BY- SANJEEV RATHORE

For All Exams

Important questions

Direction - Find the part which contains a grammatical

error.

1.

The work of an uneducated farmer is far important

than that of a professor.

a) The work of

b) an uneducated farmer

c) is far important

d) than that of a professor

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1.

Answer - C

Solution - replace “far” with

“more”.

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2.

The question is often raised that whether it is

desirable to send Indian students abroad since they

rarely return.

a) The question is often raised

b) that whether it is desirable

c) to send Indian students

d) abroad since they rarely return

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2.

Answer - B

Solution - conjunctions that with “whether or

if” is not used, so delete “that”.

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3.

The watch is a valuable present from my uncle and it costed

him more than two thousand rupees.

a) The watch is a valuable

b) present from my uncle

c) it costed him more than

d) two thousand rupees

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3.

Answer - C

Solution - replace “it costed” with “it

costs”.

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4.

It seemed that no horses could be have even for the

carriages, much less for the carting.

a) It seemed that

b) no horses could be have

c) even for the carriages

d) much less for the carting

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4.

Answer - B

Solution - replace “could be have”

with “could be had”.

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5.

Now a billion or more can achieve that dream, and

I foresee a time not far of when everyone on the

planet can.

a) Now a billion or more can

b) achieve that dream

c) I foresee a time not far of

d) everyone on the planet can

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5.

Answer - C

Solution - correct phrase is “far off” so

replace “far of” with “far off”.

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Direction - A sentence is given with bold underlined part

and four alternatives are given, choose the best

alternative.

6.

Education is a strong, weapon for moulding the

character of the young.

a) striking weapon

b) powerful instrument

c) potent weapon

d) no improvement

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6.

Answer - B

Solution - “powerful instrument” is the

suitable phrase for “education”.

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7.

The restaurant is usually mobbed; it is advisable to

make a reservation in advance.

a) is usually crowded

b) is commonly crowded

c) is usually manned

d) no improvement

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7.

Answer - A

Solution - “mob” is used for a violent crowd,

it must be crowded in place of “mobbed”.

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8.

In the given sentences the focused words are adjectives.

a) the highlight word,

b) the influenced words

c) the bold words

d) no improvement

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8.

Answer - C

Solution - we need a plural subject “bold

words” is the most suitable phrase.

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9.

One of the men gave first aid to Hitesh who is injured in

a road accident.

a) who had injured

b) who was injured

c) which was injured

d) no correction required

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9.

Answer - B

Solution - sentence is in past so “who was

injured” will be the answer.

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10.

Mr. Bond had staying here since 1954 and has made

India her home.

a) will stay

b) is staying

c) has been staying

d) no correction required

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10.

Answer - C

Solution - Action shows continuity with time

so the sentence will be in the present perfect

continuous tense, “has been staying” will be

the answer.

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