Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the following questions below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column I contains the list of bold words, and in column II the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against any given bold word, mark (5) i.e., “None of the above” as your answer.
Question No : 1
“Nevertheless, reflecting the recent revision to the national account statistics that indicated somewhat softer underlying momentum, growth predictions have been revised downward compared with the October 2018 WEO by 0.1 percentage point for 2019 and 0.2 percentage point for 2020, respectively,” IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook.
(1) Both A and B
(2) Only C
(3) Both B and C
(4) Both A and D
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 2
Under a contract signed with Bharti Infratel in April 2018, the company has an option to sell the 11.15% share in Indus Tower for cash ahead of the merger of the country’s largest mobile tower firm with the Bharti group firm.
(1) Both A and B
(2) Both B and C
(3) Both C and D
(4) Only B
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 3
Many of the best-known bankers in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, are striking out on their own after one of the most turbulent periods in decades for the country’s credit markets. The moves highlight how mounting strains in the country’s markets are reshaping traditional career paths.
(1) Both B and C
(2) Both A and B
(3) Only D
(4) Only A
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 4
Jet Airways, which has been struggling to continue flying, has held back paying salaries since January to a section of its staff adding pilots, engineers and general managers. In addition, the indebted airline has deferred paying salaries for March to all its employees as it continues to battle its financial woes.
(1) Both A and D
(2) Only D
(3) Only B
(4) Both B and C
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 5
That is highly good news for the WTO and the broader system Trump has often said he wants to blow up. The AirbusBoeing fight also predates Trump and it’s fair to say any US administration would be willing to use WTO-sanctioned retaliatory tariffs.
(1) Both B and C
(2) Both A and D
(3) Only A
(4) Only D
(5) No replacement required