PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-31

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence has been bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

Question No : 1

A nation like India that has been suffering centuries of foreign subjection has every right to strengthen its defence.

(1) for long suffered from foreign subjection of centuries

(2) been suffering for the centuries of foreign subjection

(3) to suffer with centuries of foreign subjection

(4) suffered centuries of foreign subjection

(5) no correction required

Question No : 2

Even today, the majority of Indian have their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family members.

(1) major of Indians have their marriages

(2) majority of Indians have their marriage

(3) majority of Indians have there marriages

(4) majority where Indians have their marriages

(5) majority of Indians have their marriages

Question No : 3

Indian food is as diverse as India, the cuisines use numerous ingredients, deployed a wide range of food preparation styles, and use varied culinary presentations.

(1) deploys a wide range of food

(2) deploy a narrow range of food

(3) deploy a wide range of food

(4) deploy a wide range of crops

(5) deploy the wide range of food

Question No : 4

The evolution of language within India has been distinguish over three periods: old, middle and modern Indo-Aryan.

(1) to be distinguished over

(2) has been distinguished over

(3) has be distinguished over

(4) be distinguished with

(5) may be distinguished for

Question No : 5

Company X itself seems content with current tariff levels.

(1) Company X itself seemed contented with previous tariff levels

(2) Company X had contented itself with current tariff levels

(3) Company X itself was seeming content with current tariff levels

(4) Company X itself had been content with current tariff levels

(5) None of these