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Q.No: 1
Test Name : CAT Paper 2004

If a man cycles at 10 km/hr, then he arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If he cycles at 15 km/hr, he will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must he cycle to get there at noon?

A
11 km/hr
B
12 km/hr
C
13 km/hr
D
14 km/hr
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Q.No: 2
Test Name : CAT Paper 2005

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Answer the questions independently of each other.

A chemical plant has four tanks (A, B, C and D), each containing 1000 litres of a chemical. The chemical is being pumped from one tank to anther as follows.
From A to B @ 20 litres/minute
From C to A @ 90 litres/minute
From A to D @ 10 litres/minute
From C to D @ 50 litres/minute
From B to C @ 100 litres/minute
From D to B @ 110 litres/minute
Which tank gets emptied first, and how long does it take (in minutes) to get empty after pumping starts?

A
A, 16.66
B
C, 20
C
D, 20
D
D, 25
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Q.No: 3
Test Name : CAT Paper 2005
Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart, Ram starts at 9 a.m. from A at a speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed, Shyam starts at 9:45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed.

At what time does Shyam over take Ram?

A
10:20 a.m.
B
10:30 a.m.
C
10:40 a.m.
D
10:50 a.m.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Q.No: 4
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
The best part of the programme is the dances.
B
The best part of the programme are the dances.
C
The best part of the programme are the dance.
D
The best parts of the programme is the dances.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The subject here is ‘the best part’, which is singular and should therefore be followed by a singular verb.
Q.No: 5
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
The professor, as well as the students, was pleased with their results.
B
The professor, as well as the students, were pleased with their results.
C
The professor as well as the students were pleased with their results.
D
The professor as well as the students were pleased with their results.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
When using ‘as well as’ to introduce a complex subject, the phrase should be set off by commas, and the verb agrees with the main subject, which in this case is ‘the professor’.
Q.No: 6
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
He was unwilling to testify, he was afraid of the defendant.
B
Because he was afraid of the defendant, he was unwilling to testify.
C
He was unwilling to testify: he was afraid of the defendant.
D
Because he was afraid of the defendant he was unwilling to testify.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
As the first part of the sentence provides the reason for his being unwilling to testify, ‘because’ should be used to introduce it. Moreover a comma should always be used to separate two distinct phrases in a sentence.
Q.No: 7
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
When you have good health, one should feel fortunate.
B
When you have good health, you should feel fortunate.
C
When one have good health, you should feel fortunate.
D
When one has good health, he should feel fortunate.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The pronoun should remain consistent throughout the sentence.
Q.No: 8
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
Either you or he have to be here.
B
Either you or he has to be here.
C
Neither you nor he have to be here.
D
Neither you nor they has to be here.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
When ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are followed by ‘or’ and ‘nor’ respectively, the verb depends on the noun following ‘or’ and ‘nor’.
Q.No: 9
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.
B
Children begin by loving their parents, as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.
C
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them, sometimes they forgive them.
D
Children begin by loving their parents, as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence has three different clauses, which should be separated by semi colons.
Q.No: 10
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
Gopal and Ramesh have not finished his work.
B
Gopal and Ramesh has not finished his work.
C
Neither Gopal nor Ramesh have finished their work.
D
Neither Gopal nor Ramesh has finished his work.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
When ‘neither’ is followed by ‘nor’, the verb depends on the noun following ‘nor’. In this case it is singular, hence the verb should also be singular.
Q.No: 11
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
The fact that Raghu was a good student he had many offers for good jobs.
B
The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in his having many offers for good jobs.
C
The fact Raghu was a good student resulted in him having offers for good jobs.
D
The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in him having many offers for good jobs.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Before a gerund a noun should appear in the possessive form.
Q.No: 12
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
The people of this company, have always been aware, of the needs for products of better quality and lower price.
B
The people of this company, have always been aware of the need for products of better quality and lower price.
C
The people of this company have always been aware of the need for products of better quality and lower price.
D
The people of this company, have always been aware of the need for products of better quality, and lower price.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence does not need any commas.
Q.No: 13
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
The Dean finally agreed to see me. To talk about my financial problems.
B
The Dean finally agreed to see me, to talk about my financial problems.
C
The Dean, finally agreed to see me to talk about my financial problems.
D
The Dean finally agreed to see me to talk about my financial problems.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence needs no commas.
Q.No: 14
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q1 to 11 : From the statements in questions choose the one that expresses the idea most correctly.

NA

A
We invited only the people who he said were his friends.
B
We invited only the people whom he said were his friends.
C
We invited only the people whom he said was his friends.
D
We invited only the person whom he said were his friends.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
We should use ‘who’ for subjects who do the action. In the given sentence ‘who’ is the subject of the verb ‘were’.
Q.No: 15
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q19 – 23 : four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.

