Question
In the following sentences four words are given in
bold. They may or may not be in the correct position in the sentence. You have to find out which two or more words should exchange their position so that sentence become gramatically correct and meaningful. If no words need to exchange their position, then mark the option 5 i.e., 'No replacement required'. It is hard to believe that the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), rampant (A)/ under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, has not been aware (B)/ of the constituted (C)/ violations of law at the zoo, being the nodal (D)/ authority under the said Act.Solution
A (rampant) and C (constituted): "Rampant" is an adjective and doesn't fit in this context. It should be replaced with "constituted" to make the sentence grammatically correct. The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Correct sentence: "It is hard to believe that the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, has not been aware of the rampant violations of law at the zoo, being the nodal authority under the said Act."
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