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Quiz Date: 12th June 2020

Direction (1-15): 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 (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. The old man asked me (A)/ if there was any (B)/ place in (C)/ the compartment. (D)/ No
error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. He was (A)/ very friendly enough (B)/ to help me when (C)/ I was in distress (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. Being unable to (A)/ cope with (B)/ the syllabus (C)/ he discontinued the course. (D)/ No
error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. The college is (A)/ holding special lectures for their students (B)/ and teachers so that they
(C)/ may get enlightened about the economic problems. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. Had they have anything like (A)/ my condition (B)/ they would have felt (C)/ miserable and
thought of committing suicide. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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Q6. Please explain to me (A)/ how is a digital computer (B)/ different from (C)/ an analogy
computer. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. A cell (A)/ is the smallest (B)/ identifiable unit of life and cannot be (C)/ seen with a naked
eye. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. A Quarrel arose between the five members (A)/ and for a time (B)/ it appeared as if the party
(C)/ had been heading for a split. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. The smuggler yielded (A)/ for the temptation (B)/ and fell into (C)/ the police trap. (D)/No
error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. Found guilty (A)/ on murder (B)/ the accused was (C)/ sentenced to death. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q11. (A)The devastating experiences / (B) of many wars taught some countries / (C) the
necessary of pursuing peace / (D) at the expense of nationalist egos. /(E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
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(d) D
(e) E

Q12. (A) The former superstar /(B) recently visit an orphanage, /(C) fueling speculation that / (D)
she is planning to adopt a child. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. (A) According to a new study / (B) taking steps to remain healthy and young / (C) may help
delay / (D) the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. (A) Sediment deposit along the coast / (B) may be the primary reason for / (C) the change in
conditions, / (D) but a lot more remains to be understand. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. (A) A committee will be set up / (B) to explore the pros and cons by / a common free
structure, and will / (C) take a final decision on it within a week. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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Directions (6-11): In the following questions, a word is given in bold followed by three sentences.
Choose the appropriate option mentioning the sentence(s) that uses the highlighted word in a
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner.

Q6. REVEAL
(I) Pramat was previously reluctant to reveal details of the contracts until he was sure the company had
a secure future.
(II) The latest court filing reveals Intel has until 6 September to respond the complaint.
(III) The secret file reveals Cabinet Office officials blocked the award.
(a) Only (I)
(b) Both (I) and (III)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)

Q7. ACKNOWLEDGE
(I) Golds is acknowledged as a leading firm in banking, property and corporate law.
(II) I has looked up, right at him, and didn’t smile, wave, or even acknowledge him though any way.
(III) A department of the Environment spokesperson acknowledged that some local authorities could
enforce the litter laws more effectively.
(a) Both (I) and (III)
(b) Both (I) and (II)
(c) Both (II) and (III)
(d) Only (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)

Q8. EXCITE
(I) A concept of quantum theory immediately excites the great scientists of the 19th-20th century like
Niels Bohr, Pauli, Einstein, Heisenberg and others.
(II) The struggle of Eminem from such a low point in his life inspires me and excites me.
(III) I told myself I wasn’t returning to work until I could find a job that excited me in the worst way.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Both (II) and (III)
(c) Only (I)
(d) Both (I) and (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)

Q9. ASSERT
(I) There are few principles so precious as that which asserts that everyone is innocent until proven
guilty.
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(II) The coal industry should be privately funding these studies; the consumer group asserts.
(III) The claimants has assert that their claims should also have been settled.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Only (I) and (III)
(c) Both (I) and (II)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)

Q10. REPRIMAND
(I) Although Mutius’s death is horrific, Rome does not reprimand Titus for his action.
(II) For brag because the size of her sub, Kathryn Bigelow earns a reprimand from this court.
(III) They both received a written reprimand and were ordered to pay significant costs.
(a) Only (II)
(b) Only (I)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (I) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)

Q11. Marginalization

(I) When someone keeps messing up in your company they may undergo marginalization and
have their opinion matter less and less.

