General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires in the bitter cold and clamoured for food and water on Thursday, three days after the temblor hit Turkey and Syria and killed more than 19,300 on Monday, 6th February, 2023.
Emergency crews used pick axes, shovels and jackhammers to dig through twisted metal and concrete - and occasionally still pulled out survivors. In the Turkish city of Antakya, dozens scrambled for aid in front of a truck distributing children's coats and other supplies. Many of those who lost their homes found shelter in tents, stadiums and other temporary accommodation, but others slept outdoors. In Antakya, over 100 bodies were awaiting identification in a makeshift morgue outside a hospital.
Authorities called off search-and-rescue operations in the cities of Kilis and Sanliurfa, where destruction was not as severe as in other impacted regions. The U.N. is authorised to deliver aid through only one border crossing, and road damage has prevented that thus far. U.N. Officials pleaded for humanitarian concerns to take precedence over wartime politics.
The scale of loss and suffering remained massive. Turkish authorities said on Thursday that the death toll had risen to more than 16,100 in the country, with more than 64,000 injured. In Syria, which includes government-held and rebel-held areas, more than 3,100 have been reported dead and more than 5,000 injured.
Rescue teams urged quiet in the hope of hearing stifled pleas for help, and the Syrian paramedic group known as the White Helmets noted that every second could mean saving a life. But more and more often, the teams pulled out dead bodies.
It was not clear how many people were still unaccounted for in both countries. Turkey's disaster-management agency said more than 110,000 rescue personnel were now taking part in the effort and more than 5,500 vehicles, including tractors, cranes, bulldozers and excavators had been shipped.
The Foreign Ministry said 95 countries have offered help. More than half of that number have sent a total of nearly 6,500 rescuers. Another 2,400 more are still expected to arrive. International aid for Syria was far more sparse.
Efforts there have been hampered by the civil war and the isolation of the rebel-held region along the border that is surrounded by Russia-backed government forces.
Why is the International aid much lesser in Syria than in Turkey?
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64ababfc6390ae7fc7ab1355- 1Because Syria is a war –torn country and there are areas under rebels.true
- 2Because the destruction was not as severe in Syria as in Turkey.false
- 3Because the UN is allowed only one border crossing and Syria is not allowing that.false
- 4Because the roads have been damaged therefalse
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Answer : 1. "Because Syria is a war –torn country and there are areas under rebels."
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Answer : 5. "Only C"
Q:Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each questions.
The All India Radio,__(189)__as well as films have the __(190)___ of speeding up the process of __(191)__ awareness. National Programmes __(192)__ dance and drama on the broadcast _(193)__. Radio and Television support the __(194)_ of composite culture and exchange of __(195)__ and artistic forms between on region and another.
Fill in the blank at (193).
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5f3a307c1269c22e1267f9ec- 1Systemsfalse
- 2Machinefalse
- 3Communicationsfalse
- 4mediatrue
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Answer : 4. "media"
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.
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64870dc2f4063d472f4181d2- 1but he warn himtrue
- 2of the dangerfalse
- 3He allowedfalse
- 4his son to drivefalse
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Answer : 1. "but he warn him"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "but he warned him of the danger." The verb "warn" needs to be in the past tense.
Q:Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
It is not clear if it has made much___________in eliminating blind faith, but it must strengthen the hands of people willing to take on social practices___________in ignorance and unreason.
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5eaa5d3a6217a62af080e913- 1picket, rarenessfalse
- 2warden, paucityfalse
- 3headway ,steepedtrue
- 4shepherd, scantinessfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "headway ,steeped"
Q: Choose the appropriate synonym of the given word:
Adage:
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6392d677d319b37ca198f973Adage:
- 1Proverbtrue
- 2Youthfalse
- 3Supplementfalse
- 4Hardnessfalse
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Answer : 1. "Proverb"
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Answer : 2. "Symphony"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
It brings two to make a quarrel.
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5f3621d5dcc354083314a298- 1wantsfalse
- 2needsfalse
- 3takestrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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