General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of mainly two groups of islands, with distinctive features of the original residents - Negroid and Mongolese. It is strange to see how these two different groups migrated to these islands so far from the mainland - from India and Myanmar. The aboriginals found in these islands are the Jarawas, Sentinelese, Onges, Shompenites, mainly found in Andaman and the Nicobarese in Nicobar. Of these the Nicobarese in general, and some of the Onges, have accepted that so-called modern civilization and learned the use of modern tools and facilities. They can be seen frequently in the Port Blair market. The aboriginals are looked after by the Anthropological Department of the Government, who make regular visits to their islands and supply them with food and other necessities.
These aboriginals still do not know how to use a matchbox and prepare fire by rubbing two pieces of wood; they also do not know the use of cloth. If the people from the Anthropological Department offer them clothes, they use them only as turbans and not to wrap their bodies
The Jarawas, Sentinelese, Onges and Shompenites are mainly found in
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614de03b539b65355e1271c0- 1Andaman and Nicobarfalse
- 2Port Blairfalse
- 3Andamantrue
- 4Nicobarfalse
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Answer : 3. "Andaman"
Q: A sonnet usually contains
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624581b7a008a64dd39a3a36- 1eight linesfalse
- 2twelve linesfalse
- 3six linesfalse
- 4fourteen linestrue
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Answer : 4. "fourteen lines "
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Shanu’s inquisitive mind could not / accept the seemingly ingenous reply / of the man and he resolved to solve the mystery / to mitigate the pain of the old couple.
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64412ef932185cce374b6677- 1Shanu’s inquisitive mind could notfalse
- 2of the man and he resolved to solve the mysteryfalse
- 3to mitigate the pain of the old couplefalse
- 4accept the seemingly ingenous replytrue
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Answer : 4. "accept the seemingly ingenous reply"
Q: Fill in the blank with the correct English and Hindi version of the technical term from given options:
The manufacturer has asked for an _____ for its new product.
निर्माता ने अपने नए उत्पाद के लिये _____ माँगा है ।
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6392d549d319b37ca198f20bThe manufacturer has asked for an _____ for its new product.
निर्माता ने अपने नए उत्पाद के लिये _____ माँगा है ।
- 1Abnormal profit - असामान्य लाभfalse
- 2Abnormal increase - असामान्य वृद्धिfalse
- 3Abnormal price - असामान्य मूल्यtrue
- 4Abnormal demand - असामान्य माँगfalse
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Answer : 3. "Abnormal price - असामान्य मूल्य "
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The doctor directed the nurse to administer an __________ medicine to the patient.
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647eecd162f8ada0354c14afThe doctor directed the nurse to administer an __________ medicine to the patient.
- 1officialfalse
- 2eminentfalse
- 3alternativetrue
- 4insightfulfalse
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Answer : 3. "alternative"
Explanation :
The sentence would then read: "The doctor directed the nurse to administer an alternative medicine to the patient."
In this context, "alternative" suggests a different or substitute medicine than the one initially considered.
Q:A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Teaching about compassion and empathy in schools can help deal with problems of climate change and environmental degradation,” says Barbara Maas, secretary, Standing Committee for Environment and Conservation, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). She was in New Delhi to participate in the IBC’s governing council meeting, December 10-11, 2017. “We started an awareness campaign in the year 2005-2006 with H H The Dalai Lama when we learnt that tiger skins were being traded in China and Tibet. At that time, I was not a Buddhist; I wrote to the Dalai Lama asking him to say that ‘this is harmful’ and he wrote back to say, “We will stop this.” He used very strong words during the Kalachakra in 2006, when he said, ‘If he sees people wearing fur and skins, he doesn’t feel like living. ‘This sent huge shock waves in the Himalayan community. Within six months, in Lhasa, people ripped the fur trim of their tubba, the traditional Tibetan dress.
