Verbal Ability section is going to play a major role in MAH CET 2016 to enable you to score high and secure your candidature for JBIMS and other top rated B-schools. Barely 3 days are left for MAH CET 2016 exam which will be held on March 12 & 13, 2016 across the country in multiple sessions.
Out of 50 questions in Verbal Ability and Reading comprehension section, 7-8 are proposed to be on spot the error in sentences. Correct answers to these questions will add 8 raw marks to your score and will boost your percentile by about 10 to 12 points.
Candidates going to appear in MAH CET 2016 will fight for admission to more than 59000 seats in 406 B schools across Maharashtra. Non Maharashtra candidates also stand a good chance to get into top rated B schools like JBIMS, KJ Somaiya, SIMSHREE, Dy Patil institute of management with 35 percent and 15 percent seats available for them in Government aided and private management colleges respectively.
It amounts to a handsome quota of more than 20000 seats for outside Maharashtra candidates who may secure their lost position in CAT/XAT/CMAT or any other management entrance test valid for admission to 2016-18 batch.
50 questions in VARC can do magic
According to DTE Mahatarashtra, the MAH CET 2016 conducting authority, there will be 50 questions on Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension out of total 200 questions in the exam. If a candidate can focus more on this section and can prepare well in right direction, a good score leading to admission in a top rated B school will be the reward for appearing in MAH CET 2016.
Prepare questions on Error correction in sentences
All the sections are jumbled in the examination paper of MAH CET 2016. Learn from Prof. S.K. Agarwal, expert on MBA entrance preparation area, how to prepare and crack 7-8 questions on error correction in sentences.
Core topics on which 7-8 questions on ‘Spot the error’ are based, are - usage of articles, nouns, pronouns, sequence and syntax, tense structure, conditionals. Questions in this section in MAH CET 2016 are proposed to be in the form of sentences and each will have five sections from 1 to 5. Test taker has to find out whether there is any error in any section from 1 to 4. If there is no error, option 5 has to be marked.
Sample questions with explained concepts
Following questions on error correction in sentences are based on concepts of grammar like Parts of speech, tenses, subject verb agreement, singular plurals, modifiers, phrases, compounds. These sample questions will not only give an opportunity to the aspirants to practice the probable types of them well before the test but also will give an understanding of the various tips and topics of English language required to be studied for MAH CET 2016.
Direction Q 1 to 10- The following sentences are broken into 4 parts. Find out if any of the part has an error, and the number of that part is your answer. If no part has an error, your answer is ‘No error’. (Please, do no look for an error in punctuation).
Q.1. Although the proceedings went on/ for one year or so,/ we are not aware/ what were the verdict
(1) (2) (3) (4)
of the gentlemen of jury. (5) No error
Q.2. My neighbour as well as his wife/ always discuss the family problems/ before me although
(1) (2) (3)
both of them know/ that I will not be of any help.
(4) (5) No error
Q.3. It is a well established/ fact that the computer,/now a days/is an useful device.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5). No error
Q.4. It is an irony that he likes to picture himself/ as an original thinker but/ has never been
(1) (2) (3)
able to set/ back the clock which is always hour too fast.
(4) (5) No error
Q.5 It is a strange thing/ how little, in general, people know/ about the tiger, an animal equal/
(1) (2) (3)
to the lion in size, is native of Asia.
(4) (5) No error
Q.6 Thank you for/ helping me study,/if you hadn’t tutored me,/ I would fail the test.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) No error
Q.7 Stop asking me/ what my wife bought you for your birthday./ Even if I knew what she
(1) (2) (3)
bought you/ I would have not told you.
(4) (5) No error
Q.8 Open the window and/ look outside/ whether it is raining./ It had rained heavily last night.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) No error
Q.9 A friend of mine once wrote/a detective story called/ Murder in the Brewery, although/
(1) (2) (3)
he never visited a brewery in his life.
(4) (5) No error
Q.10 The host was gracious enough/ as we had warmly received and/ he left no stone
(1) (2) (3)
unturned to fulfil our desires/making us day dream.
(4) (5) No error
Answers with explanation
Error correction questions in MAH CET 2016 are no different than what you find in any competitive examination like Bank recruitment tests, SSC, or any other Provincial or Central government recruitment examination. The difficulty level is not very high but one has to concentrate a little. Besides, if you know the basics you will be quick to solve it, else it will be better to skip it, unless you are able to recollect the rules of Grammar and syntax.
Questions 1-2 are based on usage of Nouns and subject verb agreement
- (4) was the verdict of Jury. Jury is a collective noun. When the verdict is unanimous it is singular, when it is divided it is plural.
- (2) discusses the family problems. Use of ‘as well as’ requires the verb according to the first subject.
Questions 3-5 are based on usage of Articles
(4) – a useful device. Any word which begins with the sound of a consonant should be preceded by indefinite article ‘an’.
- (4)-an hour too fast. Hour begins with the sound ‘o’ and not ‘h’
- (4)- is a native of Asia. Use of indefinite article ‘a’ required before native
Questions 6-7 are from Conditional and unreal Past
6. (4)- would have failed the test. Past in the past – unreal past with improbable and impossible condition. Had+III form of the verb in this conditional part is invariably followed by would/should/could/might +have+III form of the verb.
7. (4)-would not tell you. Unreal past conditional with very less probability. Use of simple past in ‘if’ clause followed by would/should/could/might + base verb form in main clause.
Questions 8-9 are based on Time zones-(Tenses)
8. (4)- It rained heavily last night. Yesterday, last day/ago/last night are used with simple past tense and not with past perfect tense.
9 (4)- he had never visited a brewery in his life. Story written later, visit that didn’t take place is supposed to be an earlier event. Past perfect in Negative form.
Question 10 is from Active-Passive
10. (2) had warmly been received. Adverb of manner to be placed between auxiliary and principal verb in passive form. We were the people who were received.
Other important topics
Apart from the above topics, MAH CET 2016 test takers should concentrate, in view of Prof S.K. Agarwal, expert in Verbal ability, on following important topics to crack the 7-8 questions on error correction in the examination- usage of pronouns, verbs, non finites, prepositions, adjectives and adverbs, reported speech, singular and plural, phrasal verbs. If you can prepare and practice sample questions on these topics, you will not only do well in solving the error correction in sentences but also will be able to communicate better in speech as well as in writing.
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