Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 203

Directions(1-5): In these questions, two columns I and II and three sentences are given, which are divided into two parts. Column I (A, B and C) consists of first half of each sentence and Column II (D, E and F) consists of second half of each sentence. Match column I with column II, so that the sentences formed are both meaningful and grammatically correct. Choose the option as your answer.

1. I.
   A) We talk and plan and dream about nothing but
   B) There were many people in his dream, and
   C) Everything I found in books that pleased me I retained in my memory
   II.
   D) a big part of who I am and I have no desire to trade any of it away.
   E) excited to see her dressed up for the occasion.
   F) he thought he should remember them.
   BE and CF
   AE, BF and CD
   AF and CD
   BF
   AE and CF
   Option D
   
   
    



2. I.
   A) Preventive care
   B) Renewed focus and research
   C) Early detection of cancers
   II.
   D) have result in improved treatment solutions.
   E) is non-existent in India.
   F) result in five-year survival rate of 73 percent people.
   
   
   AE and CF
   BE and CF
   BD
   CD and AF
   AE
   Option E
   
   
    



3. I.
   A) There is an increase of aspirations
   B) We have pioneered curating unique
   C) He ordered his team to play ugly
   II.
   D) and get the desired results.
   E) among the communities practising shifting cultivation.
   F) and exclusive sarees.
   AF
   CD and BE
   AE, BF and CD
   BF and CD
   AD
   Option C
   
   
    



4. I.
   A) Apparently scrounging food off the desert
   B) He swung up on his horse and tipped his hat
   C) The rear end of the car danced sideways,
   II.
   D) Bouncing like a horse kicking up its heels.
   E) Wasn't nearly as easy as harnessing a team of mules.
   F) To her before riding into the desert.
   BE and CF
   AE, BF and CD
   AF and CD
   BF
   AE and CF
   Option B
   
   
    



5. I.
   A) The rumours of petrol
   B) The body of camera make
   C) The threat of war has adversely
   II.
   D) Is highly resilient for indoor use.
   E) Shortage turned out to be false.
   F) Impacted burns as actively.
   BD
   AE
   CF
   Both AE and BD
   Both BD and CF
   Option B
   
   
    


Directions(6-10): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., "No correction required".


6. A nation like India that has (been suffering centuries of foreign subjection) has every right to strengthen its defence.
   for long suffered from foreign subjection of centuries
   been suffering for the centuries of foreign subjection
   to suffer with centuries of foreign subjection
   suffered centuries of foreign subjection
   No correction required
   Option D
   
   
    



7. Agriculture (had being been) at the center of negotiations in the Doha Round.
   
   have had being
   have been
   had being
   has been
   No correction required
   Option D
   
   
    



8. Attitude is (nothing that is not much easy to) describe in a few sets of words.
   nothing that is much easy to
   something that is much easy to
   anything that is not much easy for
   something that is not much easy to
   No correction required
   Option D
   
   
    



9. In view of the seriousness of the crime, the civil society is (pressed up on a fast track) decision from the court.
   pressing up on a fast track
   presses up on a fast track
   pressing for a fast track
   pressed for fast track
   No correction required
   Option C
   
   
    



10. Staff in the district offices can (easily monitor whether) the payments are being made in time.
    easily be monitored
    monitor easier whether
    easy to monitor that
    monitor easily
    No correction required
    Option E