The Inequalities of Hunger, a report of the International Food Policy (A)/ Research Institute, suggests that the problem for (B)/ undernourishment, stunting, wasting and mortality among children under (C)/ five years of age in India is serious, worst than the same in (D)/ Bangladesh and some of the African countries south of Sahara. (E)/

1. No error
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

Explanation

Fragment A, in bold, is already correct.

Fragment B: Research Institute, suggests that the problem for
Here, the fragment introduces the problem and the next fragment describes what the problem is all about. The correct preposition will be of and not for.
Correct: Research Institute, suggests that the problem of

Fragment D: five years of age in India is serious, worst than the same in
Here, we need a comparative adjective and thus, worse is the correct form to be used. Worst is a superlative adjective and is used when one compares three or more things with one another.
Correct: five years of age in India is serious, worse than the same in

Fragment E: Bangladesh and some of the African countries south of Sahara.
The article ‘the’ is used for referring to specific things. Here, the Sahara refers to the Sahara desert and is a specific place that is being referred to.
Correct: Bangladesh and some of the African countries south of the Sahara.

Fragment C is correct.

Hence, option C is correct.

There are those that oppose debt relief to peasants on the (A)/ ground that it constitutes a “moral hazard,” but reframe from (B)/ extending the same argument when the so-called (C)/ captains of industry are the beneficiaries of debt write-offs, (D)/ even when some of there companies are wilful defaulters. (E)/

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. No error
5. E

Explanation

Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.

Fragment A: There are those that oppose debt relief to peasants on the
Here, those refers to people. That may be used when referring to people, animals, groups, or things, but who is preferred when referring to people.
Correct: There are those who oppose debt relief to peasants on the

Fragment B: ground that it constitutes a “moral hazard,” but reframe from
Here, Reframe is grammatically and contextually absurd. The next fragment indicates that moral hazard is not applied to willful defaulters. The correct word will be refrain.
Correct: ground that it constitutes a “moral hazard,” but refrain from

Fragment E: even when some of there companies are wilful defaulters.
There should be replaced by their.
Correct: even when some of their companies are wilful defaulters.

Fragment C is correct.

Hence, option C is correct.

It was reasonable to except that the government (A)/ would address the widespread agrarian unrest that (B)/ marked 2017–18, which look protests by farmers (C)/ and middle-caste groups for lower returns in agriculture, and (D)/ inadequate policy attention to the rural economy. (E)/

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. No error

Explanation

Fragment E, in bold, is already correct.

Fragment A: It was reasonable to except that the government
The word except means apart from and is meaningless here. Expect means anticipate and is correct.
Correct: It was reasonable to expect that the government

Fragment C: marked 2017–18, which look protests by farmers
Here, the author is trying to state that the year 2017-18 witnessed protests. Look is grammatically incorrect.
Correct: marked 2017–18, which saw protests by farmers

Fragment D: and middle-caste groups for lower returns in agriculture, and
The previous fragment states that there were protests in 2017 and the reason is stated in this fragment as lower agro output. The correct preposition here will be over and not for.
Correct: and middle-caste groups over lower returns in agriculture, and

Fragment B is correct.

Hence, option B is correct.

While the issue of farmer suicides have (A)/ been studied extent from the (B)/ viewpoint of the suicide victims, the victim’s (C)/families and their situations after the (D)/ tragedy have received relatively less attention. (E)/

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. No error
5. E

Explanation

Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.

Fragment A: While the issue of farmer suicides have
The word issue indicates singular subject and hence should ideally be followed by has.
Correct: While the issue of farmer suicides has

Fragment B: been studied extent from the
Here, the word extent means degree and renders the statement meaningless.
Correct: been studied extensively from the

Fragment C: viewpoint of the suicide victims, the victim’s
Here, there are multiple victims and thus apostrophe would be after the letter ‘s’ of victims.
Correct: viewpoint of the suicide victims, the victims’

Fragment E is correct.

Hence, option E is correct.

The annual ritual of the Union Budget (A)/ has in long been diminishing in (B)/ terms of their significance but (C)/ it still remained a media event (D)/ in the Union Government’s calendar.(E)/

1. No error
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

Explanation

Fragment A, in bold, is already correct.

Fragment B: has in long been diminishing in
The error lies in using incorrect preposition. In here does not make any sense.
Correct: has for long been diminishing in

Fragment C: terms of their significance but
Here, the annual ritual (singular) Is being talked about. Hence, their is incorrect.
Correct: terms of its significance but

Fragment D: it still remained a media event
Here, the error is due to incorrect tense usage. The event is not in the past tense and hence remained will not be used.
Correct: it still remains a media event

Fragment E is correct.

Hence, option E is correct.

By: Brijesh Kumar