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  1. 1201AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    The cat climbed a tree and perched itself on a branch.

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    Correct option: C — No substitution required

    No substitution required The given sentence is grammatically correct.

  2. 1202AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Fifty rupees feels too much for such a pen.

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    Correct option: A — seems

    seems ‘Feels’ is used for the sense of touch or emotion and ‘seems’ is used to show what something appears to be. The word ‘seems’ makes the sentence meaningful. Hence, ‘seems’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 1203AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Despite of an injury, he won the match.

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    Correct option: B — Despite

    Despite ‘Despite’ means in spite of and it doesn't take any preposition with it. Hence, ‘Despite’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 1204AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Lily has dedicate her life towards becoming a doctor.

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    Correct option: C — has dedicated

    has dedicated “Has/Have/Had + V3(third form of the verb)” is the correct grammatical structure. However, the third form of ‘dedicate’ is ‘dedicated’. Hence, ‘has dedicated(V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 1205AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Health insurance are important today since anyone can face a medical emergency without warning.

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    Correct option: B — is important

    is important According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb. Similarly, ‘Health insurance’ is a singular subject that will take ‘is’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘is important’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 1206AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    It was a quite afternoon, so Dan decided to take a nap.

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    Correct option: A — a quiet

    a quiet ‘Quite’ is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something and ‘quiet’ describes something that makes no noise. Similarly, in the given sentence, it is stated that it was a quiet afternoon. Hence, ‘a quiet’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 1207AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    People say different things at different times.

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    Correct option: A — say diverse things at different times

    say diverse things at different times ‘Different’ is used to indicate that two or more things are not the same or not alike in some way. whereas ‘diverse’ means a wide range of differences within a group or a set of things. Hence, ‘say diverse things at different times’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 1208AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Andrew will playing basketball at the college tournament.

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    Correct option: C — is playing

    is playing ‘Is/am/are + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure for Present Continuous Tense. ‘Andrew’ is a singular subject that will take ‘is’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘is playing(Ving)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 1209AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Selling, purchasing, and using an illegally copied product is a criminal offence.

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    Correct option: B — a pirated

    a Pirated - illegally copied.

  10. 1210AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    With all their little comforts destroyed, the survivors were thrown still farther back into barbarism.

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    Correct option: B — still further back into barbarism

    still further back into barbarism ‘Farther’ is used to indicate the physical distance while ‘further’ is used to indicate the figurative/metaphorical distance. Hence, ‘still further back into barbarism’ is the most appropriate answer.

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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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