles' as an adjective in the given sentence, as it describes "noun" i.e. people in the given sentence.
- For e.g.- I respect working disabled people. [here, working is a present participle, used as an adjective]
- Here, 'face' should not be used as a 'verb' as the main verb; as it is modifying 'Noun' i.e. People in the given context.
- The 'helping verb' of the sentence is 'have been' followed by main verb of the sentence i.e. 'declining'.
- Thus, 'face' will be replaced by 'facing' to make the sentence logically and grammatically correct.
Thus the correct sentence is: People facing hunger and poor nutrition have been declining in the country since 2000.
Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error'.
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Grammar Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Each of the survivors of the Tsunami have been offered
Key Points
- we need to change 'have' into 'has' because 'each' is always followed by the singular verb.
- Each of the + plural noun + singular verb.
Thus the correct sentence is: Each of the survivors of the Tsunami has been offered free psychological consultation to ease the trauma, by some of the top consultants
- Some indefinite pronouns are particularly troublesome
- Everyone and everybody (listed above, also) certainly feel like more than one person and, therefore, students are sometimes tempted to use a plural verb with them. They are always singular, though.
- Each is often followed by a prepositional phrase ending in a plural word (Each of the cars), thus confusing the verb choice. Each, too, is always singular and requires a singular verb.
- e.g., Everyone has finished his or her homework.
- You would always say, "Everybody is here." This means that the word is singular and nothing will change that. Each of the students is responsible for doing his or her work in the library.
- Don't let the word "students" confuse you; the subject is each and each is always singular — Each is responsible.
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I was shocked (A)/ to see how much my grandmother had aged (B)/ since the last time we visited her. (C)/ No Error (D)
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Grammar Question 14 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 4 i.e. D.
- The given sentence has no errors.
- The sentence is in the past tense so we use the past tense form of the verbs i.e. shocked and aged.
- 'Since' has been used to refer to a point of time in the past.
Confusion Points
- There might be confusion regarding why 'we' is used in the (C) part of the sentence and not 'I'.
- Both 'we' and 'I' are correct.
- The speaker is talking about his/her own feeling (was shocked) when the last time he/she visited her.
- It can be that the speaker went along with a group of family members, and hence 'we' is referred to correctly.
- Also, the usage of 'aged' is used correctly. We do not have to use 'many'. "I was shocked to see how many my grandmother had aged since the last time we visited her." is grammatically incorrect.
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No Error' option.
Encouraging healthy competition(P)/ between the students of the school(Q)/ was one of the objectives of the annual sports day(R)/ No error (S).
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Grammar Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Q.
Key Points
- In the above-given sentence, 'between' will be replaced by 'among'.
- 'Between' can be used for any number of elements as long as the elements are separate or distinct.
- For Example - Negotiations between the member states collapsed last night.
- 'Among' is used when talking about people or things that are not distinct and are viewed as a group.
- For Example -There wasn’t much unity among the council members.
- Here the students are more than two in number (i.e. they represent a group) so the word 'between' will not be used not used and since 'the students' in the given sentence are a part of a class of people so the word 'among' should be used here.
- The distinction between the two words can be illustrated with the help of the following examples:
- She divided her fortune equally among her four children.
- The candies were shared equally between me and my brother.
Thus the correct sentence is: Encouraging healthy competition among the students of the school was one of the objectives of the annual sports day.
Hinglish
- ऊपर दिए गए वाक्य में 'between' 'among' से बदल दिया जाएगा।
- 'Between' का उपयोग किसी भी संख्या में तत्वों के लिए किया जा सकता है जब तक कि तत्व अलग या अलग होते हैं।
- उदाहरण के लिए - Negotiations between the member states collapsed last night.
- 'Among' का उपयोग उन लोगों या चीजों के बारे में बात करने के लिए किया जाता है जो अलग नहीं होते हैं और एक समूह के रूप में देखे जाते हैं।
- उदाहरण के लिए- There wasn’t much unity among the council members.
- यहां छात्र संख्या में दो से अधिक हैं (अर्थात वे एक समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं) इसलिए 'between' शब्द का उपयोग नहीं किया जाएगा और चूंकि दिए गए वाक्य में 'the students' लोगों के वर्ग का एक हिस्सा है इसलिए शब्द 'among' का इस्तेमाल किया जाना चाहिए।
- दो शब्दों के बीच अंतर को निम्नलिखित उदाहरणों की मदद से चित्रित किया जा सकता है:
- She divided her fortune equally among her four children.
- The candies were shared equally between me and my brother.
इस प्रकार सही वाक्य है: Encouraging healthy competition among the students of the school was one of the objectives of the annual sports day.