The correct answer is C

Key Points

• In the given sentence, there is an error in part C of the given sentence.
• If the two nouns joined together by 'and'  are so commonly used together that they are treated as a single item, the verb used will be singular.
• Here, and is used to join the two nouns bread and butter.
• Bread and butter is treated as a single dish or item in day to day life
• Therefore, in part C of the sentence 'are' should be replaced by 'is'.

The correct sentence is When I went to visit my uncle in Delhi I told him that bread and butter is my favorite daily breakfast.

Additional Information

• Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject and the verb in the sentence should agree with each other in number and person
• When the subject is in the singular the verb must also be the singular
• When the subject is in the plural the verb also must be in the plural

The correct answer is B

Key Points

• In the given sentence there is an error in part B of the given sentence.
• When one of the nouns or pronouns joined by or, nor, either...or, neither...nor is in the singular form and the other in the plural, the verb should be plural.
• The plural subject should be placed next to the verb.
• Here, two subjects Samuel and his brothers are joined together by either...or. 
  • The noun 'Samuel' is singular and the pronoun 'his brothers' is in plural form.
  • Therefore the plural form of the verb must be used here.
• Therefore, in part B of the sentence 'is' should be replaced by 'are'.

The correct sentence is, 'Either Samuel or his two brothers are responsible for the fire incident that took place in the firecracker factory.

Additional Information

• Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject and the verb in the sentence should agree with each other in number and person.
• When the subject is in the singular the verb must also be the singular.
• When the subject is in the plural the verb also must be in the plural.

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e., ‘ dream of cracking the civil service exam,’- the error lies in this part only.

Key-Points

• The error lies in the wrong usage of the verb ‘dream’ in Part B.
• ‘dream’ should be replaced by ‘dreams’ because a singular verb always comes after ‘each’, ‘either’, ‘neither’, ‘everyone’, ‘many a’.

For example- Each of these books is in our library.

Therefore, the singular verb ‘dreams’ should be used instead of the plural verb ‘dream’ to make the sentence correct.

So, the correct sentence is: “Each of the students here dreams of cracking the civil service exam, but only a few achieve success in this field.”

Mistake Point:

It is important to remember that a singular verb instead of a plural verb is always used after ‘each’, ‘either’, ‘neither’, ‘everyone’, and ‘many a’.

• For example-
  • Many a problem has come out of this issue. (Correct)
  • Many a problem have come out of this issue. (Incorrect)
  • Each of these shops charges an extra delivery fee. (Correct)
  • Each of these shops charge an extra delivery fee. (Incorrect)

The correct answer is 'Detailed'.

Key Point

• Granular in this context means providing a high level of detail and breaking down information into specific, fine components.
• Detailed aligns with this meaning, as it describes something that includes a lot of specific information and thorough examination.

Additional Information

• Coarse means rough or lacking fine details, which is the opposite of granular.
• Broad means wide or general, which does not convey the same level of specificity.
• Generalized means made more general or broad, which is contrary to the detailed nature of granular.
• Vague means unclear or not detailed, which is the opposite of granular.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. emblem.

symbol- a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object.

emblem- a symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.

Both show the same meaning so, this will be the appropriate replacement for the given word.

stain- mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.

brand- a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

letter- a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

All other words have the meaning different from the given word.

'Plaque’ needs to be replaced with ‘plague’ to make the sentence meaningful.

Plaque is a piece of flat metal that is used to cover something – an ornament of or a painting frame.

The other options, ‘plauge’ and ‘plegue’ are misspellings of the word ‘plague’.

Any of the other options apart from ‘ignorance’ does make sense in the sentence.

‘Expansive’ needs to be replaced with ‘offensive’ to make the sentence.

To be expansive means to be spread out, having a large scope or range.

To be successive means to come after something, to follow something, to come after something.

To be propulsive means to be related to propulsion – the motion of moving forward, or being pushed or driven forward.

To take the offensive means to take a violent stance for an attack.

Any of the other options apart from ‘further’ does make sense in the sentence.

Key Points

A-E and C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.

A-E :- The last word ‘in’ of the phrase (A) implies that the subsequent phrase will contain a certain ‘place’ where children are dying due to diarrhoea. Phrase (E) fulfills the requirement, thus a coherent sentence is formed.

C-F :- The phrase ‘such as’ means ‘for example’. The phrase (C) talks about the ‘abnormal experiences’ and phrase (F) gives examples of those. Thus, a meaningful sentence is formed.

(B) and (D) are related to each other, but the error in the phrase (D) makes the combination wrong. ‘there’ in the phrase (D) must be replaced with ‘here’. The word ‘here’ would imply that ‘the season to visit Shillong has begun’.

Only phrases (C) and (D) combine to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence.

C-D :- The word ‘one’ indicates that the subsequent part will talk about ‘second clock’. C-D combine to form a logical sentence which talks about the two types of clocks working inside our brains.

Rest of the phrases though grammatically correct, don’t form meaningful sentences when combined with one another.

The correct answer is option 2.

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It is astonishing that the Indian National Anthem drafted by Tagore was actually to pay homage to King George V.

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