Sentence Improvement (Part-XIV)

Total Questions: 50

1. Fierce competition against restaurants has driven up the prices. [SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) among
Solution:Among means referring to a particular group of people or things. Similarly, the given sentence refers to different restaurants. However, 'among' is also used for two or more people. Hence, 'among' is the most appropriate answer.

2. Much of the truth about the mysterious death of her pet was not revealed. [SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) No substitution
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

3. Hears to the news tonight at 9 p.m., as there will be an important announcement about the budget. [SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Listen to
Solution:We generally use 'hear' for such sounds that involuntarily come to our ears. However 'listen' is used when we pay attention to sounds that are going on somewhere. Similarly, in the given sentence, someone is saying to pay attention to the news at 9 pm today. We use 'listen to' where we pay attention to the listener. Hence, 'listen to' is the most appropriate answer.

4. Preparing children for readiness to face challenges. [SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) No improvement required
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

5. With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave. [SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) With a magnifying glass
Solution:The article 'The' is used to refer to specific or particular nouns & Article 'a' is used to modify non-specific nouns. For example, If I say Let's buy the book. I mean a specific book but if I say Let's buy a book, I mean any book rather than a specific book.

Similarly, in the given sentence, the magnifying glass is not specified so it can be any glass. Hence, 'with a magnifying glass' is the most appropriate answer.

6. After the old building was pulled out, the building contractor surveyed the progress of the work. [SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) was pulled down
Solution:The phrase 'pull down' means demolish a building. Similarly, the given sentence also talks about an old building that was demolished. Hence, 'was pulled down' is the most appropriate answer.

7. Many artisans were almost without any work during the pandemic. [SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) No substitution
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

8. Sameer gave very less information to Muneer about the progress of the work. [SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) gave very little information
Solution:We use both 'Little' & 'Less' for uncountable singular nouns like work, information, news, etc. However, 'less' is generally used when we do a comparison.

But, in the given sentence we are not doing any comparison so 'less' will be replaced with 'little'. Hence, 'gave very little information' is the most appropriate answer.

9. Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics. [SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) in some fields like
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'inside' must be replaced with 'in'. Hence, 'in some fields like' is the most appropriate answer.

10. A need of an hour is to provide employment to the youth of the country. [SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) The need of the
Solution:'The need of the hour is' is the correct phrase for the given sentence. Hence, 'the need of the' is the most appropriate answer.