Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5) i.e., “No correction required”.
Question No : 1
Pro-business leaders in South America’s largest economies are struggling to spark growth as their policies run head-on over domestic crises and emerging market turbulence.
(i) run head-on over domestic crises and emerging market disturbance.
(ii) run head-on into domestic crises and emerging market turbulence.
(iii) run head-on by domestic crises and emerging market turbulence.
(1) Only (i)
(2) Only (ii)
(3) Only (iii)
(4) Both (ii) and (iii)
(5) No correction required
Question No : 2
The report also found that women stay with their bank if it is serving them well and is more open to other products than men.
(i) and are more open to other products than men.
(ii) and is most open to other products than men.
(iii) and are more open to other products then men.
(1) Only (i)
(2) Only (ii)
(3) Both (i) and (iii)
(4) Both (ii) and (iii)
(5) No correction required
Question No : 3
Hailing an auto to a juncture outside the heart of a village in Chitrakoot district, she reaches a spot that looks downright dangerous – mangled and damaged wires criss-cross in an ugly maze, while worn away, stringy cable wires seems ready to crackle and snap.
(i) stringy cable wires seeming ready to crackle and snap.
(ii) stringy cable wires seem ready to crackle and snap.
(iii) stringy cable wires seem ready to crackle and snapping.
(1) Only (i)
(2) Only (ii)
(3) Only (iii)
(4) Both (i) and (iii)
(5) No correction required
Question No : 4
But my sheer passion, joy and naivety somehow had catapulted me into a winning spree that I do not understand, neither was I prepare for.
(i) that I have not understood, neither was I preparing for
(ii) that I did not understand nor was I prepared for
(iii) that I did not understand, not was I prepared for
(1) Only (i)
(2) Only (ii)
(3) Only (iii)
(4) Both (ii) and (iii)
(5) No correction required
Question No : 5
Moreover, gone for absolute numbers, basis on a sizeable population, India has the most number of child marriages, making it home to about one-third of global number of children getting into union before legal marriageable age.
(i) going by absolute numbers, based on a
(ii) going to absolute numbers, on the basis of a
(iii) going by absolute numbers, having its based on a
(1) Only (i)
(2) Only (ii)
(3) Only (iii)
(4) Both (i) and (iii)
(5) No correction required