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The correct answer is use of verb form.

• The passive voice is used when we want to emphasize the action (the verb) and the object of a sentence rather than subject.
• When changing an active sentence to a passive sentence, the tense of the verb changes.
• Every passive sentence contains a “be” verb.
• To change an active verb to a passive verb, use the correct form of “be” and the past participle of the original active verb.
  • For example, Eat becomes eaten.
• Thus, it can be concluded that while learning about the passive voice form, students majorly learn about use of verb form.

• When we know who the subject is, we put it at the end with by. We call this an agent.

  • Passive: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. (agent =Leonardo Da Vinci )
    Active: Leonaro Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

• Though a student learns the use of 'by' as well while forming a sentence in passive voice, but primarily and most importantly he learns the use of verb form.
• There are some sentences where we don't even need 'by'.

• This means that the subject is either less important than the action itself or that we don’t know who or what the subject is.

  • ​For example: My laptop was stolen.(It is the passive voice of - Someone stole my laptop)

The meanings of the words are:

Windfall> an unanticipated benefit, usually monetary in nature

Uppity> self-important; arrogant

Chagrin> annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.

Desecration> blasphemous behaviour

Option 1 is thus the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Resonant> clear and loud, or causing sounds to be clear and loud

Unseemly> not proper or appropriate

Unscrupulous> unconcerned about doing what is right

Disconsolate> incapable of being soothed

Option 4 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Cynosure> a person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.

Occlusive> a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth.

Abeyance> suspended action

Congenital> present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

Option 1 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option 3.

R introduces to the subject Shiamik

P and S follows R. It gives attributes/quality to the subject - an innovative and popular

Q finally reveals the hobby or the profession of Shiamik.

Thus the correct sentence would read as Shiamik is an innovative and popular dance choreographer.

The meanings of the words are:

Rattle> a rapid succession of short, sharp, sounds.

Blacksmith> a person who makes and repairs things in iron by hand.

Despondent> sad

Pipsqueak> A small, weak and unimportant person

Option 4 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Cemetery is a large burial ground or a graveyard.

The other words are incorrectly spelled.

The correct answer is Option 3.

• Q initiates the topic, subject of the sentence i.e., The poet
• PS follows Q. It gives information about what the poet regrets his activity i.e., throwing a log.....
• R gives a conclusion to the sentence.

Thus the correct sentence order would read: The poet regrets throwing a log of wood at the withdrawing snake.

Correct option is option 1

The sentence is past perfect tense which indicates that an action was completed at some point in the past before something else happened.

Syntax of past perfect tense

Correct sentence - The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government had moved the Supreme Court challenging validity of the CAA, saying that the law was violative of fundamental rights like right to equality and life under constitution.

Correct option is option 4

The sentence is in past indefinite tense and other part is in passive voice so it is grammatically correct.

Syntax of past indefinite tense

The correct answer is Option 4.

• Awareness: having knowledge or perception or fact
• Alertness: vigilant, watchful, aware
• Join: connect, unite, attach
• Ignorance: lack of knowledge, inexperience
• Stupidity: behaviour that shows lack of judgement

Thus the other words are incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 3.

The error lies in the 3rd part of the sentence

This is a conditional sentence, and 'would' indicates the consequence of an imagined situation. It hence takes the verb in the simple past tense.

The 3rd person singular form is wrong. It should rather read as knew what really happened.

The correct sentence will be: How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened.

The idiom stay the course means persevere till the completion of a task, especially a difficult one.

Eg: Despite an injury, he stayed the course to save the match for his team.

Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

The idiom boil the ocean means try to achieve something too ambitious.

Eg:  You expect our plant to manufacture 40,000 parts in a week. You’re trying to boil the ocean on this one.

Option 1 is thus the correct answer.

The correct answer is 'tree'.

• The proverb is "Barking up the wrong tree'' and it means to waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path.
  • Example: It was a very sensitive case and yet for over one year the investigators kept barking up the wrong tree in the Sushant's case.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: Barking up the wrong tree.

