Directions: In each of the questions below, four sentences are given which may or may not contain an error. Choose the one that is grammatically as well as contextually correct and meaningful. If all the sentences are correct, mark ‘All are correct’ as your answer.
Question 1.
Find the erroneous sentence.
A.India ranks fifth in the world in meat production and bovine meat contributes about 40% of this.
B.Ranked fifth in the world in meat production, India’s bovine meat contributes about 40% of this.
C.Bovine meat contributes about 40% of India’s total meat production and India ranks fifth in the world in the same.
D.In meat production, India ranks fifth in the world and bovine meat contributes about 40% of this.
E. All are correct.
Question 2.
Find the erroneous sentence.
A.Although the Nikkei India Index fell, it seasonally adjusts indicating a softer expansion in output.
B.The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Index fell, indicating a softer expansion in output.
C.The Nikkei India Index is seasonally adjusted and thus fell indicating a softer expansion in output.
D.Indicating a softer expansion in output, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Index falling.
E. All are correct.
Question 3.
Find the erroneous sentence.
A.Orders were new as they were rising at the slow rate in four months.
B.Because orders were slow, they rose at the slowest rate in four months.
C.New orders rose at the slowest rate in four months.
D.In four months, orders rise at the slowest rate.
E. None of the above
Question 4.
Find the erroneous sentence.
A.As local pigs are sometimes bred under unhygienic conditions, much consumers stay away from consuming pork as local pigs.
B.Due to staying away from consuming pork as local pigs, they are mostly bred under unhygienic conditions for consumers.
C.Many consumers stay away from consuming pork as local pigs are mostly bred under unhygienic conditions.
D.Because consumers stay away from consuming pork, they are local pigs are high bred under good conditions.
E. All are correct.
Question 5.
Find the erroneous sentence.
A.The country’s services sector activity fell for the second straight month in January.
B.The second straight month in January fallen country services sector activity for.
C.Falling on a second straight month in January is the country’s services sector activity.
D.The country’s services sector activity in January fell for the second straight months.
E. All are correct.
Explanations
Question 1-
Correct Option: E
All the statements are correct grammatically and contextually.
Hence, option E is correct.
Question 2-
Correct Option: B
Option A is incorrect as the statement contains multiple tenses which do not make sense like use of ‘fell’, ‘adjusts’ etc.
Option C is incorrect as being seasonally adjusted is not a reason to fall for the index. This makes no sense.
Option D is incorrect as it does not make sense grammatically.
Option B is correct contextually and grammatically.
Hence, option B is correct.
Question 3-
Correct Option: C
Option A is incorrect as the orders being ‘new’ do not have anything to do with them rising slowly. This does not make sense.
Option B is incorrect as the cause and effect relationship does not make sense.
Option D is incorrect as the statement is grammatically absurd due to use of the word ‘rise’.
Option C is correct contextually and grammatically.
Hence, option C is correct
Question 4-
Correct Option: C
Option A is incorrect as the word ‘much’ needs to be replaced with most’.
Option B is incorrect as this reverses the cause and effect relationship between the two fragments.
Option D is incorrect as the statement does not make sense and is absurd.
Option C is correct here and makes sense contextually and grammatically.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 5-
Correct Option: A
Option B is incorrect as the statement does not make any sense and is absurd to read.
Option C is incorrect as something falls for a certain time period and not ‘on’.
Option D is incorrect as the correct word would be ‘month’.
Option A is correct contextually and grammatically.
Hence, option A is correct.
