Correct answer: I have been living in this city for the past ten years.
Explanation: An action continuing from the past to the present with a duration uses Present Perfect Continuous.
Question 42 · Hard
Choose the correct conjunction: '____ he worked extremely hard, he could not clear the examination.'सही conjunction चुनिए: '____ he worked extremely hard, he could not clear the examination.'
Correct answer: Although
Explanation: 'Although' introduces a contrast between working hard and failing to clear the examination.
Question 43 · Hard
Choose the correct preposition: 'The new policy is not similar ____ the previous one.'सही preposition चुनिए: 'The new policy is not similar ____ the previous one.'
Correct answer: to
Explanation: The standard construction is 'similar to', not 'similar with'.
Question 44 · Hard
Choose the correct pronoun: 'It was ____ who had submitted the original document.'सही pronoun चुनिए: 'It was ____ who had submitted the original document.'
Correct answer: I
Explanation: The PDF states that after the verb 'to be', a subjective pronoun is used when it is the complement: 'It was I'.
Question 45 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.सही वाक्य चुनिए।
Correct answer: Neither the director nor the senior officers were willing to alter the decision.
Explanation: With 'neither...nor', the verb generally agrees with the nearer subject; 'senior officers' is plural, so 'were' is required.
Question 46 · Hard
Choose the correct indirect speech: The manager said, 'I have completed the audit.'सही Indirect Speech चुनिए: The manager said, 'I have completed the audit.'
Correct answer: The manager said that he had completed the audit.
Explanation: With a past reporting verb, the Present Perfect normally changes to Past Perfect in reported speech.
Question 47 · Hard
Choose the correct passive form: 'The committee will review all applications before Friday.'सही Passive Voice चुनिए: 'The committee will review all applications before Friday.'
Correct answer: All applications will be reviewed by the committee before Friday.
Explanation: Future Indefinite passive is 'will be + past participle': 'will be reviewed'.
Question 48 · Hard
Fill in the blank: By the time the delegation arrives, the committee ____ the final report.रिक्त स्थान भरिए: जब तक प्रतिनिधिमंडल पहुँचेगा, समिति अंतिम रिपोर्ट ____।
Correct answer: will have approved
Explanation: Future Perfect is used for an action that will be completed before another future action.
Question 49 · Hard
Choose the correct improvement: 'The officer is resembling his predecessor in his administrative style.'सही सुधार चुनिए: 'The officer is resembling his predecessor in his administrative style.'
Correct answer: resembles
Explanation: 'Resemble' is treated as a stative verb and is not normally used in the continuous form.
Question 50 · Hard
Identify the part containing an error: (A) The research team has completed / (B) the survey last month / (C) and submitted its findings / (D) to the ministry.त्रुटिपूर्ण भाग पहचानिए: (A) शोध दल ने पूरा किया है / (B) पिछले महीने सर्वेक्षण / (C) और अपने निष्कर्ष जमा किए / (D) मंत्रालय को।
Correct answer: the survey last month
Explanation: 'Last month' is a definite past point, so Simple Past is required: 'completed the survey last month'.
Question 51 · Hard
Choose the sentence in which the idiom is used correctly.उस वाक्य का चयन कीजिए जिसमें idiom का सही प्रयोग हुआ है।
Correct answer: The new compliance rules are likely to throw a spanner in the works for firms that have not upgraded their systems.
Explanation: 'Throw a spanner in the works' means to cause an unexpected problem or disruption. Option 1 uses the idiom correctly.
Question 52 · Hard
Choose the most appropriate word: The chairman's response was deliberately ___, as he did not want to disclose information that could prejudice the ongoing investigation.उपयुक्त शब्द चुनिए: chairman की प्रतिक्रिया जानबूझकर ___ थी, क्योंकि वह ऐसी जानकारी साझा नहीं करना चाहते थे जो ongoing investigation को प्रभावित कर सकती थी।
Correct answer: guarded
Explanation: 'Guarded' describes a cautious response in which information is deliberately limited, exactly as the context requires.
Question 53 · Hard
Identify the error: Each of the shortlisted candidates / were asked to submit an additional document / before the final verification stage. / No errorशॉर्टलिस्ट किए गए प्रत्येक उम्मीदवार / से final verification stage से पहले एक अतिरिक्त document जमा करने को कहा गया / । / कोई त्रुटि नहीं
Correct answer: were asked to submit an additional document
Explanation: 'Each' is singular and takes a singular verb. Therefore, 'was asked' should replace 'were asked'.
