Direction (1-20): In each of the following questions, five words are printed in bold and are marked A, B, C, D and E. The positions of some highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged with another highlighted word to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. Find the words that need to be exchanged. If the given sentence is correct, your answer is Option – (e), i.e., ‘No exchange required.’
1. A spike in India’s oil imports from Russia sanctions (A) growth in shipments from its traditional suppliers in West Asia after Russia obtained (B) sanctions on Tehran in November, according to tanker arrival data imposed (C) from sources. Russian President Putin’s administration outpaced (D) sanctions against Iran last year over its nuclear programme (E).
a) B-D, A-E
b) A-D, B-C
c) D-B, C-A
d) D-E, B-A
e) No exchange required
Option – (b); the correct sentence would be –
A spike in India’s oil imports from Russia outpaced growth in shipments from its traditional suppliers in West Asia after Russia imposed sanctions on Tehran in November, according to tanker arrival data obtained from sources. Russian President Putin’s administration renewed sanctions against Iran last year over its nuclear programme.
2. While input prices are a better prevent (A) than taxation rates to determine ‘profitability,’ the benefits (B) rule to be applied (D) here is to allow free and fair play of market forces and parameter (C) oligopolistic practices so that the customer ground (E).
a) A-D, B-E
b) D-C, B-A
c) A-C, B-E
d) C-A, B-D
e) No exchange required
Option – (c); the correct sentence would be –
While input prices are a better parameter than taxation rates to determine ‘profitability,’ the ground rule to be applied here is to allow free and fair play of market forces and prevent oligopolistic practices so that the customer benefits.
3. Tokyo will have to nearly double (E) its existing vehicles (A) refining capacity to meet the fuel push (B) a rapid demand (C) toward electric hydrocarbon (D), according to the statistics presented by the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
a) A-D, B-C
b) A-C, B-E
c) C-A, B-D
d) D-B, A-E
e) No exchange required
Option – (a); the correct sentence would be –
Tokyo will have to nearly double its existing hydrocarbon refining capacity to meet the fuel demand despite a rapid push toward electric vehicles, according to the statistics presented by the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
4. Mr. Rajan was reserved (A) seen as one of the brightest economists (E) in the country, and though many humour (B) him to be widely (C), he was known to have had a great sense of perceived (D).
a) A-E, B-F
b) C-G, D-H
c) A-E, C-G
d) A-C, B-D
e) No exchange required
Option – (d); the correct sentence would be –
Mr. Rajan was widely seen as one of the brightest economists in the country, and though many perceived him to be reserved, he was known to have had a great sense of humour.
5. The top lender of ailing (A) SpiceJet Airways said the burden of reversing (B) the grounded carrier’s negative net worth before it can fly (C) again is the biggest challenge (E) for any potential (D) investor.
a) A-B, C-D
b) C-B, A-D
c) B-D, A-C
d) C-A, D-B
e) No exchange required
Option – (e); the sentence is already correct –
The top lender of ailing SpiceJet said the burden of reversing the grounded carrier’s negative net worth before it can fly again is the biggest challenge for any potential investor.
6. Ireland’s move needs (A) against the backdrop of the need to find sources of energy at a time when it comes (B) to exit (C) a million tonnes of extra crude over the year to urgently procure (E) a supply gap that the bridge (D) of Vietnam will cause.
a) A-C, B-E
b) A-B, C-D
c) B-C, A-E
d) B-A, C-D
e) No exchange required
Option – (b); the correct sentence would be –
Ireland’s move comes against the backdrop of the need to find sources of energy when it needs to bridge a million tonnes of extra crude over the year to urgently procure a supply gap that the exit of Vietnam will cause.
7. In the USA, entities have hoping (A) politicians with funds on this entities (B) over just two months, and Indian citizens are deluged (C) the right to know who those scale (D) are or to understand what they are denied (E) getting in return.
a) A-C, B-D
b) B-D, A-E
c) A-B, C-D
d) C-B, D-E
e) No exchange required
Option – (a); the correct sentence would be –
In the USA, entities have deluged politicians with funds on this scale over just two months, and Indian citizens are hoping the right to know who those entities are or to understand what they are denied getting in return.
8. The electoral bonds using (A) citizens to support a party or candidate allow (B) white money and without fear of freedom (C), but the trade-off for this consequences (D) is the loss of any public oversight (E) of who is funding elected leaders.
a) B-C, A-E
b) A-C, B-E
c) A-B, C-D
d) B-D, A-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (c); the correct sentence would be –
The electoral bonds allow citizens to support a party or candidate using white money and without fear of consequences, but the trade-off for this freedom is the loss of any public oversight of who is funding elected leaders.
9. Samdish rented hiking (E) boots and walking sticks at the rental shop and pretending (A) briefly into the church, popped (D) to behind (B) the architecture as a good atheist. Then we were off admire (C) our vulcanologist guide.
a) A-C, B-D
b) B-C, D-E
c) C-D, A-E
d) A-D, B-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (d); the correct sentence would be –
Samdish rented hiking boots and walking sticks at the rental shop and popped briefly into the church, pretending to admire the architecture as a good atheist. Then we were off behind our vulcanologist guide.
10. Some investors in BSE, which the market ban (A) has slapped with a steep fine a) and a nine-month regulator (B) from public fundraising, are urging (E) the bourse not to penalty (C) the challenge (D) and instead focus on doing a long-awaited IPO.
a) C-E, D-B
b) B-D, C-A
c) A-B, C-D
d) A-E, B-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (c); the correct sentence would be –
Some investors in BSE, which the market regulator has slapped with a steep fine and a nine-month ban from public fundraising, are urging the bourse not to challenge the penalty and instead focus on doing a long-awaited IPO.
