ENGLISH - Online Test
Q1. Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a questions and three statements numbered I, II, III. given below it. You have to decide the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the questions and choose your answer accordingly.
Who amongst Subodh, Neeraj, Tara, Meena and Anil is the first to take lecture?
I. Subodh takes lecture before Meena
II. Tara is not the first to take lecture.
III. Meena is not the last to take the lecture.
I. Subodh takes lecture before Meena
II. Tara is not the first to take lecture.
III. Meena is not the last to take the lecture.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
Data inadequate
After using all the statements, Question cannot be answered
Q2. Direction: Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the given word?
Insipid
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Insipid means ‘lacking flavor, weak or tasteless'.
Rigorous means 'extremely thorough and careful'
Reckless means 'heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous'
Rogue means 'a dishonest or unprincipled man'
Careful means 'done with or showing thought and attention'
Q3. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.
There has been an increase of 584 percent (0.3 to 4.5 million)(1)/ in digital transactions done through (2)/the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for demonetization (3) / in November last year, said an official release (4).
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
In C part, use of ‘for’ after UPI is incorrect . ‘Since' will be used in place of ‘for’. For is used before an exact or inexact quantity of time. For is used for a ‘period of time’. Since is used before a specific time or date that is definite. Since is used before a ‘point of time’. Therefore, since should be used in place of ‘for’.
Hence C is the correct choice.
Q4.
Direction: Each passage is followed by a set of five statements. Answer according to the directions given for each question.
The average American voter does not care about Libya. That may sound harsh, but it’s generally true. The average American does however care a great deal about gas prices. So perhaps it is no surprise that as the regime of Moammar Gadhafi falls, American news outlets are trying to explain the news out of Libya within the frame of prices at the pump. Heck, it was the first idea that came to my mind as I thumbed through the morning news.
Adding insult to injury is the amount of fuel being used to conduct these fuel-based military operations in the Middle East. A CNN.com article pointed out recently that, “One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys. A post on Scaling Green contained a video of FTI Consulting’s Adam Siegel recalling a chat with Gen. Richard Zilmer. In that conversation, the former commander of troops in the Anbar province of Iraq told Seigel, “I need renewable energy because getting fuel to my base is putting people's lives at risk.”
Which of the above statements can be a just explanation for the way American news agencies are portraying the Libyan news?
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
This is an explanation that may be drawn easily from the facts mentioned in the passage.
Q5. Direction: Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the given word?
Extemporize
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
‘Extemporize’ means ‘to speak spontaneously without preparation'.
‘improvise’ means ‘to manage situation according to the available resources’.
Indigent means 'poor, needy'
Tractable means 'easy to control or influence'
Jealous means 'fiercely protective of one's rights or possession'
Repercussions means 'an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one'
Q6. Direction: Read the sentence(divided in different parts) to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The error present above is usage of an incorrect part of speech. The word “range” is a noun which is incorrectly described by another noun “demograph”. The noun “range” should be qualified by the adjective “demographic” which is the correct part of speech in this reference.
Q7.
Direction: Each passage is followed by a set of five statements. Answer according to the directions given for each question.
The average American voter does not care about Libya. That may sound harsh, but it’s generally true. The average American does however care a great deal about gas prices. So perhaps it is no surprise that as the regime of Moammar Gadhafi falls, American news outlets are trying to explain the news out of Libya within the frame of prices at the pump. Heck, it was the first idea that came to my mind as I thumbed through the morning news.
Adding insult to injury is the amount of fuel being used to conduct these fuel-based military operations in the Middle East. A CNN.com article pointed out recently that, “One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys. A post on Scaling Green contained a video of FTI Consulting’s Adam Siegel recalling a chat with Gen. Richard Zilmer. In that conversation, the former commander of troops in the Anbar province of Iraq told Seigel, “I need renewable energy because getting fuel to my base is putting people's lives at risk.”
Which among the above statements is the assumption upon which the demand of Gen. Richard Zilmer is based?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
As fuel convoys were being targeted, it is clear that the general is making such a demand to eliminate the need for such risky convoys in Iraq.
Q8. Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.
B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.
C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.
D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.
E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.
F. To further elaborate on the external and internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q9. Direction: Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any 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, mark your answer as (5).
The increasing demand for organic vegetables, especially (1)/ between urban residents has convinced the (2)/ state government to formulate (3)/ the organic farming policy (4)
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
It’s very complicated to figure out the distinction between the two prepositions 'among' and 'between'. But here as per the context ‘Among’ is an appropriate word against between. The term ‘between’ is usually used with two — but sometimes more than two — separate and distinct things. While ‘Among’ is used to portray the idea of being in a group or in the midst of a group.
Q10.
Direction: Each passage is followed by a set of five statements. Answer according to the directions given for each question.
The average American voter does not care about Libya. That may sound harsh, but it’s generally true. The average American does however care a great deal about gas prices. So perhaps it is no surprise that as the regime of Moammar Gadhafi falls, American news outlets are trying to explain the news out of Libya within the frame of prices at the pump. Heck, it was the first idea that came to my mind as I thumbed through the morning news.
Adding insult to injury is the amount of fuel being used to conduct these fuel-based military operations in the Middle East. A CNN.com article pointed out recently that, “One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys. A post on Scaling Green contained a video of FTI Consulting’s Adam Siegel recalling a chat with Gen. Richard Zilmer. In that conversation, the former commander of troops in the Anbar province of Iraq told Seigel, “I need renewable energy because getting fuel to my base is putting people's lives at risk.”
Which of the above statements may be used to counteract the author's claim that it is "harsh" that the general American does not care about Libya?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
This is a very valid argument against the author's judgement.
