Directions: In each of the following sentence a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
Explanation: It is 'parliamentary system of government' (the term used to describe one kind of government). Choice with 'associated' where as it is familiar (association with England has already been mentioned, we are now talking about familiarity with a system of government).
Directions: In each of the following sentence a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
The Sanskrit language is of a wonderful structure; more perfect then the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity.
Explanation: In 1 comparison has been made in the sentence hence, instead of the superlative degree, comparative degree i.e. ‘more’ should come. In 2, ‘Then’ is used in the reference of time and here time is not been referred so instead of ‘then’ ‘than’ will be used. In 4, ‘The’ is the correct determiner instead of ‘a’ for the following part.
Directions: In each of the following sentence a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
The last few decades has seen a great deal of political instability in India.
Explanation: We are talking about decades in this sentence and therefore, we should use “have” instead of “has”.
Directions: In each of the following sentence a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
Field hockey was considered to be the national game of India, but this had been recently denied by the Government of India, clarifying on a Right to Information Act (RTI) filed that India has not declared any sport as the national game.
Explanation: In 1, It talks about a past consideration; hence instead of ‘is’, ‘was’ should be used. In 2, ‘Denied’ would have been the correct verb form instead of ‘deny’. In 3, ‘Considerable’ is an adjective, while we need a past participle form of verb 'consider', i.e. 'considered'. Hence 4 is correct
Directions: In each of the following sentence a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
India has some of the most biodiverse regions in the world and hosts four of the world’s 35 biodiversity hotspots – or treasure-houses – that is the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, Indo-Burma and Nicobar Islands.
Explanation: In 1, The context is of the present, hence had can't be used. In 2, ‘A’ is an incorrect determiner to be used before 'most biodiverse regions'. In 4, There is not only one bio-diverse region but many; hence instead of ‘region’, ‘regions’ should be used.