English Language / Hindi Language
What is tested
The language section checks reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction in English or Hindi. Common question types are error spotting, sentence improvement, fillers, cloze tests, para jumbles, synonyms/antonyms and inference-based comprehension.
Core rules
- Find the grammatical subject before choosing the verb. In "One of the clauses in the agreement was drafted by the bank", the subject is "one", so "was" is correct.
- In error spotting, check subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, prepositions, articles, pronouns and parallel structure in that order.
- In para jumbles, look for pronouns, connectors and chronology; the opening sentence usually introduces the topic without referring back.
- In comprehension, answer from the passage, not from general knowledge.
Worked example
Sentence: "Neither the borrower nor the guarantors has replied to the notice." The verb agrees with the nearer subject "guarantors", so it should be "have replied". The error is in the verb, not in the noun.
Traps
Being guided by proximity instead of the real subject; treating collective nouns as always plural; choosing a vocabulary option that fits the sentence but not the passage tone; and in Hindi, missing gender-number agreement or the correct case marker.