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  1. 901AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    While I was waiting for Asha for shopping, I spilled lemonade on my new trousers

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    Correct option: B — to shop

    to shop Infinitive(to + V1) is used after the verb ‘wait’. Therefore, ‘for shopping’ must be replaced with ‘to shop(V1)’. Hence, ‘to shop’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 902AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Whether she wishes to relocate to Mumbai or continues to live here are her personal decisions.

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    Correct option: A — is her personal decisio

    is her personal decision ‘Whether … or’ is a pair of conjunctions. According to the “Rule of Proximity”, the verb is supplied according to the subject closest to the verb. In the given sentence, the close subject is a verb phrase ‘continues to live’, which denotes a single action. Therefore, singular verb ‘is’ will be used. Hence, ‘is her personal decision’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 903AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    He gave his heart and soul to make the entire show a success.

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    Correct option: D — entire energy and effort

    Heart and soul- entire energy and effort.

  4. 904AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute (replace) the bracketed segment in the following sentence. I look forward (see) you soon.

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    Correct option: B — to seeing

    to seeing There are some phrases that are always followed by a gerund(Ving). Such phrases are ‘with a view to, looking forward to, in addition to, accustomed to, habituated to, be used to, prone to, etc.’ Hence, ‘look forward to seeing’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 905AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Harish is clever than wise.

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    Correct option: D — more clever than

    more clever than When we compare two qualities of the same person, the comparative degree is formed by adding ‘more’, not by adding ‘-er’. Hence, ‘more clever than’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 906AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate phrasal verb that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The firefighters tried their best to extinguish the fire.

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    Correct option: C — put out

    Put out- to extinguish fire.

  7. 907AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Research in Social Sciences is plagued nowadays on gloomy definitions and measurements.

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    Correct option: C — nowadays by gloomy definitions

    nowadays by gloomy definitions ‘By’ is used in passive voice to indicate the doer or agent of the action. Similarly, in the given sentence, ‘by’ has been used to indicate the doer of the action ‘plagued’. Hence, ‘nowadays by gloomy definitions’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 908AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Raghav, who studies tourism at present, is planning to go abroad after his graduation.

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    Correct option: D — is studying

    is studying Present continuous tense is used to indicate an action that is in progress in the present. ‘Singular Subject + is + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Hence, ‘is studying’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 909AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Placing a huge magnet atop the temple pose to being the biggest hurdle for the masons.

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    Correct option: D — posed to be

    posed to be ‘To + V1’, also known as infinitive, is the correct grammatical structure. The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, the past form(V2) of the verb will be used. Hence, ‘posed to be’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 910AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    One of the most horrified serials of the Indian television industry was broadcast twenty years ago.

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    Correct option: A — most horrifying serials

    most horrifying serials ‘Horrifying’ means causing a feeling of horror. The given sentence states that one of the most horrifying serials of the Indian television industry was broadcast twenty years ago. Hence, ‘most horrifying serials’ is the most appropriate answer.

English Language practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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Yes. Many papers are set in both languages, so a large share of these questions are available in Hindi. Use the language filter at the top of the page.
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Every question shows the correct option. Where the source paper included a worked solution, the explanation is shown under "Show answer".