1. The world has seen small real attempt at population and resource planning.
a) few
b) little
c) less
d) a few
2. My hair stood off ends when I saw the horrible sight.
a) stood at ends
b) stood on ends
c) stood to ends
d) stands on ends
3. The long or short of it is that I do not want to deal with that new firm.
a) The long and short of it
b) The long and short for it
c) The long or short for it
d) The shot and long for it
4. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
a) why did not you speak
b) that why did you not speak
c) why you did not speak
d) why did you not spoke
5. The people generally try to curry favour with the corrupt but influential person.
a) seek favour
b) extract favour
c) display favour
d) No correction required
6. Because of his ill health, the doctor has advised him not to refrain from smoking.
a) to not refrain from
b) to resort to
c) to refrain from
d) to be refrained from
7. They have a scheme of rewarding the best of the performers every year.
a) the best among the performer
b) a best among performer
c) the best of the performer
d) No correction required
8. What happens to all those travellers on the ship was not known?
a) What happened of
b) What happened in
c) What is that happens to
d) What happened to
9. Making friends is more rewarding than to make enemies.
a) to be unsociable
b) to be sociable
c) being unsociable
d) making enemies
10. The moment they saw me, they were delight
a) had delighted
b) were delighted
c) are delighted
d) have been delighted