CTS - Verbal - 2

CTS – Verbal - 2

Directions for Questions 1-5:

In each of the following questions, some sentences are given which are on the same theme. Decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.

1.            A) Without your help must try to carry out my task alone.

B) Barring your help I should try to carry out my task alone

C) Besides help from you, I must try to carry out my task alone.

D) Failing your help I must try to carry out my task alone

Ans: D

2.            A) Since the dividend being declared than the notices were prepared for mailing.

B) Scarcely had the dividend been declared than the notices were sent out.

C) They had no sooner declared the dividend when they sent the notices to the stockholders.

D) No sooner than the dividend been prepared for mailing.

E) The company hardly declared the dividend till the notices were prepared for mailing

Ans: D

3.            A) Many works must close owing to lack of fuel, if the strike lasts till the weekend.

B) If the strike lasts for the weekend, owing to lack of fuel many works must close.

C) Owing to lack of fuel, many works must close if the strike lasts over the weekend.

D) Having the strike lasting to the weekend, many works close for lack of fuel.

Ans: C

4.            A) As one travels from Karjat to Khandala, be finds the line most beautifully laid.

B) Travelling from Karjat to Khandala, one finds the line most beautifully laid.

C) While travelling from Karjat to Khandala, one would find the line most beautifully laid

D) If one travels from Karjat to Khandala, he will find the line most beautifully laid

Ans: B

5.            A) Nobody will want to play in his team if he does not treat people kindly

B) If he does not treat people kindly, nobody will play to want his team

C) Nobody will treat people kindly, he does not want to play in this team

D) Nobody will want to treat people, if he does not play in his team kindly.

Ans: A

Directions for Questions 6-10:

In each of the following questions, a paragraph or a sentence has been broken up into different parts. The parts have been scrambled and numbered as given below. Choose the correct order of these parts from the given alternatives.

6.            1) you can take

2) you can't take

3) the boy

4) the village

5) out of the village

6) out of the boy

7) but

A) 1,3,5,7,2,4,6                  B) 1,5,2,6,3,7,4                 C) 1,6,5,3,7,2,4                  D) 1,7,2,4,3,5,6

Ans: A

7.            1) food supply

2) storage, distribution and handling

3) pastoral industry and fishing

4) besides increasing

5) by preventing wastage in

6) the productivity from agriculture

7)can be increased

A) 1,7,5,2,4,3,6                  B) 4,1,6,7,5,3,2                  C) 4,6,3,1,7,5,2                 D) 6,3,5,7,4,1,2

Ans: C

8.            1) in some of the developed countries

2) in the developing countries

3) mostly in the form of beef, pork etc.

4) about 180 kilograms

5) per capita consumption is

6) of grain per capita annually

7) the people

8) five times that amount

9) consume only

A) 1,7,9,4,6,2,5,8,3           B) 2,5,8,2,7,9,4,6,3           C) 7,2,9,4,6,1,5,8,3          D) 5,8,1,2,7,9,4,6,3

Ans: C

9.            1) The African elephant is usually larger

2) being about three and a half metres in hight

3) than the Indian

4) and 6000 kg in weight

5) It has enormous ears

6) which are valued for the ivory

7) and very long tusks

8) that they contain

A) 1,3,2,4,5,7,6,8              B) 1,4,2,3,6,5,8,7              C) 5,3,6,2,7,4,1,8               D) 5,6,2,4,1,3,7,8

Ans: A

10.          1) not only for

2) but also for

3) lumbering

4) construction purposes

5) as an occupation

6) on modern lines

7) the manufacture of wood pulp, paper , resins etc.

8) owing to the great demand for timber

9) has developed

A) 3,9,6,5,8,1,4,2,7           B) 3,8,9,5,6,1,7,2,4          C) 3,5,9,6,8,1,4,2,7          D) 5,3,9,6,8,1,7,2,4

Ans: C

Directions for Questions 11-12:

Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence.  The number or alphabet of that part is your answer.(Disregard punctuation errors if any)

11. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries /       

               A                    B                   C                             D

Ans: C (intending)

12. The clothes / were neatly / hanged /on the cloth line.    

                 A                     B                      C                D

Ans:C (hung)

Directions for Questions 13-15:

One of the four sentences given in each question is grammatically wrong . Find the incorrect sentence.

13.          A)  Our followers are but a handful.

B)  Neither he nor I was there.

C)  Many a glorious deeds were done.

D) Everyone of the boys loves to ride.

Ans: C

14.          A)  She had finished her work when I met her.

B)  Do you believe in God?

C)  He cut his hand with a knife.

D)  He challenged me for a duel.

Ans: D

15.          A)  Sumit is my elder brother.

B)  He is two years younger to me.

C)  He is the eldest man of this village.

D) Ravi is five years older than me.

Ans: C

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