PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-32

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the bold part are given at (1), (2), (3) and (4) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., “No correction required”.

Question No : 1

For the provisions, control, and regulations of the Reserve Bank of India, banks in India except the State Bank of India (SBI), remain owned and operated by private persons.

(1) Instead the provisions

(2) Despite the provisions

(3) In the provisions

(4) Except the provisions

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Weakness in the local currency can threaten domestic macro-economics, as costlier imports can throw India’s already high current account deficit out in control.

(1) in out control

(2) in control

(3) out of control

(4) out from control

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

In view of the seriousness of the crime, the civil society is pressed up on a fast track decision from the court.

(1) pressing up on a fast track

(2) presses up on a fast track

(3) pressing for a fast track

(4) pressed for fast track

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

With a win of more than 40% seats in the first two hours of counting, they were expecting a landslide victory.

(1) they expected

(2) they were expected

(3) they expect

(4) they are expecting

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The monograph, which was published three years ago, would suggest that by 2001 there will be 73 million TV sets in India.

(1) has been suggesting

(2) would have suggested

(3) will suggest

(4) had suggested

(5) No correction required