IBPS PO General Awareness: Grammar and Sentence Improvement questions with solutions

Q1. Select the phrase/connector (it must be at the start) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. There was no democracy in British India. The rulers could take bold decisions fearlessly without bothering about repercussions.

1. As there was no democracy in British India...
2. Since there was no democracy in British...
3. With the rulers taking bold decisions...
4. Both (i) and (ii) are correct

Answer: Both (i) and (ii) are correct

Both (i) and (ii) correctly use a causal connector to combine the two sentences. They preserve the meaning that the absence of democracy explains why rulers could act boldly without fear of repercussions.

Q2. An individual's behavior may change over time, becoming bizarre if medication is stopped and returns closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.

1. and can return closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.
2. while returned closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.
3. and returning closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.
4. after returning close to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.

Answer: and returning closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment.

The sentence needs a parallel construction after "and". "And returning closer to normal when receiving appropriate treatment" correctly matches the flow and meaning of the original sentence.