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41. Darts are (1) / played by (2) / men as well (3) / as women. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Darts are
B. Played by
C. Men as well
D. As women
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION : ‘Darts’ is a noun, which ‘looks’ plural, but is used as ‘singular’.
The correct sentence should be: Darts is played by men as well as women.
42. Recently I visited (1) / Singapore and found (2) / the sceneries to be (3) / breathtaking. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Recently I visited
B. Singapore and found
C. The sceneries to be
D. Breathtaking
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Replace ‘sceneries’ by ‘scenery’.
‘Scenery’ is an uncountable noun, it cannot be made plural by joining ‘s/es’.
The correct sentence should be: Recently I visited Singapore and found the scenery to be breathtaking.
43. The police (1) / is becoming (2) / more and more (3) / inactive. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The police
B. Is becoming
C. More and more
D. Inactive
E. No Error
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
Replace ‘is’ with ‘are’. Although ‘police’ appears singular, yet it is used in ‘plural’ sense.
The correct sentence should be: The police are becoming more and more inactive.
44. The present datas (1) / show that the (2) / death rate (3) / has fallen down. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The present datas
B. Show that the
C. Death rate
D. Has fallen down
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: Use of ‘datas’ is wrong. The word ‘data’ is used in both, singular and plural form.
The correct sentence should be: The present data show that the death rate has fallen down.
45. She has bought (1) / a dozen of copies (2) / of English Grammar (3) / books. (4) / No Error (5)
A. She has bought
B. A dozen of copies
C. Of English Grammar
D. Books
E. No Error
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:The correct expression should be – ‘a dozen copies’ or ‘dozens of copies’.
The correct sentence should be: She has bought a dozen copies of English Grammar books.
46. Indian force (1) / are known for (2) / their loyalty (3) / and integrity. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Indian force
B. Are known for
C. Their loyalty
D. And integrity
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :
The correct use should be – ‘forces’. Some nouns have more than one meaning in their singular and plural form. ‘Force’ denotes ‘strength’, ‘forces’ denotes ‘troops/ army’.
The correct sentence should be: Indian forces are known for their loyalty and integrity.
47. He instructed me (1) / to write the (2) / telegram in (3) / capital letter. (4) / No Error (5)
A. He instructed me
B. To write the
C. Telegram in
D. Capital letter
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:
The correct usage is – ‘letters’. The intention here is to convey that the complete telegram is to be written in block(capital) letters.
The correct sentence should be: He instructed me to write the telegram in capital letters.
48. The judge (1) / ordered that the (2) / iron of accused (3) / should be removed. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The judge
B. Ordered that the
C. Iron of accused
D. Should be removed
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:
Use ‘irons’ instead of ‘iron’. Here, ‘irons’ denote ‘chains’. Some nouns change their meaning when used in plural form.
The correct sentence should be: The judge ordered that the
irons of the accused should be removed.
49. You cannot (1) / master physics (2) / without learning the (3) / formula that govern it. (4) / No Error (5)
A. You cannot
B. Master physics
C. Without learning the
D. Formula that govern it
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Replace ‘formula’ by ‘formulae’. Some nouns have more than one plural form with different meanings.
Here, Formula – Singular
Formulas – Plural, meaning- Methods of application
Formulae – Plural, meaning- Rules of Physics
The correct sentence should be: You cannot master physics without learning the formulae that govern it.
50. The price of (1) / production in the (2) / industrial sector (3) / has gone up. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The price of
B. Production in the
C. Industrial sector
D. Has gone up
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: Replace ‘price’ with ‘cost’. Nouns like price and cost are often confused.
Price denotes amount paid by the customer, cost denotes amount paid by the manufacturer/shopkeeper.
The correct sentence should be: The cost of production in the industrial sector has gone up.