PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-71 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Below each sentence are given four possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (1), (2), (3) or (4) is better than the bold part, indicate your response against the corresponding letter (1), (2), (3) or (4). (If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (5) as your response. Thus a ‘No’ improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (5).

 

Question No : 1

The father together with his sons and daughters have gone to see a film.

(1) are gone

(2) has gone

(3) is gone

(4) is going

(5) No improvement

Question No : 2

The honorable court had taken a leniency view because the accused had no previous criminal record.

(1) had viewed leniency

(2) had taken a leniency viewing

(3) had taken a lenient view

(4) took a lenient view

(5) No improvement

Question No : 3

The government should launch such projects which should reversible the destructive cycle of flood and drought

(1) should have reversible

(2) should be reverse

(3) should have been reverse

(4) should reverse

(5) No improvement

Question No : 4

A committee comprising eminent experts from various fields were setting up.

(1) was set up

(2) were being set up

(3) was setting up

(4) has being set up

(5) No improvement

Question No : 5

Grandmother tried to get up, but the couch was too low, and she couldn’t make it on her own.

(1) secure

(2) forceful

(3) strong

(4) punctual

(5) arise