A. there was the hope that in another existence a greater happiness would reward one
B. previous existence, and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when
C. it would be less difficult to bear the evils of one’s own life if
D. one could think that they were but the necessary outcome of one’s errors in a

A
CABD
B
BDCA
C
BADC
D
CDBA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
C. should precede D. as D. uses ‘they’ to refer to ‘the evils of one’s own life’ mentioned in C.B. and A. logically follow.
Q.No: 16
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q19 – 23 : four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.

A. he can only renew himself if his soul
B. he renews himself and
C. the writer can only be fertile if
D. is constantly enriched by fresh experience

A
CBAD
B
CADB
C
BDCA
D
BACD
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Only C. uses the noun ‘the writer’, which is referred to as ‘he’ in all other choices, hence C. should be the first one in the series. Also B should logically follow C. So this makes option (a) correct.
Q.No: 17
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q19 – 23 : four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.

A. but a masterpiece is
B. untaught genius
C. a laborious career than as the lucky fluke of
D. more likely to come as the culminating point of

A
CDAB
B
ADCB
C
CDBA
D
ACDB
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The subject of the sentence has been introduced in A. as ‘the masterpiece’, so should be the first part of the sentence. A masterpiece cannot be a career, or untaught genius. Only D. can follow A.
Q.No: 18
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q19 – 23 : four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.

A. what interests you is the way in which you have a created the illusion
B. they are angry with you, for it was
C. the public is easily disillusioned and then
D. the illusion they loved; they do not understand that

A
ACBD
B
BDCA
C
CBDA
D
BCAD
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
C. introduces the central point of the sentence as ‘the public being easily disillusioned’. It should be the first part in the series. B., D. and then A. logically follow.
Q.No: 19
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q19 – 23 : four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.

A. an adequate physical and social infrastructure level
B. the pattern of spatial growth in these towns as also to
C. the failure of the government to ensure
D. the roots of the riots are related to

A
ACBD
B
DBCA
C
ABDC
D
CBDA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
D. introduces the subject as ‘the roots of the riots’, B. states what the roots are related to, C. gives another point of relation, which has to logically precede A.
Q.No: 20
Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

A
Almost all school teachers insist that
B
a student's mother
C
is responsible for the student's conduct
D
as well as his dress.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
'The student's' should be replaced with 'his'.
Q.No: 21
Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

A
In the forthcoming elections
B
every man and woman
C
must vote for the candidate
D
of their choice.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
We are talking about 'every man or woman', therefore the pronoun used should be singular 'his/her', instead of 'their'.
Q.No: 22
Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

A
If one has to decide
B
about the choice of a career
C
you should choose that option
D
which is really beneficial.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The pronoun should remain consistent throughout the sentence, hence 'you' should be replaced with 'one'.
Q.No: 23
Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

A
It is essential that diseases like tuberculosis
B
are detected and treated
C
as early as possible in order to
D
assure a successful cure.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
'Assure' is an intransitive verb and should be followed by an object. The correct usage here would be 'be sure of'.
Q.No: 24
Test Name : CAT Paper 1995

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

A
The Mumbai police have found
B
the body of a man
C
who they believe to be
D
the prime suspect in a murder case.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The man being referred here is the object to the verb, hence 'who' should be replaced with 'whom'.
Q.No: 25
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 35: In each of the questions, four different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage.

A. The running of large businesses consist of getting somebody to make something that somebody else sold to somebody else for more than its cost.
B. The running of a large business consists of getting somebody to make something that somebody else will sell to somebody else for more than it costs.
C. The running of a large business consists of getting somebody to sell something that somebody else made for more than it cost.
D. The running of large businesses consist of getting somebody to make something else that somebody else will sell to somebody else for more than it costs.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Running … consists has singular subject-verb agreement. Again, more than it costs is the right diction.
Q.No: 26
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 35: In each of the questions, four different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage.

A. From the sixteenth century onwards, people started feeling disdainful and self-conscious about their body and its products that led to a heightened focus on emotional and bodily regulations.
B. The heightened focus on controlling the body and emotions comes from disdain and selfconsciousness about the body and its products, found in the sixteenth century.
C. From the sixteenth century onwards, a growing disdain for and self-consciousness about the body and its products took hold, leading to a heightened focus on emotional and bodily regulation.
D. The heightened focus on emotional and bodily regulations started from the sixteenth century onwards, when people felt disdain and self-consciousness about the body and its products.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
B and D have inappropriate temporal references. A is also wrong as products did not lead to the heightened focus. C is the answer as the second and third part of the sentence when put together is complete by itself.
Q.No: 27
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 35: In each of the questions, four different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage.

