SET-69
IDENTIFY THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT IN TERMS GRAMMAR AND USAGE(including Spelling,Punctuation and Logical consistency)
My Take
1)2
2)3
3)2
My Take
1)2
2)3
3)2
SET-69
IDENTIFY THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT IN TERMS GRAMMAR AND USAGE(including Spelling,Punctuation and Logical consistency)
Q1)
A)Often-cited studies have shown that the difference in IQ
B)among identical twins raised apart is only slightly less [ between should be used]
C)than twins raised together,whereas the correlation [ wrong comparison..should be..the difference between twins raise together..]
D)between the intelligence scores of a parent
E)who adopts a child and those of that child are slim.[ ..and that of the child]
2)A & D
Q2)
A)Scientists often look for Fermi estimates of the answer to a problem
B)before turning to more sophisticated methods to calculate a precise answer, [ full stop]
C)This provides a useful check on the results:
D)where the complexity of a precise calculation might obscured a large error, [ might obscure..]
E)the simplicity of Fermi calculations makes them far less susceptible of such mistakes. [ susceptible to..]
1)A & C
Q3)
A)The difference is that then everyone joined in
B)the music making,as oppose to what we do today,
C)sit quietly in passive listening mode. [ sitting..]
D)But to claim we have more music now
E)is not consistent to the evidence.
3)B & E
:)
set-69
q1)1
q2)1
q3)1
q1)1
q2)1
q3)1
SET-69
My Take
1>
2)A & D
B - between identical
C- than that between
E - correlation is slim
2>
1)A & C
B- full stopat the end
D- obscure
E -susceptible to
3>
2)A & D
B- as opposed to
C - sitting , in a passive
E - consistent with
SET-69
IDENTIFY THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT IN TERMS GRAMMAR AND USAGE(including Spelling,Punctuation and Logical consistency)
Q1)
A)Often-cited studies have shown that the difference in IQ
B)among identical twins raised apart is only slightly less [ between should be used]
C)than twins raised together,whereas the correlation [ wrong comparison..should be..the difference between twins raise together..]
D)between the intelligence scores of a parent
E)who adopts a child and those of that child are slim.[ ..and that of the child]
2)A & D
Q2)
A)Scientists often look for Fermi estimates of the answer to a problem
B)before turning to more sophisticated methods to calculate a precise answer, [ full stop]
C)This provides a useful check on the results:
D)where the complexity of a precise calculation might obscured a large error, [ might obscure..]
E)the simplicity of Fermi calculations makes them far less susceptible of such mistakes. [ susceptible to..]
1)A & C
Q3)
A)The difference is that then everyone joined in
B)the music making,as oppose to what we do today,
C)sit quietly in passive listening mode. [ sitting..]
D)But to claim we have more music now
E)is not consistent to the evidence.
3)B & E
:)
Just a question(pertaining to Q1.)..........Don't you think in the last sentence it should be and that of child is slim..........beause of the correlation the verb(is) should be singular
set-69
1) 2)a & d
2) 2)a,b & c
3) 4)c & d
Just a question(pertaining to Q1.)..........Don't you think in the last sentence it should be and that of child is slim..........beause of the correlation the verb(is) should be singular
yes right..i missed that..:)
Set 69
My Takes
1.1
2.2
3.2
A simple query, getting confused. Which of the following is correct usage?
Comparing apples and oranges.
Comparing apples to oranges.
Comparing apples with oranges.
or we can use more than one of the above? Please throw some light on this. Thanks in advance. 😃
Puys... Everyone should be pardon for me this... i had posted Set-69 from one of the earlier threads... But i am very sorry to say that i couldn get the OA's for that set as it was not posted by the one who had posted it initially.
but i would be happy if someone confirms the answers.
Looking forward to VA greats to comeup with answers and explanation as well.
Am sorry..
I will ensure that this mistake will not be repeated again... Sorry puys...
Looking Fwd for the next set of Qns....
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A simple query, getting confused. Which of the following is correct usage?
Comparing apples and oranges.
Comparing apples to oranges.
Comparing apples with oranges.
or we can use more than one of the above? Please throw some light on this. Thanks in advance. :)
I guess to/with both can be used.So it should be 2 and 3 both 😃
SET 70
In each question, four sentences are given. Identify the incorrect
sentence or sentences.
1.
A. All black writers of the Renaissance period cannot be described as crusaders.
B. Some were not immediately concerned with the injustices heaped on Negroes.
C. Some contrived their poems, novels and song merely for the sake of art, while others took up their pens to escape the sordid aspect of their existence.
D. If an element of race exists in the work of these writers, it is because their material flows out of their individual and group experiences reflecting the emergence of a distant cultural community.
(1) D and A (2) C and D (3) B and D (4) A and C (5) A and B
2.
A. Flying alone is an open plane is the purest experience of flight possible.
B. That pure experience is felt at its most intense in acrobatic flying where you are upside down, or pointed at the sky or at the earth, and moving in ways that you can only in the unsubstantial medium of the air.
C. Acrobatic flying is a useless skill in its particulars - nobody needs to do a loop or a roll, not even a fighter pilot - but this skills extends your control of a plane.
D. When you reach the top of a loop, upside down and engine at full throttle, and tilt your head up to pick up the horizon line behind you, you are as far outside instinctive human behaviour as you can go.
(1) A, C and D (2) D, B and C (3) B, A and C (4) D, A and B (5) C and B
3.
