PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-62

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e. ‘No correction required’.

Question No : 1

For a change being effective, it has to be internalised by people in letter and spirit.

(i) For any change to be effective

(ii) If a change has to be effective

(iii) For a change to be effective

(1) Both (i) and (ii)

(2) Both (ii) and (iii)

(3) Both (i) and (iii)

(4) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

India needs to radically liberalize its farm economy on the one hand and create jobs in the industrial sector on the other.

(i) to radicalize liberally its farm economy

(ii) to liberalize radically its farm economy

(iii) to radicalize liberally its farm economy

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

When the cascading waterfalls emerge from high slopes and embrace the river flowing at its feet, it is truly a beautiful and therapeutic sight.

(i) towards high slopes and embrace the river flowing at its

(ii) from high slopes while embrace the river flowing at its

(iii) from high slopes and embrace the river that is flowing to their

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Unified Payments Interface is an instant real-time payment system developed by National Payments Corporation of India facilitating inter-bank transactions, which are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and works by instantly transferring funds between two bank accounts on a mobile platform.

(i) which facilitates inter-bank transactions, and is regulated by the

(ii) facilitating inter-bank transactions, which is regulated by the

(iii) felicitating inter-bank transactions, which are managed by the

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (ii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

A column of smoke rose from the mountain and hot volcanic material begins descending its south side, prompted new evacuation orders for a half dozen communities and the closure of a highway on Tuesday.

(i) hot volcanic material begins ascending its south side, prompted new evacuation order for

(ii) hot volcanic material begin descending its south side, for prompting new evacuation orders for

(iii) hot volcanic material began descending its south side, prompting new evacuation orders for

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required