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: The questions below there are four statements which express the same idea. Choose the alternative that is most clear and concise.
1] The number of students applying for the exams are on the increase.
2] The number of student applicants is on the increase.
3] The number of students applying for the exam is on the increase.
4] Increasingly students are applicants for this exam.
Explanation: Number of students is collected together as one. So it is singular. Hence ‘is’ ,and not ‘are’.
Directions : Four alternative summaries are given below each paragraph. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph.
Explanation: The passage talks of the current rage in international markets in the watch and jewellery sector, that of a silver-plating along with pastel straps. The passing fad thus pertains to trend towards silver plated watches and the end of the Indian customers obsession with gold.
Direction: Select the choice that comes closest to the opposite in meaning to the word given in the question.
Catalyst tends to speed up things, whereas a brake tends to reduce speed.
Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to given word.
Quotidian means commonplace daily or usual. So the opposite is unusual.