English Language : Cloze Test Set 1

 Dear Readers,

General English is a part of almost all major sarkari naukri exams conducted in the country. Even though the general English section is a bit tricky, candidates can fetch good scores if they have strong basics in English. So here we are sharing General English questions and answers for upcoming competitive exams.

In the following passages there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.Against each, five words are suggested, one of which 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 (1).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 (2) on either.What is the problems? Is it lack of money or funds? It may not (3) be so.We simply do not know how to go about things.What we have done is that we have created a number of layers of decision making authorities and too (4) agencies and regulations.We must get a number of (5) 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.

1. 1) vicinity
    2) organise
    3) place
    4) duty
    5) commitment

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

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

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

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

           Rapidly growing cities in India have increased the demand for natural resources and (6) public services, including water supply. But the existing infrastructure is outdated and in desperate need of repair, where, according to the World Bank, about half the water supplied for domestic consumption is lost (7) internal leakages or theft.

       Other issues such as intermittent water supply with lack of water metering and, more importantly, loss of water arising from unmetered supply, often (8) as free supply, are increasing.

       There is thus a growing need to provide safe water on a continuous basis for all as a human right.(9) over 90 percent of urban households in India have access to water supply services, this access is often not equal, not (10) and not safe.

6. 1) useful
    2) natural
    3) basic
    4) fundamental
    5) primary

7. 1) by
    2) with
    3) after
    4) through
    5) in

8. 1) camouflaged
    2) known
    3) taken
    4) declared
    5) given

9. 1) When
    2) Whilst
    3) But
    4) Why
    5) Then

10. 1) supported
      2) granted
      3) assisted
      4) confirmed
      5) sustainable

Answers

1.     3
2.     2
3.     1
4.     4
5.     5
6.     3
7.     4
8.     1
9.     2
10.   5

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English Language: Fill in the Blanks Set - 1

 Dear Readers,

General English is a part of almost all major sarkari naukri exams conducted in the country. Even though the general English section is a bit tricky, candidates can fetch good scores if they have strong basics in English. So here we are sharing General English questions and answers for upcoming competitive exams.

Directions (Q. 1-10): Each question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted.Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. This book is readable, clear and _____ researched with _____ detailed references.

1) hardly, notional
2) meticulously, extensive
3) fabulously, intricate
4) leisurely, complete
5) closely, scattered

2. The police arrested Ramesh on a _____ of theft but for lack of evidence _____ him.

1) punished, complainto
2) crime, imprisoned
3) tip, absconding
4) left, condition
5) charge, released

3. Lack of _____ is basic to good teamwork but our ability to work with others depends on our _____.

1) positivism, flexibility
2) professionalism, vulnerability
3) consideration, acumen
4) rigidity, compatibility
5) dogmatism, motivation

4. Gopal was frustrated with Sunder, who would not _____ himself to a deadline.Sunder claimed he was working well without a deadline,but Gopal _____ and finally prevailed.

1) cooperate, stipulated
2) encouragr, enforced
3) commit, persisted
4) declared, pressurised
5) inculcate, ordered

5. He objected to the proposal because it was founded on a _____ principal and also was _____ at time.

1) imperative, reasonable
2) faulty, desirable
3) wrong, inconvenient
4) unconforming, deplorable
5) sound, acceptable

6. For the last half century he _____ himself to public affairs _____ taking a holiday.

1) devoted, without
2) sacrificed, after
3) by, committed
4) prepared, before
5) after, offered

7. A key factor in _____ an effective and fulfilling life in our complex society is the ability to _____ control over our actions.

1) providing, admonish
2) projecting, restrain
3) expressing, withhold
4) achieving, exert
5) obtaining, energize

8. Leadership is one of the world's oldest _____.The understanding of leadership has figured strongly in the _____ for knowledge.

1) institutions, passion
2) cultures, desire
3) undertakings, conviction
4) subject, preference
5) pre-occupations, quest

9. When you are living with your _____ values and principles, you can be straightforward, honest and _____.

1) core, up-front
2) inborn, vehement
3) inherited, distinct
4) innate, durable
5) inborn, vehement

10. Doctors and lawyers _____ that advertising will certainly _____ their profession adversely.

1) argue, effect
2) believe, affect
3) trust, damage
4) plead, escalate
5) contemplate, boost


Answers

1.     2
2.     5
3.     4
4.     3
5.     3
6.     1
7.     4
8.     5
9.     1
10.   2

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English Language : Parajumbles Set 1

Directions (Q.1-5): Rearrange the following sentences A,B,C,D,E,F and G into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it.

