sentence improvement Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps clerk mains

Answer: (a)

'Provided with' means 'equipped with'. 'Provided by' will require the mention of an agent who performs the action as 'by' refers to how an action is done; e.g., The electricity to the village was provided by the government.

Answer: (b)

'Contrast' always carries the preposition 'with' or 'between'.

Answer: (d)

'Home' generally goes with a preposition before it (between the verb and 'home'), as in We can live in your home, They should be at home now, They arrived at their friend's home. However, a preposition is not used when a verb of motion precedes 'home' as in She went home by bus or They want to travel home soon. In the sentence in the question, the phrase 'not be at' conveys the sense of 'not be going/reaching'.

Answer: (a)

'Absorbed' means 'deeply interested' and is appropriate here. People are 'absorbed' in something; an activity is 'absorbing'—meaning, 'occupying one's attention or interest'.

Answer: (a)