1.
If man makes proper use of his time (d) Whose brother is
and opportunities and follow his aim in Explanation: No error
life with patience and perseverance, he
6. The sum and substance of this poem
is sure to succeed.
is as follows.
(a) And perseverance, he is sure to succeed
(a) Of this poem
(b) If man makes proper use of his time and
(b) No error
opportunities
(c) The sum and substance
(c) And follow his aim in life with patience
(d) Is as follows
(d) No Error
Explanation: Here, subject (The man) is 7. If man makes proper use of his time
singular. Therefore, singular verb, i.e., and and opportunities and follow his aim in
follows his aim in life with patience should be life with patience and perseverance, he
used here. is sure to succeed.
(a) And perseverance, he is sure to succeed
2. What make people angry or tense is
(b) If man makes proper use of his time and
actually a mystery which is difficult to
opportunities
explain.
(c) And follow his aim in life with patience
(a) No Error
(d) No Error
(b) What makes people angry
Explanation: Here, subject (The man) is
(c) Or tense is actually a mystery
singular. Therefore, singular verb, i.e., and
(d) Which is difficult to explain
follows his aim in life with patience should be
Explanation: When what is the subject of a
used here.
clause, it takes a singular verb. There-fore,
what makes people angry should be used
here. 8.Let us vie to one another in doing
3.The results of the survey were fairly good.
disappointing. (a) To one another
(a) Of the survey were (b) Let us vie
(b) The results (c) In doing good
(c) Fairly disappointing (d) No error
(d) No error Explanation: It is preposition linked error,
Explanation: The word ‘fairly’ is an adverb ‘vie’ means to compete so vie agrees with
which means in a fair and reason-able way. ‘with’. Screaming fans vied to get closer to
Therefore, very or rather disappointing their idol. Therefore, with each other or one
should be used here. another should be used here.
4. Did you hear many news about the 9. He looked upon me eye to eye for a
political situation while you were in that few moments before he spoke.
country? (a) Before he spoke
(a) About the political situation while you (b) No error
were in that country? (c) Eye to eye for a few moments
(b) Many news (d) He looked upon me
(c) Did you hear Explanation: The phrase look upon means to
(d) No error regard someone or something in a certain
Explanation: News is an uncountable noun; way. When someone directs their eyes to
therefore, many cannot be used with it. something, we say ‘look at’.
Many is used with countable nouns or 10. I do not know who you consider to
pronouns only. be the best dancer.
5. This is the girl whose brother is a (a) I do not know
doctor. (b) Who you consider
(a) Is a doctor (c) To be the best dancer
(b) This is the girl (d) No error
(c) No error Explanation: Here, the best dancer should be
used.
