ENGLISH QUIZ
Directions (1-10): In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. There is an error in three parts of the sentence and only one part is correct. You have to choose the correct part as your answer.
Q.1) This image has been used countless (A)/ number of time to illustrate the deepening (B)/ inequality between an ever most (C)/ opulents minority and a majority which (D)/ crowds the city’s interstitial spaces. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.2) The Rajasthan High Court is seize of the matter, (A)/ with their Jodhpur and Jaipur Benches having (B)/ issued notices to the Centre and the (C)/ State government on many as eight writ (D)/petitions challenging the Ordinance. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.3) With heavy rainfall warning issue (A)/ by the IMD in many part of Odisha, the State government (B)/ on Monday asked farmers to shifted their (C)/ harvested paddy from the fields (D)/ to safer places to avoid loss or damage. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.4) Already, 17 millions people (A)/ are dependent on external aid (B)/ to food and medicine, (C)/ while the country is fight (D)/ a massive cholera outbreak. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.5) The model code of conduct for elections were (A)/ agreed with by political parties in 1979, and (B)/ prohibits the ruling party from incurring (C)/ capital expenditure in certain projects (D)/ after elections are announced. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.6) Politicians across parties and at all (A)/ level distribute gifts to voters during election (B)/ time in exchanging for votes, and (C)/ also help their navigate (D)/ the contours of the state machinery. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.7) Leaders with ideological messages (A)/ swing votes for its parties in India, (B)/ not the middlemen and local politician (C)/ whom have mere transactional (D)/ relationships with voters. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.8) Dozens of prince, senior officials and businessmen, (A)/ including Cabinet Ministers and billionaire, (B)/ has been detained in the graft (C)/ inquiry at least partly aimed at (D)/ strengthening the power of Crown Prince Salman. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.9) Pakistan’s military say security forces (A)/ has killed a Baloch separatist commander (B)/ involved in this week’s slaying of (C)/ 15 man in southwestern Balochistan as they were trying to cross (D)/ into Iran on their way to Europe. (E)
a) b
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Q.10) As a result, when China celebrated (A)/ the 600th anniversary of Admiral Zheng (B)/ voyages in 2005, the U.S. begin (C)/ to worried about how far China (D)/ would go with its naval ambitions. (E)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are incorrect.
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningfully coherent passage and answer the following Questions.
(A) That is the kind of extraordinary return the digital currency has given investors as its price has witnessed a meteoric rise, from just a few cents in 2010 to hit a lifetime high of over $11,000 last week.
(B) Other crypto currencies like Ethereum too have shown equally impressive gains and falls, particularly over the last year.
(C) In 2017 alone, bitcoin price has increased by over 1000%. In fact, all it took for the currency to reach $11,000 after breaching the $10,000 mark was a single day.
(D) True to its nature, however, soon after hitting $11,000, bitcoin witnessed a sharp drop of 20% before recovering some of its losses to close the day almost flat.
(E) One lakh rupees invested in bitcoin in 2010 would be worth a few hundred crore rupees today.
Q.11) Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.12) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.13) Which of the following should be the THIRD once after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.14) Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.15) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Directions (16- 20): Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningfully coherent passage and answer the following Questions.
(A) That those rates no longer hold for about a quarter of those items, and the highest tax bracket is left with just 50 products, compared to more than 250 in July, is a tacit admission that the initial rates were worked out in a hurry with maximising revenue being the prime consideration.
(B) The script was altered for the second time in two months but with far greater impact.
(C) Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised far-reaching changes to simplify the goods and services tax regime, especially for small businesses and consumers, the GST Council delivered some relief measures on Friday.
(D) At its meeting in Guwahati, the Council lowered the tax rates on over 200 products, compared to 27 items in its previous meeting and about 100 tweaks since GST rates were finalised in May.
(E) Over 1,200 products and services had been placed in five tax brackets — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.
Q.16) Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.17) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.18) Which of the following should be the THIRD once after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.19) Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
Q.20) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) E
b) C
c) A
d) B
e) D
ANSWERS
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. E
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. E
19. A
20. C
