Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2006 JT - Question Paper

does not talk about excitement for the modifications. Hence (A), (B) and (C) can be eliminated.
Directions: In ques. 19, 1 of the choices is grammatically INCORRECT Identify the
INCORRECT choice.
Q.19 (A) They speak French in parts of Italy as well as France
(B) It looks as though John is going to change his job
(C) Smoking is dangerous, as well as it makes you smell bad
(D) As well as birds, a few mammals can fly
Directions: The direct speech in ques. 20 has been rewritten as reported speech (indirect form) in
the 4 choices provided beneath. Identify the grammatically accurate choice.
Q.20 He said, “I need to be there in person or my budget will be decreased.
However, I will attend the meeting before I leave.”
(A) He stated that he needed to be there in person or his budget will be
reduced. But he will attend the meeting before he left.
(B) He said, he needed to be there in person or his budget will be decreased.
However, he’ll attend the meeting before he leaves.
(C) He stated that he needed to be there in person or his budget would be
reduced. However, he stated that he would attend the meeting before he left.
(D) He stated he needs to be there in person, or his budget would be decreased.
But he will attend the meeting before he left.
Solution for Q 19:
The ans is (C). The usage of “as well as” in this sentence is incorrect.
Solution for Q 20:
The ans is (C). choices (B) and (D) can be eliminated, because in reported speech we need to use
the connector ‘that’. In choice (A) the use of current tense is incorrect. Only choice (C) provide us a
correctly framed sentence.
Directions: ques. 21 - 23 refer to the passage below:
To make effective decisions, all we have to do is to out-think our opponent. Our decision needs to be better
than his, that’s all. There is no need to be perfect.
The mistake we make is to think through our intellect. If we ask any successful business leader or CEO these
days about what has made them so successful, again and again they claim that their success came from
something beyond their intellect; something beyond logic and facts; something that gave them the
intelligence and guts to take effective decisions. It is simply the intuitive power within them that has helped
them make these effective decisions.

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