Question 54 · Hard
Read the passage: 'Automation can improve operational efficiency, but its benefits are not automatic. Organisations must redesign workflows, retrain employees and establish controls to manage new risks. Simply acquiring advanced technology without changing processes may therefore produce disappointing results.' What is the most appropriate conclusion?गद्यांश पढ़िए: 'Automation operational efficiency सुधार सकता है, लेकिन इसके लाभ अपने आप नहीं मिलते। Organisations को workflows redesign करने, employees को retrain करने और नए risks को manage करने के लिए controls स्थापित करने होते हैं। इसलिए processes बदले बिना केवल advanced technology खरीदना disappointing results दे सकता है।' सबसे उपयुक्त निष्कर्ष क्या है?
Correct answer: Automation requires organisational changes in addition to technology.
Explanation: The passage states that technology must be accompanied by workflow redesign, employee training and risk controls. Therefore organisational change is essential.
Question 55 · Hard
Arrange the sentences in the most logical order: A. Consequently, firms that rely heavily on imported inputs may face higher production costs. B. A depreciation of the domestic currency makes imports more expensive in local-currency terms. C. The extent of the impact, however, depends on how quickly firms can adjust their sourcing decisions. D. This can eventually feed into the prices of finished goods.वाक्यों को सबसे तार्किक क्रम में व्यवस्थित कीजिए: A. परिणामस्वरूप imported inputs पर अधिक निर्भर firms को higher production costs का सामना करना पड़ सकता है। B. Domestic currency में depreciation imports को local-currency terms में अधिक महंगा बनाता है। C. हालांकि प्रभाव की सीमा इस बात पर निर्भर करती है कि firms sourcing decisions कितनी जल्दी बदल सकती हैं। D. इससे अंततः finished goods की कीमतें प्रभावित हो सकती हैं।
Correct answer: BACD
Explanation: B introduces the cause, A gives the immediate consequence, C qualifies the extent of the effect, and D gives the eventual price consequence. Hence BACD.
Question 56 · Hard
Choose the best improvement: The survey revealed that a significant proportion of respondents **was dissatisfied with the revised procedure**.सर्वोत्तम सुधार चुनिए: सर्वेक्षण से पता चला कि उत्तरदाताओं का एक महत्वपूर्ण अनुपात संशोधित प्रक्रिया से असंतुष्ट था।
Correct answer: were dissatisfied with the revised procedure
Explanation: When 'a proportion of + plural count noun' refers to the people in that group, a plural verb is appropriate: 'a significant proportion of respondents were dissatisfied'.
Question 57 · Hard
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.सही व्याकरणिक वाक्य चुनिए।
Correct answer: Not only did the policy reduce compliance costs, but it also improved reporting accuracy.
Explanation: When 'not only' begins the sentence, inversion is required: 'Not only did + subject + base verb'. Thus 'did the policy reduce' is correct.
Question 58 · Hard
Choose the word closest in meaning to 'IMPARTIAL' in the sentence: An impartial assessment is essential when competing claims are being examined.वाक्य में 'IMPARTIAL' के निकटतम अर्थ वाला शब्द चुनिए: प्रतिस्पर्धी दावों की जांच करते समय निष्पक्ष मूल्यांकन आवश्यक है।
Correct answer: neutral
Explanation: 'Impartial' means fair and unbiased. Therefore, 'neutral' is the closest option.
Question 59 · Hard
The central bank's latest guidance seeks to ensure that digital lenders neither compromise customer privacy nor ___ responsible lending practices.केंद्रीय बैंक के नवीनतम दिशानिर्देश का उद्देश्य यह सुनिश्चित करना है कि digital lenders न तो customer privacy से समझौता करें और न ही ___ responsible lending practices।
Correct answer: undermine
Explanation: 'Undermine responsible lending practices' means weaken or damage such practices, which fits the context and the parallel construction.
Question 60 · Hard
Identify the segment containing an error: The quality of the financial disclosures / have improved considerably since the regulator introduced / the revised reporting framework. / No errorवित्तीय disclosures की गुणवत्ता / जब से regulator ने संशोधित reporting framework लागू किया है तब से काफी सुधरी है / । / कोई त्रुटि नहीं
Correct answer: have improved considerably since the regulator introduced
Explanation: 'The quality' is singular, so the verb should be 'has improved', not 'have improved'.