Tuesday, August 26, 2014

English Quiz

Ques. 1 Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the paper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A)
Though forests lately been regulated by Governments, for a long time, they were also treated as free goods.

(B) Now it seems less and less possible for it to regenerate itself from destruction caused by human beings.

(C) When this number was rather small, these natural resources could regenerate themselves and continue the ecological balance.

(D) Natural resources such as air and water from rivers have been treated as free goods.

(E) Thus, human beings and their organizations made extensive use of these commodities.


1. Which Of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A 
(2) B
(3) C 
(4) D
(5) E

2. Which Of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A 
(2) B
(3) C 
(4) D
(5) E

3. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A 
(2) D
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

4. Which Of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A 
(2) B
(3) C 
(4) D
(5) E

5. Which Of the following should be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A 
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

Directions (Q. 6 - 15): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Aspiring people seek their own glory and are deeply ..(6).. with their own agenda. They may even ..(7).. their own spouse or children as possessions and try to ..(8).. from them the kind of behaviour that will ..(9).. them more popularity and ..(10).. in the eyes of others. Such ..(11).. love is destructive.

Instead of being agents or stewards they ..(12).. everything in life in terms of “what it will do for me”. Everybody then becomes either a competitor or ..(13)... Their relationships, even intimate ones, tend to be ..(14).. rather than cooperative. They use various methods of ..(15).. threats, fear, bribery, pressure, deceit and charm to achieve their ends.

6.
1) invested 
2) concerned
3) compatible 
4) beset
5) satisfied

7.
1) offend 
2) warn
3) guard 
4) attribute
5) regard

8.
1) derive 
2) exclude 
3) recover 
4) wrest
5) abstain

9.
1) prevent 
2) save
3) win  
4) ascribe
5) extract

10.
1) esteem 
2) belief
3) delight 
4) hope
5) aspiration

11.
1) charming 
2) provocating
3) constant 
4) possessive
5) excellent

12.
1) acquire 
2) interpret
3) establish 
4) substitute
5) empower

13.
1) persecutor 
2) stabilizer
3) innovator 
4) fighter
5) conspirator

14.
1) contributory 
2) derogatory
3) competitive 
4) supportive
5) projective

15.
1) manipulation
2) provoking
3) succeeding 
4) organizing
5) compromise


ANSWERS
1. 4
2. 1
3. 5
4. 3
5. 2
6. 2
7. 5
8. 1
9. 4
10. 1
11. 4
12. 2
13. 5
14. 3
15. 2

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