The messenger was ideal and the audience was receptive,” says Maas who is a conservationist. She has studied the battered fox’s behavioral ecology in Serengeti, Africa. She heads the endangered species conservation at the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) International Foundation for Nature, Berlin. “I met Samdhong Rinpoche, The Karmapa, HH the Dalai Lama and Geshe Lhakdor and I thought, if by being a Buddhist, you become like this, I am going for it, “says Maas, who led the IBC initiative for including the Buddhist perspective to the global discourse on climate change by presenting the statement, ‘The Time to Act is Now: a Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change,’ at COP21 in Paris.
“It was for the first time in the history of Buddhism that leaders of different sanghas came together to take a stand on anything! The statement lists a couple of important things: the first is that we amass things that we don’t need; there is overpopulation; we need to live with contentment and deal with each other and the environment with love and compassion,” elaborates Maas. She is an ardent advocate of a vegan diet because “consuming meat and milk globally contributes more to climate change than all "transport in the world.”
Turning vegetarian or vegan usually requires complete change of perspective before one gives up eating their favorite food. What are the Buddhist ways to bring about this kind of change at the individual level? “To change our behavior, Buddhism is an ideal vehicle; it made me a more contented person,” says Maas, who grew up in Germany, as a sausage chomping, meat-loving individual. She says, “If I can change, so can anybody.
Why is Ms. Barbara an ardent follower of vegan diet?
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601b477f552e5f41f7b35d1dThe messenger was ideal and the audience was receptive,” says Maas who is a conservationist. She has studied the battered fox’s behavioral ecology in Serengeti, Africa. She heads the endangered species conservation at the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) International Foundation for Nature, Berlin. “I met Samdhong Rinpoche, The Karmapa, HH the Dalai Lama and Geshe Lhakdor and I thought, if by being a Buddhist, you become like this, I am going for it, “says Maas, who led the IBC initiative for including the Buddhist perspective to the global discourse on climate change by presenting the statement, ‘The Time to Act is Now: a Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change,’ at COP21 in Paris.
“It was for the first time in the history of Buddhism that leaders of different sanghas came together to take a stand on anything! The statement lists a couple of important things: the first is that we amass things that we don’t need; there is overpopulation; we need to live with contentment and deal with each other and the environment with love and compassion,” elaborates Maas. She is an ardent advocate of a vegan diet because “consuming meat and milk globally contributes more to climate change than all "transport in the world.”
Turning vegetarian or vegan usually requires complete change of perspective before one gives up eating their favorite food. What are the Buddhist ways to bring about this kind of change at the individual level? “To change our behavior, Buddhism is an ideal vehicle; it made me a more contented person,” says Maas, who grew up in Germany, as a sausage chomping, meat-loving individual. She says, “If I can change, so can anybody.
- 1She believes that “all living beings should be treated with love and compassion”.false
- 2She believes that “abstinence helps you win major battles of life”.false
- 3She believes that “consuming meat and milk contributes more to climate change than all transport in the world”.true
- 4She believes that “turning vegan gives your skin an unmatchable glow and helps you stay away from diseases”.false
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Answer : 3. "She believes that “consuming meat and milk contributes more to climate change than all transport in the world”."
Q: Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
CONTIGUOUS
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60bf64bf95662f7d260f51c9CONTIGUOUS
- 1adjoiningfalse
- 2separatedtrue
- 3contactualfalse
- 4neighbouringfalse
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Answer : 2. "separated "
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given which is divided into five parts, where the first part is fixed and highlighted , in the remaining parts of the sentence namely (A),(B),(C) and (D) You have to arrange the four parts to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. If no such rearrangement is possible mark (e) as your answer i.e. 'No rearrangement required'.
(A) mammals and birds move from
(B) with a change in season, many
(C) one country to another in search of food
(D) and shelter, and for breeding
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617facaf0f541c3377360317(B) with a change in season, many
(C) one country to another in search of food
(D) and shelter, and for breeding
- 1ACBDfalse
- 2CADBfalse
- 3CADBfalse
- 4BACDtrue
- 5No rearrangement is requiredfalse
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