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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Sometimes, when you are used to/ see a player in the commentary/ box over a long period, you tend to/ forget what a great player he was

A) Sometimes, when you are used to B) See a player in the commentary
C) Box over a long period, you tend to D) Forget what a great player he was
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) See a player in the commentary

Explanation:

The error lies in the second part of the sentence. The form V + -ing is called a gerund if it serves as a noun. In the given sentence "to" has been used as a preposition (in a prepositional phrase) and not an infinitive, thus, the gerund form "seeing" is correct. E.G. I look forward to meeting my relatives. Thus, option 2 is correct. Here, 'used to' is used in the present tense to indicate that one has a habit of doing something.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.

Morality is _____ with ethics and symbolises the doctrine of actions right or wrong. Politics is the _____ of expediency and need not always be _____. If something is wrong and _____ expedient, it cannot be _____.

If something is wrong and _____ expedient,

A) merely B) essentially
C) surely D) hardly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) merely

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Entrance exams for the(A)/posts of associate professors(B)/will begin from Tuesday.(C)/No error

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Study of cultures.

A) eremology B) etymology
C) ethology D) ethnology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ethnology

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The students have dedicated an issue of magazine to him.

A) An issue of magazine had been dedicated to him by the students. B) An issue of magazine has been dedicated to him by the students.
C) An issue of magazine have been dedicated to him by the students. D) An issue of magazine is dedicated to him by the students.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An issue of magazine has been dedicated to him by the students.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) gratifying B) gretifying
C) gratifyeing D) gretifyeing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gratifying

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

_______________ the course of the development of different life-forms heredity—which, in plain English, is unconscious memory generated in the first life-form and ______________ through all the different species—is the sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties; while adaptation to surrounding conditions and circumstances, natural selection in the struggle _____________ existence, and partner selection in the struggle of the males for ____________ are the principal factors in the differentiation of species.

 

sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties

 

A) preserve B) preservable
C) preservation D) preserving
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) preservation

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Who Invented Laser?

A) William Friese­Greene B) Arthur Fry
C) Gordon Gould D) Otto von Guericke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gordon Gould

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