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Exercise - I
1.I came to (a)/ know that (b)/ his father has died
(c)/ three days ago. (d)/ No Error (e)

2.When you will find (a)/ out a solution (b)/ to this

problem, (c)/ you will be awarded a prize. (d)/ No
Error (e)

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3.Before the alarm had stopped (a)/ ringing (b)/

Nisha had telephoned (c)/ the police. (d)/ No
Error
(e)

4. This is (a)/ the first time (b)/ that I see such (c)/
an interesting movie. (d)/ No Error (e)

5. Whenever he is coming (a)/ here, he brings (b)/

many (c)/ gifts for me. (d)/ No Error (e)

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6. Now-a-days (a)/ he teaches English (b)/ because

the teacher of English. (c)/ has gone for a
month’s leave. (d)/ No Error (e)

7.‘It is high time (a)/you are starting(b)/this

business’ (c)/ said Ram to Mahesh. (d)/ No Error (e)

8. I will let you know (a)/ as soon as I (b)/ will get

(c)/ any news in this regard. (d)/ No Error (e)

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9.The secret of his good health (a)/ lies in the fact

(b)/ that he is getting up early (c)/ and goes to bed.
(d)/ No Error (e)

10.The students sitting on the dais, (a)/ studied

here (b)/ for three years, but (c)/ they have never
created any problem. (d)/ No Error (e)

11.I am living (a)/ in this house (b)/since 1983. (c)/ No

Error (d)

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12. It is appearing to me (a)/ that you are (b)/ trying

to destabilize (c)/ the present committee. (d)/No Error(e)

13.I have been knowing her (a)/ for many years (b)/ but
I don’t know (c)/ where she works. (d)/ No Error (e)

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14. The victim tried to tell us (a)/ what has

happened (b)/but his words (c)/were not
audible.(d)/No Error(e)

15. I want you to (a)/ pick up the box of eggs

gently (b)/ and kept it in (c)/the corner carefully.
(d)/No Error(e)

16. She came to (a)/ the party much (b)/ later

than (c)/ I expect. (d)/ No Error (e)

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17. I lived here (a)/ for five years, (b)/so I know about
the (c)/ problems of this colony. (d)/ No Error (e)/

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18.(a) In the early years of the renaissance of

Bharatanatyam, hereditary dancers have their own set
of accompanists/ (b) who lived with the dancers and
travelled with them from place to place/ (c) when
they gave performances./ (d)No error (e)/

19.(a) This is turned out to be/ (b) one of our most

successful projects/ (c) and we have made quite/ (d) a
large profit from it./ (e) No error

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20.(a) He is given me/ (b) a lot of documents/(c) to
read before/ (d) the presentation tomorrow. / (e) No
error

21.(a) Since the trip home/ (b) was expensive I/(c) did
not went home/ (d) during the holidays./(e) No error

22.(a) As she is late/ (b) for work yesterday she

decided/ (c) to skip breakfast and/ (d) leave for office/ (e)
No error

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23.(a) As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/ (b)

union leaders approached him/ (c) and report the matter to
him/ (d) No error

24.(a) The college/ (b) is running a computer course/ (c)

since 2007/ (d) No error

25.(a) Did he tell you/ (b) why he hasn’t/ (c) come yesterday/
(d) No error

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26.(a) Last night I dreamt that / (b) I am a Sheikh
on the 169th floor/ (c) of Burj Khalifa/ (d) No
error

27.(a) She and her sister/ (b) were working here/

(c) since 1983./ (d) No error

28.(a) Nobody saw him/ (b) since the fire broke

out /(c) in his locality./ (d) No error

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29.(a) By this time next year/ (b) Ramesh will take/ (c)
his degree./ (d) No error

30.(a) The families/ (b) are living in Gulmohar Park/ (c)

for the last two decades./ (d) No error

31.(a) My uncle/ (b) has left/ (c) for Bombay last

Saturday./ (d) No error

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32.(a) I ate/ (b) nothing/ (c) since morning/ (d) No error

33.(a) He/ (b) is having/ (c) many friends here/ (d) No error

34.(a) When I went there/ (b) Charles is playing/ (c)a game of

chess/ (d) No error

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35.(a) Our history can be seen as a long evolutionary

dialectical development/(b) in which there have been/ (c) a
painstaking forging of rational and moral self./(d) No
error

