IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
      Directions (524-533) : In the        530. The actor is out of jail, and not    537. If you were the Prime Minister of
following questions, a sentence/part of          exactly a free man, since he will         India what steps would you have
the sentence is printed in bold. Below           be under house arrest for an              taken to end unemployment ?
are given alternatives to the bold               additional 90 days.                       (1) will you take
sentence /part of the sentence at (1),           (1) if not exactly a free man             (2) will you be taking
(2) and (3) which may improve the                (2) but not exactly a free man            (3) would you take
sentence. Choose the correct                     (3) though exactly a free man             (4) No improvement
alternative. In case no improvement is                                               538. A high school student is not even
                                                 (4) No improvement
needed, your answer is (4).                                                                understanding the basics of
                (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
                                           531. Some players on the team suffer
                                                                                           Chemistry and Physics.
                        Exam. 19.05.2013)
                                                 from chronic knee problems and
                                                                                           (1) does not understand even
524. I wish I knew what is wrong with            will not play in the next playoff.
                                                                                           (2) was not even understanding
      my car.                                    (1) Some players on the team              (3) has even not understood
      (1) I wish I knew what was wrong               suffers
                                                                                           (4) No improvement
          with my car.                           (2) Some player on the team                Directions (539-560) : In the
      (2) I wish I had known what is                 suffered                        following questions, a sentence/a part
          wrong with my car.                     (3) Some player on the team         of the sentence is printed in bold.
      (3) I wish I know what is wrong                suffer                          Below are given alternatives to the bold
          with my car.                           (4) No improvement                  part at (1), (2), (3) which may improve
      (4) No improvement                   532. Sushma has wisdom, charm and         the sentence. Choose the correct
525. Just before he died, Amar, who              she has a good sense of humour.     alternative. In case no improvement is
      is a poet, wrote this poem.                (1) has a good sense of humour      needed, your answer is (4).
                                                                                                     (SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
      (1) Amar wrote this poem who is            (2) Sushma had a good sense of
                                                                                                              Exam. 29.09.2013)
          a poet, just before he died.               humour
                                                                                      539. One of my neighbours will sell
      (2) Just before he died, Amar,             (3) a good sense of humour                 his house who is going abroad.
          who was a poet, wrote this             (4) No improvement                         (1) One of my neighbours will
          poem.                            533. They knocked down ten houses                    who is going abroad sell his
      (3) Amar, who is a poet, wrote             when they built the new road.                  house.
          this poem just before he died.         (1) pulled down                            (2) One who is going abroad of
      (4) No improvement                         (2) ruptured                                   my neighbours will sell his
526. The flag will be risen on the 15th          (3) removed                                    house.
      of August.                                                                            (3) One of my neighbours who
                                                 (4) No improvement
      (1) The flag will be raised on the                                                        is going abroad will sell his
                                                Directions (534-538) : In the
          15th of August.                                                                       house.
                                           following questions, a sentence / part
      (2) The flag will be roused on the                                                    (4) No improvement
                                           of the sentence is printed in bold.
          15th of August.                                                             540. There are many species of
                                           Below are given alternatives to the bold
      (3) The flag will be rising on the                                                    parakeets in India, the
                                           sentence / part of the sentence at (1),
          15th of August.                                                                   recognizable being the Rose-
                                           (2) and (3) which may improve the
      (4) No improvement                                                                    ringed parakeet.
                                           sentence. Choose the correct
527. If I had the money I would have                                                        (1) more recognizable
                                           alternative. In case no improvement is
      bought the house.                                                                     (2) more recognized
                                           needed, your answer is (4).
      (1) If I have had the money I                                                         (3) most recognizable
                                                           (SSC CAPFs SI & CISF ASI
          would have bought the house.                                                      (4) No improvement
                                                                   Exam. 23.06.2013)
      (2) If I had had the money I                                                    541. You cannot pass as long as you
                                           534. The gentry of the town was                  study.
          would have bought the house,
                                                 invited.                                  (1) provided(2) unless
      (3) If I have the money I would
                                                 (1) is invited                            (3) less       (4) No improvement
          have bought the house.
                                                 (2) has been invited                 542. They sat by the river bank with
      (4) No improvement
528. Don’t sit in the grass. It’s wet.           (3) were invited                           their legs remaining in the water.
      (1) beside                                 (4) No improvement.                        (1) swimming
      (2) by the side of                   535. After the written exam, you will            (2) dangling
      (3) on                                     also have an oral exam.                    (3) washing
                                                 (1) practical (2) viva voce                (4) No improvement
      (4) No improvement
                                                 (3) vocal     (4) No improvement     543. A buffalo cannot defend a
529. The game is more important
                                           536. The regular use of alcohol, only            buffalo against lion.
      than the winning of the prize.
                                                 in small quantities, tends to              (1) A bu ffalo cannot defend
      (1) Gaming is more important
                                                 cause mischief in many ways to                 another buffalo against a
          than winning of the prize.                                                            lion.
      (2) The gaming is more important           various organs of the body.
                                                                                            (2) Buffalo cannot defend
          than the winning of the prize.         (1) though in small quantities
                                                                                                buffalo against lions.
      (3) The game is more important             (2) even in a little quantity
                                                                                            (3) Buffalo cannot defend a
          than winning of the prize.             (3) even in small quantities                   buffalo against lion.
      (4) No improvement                         (4) No improvement                         (4) No improvement
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