Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C),(D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) One of the reasons for declining oil prices is the advance made over the last few years with respect to oil production, especially in the U.S.
(B) Today, many fear that the world economy is on the edge of another recession.
(C) This has adversely affected a number of emerging economies, which are suppliers of commodities or are closely linked to the Chinese production networks.
(D) The world economy is so hard to predict. In 2008, as the global financial markets plunged into a crisis, high oil prices were considered to be one of the factors that caused it.
(E) China’s economy is projected to grow at 6.3 per cent in 2016, its slowest growth in 25 years. A slowing China has far less appetite for oil and other commodities.
(F) Guess what is high up there on the list of its contributing reasons: low oil prices. The price of crude oil remained mostly above $100 per barrel for almost three years from 2011 onwards, but declined sharply during the second half of 2014, settling at around $50 per barrel for a good part of 2015.
(G) The recent lifting of sanctions against Iran has eased the supply situation even further. But the falling oil prices are also a reflection of the stagnation in worldwide demand, and this is what has made the stock markets panicky.
1. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(1) B (2) C (3) A (4) D (5) F
2. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) G (5) B
3. Which of the following will be the SIXTH sentence?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) B (5) A
4. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
(1) A (2) C (3) F (4) D (5) B
5. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) C (2) E (3) G (4) A (5) F
Directions (6-10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) or (4) given below each sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.
6. Governments in India and elsewhere commit themselves to maintaining fiscal-deficit targets largely because they fear that not doing would scare away foreign investors and anger global finance.
(1) that not doing so will (2) such that not doing would
(3) such that not doing will (4) that not doing so would
(5) No correction required.
7. In the current circumstances, it seems that the only engine of demand that can pull the Indian economy forward is government expenditure.
(1) it seemed that the only engine
(2) it seems that the all engine
(3) it seems that the most engine
(4) it all seems that the engine
(5) No correction required.
8. In JNU, the crisis was sparked by a group of students organising a protest meeting in support of Afzal Guru, whose execution had been questioned by several legal luminaries.
(1) whom execution has been questioned
(2) whose execution has been questioned
(3) whose execution having been questioned
(4) whose execution being questioned
(5) No correction required
9. In China, there is anticipation that with the recent lifting of sanctions, Iran’s energy infrastructure will grow—a move that was likely to further deepen Tehran’s strategic linkages with Eurasia.
(1) a move that is like to further
(2) a move that is likely to furthering
(3) a move that is likely to further
(4) a move that was likely to further
(5) No correction required.
10. Robust investments and expansion by the private sector has have a significant role to play in the development apart from other related factors especially innovations in medical technologies.
(1) has have a significant role to
(2) have had a significant role to
(3) had have a significant role to
(4) has had a significant role to
(5) No correction required.
Answers :
For questions (1-5); The complete sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DBFAGEC.
1. (5); F
2. (2); D
3. (3); E
4. (2); C
5. (4); A
6. (4); Replace ‘that not doing would’ with ‘that not doing so would’.
7. (5); No correction required.
8. (2); Replace ‘whose execution had been questioned’ with ‘whose execution has been questioned’.
9. (3); Replace ‘a move that was likely to further’ with ‘a move that is likely to further’.
10. (4); Replace ‘has have a significant role to’ with ‘has had a significant role to’.
(A) One of the reasons for declining oil prices is the advance made over the last few years with respect to oil production, especially in the U.S.
(B) Today, many fear that the world economy is on the edge of another recession.
(C) This has adversely affected a number of emerging economies, which are suppliers of commodities or are closely linked to the Chinese production networks.
(D) The world economy is so hard to predict. In 2008, as the global financial markets plunged into a crisis, high oil prices were considered to be one of the factors that caused it.
(E) China’s economy is projected to grow at 6.3 per cent in 2016, its slowest growth in 25 years. A slowing China has far less appetite for oil and other commodities.
(F) Guess what is high up there on the list of its contributing reasons: low oil prices. The price of crude oil remained mostly above $100 per barrel for almost three years from 2011 onwards, but declined sharply during the second half of 2014, settling at around $50 per barrel for a good part of 2015.
(G) The recent lifting of sanctions against Iran has eased the supply situation even further. But the falling oil prices are also a reflection of the stagnation in worldwide demand, and this is what has made the stock markets panicky.
1. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(1) B (2) C (3) A (4) D (5) F
2. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) G (5) B
3. Which of the following will be the SIXTH sentence?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) B (5) A
4. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
(1) A (2) C (3) F (4) D (5) B
5. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) C (2) E (3) G (4) A (5) F
Directions (6-10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) or (4) given below each sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.
6. Governments in India and elsewhere commit themselves to maintaining fiscal-deficit targets largely because they fear that not doing would scare away foreign investors and anger global finance.
(1) that not doing so will (2) such that not doing would
(3) such that not doing will (4) that not doing so would
(5) No correction required.
7. In the current circumstances, it seems that the only engine of demand that can pull the Indian economy forward is government expenditure.
(1) it seemed that the only engine
(2) it seems that the all engine
(3) it seems that the most engine
(4) it all seems that the engine
(5) No correction required.
8. In JNU, the crisis was sparked by a group of students organising a protest meeting in support of Afzal Guru, whose execution had been questioned by several legal luminaries.
(1) whom execution has been questioned
(2) whose execution has been questioned
(3) whose execution having been questioned
(4) whose execution being questioned
(5) No correction required
9. In China, there is anticipation that with the recent lifting of sanctions, Iran’s energy infrastructure will grow—a move that was likely to further deepen Tehran’s strategic linkages with Eurasia.
(1) a move that is like to further
(2) a move that is likely to furthering
(3) a move that is likely to further
(4) a move that was likely to further
(5) No correction required.
10. Robust investments and expansion by the private sector has have a significant role to play in the development apart from other related factors especially innovations in medical technologies.
(1) has have a significant role to
(2) have had a significant role to
(3) had have a significant role to
(4) has had a significant role to
(5) No correction required.
Answers :
For questions (1-5); The complete sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DBFAGEC.
1. (5); F
2. (2); D
3. (3); E
4. (2); C
5. (4); A
6. (4); Replace ‘that not doing would’ with ‘that not doing so would’.
7. (5); No correction required.
8. (2); Replace ‘whose execution had been questioned’ with ‘whose execution has been questioned’.
9. (3); Replace ‘a move that was likely to further’ with ‘a move that is likely to further’.
10. (4); Replace ‘has have a significant role to’ with ‘has had a significant role to’.
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