233 questions asked across 4 exam years, newest first
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The presumption, not that the policies themselves were ill-conceived but rather that their rhetorical framing—laden with abstractions alien to grassroots discourse— (1)/ have contributed more to civic apathy (2)/ than implementation failures per se, reflects a deeper institutional detachment (3)/ than previously acknowledged. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The policy aims to neither penalise first-time offenders (1)/ nor those who may have violated norms (2)/ due to systemic ambiguity (3)/ rather than deliberate intent. (4)
Answer: A
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: It was not merely the fragmentation of administrative jurisdictions across sectors (1)/ that disrupted cohesive governance, but the inertia embedded in overlapping regulatory mandates (2)/ which, though designed to safeguard institutional autonomy, (3)/ ends up paralyzing inter- departmental responsiveness altogether. (4)
Answer: D
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The perception that the guidelines are optional (1)/ rather than compulsory have led (2)/ to widespread inconsistencies in compliance (3)/ across state-level implementations. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The fact that dissenting opinions are stifled (1)/ without due institutional safeguards (2)/ reflect a worrying trend in democratic regression (3)/ observed across multiple levels of governance. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The investigation's findings, alarming in both scope and content, (1) / prompted responses not just from the agencies concerned (2) / but also from the auditors who report they (3) / were never granted access to critical records. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That certain state governments have invoked archaic laws (1) / to suppress dissent does not only reflect legal opportunism (2) / but also undermines the constitutional ethos (3) / that such provisions were meant to uphold. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The reforms being recommended by the panel (1) / are not only intended to streamline administrative functions (2) / but also addressing the asymmetries in resource allocation (3) / that have long plagued rural districts. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately (1) / were not the policy's objectives themselves, (2) / but the political ramifications it (3) / might have had if implemented without broader consensus. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The regulator's decision to postpone the implementation (1) / was attributed partly to industry pressure (2) / and partly due to legal ambiguity (3) / surrounding the recent amendments. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That there exists no recourse for citizens (1) / if environmental violations are condoned at the ministerial level (2) / underline a systemic erosion of (3) / constitutional accountability. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That none of the representatives found the proposal viable (1)/ is less surprising than the fact (2)/ that neither the chairperson nor the legal counsel (3)/ were briefed beforehand. (4)
Answer: D
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither the projection of growth nor the estimation of deficit trends (1)/ appear to have accounted for the liquidity constraints (2)/ that small-scale enterprises face (3)/ during cyclical downturns in demand. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That the report failed to address the root causes (1)/ of the community unrest were surprising (2)/ given the exhaustive data (3)/ compiled over several months. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What renders the draft legislation particularly contentious is not its proposed realignment of fiscal powers per se, (1)/ but that it presumes, without empirical substantiation, (2)/ a fiscal equivalence among states whose developmental baselines are (3)/ incommensurable by any normative metric. (4)
Answer: B
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Much of what appears to be coordination (1)/ among the regulatory bodies and private stakeholders (2)/ are, in fact, coincidental overlaps (3)/ caused by differing mandates. (4)
Answer: C
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That the framework lacks provisions for backward compatibility (1)/ is less problematic than the assumption (2)/ that all peripheral institutions will, without coercion, (3)/ adheres to the central directive as framed. (4)
Answer: D
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The more senior the position was (1) / the more urgent became the need (2) / for discretion, decorum, and (3) / refraining from premature disclosure. (4)
Answer: D
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The report's emphasis on techno-optimism, while commendable, (1) / overlook the structural inequities (2) / that persist in data accessibility and digital literacy (3) / across demographic and regional divides. (4)
Answer: B
