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- An expert group in 2011 estimated / urban infrastructure over a 20-years / period needed an / investment of Rs 39.2 trillion.
1) An expert group in 2011 estimated
2) urban infrastructure over a 20-years
3) period needed an
4) investment of Rs 39.2 trillion.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : Replace “years” with “year”
it should be 20 – year. - Unless both Centre and states can find the political / will to carry out urban governance reforms, / talk to smart cities or / Swachh Bharat will remain just idle chatter.
1) Unless both Centre and states can find the political
2) will to carry out urban governance reforms
3) talk to smart cities or
4) Swachh Bharat will remain just idle chatter.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “to” with “about”
talk about cities will be appropriate. - Rebellion reared its head with the / August 26 removal of Chhotepur, who / is widely credited of building / the Punjab party from scratch.
1) Rebellion reared its head with the
2) August 26 removal of Chhotepur, who
3) is widely credited of building
4) the Punjab party from scratch.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “of” with “for” - The mayor would be the executive head of / a city, equipped with sufficient / legal powers and financial / resources to get things done.
1) The mayor would be the executive head of
2) a city, equipped with sufficient
3) legal powers and financial
4) resources to get things done
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation : Replace “would” with “should” - It is time to narrow accountability to / a single office such as an / elected mayor, as successful / cities across the world do.
1) It is time to narrow accountability to
2) a single office such as an
3) elected mayor, as successful
4) cities across the world do.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : No error - It is shameful that about half the households in / India’s start-up capital Bengaluru does not / have a sewerage connection or around / the same proportion in Mumbai live in slums.
1) It is shameful that about half the households in
2) India’s start-up capital Bengaluru does not
3) have a sewerage connection or around
4) the same proportion in Mumbai live in slums.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : Replace “does” with “do” - From public transport systems and traffic control / to managing solid waste disposal and / drainage, enormous investment / is needed to upgrade skills and resource.
1) From public transport systems and traffic control
2) to managing solid waste disposal and
3) drainage, enormous investment
4) is needed to upgrade skills and resource.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation : Replace “resource” with “resources” - The spirit underpinning the amendment / has been ignored by states even / as they ask for decentralisation / and more powers from the Centre.
1) The spirit underpinning the amendment
2) has been ignored by states even
3) as they ask for decentralisation
4) and more powers from the Centre.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : No error - It is almost 25 years since the 74th / constitutional amendment mandated / setting on of municipalities as / institutions of self-government.
1) It is almost 25 years since the 74th
2) constitutional amendment mandated
3) setting on of municipalities as
4) institutions of self-government.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “setting on” with “setting up”
Setting up is correct phrase. - It is worth reminding populist / politicians that working cities / is in everybody’s / interest, including villagers.
1) It is worth reminding populist
2) politicians that working cities
3) is in everybody’s
4) interest, including villagers.
5) No error
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “is” with “are”
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