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English Questions: Sentence Correction(Phrase Replacement) Set 117

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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in sentence correction  which is BASED ON Bank EXAMS 2018 !!!

Directions (Q.1-10):Which of the following phrases given below the sentence can replace the words /phrase given in the bold in the sentence grammatically and meaning fully. If the sentence is correct as it is , your answer is option (5) i.e No correction required.

  1. Sangam poetry is replete with references to how our fortunes are inextricably intertwined with nature. Among the many things it does speak about, such as music, art, dance, drama, emotions and food, games form one small facet of culture; jallikattu occupies an even smaller part and found support mostly from the pastoral regions.
    I. many things it is speaking about
    II. many things it speaks about
    III. many things it was speaking about
    1) III
    2) I , II
    3) I
    4) II
    5) no correction required
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation :
    Option 4 is grammatically correct.

  2. While the world’s “indispensable nation” may not go back to the days of interwar isolationism, there is the strong tendency in the U.S. today to shift focus inwards and be suspicious of free trade, military alliances and overseas commitments.
    I. there were a strong tendency
    II. there has been a strong tendency
    III. there is a strong tendency
    1) III
    2) II
    3) I , III
    4) I
    5) no correction required
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation :
    Option 1 is grammatically correct.

  3. The BJP has undoubtedly replaced the Congress as the dominant national party and the cornerstone of India’s political and electoral system. This development had squeezed up the space for centre-left forces in India’s polity and has given popular legitimacy to the centre-right narrative on issues of nationalism, secularism and social justice.
    I. has squeezed the space
    II. have squeezed the space
    III. has been squeezing up the space
    1) I , II
    2) III
    3) I
    4) II
    5) no correction required
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation :
    Option 3 is grammatically correct.

  4. Persons with disabilities must be seen as integral to the decision-making process and not as an afterthought. They must be mentioned in the outcome metrics defined for each goal, target or indicator, and these matrices must elaborate specific strategies for persons with disabilities.
    I. may be seen as
    II. must be saw as
    III. might be look as
    1) II
    2) I
    3) II , III
    4) III
    5) no correction required
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation :
    The sentence is correct.

  5. If growth industries are to view up Tamil Nadu as the investment destination of choice, then a profound shake-up in governance philosophy may be needed, one that moves away from extortion and political thuggery and toward a commitment to providing public goods such as robust infrastructure, in a transparent, accountable manner.
    I. industries are to view
    II. industries are viewing
    III. industries have viewed
    1) I , III
    2) I
    3) II
    4) II , III
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 2)
    Explanation :
    Option 2 is grammatically correct.

  6. By the end of the Civil War, the South was in a state of political upheaval, social disorder, and economic decay. The Union’s tactics of total war destroyed southern crops, plantations, and entire cities, and hundreds of thousands of emancipated slaves rushed to Union lines as their masters fled the oncoming Union army.
    I. slaves have rushed to
    II. slaves were rushing to
    III. slaves had rushed upon
    1) I
    2) II
    3) III
    4) I , II
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 5)
    Explanation :
    The sentence is correct.

  7. Powerful leaders have always mattered in the firmament of Dravidian politics along the early phases of the movement that unseated the Congress party
    I. by the early
    II. as soon as the early
    III. since the early
    1) II , III
    2) I
    3) III
    4) II
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 3)
    Explanation :
    Option 3 is grammatically correct.

  8. While it is easy to laugh off or flatly dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘un-American’ policies, a closed look upon the large context of his actions, articulations and their potential implications indicates the onset of a whole new world order, one that we may not necessarily like.
    I. a close look by
    II. a closer look at
    III. closest look through
    1) III
    2) II
    3) I , II
    4) I
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 2)
    Explanation :
    Option 2 is grammatically correct.

  9. The Union Cabinet’s decision to take the ordinance route for enacting a diluting version of its law making instant triple talaq a criminal offence is a sign of undue impatience.
    I. in enacting a diluted
    II. to enact a diluted
    III. had enacted a diluted
    1) II
    2) II , III
    3) I
    4) III
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 1)
    Explanation :
    Option 1 is grammatically correct.

  10. A simple reading of the Aadhaar Act would show us that its contents go far beyond the features enumerated in Article 110.
    I. features enumerated by
    II. features enumerating at
    III. feature enumerated from
    1) II
    2) I
    3) I , II
    4) III
    5) no correction required
    Answer : 5)
    Explanation :
    The sentence is correct.