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36.(a) Last year two Italian prisoners of war/ (b) escaped

from a prison camp/ (c) in Kenya during the war./ (d) No
error

37.(a) Madhuri Dixit/ (b) is having/ (c) a large fan following./

(d) No error

38.(a) No one has heard anything/ (b) about him since/ (c)
he had left India ./ (d) No error

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39.(a) Before the teacher/ (b) finished the question/ (c)

the students gave the correct answer./ (d) No error

40.(a) She did not prepare/ (b) her/ (c) breakfast yet./ (d)
No error

41.(a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am owning/ (c) a

farm house besides two bungalows. / (d) No error

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42.(a) When Anand reached his village/ (b) he found

that / (c) the news about him preceded him./ (d) No
error

43.(a) She will already return/ (b) home/ (c)when he

arrives./ (d) No error

44.(a) Each one of them/ (b) has have his share/ (c) of
joy and sorrow./ (d) No error

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45.(a) Since his arrival in India,/ (b) he is visiting as

many villages as he can/ (c) to acquire first hand
knowledge of the rural India./ (d) No error.

46.(a) Believe me, I/ (b) am believing/ (c) whatever

you have said./ (d) No error.

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47.(a) It is time/ (b) we should have done/ (c)

something useful/ (d) No error.

48.(a) Mother said,/ (b) “Son,/ (c) you have finished

your homework?”/ (d) No error.

49.(a) I am going to buy/ (b) a computer/ (c) when

the prices comes down./ (d) No error.

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50.(a)/The lady with green(b)/ gown walked as if (c)/ the

earth belongs(d)/ to her (e)/ no error

51.(a)/ Rihana finished her (b)/ homework just

before(c)/ her mother came(d)/ back from the market.(e)/
no error

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52.(a) Since he came /(b) to Delhi , he did not (c)/ gone

to school to continue(d) his studies./(e) no error

53.By the time you/(a) will be fifty, all/(b) your children

shall/(c) have got married./(d) no error/(e)

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54.You look really/(a) good ! Are you working /(b) out at

the fitness /(c) center recently?/(d) no error/(e)

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55.When I arrived home/(a) last night I

found/(b) that my parents/(c) wer already
sleeping./(d) no error/(e) e

56.They hadn’t realized/(a) that their

luggage/(b) had been stolen/(c) long
before./(d) no error/(e)

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Exercise - II
1. The wife of an Uttar Pradesh man, who had(a)/ took more
than 20 children hostage(b)/ has died after being
thrashed by locals/(c)/ No error (d)/

2. “The woman had succumbed to injuries, we are(a)/

waiting for post-mortem report, further(b)/ details on
cause of death will only come out after the report/(c)/ No
error (d)/

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3. The hostage-taker, Subhash Batham, was shot dead by the

Uttar Pradesh Police in the rescue operation on(a)/
Thursday night. He had invited the children to his
daughter’s birthday(b)/ party at Kasaria village in the
afternoon and locked them up/(c)/ No error (d)/

4. Eyewitnesses said a restive crowd gathered outside the

house(a)/ where the children were keeping with some
women (b)/wailing and praying for their safe release./(c)/
No error (d)/

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5. Abidali Neemuchwala, the Chief Executive of global

software major Wipro(a)/, has been resigned due to
family commitments and will continue as(b)/ the CEO
until the board finds a successor/(c)/ No error (d)/

6. “Abid continues to hold the office of CEO and(a)/

Managing Director until a successor appointed for (b)/a
smooth transition and to ensure that business continues
as usual/(c)/ No error (d)/

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7. Meanwhile, Wipro board of directors has initiated

(a)/ the search to find Neemuchwala’s successor.
The company (b)/did not specified any time
frame to find the successor/(c)/ No error (d)/

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8. It was being my honour and privilege(a)/ to serve Wipro, a

company with a rich(b)/ legacy of almost 75 years/(c)/ No
error (d)/

9. Over the last four years, Abid has helped build(a)/ a strong
execution mindset, drove key(b)/ acquisitions and scaled our
digital business globally/(c)/ No error (d)/

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10.“Traffic movement is closed from A-Point towards (a)/

PHQ-Vikas Marg due to protest/demonstration (b)/ by
students at old PHQ building/(c)/ No error (d)/

11.Sanjiv Singh, chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation

(IOC), the country’s largest(a)/ oil firm, said the exact
numbers are been worked out but the increase would(b)/
not be significant to warrant a staggered hike/(c)/ No error
(d)/

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