Directions: In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.

Yesterday, ahead of Diwali, the Union government announce the Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc) equivalent to 30 days of emoluments for the accounting year 2018-19.

Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
 P - But he did not know how to find one at that hour.
 Q - It was his first visit to the city and he didn’t know where to go.
 R - Mohanlal's train was late and it reached Kolkata a little after midnight.
 S - He thought he would go to a country where he would not have to pay rent. 

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
 She sat here _______ 8 O'clock.

In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

I said, “Raj, did you take my pen”?

Direction: In questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

They pick the flowers fresh every morning.

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P Q R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the correct response.

1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S It can be used to enrich the soil of
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning. 

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Education makes a person self-reliant. An (1)____ person is well equipped to take important decisions (2)____ life. He is the master of his (3)____ and fortune. On the other hand an illiterate person (4)____ help and guidance at every step. He feels helpless (5)____ is at the mercy of others.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2. 

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Who has composed this song?