PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-79 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Which of the following phrases given below the sentence can replace the words/phrase given in bold in the sentence grammatically and meaningfully? If none of the phrases can replace the words/phrase given in bold in the sentence, select ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

 

Question No : 1

The question to ponder then is if money, wealth, honour and glory doesn’t bring happiness?

(1) should bring happiness

(2) does bring

(3) can and shall be

(4) bring happiness

(5) No correction Required

Question No : 2

The wealthy man must consider and be suspicious that others are crooks and show friendship

(1) friendly and demonstrate

(2) unfriendly and demonstrate

(3) envious and feign

(4) poor and do not deserve

(5) No correction Required

Question No : 3

Along with these we view the futile prospects of whatever happened to it all when we die

(1) what will happen

(2) what happened

(3) what did happen

(4) what has happened

(5) No correction Required

Question No : 4

The odd thing about our chosen pursuits is that even in these things there seems to be an underground utility.

(1) underarm tactics

(2) underlying futility

(3) underscore point

(4) underlying utility

(5) No correction Required

Question No : 5

The various avenues through which man tries vainly to realize total happiness are dead-end streets.

(1) tries deliberately

(2) tries remorselessly

(3) tries guilelessly

(4) tries plainly

(5) No correction Required