Fill in the blanks & Error Spotting || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 05 July for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

i. He didn’t want to ________ from his siblings.
ii. People with ________ thoughts would be thrown in jail.
iii. The lamb was ________ from its mother.
A. separate
B. separatist
C. separated

Question 2

Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

i. The firing was _____ as a violation of the peace treaty.
ii. Vietnam has become one of the most vocal critics of China’s claims in the South China ______.
iii. He could _____ that it was over.
A. see
B. sea
C. seen

Question 3

Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

i. The ______ was finally lost.
ii. Everyone ____ for a better winter than last year.
iii. He came on the stage ________ to outdo everyone.
A. hope
B. hoping
C. hoped

Question 4

Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

i. ________ he nor his friends came to the party.
ii. He wanted to ________ go to the lake or the river.
iii. ________ his efforts he could not succeed.
A. despite
B. neither
C. either

Question 5

Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

i. In both these cases, the object of the ______ is the elimination of impurity or of a source of danger.
ii. Hence the ______ answer is option C.
iii. I love to ______ during my free time.

A. Right
B. Rite
C. Write

Question 6

Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark option E, i.e., 'All are correct' as the answer.

The Fields Medal is a prize awards to (A)/ two, three, or four mathematician under (B)/ 40 year of age at the International Congress (C)/ of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that (D)/ takes place every four years.

Question 7

Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E i.e. All are correct as the answer.

The defining feature of anthropocentrism is that it (A)/ considers the moral obligations humans have to an environment to (B)/ derive from obligations that humans have for each other—and, less crucially, (C)/ to future generations of humans—rather then from (D)/ any obligation to other living things or to the environment as a whole. (E)

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E i.e. All are correct as the answer.

A decades-old battle under abortion has (A)/ played out in a fiercely contested debate which divided political (B)/ parties, saw a once mighty church take a back seat (C)/ and became a test case for how global internet giants (D)/ deal with social media advertising in political campaigns.

Question 9

Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E i.e. All are correct as the answer.

The Congress government, which has faced severe criticisms (A)/ of scaling down the powers of the Lokayukta institution by establishing (B)/ the Anti-Corruption Bureau, appears to be making amend by promising (C)/ to restore the powers of the anti-corruption ombudsman (D)/ to initiate suo motu cases, if voted back to power. (E)

Question 10

Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark option E, i.e., 'All are correct' as the answer.

While pointing to specific behavior in humans (A) / and trying to prove rigorous that such behavior (B)/ has a genetic root is not simply, the question is, (C)/ what does science has to say (D)/ about the glorification of competitive individualism?