Question
Passer-by are often curious to see a Western face
behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundreds of waffles a day. Directions : 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 four phrases. 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 improvement is required’, mark 5) as the answer.Solution
Here, 'passer-by' is singular. 'Passers-by' is the plural form and 'are' is to be used. So, only option 2 is correct. Passers-by are often curious to see a Western face behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundreds of waffles a day.
The ratio of the C.P. and S.P. of an article is 15: 14. What is the Loss percent?
By selling a pair of shoes for Rs.840, the gain is 20%. If the gain is reduced to 15%, find the resultant selling price (in Rs.).
Ranvir bought a car with a 50% discount on the Cost price of the car. Had he got 60% discount, he would have saved Rs 100000. Calculate the Cost price o...
Ravi purchases two wrist watches for a total of Rs. 600. He sells one watch at 4/5 of its cost price and the other at 6/5 of its cost price, and makes a...
- A merchant buys 10 kg of wheat at Rs. 300 per kg. While selling, he uses a faulty weight that shows 1100 grams instead of 1000 grams but claims to sell it ...
The marked price of a chair is Rs. 600. If the chair is sold after allowing successive discounts of 15% and 25%, then find the se...
Zara purchased a microwave for Rs. 2400 and spent some amount on service. She marked it up by 25%, gave a Rs. 360 discount, and earned a 15% profit. Fin...
A shopkeeper claims to incur a loss of 20% but uses a weight of 640 grams in place of 1kg  If the CP of the rice is Rs 80/kg , what will be the % of a...
The ratio of difference between the present age of A and B to the present age of B and C is 6:1. 6 years hence, the ratio between the age of A and C is ...
A shopkeeper sells an article with two consecutive discounts of 10% and 20%, respectively, on a marked price of Rs. 1200. If the cost price of the artic...