A. But this summer might just be about the flag, when the book is written about it.
B. The coming Monday, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down the long-expected decision on the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. In alliance the House of Representatives just passed yesterday, buried by other events of the day,an amendment to the Constitution to ban flag burning.
D. They have passed it before on two occasions, most recently in the year 2000, and both times it has been tried and killed in the Senate.
(1) D and C (2) C and B (3) B and D (4) D and A (5) A and C
PLease give answers with explanations :)
SET 70
In each question, four sentences are given. Identify the incorrect
sentence or sentences.
1)1
A. All the black writers of the Renaissance period cannot be described as crusaders.
D.If an element of race existed in the work of these writers, it is because their material flowed out of their individual and group experiences reflecting the emergence of a distant cultural community.
2)2
B. That pure experience is felt at its most intense in acrobatic flying where you are upside down, or pointed at the sky or at the earth, and moving in ways that you can only in the unsubstantial medium of the air.
D.When you reach the top of a loop, upside down and engine at full throttle, and tilt your head up to pick up the horizon line behind you, you are as far outside instinctive human behaviour as you can go.
C. Acrobatic flying is an useless skill in its particulars - nobody needs to do a loop or a roll, not even a fighter pilot - but this skills extends your control of a plane.
3)2
C. In alliance the House of Representatives just passed yesterday, buried by other events of the day,an amendment to the Constitution to ban flag burning.
D. They have passed it before on two occasions, most recently in the year 2000, and at both times it has been tried and killed in the Senate.
set 70
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1.2
2.1
3.2
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1.2
2.1
3.2
SET 70
In each question, four sentences are given. Identify the incorrect
sentence or sentences.
1.
C. Some contrived their poems, novels and song merely for the sake of art, while others took up their pens to escape the sordid aspect of their existence. [ aspects..]
D. If an element of race exists in the work of these writers, it is because their material flows out of their individual and group experiences reflecting the emergence of a distant cultural community. [ distinct cultural community..]
(2) C and D
2.
A. Flying alone is an open plane is the purest experience of flight possible.[ in an open..]
C. Acrobatic flying is a useless skill in its particulars nobody needs to do a loop or a roll, not even a fighter pilot but this skills extends your control of a plane.[ this skill..]
D. When you reach the top of a loop, upside down and engine at full throttle, and tilt your head up to pick up the horizon line behind you, you are as far outside instinctive human behaviour as you can go. [ your head back..]
(1) A, C and D
3.
A. But this summer might just be about the flag, when the book is written about it.
C. In alliance the House of Representatives just passed yesterday, buried by other events of the day,an amendment to the Constitution to ban flag burning. [ in an alliance..but somehow the sentence still seems wrong]
(5) A and C
:)
SET 70
My Take
1> 2
aspects, works
2> 1
possible is misplaced , these skills extend ,
3> 5
by elimination - D is right , so 2 or 5. B is right so option 5
Set 70
MyTake
1>2
2>1
3>2
SET 71
1.Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, the good goddess.
(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers,
(B) Basing it on various ancient writers accounts,
(C) With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis,
(D) By the accounts of various ancient writers they used,
(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers,
2.Building on civilizations that preceded them in coastal Peru, the Mochica developed their own elaborate society, based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting other wild and domestic resources.
(A) based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting
(B) based on the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and seafood,and the exploitation of
(C) and basing it on the cultivation of crops like corn and beans, harvesting fish and seafood, and the exploiting of
(D) and they based it on their cultivation of crops such as corn and beans, the harvest of fish and seafood, and exploiting
(E) and they based it on their cultivating such crops like corn and beans, their harvest of fish and shellfish, and they exploited
3.In the following question you have to identify the correct sentence/s.
(A) A brash walk before dinner helps to enforce the appetite.
(B) The death tally in the Pakistan earthquake has now risen to 300,000.
(C) Let's take a sluggish stroll along the beach,shall we?
(D) If you want to stay at home tonight, that's perfectly OK with me.
(a) A only (b) B only (c) C only (d) D only (e) A and B only
P.S.: Plz explain ur ans.....it wil help me....
1.Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, the good goddess.
(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers,
(B) Basing it on various ancient writers accounts,
(C) With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis,
(D) By the accounts of various ancient writers they used,
(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers,
2.Building on civilizations that preceded them in coastal Peru, the Mochica developed their own elaborate society, based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting other wild and domestic resources.
(A) based on cultivating such crops like corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and shellfish, and exploiting
(B) based on the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and seafood,and the exploitation of
(C) and basing it on the cultivation of crops like corn and beans, harvesting fish and seafood, and the exploiting of
(D) and they based it on their cultivation of crops such as corn and beans, the harvest of fish and seafood, and exploiting
(E) and they based it on their cultivating such crops like corn and beans, their harvest of fish and shellfish, and they exploited
3.In the following question you have to identify the correct sentence/s.
(A) A brash walk before dinner helps to enforce the appetite.
(B) The death tally in the Pakistan earthquake has now risen to 300,000.
(C) Let's take a sluggish stroll along the beach,shall we?
(D) If you want to stay at home tonight, that's perfectly OK with me.
(a) A only (b) B only (c) C only (d) D only (e) A and B only
P.S.: Plz explain ur ans.....it wil help me....
SET 71
1.others are unidiomatic or wordy
(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers,
2.only one parallel..
(B) based on the cultivation of such crops as corn and beans, the harvesting of fish and seafood,and the exploitation of
3. (d) D only
:)