The correct answer is: Impress

Key Points

• Impress means to make a positive and lasting impact, typically by showcasing one's skills, qualities, or abilities in a way that leaves a favourable impression on others. (सकारात्मक और स्थायी प्रभाव डालने के लिए, आम तौर पर किसी के कौशल, गुणों या क्षमताओं को इस तरह प्रदर्शित करना जिससे दूसरों पर अनुकूल प्रभाव पड़े)
  • Example: During the job interview, Sarah impressed the hiring manager with her extensive knowledge of the industry.
• The verb "impress" is the most appropriate choice in this context.
• When talking about interactions with an interview board or any group of people, the term "impress" is commonly used to convey the idea of making a positive and memorable impact.
• "Impress the interview board" is a common collocation, indicating the act of leaving a favorable impression during a conversation or interview.
• The corrected sentence: "Soumyashree, while talking on the topic, could not impress the interview board." effectively communicates the idea that Soumyashree was not able to make a positive impact during the conversation with the interview board.

Thus, option 1 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

• Conceive: To form an idea, concept, or thought in the mind; to imagine or create. (मन में कोई विचार, अवधारणा या विचार बनाना; कल्पना करना या बनाना)
• Stabilise: To make or become stable, steady, or unchanging; to bring into a state of equilibrium. (स्थिर, स्थिर या अपरिवर्तनीय बनाना या बनना; संतुलन की स्थिति में लाने के लिए)
• Permeate: To spread or diffuse throughout; to penetrate or pervade. (सर्वत्र फैलना या फैलाना; घुसना या व्याप्त होना)

The correct answer is 'by fair means or foul'.

Key Points

• By reading the above sentence we find that:
  • 'By fair means or foul' is an idiom.
  • Hence, the second 'by' should be removed because the correct idiom is 'by fair means or foul'.
• Meaning of 'By fair means or foul':​
  • If we try to achieve something by fair means or foul we use any method we can achieve, even if it is not honest or fair.
• Example: The press feels that if it can get away with writing a story by fair means or foul it will write it.

Correct Sentence: Jack has started a new business of Grocery, he will try to succeed in business by fair means or foul.

The correct answer is 'have been demanding higher wages'.

Key Points

• By reading the above sentence we find that:
  • The sentence required an active construction in the present perfect continuous tense. 
  • Since the period of time 'for a long time' has been given and the action of demanding higher wages has continued up to the present, we will use the present perfect continuous tense.
  • Therefore, 'have been demanding higher wages' is the correct answer.

Correct Sentence: The worker of this steel factory have been demanding higher wages for a long time.

Mistake Point

• We tend to go for option 2) but it would be wrong because the main subject of the sentence is 'The workers' and it is plural. Hence, a plural helping verb should be used.

Additional Information

• The structure of Present Perfect Continuous:
  • Subject+has/have+been+v1+ing+object+since/for+time.  
    • ​Example: Monika has been waiting here for two hours.

The correct answer is 'The class has​'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'The class' should be used instead of 'The class has'.
• The simple past tense is often used with an adverbial phrase that specifies a time in the past, such as yesterday, last year, (or) an hour ago," according to Complete English Grammar Rules.

• The sentence "The class has began studying the novel yesterday" is grammatically incorrect because the auxiliary verb "has" (present perfect tense) disagrees with the past tense of the main verb "began."

  • The present perfect tense describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has just ended. In this sentence, the action of studying the novel was completed yesterday, so it should be described using the past tense.

• The past tense of "begin" is "began," not "has began."

• Therefore, the correct sentence should be "The class began studying the novel yesterday," where "began" is the past tense of "begin."

• Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Sentence: The class began studying the novel yesterday.

The erroneous part is 'of people was'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'of people were' should be used instead of 'of people was'.
• As per the 'subject-verb agreement' rule, after 'A number of/ A large number of/ A great number of' a plural countable noun is used and it is followed by a plural verb.
  • Example: A number of students were present at the function.
• 'were' should be used.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: A large number of people were present at the Maari Festival.

The correct answer is 'Anchor'

Key Points

• The word 'Anchor' means 'Anchor is a person who presents and coordinates a live television or radio program involving other contributors.
  • For eg.- She will anchor the new morning news show.
• Thus use the word 'Anchor' is the most appropriate 'one word ' for the given expression.
• Hence, option 4 is the correct answer

Additional Information

• Comedian​: a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people (एक व्यक्ति जिसका काम चुटकुले और मजेदार कहानियां सुनाकर या प्रसिद्ध लोगों के व्यवहार या भाषण की नकल करके लोगों को हंसाना है)
• Actor: someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio programme (कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी फिल्म, नाटक, या टेलीविजन या रेडियो कार्यक्रम में प्रदर्शन करते समय किसी और के होने का दिखावा करता है)
• Choreographer: a person who is skilled at combining movements into dances to be performed (एक व्यक्ति जो प्रदर्शन किए जाने वाले नृत्यों में आंदोलनों के संयोजन में कुशल है)

The correct answer is option 4) i.e.  'Whom have you called?'

Key Points 

• The given sentence is in the passive voice. We have to change the sentence into the active form. 
• The given sentence is written in the passive form of 'Present perfect tense'. It is an interrogative sentence.
• The structure of these kinds of sentences is:
  • Passive Voice: WH word + have/has + been + V3 + by + Subject ?
  • Active Voice: WH word + have/has + Subject + V3 ?
• Let’s see another example:
  • Passive voice: Who has been summoned by the boss?
  •  Active voice: Whom has the boss summoned?
• The subject of the given sentence is 'you'. 
• So, in the active voice, the WH word 'Who'  will be changed into 'Whom.'
• Also here, 'has been' will be changed into 'have'.

Correct Sentence: Whom have you called?

The correct answer is option 4) i.e., 'be bitterly hostile towards each other'.

Key Points

• At daggers drawn is an idiom that means two or more people are having an argument and are still very angry with each other.
• Hence, this meaning is best reflected by option 4 making it the correct answer.

The correct answer is Epilogue.

Key Points

Let's see the meanings of all the important words:

• Euphony: the quality of being pleasing to the ear
• Lecture: an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university
• Monologue: a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme
• Epilogue: a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened

Upon seeing the meaning of the above words, it can be concluded that Epilogue is the correct one word substitute for A poem or speech at the end of the play.

The correct answer is 'let the criminal activities grow'.

Key Points

• By reading the above sentence we find that: 
  • The given sentence needs an adjective i.e. 'Criminal' instead of 'Criminals'. 
  • The structure of the sentence should be:
    • Subject+let/make/hear/watch etc.+V1+Object. 
  • Therefore, 'let the criminal activities grow' would be correct.

Correct Sentence: The District Magistrate should not let the criminal activities grow in his district.

Mistake Point

• Verbs like let/make/watch/hear etc. are followed by a bare infinitive. So 'grow' should be used. 
• We cannot use the second or third form of the verbs given above. 
• Hence, option 1), 2) and 4) are incorrect.

Additional Information

• Bare/Zero Infinitive: an infinitive verb form without 'to'.
  • ​Example: I made him do this work.