Source: English Quiz
1.The minister for Education (1)/ vehemently refused (2)/ the allegation that he had taken bribes. (3)/ No error. (4)
2. If I were Zubin (1) / I would not attend (2) / the wedding, come what may. (3) /No error. (4)
3. He says that (1) / he reads novels / (2) to pass away the time. (3) / No error. (4)
4 He left for Mumbai on Sunday (1)/ arriving there (2) / on Monday.(3)/ No error. (4)
5. No sooner did the teacher (1)/ enter the class room (2)/ the students got up. (3) / No error. (4)
6 It is (1) / nothing else (2) / than pride. (3) / No error. (4)
7. To the ordinary man, in fact, the pealing of bells (1)/ is a monotonous jangle and a nuisance (2) / tolerably only when mitigated by remote distance and sentimental association. (3) / No error. (4)
8. The increasing mechanisation of life (1)/ have led us farther away from daily contact with nature and (2) / the crafts of the farm.(3) / No error. (4)
9. If you have a way with words, (1)/ a good sense of design and administration ability (2) / you may enjoy working in the high pressure world of advertising. (3)/ No error. (4)
10. Last week’s sharp hike in the wholesale price of beef (1) / is a strong indication for (2) / higher meat costs to come. (3) / No error. (4)
Answers :
Ans 1 (1) The minister of Education will replace the minister for Education
vehemently (Adv.) : in a way that shows very strong feelings
allegations (Noun) : a statement that someone has done something wrong/illegal of (Prep.) is used for belonging/relating to/connected with for (Prep.) is used for indicating the use of something.
2. (2) I would attend will replace I would not attend because – the sentence is Affirmative.
come what may (Idiom) : no matter what happens
Look at the examples given below :
I’ll be home for the holidays, come what may.
Come what may, I’ll be home in time for dinner.
3. (3) pass the time will replace pass away the time because – pass the time (Idom) : to spend time doing something
Look at the examples given below :
I read to pass the time while waiting in the doctor’s clinic.
While she was at home with a broken leg, she passed the time listening to music.
4. (2) to arrive will replace arriving Hence, to arrive there is the right usage.
5. (2) than will be used after the class room because – No sooner ___ than indicates that the second event occurs immediately after the first. no sooner introduces the event that occurs first.
Look at the examples given below :
No sooner did I come to the office, than the phone rang.
No sooner had he gone out, than he came in.
6. (3) but will replace than because – else is used with but, except, and besides
Look at the examples given below :
She has nothing else to do but to grumble.
No one else but Sunil saw the accident.
Hence, but pride is the right usage
7. (3) tolerable will replace tolerably because – an Adj. qualifies a Noun and tolerable is an Adj. and tolerably is an Adv.
peal (Noun) : a loud sound or series of sounds
monotonous (Adj.) : never changing and therefore boring
jangle (Noun) : a hard noise like that of a metal hitting metal.
mitigated (Verb) : to make something less harmful, serious, etc.
Hence, tolerable only when mitigated by remote distance and sentimental association is the right usage.
8. (2) has will replace have because – The increasing mechanisation of life is a Singular Subject and it agrees with Singular Verb.
Hence, has led us farther away from daily contact with nature and is the right usage
9. (2) administrative will replace administration because – an Adj. qualifies a Noun and administrative is an Adj. qualifying
ability (Noun).
Hence, a good sense of design and administrative ability is the right usage
10. (2) of will replace for because – of (prep.) is used after Nouns formed from Verbs.
Here, indication is the Noun form of indicate (Verb).
Hence, is a strong indication of is the right usage