(Advanced Syntax, Conditionality, Subordination, Parallelism, Modifiers, Agreement, Inversion, Ellipsis, and Usage Precision)
Section A: Sentence Correction (1–15)
Choose the most grammatically accurate option.
1. Hardly had the committee submitted its report ______ the media began speculating about its implications.
A) than
B) when
C) then
D) while
2. The minister, along with his advisors, ______ expected to address the press today.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) have been
3. No other city in India is as populous ______ Mumbai.
A) than
B) like
C) as
D) from
4. The data collected from various districts ______ insufficient to draw any firm conclusion.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) have been
5. Not only did she question the policy, ______ she also proposed an alternative framework.
A) but
B) also
C) but also
D) and
6. The report calls for reforms that are not only ambitious but also ______.
A) practically
B) practical
C) practicality
D) practiced
7. Were the government ______ decisive action earlier, the crisis might have been averted.
A) take
B) to take
C) taking
D) taken
8. The judge insisted that the accused ______ present during the hearing.
A) is
B) was
C) be
D) being
9. Scarcely had the negotiations begun ______ disagreements surfaced.
A) when
B) than
C) then
D) while
10. The number of applicants ______ increased significantly this year.
A) have
B) has
C) are
D) were
11. One of the most compelling arguments ______ yet to be examined.
A) have
B) are
C) is
D) were
12. He behaves as though he ______ the authority in this matter.
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) has been
13. The policy aims at reducing inflation, stabilizing currency, and ______ employment.
A) increasing
B) to increase
C) increase
D) increased
14. There is little doubt that climate change, coupled with policy inertia, ______ exacerbated the crisis.
A) have
B) has
C) are
D) were
15. So complex ______ the issue that no immediate resolution seemed possible.
A) was
B) were
C) is
D) being
Section B: Identify the Error (16–25)
Identify the incorrect segment.
16.
(A) Neither the Prime Minister nor the ministers
(B) was
(C) willing to compromise
(D) on the issue.
17.
(A) The extent of the damages
(B) have not yet been
(C) fully assessed
(D) by the authorities.
18.
(A) Each of the proposals
(B) were
(C) scrutinized thoroughly
(D) before approval.
19.
(A) He is one of those scholars
(B) who believes
(C) that policy reform is inevitable
(D) in emerging economies.
20.
(A) The committee recommended
(B) that the bill should be
(C) reconsidered
(D) immediately.
21.
(A) Having completed the survey,
(B) the data was analyzed
(C) by the research team
(D) thoroughly.
22.
(A) No sooner had the announcement been made
(B) when protests erupted
(C) across the region
(D) unexpectedly.
23.
(A) She not only criticized the policy
(B) but also questioned
(C) its constitutional validity
(D) openly in the forum.
24.
(A) The jury has
(B) delivered
(C) their verdict
(D) unanimously.
25.
(A) It is high time
(B) the authorities take
(C) stringent measures
(D) against corruption.
Section C: Advanced Structure & Usage (26–40)
26. Choose the correct conditional form:
If the reforms ______ implemented earlier, the fiscal deficit would have narrowed.
A) were
B) are
C) had been
D) have been
27. Identify the correct inversion:
A) Only after the report was published did the controversy escalate.
B) Only after the report was published the controversy escalated.
C) Only after did the report was published the controversy escalate.
D) Only after the report did publish the controversy escalated.
28. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
A) The more you delay, the worst the consequences become.
B) The more you delay, the worse the consequences become.
C) The most you delay, the worse the consequences become.
D) The more you delay, the bad the consequences become.
29. Identify the correctly placed modifier.
A) Walking through the corridor, the painting attracted my attention.
B) Walking through the corridor, I noticed the painting.
C) The painting was noticed walking through the corridor.
D) Walking through the corridor, the corridor seemed long.
30. Choose the correct parallel structure.
A) The policy aims to reduce poverty, increasing literacy, and healthcare access.
B) The policy aims at reducing poverty, increasing literacy, and providing healthcare access.
C) The policy aims reducing poverty, increase literacy, and healthcare access.
D) The policy aims to reducing poverty, increasing literacy, and access healthcare.
31. Which sentence uses the subjunctive correctly?
A) If I was the chairperson, I would resign.
B) If I were the chairperson, I would resign.
C) If I am the chairperson, I would resign.
D) If I be the chairperson, I would resign.
32. Choose the correct usage of “less/fewer”:
A) Less people attended the rally this year.
B) Fewer people attended the rally this year.
C) Less attendees were present.
D) Fewer attendance was recorded.
33. Identify the correct sentence.
A) The results, as well as the analysis, were published.
B) The results, as well as the analysis, was published.
C) The results, along with the analysis, was published.
D) The results, together with the analysis, have published.
34. Choose the correct gerund usage.
A) She insisted to attend the meeting.
B) She insisted on attending the meeting.
C) She insisted attending the meeting.
D) She insisted for attending the meeting.
35. Identify the correct preposition:
He is proficient ______ constitutional law.
A) at
B) in
C) with
D) for
36. Choose the correct option:
The phenomenon is unique ______ this region.
A) to
B) for
C) in
D) with
37. Identify the correct use of article.
A) He is a honest officer.
B) He is an honest officer.
C) He is the honest officer.
D) He is honest officer.
38. Choose the correct option:
The cabinet debated whether the policy ______ revised.
A) should be
B) should have
C) must have
D) ought
39. Identify the correct comparative form.
A) This solution is more superior.
B) This solution is superior.
C) This solution is most superior.
D) This solution is very superior.
40. Choose the correct elliptical construction:
She is more committed to reform than ______.
A) he is
B) him
C) he
D) him is
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