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    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.

    It is invariably life in the fast pane for aircraft fitted with this engine, often used for troop transport or medevacking operations.

    A in the fast plane Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B in the fast lane Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C in the fast claim Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D in the fast rail Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct expression is ‘in the fast lane’. It means ‘any scene, activity, or pursuit that is exciting, high-pressured, competitive, swift-moving, and sometimes dissipated or dangerous’. It is invariably life in the fast lane for aircraft fitted with this engine, often used for troop transport or medevacking operations.

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