Direction (Qs.1-5): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each statement should replace the phrase given in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required,’ mark (5) as the answer.
Question No : 1
A twenty-first century economy cannot be held hostage by power cuts nor travel on nineteenth century roads.
(1) cannot be hold
(2) can either be held
(3) can neither be held
(4) can either be hold
(5) No correction required
Question No : 2
The company’s philosophy is to make sure that the employees are happy, have the ability to be intellectually stimulated and contributes towards their growth.
(1) contribute to their growth
(2) contribute towards its growth
(3) contributes towards its growing
(4) contribute to its growing
(5) No correction required
Question No : 3
Even though many companies are now penetrating rural India, it would help to give India a real chance of witnessing a double digit GDP growth.
(1) Despite many companies are
(2) As many company is
(3) Besides many companies are
(4) Since many companies are
(5) No correction required
Question No : 4
Today, governments are introducing more and more technology into their system to address the needs of citizens at a pace fast than that of manual operations.
(1) faster than that of
(2) faster than those for
(3) fast than that for
(4) more than that in
(5) No correction required
Question No : 5
Making good school education a reality would required major changes in existing school system with expansion at both secondary and elementary levels.
(1) should requires major changes
(2) would requires major change
(3) must require some changes
(4) require major changes
(5) No correction required