31. Salman ran ______ the stairs and opened the door.
(a) across
(b) up
(c) into
(d) within
Answer:
(b) up
Explanation:
“Ran up the stairs” is the correct spatial preposition describing movement along a staircase.
32. He does not want to see:
(a) no one
(b) not any one
(c) anyone
(d) someone
Answer:
(c) anyone
Explanation:
To avoid a double negative, “anyone” must be used with “does not”.
33. Choose the part which has an error:
(a) with a lot of persuasion
(b) the villagers agreed to
(c) participate in the
(d) family welfare programme
Answer:
(a) with a lot of persuasion
Explanation:
“With a lot of persuasion” is awkward and typically should be “After a lot of persuasion” or “Through a lot of persuasion.”
34. The leads were __ needed by those to __ they addressed.
(a) angrily, who
(b) joyfully, when
(c) scarcely, whom
(d) rarely, where
Answer:
(c) scarcely, whom
Explanation:
“Whom” is the correct objective pronoun to follow the preposition “to”, and “scarcely” fits adverbially in this context.
35. A phrase “seeing eye to eye” means:
(a) Agreeing with some one
(b) Disagreeing with some one
(c) Deceiving some one
(d) Adjustment
Answer:
(a) Agreeing with some one
Explanation:
“Seeing eye to eye” is an idiom that means two people agree on a particular topic or issue.
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