• This phrase originated in the US and alludes to hunting dogs barking under a tree where they mistakenly think their prey is hiding. The first known usage in print was in James Kirke Paulding’s novel Westward Ho! in 1832.

The correct answer is : Conjunction 

• In the given sentence "when" is connecting two clauses. 
• In grammar a word which connects two words, two clauses and two sentences is called conjunction

The correct answer is Conjunction

solution:

 Correct answer is DCAB 

• As s1 talks about people and their condition continuation of that is available in statement D,as D talks about people's problem
• D and C form the mandatory pair as in C pronoun "they" demonstrate to the people mentioned in D
•  Same goes with the statement A and B they are mandatory pairs, as A talks about solutions which are mentioned in B
• After statement C, statement A should be placed because A provides the solution about the problem Mentioned in statement C,  also statement B is concluding in nature and goes well  with s6
• So, DCAB is  the correct pattern.

Important Rules to Solve the Para Jumbles:

• Read the sentences attentively and try to comprehend the idea or theme of the paragraph and eliminate the irrelevant options.
•  Try to identify the opening (independent sentence) and closing sentences of the paragraph (concluding sentence).
•  Try to identify the mandatory pairs. Two sentences can be connected through various connectors and other determinants.
•   Identify the pronouns connecting the sentences with each other.

The correct answer is Parody

Parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. It is often used to refer to any humorous imitation of a poem or a song. 

• Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film
• Caricature: (the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is
• Sonnet: a poem that has 14 lines and a particular pattern of rhyme

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e Roofs

Explanation

The meaning of the word Roof is the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.

And the plural of the word is Roofs. Hence Option 1 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. part A.

• 'Who' is a subject so it should have a verb.
• In this particular sentence, while we have a verb for the subject 'we' that is 'have' and a verb for the subject 'the candidates' that is 'are', we do not have a verb for the subject 'who'.
• So in this case, 'whom' should be used instead of 'who' which will be the object for the subject 'the candidates'.

Hence, the correct sentence will be - The candidates whom we have selected are smart and ambitious.

The correct answer is Option 2) i.e. part B.

• When who refers to a personal pronoun (I, you, he, she, we, they), it takes the verb that agrees with that pronoun.
• It should be ‘am’ instead of ‘is’.

Hence, the correct sentence will be - It is I who am sorry to have come here unannounced.

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. part A.

• ‘Smile to oneself’ means: to smile or feel happy.
• Here, the reflexive pronoun should be ‘himself’.

Hence, the correct sentence will be - He smiled to himself at the memory of his son’s first day at school.

The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. part A.

• The verb ‘to be’ should be followed by the subjective form when the complement is a pronoun.
• So it should be ‘we’ instead of ‘us’.

Hence, the correct sentence will be -It is we who are responsible for our well being.

The correct answer is Option 3) i.e. part C.

• When two Singular Nouns, preceded by ‘each’ and ‘every’, are joined, the Pronoun must be Singular.
• Here, it should be ‘his’ instead of ‘their’.

Hence, the correct sentence will be - Thankfully, every soldier and every sailor was in his place that day.

The idiom clear the decks means to remove all hurdles to get started on the work.

Eg: By sanctioning the budget and filling in the vacancies, the committee has cleared the decks for our new office.

Option 4 is thus the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option 3.

• Would indicate preference or willingness
• Could indicate ability; also used to make requests
• Does present tense of 'do'; 3rd person singular
• Shall seeks permission and suggestion

The correct sentence will be: Would you like some tea?

The correct answer is Option 1.

The right blank option is a connection. We can infer from the sentence given in the question that the blank has to be filled with the noun form of the verb 'connect'.

Connect or Connects is wrong. The present continuous tense 'connecting' is wrong.

Other options are grammatically incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 1.

At the eleventh hour means at the last opportunity; at the last possible moment.

Other options are incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 1.

The sentence is error-free. It is grammatically correct.

The correct answer is Option 4.

At an arm's length means to avoid intimacy or close contact, to keep away.

To keep at a distance means to avoid being involved

The other options are incorrect in the given context. 

