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English Day 5

1) I have no patience (a) / to people who (b) / indulge in silly talk (c) / and uncivilized behavior (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(b) The correct preposition should be used. Note that it is patience ‘with’ people and not ‘to’ people.

2) It was very unfortunate (a) / that he was deprived (b) / from the very thing (c) / in which he delighted most (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(c) Incorrect preposition is used. One is deprived ‘of’ something.

3) In spite of her craving (a) / for hot food and soft drinks, (b) / Sushila abstained with (c) / them for a long duration (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(c) Incorrect preposition is used. We abstain ‘from’ something.

4) There is no denying the fact (a) / that he is one (b) / of the best players (c) / that has ever lived (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(d) ‘Have’ must replace ‘has’ as ‘best players’ are referred to.

5) He paid no heed (a) / to the charges levied against him (b) / and proceeded to behave (c) / in the same way (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(b) Charges are ‘levelled’ against a person, not ‘levied’.

6) The main difficulty was (a) / the barriers which were standing (b) /at the centre (c) / of the crossroads (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(e) No error

7) Despite of a good monsoon this year (a) / the production of food grains (b) / in the country (c) / did not go up (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(a) ‘Despite’ itself means ‘in spite of’. ‘Despite’ is not followed by ‘of’.

8) He was (a) / living in Mumbai (b) / for five years (c) / before the year 1990? (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(a) As a question is being asked, it should start with ‘Was he’.

9) If your mother (a) / will come again, (b) / I shall report (c) / against you (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(b) This is a conditional sentence. The future tense verb should not be used here in (b); it should be replaced by a verb in simple present tense ‘Will come’ should be replaced by ‘comes’.

10) If you think that (a) / during that Holi festival (b) / we are allowed a little freedom (c) / you are mistaken (d) / no error (e)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

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(b) The reference is not to any particular Holi festival, but Holi festival in general. ‘That’ should be replaced by ‘the’.


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