SC's Question number - 747 , 748

747). The fastest of mammals, cheetah’s bodies are geared to accelerate from one to forty miles per hour in less than two seconds and reach speeds of seventy miles per hour.

(A) The fastest of mammals, cheetah’s bodies are geared to

(B) The fastest of mammals, the body of cheetah’s bodies is able to

(C) Faster than other mammals, the body of the cheetah is geared to

(D) The fastest of mammals, the cheetah can

(E) The cheetah, the fastest of mammals, have bodies that can

748). The fear of rabies is well founded; few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms.

(A) few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms

(B) few people are known to have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared

(C) there are few known people who have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared

(D) after the clinical symptoms appear, there are few known people who have recovered from the disease

(E) recovery from the disease is known for only a few people after the clinical symptoms appear

Answers:

747). OA - D

A, B, C - incorrect - modifier error - The fastest of mammals incorrectly modifying bodies

E - incorrect - subject verb agreement - The cheetah(singular), the fastest of mammals, have(plural) bodies that can

748). Given OA - B...however IMO answer should be A for this question - fear of rabies is well founded is a fact till date...people have recovered and are still recovering till date

B - incorrect - wrong tense

C, D - incorrect - wordy - there are

E - incorrect - awkward