The error lies in part B of the sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Other than 'cannot' which means can not, no other modals should be joined with 'not' into one word.

Thus,' must not' must be used as 'mustnot' is not a proper word. 

Modals can be conjoined with the help of apostrophes. For eg. mustn't, couldn't, can't, shouldn't, shan't

Correct Sentence:

"Life-saving vaccines must not 'fall victim' to the COVID-19 pandemic", said the UNICEF Chief

The correct answer is Option 3.

Took him to task means to scold, reprimand someone.

Other options are incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4.

As per the subject-verb agreement, the verb must agree with the subject in number and person.

The subject here is 3rd person singular and hence the verb 'scolds' i.e., 3rd person singular is the correct alternative.

The correct sentence will be: My mother scolds me daily.

The correct answer is Option 2.

The error lies in the 2nd part of the answer.

The past tense verb form 'was' is incorrect, as it does not match with the adverb of time 'now'.

'Was' must be replaced with 'am' which agrees with the adverb of time.

Thus the correct sentence will be: I am very happy just now.

The correct answer is option 1-Foist

The sentence makes it understood that the healthcare plan was inadequate and it was implemented against the people's wishes.

Foist> impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

Regret> feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do

Fetter> tie with shackles

Deride> mock

Option 1 is thus the word which conveys a proper meaning here.option 1 is the right answer.

The sentence makes it understood that the dog was attracted to the smell of the food.

Duped>cheated

Incited> encouraged or stir up trouble

Enticed> attracted; allured

Tormented> tortured

Option 3 is thus the word that fits here correctly conveying a proper meaning.Option 3 is the right answer

The meanings of the words are:

Discomfiture> a feeling of unease or embarrassment

Covet> yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)

Hospitality> the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers

Abnegation> the act of rejecting or refusing something

Option 1 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Anhedonia> the inability to feel pleasure. a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders. 

Allusion> a statement that refers to something indirectly

Anachronism> something that doesn't fit its time period,

Animosity> a strong feeling of disliking someone or something

Option 2 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Arbitrage> a method of buying something for one price and then immediately selling it for another price somewhere else

Aquiver> trembling or shaking slightly

Apprise> to report on the status of something

Arcane> understood by only a few; obscure

Option 1 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Fallow> left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

Frond> compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad

Facile> performing adroitly and without effort

Faction> a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Fawning> attempting to win favour by flattery

Fealty> the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord

Feckless> generally incompetent and ineffectual

Feign> pretend; give a false appearance of

Option 1 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Foible> a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character

Flippant> showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness

Flounder> walk with great difficulty

Flagrant>conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Option 4 is the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Defunct> no longer in force or use; inactive

Debacle> a sudden and complete disaster

Endemic> of disease constantly present in a particular locality

Rancor>a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Option 2 is thus the correct answer.

The meanings of the words are:

Epoch> a period marked by distinctive character

Euphoria> a feeling of great elation

Eschew> avoid and stay away from deliberately

Equestrian> of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

The word esoteric means intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest. 

The meanings of the words are:

Rarefied> of, relating to, or interesting to a select group; distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; esoteric.

Fervid> characterized by intense emotion

Embargo> barrier

Deleterious> harmful

Option 1 is thus the correct answer.

The word florid means excessively elaborate.

Embellished> adorned

Ravenous> extremely hungry

Erratic> irregular; unpredictable

Delicate> flimsy; thin

Option 1 is thus the correct answer.

The word feral means wild; untamed. Option 1 is thus the correct answer.

Desolate> (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness

Equitable> fair

Potable> safe to drink

The word factitious means artificial or fake.

Forte> a thing at which someone excels

Frolic> play boisterously

Specious> fake

Recant> say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical

Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

The word castigates means disapprove; rebuke.

Exult> show jubilation

Approve> officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.

Reconcile> restore friendly relations between.

Option 2 is thus the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.

The word recluse means one who lives in solitude.

Tyrant> a cruel and oppressive ruler

Ascetic> characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

Descry> catch sight of

Expatriate> a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

Option 2 is thus the correct answer.