English mix quiz Set-7

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 Long ago, there "had no such thing" as money and people exchanged the things that they wanted.
(a) was no such thing 
(b) have not such things
(c) had been not things like 
(d) was no such things
(e) No correction required.
A

" While playing" cricket, I sprained my foot.
(a) Since playing 
(b) Despite played
(c) From playing 
(d) When played
(e) No correction required.
E

Mohanlal "looking over himself into" the mirror of the waiting room at the railway station.
(a) was looked at himself in 
(b) looked into himself from
(c) looked at himself in 
(d) looks at oneself in
(e) No correction required.
C


 The chilly wind "hits me the over the face" and the rain pounded me.
(a) hit me on face 
(b) hit me in the face
(c) has hit me in the face 
(d) hit me into my face
(e) No correction required
B


 I shall "make you realize" your mistake.
(a) make you to realize 
(b) make you in realizing
(c) made you realize 
(d) make you realized
(e) No correction required. 
E


.Adding to a growing body of research ……….. cutting back on sweetened beverages it is now found that drinking ……. Sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure. 
1) for, all 
2)  sustaining, increased 
3) against, lesser 
4) behind, more 
5) supporting, fewer 
5


The blame game for the air tragedy is already in full ……… with the authorities involved making attempts to ……………. for themselves.
1) sway, defend 
2) view, try 
3) fledged, protect 
4) swing, cover 
5) roll, hide  
4


The actress, wearing a dark grey suit and open necked shirt, sat ………… the proceedings looking nervous throughout, occasionally frowning as her lawyer ………… with the judge. 
1) through, argued 
2) on, spoke 
3) for, addressed 
4) with, discussed 
5) along, lectured 
1

It was an excellent social evening with people from all …………. of life getting a chance to let ………… their hair. 
1) areas, drop 
2) realms, flow 
3) arena, undone 
4) walks, down 
5) types, loose 
4


There can be no denying the fact in sports, star coaches have the ……. to get something extra out of their ………….
1) apprehension, work 
2) ability, teams 
3) fear, member 
4) capability, house 
5) desirous, players
2


Sugar-sweetend drinks does not 1)/pose any particular health risk, and /2) are not a unique risk factor/3) for obesity or heart disease./ 4) No error 5) 
A . DO NOT


Airline managements should not 1)/ that the ultimate passenger-unfriendliness 2)/ is to have their planes crash 3)/  due to the adopted of unsafe procedures. / 4) No error 5)
4..ADOPTION 


Celebrating its ten long years 1)/ in the industry,a private entertainment channel2)/announce a series of 3)/ programmes at a press conference. / 4) No error 5)
C ANNOUNCED 


The award ceremony ended 1)/ on a note of good cheer 2)/ with audiences responding warmly 3)/ to its line-up of films. / 4) No error 5)
5


The actress was ordered for 1)/ wear an alcohol- monitoring bracelet and 2)/ submit to random weekly drug testing after 3)/ she failed to appear for a court date last week. / 4) No error 5)
A


After having been friends for more than a decade, they had a ……. last year and have not ……….. each other ever since 
1) fight, talked 
2) argument, met 
3) dispute, seen 
4) quarrel, admired 
5) difference, introduced 
C

The workers, several of ….. had complained about their low wages earlier, have now …… move the court for the labour rights. 
1) who, indicated 
2) whom, decided 
3) which, threatened 
4) them, resolved 
5) number, warned 
B

.The hutment dwellers were jubilant when the government …… an apartment to each of them at ….. rates
(a) demolished, fast  
2) announced, less 
3) provided, high 
4) acquired, low 
5) promised, subsidised
5


The organization was deeply ………. By difficulties a decade ago but the new CEO brought many ………………  changes in it and took it to a new high. 
1) indebted, necessary 
2) plagued, vital
3) copying, more 
4) hurt, critical 
5) shaken, inevitable 
B

The Prime minister, who is ……….. in his holiday home at the moment, said that he was very … by the news of India winning the World Cup. 
1) visiting, happy 
2) residing, obliged  
3) intruding, dejected 
4) staying, pleased 
5) resting, cheerful 
4



According to him (1)/ two factors which are (2)/ needy for success (3)/ are discipline and diligence.(4)/ No Error (5)
3. change needy to needed..bcoz here we are require a verb


He wants to (1)/ set up a laboratory (2)/ to undertake research (3)/ into a vaccine for cancer.(4)/ No Error (5)
5


 The crucial point to (1)/ be discussed at the (2)/ meeting is how to (3)/ well implement the policy.(4)/ No Error (5)
4

Experts have recommended that (1)/ the Govt. reconsidered (2)/ restrictions imposed on foreign (3)/ Investment in real estate.(4)/ No Error (5)
2

There is lots of (1)/ supports from the employees (2)/ for the proposal to (3)/ merge with the parent company. (4)/ No Error (5)
2


 It is clear that the US does not ________ itself answerable to world ________.
1) consider, opinion 
2) bow, order 
3) adhere, demand
4) deemed, favour 
5) recognise, fraternity
A


. Terrorism is a ________ that still ________ us.
1) menace, strike 
2) problem, evades 
3) burden, load
4) misery, pain 
5) bane, afflicts
5


