1. With sale of branded or premium petrol becoming almost nil (1) / due to high duties (2) / a government appointed panel has recommended (3) / slashing excise duty to make them at par regular level. (4) / No error (5)
2. Police officers have refused to divulge on identity of the bystander (1) / who is the only eyewitness to the crime (2) / but have said that the investigation team would explore (3) / if he could be a witness in the case. (4) / No error (5)
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3. Attributing rise in inflation partly for withholding of food stocks by traders (1) / the minister said that (2) / he was committed (3) / to easing this supply side bottleneck. (4) / No error (5)
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4. India's largest utility vehicle and tractor maker (1) / is again in the race to acquire (2) / stake in Swedish company (3) / which is a premium car maker. (4) / No error (5)
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5. She had to learn that (1) / her wishes did not (2) / take precedence (3) / with other people's needs. (4) / No error (5)
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6. The low learning levels is due to the fact (A)/ that the state spends 87% of its budget (B)/ on salaries of its teachers (C)/ and not on infrastructure development for students (D)/ No error (E)
7. Recent incidents of tigers straying have brought to focus (A)/ the lack of proper regulatory mechanism and powers with the forest department (B)/ to take action against the resorts (C)/ mushroom in forest fringes (D)/ No error (E)
8. The beauty of the palace comes alive (A)/ when over a lakh bulbs (B)/ is switched on between 7pm and 7.45pm (C)/ on specific days (D)/ No error (E)
9. In view of the rising complaints (A)/ of unscrupulous financial institutes duping people with luring them (B)/ with handsome returns on their investments, the police have appealed (C)/ to the citizens to stay away from such companies(D)/ No error (E)
10. More and more cab drivers are approaching the regional transport office (RTO) (A)/ to obtain identity cards (B)/ after the transport office intensified action against errant drivers (C)/ in the last couple of months(D)/ No error (E)
11. The tiger population in the sanctuary (A)/ is expected to increase from the estimated 76 to around 100 (B)/ during the seasonal migrate(C)/ as the tigers follow their preys(D)/ No error (E)
12. The manner in which they zoo officials (A)/ have left space below the fence (B)/ has affected the entire objective (C)/ of having a protect fencing around the pond (D)/ No error (E)
13. With more fire cases reported (A)/ during the summer season, the department has decided (B)/ not to sanction long leaves,(C)/ unless the staff has a emergency (D)/ No error (E)
14. Cold conditions have developed over the region (A)/ and to protect the standing crop from the harsh weather,(B)/ it is suggested to kept the plantation wet (C)/by sprinkling groundwater in small amount (D)/ No error (E)
15. Almost all colours available in market(A)/ are sold as ‘herbal’ colours(B)/ while the packets hardly have detailed(C)/ about the ingredients used in it (D)/ No error (E)
Answer and Complete Explanations
1. Answer - (4). With sale of branded or premium petrol becoming almost nil due to high duties a government appointed panel has recommended slashing excise duty to make it at par regular fuel.
2. Answer - (1). Police officers have refused to divulge the identity of the bystander who is the only eyewitness to the crime but have said that the investigation team would explore if he could be a witness in the case.
3. Answer - (1). Attributing rise in inflation partly to withholding of food stocks by traders the minister said that he was committed to easing this supply side bottleneck.
4. Answer - (4). India's largest utility vehicle and tractor maker is again in the race to acquire stake in Swedish company which is a premier car maker.
5. Answer - (4). She had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people's needs.
6. (E)
7. (D) ‘Mushrooming’ should be used- which would serve as an adjective.
8. (C) ‘Are’ should replace ‘is’- verb should agree with ‘bulbs’
9. (B) ‘By’ should replace ‘with’- which means ‘by the way of’
10. (E)
11. (C) ‘Migration’ should replace ‘migrate’- a noun is to be used.
12. (D) ‘Protective’ should replace ‘protect’- an adjective is to be used.
13. (D) ‘An’ should replace ‘a’- ‘emergency’ begins with a vowel sound.
14. (C) ‘Keep’ should replace ‘kept’- after ‘to’ first form of verb is to be used.
15. (C) ‘Details’ should replace ‘detailed’- a noun is required.
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