41.
(a) Microwaves are the principle carriers
(b) of television, telephone and data transmissions
(c) between stations on earth and between the earth and satellites.
Answer: (a) In this question the word ‘principle’ is wrongly spelt, therefore, (a) is the correct answer.
The correct form would be “Microwaves are the principal carriers”, “which means microwaves are the chief or main carriers”. The word principle is not used because it means – a basic general truth that is the foundation of something.
42.
(a) Mahavira was an advocate of nonviolence and vegetarianism,
(b) who revived and recognized the Jain doctrine
(c) established rules for their monastic order.
Answer: (b) The word ‘who’ is wrongly used, therefore, (b) is the correct answer.
The correct form would be “Mahavira who was an advocate of nonviolence and vegetarianism, revived and reorganized ___”.
The reason being, the position of ‘who’ as a relative pronoun is wrong as it come just after the antecedent here Mahavira.
43.
(a) I will try to put over
(b) some feelers to gauge
(c) people’s reaction to our proposal.
Answer: (c) Reaction should replace with ‘reactions’
44.
(a) She stood off
(b) from the crowd
(c) because of her height and flaming red hair.
Answer: (a) In the question, the word ‘off ‘ is wrongly used, therefore (a) is the correct answer.
The correct form of sentence will be “the stood apart from the crowd hair.”
45.
(a) The data on
(b) the divorce case is
(c) on the judge’s desk.
Answer: (b) The word ‘data’ is used as plural. Hence, the verb should agree ‘are’ in place of ‘is’.
46.
(a) Your husband doesn’t
(b) believe that you are older
(c) than I.
Answer: No error.
47.
(a) You should be cautious
(b) and make a few discrete
(c) enquires about
(d) the firm before you sign anything.
Answer: (b) The word ‘discrect’ means careful and prodent in one’s speech or actions’ while discrete means ‘individually separate or distinct.
48.
(a) I will need several weeks
(b) to invent the lie of the land before
(c) I can make any decision about the future of the business.
Answer: (b) The word ‘invent’ is wrongly used, therefore, (b) is the correct answers.
The correct sentence will be “I will need several weeks to detect the lie of the man before I can make any decision …….. business.
49.
(a) The salesman gave us
(b) a big spiel about why
(c) we should buy his product.
Answer: (b) The word ‘about’ is wrongly used, therefore, (b) is the correct answer.
The correct sentence will be ‘The salesman gave us a big spiel as to why ……… product”.
50.
(a) It’s stupid to go
(b) to the expense of taking
(c) music lessons if you never practice.
Answer: (b) The correct phrase is ‘at the expense of doing something’. Hence ‘to’ should be replaced with ‘at’.
51.
(a) You will find it difficult
(b) to explain of your use
(c) of such offensive language
Answer: (b) In the sentence ‘to explain of ‘ the ‘of ‘ is redundant.
52.
(a) Because of the
(b) extenuating circumstances,
(c) the court acquitted him out of the crime
Answer: (c) The error lies in part (c) of the sentence, so, (c) is the correct answer.
The correct form of sentence will be ‘the court acquitted him of the crime’ the word ‘out’ is not to be used. The word ‘Acquit’ means to free from a charge.
53.
(a) The company has
(b) set off itself some stiff production
(c) goals for this year
Answer: (b) The error lies in part (b) of the sentence. So, (b) is the correct answer.
The correct form of sentence will be ‘the company has set itself some production. The word ‘off ‘ is to be removed.
54.
(a) The music was so loud
(b) that we had bellow over each
(c) other to be heard.
Answer: (b) The correct sentence should be ‘we had to bellow’.
55.
(a) The children are
(b) really in their element
(c) playing on the beach.
Answer: This is grammatically correct sentence.
56.
(a) The film was so disjointed
(b) that I could not tell you
(c) what the story was about.
Answer: (b) Here ‘could’ need to be replaced by ‘can’.
57.
(a) He had been
(b) saved of death as if
(c) by divine intervention.
Answer: (b) Here ‘of ’ need to be replaced with ‘from’. Since a person can be saved from death, not of death.
58.
(a) A cogent remark
(b) compels acceptance because
(c) of their sense and logic.
Answer: (c) Here ‘their’ needs to be replaced with ‘its’.
59.
(a) In financial matters
(b) it is important to
(c) get disinterested advice.
Answer: There is no error in this statement as well. The sentence is grammatically correct.
60.
(a) I could not
(b) answer to
(c) the question.
Answer: (b) It should be ‘answer’ instead of ‘answer to’.