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    Many incentives provided by the state, including free

    textbooks, free uniforms, free bicycles and nutritious mid-day meals, were unable to children of vulnerable sections during the lockdown . In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark (E) as the answer.
    A were unable to children of vulnerable sections in the lockdown Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B will be unable to children of vulnerable sections during the lockdown Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C was unbailable to children of vulnerable sections during the lockdown Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D were unavailable to children of vulnerable sections during the lockdown Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘unable’ is incorrect. The correct word that should be used is ‘unavailable’. Many incentives provided by the state, including free textbooks, free uniforms, free bicycles and nutritious mid-day meals, were unavailable to children of vulnerable sections during the lockdown.

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