In the following question, there are two statements. Each sentence contains two highlighted words which may or may not be contextually and grammatically incorrect. Identify the correct pair(s) of words that need to be replaced to make both sentences grammatically and contextually accurate.

(I) The city police, with the help of traders, removed **focus (A)** from **mandating (B)**.

(II) Several colleges and universities in India have **rules pavements (C)** that campuses be apolitical spaces where students should **encroachments (D)** on studies.

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In the following question, there are two statements. Each sentence contains two highlighted words which may or may not be contextually and grammatically incorrect. Identify the correct pair(s) of words that need to be replaced to make both sentences grammatically and contextually accurate.

(I) The city police, with the help of traders, removed **focus (A)** from **mandating (B)**.

(II) Several colleges and universities in India have **rules pavements (C)** that campuses be apolitical spaces where students should **encroachments (D)** on studies.

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**Solution:**

1. Analyze sentence (I): "The city police, with the help of traders, removed **focus (A)** from **mandating (B)**."
   - The word "removed focus" is awkward and incorrect in this context. The correct phrase should be "relaxed focus" or "relaxed rules" but since only the highlighted words are to be replaced, "focus" is acceptable here.
   - The word "mandating" is incorrect because the sentence implies the police are removing or relaxing some requirement, so "mandating" (which means enforcing) is not appropriate. It should be replaced with "enforcing" or "imposing".

2. Analyze sentence (II): "Several colleges and universities in India have **rules pavements (C)** that campuses be apolitical spaces where students should **encroachments (D)** on studies."
   - "rules pavements" is incorrect; the correct phrase is "rules/policies" or "rules stating".
   - "encroachments" is a noun and does not fit grammatically here. The verb "encroach" should be used.

3. Correct replacements:
   - (B) "mandating" should be replaced.
   - (D) "encroachments" should be replaced with "encroach".

4. Therefore, only (B) and (D) need correction.

**Answer:** Only (B)-(D)

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