General Test - 15

The word 'assent' meaning "an expression of approval" is the most appropriate word for the the first blank. In addition, as the sentence talks of the presidential approval and presents its reasons, the preposition 'for' is the correct option to make the sentence meaningful.

Giving money to the poor is a/an benevolent act of service to the poor.The act of official prohibition or order to stop something is called 'Bar'.

Customize-modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task.

Endow-to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution

Impose-to make a law, rule, opinion, etc. be accepted by using your power or authority

Design-the way in which something is planned and made or arranged.

Illustrious-famous and successful

Illusion-a false idea, belief or impression

Elevate-to move somebody/something to a higher place or more important position

Fact-something that you know has happened or is true

Abbreviate- to make something shorter, especially a word or phrase

Scant- not very much; not as much as necessary

Kindle- to start a fire or to make something start to burn

Siege- a situation in which an army surrounds a town for a long time or the police surround a building so that nobody can get in or out

There is an error in (b). Instead of "raising every time we fall", it should be "rising every time we fall".

There is an error in (a).Instead of "one of that", it should be "one of those". "That" is used for a singular noun, whereas "those" is used for plural nouns.

The error is in (b).The correct sentence is: "This monument happens to be one of the oldest monuments in the city."

The wrongly spelt word is ablity.

Ablity will be ability

Ablity means possession of the means or skill to do something.

Example: A young woman with many remarkable musical abilities

First is B as it establishes the subject i.e., our cities. B is the only opening segment that can lead to the formation of a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

Next is A as it tells what the cities are facing.

D follows A as it starts with 'but' and introduces a contradictory clause.

Next is C as it describes the places.

Last is E as it mentions what there is hope for i.e., economic opportunity and development.

Arranged sentence: Our cities face serious infrastructure and health challenges but they are also places of great hope for economic opportunity and development.

First is C as it establishes the subject i.e., the government. C is the only opening segment that can lead to the formation of a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

Next is D as it tells 'who' the government allows.

E follows D as it tells what the government allows them to do.

Next is B as it introduces the condition for opting for home isolation.

Last is A as it further elaborates on the condition.

Arranged sentence: The government allows Covid-19 positive cases to opt for home isolation if their home has a separate airy room with a washroom.

First is A as it establishes the subject i.e., Canada and the world. A is the only opening segment that can lead to the formation of a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

Next is E as it tells which topic is being talked about i.e., something Canada and the world experienced.

B follows E as it states what they experienced i.e., economic depression.

Next is C as it mentions when this started i.e., the mid-1870s.

Last is D as it mentions when it ended i.e., the mid-1890s.

Arranged sentence: Canada, and the world, experienced significant periods of economic depression which lasted from the mid-1870s up till the mid-1890s.

The correct sequence is: RSPQ

The national unity of a free people depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power against a revolutionary opposition that is irreconcilably opposed to it to make it impracticable for there to be an arbitrary administration.

The correct sentence is: RQSP

People of all professions went to him for medicine and treatment at his dispensary.

Vasanth told Praveen that he had eaten three apples.

While changing the narration of anassertive sentence, we need to follow the given steps-

• The conjunction ‘that’ should be used in place of a comma (,) and inverted commas (“ ”).
• 'Said to'is changed into'told'.
• Thepresent perfect tense(have eaten) is changed into thepast perfect tense(had eaten).
• Thefirst-person(I) is changed into thethird-person(he) i.e.subjectof thereporting verb.(Vasanth)