Friday, September 26, 2014

English Quiz

Directions (1-5): 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) Who assured them of providing all possible help to the artiste?

(B) Father of cartoonist, today along with several protestors from Kanpur and neighboring Unnao gathered outside Jaiswal's residence to express their outrage and demanded his release.

(C) After meeting the protestors, he, who is a Member of Parliament from Kanpur, promised that authorities will look into the charges made and will provide him with all possible assistance. 


(D) He also said if he needed will try to approach the Maharashtra government to discuss the matter.

(E) He was arrested following a complaint that he had put up banners mocking the Indian Constitution during a rally held last year in Mumbai and had also uploaded obscene content on his website

(F) Supporters and family members of cartoonist, arrested for allegedly posting seditious content on his web portal, today protested outside the residence of Coal Minister

1. Which should be the FIRST sentence?
(1) A     
(2) C   
(3) D     
(4) E     
(5) F

2. Which should be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) A   
(2) C   
(3) D   
(4) E    
(5) F

3. Which should be the SIXTH (last) sentence?
(1) A   
(2) B   
(3) C    
(4) D    
(5) F

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

5. Which should be the THIRD sentence?
(1) F   
(2) E   
(3) D   
(4) C    
(5) B

6. Which should be the FIFTH sentence?
(1) D   
(2) A     
(3) F   
(4) B    
(E) E

(Q. 7-16): 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/phrases are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 

Even after 60 years of independence it is disgraceful that we are yet to put our infrastructure in ...(7)... There are two types of infrastructure in the country. One is the basic infrastructure such as water supply, drainage, education etc. The other is for comfort such as excellent roads, high speed trains etc. we have not ...(8)... on either. What is the problem? Is it lack of money or funds ? It may not ...(9)... be so. We simply do not know how to go about things.

What we have done is that we have ...(10)... a number of layers of decision making authorities and too ...(11)... agencies and regulations. We must get a number of ...(12)... to get anything done. We need leadership not only in politics but also in administration. We need definition of our objectives such as what we need, why we need, and when we need it. ...(13)... important point is clarity of ideology. Lastly and most importantly identification of a right person for the job is ...(14).... What we need is systematic change. Leadership and commitment makes all the ...(15)... in "getting things done. There has to be an appreciation that ...(16)... in infrastructure delivers a force multiplier for the economy.

7.
1)organize 
2)place 
3)vicinity
4)commitment 
5)duty

8.
1)accomplished
2)attained 
3)established
4)qualified 
5)delivered

9.
1)quietly 
2)inevitably
3)because
4)necessarily 
5)voluntarily

10.
1)created 
2)resulted 
3)caused
4)invented 
5)influenced

11.
1)great 
2)abundant 
3)many
4)much 
5)manifold

12.
1)hardships 
2)attempt 
3)bribe
4)clearances 
5)skill

13.
1)Another 
2)Different 
3)Others
4)Moreover
5)Distinctly

14.
1)expected 
2)dependent 
3)awaited
4)inherent
5)essential

15.
1)basics
2)similarity 
3)difference
4)rigidity 
5)modesty

16.
1)building 
2)investment 
3)developing
4)generating 
5)modifying



ANSWERS
F-A-C-D-E-B
1. 5
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
5. 4
6. 5
7. 2
8. 5
9. 4
10. 1
11. 3
12. 4
13. 1
14. 5
15. 3
16. 2


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