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English Questions: Sentence Correction(Pharse Replacement) Set 122

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Replace the phrase

Directions (Q.1-10) Which of the following phrases given against each sentence can replace the phrase given in bold in the sentence grammatically and contextually? if none of the phrases can replace the word/phrase given in bold in the sentence , select ‘None’ as your answer.

  1. Recent discussions between Indian and Chinese officials on the way forward in Afghanistan are a welcome sign that both countries are attempting to put a very bad year in bilateral ties behind them, and seek common ground where possible.
    I. recommending for
    II. making an effort to
    III. corresponding to
    1. III
    2. I , II
    3. II
    4. I
    5. None
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation :
    making an effort to – trying

  2. Quotas determine the size of contingency funds at the disposal of the IMF to lend to countries in need of help, as well as the power of individual countries to influence lending decisions and tap into the funds themselves.
    I. to excruciate
    II. to distraught
    III. to impel
    1. II
    2. III
    3. I
    4. II , III
    5. None
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation :
    To impel – force , urge

  3. Romanticism, a philosophy strongly attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, stressed emotion and a return to the natural state of man instead of the confines and constructs of society.
    I. sanctioned of
    II. associated with
    III. charged by
    1. II
    2. III
    3. I , II
    4. II , III
    5. None
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation :
    Associated with – related

  4. The struggle to keep polarisation at bay will be unrelenting for the memories of Partition and the mayhem of terror will keep churning up hate.
    I. agitating
    II. fondling at
    III. enmeshing for
    1. II , III
    2. I , III
    3. II
    4. I
    5. None
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation :
    Agitating – making troubled

  5. As Ronald Dworkin said, the preservation of individual autonomy is an essential requirement of a legitimate government.
    I. crucial
    II. reckoning
    III. vital
    1. I , III
    2. II
    3. III
    4. I
    5. None
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation :
    Vital / crucial – important

  6. Besides making sanitation a movement through the provision of well-designed toilets and behaviour change in rural India, the SBM (Swachh Bharat Mission ) should have a broader vision of what constitutes cleanliness.
    I. an extensive
    II. a habitual
    III. an alternative
    1. II , III
    2. I ,III
    3. I
    4. II
    5. None
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation :
    Extensive – large in area

  7. The reason for deterioration of loans could be the impact of key judicial decisions like abrupt cancellations of coal mines and spectrum allocation.
    I. for bewitching
    II. for declining
    III. in captivating
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. I , II
    5. None
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation :
    For declining – worsening

  8. In the environment of competition, the IMF will have to do more than just superficially tinker with its asymmetric power structure and outdated quota system.
    I. mustered
    II. panhandling
    III. old fashioned
    1. III
    2. II
    3. I , III
    4. I
    5. None
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation :
    Old-fashioned – out of date

  9. A robust mechanism that actually helps farmers get the declared MSP for a crop is being pursued through a price deficiency payment scheme and a private procurement plan.
    I. being followed
    II. being entangled
    III. being authorized
    1. II , III
    2. II
    3. III
    4. I
    5. None
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation :
    Being followed – going after

  10. India’s full panoply of interventions, invariably justified as being pro-poor, have not only not spread human capital, but they have also not been able to prevent a growing income inequality.
    I. to preclude
    II. in spoiling
    III. at detaining
    1. III
    2. I , II
    3. I
    4. II
    5. None
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation :
    To preclude – stop