Question no. 1
If Facebook has been A)/ around in the 1950s B)/ the relationship status C)/ for the UK and India will D)/ have been “it’s complicated”. E)I- AC
II- BD
III- AD
IV- BC
V- No error
Solution: III The sentence is talking about 1950s so had will be used in A. Similarly, the sentence is about the past event so would be used instead of will in part D.
Question no. 2
Seventy years on A)/ looked back over my own time B)/ in India as I prepare to C)/ leave, I’m struck with D)/ how much has changed. E)I- AB
II- BD
III- DE
IV- AC
V- No error
Solution: II in part B for the continuity after on ing form of a verb is used so looking is the correct choice. In part D “by” will be used instead of with.
Question no. 3
Our defence and security relationship deepened A)/ Hawk trainer jets became B)/ the mainstay of Indian Air Force training C)/ and a commitment to Make in India D)/ underpinned industrial co-operation. E)I- AD
II- BD
III- AE
IV- CE
V- No error
Solution: V the given sentence is correct.
Question no. 4
Former Prime Minister had criticised section 13(1)d A)/ under which public servants were culpable B)/ for securing a pecuniary advantage for C)/ another “without any public interest”, for ignoring D)/ foundational principle of criminal law: mens rea. E)I- AE
II- BD
III- CE
IV- BE
V- No error
Solution: IV in part B as the amendments or the laws are stated in present tense so were is not the correct choice. In part E to modify foundational principle an article is used so “a” is used before foundational principle.
Question no. 5
There was concern initially A)/ with the wording, “intentionally enriches himself B)/ illicitly during the period of his office” C)/ as it raised a doubt whether the ‘intention’ to amass wealth D)/ would also have to be proved. E)I- AE
II- BD
III- CD
IV- DE
V- No error
Solution: V the given sentence is correct.
Question no. 6
By making citizens liable A)/ for offering a bribe to B)/ a public servant, the anti-corruption law C)/ have been brought in line D)/ for the UN Convention Against Corruption E)I- DE
II- AC
III- BD
IV- BE
V- No error
Solution: I in part D as there is a single law so has will be used instead of have. In part E as the law is not made for the UN Convention against Corruption it is made with the help of it. So for should not be used here.
Question no. 7
Through a series of confusing and often contradict A)/ statements over the past three days B)/ President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani C)/ has kept to one consistent theme: D)/ Collusion with a foreign power is not a crime. E)I- AD
II- AE
III- BD
IV- CD
V- No error
Solution: I in part A contradictory will be used instead of the verb contradict and in part D have will be used as there are two people and are connected with “and”.
Question no. 8
During the campaign A)/ Trump called to Russia to hack B)/ and release emails from C)/ its political adversary D)/ the former secretary of state. E)I- AC
II- BD
III- BE
IV- CE
V- No error
Solution: II call for means to call somebody for something so Trump was called for Russia to hack. As the sentence is talking about Trump so his will be used in part D instead of its.
Question no. 9
Once in office, Trump A)/ tried to intercede to B)/ the FBI director to got his C)/ national-security adviser off the hook D)/ for lying to federal agents. E)I- AD
II- AE
III- BC
IV- DE
V- No error
Solution: III with intercede we use with in part B and in part C with “to” we use v1 form so get will be used instead of got.
Question no. 10
The benefits of engaging in “positive activities” A)/ to promote happiness are well-documented B)/ positive activities are deliberate cognitive C)/ and behavioral strategies aimed D)/ at promoting happiness E)I- AE
II- BD
III- CE
IV- AD
V- No error
Solution: V the given sentence is correct
Question no. 11
Research illustrate that happiness seekers are likely to be A)/ unsuccessful when practices like gratitude or kindness elicit negative B)/, rather than positive, emotions, thoughts, and behavioral, C) /or when they reduce, rather than boost, D)/ a sense of connectedness, competence, or control. E)I- AD
II- BC
III- AC
IV- BE
V- No error
Solution: III the sentence is talking about research so illustrates will be used. In D by the rule of sentence parallelism behaviors is used instead of behavioral.
Question no. 12
Gratitude exercises may be lead A)/ you to feel ashamed, incompetent, B)/ or inferior for being having needed help C)/ in the first place or for not D)/ fulfilling the benefactor’s expectations E)I- AB
II- AC
III- AD
IV- BE
V- No error
Solution: II as it is a simple sentence so “may” will be used instead of may be which is mostly used in the passive sentence. In part C being is redundant.
Question no. 13
The subtle, inadvertent presumption A)/ that an individual could not do B)/ this act on his or her own could C)/ elicit feelings of being D)/ burdensome or incompetent. E)I- AC
II- BD
III- CE
IV- AE
V- No error
Solution: V the given sentence is correct.
Question no. 14
The research of many brilliant scholars are A)/ increasing highlighting the B)/ critical role of state capacity C)/ and public institutions in fostering D)/ long-run political and economic development. E)I- AB
II- BC
III- CD
IV- DE
V- No error
Solution: I in part A it is talking about the research so is will be used. In part B to modify the noun adverb is used so increasingly will be used instead of increasing.
Question no. 15
Awhile back, lots of horror movies A) / were suddenly set in the 1980s and 90s B)/ near enough to the present day for C)/TV aerials not to have to be taken down D)/ but sufficiently far to solve the Mobile Phone Problem./ E)I- AC
II- AD
III- BD
IV- AE
V- No error
Solution: V the given sentence is correct.
