Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the entire passage.
The Mahabharata (a) ............. a record of human beings (b) ................ their human weaknesses. The Ramayana, on the other hand, is the praise of (c) .................... ideal man (d) .................... belongs Lord Rama.
(a) (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
(b) (A) for (B) with (C) about (D) and
(c) (A) a (B) an (C) every (D) any
(d) (A) which (B) of (C) for (D) on
Answer:
(a)
- (i) is - this is correct
- (ii) are - not used with singular subjects
- (iii) was - not used with present tense
- (iv) were - not used with present tense
Since the sentence is stating a fact in present tense , ‘is’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (i)is.
(b)
- (i) for - not relevant
- (ii) with - not relevant
- (iii) about - not relevant
- (iv) and - this is correct
Since two sentences are to be connected and are telling about 2 situations that co exist , ‘and’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (iv)and.
(c)
- (i) a - not used with vowels
- (ii) an - this is correct
- (iii) every - not relevant
- (iv) any - not relevant
Since the sentence talks about what the Ramayana is about , ‘an’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (ii)an.
(d)
- (i) which -this is correct
- (ii) of - not used with belong
- (iii) for - does not depict belongingness
- (iv) on - not relevant
Since the sentence talks about to Ramayana belongs to, ‘which’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (i)which.
Thus the correct paragraph is
The Mahabharata is a record of human beings and their human weaknesses. The Ramayana, on the other hand, is the praise of an ideal man which belongs Lord Rama.
