Explanation

The sentence should read:

"Apart from regional festivals, people of Pakistan love to celebrate religious festivals."

"Apart from" means "in addition to" or "besides", which fits the sentence best.

Explanation

"So" is used to show result or consequence — the picnic was cancelled because it was raining.

The sentence structure shows cause and effect.

Explanation

"The petrol boat picked up signals of a ship in distress."

• "Distress" is a noun that refers to a state of danger or emergency.

• "Distressed" is an adjective, but it doesn’t fit the grammatical structure of the sentence.

• "Distressing" is a present participle/adjective that refers to something causing distress, but here we need the noun "distress".

Explanation

"As it was a minor offence, the traffic policeman let him off with a warning."

• "Offence" (noun) means a violation or a wrongdoing, especially of a law or rule.

• The sentence is talking about a small violation, so "minor offence" is the correct phrase.

Explanation

"Wise people do not spend their money foolishly."

• "Wise" is an adjective describing people.

• We use adjectives before nouns (e.g., wise people).

• "Wisely" is an adverb, and "wisdom" is a noun — both do not fit here.

Explanation

"An honest person always speaks the truth."

• "Truth" is a noun and is the correct object of the verb "speaks".

• "True" is an adjective, and "truly" is an adverb — neither fits grammatically here.

Explanation

"I laughed at him for making a silly mistake."

• "Laughed at" is the correct phrase used when you are mocking 

• "For" is used to explain the reason for the action (in this case, making a silly mistake).

Explanation

"Even his opponents admit that he is endowed with rare talents."

• The verb "endowed" is commonly followed by "with" when describing the possession of a particular quality or talent.

• "With" is the correct preposition in this context.

Explanation

The correct phrase is "adhere to" meaning to follow or stick to something.

So, "adhere to our noble traditions" is the proper usage.

Explanation

The correct phrase is "access to" something (meaning the ability to reach or use).

So, "no access to the relevant data" is the proper expression.