A) When we use the right amount in the right place, at the right time for the right thing, then these feelings can have a positive effect.
B) We always think of the worst.
C) Let us see how we can use the word worry to remind us how to avoid worry
D) We never ask, "What if I make a profit?".
E) Similarly, when we use the worng amount, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons, they become negative.
F) Yet very often, when we have believed that the worst would happen, instead, something good happened.
G) Anxiety as well as all the other emotions can actually be turned around to our advantage.

1. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) E
3) C
4) G
5) F

2. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement?
1) C
2) A
3) G
4) F
5) E

3.Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) B
3) F
4) A
5) G

4. Which of the following should be the last sentence after rearrangement?
1) G
2) F
3) A
4) B
5) D

5. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) C
3) E
4) G
5) F

Directions (Q.6 -10): Rearrange the following sentences A,B,C,D,E and F into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it.

A) As the magnitude of the attacks continues to increase, Governments need to step in, investigate the matter and safeguard the country's critical assets.
B) In cases when the targets are very large oranisations, it can even impact the economy.
C) Increasing dependence on technology coupled with the rapidly evolving mindset of a shrewd fraudster has the potential to not only cripple corporations but also countries.
D) Recent strikes around cyber terrorism or cyber war have made headlines globally - with each attack getting more sophisticated than the previous.
E) Today, the threat from cyber terrorism is as real as it can get.
F) Such act can cause havoc at multiple levels, from paralysing the companies infrastructure (network,email, and phones),resulting in loss in revenue and even downward spiralling share prices.

6. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement?
1) E
2) C
3) B
4) D
5) A

7. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) C
3) B
4) F
5) E

8. Which of the following should be the last (sixth) sentence after rearrangement?
1) C
2) A
3) B
4) D
5) F

9. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) E
3) C
4) A
5) B

10. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) F
3) D
4) E
5) A

Answers

1.    2
2.    1
3.    3
4.    5
5.    4
6.    5
7.    3
8.    1
9.    2
10.  4

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English Language : Cloze Test Set - 1

In the following passages there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Traditional bank architecture is based on bank branches.These branches ensure the physical (1) of a customer's savings. A customer may go there to deposit and withdraw money,(2) loans and (3) in other financial transactions.In the past two decades banking architecture has changed - the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has been big (4) and credit and debit cards have created new financial spaces.(5), the bank branch has remained the bedrock of the banking system - after all a person needs a bank account in a branch before he can operate a debit or ATM card.

1. 1) guarantee
    2) Knowledge
    3) security
    4) confidentiality
    5) presence

2. 1) sanction
    2) negotiate
    3) advance
    4) disburse
    5) credit

3. 1) engage
    2) pursue
    3) enable
    4) interact
    5) operate

4. 1) luxury
    2) consequence
    3) drawback
    4) hurdle
    5) innovation

5. 1) Until
    2) Despite
    3) Although
    4) Yet
    5) Even

Since Independence, India has followed the (6) of planned economic development.Initially, the basic objective of Indian fiscal policy was to (7) acceleration in the growth rate with social justice.(8) this objective, the fiscal policy had a significant impact on the overall growth rate of the economy during the period of (9) economic development.(10), the overall growth rate of the economy was not up to the mark and the results on many fronts did not meet with the expectation.

6. 1) line
    2) direction
    3) path
    4) track
    5) routine

7. 1) protect
    2) ensure
    3) established
    4) secure
    5) effect

8. 1) As per
    2) Now
    3) Contrary to
    4) Given
    5) For

9.1) planned
    2) programmed
    3) strategic
    4) prepared
    5) outlined

10.1) Though
     2) Despite
     3) Anyhow
     4) Nonetheless
     5) However


Answers


1.     3
2.     2
3.     1
4.     5
5.     4
6.     3
7.     2
8.     4
9.     1
10.   5

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English Language: Spotting Error Set - 1

Directions (Q. 1-10): Read this sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it.The error ,if any,will be in one part of the sentence.Mark the part with the error as your answer.If there is no error,mark 'No error' as your answer.(Ignore the errors of punctuation,if any.)

1. New businesses today / are increasing focusing on / introducing various perks and motivation programmes / to help retain employees.

1) New businesses today
2) are increasing focusing on
3) introducing various perks and motivation programmes
4) to help retain employees.
5) No error

2. Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe / if we invest in building infrastructure that / can withstand the devastating impacts of storms / which have become more severe.

1) Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe
2) if we invest in building infrastructure that
3) can withstand the devastating impacts of storms
4) which have become more severe
5) No error

3. We all have at / some point of time in our lives / wondered if we are actually / being too nice to someone.

1) We all have at
2) some point of time in our lives
3)wondered if we are actually
4) being too nice to someone.
5) No error.