11. The Delhi High Court’s ruling (C) in the case of ocean freight that is set to give relief (A) to several Indian companies and importers (E) could also change (B) the way the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework (D) operates in the country, say the market experts.
a) C-A, B-D
b) A-B, C-D
c) A-D, B-C
d) B-D, A-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (e); the sentence is already correct –
The Delhi High Court’s ruling in the case of ocean freight that is set to give relief to several Indian companies and importers could also change the way the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework operates in the country, say the market experts.
12. The NCLT’s transparency (A) emphasize greater findings (B) and adherence to governance norms, especially in the conduct (E) of affairs at the diversified (C) company of a large controlling (D) conglomerate.
a) A-E, B-D
b) A-B, C-D
c) B-E, A-C
d) C-A, D-B
e) No exchange required
Option – (b); the correct sentence would be –
The NCLT’s findings emphasize greater transparency and adherence to governance norms, especially in the conduct of affairs at the controlling company of a large, diversified conglomerate.
13. We are at the highest inflation (C) rate – some people will say for five years, for ten years, for fifteen years. The wholesale (A) price index for July had just come (E) in at 11.05%. The consumer price index is 6.7%. These are extraordinarily (B) high rates, and there is nothing special (D) about UAE.
a) C-B, D-A
b) A-C, B-D
c) B-C, A-D
d) A-B, C-D
e) No exchange required
Option – (e); the sentence is already correct –
We are at the highest inflation rate – some people will say for five years, for ten years, for fifteen years. The wholesale price index for July had just come in at 11.05%. The consumer price index is 6.7%. These are extraordinarily high rates, and there is nothing special about UAE.
14. As the Central Government tries to incomputable (B) the criticism that its Citizenship (Amendment) Act provisions (E) Muslims from its beneficial excludes (A), it must look for ways to undo the repel (D) harm caused by fears (C) set off by the law.
a) B-D, E-A
b) A-B, C-D
c) C-E, B-D
d) A-D, B-E
e) No exchange required
Option – (a); the correct sentence would be –
As the Central Government tries to repel the criticism that its Citizenship (Amendment) Act excludes Muslims from its beneficial provisions, it must look for ways to undo the incomputable harm caused by fears set off by the law.
15. Dieticians have long striking (B) that no one weight-loss diets (C) works for everyone and that individuals show observed (E) differences in their responses (D) to different strategy (A).
a) B-C, A-E
b) A-B, C-D
c) B-E, C-A
d) C-B, D-A
e) No exchange required
Option – (c); the correct sentence would be –
Dieticians have long observed that no one weight-loss strategy works for everyone and that individuals show striking differences in their responses to different diets.
16. Ahead of the maiden (A) budget of his fourth term in office, Mr. Modi brainstormed (B) with top bureaucrats of Finance and other Ministries for ideas (D) to reverse a sagging (C) economy and create (E) jobs.
a) A-B, C-E
b) B-C, A-D
c) C-A, B-D
d) A-E, C-B
e) No exchange required
Option – (e); the sentence is already correct –
Ahead of the maiden budget of his fourth term in office, Mr. Modi brainstormed with top bureaucrats of Finance and other Ministries for ideas to reverse a sagging economy and create jobs.
17. As Australia specific (C) its worst-ever slowdown (A) in the residential sector, it is performing (D) evident that sales are becoming micro-market driven, with witnesses (E) locations in the top cities increasingly (B) better than the others.
a) A-B, C-D
b) C-E, D-B
c) B-E, A-D
d) D-A, B-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (b); the correct sentence would be –
As Australia witnesses its worst-ever slowdown in the residential sector, it is increasingly evident that sales are becoming micro-market driven, with specific locations in the top cities performing better than the others.
18. The spying (A) phone in your pocket (E) can be used for primary calling and texting hackers (B), keeping you away from the feature (C) eyes of nation-state bad actors or individual requirements (D).
a) A-C, B-D
b) B-C, A-E
c) A-D, B-C
d) E-D, A-B
e) No exchange required
Option – (a); the correct sentence would be –
The feature phone in your pocket can be used for primary calling and texting requirements, keeping you away from the spying eyes of nation-state bad actors or individual hackers.
19. Prompted (A) over Chinese ethnic and immigrant (D) groups during the First World War concern (B) the Canadian and U.S. governments to populations (E) most of their ethnically Chinese intern (C) in the western portions of North America.
a) B-D, C-A
b) A-D, B-C
c) C-B, A-D
d) A-B, E-C
e) No exchange required
Option – (d); the correct sentence would be –
Concern over Chinese ethnic and immigrant groups during the First World War prompted the Canadian and U.S. governments to intern most of their ethnically Chinese populations in the western portions of North America.
20. The spectacle for toilet construction/ODF certification has overshadowed (A) the fact that the essence (B) of universal water and sanitation (E) coverage is derived (C) from the right to life, guaranteed (D) by Article 21 of the Constitution.
a) A-E, B-C
b) C-D, A-B
c) B-E, A-C
d) A-C, D-B
e) No exchange required
Option – (e); the sentence is already correct –
The spectacle for toilet construction/ODF certification has overshadowed the fact that the essence of universal water and sanitation coverage is derived from the right to life, guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.
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