English mix Quiz Set-2

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In his __, he followed the __course. (1) agony, funny (2) ignorance, wrong (3) hurry, diversified (4) predicament, proper (5) bewilderment, appropriate
b

A whole generation of infants is at risk of __ diseases due to drinking poisonous milk being pumped into the market by __ traders. (1) countering, false (2) imbibing, vivacious (3) generating, unconscious (4) encouraging, dishonest (5) developing, unscrupulous 5

Rohan __ to a __ love for drugs. (1) considered, reveal (2) admitted, correct (3) accepted, open (4) confessed, secret (5) supposed, sacred
4


Many tourists to India visit the beautiful __ of Kashmir __ in spring and summer. (1) town, frequently (2) valley, especially (3) scenery, generally (4) lakes, rarely (5) town, closely 2 ryt


On his attitude (1)/ it seems that what he wants (2)/ is that the decision making power (3) should rest with him (4)/ No error (5) a from



She fixed a metal ladder (1)/ for the wall below her window (2)/ so as to be able to (3)/ escape if there was a fire (4)/ No error (5)

b



 The recent study has (1)/ indicated that there (2)/ is perceptible change in (3)/ the attitudes of the people (4)/ No error (5)

c is a perceptible change

A nationwide survey (1)/ has brought up an (2)/ interesting finding (3)/ regarding infant mortality rate in India (4)/ No error(5)

7- 4 ( Regarding the infant)

Reema could not (1)/ go to the picnic (2)/ for her mother (3)/ was not well (4)/ No error (5)

3 ( Replace for with as )

The Hindi and Marathi are (1)/ different forms of the Sanskrit language, (2)/ which were once spoken (3)/ in almost every part of India (4)/ No error (5)

two error.. 1.the marathi 3 ( Replace were with was )

Children visiting the (1)/ park are amused (2)/ by the monkeys (3)/ play in the cages. (4)/ No error (5)

d playing

The moment they saw me, they "were delight"

A. had delighted

B. were delighted

C. are delighted

D. have been delighted

E. No correction required

b

He should"not had" done it.

A. had not

B. should had not

C. should not have

D. should have

E. No correction required

c

No sooner "do the bells ring" than the curtain rose.

A. did the bell ring

B. did the bells ring

C. had the bell rang

D. had the bell rung

E. No correction required

b

the moment the manager came to know fraudulent action of his assistant, he "order immediately dismissed him."

A. immediately ordered his dismissed

B. ordered his immediate dismissal

C. immediately order dismissal of his

D. ordered for immediately dismissal of him

E. No correction required

b

The meeting was "attended to by all" invitees.

A. all attended to by

B. attended by all

C. fully attended to by

D. like attending to all

E. No correction required

b

.If he has to spend five hours in the queue, "it was really a wastage".

A. is a really wastage

B. is real a wastage

C. has really a wastage

D. is really a wastage

E. No correction required

d

The world has seen "small" real attempt at population and resource planning.

A. few

B. little

C. less

D. a few

E. no correction required

b

My hair "stood off ends" when I saw the horrible sight.

A. stood at ends

B. stood on ends

C. stood to ends

D. stands on ends

E. No correction required

B

"The long or short of it" is that I do not want to deal with that new firm.

A. The long and short of it

B. The long and short for it

C. The long or short for it

D. The shot and long for it

E. No correction required

A

.Can you tell me" why did you not speak "the truth?

A. why did not you speak

B. that why did you not speak

C. why you did not speak

D. why did you not spoke

E. No correction required

C

The people generally try to "curry favour" with the corrupt but influential person.

A. cook favour

B. seek favour

C. extract favour

D. display favour

E. No correction required

E

I have got "some" tea, but I do not have a sugar.

A. some

B. got

C. more

D. any

E. No correction required

D

"Had I realised" how close I was to the edge of the valley, I would not have carried the bags there.

A. Had I been realised

B. If I would have realised

C. When I realised

D. Had I had realised

E. No correction required

E

Most of the Indian workers are "as healthy as, if not healthier" than, British workers.

A. as if healthy as not healthier

B. healthier but not as healthy

C. as healthy, if not healthier

D. so healthy, if not healthier

E. No correction required

E

The tea-estate administration is "in such mess there" is no leader to set the things right.

A. in such a mess here

B. in a such mess that here

C. in such a mess that there

D. with such a mess that there

E. No correction required

C

.Even though it is very large house, ......

A. there is a lot of space available in it for children

B. there is hardly any space available for children

C. there is no dearth of space for children

D. the servants take a long time to clean it

E. the municipal taxes on it are very happy

B

It was an extremely pleasant surprise for the hutment-dweller when the Government officials told him that ......

A. he had to vacate hutment which he had been unauthorisedly occupying

B. he had been gifted with a furnished apartment in a multi-storeyed building

C. he would be arrested for wrongfully encroaching on the pavement outside his dwelling

D. they would not accede to his request

E. they had received the orders from the court to take possession of all his belongings

B

In order to help the company attain its goal of enhancing profit, all the employees ......

A. urged the management to grant paid leave

B. appealed the management to implement new welfare schemes

C. voluntarily offered to work overtime with lucrative compensation

D. voluntarily offered to render additional services in lieu of nothing

E. decided to enhance production at the cost of quality of the product

D

"Whatever Dev uttered was without rhyme or reason" means ......

