Directions (1 to 5): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
1.
(I) Vigorous governmental intervention into curbing the lynching menace is sought in an incisive order.
(II) the Supreme Court has struck a powerful blow that serves as a model for the political class to follow suit.
(i) In an incisive order that sought…
(ii) A model for the political class…
(iii) Curbing and lynching menace…
(A) Only (I) is correct
(B) Only (II) is correct
(C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
(D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
(E) All are correct
2.
(I) Police implicate innocents in crimes or are unable to stop crimes from happening and courts take an inordinately long time to deliver justice.
(II) This is when the seeds of vigilantism are sown.
(i) The seeds of vigilantism are sown after police implicate…
(ii) While police implicate innocents…
(iii) when police implicate…
(A) Only (I) is correct
(B) Only (III) is correct
(C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
(D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
(E) All are correct
3.
(I) Schnatter remains on the board and still owns about 30% of the company’s shares.
(II) Schnatter resigned as chairman this month and no longer holds a formal management role.
(i) Ensuring Schnatter resigned as…
(ii) Though Schnatter resigned as chairman…
(iii) Despite the fact, Schnatter resigned as chairman…
(A) Only (I) is correct
(B) Only (III) is correct
(C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
(D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
(E) All are correct
4.
(I) The district consolidation of a number of Manitoba Hydro buildings occurred a few years ago.
(II) The response time to power outages and other interruptions has improved by an average of 10 minutes in the region.
(i) Since the district consolidation…
(ii) Owing to the district…
(iii) Due to district consolidation…
(A) Only (I) is correct
(B) Only (III) is correct
(C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
(D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
(E) All are correct
5.
(I) There is a criticism of the changes to the RTI Act that the Centre wants to bring need nuance.
(II) The underlying concern of those protesting the changes is merited.
(i) Even though the underlying concern…
(ii) Though the criticism of the…
(iii) Although the criticism with the changes…
(A) Only (I) is correct
(B) Only (II) is correct
(C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
(D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
(E) All are correct
Directions (6 to 10): In the following paragraph, there is a set of four highlighted words against each number indicated in bold at the beginning of the sentences. One of the given words in each set may or may not fit into the statement. Choose the word which is not suitable in the context of the paragraph. If all the four words are correct and feasible, choose (E) i.e. “No error” as your answer.
(6) The Russian doping scandal continues by cast a long shadow over international sport as the 2018 Winter Olympics begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9. (7) In December, the International Olympic Committee banned Russia from winning in the Games following investigation into an alleged state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (8) The dissension to ban Russia came after the IOC’s Disciplinary Commission, headed by former president of the Swiss Confederation Samuel Schmid, confirmed “systemic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and system in Russia”. (9) The IOC had stated, along with, that clean Russian athlete would be allowed to compete as neutrals and last month invited 169 of them — each to be known as Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) — to participate in the Pyeongchang Games. (10) The announcement did not go down well outside Russia, even though the IOC declared that “more than 80%” of those athletes had not competed in Sochi and had been carefully vetted.
6.
(A) Scandal
(B) By
(C) Shadow
(D) Begin
(E) No error
7.
(A) Banned
(B) Wining
(C) Investigation
(D) Doping
(E) No error
8.
(A) Dissension
(B) Headed
(C) Confirmed
(D) Manipulation
(E) No error
9.
(A) Along with
(B) Neutrals
(C) Known
(D) Participate
(E) No error
10.
(A) Announcement
(B) Outside
(C) Athletes
(D) Vetted
(E) No error
Answers:
Answer1: (A) Only (I) is correct
Answer2: (C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
Answer3: (D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
Answer4: (E) All are correct
Answe5: (B) Only (II) is correct
Answer6: (B) By
Answer7: (B) Wining
Answer8: (A) Dissension
Answer9: (A) Along with
Answer10: (E) No error
