In the current year (1)/ small lenders, who global banks have(2)/ long sneered at are performing (3)/ more better than the giants (4)/ No error (5). 

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Direction: Read these sentences to find out whether is any grammatical mistake /error in them. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation if any). 

The Oak tree always/thought/ he was strong/than the other trees.

Neither Shyam _______ Rohit came to the school today.

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

An area controlled by a foreign ruler 

Choose the world which is most nearly the same in meaning of the word.
Exquisite

Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
Ram says, “I get up early in the morning.”

Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.    

The last few decades has seen a great deal of political instability in India.