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CDS – 2 VIRAAT 2023

Pronouns DPP: 7.1

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence 8. He was expecting them (A)/ to raise the issue but
which is divided in parts and labelled (a), (b) and (c). (B)/ none of the two members uttered a word. (C)/
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any No error (D)
error in any part of the sentence and indicate your (a) (A) (b) (B)
answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding (c) (C) (d) (C)
letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your
answer should be indicated as (d). 9. The team was running out of resources (A)/ so the
1. In the meeting, (A)/ all the parents have to (B)/ manager contributed money himself and (B)/ didn't
voice its opinions. (C)/ No error (D) wait for the grant to be approved. (C)/ No error (D)
(a) (A) (b) (B) (a) (A) (b) (B)
(c) (C) (d) (C) (c) (C) (d) (C)

2. The seven boys were (A)/ fighting with each other 10. Any of the two players (A)/ can be selected for the
(B)/ for the bag of money they found. (C)/ No error team (B)/ but not both. (C)/ No error (D)
(D) (a) (A) (b) (B)
(a) (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(c) (C) (d) (C)
11. It was her who (A)/ came to the office without (B)/
3. Though Ram and Shyam (A)/ are twins, there is (B)/ the required documents. (C)/ No error (D)
a huge difference between themselves. (C)/ No error (a) (A) (b) (B)
(D) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(a) (A) (b) (B)
(c) (C) (d) (C) 12. The minister, being the (A)/ chief guest of the
function, (B)/ he addressed the public issues. (C)/
4. Despite all the efforts, (A)/ You, he and I (B)/ could No error (D)
not meet the goal. (C)/ No error (D) (a) (A) (b) (B)
(a) (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(c) (C) (d) (C)
13. Is there anyone (A)/ who can help me (B)/ to solve
5. Ravi hates everyone (A)/ and everything which (b)/ this question? (C)/ No error (D)
reminds him about his past. (C)/ No error (D) (a) (A) (b) (B)
(a) (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(c) (C) (d) (C)
14. I hope I made it clear (A)/ to him that he was (B)/ no
6. Every worker was (A)/ trying their best to complete longer welcome here. (C)/ No error (D)
(B)/ the construction before the deadline. (C)/ No (a) (A) (b) (B)
error (D) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(a) (A) (b) (B)
(c) (C) (d) (C) 15. We're not going to let (A)/ they build a road here
(B)/ without putting up a fight. (C)/ No error (D)
7. Her brother as well as (A)/ her sisters gave their (B)/ (a) (A) (b) (B)
best performance in the wedding. (C)/ No error (D) (c) (C) (d) (C)
(a) (A) (b) (B)
(c) (C) (d) (C)
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Directions: Select the most appropriate antonym of the 19. She chose to stay in a stark room at the lavish hotel.
highlighted word in the following sentence. (a) Harsh
(b) Futile
16. He was a hard-working man with abstemious (c) Ornate
habits. (d) Jade
(a) Marred (b) Intemperate
(c) Disconcert (d) Vexing 20. His corpulence appearance made everyone giggled.
(a) Savory
17. She faced the tragedy with aplomb. (b) Slender
(a) Joy (b) Sorrow (c) Minacious
(c) Fear (d) Anger
(d) Spurious
18. The suspect was prevaricating when asked
questions during the enquiry.
(a) Equivocating (b) Subverting
(c) Offending (d) Asserting
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Answer Key
1. (c) 11. (a)
2. (b) 12. (c)
3. (c) 13. (b)
4. (b) 14. (d)
5. (b) 15. (b)
6. (b) 16. (b)
7. (b) 17. (c)
8. (c) 18. (d)
9. (b) 19. (c)
10. (a) 20. (b)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (c) 7. (b)
Explanation: Explanation:
Replace "its" with "their". Replace "their" with "his".
The use of the pronoun 'its' is incorrect in the When two subjects are connected with ‘as well as’,
sentence. then the pronoun is used as per the first subject.
The correct pronoun for the noun 'parents' is 'their'. Here, the first subject is ‘brother’ so use ‘his’
instead of ‘their’.
2. (b)
Explanation: 8. (c)
Replace "each other" with quarreling with “one Explanation:
another". Replace "none" with neither".
We use each other when discussing two people or "Neither" can function as an indefinite pronoun and
things, and one another when discussing more than "none" is also an indefinite pronoun.
two people or things. We use 'none' to talk about "not one of a group of
Here, the sentence is talking about seven boys, i.e., three or more things or people". We use 'neither' to
more than two, so use ‘one another’. talk about "not one or the other of two people or
things".
3. (c) Here, the sentence is talking about two members so
Explanation: it is better to use ‘neither’.
Replace "themselves" with ‘them’.
Them - Objective pronoun 9. (b)
Themselves - Reflexive pronoun Explanation:
We use an objective case after a preposition. Replace "the manager contributed money himself"
Here, "between" is a preposition so we need an with "the manager himself contributed money".
objective pronoun for Ram and Shyam. Here "Himself" is used as a reflexive pronoun but
we need an emphatic pronoun.
4. (b) An intensive pronoun (sometimes called an
Explanation: emphatic pronoun) is a word that's used to place
Replace "You, he and I" with "I, you and he". special emphasis on another noun or pronoun (e.g.
When the given condition is unpleasant, the order is “the man himself”)
as follows:- first person followed by the second Here, "himself" cannot function as "reflexive
person and the second person followed by the third pronoun" because in case of "reflexive pronoun",
person. the subject functions as an object also. For
Here, the sentence has a negative sense, so the example:- she(subject) forced (verb) herself (object)
sequence will be - I (First person), You (Second to drink the milk.
Person) and He (Third person). So, here "himself " is an emphatic pronoun.
Emphatic pronouns are always placed after the
5. (b) subject or at the end of the sentence.
Explanation:
Replace "which" with "that". 10. (a)
Use of that:- for living and non-living things. Explanation:
Use of which:- non -living things, animals and in Replace "any" with “Either".
clauses. When we are talking about one of the two choices,
we use ‘Either’ and we are talking about one of the
6. (b) more than two choices then we use ‘any’.
Explanation: Here, there are ‘two players’ so use Either’.
Replace "their" with "his".
‘Every’ is a determinant here and it is always
singular when used as a determinant.
So, we have to use a singular possessive adjective
that is ‘his’ for the common noun ‘worker’.
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11. (a) 17. (c)

