Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 239

Directions(1-5): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is given in brackets (). 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.

1. Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the (country and are influenced) by local culture, geography, climate and rural/urban settings.
   country and is influences
   country and is influencing
   country and having been influenced
   country and is influenced
   No correction required
   Option D
   
   
    



2. What is significant is that the palace-based ideology ended, and (some of it’s symbolism was) deliberately rejected.
   
   some of its symbolism were
   some of it's symbolism were
   some of its symbols is
   few of it's symbolism was
   No correction required
   Option
   
   
    



3. (When Hussein launches a ferocious) assault reminiscent of fighting from the First World War, Iran was woefully unprepared.
   
   When Hussain launches the ferocious
   When Hussain launches with ferocious
   When Hussain launched a ferocious
   When Hussain launches a ferociously
   No correction required
   Option C
   
   
    



4. These medications make people vulnerable to a whole host of illnesses by (dampening its immune systems).
   
   dampening its immune system
   dampening the immune systems
   dampening their immune systems
   dampening with immune systems
   No correction required
   Option C
   
   
    



5. The question of confused identity and its possible manipulation (seems to have vanish).
   seem to have vanish
   seems to has vanish
   seems to had vanish
   seem to have vanished
   seems to have vanished
   Option E
   
   
    


Directions(6-10): 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/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The Green Revolution was a period when all of a sudden, the productivity of global agriculture increased (6) as a result of new advances. During this time period, new chemical fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides were (7). The chemical fertilizers made it possible to supply crops with extra nutrients and, therefore, increase yield. The newly developed synthetic herbicides and pesticides controlled weeds, deterred or killed insects, and (8) diseases, which also resulted in higher productivity.
In addition to the chemical advances utilized during this time period, high-yield crops were also developed and introduced. High-yield crops are crops that are specifically designed to produce more overall yield. A method known as multiple cropping was also (9) during the Green Revolution which led to higher productivity. Multiple cropping is when a field is used to grow two or more crops throughout the year, so that the field constantly has something growing on it. These new farming techniques and advances in agricultural technology were (10) by farmers all over the world, and when combined, intensified the results of the Green Revolution.
6. acutely
   drastically
   totally
   highly
   immensely
   Option B
   
   
    



7. organised
   devised
   constructed
   created
   established
   Option D
   
   
    



8. prevented
   hastened
   interrupteed
   blocked
   clogged
   Option A
   
   
    



9. enforced
   realized
   completed
   resolved
   implemented
   Option E
   
   
    



10. promoted
    handled
    utilized
    exploited
    offered
    Option C