English Practice Question and Answer

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Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
With Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels.

“___he has drawn the PM’s attention ____” In this line ‘He’ refers to

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    Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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    Supreme Court
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    HD Shourie
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    Ministers
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    Formers petroleum minister
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Answer : 3. "HD Shourie"

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Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information

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    Nothing can be done unless someone gives us more information
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    Nothing can be done unless more information is given
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    Nothing can be done unless we are given more information by someone
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    Nothing can be done unless we are being given more information
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Answer : 2. "Nothing can be done unless more information is given "
Explanation :

The sentence is transformed into the passive voice with a clearer expression of the action.

Q: A person who regards the whole world as his country 10301 2

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    Cosmopolitan
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    Nationalist
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    Patriot
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    Metropolitan
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Answer : 1. " Cosmopolitan "
Explanation :

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Answer : 2. "B"
Explanation :

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In a classroom student are to be trained to love _____

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    one another
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    altogether
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    each other
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    all others
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Answer : 1. "one another "

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Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
With Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels.

“Prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust” — in this quote prejudicial means

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    an opinion formed in the mind beforehand
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    previous suggestion
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    prehistoric knowledge
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    to instruct previously
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    being harmful
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Answer : 5. "being harmful"

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Direction:In question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
We can feel morally ___when someone insults us-as long as we do not___upon those felling by burning down houses.

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    Challenged, stand
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    outraged, act
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    bound, build
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    obliged, think
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    violated, harp
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Answer : 2. "outraged, act"

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
His company has the ______ of producing the best cricket balls in the country.

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    brand
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    position
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    reputation
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    opinion
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Answer : 3. "reputation"

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