Explanation: Explanation:
Replace "her" with "she". Aplomb is a noun which means confidence so 'Fear’
Here, the relative pronoun ‘who’ and the verb will be the correct antonym of the word.
‘came’ are used for the subject, so we have to use
the subjective pronoun ‘she’. 18. (d)
‘Her’ is the object here which is wrong. Explanation:
Prevaricating is the present participle of the verb
12. (c) 'prevaricate' means avoid saying or doing something
Explanation: Assert means to state or express confidently without
Omit "he". need for proof.
‘Being the chief guest of the function’ is a Equivocate means to speak in a confusing and an
complement here. unclear manner.
The subject is ‘Minister’ and its verb is ‘addressed’ Subvert means to overturn or overthrow.
so the pronoun ‘he’ is redundant here. Offend means to upset someone or make someone
angry.
13. (b)
Explanation: 19. (c)
Replace "who" with "that". Explanation:
There are certain words such as None, anything, Stark is an adjective which means simple, without
Nothing, Such, Only, etc. which take the pronoun decoration.
‘that’ with them. Harsh means unpleasantly rough or more severe
than necessary.
14. (d) Futile means unsuccessful; ineffective; pointless.
Explanation: Ornate means highly decorated.
The given sentence contains no error. Jade means a hard, typically green stone used for
ornaments and implements and consisting of the
15. (b) mineral’s jadeite or nephrite.
Explanation:
Replace ‘they’ with ‘them’ 20. (b)
‘Let’ is a transitive verb so an objective case should Explanation:
be used. Corpulence is a noun which means obesity, the
quality of being fat.
16. (b) Savory means tasty.
Explanation: Slender means thin.
Abstemious is an adjective which means not eating Minacious means threatening.
and drinking too much. Spurious means false; fake.
Marred is the past tense of the verb mar which
means to damage.
Intemperate is an adjective which means Lack of
self-control.
Disconcert means to disturb, unsettle
Vexing means annoying, worrying, etc.

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