TGT and PGT (English previous year questions) (Part-I)

Total Questions: 100

61. Pick the sentence that conforms to Standard English usage:

Correct Answer: (b) Most are of the opinion that as long as handwriting is legible and not a scrawl, one should not face any ridicule from others regarding one's handwriting.
Solution:The above given option (b) will be correct because in this sentence, the correct form of verb, preposition and other form have been used as per the standard form of English.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

62. Pick the sentence that conforms to Standard English usage:

Correct Answer: (c) I have known no other culture which is as scornful as we are of cultures that have done better.
Solution:The above given option (c) will be correct. In this sentence, the standard form of English has been used; as – noun, verb (be), determiner and other part of speech.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

63. Pick the sentence that conforms to Standard English usage:

Correct Answer: (d) It is neither feasible nor desirable to keep India's foodgrain sector insulated from world markets.
Solution:The above given option (d) will be correct. In the sentence 'Neither …… Nor' will be used as a conjunction; It is followed by the same part of speech. Thus, it is the Standard English usage.
Hence, the correct option is (d).

64. Pick the sentence that conforms to Standard English usage:

Correct Answer: (a) Human wildlife conflict is not new, but the reports of these incidents reflect that it is at its worst now.
Solution:The given sentence in the option (a) is correct because in this sentence verb 'reflect' has been used for the plural subject and 'It' has been used as the pronoun for the 'Human wildlife conflict'.
Hence, the correct sentence is (a).

65. Pick the sentence that conforms to Standard English usage:

Correct Answer: (a) The impact of Tagore's ideas upon Gandhi and Nehru has perhaps been given less attention than they deserves.
Solution:The sentence given in option (a) conforms to standard English usage and is absolutely correct.
It has ideas helpings verb.
'Tagore's ideas' is plural in nature so we will use 'they' as a pronoun for it.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

66. Each of the following sentences is divided into four segments. Find out which of these segments is grammatically erroneous:

Correct Answer: (c) is not quiet
Solution:The erroneous part is option (c).
• There must be 'quite' at the place of 'quiet'.
• The helping verb 'is' is absolutely correct according to its head subject 'The distribution (Singular noun).
quite- completely (पूर्णतया), quiet- with very little or no noise (शांत खामोश).
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

67. Each of the following sentences is divided into four segments. Find out which of these segments is grammatically erroneous:

Correct Answer: (d) We lived so close to the airport
Solution:The erroneous part is option (d). In this segment there will be 'aircraft taking off and landing' instead of 'aircrafts take off and land'. Plural of 'aircraft' is itself 'aircraft' not aircrafts.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

68. Each of the following sentences is divided into four segments. Find out which of these segments is grammatically erroneous:

Correct Answer: (c) lemur is
Solution:The erroneous segment is option (c).
• 'Lemurs are' will be used instead of 'lemur is'.
The correct sentence would be : with their comical faces and stuffed toy looks lemurs are Madagascar's biggest tourist draw.
Hence, the correct answer is (c).

69. Each of the following sentences is divided into four segments. Find out which of these segments is grammatically erroneous:

Correct Answer: (a) Not only these do
Solution:All the above given option is correct except option (a). In this sentence conjunction – 'Not only ……… but also', has been used incorrectly.
• There must be 'Not only did these does' instead of 'Not only these does'.
• The correct sentence is: Not only did these does convince scholars of their antiquity but they also received some fine critical acclaim.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

70. Each of the following sentences is divided into four segments. Find out which of these segments is grammatically erroneous:

Correct Answer: (d) is shocking
Solution:All the given options are correct except option (d). In this section there will be 'are' instead of 'is' because, the subject (the recent charges) is plural.
Hence, the correct sentence is (d).