MCQ Test: Phrase Replacement - 2 - Banking Exams MCQ

“The dacoits and the police” is a plural subject.

Hence, the verb ‘was’ is inappropriate. The correct verb should have been ‘were’.

The rest of the sentence is correct.

Correct Sentence:

The dacoits and the police were firing at each other when one bullet hit the young man.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

The sentence implies that the person (subject) is in search of a location for his factory setup. Therefore, the only participle that goes well with the context of the sentence is 'looking for'. 

Look out (Phrasal Verb): be vigilant and take notice.

Look after (Phrasal Verb): take care of

Look forward to (Phrasal Verb): await eagerly 

Look for (Phrasal Verb): to hope to get something that you want or need

Clearly, 'looking for' replaces the bold part most appropriately. 

Hence, option B is correct.

The original sentence is incorrect.

Reason: 

1st. As we can observe that the sentence is made in present tense, usage of past form ‘disturbed’ is erroneous here. Instead of ‘disturbed’, ‘disturbs’ (because the subject is singular) should be used here.

2nd. ‘Conscious’ means ‘aware of and responding to one's surroundings’ and the word doesn’t make any sense in the context of the sentence. Instead of it, the noun ‘conscience’ that means ‘a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour’ should be used here.

Ex. He had a guilty conscience about his desires.

Therefore, among the given choices option D replaces the bold part most appropriately.

The sentence after replacement becomes:

Poverty is too much with us and its presence across vast stretches of our country disturbs our conscience.

Option D is hence the correct answer.

The original sentence is incorrect.

Reason: There are two errors in the bold phrase.

1st. Instead of ‘to using’, the infinitive ‘to use’ should be used here.

2nd. In the sentence, the writer refers to the subject ‘magnetics’ and not the adjective ‘magnetic’. Therefore, ‘magnetic’ should be replaced by ‘magnetics’ to make it a meaningful sentence.

Therefore, among the given choices option B replaces the bold part most appropriately.

The sentence after replacement becomes:

Researchers have developed a process to use magnetics with brain-like networks to program and teach devices.

Option B is hence the correct answer.

The original sentence is absolutely correct and needs no correction.

Option E is hence the correct answer.

The sentence is absolutely correct. There is nothing to be improved in the sentence.

Rule:

• Annoyed (with) is used while referring to persons/ people.
• Annoyed (at) is used while referring to other things.

Hence, option E is the correct answer.

‘Tensile’ needs to be replaced with ‘pensive’ to make the sentence meaningful. Tensile refers to any material that is capable of being stretched or ductile. To be pensive be in a deep or melancholic mood, to be lost in thoughts. To be convulsive means to be in a state of having convulsions – which are involuntary muscle movements. To be conclusive means to be related to conclusions. Any of the other options apart from ‘pensive’ does make sense in the sentence. 

The original sentence is incorrect.

Here, apostrophe ( ' ) is missing between 'minister' and 'visit'. 

Secondly, as the past participle 'scheduled' is used in the sentence, the verb 'is' should be used right before it to make it a grammatically correct sentence. 

The correct sentence will be:

No traffic will be allowed in this area since the minister's visit is scheduled today.

Hence, option C is correct.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., 'infested'.

The given sentence needs improvement because to 'ingest' is to 'swallow', which makes no sense in the given context.

To be 'acquainted with' someone is to be friendly with them.

If a place is said to be 'infested with' a certain type of animals, insects, etc. it means there are a lot of them in that place.

To be 'contested' is to be a subject of disagreement or dispute.

Thus, out of the given options, 'infested' is the correct answer- it is both grammatically and contextually correct.

The correct sentence will be 'My kitchen is infested with rats'.

Here, the best choice that replaces the bold part most appropriately is option A. 

No other phrase from any other option makes sense and thus all other options get eliminated.

Hence, option A is correct.

The plural form of the expression ‘commander-in-chief’ is ‘commanders-in-chief’.

Similar examples:

mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law etc.

Correct Sentence:

The commanders-in-chief of both the armies shook hands with each other and sat down on their respective chairs.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Correct Option: D
Rule:

• “Each” is used while speaking about two items. “Every” is never used while referring to two items.
• “Every” is used while referring to ‘more than two items’

• Exonerate means release someone from (a duty or obligation).
• Gregarious means  fond of company; sociable.
• Abdication means an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne.
• Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time.
• Ambiguous means unclear or vague

The expression “with a view to” is always followed by a verb with ‘-ing’ form.

Don’t get confused seeing the preposition ‘to’. This is an exception to the rule that ‘to’ is always followed by “a verb with ‘-ing’ form”.

Correct Sentence:

The Indian government framed a new legislation with a view to protecting wild animals in sanctuaries.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The correct answer is option 1, 'Existential threat'
In the given sentence the phrase 'extreme threat' is used. The word 'extreme' is not appropriate for the sentence. So an improvement is required.
'Elated' means 'thrilled' and cannot be used before the word 'threat'. So 'Elated threat' is not the answer.
'Extreme reason' cannot be chosen because both the words are incorrect for this sentence.
"Severe danger" refers to an imminent and significant level of risk or threat that poses grave harm or potential devastation.
'Existential threat' is the best fit for this sentence. 'Existential' means 'relating to existence' and it is the most appropriate word for the given sentence.
Hence option 1 is the answer.

The original sentence is correct and needs no improvement.
 
Hence, option E is correct.

The original sentence is incorrect.

Option B can be eliminated because 'too' must be followed by an infinitive (to + verb1) which is not the case here.

Option C gets eliminated too because 'so' must be followed by 'that' which is again not the case here. 

Option D gets eliminated because no comparison is made in the sentence and it gets confirmed by the absence of the preposition 'than' in the sentence.

However, option A replaces the bold part appropriately and thus becomes the best replacement among all.

Hence, option A is correct.

The original sentence is erroneous.

Reason: The sentence implies a contradiction of thoughts and therefore usage of 'and as a conjunction is absurd here. Instead, a conjuction that implies the same context should be used. 

Among the given choices, only option C replaces the given bold part most appropriately.

The sentence after replacement becomes:

As far as I know them, they all are atheist yet they observe fast during the Navratre.

Option C is hence the correct answer.

The original sentence is incorrect.

Reason:

1st. The phrase ‘For decades’ and not ‘for decade’ is used to denote a very long time. Therefore, ‘decade’ must be replaced by ‘decades’ here.

2nd. As the verb ‘make’ is used in its plural form, it’s clear that the subject has to be plural too. Therefore, the noun ‘company’ must be replaced by ‘companies’ here.

3rd. As we need a restrictive relative pronoun in the given case, ‘that’ should be used in place of ‘which’ here.

Therefore, among the given choices option C replaces the bold part most appropriately.

The sentence after replacement becomes:

For decades companies that make soap, lotions and perfumes have relied on a chemical called Bourgeonal.

Option C is hence the correct answer.

The word 'somber' means 'dark colored' and does not convey any meaning here.

Avidly=> with great interest or enthusiasm.

Abstaining=> refraining

Amicably=> in a friendly manner
Jubilantly => expressing or showing great joy

Option 1 thus fits here conveying the meaning that the dogs sniffed enthusiastically.