Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question.
Whole Northern states in (1) India are reeling under the (2) devastating (3)of the drought (4).
Answer: A
Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.
The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.
Standing on a platform, Rajan told Kumar that Varanasi was more than 20 km but less than 25 km from there. Kumar knew that it was more than 18 km but less than 22 km from there. If both of them are correct, then which of the following is the true distance of Varanasi from the platform ?
Answer: D
From both voices it can be conclude that,
Varanasi is more than 20km but less than 22km away. That is it is 21 kms away.
Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.
A part of special development fund is (1)/expected to be released (2)/next month and the provisional (3)/for remaining amount in the new budget.(4)
Answer: C
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Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.
As much as I admire him for his talent (1) and endeavor to achieve success (2) I cannot forgive him for being so (3) rude to the not so well to do ones (4)
Answer: A
The error lies in part (1).
As the phrase 'as much as' needs to be replaced with 'much as I'. Tis is because we use 'as much as' for comparing two qualities or things. But here in the given sentence a contrast is given in the latter part of the sentence. So we need a conjunction like 'even though' 'although' etc...
'Much as I' also serves the same purpose.
Determine which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some actors are singers.
All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
(i) Some actors are dancers.
(ii) No singer is an actor.
Answer: D
Some + All = Some
and the common word in two statements is Singers will not be used.