4. How serious is the country's / economic problems and how / big an impact will these / have on the world economies?

1) How serious is the country's
2) economic problems and how
3) big an impact will these
4) have on the world economies?
5) No error

5. As GDP growth is half of what it / is just a few years ago, the country / desperately needs to cut red tape and improve / infrastructure to boost investment and growth.

1) As GDP growth is half of what it
2) is just a few years ago, the country.
3) desperately needs to cut red tape and improve
4) infrastructure to boost investment and growth
5) No error

6. The survey asked respondents / from more than 50 countries to / identify kinds of people / they would want as neighbours.

1) The survey asked respondents
2) from more than 50 countries to
3) identify kinds of people
4) they would want as neighbours.
5) No error

7. The Prime Minister's speech laid out how / it is important to encourage female participated / in the economy yet the percentage of female lawmakers in / the lower house of parliament has fallen to 8 per cent.

1) The Prime Minister's speech laid out how
2) it is important to encourage female participated
3) in the economy yet the percentage of female lawmakers in
4) the lower house of parliament has fallen to 8 per cent.
5) No error

8. The pace and scale of / the country's economic transformation / have no / historical precendent.

1) The pace and scale of
2) the country's economic transformation
3) have no
4) historical precendent
5) No error

9. The police tactfully handled / the farmer's agitation for /  higher prices which is created / law and order problem in the district every year.

1) The police tactfully handled
2) the farmer's agitation for
3) higher prices which is created
4) law and order problem in the district every year.
5) No error

10. After weeks of talks / the two parties failed to resolving / their differences and the makers eventually / decided to look for an alternative.

1) After weeks of talks
2) the two parties failed to resolving
3) their differences and the makers eventually
4) decided to look for an alternative.
5) No error.

Answers

1)  2 ; Substitute " increasing " with " increasingly "
2)  4 ; Replace " became " with " become "
3)  1 ; It should read " we have all at "
4)  1 ; Replace " is " with " are "
5)  2 ; Replace " is " with " was "
6)  3 ; Replace " kinds " with " the kind "
7)  2 ; Replace " participated " with " participation "
8)  3 ; Replace " have " with " has "
9)  3 ; Replace " is created " with " creates "
10) 2 ; Replace "resolving" with "resolve"

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English Language: Fill in the Blanks Set - 1

Directions (Q. 1-10): Each question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted.Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1) Liberalisation has removed all the legal ______ and ______ flood gates to multinational companies.

1) obstacles, guarded

2) hurdles, awarded

3) barriers, opened

4) battles, threw

5) manipulation, closed

2) Owing to the slowdown in growth, real-estate developers have______ different strategies from cutting their debts and repaying banks to _____ new projects.

1) implemented, founded

2) adopted, launching

3) merged , introduce

4) actively, create

5) relised, admit

3) Every third person visiting a doctor happens to _____ from a clinical or psychological disorder _____ with temblors.

1) sick, related

2) ail, regarding

3) experience, connected

4) suffer, associated

5) agonise, respect

4) At present mutual funds provide _____ information to customers but if more data is provided customers will perhaps be able to make ______ decisions.

1) primary, completely

2) limited, better

3) inadequate, perfect

4) most, any

5) partial, worthwhile

5) Owners of private hostels located in residential ares are not only _____ taxes but are also functioning whimsically in the ______ of any regulatory body.

1) paying, presence

2) checking, dearth

3) evading, absence

4) avoiding, front

5) destroying, life

6) His  _____ contribution to the tsunami relief fund was _____ by his staff members.

1) generous, appreciated

2) mearge, admired

3) negligible, sanctioned

4) spontaneous, nullified

5) noteworthy, improved

7) Due to the _______ number of swine- flu cases in the district, the health department has decided to spread _____ about the disease.

1) raising, alertness

2) high, ability

3) increasing, awareness

4) prolonged, understanding

5) populated, knowledge

8) Three unknown assailants _____ on motorcycles and opened _____ barely a few metres from where the actor was shooting.

1) came, shooting

2) approached, hitting

3) rode, rounds

4) arrived, fire

5) climbed, shots

9) The main reason youth unemployment has _____ in the region is the depth of the recession in these countries and the chances of improvement are _____ unless governments kick-start their economies.

1) risen, visible

2) fallen, negligible

3) soared, remote

4) grown, create

5) collapsed, much

10) The police _____ in _____ a car theft case within a matter of two hours of registration of the complaint.

1) succeeded, cracking

2) achieved, solving

3) famed, arresting

4) victorious, catching

5) failed, assigning

Answers

1) -  3

2) -  2

3) -  4

4) -  2

5) -  3

6) -  1

7) -  3

8) -  4

9)  - 3

10) -  1

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