Directions: In the questions given below, a sentence has been broken down into five fragments labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). The part highlighted in bold is grammatically correct. Out of the rest, only one part is error-free. You are required to identify the error-free part and mark it as your answer. In case, all fragments are incorrect, please select ‘All are incorrect’ as your answer.
Question 1.
Because growth has (A)/ returned and an (B)/ stock market is booming, (C) the country still (D)/ suffers after stagflation. (E)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.E
E. All are incorrect
Question 2.
The World Bank will (A)/ created a disaster risk pooled (B)/ system those covers the (C)/ Pacific Islands, which are very (D)/ prone to climate-related hazards. (E)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.E
E. All are correct
Question 3.
Lots of lenders is (A)/ inhibited to offering more (B)/ flexible terms to their unfortunate (C)/ borrowers by loss-provision rules and (D)/ write down formulas setting by regulators.(E)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.E
E. All are correct
Question 4.
Natural disasters has become (A)/ more frequent and disproportionately (B)/ effect poor countries, (C)/ where many eke livings (D)/ at vulnerable agricultural land.(E)
A.A
B.C
C.D
D.E
E. All are correct
Question 5.
This lack of market volatility (A)/ owes much to the (B)/ steady of monetary (C)/ policy since a (D)/ depths in the 2008 financial crisis. (E)
A.B
B.C
C.D
D.E
E. All are correct
Explanations
Question 1-
Correct Option: C
Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: Because growth has
Here, because distorts the meaning of the statement as it implies that the nations suffers from stagflation because growth is high. This is clearly incorrect.
Correct: Although growth has
Fragment B: returned and an
This fragment is incorrect due to incorrect usage of article an. An is always to be followed by a vowel which is not the case here. The correct article would be the.
Correct: returned and the
Fragment E: suffers after stagflation.
Here, suffering is because of something and not after something. The correct word would be from.
Correct: suffers from stagflation.
Fragment C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 2-
Correct Option: D
Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: The World Bank will
The event has already transpired and hence will is incorrect.
Correct: The World Bank has
Fragment B: created a disaster risk pooled
Here, ‘pooled system’ does not make sense. The correct word will be pooling.
Correct: created a disaster risk pooling
Fragment C: system those covers the
Here, the risk pooling system is singular and hence those is incorrect. that will be correct here.
Correct: system that covers the
Fragment E is correct.
Hence, option D is correct.
Question 3-
Correct Option: C
Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: Lots of lenders is
Clearly, lenders are in plural and hence, are should be used instead of is.
Correct: Lots of lenders are
Fragment B: inhibited to offering more
Here, Inhibit means to hold back. Somebody holds back from doing something and hence, to is incorrect.
Correct: inhibited from offering more
Fragment E: write down formulas setting by regulators.
Here, we need an adjective while setting is a noun.
Correct: write down formulas set by regulators.
Fragment C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 4-
Correct Option: C
Fragment B, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: Natural disasters has become
As per subject- verb agreement rules, has should be replaced with have
Correct: Natural disasters have become
Fragment C: effect poor countries,
Here, effect means result which renders the statement meaningless. Affect meaning impact, is correct here.
Correct: affect poor countries,
Fragment E: at vulnerable agricultural land
Poor nations make their living from agricultural lands which are vulnerable to natural disasters.
Correct: from vulnerable agricultural land
Fragment D is correct.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 5-
Correct Option: A
Fragment A, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment C: steady of monetary
We need a noun while steady is an adjective.
Correct: steadiness of monetary
Fragment D: policy since a
The fragment does not make sense. We are talking about a specific financial crises and the correct article to be used is the.
Correct: policy since the
Fragment E: depths in the 2008 financial crisis
Here, the correct preposition here would be of for the sentence to make sense.
Correct: depths of the 2008 financial crisis
Fragment B is correct.
Hence, option A is correct.