A. We are forced to fall back on fatalism as an explanation of irrational events.
B. We are forced to falling back on the fatalism as an explanation of irrational events.
C. We are forced to fall back on fatalism as explanations of irrational events.
D. We are forced to fall back to fatalism as an explanation of irrational events.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Improper use as in “falling back” and “explanations” rule out B and C. Fall back on is the right prepositional phrase and thus A is right.
Q.No: 28
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 35: In each of the questions, four different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage.

A. Creativity in any field is regarded not only as valuable for itself but also as a service to the nation.
B. Creativity in any field is not regarded only as valuable on its own, but also as a service to the nation.
C. Creativity, in any field, is not only regarded as valuable, but also as a service to the nation.
D. Creativity in any field is regarded not only as valuable in itself but also as a service to the nation.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
is regarded should go together. Valuable in itself is the right expression. Not only as …but also as has parallel construction.
Q.No: 29
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 35: In each of the questions, four different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage.

A. If precision of thought had facilitated precision of behaviour, and if reflection had preceded action, it would be ideal for humans.
B. It would be ideal for humans if reflection preceded action and precision of thought facilitated precision of behaviour.
C. It would be ideal for humans if precedence of reflection was followed by action and precision of thought, by precise behaviour.
D. It would have been ideal for humans, if precise action and behaviour preceded precise reflection.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
it would be ideal expresses a satisfactory proposition. Reflection should precede action, and thought should facilitate behavior.
Q.No: 30
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
The Excel Company has greatly enhanced it’s advertising expense.
B
The Excel Company has greatly increased its advertising expense.
C
The Excel Company has greatly enhanced its advertising expense.
D
The Excel Company has greatly increased it’s advertising expense.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
“Enhanced’ means to increase or improve the quality or value of something. The correct usage here would be ‘increased’. The contracted form ‘its’ and not ‘it’s’ shows the possessive form of the pronoun.
Q.No: 31
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
Today we love, what tomorrow we hate; today we seek, what tomorrow we shun, today we desire, what tomorrow we fear.
B
Today, we love what tomorrow we hate, today, we seek what tomorrow we shun, today, we desire what tomorrow we fear.
C
Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun, today we desire what tomorrow we fear.
D
Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun; today we desire what tomorrow we fear.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence is divided into three different clauses hence each should be separated by a semicolon.
Q.No: 32
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
There’s Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.
B
There’s Mr. Som, who they say is the best singer in the country.
C
There is Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.
D
There is Mr. Som who, they say is the best singer in the country.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
We need to use ‘who’ for the subject Mr. Som. Choice d. is not correct due to the wrong placement of the comma after ‘who’.
Q.No: 33
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.
B
I am not one of those who believes everything I hear.
C
I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.
D
I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The plural pronoun ‘those’ should take a plural verb ‘believe’.
Q.No: 34
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
The Board of Directors will hold its next meeting in July.
B
The Board of Directors will hold it’s next meeting in July.
C
The Board of Directors shall hold the next meeting in July.
D
The Board of Directors shall hold it’s next meeting in July.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
‘Its’ and not ‘it’s’ is the correct contracted possessive form for ‘it’. ‘It’s’ means ‘it is’.
Q.No: 35
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
The state of his affairs were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.
B
The state of his affairs was such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.
C
The state of his affairs are such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.
D
The state of his affairs are such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The nouns or pronouns used after a preposition are treated as an object so they are not subjects. So the verb is going to agree with the noun or pronoun used before the preposition. The subject is “state” which is singular in number, so the verb must be “was”.
Q.No: 36
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
Cannot one do what one likes with one’s own?
B
Cannot one do that one likes to do with his own?
C
Cannot one do that one likes with his own?
D
Cannot one do what he likes with his own?
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
If we use ‘one’ as our subject all following pronouns must be according to ‘one’ i.e One (Subjective); One (Objective); One’s (Possessive); Oneself (Emphatic or Reflexive) etc.
Q.No: 37
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
Each of the students has done well.
B
Each of the student has done well.
C
Each of the students have done well.
D
Each of the student have done well.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
We are talking about each individual student among a group of students, so the verb should be singular.
Q.No: 38
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
None of us were comfortable with what was happening.
B
None of us was comfortable with what was happening.
C
None among us were comfortable with what was happening.
D
None amongst us were comfortable with what was happening.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
None can be used as a singular or a plural number pronoun. In this sentence it is used to represent ‘no one’ so requires a singular number verb. Therefore, the right answer is (b).
Q.No: 39
Test Name : CAT Paper 1990

Questions 11 to 20: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.

