English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
 The situation turned ugly as the crowd ______ to riot. 

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    begins
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    begun
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    beginning
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    Began
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Answer : 4. "Began"
Explanation :

(D) Began - The situation turned ugly as the crowd began to riot.

Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ABSORB

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    Eject
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    Oppose
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    Solve
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    Drink
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Answer : 1. "Eject"

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Direction (A-E) : In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender (A) it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. (B) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who (C) for a permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed (D) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional (E) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (C)

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    Prepare
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    Study
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    Get
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    Qualify
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    Passed
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Answer : 4. "Qualify"

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Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Design has manifold applications and usages ranging from the most obvious or surface-level usages to the subtler and indirect usages that have far-reaching and deeper impact. The significance of design lies in its ability to fulfil these demands, whether aesthetic, teleological or semiotic. By aesthetics, it is broadly understood as its sensory and beauty values, i.e. Concerned with the judgment of visual taste, here it is meant as the sensory appreciation of graphic design. While by functionality is meant the practical aspects of a given graphic design such as usability, communicability, readability and making an impact. Its efficiency lies in its ability to do so. Design has function as well as some purpose. In theoretical terms the ability of design to fulfil the function or purpose is called ‘teleology’ of design. Apart from the above two, there is one more aspect of design called ‘content’ or meaning of design that can be broadly called as semiotic value of design. A simple discussion might elaborate this case. Food has taste that caters to our taste buds which is a sensory quality of food. Sometimes the colour of food is attractive therefore we like it and probably other times we get attracted towards it because it is presented in an appealing manner. Aroma, taste and decoration or garnishing cater to our sensory expectations. Food also has nutritional value that is concerned with supplying energy to the body that helps in its overall physical growth and maintenance of general health and work efficiency and at times such food may not be visually attractive. This is the teleological significance. Now if the food is cooked by a mother, sister or wife, then it has a special meaning and a highly personal significance attached to it. It may not be very nutritious or properly garnished, still the food will have its own unique significance which is the semiotic value of the food. 

The ability of a design to fulfil the purpose is called:

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    graphic appeal
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    semiotic value
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    teleology
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    visual taste
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Answer : 3. "teleology"

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Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.

They have spotted me in the crowd.

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    I am spotted by them in the crowd.
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    I will have been spotted by them in the crowd.
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    I would have been spotted by them in the crowd.
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    I have been spotted by them in the crowd.
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Answer : 4. "I have been spotted by them in the crowd. "

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The students / and the teachers / worked hardly / to make the event a success.

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    and their teachers
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    worked hardly
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    The students
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    to make the event a success
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Answer : 2. "worked hardly"

Q:

In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

The man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it." 

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    The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
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    The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
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    The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
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    The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
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Answer : 3. "The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it. "

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