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1.  

Directions (Q 76–78): Each sentence below is divided into three segments. Select the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

Spot the errorThe cattle / is grazing / in the field.

Correct Answer: B [is grazing]

Explanation:

'cattle' is always plural → 'are grazing'.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Q 76–78)
Spot the errorThe sum and substance / of his long speech / was that we must save water.

Correct Answer: D [No error]

Explanation:

'The sum and substance' expresses one idea and takes a singular verb → 'was' is right.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Q 76–78)
Spot the errorSlow and steady / win / the race.

Correct Answer: B [win]

Explanation:

'Slow and steady' expresses one idea (a single way of acting) → singular 'wins the race'.

4.  

Directions (Q 79–80): Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.

Sentence improvementThe pictures were hung on the wall of the hall.

Correct Answer: D [No improvement]

Explanation:

Things are 'hung'; 'hanged' is used only of execution.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Q 79–80)
Sentence improvementSeldom has he been late for work.

Correct Answer: D [No improvement]

Explanation:

'Seldom' at the start of the sentence needs inversion → 'has he been'.

6.  

Directions (Q 81–83): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

PrepositionHe was charged _______ murder.

Correct Answer: D [with]

Explanation:

Fixed preposition: 'charged with' an offence.

7.  
(Use the directions above – Q 81–83)
Phrasal verbThe proposal was turned _______ because it was too expensive.

Correct Answer: A [down]

Explanation:

Answer: down. 'turn down' = reject.

8.  
(Use the directions above – Q 81–83)
VocabularyHis explanation was so _______ that even a child could follow it.

Correct Answer: B [lucid]

Explanation:

Easy to follow → 'lucid' (clear).

9.  

Directions (Q 84): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

VoiceWhy did she refuse the offer?

Correct Answer: C [Why was the offer refused by her?]

Explanation:

Wh-question in the past → Why + was + subject + V3, in question order.

10.  

Directions (Q 85): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Narration"Don't touch the wires," the electrician said to us.

Correct Answer: D [The electrician warned us not to touch the wires.]

Explanation:

A negative command → warned + object + not + to-infinitive.

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Directions (Q 86): The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges them in a logical sequence.

Para jumbleP. Sitting side by side in the waiting room, they slowly began to talk.
Q. By the time she recovered, the old quarrel had been forgotten.
R. The two brothers had not spoken to each other for years.
S. The quarrel had begun over a small piece of land.
T. When their mother fell ill, both rushed to the hospital.

Correct Answer: D [RSTPQ]

Explanation:

Situation → cause of 'The quarrel' → mother's illness → talking → 'By the time she recovered'.

12.  

Directions (Q 87–88): Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

SynonymSAGACIOUS

Correct Answer: C [wise]

Explanation:

sagacious = having good judgement, wise.

13.  
(Use the directions above – Q 87–88)
SynonymEQUANIMITY

Correct Answer: B [composure]

Explanation:

equanimity = calmness under stress, composure.

14.  

Directions (Q 89–90): Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

AntonymBENIGN

Correct Answer: A [malignant]

Explanation:

benign = gentle, not harmful; opposite = malignant.

15.  
(Use the directions above – Q 89–90)
AntonymPRODIGAL

Correct Answer: B [thrifty]

Explanation:

prodigal = wastefully extravagant; opposite = thrifty.

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Directions (Q 91–92): Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom or phrase printed in bold.

Idiom in contextWe need not worry about the monsoon yet; we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

Correct Answer: A [to deal with a problem only when it actually arises]

Explanation:

'cross that bridge when we come to it' = deal with a problem when (and if) it happens.

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(Use the directions above – Q 91–92)
Idiom in contextEveryone agreed that the rule was unfair, but nobody was willing to bell the cat.

Correct Answer: D [to take on a risky task for the common good]

Explanation:

'bell the cat' = take the dangerous step that everyone wants but nobody dares to take.

18.  

Directions (Q 93–94): Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One-word substitutionA person who can speak many languages

Correct Answer: C [polyglot]

Explanation:

polyglot = one who knows many languages; a polymath knows many subjects.

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(Use the directions above – Q 93–94)
One-word substitutionAnimals that are active at night

Correct Answer: C [nocturnal]

Explanation:

nocturnal = active at night; diurnal = active by day.

20.  

Directions (Q 95): Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.

SpellingOnly a true _______ of music could tell the two violins apart.

Correct Answer: B [connoisseur]

Explanation:

con-nois-seur: double n and double s.

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Directions (Q 96–100): In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each numbered blank.

Where Have the Stars Gone?

For most of human history, people could look up on a clear night and see a sky crowded with stars. Today, many city dwellers have (1) _______ seen the Milky Way. The reason is not that the stars have faded, (2) _______ that our cities glow so brightly at night. Streetlights, billboards and floodlights (3) _______ light upward, where it serves no purpose. Some towns have begun to (4) _______ this problem by fitting lamps with covers that direct light downward. Such measures save electricity and, (5) _______, give the night sky back to those who live beneath it.

ClozeBlank (1): Today, many city dwellers have (1) _______ seen the Milky Way.

Correct Answer: A [never]

Explanation:

The passage says the stars are no longer visible in cities → 'have never seen'.

22.  
(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (2): The reason is not that the stars have faded, (2) _______ that our cities glow so brightly at night.

Correct Answer: D [but]

Explanation:

'not that … but that …' corrects a wrong reason.

23.  
(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (3): Streetlights, billboards and floodlights (3) _______ light upward, where it serves no purpose.

Correct Answer: C [throw]

Explanation:

Plural subject (streetlights, billboards and floodlights) → 'throw'.

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(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (4): Some towns have begun to (4) _______ this problem by fitting lamps with covers that direct light downward.

Correct Answer: B [tackle]

Explanation:

Fitting covers is a solution → 'tackle' (deal with) the problem.

25.  
(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (5): Such measures save electricity and, (5) _______, give the night sky back to those who live beneath it.

Correct Answer: A [at the same time]

Explanation:

A second benefit added to the first → 'at the same time'.

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