Decades of uncontrolled illegal ________ from Bangladesh ________ the proportions of a demographic invasion years ago.
1) occupancy, managed 
2) flow, resulted 
3) settlement, changed
4) immigration, acquired 
5) entry, drove
4

 While modernising India, the rural ________ has to be taken into ________ first.
1) folk, considered 
2) area, confidence 
3) population, care
4) populace, priority 
5) sector, view
C


The current worldwide ________ of Islamic terrorism make the task of ________ this menace immensely difficult.
1) support, avoiding 
2) links, countering 
3) backing, solving
4) trade, averting 
5) operation, supporting
2


1. He heard the guard 1)/ blowing whistle and knew 2)/ it is time for him 3)/ to enter the train. 4)/ No error 5)
1.(3) It should be ‘was’ in place of ‘is’ because the other part of the sentence is in past tense.


He telephoned from a public call-box 1)/ so that the call 2)/ would not be traced 3)/ to his own address. 4)/ No error 5)
(3) Change ‘would not be traced’ to ‘could not be traced’ because ‘would not’ expresses futurity where as ‘could not’ expresses possibility in negative sense. Here the intention of the writer is to avoid the possibility of being traced out. Hence, in place of ‘would not’, ‘could not’ should be used.


.It has been better 1)/ to put your money in a bank 2)/ than to keep it under 3)/ your bed in a suitcase. 4)/ No error 5)
(1) Change the first part as ‘It would be better….’ 

If you would have read 1)/ the instructions carefully 2)/ you would not have 3)/ answered the questions wrongly. 4)/ No error 5)
(1) The sentence should start as ‘if you had read   


.I can see through 1)/ her sudden friendliness; / 2)/ she wants me to look over 3)/ her dog while she is away. 4)/ No error 5)
.(3) The right phrase will be ‘to look after’ in place of ‘to look over’.



The inexperienced trainee "accidental turned off" the lights during presentation. 
1) Has accidentally turn off 
2) By accident turn on 
3) Accidentally turned off 
4) Accidentally turning off 
5) No correction required

(3) In order to arrive at the correct option, let us consider all the options one by one. Option (1) – has accidentally turn off. ‘Has’ takes V3. Therefore ‘turn off’ should have been ‘turned off’. Hence reject this option. Option (2) has ‘turn on’, we cannot replace ‘off’ with ‘on’. Hence, this option also is incorrect. Option (3) ‘Accidentally turned off’ is absolutely correct. There is no need to justify option (4) any further. 




Attempts by both parties "to reach for" a consensus have not succeeded. 
1) Reach at 
2) To reach 
3) In reaching to 
4) To reach upon 
5) No correction required
(2) The word ‘reach’ does not take preposition with it. Therefore, options (1), (3) and (4) are ruled out. Option (2) is the only correct option.


Children nowadays are watching "too much" television.  
1) To much of 
2) More of 
3) Very much of 
4) Much on 
5) No correction required
5


The approach "has affectedly" the methodology of research. 
1) Have affectedly 
2) Has affect 
3) Has affected 
4) Will affectedly 
5) No correction required

3) There is no word ‘affectedly’ as such. The correct word is ‘affect’. Because of the use of ‘affectedly’, options (1) and (4) are ruled out.  Option (2) has ‘had’ in place of ‘has’. The use of ‘had’ changes the structure of the sentence from present tense to past tense. Such type of substitution of verbs which changes the meaning of the sentence cannot be allowed. Hence option (2) cannot be a correct option. Now, we come to option (3). We see that there is no change in the first word ‘has’. As we know, ‘has’ takes V3, the V3 of affect ie, ‘affected’ is also written here. Hence option (3) is absolutely correct. 



The research reported here is "based at a" survey.
1) Based on a 
2) Base at a 
3) Based on an 
4) Based into a 
5) No correction required
(1) The correct phrase is ‘based on’ Options (2) and (4) are ruled out because of the use of ‘at’ and ‘into’ in options (2) and (4) respectively. Due to the use of ‘an’, option (3), becomes incorrect. The article ‘an’ cannot be used before a word starting with consonant. Thus, we come to conclusion that option (1)  is the only correct option. 


.How people would ……… In a particular situation cannot be …… with perfect accuracy. 
1) think, observed
2) act, expected
3) behave, predicted
4) react, analyzed
5) feel, resolved
C


.When the mob turned ………, the police opned fire to control the …… Situation. 
1) away, burning
2) up, untoward
3) around, devastating
4) quietly, aggravate
5) hostile, rioting
5


The government ……… down the opposition ………… for a joint parliamentary committee probe. 
1) boiled, proposal
2) shot, demand
3) put, leaders
4) whipped portfolio
5) struck, party
2


The handwriting on the letter was very ……… none could ……… It. 
1) legible, write
2) illegible, read
3) original, reorganize
4) faint, notice
5) shabby, identify
2


.The delay in completing the task ………….. can be attributed to their ………… .
1) Expeditiously, lethargy
2) Fully, punctuality
3) Economically, rigidity
4) Religiously, strictness
5) Carefully, perfectionism
A


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