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Directions (Q. 1- 10): In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part in each sentence is not accepted in standard English. Identify that part and mark its number 1, 2, 3 or 4 in your answers.
- What one must add is that this kind of activity & its speed is difficult of be replicated by humans.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – D. 4
Explanation : it should be to be replicated by
Replace “of” with “to” - What it means is that if you wants to spread any piece of information widely or even misinformation driven by a specific agenda, it is easy to do so in the online world.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – A. 1
Explanation : it should be What it means is that if you want
Replace “wants” with “want”
He,she,it,name —- s/es - Influencing voters using propaganda driven by foreign powers means stable democracies are under threat.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – E. 5
Explanation : No correction required.
Given sentence is correct. - The vulnerable of our population, despite India being a developing nation is quite high like the developed nations.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – A. 1
Explanation : it should be The vulnerability of our - Neighbouring Pakistan has already fished in the waters of cyber-attacks but creating a more sophisticated political bot network is not so difficult in the near future.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – E. 5
Explanation : No correction required.
Given sentence is correct. - There is enough evidence that stable democracies by a thriving independent new media industry is what the Russian led bots like to go after.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – A. 1
Explanation : it should be that stable democracies with
Replace “by” with “with” - The political leaders these bot conspirators aim to support or prop on are not a factor of political ideology but how much disruption can they cause to the political discourse.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – B. 2
Explanation : it should be or prop up are not a factor of
Replace “Prop on” with “prop up”
prop someone or something up (against someone or something) to stand or lean someone or something against someone or something. He was so tired I had to prop him up against the wall while I looked for the door key. I propped up the man against the wall. - We need to wake up to this threat and at every level, security agencies need to sensitise political parties of how not to fall for such agenda driven support from overseas.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – E. 5
Explanation : No correction required.
Given sentence is correct. - It is important to note that bot conspirators are much smarter than those whom want to regulate them and will try every means to meet their goals.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – C. 3
Explanation : it should be those who want to regulate
Replace “whom” with “who” - This is a tough one since every party resorts to some half-truths which allow the bot technology work to spread their effectiveness.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 No correction required.Answer – D. 4
Explanation : it should be to spread its effectiveness
Replace “their” with ‘its”
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