English Quiz 18/12/2015

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  1. a)/inspite these challenges from the opposition, / b)the government, rising over the appeals of populism, had resisted calls / c)for universal healthcare, showcasing its financial / d)prudence and solicitude, for stable governance. e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    A. 1 – Replace “inspite” with “Despite”
  2. a)/It is time to rationalise policies — especially / b) water distribution — relating to the sugar sector, / c)or else, in the year to come, / d)people will suffer even greater water stress. e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    C. 3 – in the years to come
  3. a)/There has not been one comment from her that / b)indicates that she has noticed that in the past year / c)there has been a restoration of confidence / d)and hope that died completely in the last three years of her rule.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    e) No error
  4. a)/In an era of individual / b)liberty, the mere fact that / c)something is imposed does and should / d)make it an object of suspicion.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    D. 4 – Replace “makes” with “make”
  5. a)/As the crisis in the Mediterranean has / b)unfolded, the number of European politicians / c)and media houses have chosen to / d)consistently refer it as a ‘migrant’ crisis.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    B. 2 – a number of European politicians
  6. a)/Shastriji quickly authorised army to b)/retrieve Pakistan’s Kutch / c)seizures, but limited success and d)/international pressures produced a stalemate.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    A. 1- it should be ‘The Army’ in place of ‘Army’
  7. a)/As a member of the UNHCR b)/executive committee, / c)India have repeatedly stated its d)/commitment to protecting refugees.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    C. 3 – Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’
  8. a)/The World Bank recently announced that b)/short of exceptional / c)circumstances, they would no longer d)/fund coal with developing regionse e)/ No error.
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    D. 4 – replace ‘with’ with ‘in’
  9. a)/The Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) b)/estimated that the share of pay and allowances / c)in revenue expenditure of the States varied d)/from 29 per cent to 79 per cent in 2012-13.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    e) No error
  10. a)/If we want to end the disadvantage b)/faced by certain caste / c)groups, it may seems obvious to distribute d)/benefits directly along caste lines.e) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5. No error
    Answer
    C. 3 – replace ‘seems’ with ‘seem’
Direction : In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination by darkening the appropriate oval in your answer sheet.

1. 
A. Nix 
B. Prevention 
C. Imprint 
D. Deterrence

1) A -D 
2) B - C 
3) C - A 
4) C - D 
5) D - B

2. 
A. Obviation 
B. Repercussion 
C. Consequence 
D. Pinning

1) B - D 
2) B - C 
3) A - B 
4) C - D 
5) D - A

3. 
A. Proclamation 
B. Renege 
C. Secret 
D. Rebound

1) A -C 
2) B - D 
3) A - D 
4) C - B 
5) D - C

4. 
A. Erection 
B. Inundate 
C. Rescind 
D. Approve

1) C - B 
2) D - A 
3) C - D 
4) A - B 
5) C - A

5. 
A. Impasse 
B. Deadlock 
C. Engulf 
D. Backlash

1) C -D 
2) A - B 
3) D - A 
4) B - C 
5) C - A

Directions : Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

6. It is _____ to the tolerance of our country's religion based-majority society that it hosts several ______ communities of other faiths.
1) clarified, secular 
2) misinterpretation , unique
3) standstill , forcible 
4) testament , flourishing
5) reference , abstract

7. Acting is an _______ passion that can only be ____ and humanized by its brutal confrontation with reality.
1) Insatiable, digested 
2) Integration , planed
3) talent - projected 
4) image , enabled
5) essential , approved

8. Our engineers are currently examining ________ to build the country's first ecological city with buildings ______ private and public heated by burning shells.
1) issues , and 
2) campaign , discredit
3) plans , both 
4) counter , that
5) schedule , in

9. Public would do well to _____ at this point that for the last 10 years we have a single coalition governing at the centre without a break.
1) defence , only 
2) being , diverted
3) reach , misled 
4) prevail , been
5) recall , had

10. This is one of the most plausible and _____ arguments, I have ____ in a while.
1) meaningless , had 
2) cynical , heard
3) disowning , aimed 
4) emotional , stance
5) forcible , remark



Answers:
1. 5; same
2. 2; same
3. 1; opposite
4. 3; opposite
5. 2; same
6. 4; 
7. 1; 
8. 3; 
9. 5; 
10. 2



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