English Quiz 19/12/2015

  1. 1)/The Indian Army was under pressure 2)/from top decision makers for hit back immediately, 3)/to make a political point of a “strong India which 4)/will not tolerate terrorism”.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    B. 2 – Replace “for” with “to”
  2. 1)/The Nagaland Chief Minister, T.R. Zeliang,2)/ made a telling point in a recent interview when he said that 3)/the Centre had never kept his government in the picture 4)/over the breakdown of the ceasefire with Khaplang.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    C. 3 – Replace “had” with “has”
  3. 1)/Over the ages, outdated and unjust 2)/ laws across the world have always 3)/had to play catch up, as social mores have changed far 4)/more swiftly than formal codes.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    5)/ No error
  4. 1)/It took decades of the struggle before 2)/the American Constitution 3)/was amended in 1920 to 4)/allow women to vote.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    A. 1 – Remove superfluous “the”
  5. 1)/Policymakers have a responsibility to protect 2)/their citizen from violence by putting 3)/in place preventive laws and generating 4)/consequences for perpetrators.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    B. 2- Their ‘citizens’ instead of ‘citizen’
  6. 1)/The forces and demands 2)/that press against the 3)/Indian city daily are formed out with entirely 4)/rudimentary considerations.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    C. 3 – Replace “with” with “of”
  7. 1)/Unlike its medieval conception as 2)/a place bounded by wall and gates, 3)/the new city, once built, will stretch beyond 4)/visibility and physical comprehension.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    B. 2 – Replace “Wall” with “walls”
  8. 1)/Of the many threats to urban life, 2)/nothing is more repressive and mind numbing 3)/than daily living without spontaneity, 4)/imagination and a ready dose of the unfamiliar.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    5)/ No error
  9. 1)/When one in three Indians lives below 2)/the poverty line and 46 per cent of India’s 3)/children are malnourished, any 4)/legislation has to being an enabling one.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    D. 4 – has to ‘be’ instead of has to ‘being’
  10. 1)/The first element is a old 2)/story with a new twist: India 3)/is a rapidly growing economy,starting 4)/from a low economic base.5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    A. 1 – Replace ‘a’ with ‘an’


Directions (Q. 16 -20): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) For other wishes, it enlists the help of those who make or own what the child desires.
(B) It grants some wishes with its own funds depending upon the availability of funds.
(C) I was deeply moved when I learnt about the activity of “Make – a Wish foundation”.
(D) From parents, friends, or hospital attendants, the foundation learns about the child’s wish for anything from a special toy to a visit to Disneyland.
(E) I am sure you also now must have been moved by the noble act of the foundation.
(F) It grants the wishes of children who are terminally ilL
16. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B

17. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B
18. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? ’
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B

19. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B

20. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B



15. 3; CFDBAE
16. 5
17. 2
18. 1
19. 3
20. 4

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