English - Online Test

Q1. Find the odd one in the following group of words. mock, deride, praise, jeer
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q2. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: It was her view that the country's problems had been_________ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter-productive.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The clues in the question are ---foreign technocrats did something negatively to the problems – so it is counter-productive to invite them. All other options are non-negative. The best choice is exacerbated which means aggravated or worsened.

Q3. Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word: Frequency
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

The best antonym here is rarity which means shortage or scarcity.

Q4. The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way. It can be inferred from the passage that horses were
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

From the passage it cannot be inferred that horses are given immunity as in (A), since the aim is to develop medicine and in turn immunize humans. (B) is correct since it is given that horses develop immunity after some time. Refer “until their blood built up immunities”. Even (C) is invalid since medicine is not built till immunity is developed in the horses. (D) is incorrect since specific examples are cited to illustrate and this cannot capture the essence.

Q5. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is (E), ie ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
It will not be possible for you / to catch the train on time /because the nearest railway station / is at ten kilo metres away. /No error
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

In the last part of the statement 'at' and 'away' are used; out of these two only one should be used to convey the meaning, in fact either of them can be used. One of them needs to be omitted in order to make the sentence correct.

Q6. One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT? I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q7. Statement: You can always give me a ring whenever you need. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q8. Identify the correct spelling out of the given options:
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q9. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the Indian Medical Association, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which______________ treatments are unsatisfactory.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

The context seeks to take a deviation only when the existing/present/current/ alternative treatments are unsatisfactory. So the word for the blank should be a close synonym of existing/present/current/alternative. Available is the closest of all.

Q10. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, mark 'no error' as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Government took strict action / against the doctors on strike/ but they refused to / resume to work. / No error
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

Usage of 'to' in the last part of the statement is incorrect, it needs to be omitted.