Directions (Q. 1 – 5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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 (5), ie ‘No error’. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q.1. It was an evening of (1)/ funny and frolic as the city’s glitterati (2)/ and high profile businessmen made sure (3) / that they didn’t miss the show (4)/. No error (5)
Q.2. Results founding that boys not only (1)/play more than girls, but (2)/ they start earlier, an outcome that (3)/ could be clearly related to a cultural influence (4)/. No error (5)
Q.3. Video games may not (1)/necessarily adversely affect (2)/ the academic results in children (3)/ contrary to most parents’s perception (4)/. No error (5)
Q.4. Celebrities showed their childlike side (1 )/yesterday, as most of them turn up wearing (2)/ cartoon T-shirts for the screeing of (3)/ the latest animated film in town (4)/. No error (5)
Q.5. The study focusing exclusively to (1)/ critically ill children found that children with chronic illnesses (2) /especially respiratory illnesses, are most likely (3)/ to develop influenza that requires critical care (4)/. No error (5)
Directions (Q. 6-15) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Prior to independence the healthcare sector in India was in ___(6)___ with a large number of deaths and rampant spread of infectious diseases. After independence the Government of India laid ___(7)___ on primary healthcare and India has put in sustained efforts to better the healthcare system ___(8)___ the country. The government initiative was not enough to meet the demands of a growing population be it in primary, secondary or tertiary healthcare. Alternate sources of finance were critical for the sustainability of the health sector.
Till about 20 years ago, private sector ventures in the healthcare sector ___(9)___ of only solo practitioners, small hospitals and nursing homes. The quality of service provided was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and religious foundations. In 1980’s realizing that the government on its own would not be able to ___(10)___for health care, the government allowed the entry of private sector to reduce the ___(11)___ between supply and demand for healthcare. The establishment of the private sector has resulted in the ___(12)___ of opportunities in terms of medical equipment, information technology in health services, BPO, telemedicine and medical tourism.
Large companies and ___(13)___ individuals have now started five star hospitals which dominate the space for the high end market. The space for the high end market. The private sector has made ___(14)___ progress, but on the flip side it is also responsible for increasing ___(15)___ in the healthcare sector. The private sector should be more socially relevant and effort must be made to make private sector accessible to the weaker sections of society.
Till about 20 years ago, private sector ventures in the healthcare sector ___(9)___ of only solo practitioners, small hospitals and nursing homes. The quality of service provided was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and religious foundations. In 1980’s realizing that the government on its own would not be able to ___(10)___for health care, the government allowed the entry of private sector to reduce the ___(11)___ between supply and demand for healthcare. The establishment of the private sector has resulted in the ___(12)___ of opportunities in terms of medical equipment, information technology in health services, BPO, telemedicine and medical tourism.
Large companies and ___(13)___ individuals have now started five star hospitals which dominate the space for the high end market. The space for the high end market. The private sector has made ___(14)___ progress, but on the flip side it is also responsible for increasing ___(15)___ in the healthcare sector. The private sector should be more socially relevant and effort must be made to make private sector accessible to the weaker sections of society.
Q.6
1) shambles
2) failure
3) demand
4) prosperity
5) ruined
1) shambles
2) failure
3) demand
4) prosperity
5) ruined
Q.7
1) bricks
2) emphasize
3) request
4) stress
5) important
1) bricks
2) emphasize
3) request
4) stress
5) important
Q.8
1) through
2) across
3) sharing
4) with
5) on
1) through
2) across
3) sharing
4) with
5) on
Q.9
1) made
2) comprise
3) consisted
4) is
5) contained
1) made
2) comprise
3) consisted
4) is
5) contained
Q.10
1) cater
2) provide
3) manage
4) survive
5) give
1) cater
2) provide
3) manage
4) survive
5) give
Q.11
1) gap
2) position
3) distance
4) length
5) thought)
1) gap
2) position
3) distance
4) length
5) thought)
Q.12
1) reduction
2) sea
3) cropping
4) disabling
5) emergence
1) reduction
2) sea
3) cropping
4) disabling
5) emergence
Q.13
1) needy
2) destitute
3) bigger
4) affluent
5) much
1) needy
2) destitute
3) bigger
4) affluent
5) much
Q.14
1) slowly
2) improve
3) many
4) improvised
5) tremendous
1) slowly
2) improve
3) many
4) improvised
5) tremendous
Q.15
1) speed
2) pace
3) inequality
4) uniformity
5) seriousness
1) speed
2) pace
3) inequality
4) uniformity
5) seriousness
Answers with explanation:
Q.1. 2; In option 2, ‘funny’ is wrong.’Fun’ should have been used.
Q.2. 1; The correct sentence should be “Results found that …”
Q.3. 3; The preposition “in” is wrong in the context of the sentence. The correct preposition should be “of”.
Q.4. 2; Since the incident already happened the day before, the verb “turn” should have been written in the past tense, i.e., “turned up”.
Q.5. 1; The preposition “to” is inappropriate. The preposition “on” should be used.
Q.6. 1Q.2. 1; The correct sentence should be “Results found that …”
Q.3. 3; The preposition “in” is wrong in the context of the sentence. The correct preposition should be “of”.
Q.4. 2; Since the incident already happened the day before, the verb “turn” should have been written in the past tense, i.e., “turned up”.
Q.5. 1; The preposition “to” is inappropriate. The preposition “on” should be used.
Q.7. 4
Q.8. 2
Q.9. 3
Q.10. 2
Q.11. 1
Q.12. 5
Q.13. 4
Q.14. 5
Q.15. 3
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