ENGLISH PRACTICE SET
(PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION)
Directions (Q.1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) If China is the world’s factory. India has become the world’s outsourcing centre - keeping in
line with this image.
(B) But India’s future depends crucially on its ability to compete fully in the Creative Economy - not just in tech and software, but across design and entrepreneurship; arts, culture and entertainment; and the knowledge-based professions of medicine, finance and law.
(C) While its creative assets outstrip those of other emerging competitors, India must address several challenges to increase its international competitiveness as the world is in the midst of a sweeping transformation.
(D) This transformation is evident in the fact that the world is moving from an industrial economy to a Creative Economy that generates wealth by harnessing intellectual labour, intangible goods and human creative capabilities.
(E) Its software industry is the world’s second-largest, its tech outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $300 billion global industry, according to a technology expert.
(F) If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any indication, India is rapidly becoming an economic ‘rock star’.
Q.1. Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
A.E
B.A
C.B
D.F
Q.2. Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
A.B
B.F
C.E
D.A
Q.3. Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement?
A.A
B.F
C.C
D.D
Q.4. Which of the following sentence should be the LAST after rearrangement?
A.B
B.F
C.C
D.D
Q.5. Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
A.A
B.E
C.B
D.C
Directions (Q.6-12): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q.6.
(A) The Government has asked individuals /
(B) with income of over ` 10 lakhs to /
(C) electronic file tax returns for the year 2011 -12,/
(D) something which was optional till last year. /
(E) No error
Q.7
(A) The power tariff had already /
(B) been increased twice in /
(C) the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had also /
(D)levied additional monthly charges to consumers./
(E) No error
Q.8
(A) Despite of curfew /
(B) in some areas, minor /
(C) communal incidents were reported /
(D) from different areas of the walled city. /
(E) No error
Q.9.
(A) This comes /
(B) at a rime /
(C) when fund allocation /
(D) is been doubled. /
(E) No error
Q.10.
(A) As the prison will get /
(B)an official telephone facility soon the prisoners /
(C) won’t have to make calls in discreet manner /
(D)through smuggled mobile phones. /
(E) No error
Q.11.
(A) The area was plunged into /
(B) darkness mid a wave of/
(C) cheering and shouting /
(D) slogans like ‘Save The Earth’. /
(E) No error.
Q.12.
(A) The poll contestants approached / the commission/
(B) complaining that the hoardings /
(C) violated the code of conduct /
(D) and influenced public perception. /
(E) No error
Solution
Q.2.E
Q.3.C
Q.4.D
Q.5.A
Q.6.C.electronically should be used
Q.7.D.on in place of to
Q.8.A.despite curfew should be used
Q.9.D.has been doubled should be used
Q.10.A.prisons/prison should be used
Q.11.B.amid in place of mid
Q.12.E
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