A. Dev could not recite any poem or speech

B. Dev said something which has no meaning, it was totally baseless

C. Dev was talking something which was beyond our experience

D. Dev spoke flatly without any emotion or reason

E. Dev did not refer to any poem to support his statements

B

1The families /(a) are living in Gulmohar Park / (b) for the last two decades./(c) No error./ (d)

(b)

Explanation: Change are living into have been living continuous + since / for + Unit of time are the features of perfect continuous tense.

Two lakhs of people /(a) attended the meeting/(b) held in Parade grounds./(c) No error./(d)

(a)

Explanation: Change lakhs into lakh. Hundred, thousand, lakh etc are used singular after numbers.

There is a Bach’s violin concerto /(a) on the radio / (b) at 6 p.m. this evening./ (c) No error/(d)

NO ERROR

THERE WAS ERROR AS 6 PM INDICATES ITS EVENING

Lay your books aside and / (a) lay down to rest / (b) for a while. / (c) No error / (d)

(b)

Explanation: Change lay into lie. These are to different words lay (रखना) laid, laid and lie (लेटना )lay, lain are the forms . Lie is used for living.

We went / (a) with Guptas to a /(b) movie called ‘Deewar’ . /(c) No error / (d)

(b)

Explanation: Insert the before Guptas. Guptas are known to the subject.

Once an old hermit / (a) saw a cat /(b) pounce upon a rat./ (c) No error. /(d)

(d)

Explanation: Pounce on / upon is a Phrasal word means move to attack quickly.

A computer virus works exactly / (a) like the biological variety / (b) which invade the human body/ (c) No error. / (d)

(b)

Explanation: Exactly and like never go together.

AB AYR ISME A BHI KR SKTE HIA ,,B BHI KR SKTE HIA ,, YA TO LIKE AAYEGA YA EXACTLY AYEGA,, TO WO SSC PAR DEPEND KREGA KI KYA LEGA WO

 ISME TIN ERROR HAI,HAHAHA EXACTLY LIKE AND INVADES

When I first started my school / (a) my boys had / (b) no evident love for music. / (c) No error / (d)

(b)

Explanation: Change boys into students or pupils.

My uncle / (a) has left / (b) for Bombay last Saturday. / (c) No error. / (d)

(b)

Explanation: Omit has. Last yesterday and ago refer to simple past.

Don’t think / (a) you can deceive me / (b) like you did my brother. / (c) No error. /(d)

(c)

Explanation: change like into as. Like is used for similarity as is used

Though his actions "were severe criticized," he didn’t lose his temper.

(1) were severe criticism

(2) were being of severe criticism

(3) had severe criticisem

(4) were severely criticised

(5)None of these

(4)

Explanation: Since severe here modifies the verb criticised, adverbial form severely should be used

.It was "he, not me", who decided to postpone the program

(1) he, not I

(2) him, not me

(3) he, not mine

(4) him, not I

(5)None of these

(1)

Explanation: When a pronoun follows a verb of incomplete predication (here was), it is in the nominative case.

This candidate has none" of the characteristics possess by" the deserving ones.

(1) from the characteristics possessed by

(2) with the characteristics possess by

(3) of the characteristics possess with

(4) of the characteristics possessed by

(5)None of these

(4)

Explanation: Possess should take its past participle form.

Those who are indecisive "can be readily persuading" to change their mind again.

(1) can be ready persuading

(2) can be readily persuaded

(3) could be ready to persuade

(4) can be readily persuasive

(5)None of these

2) :

Explanation: “The indecisive” are the object of persuasion. Hence use the passive form.

We should realize that the chance of accident "may be as great or greater in" our homes than in a train or on the road.

(1) may be at least as great in our homes as

(2) was at least as great as in homes

(3) can be as great or greater in our homes than

(4) may be at least as great or greater in our homes than

(5)None of these

(1)

Explanation: Than does not go alone with as great. So we need a structure where both as great as and greater than are present. But none of the choices contain such a structure. Mathematically, we are looking for ≥ situation. The is conveyed by (1)

.In 1994 the batsman scored thrice as many runs against Australia "as that had " in 1993.

(1) than he had

(2) than he did

(3) as he had

(4) as he did

(5)None of these

(3) :

Explanation: Since the pronoun refers to the batsman mentioned earlier, replace that with he.

Primitive man " believing that a crime created" an imbalance which could be rectified only by punishing the wrongdoer.

(1) believes that a crime created

(2) believed that a crime created

(3 believed that a criminal created

(4) believed that a crime creates

(5)None of these

(2) :

Explanation: Believing is not a verb.

Everybody "depend upon him scoring" runs every time India goes to bat.

(1) depends upon him scoring

(2) depend upon him score

(3) depends upon his scoring

(4) depending upon his scoring

(5)None of these

(3)

Explanation: Everybody is singular. Hence the verb should be singular depends. Besides, the pronoun governing a gerund should be in the possessive case.

Most of the boys and girls like to see "these kind of movies."

(1) this kind of movies

(2) these kind of movie

(3) these kinds of movies

(4) this kind of movie

(5)None of these

(4) :

Explanation: Obviously, a particular kind of movie is being referred to .

The floods that came last year "was devastating more" than the ones this year.

(1) were more devastating

(2) was devastated more

(3) were devastating more

(4) were more devastated

(5)None of these

(1)

Explanation: The subject – word floods is plural. Hence replace was with were. Besides, more is added before an adjective.