English Quiz

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) The basic justification of this scrutiny is to divest unrestricted investments from certain low priority area.
(B) The Govt. has decided in principle to throw open to the private sector, industries which are reserved for the unrestricted sector.
(C) Only those industries are proposed to be reserved for the unrestricted sector, which fall in the high priority areas.
(D) In addition, the government is also occupied in an analysis of the existing range of unrestricted investment.
(E) This will enable the government to abolish the monopoly of any sector in the field of public services except these priority sectors.

Q.1. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

Q.2. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

Q.3. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) A

Q.4. Which of the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) A

Q.5. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

Directions for questions (Q. 6 to 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

Q.6. Kanchu has taken care to (1)/ compliance with the norms (2)/ so she expects the proposal (3)/ to be approved without delay. (4)/ No error (5)

Q.7. Under the terms of the new deal (1)/ the channel can broadcast (2)/ the next cricket tournament to be (3)/ played among India and Australia (4)./ No error (5)

Q.8. Our equipment gets damage (1)/ very often in summer (2)/ because there are (3)/ frequent power cuts. (4)/ No error (5)

Q.9. We have received many (1)/ of the letters from customers (2)/ asking us to extend (3)/ the deadline to repay their loans. (4)/ No error (5)

Q.10. Since I had lived there (1)/ for many years, the villagers (2)/ were very comfortable talked (3)/ to me about their problems. (4)/ No error (5)

Solutions: ▼

Solutions for Q(1 – 5): The correct sequence is BCEDA. Statement (B) fits in the beginning of the paragraph because it introduces the subject ‘government’s decision to give more leverage to the private sector’. BCE is a mandatory sequence. ‘Those industries’ in (C) refer to the ‘industries’ mentioned in (B). Also, (C) explains what kind of industries comprise those ‘reserved for the unrestricted sector’ mentioned in (B). (E) begins with a connector ‘this’, which refers to ‘governments decision’ in (B) and continues the argument from (B) by talking about the impact of ‘this decision’. Further, DA is a mandatory pair. Statement (A) talks about ‘this scrutiny’ that refers to the ‘analysis’ in (D).

Ans.6. 2; The error is in part (2) of the sentence. The correct answer is ‘comply with’. ‘Compliance’ is a noun, while we require a verb here i.e. ‘comply’.

Ans.7. 4; The error is in part (4) of the sentence. The correct answer is ‘played between’. Between applies to reciprocal arrangement while among applies to collective arrangement. In the given context, the two teams are opponents of each other.

Ans.8. 1; The error is in part (1) of the sentence. The correct answer is ‘damaged’.

Ans.9. 2; The error is in part (2) of the sentence. The use of ‘of the’ is redundant. The correct usage is ‘many letters’.

Ans.10. 3; The error is in part (3) of the sentence. The correct answer is ‘talking’.