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41. The Party Chief (1) / and the Chief Minister (2) / expressed his views (3) / on demonetization in India. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The Party Chief
B. And the Chief Minister
C. Expressed his views
D. On demonetization in India
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION : Replace ‘his’ with ‘their’.
When two singular nouns are joined by ‘and’ refer two different persons the pronoun used for them should be ‘plural’.
The correct sentence should be: The Party Chief and the Chief Minister expressed their views on demonetization in India.
42. You, he and I (1) / are to be (2) / blamed for (3) / the accident. (4) / No Error (5)
A. You, he and I
B. Are to be
C. Blamed for
D. The accident
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:The correct order should be ‘I, you and he’.
43. I , you and he (1) / must attend (2) / the seminar (3) / on career guidance. (4) / No Error (5)
A. I , you and he
B. Must attend
C. The seminar
D. On career guidance
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:
The correct order should be ‘You, he and I’.
When three pronouns(different persons) are used in the same sentence, they are arranged in order 2-3-1.
44. The service of Amazon is better than Flipkart.
A. The service
B. Is better
C. Better than Flipkart
D. Of Amazon
E. Not attempted
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:The service of Amazon is better than that of Flipkart.
45. The movie who came out last week was really good.
A. The movie who
B. Was really good
C. Came out last week
D. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: The movie which came out last week was really good.
46. My friend had gone out of that way to help me prepare for exams.
A. Prepare for exams
B. To help me
C. Out of that way
D. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION : That need to be replaced by His or Her,
My friend had gone out of his/ her way to help me prepare for exams.
47. The reception of the Prime Ministers in Delhi was very grand.
A. The reception of
B. The Prime Minister’s
C. In Delhi was very grand
D. No Error
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
The correct sentence should be: The reception of the Prime Minister in Delhi was very grand.
48. It was me who telephoned the fire service.
A. It was
B. Me who telephoned
C. The fire service
D. No Error
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
It should be I instead of Me.
49. I want to be with a person like he.
A. I want to
B. Be with a person
C. Like he
D. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: When we use like in sentence then the pronoun must be used in the objective case like ‘him,her’ etc.
50. One must be responsible for her choice of companions.
A. One must be
B. Responsible for
C. Her choice of companions
D. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:
The correct sentence should be: One must be responsible for one’s choice of companions. or One must be responsible for his/her choice of companions.