In each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence
is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the best
choice that follows the requirements of standard written English.
Nowhere in India is the influence of ancient architecture more apparent than their public buildings.
1. more apparent than their
2. so apparent as their
3. more apparent than its
4. as apparent as it is in its.
Although one link in the chain was demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require the recall
of the automobile.
1. demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require.
2. demonstrated as weak, but it was not sufficiently so that it required.
3. demonstrably weak, but not sufficiently so to require.
4. demonstrably weak, it was not so weak as to require.
A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished ?
A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
The government should ________ with the industry about what would be a _________ price for certain essential drugs.
a) negotiate, reasonable
b) deal, transparent
c) appeal, negotiable
d) raise, genuine
e) refrain, uniform
The ratio between the radius and height of a cone is 3:4. What is the curved surface area of the
cone?
1) 15p m2
2) 12p m2
3) 9p m2
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?
A. Rs. 500
B. Rs. 1500
C. Rs. 2000
D. None of these