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Indian print media is one of the large in the world. (a) ___________ ___________

Its history can be trace back to 1780 when the (b) ___________ ___________
Bengal Gazette were published from Calcutta. James (c) ___________ ___________

Augustus Hickey, whom is regarded as the ‘Father of (d) ___________ ___________
Indian press’, started it’s publication from Calcutta. (e) ___________ ___________
The Bombay Herald, a first newspaper from Bombay (f) ___________ ___________

come out in 1789. It was soon followed by The Bombay (g) ___________ ___________
Courier which was later merged to The Times of India. (h) ___________ ___________

II. The following passages contain some errors which have been underlined. Edit them by

choosing the correct option.
1. When she was deciding (a) which to order at a restaurant: what would a healthy person
order? When she was sitting (b) about on a Saturday morning: what (c) might have a
healthy person do with (d) there time? Beck didn’t feel like a healthy person at (e) a
moment, but she figured that if she acted like a healthy person, then eventually she
would (f) becomes one. And (g) without a few years, she had (h) lose over 100 pounds.
a. (i) when (ii) how (iii) where (iv) what
b. (i) over (ii) around (iii) away (iv) under

c. (i) may (ii) shall (iii) can (iv) would
d. (i) that (ii) whose (iii) this (iv) own

e. (i) then (ii) the (iii) them (iv) one
f. (i) became (ii) becoming (iii) become (iv) be becoming
g. (i) inside (ii) inner (iii) within (iv) aside

h. (i) losing (ii) lost (iii) loosen (iv) loose
2. Power foods are foods that (a) provided rich levels of nutrients like fibre,
potassium, and minerals. With people becoming (b) overtly health conscious
today, a lot (c) off fitness trainers force their clients to include (d) them
foods in their daily diet to increase muscle development. There are
(e) few ways of including power foods in (f) you’re daily diet. Of course, the key to
enjoying power foods is proper preparation of these foods, (g) this use of season-fresh
foods, and indentifying your choice of flavours (h) around power foods.

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