Direction: From the options given below, select the option which states the correct combination of incorrect/correct sentences.
Question 1.
I. It is impossible to believe that the government does not know how to handle the situation with sincerity and effectiveness.
II. But it is also true that they are unable to decide the best among the two options available in front of them.
III. It seems that the perpetrators of the crime are smarter than brave.
IV. However, the police are of the opinion that they will be able to nab the criminals very soon.
A.Both I and IV are correct
B.Both I and II are correct
C.Both II and III are correct
D.All I, II and III are incorrect
E. All I, II, III and IV are correct
Question 2.
I. The International Monetary Fund have decided that it will dole out subsidies to the developing countries in the present financial year.
II. The President of IMF announced it during the press interaction with the central bank governors last month.
III. The reason is to create the framework for the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization to come into existence
IV. The main contention regarding that agreement was that the developing countries and the developed countries were not on the same page regarding the subsidies
A.I and IV are incorrect
B.II and III are incorrect
C.Only I is incorrect
D.Both II and IV are incorrect
E. All I, II, III and IV are incorrect
Question 3.
I. The Central Bank will not decide the future course of action unless they are sure about the trend of inflation in the coming months.
II. The Monetary Policy Committee of the bank will only give a call regarding this after the inflation framework is published by the Government.
III. It is expected that there will be a rate cut in the next monetary policy review to control the inflation in the medium term.
IV. However, the negative effects of rate cut will also have to be taken into account in a country with mass unemployment.
A.I and III are incorrect
B.II and III are incorrect
C.II and IV are correct
D.I, II and III are correct
E. None of the above
Question 4.
I. The Foreign Portfolio Investors are pumping in more and more funds in India due to the sluggish outlook of the developed countries.
II. The developed countries have reached a point of saturation in terms of domestic demand and exports are not that promising.
III. It is a proven fact now that domestic demand is the key factor for sustainable growth for any country.
IV. That is why emerging markets with more population are coming up as popular destinations for investment inflows by the investors from around the world.
A.Both I and IV are incorrect
B.II and III are incorrect
C.I and III are incorrect
D.II and IV are incorrect
E.I, II, III and IV are correct
Question 5.
I. It was alleged that the Police were prevented from to do their duties.
II. The public were so angry with the incident that they did not allow the Police entering the crime scene.
III. It is because of a series of such incidents taking place in the same area in the last couple of months and the failure of the Police to arrest the miscreants.
IV. The media is also giving constant pressure on the police to crack the case immediately.
A.I and IV are correct
B.II and III are correct
C.II and IV are correct
D.I, II, III and IV are incorrect
E.I and II are incorrect
Explanation
Question 1.
Correct Option: A
Coming to Statement I, there is no error in the sentence since it is grammatically and contextually right. Therefore, it is a correct sentence.
Statement II is not correct since there is an error in the degree of the comparison used in the sentence. There are two options and the comparison is between two things. This means comparative degree should be used and not the superlative degree as used in the sentence. The correct sentence would have been: But it is also true that they are unable to decide the better among the two options available in front of them.
Statement III is not correct since there is an error in the degree of the comparison in the sentence. When two qualities of the same person are compared, the comparative degree as in –er is not used but more + Adjective is used. Here, the correct statement would have been: It seems that the perpetrators of the crime are more wise than brave.
Statement IV is correct since there is no grammatical error in the sentence. Therefore, there is no correction required in it.
Only II and III are incorrect whereas the rest of the two are correct statement.
This makes option A the correct choice among the given options.
Question 2.
Correct Option: C
Statement I is not correct since has should have been used with the International Monetary Fund since it is a single organization and have used in this statement is not right. The correct sentence would have been: The International Monetary Fund has decided that it will dole out subsidies to the developing countries in the present financial year.
All the other statements II, III and IV are correct as there is no grammatical and contextual error in those sentences.
This makes option C the correct choice among the given options.
Question 3.
Correct Option: E
Statement I is correct since there is no error in it either grammatically or contextually. Therefore no correction is required in this sentence.
Statement II is not correct since there is an error in the usage of the phrase give a call since it is implied that the central bank will decide the future course of action. Take a call should have been used in this context. The correct sentence would be: The Monetary Policy Committee of the bank will only take a call regarding this after the inflation framework is published by the Government.
Statement III and IV are grammatically and contextually correct. No correction is required in either of the two statements. None of the given options gives the correct combination of correct / incorrect statements.
This makes option E the correct choice among the given options.
Question 4.
Correct Option: E
All the given statements are correct grammatically and contextually. No correction is required in any of the given statements.
This makes option E the correct choice among the given options.
Question 5.
Correct Option: E
Statement I is not correct since according to the rules of grammar, it is necessary that if any principal verb is used after from, the –ing form of the verb should be used. It is not correct to use prevented from to do their duties. The correct usage would have been prevented from doing their duties. The correct sentence would be: It was alleged that Police were prevented from doing their duties.
Statement II is not correct since there is an error in the usage of the verb in the part did not allow the Police entering the crime scene. The correct usage would have been did not allow the police to enter the crime scene. The correct sentence would be: The public were so angry with the incident that they did not allow the Police to enter the crime scene.
Statements III and IV are correct and therefore no correction is required in such statements.
This makes option E the correct choice among the given options.
