In the following question there are sentences that forms a paragraph.
Identify the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and
usage.
1). To ensure food security we have to ensure adequate supply as well as intake. 2). Intake by individuals depends on many factors, most important on purchasing power 3). and availability of quality food at affordable prices. 4). India will have to aim at self sufficiency in cereals, while not ruling out occasional imports. 5). Reliance on international trade for basic food requirements, not only entails economic dependence but also cost our political sovereignty.
Answer: A In sentence 2, it must be 'more importantly on purchasing power.........'. In sentence 5, it should be 'but can cost us'. An indirect object is required for the verb cost.
Q. No. 98:
In the following question there are sentences that forms a paragraph.
Identify the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and
usage.
1). The search for the perfect diet has never been more frenzied. 2). But beyond the hype and billions spent on weight-loss products, 3). a revolutionary idea is catching on with researchers. 4). It is the notion that no two individuals lose weight the same way. 5). Each person holds a hidden key for weight loss.
Answer: D In sentence 2, it must be 'but beyond the hype and the billions spent....'. In sentence 5, the preposition should be 'to' not 'for' ----'holds a key to'.
Q. No. 99:
In the following question there are sentences that forms a paragraph.
Identify the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and
usage.
1). Arctic winters are no longer what they used to be. 2). Extensive studies of more than 300 scientists from across the world have found that, in the age of global warming, 3). the Arctic region is warming up 10 times faster than the rest of the earth. 4). This could mean that in 20 years the North Pole may have no ice during summer. 5). And, of course, the polar bear may not be an intrinsic part of the Arctic habitat.
Answer: C In sentence 2, the reference is to the studies conducted by various scientists, hence it should read 'extensive studies by more than 300 scientists....'. The expression- 'extensive studies of more than 300 scientists' suggest that the scientists are the subject of these studies which is not what the statement is meant to convey. Sentence 1,3,4 and 5 are correct statements.
Q. No. 100:
The question given below consists of four sentences on a topic. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).
1). Genetic tests, once obscure tools for scientists, has begin to influence everyday lives in many ways. 2). The tests are reshaping peoples' senses of themselves - where they came from, why they behave as they do, what disease might be coming their way. 3). many scientists criticise the ethnic ancestry tests as promising more than they can deliver. 4). The legacy of an ancestor several generations back may be too diluted for showing up.
Answer: D In sentence 1, the subject is 'tests', hence the verb should 'have' not 'has'. In sentence 2, peoples must have the apostrophe before 's' since people is generally a plural ( ' peoples is used when we are referring to the people of different country,) In sentence 4, 'too' should be followed by 'to'--- 'too diluted to show up'. Only sentence 3 is correct.
Q. No. 101:
The question given below consists of four sentences on a topic. Select
the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate
sentence(s).
1). Film stars rising to the status of cult figures has been a phenomenon witnessed in most of the southern states. 2). If Rajkumar, who passed recently, was from the same mould, he stood apart in one respect. 3). He scrupulously avoided any involvement in politics, and proximity with any political figure, although political parties avidly courted him. 4). Yet he did not fail to identify himself with popular causes worth fighting.
Answer: A Sentence 2, it should be 'passed away' to signify the death of a person. Sentence 3, it should be proximity 'to' not 'with' ('proximity' is followed by 'of' or 'to', the latter in this case). Sentence 4, should end with 'for' - 'fighting for'.
Q. No. 102:
The question given below consists of four sentences on a topic. Select
the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate
sentence(s).
1). Through my door has just dropped a book called 'Steel Wheels' by Andry Garmett. 2). It is rambling and woefully under-illustrated. 3). It also qualifies for my list of crimes still meriting capital punishment by lacking an index. 4). But no matter, this is the most splendid evocation of one man's total absorption in his hobby : 260 pages of sustained , uninhibited enthusiasm for the stream trains.
Answer: B The preposition in sentence 3 should be 'in' not 'by' - its merits capital punishment in lacking.......... Sentence 4, the definite article 'the' is used where it is not required - the end of the sentence does not need 'the' before 'stream trains'. Sentence 1 and 2 are correct.