(II) The Eucalyptus plant is marginalized in number as they are abundantly scattered in the area.

(III) The marginalization of black people as a whole went on unopposed throughout much of the
twentieth century, fortunately things are improving

(a) Only (III)

(b) Only (II)
(c) Both (I) and (II)
(d) Both (I) and (III)
(e) All (I) (II) and (III)

Directions (12-15): In each of the question given below a word is given in bold. This word is then
used in each of the four sentences given below, Choose the sentence in which the word is used
correctly (the word must be both grammatically and contextually correct).

Q12. DISGRUNTLE
(a) He tried to disgruntle the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.
(b) He turned and climbed back down the stairs, obviously disgruntled, but not arguing further.
(c) At a very early period, however, efforts were made to disgruntle the dissension.
(d) His endeavours to disgruntle ecclesiastical panic, and to promote liberality of spirit, frequently
required no ordinary moral courage.
(e) none of these

Q13. DOCILE
(a) When teaching a gifted class of students, you can expect your learners to be docile and eager to
learn.
(b) Although the little boy knew he was wrong, he was too docile to apologize to his parents.
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(c) Although I tried not to hold a grudge, I felt docile joy when I learned my mean supervisor had been
fired.
(d) The psychopath gets a docile sense of enjoyment from torturing animals.
(e) none of these

Q14. FLUSTER
(a) The inexperienced actor became fluster when he forgot his lines during his audition.
(b) If the auditor finds an error in the accounting records, the treasurer will need to flustered the
mistake.
(c) It took the chemist a long time to fluster the chemical process to the group of financial investors.
(d) The shouts of the crowd flustered the spokesman and he did not know how to deal with the
situation.
(e) none of these

Q15. DESOLATE
(a) It disturbed the most desolated traditions and the most sacred themes.
(b) It was easy to desolate the ugly sweater after the movie star touched it.
(c) My family has discovered the best time for us to enjoy a desolate beach is Sunday morning when
most people are in church.
(d) Southern part of the region is well desolated, and is covered with coffee and sugar plantations.
(e) none of these

Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘room’ in place of ‘place’.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. The use of ‘very’ is superfluous because ‘positive degree adjective + enough’ is used. Ex.
Lucky enough, tall enough.

S3. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.

S4. Ans. (b)

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Sol. ‘its’ will be used in place of ‘their’ because the subject of the sentence ‘the college’ is in
singular number. Hence ‘its’ is used.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. Use ‘had’ in place of ‘have’ because after ‘have, had, has’, verb is always used in part
participle (V3). Ex. He has written a book, Had they had me in their team, I would have helped
him.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘is’ should be used after ‘a digital computer’ because the sentence is assertive not
interrogative.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. In place of ‘a’, ‘the’ is used as ‘with the naked eye’ is the correct expression.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. Use ‘among’ in place of ‘between’ because ‘between’ is used for the comparison of only two
while ‘among’ is used for the comparison of more than two.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. In place of ‘for’, ‘to’ will be used because preposition ‘to’ is used after ‘yield’. Ex. She yielded
to bribery.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘of’ in place of ‘on’ because preposition ‘of’ is used after ‘guilty’. Ex. “guilty of murder,
guilty of theft.”

S11. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use ‘necessity’ in place of ‘necessary because ‘necessary’ is an ADJECTIVE while ‘necessity’ is
a NOUN.

S12. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘has visited’ in place of ‘visit’ because we use ‘recently’ in PRESENT PERFECT or SIMPLE
PAST.

S13. Ans. (e)

Sol. No error

S14. Ans. (d)

Sol. Use ‘understood’ in place of ‘understand’ because in Passive Voice we use To Be + V 3

S15. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘of’ in place of ‘by’ because with “pros and cons”, we use PREPOSITION ‘of’.
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