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The correct Answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• The error is in part c of the sentence, due to the wrong usage of uncountable noun and ABSTRACT NOUN.
• Education is an uncountable noun and an abstract noun and is not used in -s form.
• Uncountable nouns are always considered to be singular.
• The plural of education is education.

Correct sentence: "To maximize the scholarship opportunities, we should focus on our education and keep our priorities in the right place."  

Important Points 

• An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be perceived using one of the five senses.

Additional Information

• Uncountable nouns are nouns that come in a state or quantity that is impossible to count.
• Uncountable nouns are always considered to be singular.
• Hence, require singular verbs.

The Correct answer is option A

Key Points

• Error is in part A of the sentence.
• The word 'alleged' is giving additional information regarding 'impersonating civic body officials'
• Here we need to use the adverb of 'Alleged' i.e 'Allegedly'

Correct answer - Three men were arrested for allegedly impersonating civic body officials and extorting money from shopkeepers in east Delhi’s Mansarovar Park, the police said on Sunday.

The correct answer is 'B' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

• In the second part of the given sentence, the plural form of the verb 'are' is incorrect.
• Some nouns are always plural and require plural verbs, these include shoes, glasses, trousers, scissors, remains, etc.
• However, if they are preceded by the phrase ''a pair of'', the verb is singular because the noun 'pair' becomes the subject.
• The plural verb 'are' in the given sentence agrees with a plural subject, but the subject of this sentence is singular 'pair.'
• Therefore, the singular verb 'is' should be used in place of the plural verb 'are'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct sentence: A pair of supportive shoes is important if you are experiencing lower back pain.

Additional Information

• Subjects and verbs must agree with one another in number (singular or plural).
• Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if the subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

• The error is in Part C of the sentence, the error is in use of or.
• Coordinate adjectives should be separated by a comma or the word and.
• Adjectives are said to be coordinated if they modify the same noun in a sentence.
• Hence in the given sentence 'or' should be replaced with 'and'
• The error is in Part C ("or tensile, possessing") where "or" should be replaced with "and" to correctly convey that the material possesses both qualities simultaneously.
• Correct sentence - The result was a material which was tough and tensile, possessing the dexterity of fabric.

Additional Information

• Adjective is the word which gives additional information regarding the noun.

The correct answer is 'empower'.

Key Points

• By reading the relevant sentence in the passage, we can see that the blank in question needs a verb that means to make stronger.
• Among the given options, we can see that the only word with the required denotation is 'empower.' It means to enable people by giving them the means to achieve something.
• For example, This law empowers the president to declare an emergency for a wide range of reasons.
• Correct sentence: Good nutrition has the potential to empower the present and future generations.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

Additional Information

• enervate ⇒ make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
• exhaust ⇒ make someone feel very tired.
• undermine ⇒ lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
• beholden ⇒ indebted; obligated.

The correct answer is 'treasure'.

Key Points

• By reading the relevant sentence in the passage, we can see that the blank in question needs a noun that means something/someone of high value.
• Among the given options, we can see that the only word with the required denotation is 'treasure.' It refers to a very valuable object.
• For example, I don't know what I'd have done without my girlfriend Rashi when I was ill - she is an absolute treasure.
• Correct sentence: India’s greatest national treasure is its people — especially women and children...

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3.

Additional Information

• burden ⇒ a kind of load; liability.
• coterie ⇒ a secret and exclusive group.
• totem ⇒ a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people.
• rancour ⇒ bitterness; resentfulness.

The correct answer is 'majority'.

Key Points

• By reading the relevant sentence in the passage, we can see that the blank in question needs a noun that means the greater number. It also needs to be compatible with countable nouns.
• Among the given options, we can see that the only word with the required denotation is 'majority.' It means more than half of a total number or amount.
• For example, The majority of our employees have university degrees.
• Correct sentence: ...but even after 75 years of independence, a majority of them do not get the required diet to meet their nutritional needs.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 5.

Additional Information

• We don't use quantifiers like much, most, many after an article ('a' preceding the blank).
• 'A little' is normally used before non-count nouns. That is why it cannot go to the blank here.
• For example, There is a little oil inside the bottle.

The correct answer is 'affect'.

Key Points

• By reading the relevant sentence in the passage, we can see that the blank in question needs a verb that means to produce an effect or change in something, in a way that is not good.
• Among the given options, we can see that the only word with the required denotation is 'affect.' It means to produce an effect upon, usually with a negative connotation.
• For example, The storm affected citizens within forty kilometres of the coast lines of Sunderbans.
• Correct sentence: Poor nutrition among pregnant women affects the nutritional status of the child and has a greater chance to affect future generations.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• empower ⇒ provide someone with the means to give them the means to achieve something.
• improve ⇒ make something better.
• embolden ⇒ give someone the courage or confidence to do something.
• enable ⇒ make it possible for.

The correct answer is 'vicious'.

Key Points

• By reading the relevant sentence in the passage, we can see that the blank in question needs an adjective that can collocate with the word cycle and together can mean a sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, leading inexorably to a worsening of the situation.
• Among the given options, we can see that the word that can perform that function is 'vicious.'
• For example, The debtors were caught in a vicious circle: they could not be freed until they had paid their debt, and were not able to pay their debt as long as they were in prison.
• Correct sentence: This vicious cycle restrains the development of the country...

Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

Additional Information

• seasonal ⇒ available in or fluctuating or restricted according to the season or time of year.
• lunar ⇒ of, determined by, or resembling the moon.
• natural ⇒ born in or with one, innate; existing in or derived from nature.
• complete ⇒ whole.

The correct answer is, 'cheaper than'

Key Points

• In this sentence, the correct answer is 2) cheaper than.
• The sentence compares the cost of the new car model with the previous model, indicating one being less expensive than the other.
• Comparative degree needed: Since it's a comparison, we need to use the comparative degree of the adjective "cheap," which is "cheaper."

Additional Information

• "Cheaper then" (option 1) has an incorrect conjunction. "Than" is the correct one.
• "Cheapest than" (option 3) implies there are more than two car models being compared, which isn't the case here.
• "As cheap than" (option 4) is grammatically incorrect. You can use "as" with comparatives, but not after "than."
• "No correction required" (option 5) isn't accurate because "cheap" without the comparative degree doesn't accurately express the intended comparison.