Pick out the correct sentence from those given below: 

(A) A number of students is absent today.
(B) A number of students are being absent today.
(C) A number of students are absent today.
(D) A number of students been absent today. 

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

Mr. Smith arrived at India in June Last year.

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

When the vegetation is altered, the animal life also changed.

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

Rashi hasn’t eaten everything from yesterday.

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

He practised regularly to make his speech perfect.

Directions : A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences given below. Identify the statements where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. If the word has been used correctly in all the statements, mark (e), “All of these”, as your answer.

VAGUE

(i) The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.
(ii) The merger of these two companies would vague the world's biggest accounting firm
(iii)The president had a vague reception in Ohio this morning.

This is one of the boldest economic reform that have ever been introduced.

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

Venezuelans were being deprived of food and medicines for the past year.