Read the following sentences and choose the ones which are grammaticallly correct.
A. The book you want is out of print.
B. He was wounded in the leg.
C. I walk to the store and I bought milk.
D. We enjoys horror movies.

A and B only

B, C and D only

A, C and D only

A, B and D only

Question 6.

Which of the following is grammatically correct?

Lakshman said to Sita, "Do not cross the Lakshman Line".

Lakshman told to Sita not to cross the Lakshman Line.

Lakshman said Sita, "Do not cross the Lakshman Line"

Lakshman told to Sita, "Do not cross the Lakshman Line".

Question 7.

Which one of the following is grammatically correct?

I could recognise his voice in once.

The family members of the patient had a anxious hour.

We should not inculcate the habit of finding fault with others.

A drowning man catches straw.

Question 8.

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence.
The officer was pleased ----- the work his subordinate did.

with

upon

InstructionThese instructions are applicable only to questions 9 to 11

Instructions

In the below passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Comprehension:
"Although Babur and Humayun, __(i)__the Delhi Sultanate that ruled previously, had considered Delhi to be their capital, Akbar had shifted it to Agra. Forts, palaces and mausoleums of peerless grandeur came up in just a few years. Jahangir and in the early part of his reign, Shahjahan, continued to __(ii)__ Akbarabad. But now, the Emperor wanted to build a fine new city for his __{iii)__, which would bear his name and outstretch the creation of his grandfather, in both splendour and scale".

Question 9.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (iii)

entertainment and sport

capital

grandfather

court

Question 10.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (ii)

look down

look for

look upon

look in

Question 11.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (i)

following the example of

executing the orders in

implementing the rules as

reading the Delhi Sultanate history

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Question 1.

Read the following sentences and choose the ones written in incorrect English.
(A) The lion is king of beasts.
(B) The rose is queen of flowers.
(C) The pen is mightier than the sword.
(D) This is a boy I told you about.

(A), (B) and (C) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (D) only

Question 2.

Given below are two sentences :
Sentence I : I am to see him tomorrow.
Sentence II : We are to be married next month.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Sentence I and Sentence II are correct

Both Sentence I and Sentence II are wrong

Sentence I is correct but Sentence II is wrong

Sentence I is wrong but Sentence II is correct

Question 3.

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Articles are very important words in English and so is their knowledge.
Reasons (R) : Two or more pronouns joined by "and" require a plural verb.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

Question 4.

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence :

sleeps

sleep

is sleeping

has sleep

Question 5.

Pick the correct option given below to replace the underlined words/ phrase in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct:
"Do you know that dressing properly for an interview can earns you those brownie points which will help you get that dream job"?

can earn

will earning

will earns

earned

InstructionThese instructions are applicable only to questions 6 to 8

Instructions

In the Below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Comprehension:
This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I)____________ not yield - nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield - any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II)___________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III)___________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.

Question 6.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (II)

persue

persues

persuit

persuing

Question 7.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (I)

does

has

have

Question 8.

Pick the appropriate replacement for (III)

assumes

assume

assumed

assuming

Question 9.

Given below are two statements:

Statement II: "HARDLY" is a negative word and should not be used with not or other negatives.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is fa lse but Statement II is true

Question 10.

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Despite the fact that the above sentence lacks subject-verb concord, as per the English Grammar, it is a syntactically correct sentence.
Reasons (R) : It is a syntactically correct sentence because in subjunctive mood (of verb) even singular subject is followed by a plural verb.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

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