A
Neither the king nor his ministers desires war.
B
Neither king nor his ministers desires war.
C
Neither the king nor his ministers desire war.
D
Neither king nor his ministers desire war.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Because we are talking about a particular king we should use ‘the king’. Moreover the verb should be consistent with the noun after ‘nor’. The noun is a plural one hence should take a plural verb desire.
Solution:

Solution:

Solution:

Solution:
The subject here is ‘the best part’, which is singular and should therefore be followed by a singular verb.

Solution:
When using ‘as well as’ to introduce a complex subject, the phrase should be set off by commas, and the verb agrees with the main subject, which in this case is ‘the professor’.

Solution:
As the first part of the sentence provides the reason for his being unwilling to testify, ‘because’ should be used to introduce it. Moreover a comma should always be used to separate two distinct phrases in a sentence.

Solution:
The pronoun should remain consistent throughout the sentence.

Solution:
When ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are followed by ‘or’ and ‘nor’ respectively, the verb depends on the noun following ‘or’ and ‘nor’.

Solution:
The sentence has three different clauses, which should be separated by semi colons.

Solution:
When ‘neither’ is followed by ‘nor’, the verb depends on the noun following ‘nor’. In this case it is singular, hence the verb should also be singular.

Solution:
Before a gerund a noun should appear in the possessive form.

Solution:
The sentence does not need any commas.

Solution:
The sentence needs no commas.

Solution:
We should use ‘who’ for subjects who do the action. In the given sentence ‘who’ is the subject of the verb ‘were’.

Solution:
C. should precede D. as D. uses ‘they’ to refer to ‘the evils of one’s own life’ mentioned in C.B. and A. logically follow.

Solution:
Only C. uses the noun ‘the writer’, which is referred to as ‘he’ in all other choices, hence C. should be the first one in the series. Also B should logically follow C. So this makes option (a) correct.

Solution:
The subject of the sentence has been introduced in A. as ‘the masterpiece’, so should be the first part of the sentence. A masterpiece cannot be a career, or untaught genius. Only D. can follow A.

Solution:
C. introduces the central point of the sentence as ‘the public being easily disillusioned’. It should be the first part in the series. B., D. and then A. logically follow.

Solution:
D. introduces the subject as ‘the roots of the riots’, B. states what the roots are related to, C. gives another point of relation, which has to logically precede A.

Solution:
'The student's' should be replaced with 'his'.

Solution:
We are talking about 'every man or woman', therefore the pronoun used should be singular 'his/her', instead of 'their'.

Solution:
The pronoun should remain consistent throughout the sentence, hence 'you' should be replaced with 'one'.

Solution:
'Assure' is an intransitive verb and should be followed by an object. The correct usage here would be 'be sure of'.

Solution:
The man being referred here is the object to the verb, hence 'who' should be replaced with 'whom'.

Solution:
Running … consists has singular subject-verb agreement. Again, more than it costs is the right diction.

Solution:
B and D have inappropriate temporal references. A is also wrong as products did not lead to the heightened focus. C is the answer as the second and third part of the sentence when put together is complete by itself.

Solution:
Improper use as in “falling back” and “explanations” rule out B and C. Fall back on is the right prepositional phrase and thus A is right.

Solution:
is regarded should go together. Valuable in itself is the right expression. Not only as …but also as has parallel construction.

Solution:
it would be ideal expresses a satisfactory proposition. Reflection should precede action, and thought should facilitate behavior.

Solution:
“Enhanced’ means to increase or improve the quality or value of something. The correct usage here would be ‘increased’. The contracted form ‘its’ and not ‘it’s’ shows the possessive form of the pronoun.

Solution:
The sentence is divided into three different clauses hence each should be separated by a semicolon.

Solution:
We need to use ‘who’ for the subject Mr. Som. Choice d. is not correct due to the wrong placement of the comma after ‘who’.

Solution:
The plural pronoun ‘those’ should take a plural verb ‘believe’.

Solution:
‘Its’ and not ‘it’s’ is the correct contracted possessive form for ‘it’. ‘It’s’ means ‘it is’.

Solution:
The nouns or pronouns used after a preposition are treated as an object so they are not subjects. So the verb is going to agree with the noun or pronoun used before the preposition. The subject is “state” which is singular in number, so the verb must be “was”.

Solution:
If we use ‘one’ as our subject all following pronouns must be according to ‘one’ i.e One (Subjective); One (Objective); One’s (Possessive); Oneself (Emphatic or Reflexive) etc.

Solution:
We are talking about each individual student among a group of students, so the verb should be singular.

Solution:
None can be used as a singular or a plural number pronoun. In this sentence it is used to represent ‘no one’ so requires a singular number verb. Therefore, the right answer is (b).

Solution:
Because we are talking about a particular king we should use ‘the king’. Moreover the verb should be consistent with the noun after ‘nor’. The noun is a plural one hence should take a plural verb desire.

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