ENGLISH - Online Test
Q1. Which of the following is the synonym of the word “Cumulative ”?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Cumulative- increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions.
Augmenting- to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
Decremental- the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction
Degressive- pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate diminishes gradually on sums below a certain fixed amount.
Regressive- decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base.
Q2. Direction: Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
Option A: ‘legally state-issued currencies’ is incorrect. The word describes the state-issued currencies; hence it should be an adjective and not an adverb.
Option B: ‘state-issues’ is incorrect and should be replaced by ‘state-issued’.
Option C: ‘carry in’ is grammatically incorrect.
Option D: ‘to carrying out’ is grammatically incorrect.
Q3.
Directions :Questions in the form of inference/conclusions are based on the passages given below. Each passage is followed by five inferences. You are required to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
Passage:
There is no disputing the fact that one part of globalization is the information revolution. But like all revolutions, this one has its winners and losers. Even on the Pacific Rim, home of so many economic “miracles”, the vast majority of people live on less than two dollars a day. That is what nearly half the world’s population subsists on, while the poorest 1.2 billion get by on less than one dollar. In the face of these grim realities, talk of a global information age takes on a perverse, ‘let them eat cake’ quality. What possible benefit could this “other half” derive from expanded web-based technology?
The notion that the internet will mainstream the world’s underprivileged fits a pattern of technological fantasy that reaches back at least to the mid-nineteenth century. A more immediate effect, unfortunately, has been an expanding communications gap between the rich and poor. With 90% of internet traffic in English, and native language skills eroding among non-Western internet addicts, 95% of the world’s Web users reside in developed countries. Only 0.08% of Latin Americans had Web access in 1999, which is double that of South Asia. In so far as rapid information flow translates into power, this great divide is integral to the knowledge-based and culturally driven geopolitics that Joseph S. Nye terms “soft power”.
The information revolution will bring the world's poor out of the depths of their financial and social troubles, given it spreads through the masses with equity.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The passage talks about inequitable distribution of the benefits of the information revolution, hence, this is a reasonable inference.
Q4. Which of the following word means "lacking in detail and finesse "?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Broad Brush- characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details
Nitty-Gritty- the essential substance or details of a matter; basics
Crux- a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point
Timber- personal character or quality
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 the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is (E), i.e no error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
It is a sign of either its inability /nor unwillingness to tackle the /deadly outbreak of chikungunya that / the government is trying to politicize the whole issue./ No error
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The correct forms of correlative are 'either....or' and 'neither......nor'. In the given context, the correct form of correlative is 'either......or'.
Q6.
Directions :Questions in the form of inference/conclusions are based on the passages given below. Each passage is followed by five inferences. You are required to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
Passage:
There is no disputing the fact that one part of globalization is the information revolution. But like all revolutions, this one has its winners and losers. Even on the Pacific Rim, home of so many economic “miracles”, the vast majority of people live on less than two dollars a day. That is what nearly half the world’s population subsists on, while the poorest 1.2 billion get by on less than one dollar. In the face of these grim realities, talk of a global information age takes on a perverse, ‘let them eat cake’ quality. What possible benefit could this “other half” derive from expanded web-based technology?
The notion that the internet will mainstream the world’s underprivileged fits a pattern of technological fantasy that reaches back at least to the mid-nineteenth century. A more immediate effect, unfortunately, has been an expanding communications gap between the rich and poor. With 90% of internet traffic in English, and native language skills eroding among non-Western internet addicts, 95% of the world’s Web users reside in developed countries. Only 0.08% of Latin Americans had Web access in 1999, which is double that of South Asia. In so far as rapid information flow translates into power, this great divide is integral to the knowledge-based and culturally driven geopolitics that Joseph S. Nye terms “soft power”.
With English as the main language in use over the internet, there is a concerted attempt by the English speaking Western powers to shape societies across the world according to themselves.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q7. Which of the following word is similar to the word “Remediation”?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Remediation - the correction of something bad or defective
Torment - to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain
Distress - a state of extreme necessity or misfortune
Outrage - anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings
Curative- serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
Q8. Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Sediment deposit along the coast (1)/ may be the primary reason for (2)/ the change in conditions, (3)/ but a lot more remains to be understand (4)/ No error (5)
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The error is in the fourth part. As the statement clearly talks about something that remains to be done which means it has not been done in the past. So, 'understand' needs to be replaced with 'understood'.
Q9.
Directions :Questions in the form of inference/conclusions are based on the passages given below. Each passage is followed by five inferences. You are required to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
Passage:
There is no disputing the fact that one part of globalization is the information revolution. But like all revolutions, this one has its winners and losers. Even on the Pacific Rim, home of so many economic “miracles”, the vast majority of people live on less than two dollars a day. That is what nearly half the world’s population subsists on, while the poorest 1.2 billion get by on less than one dollar. In the face of these grim realities, talk of a global information age takes on a perverse, ‘let them eat cake’ quality. What possible benefit could this “other half” derive from expanded web-based technology?
The notion that the internet will mainstream the world’s underprivileged fits a pattern of technological fantasy that reaches back at least to the mid-nineteenth century. A more immediate effect, unfortunately, has been an expanding communications gap between the rich and poor. With 90% of internet traffic in English, and native language skills eroding among non-Western internet addicts, 95% of the world’s Web users reside in developed countries. Only 0.08% of Latin Americans had Web access in 1999, which is double that of South Asia. In so far as rapid information flow translates into power, this great divide is integral to the knowledge-based and culturally driven geopolitics that Joseph S. Nye terms “soft power”.
The majority of people who live in areas around the Pacific Rim are well to do, enjoying the choicest worldly luxuries and comforts.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q10. Which of the following word is opposite to the word “endowed”?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Endowed - to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip, to provide with a permanent fund or source of income
Graced - a pleasing or attractive quality, to lend or add grace to
Catered - to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc.
Deprived - marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter
Endued - to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty
