English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal.
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
How can teachers are –
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5d8f1f4491791079c3e145cbAt the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
- 1By arranging refresher coursestrue
- 2By providing monetary help/incentivefalse
- 3By providing better library facilitiesfalse
- 4By sending them abroadfalse
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Answer : 1. "By arranging refresher courses "
Q: In the following Questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
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5f292ecd09554301564272e9- 1Dastitutionfalse
- 2Divientationfalse
- 3Dysfunctiontrue
- 4Divarsionfalse
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Answer : 3. "Dysfunction"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
A person who brings suit in a court of law.
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6127797593f02206607f9e9e- 1Litigantfalse
- 2Deponentfalse
- 3Defendantfalse
- 4Plaintifftrue
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Answer : 4. "Plaintiff"
Q: Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Belonging to the same kind
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6447a0a3883b296844099506- 1Sebaceousfalse
- 2Heterogeneousfalse
- 3Homogeneoustrue
- 4Casserolefalse
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Answer : 3. "Homogeneous"
Explanation :
Homogeneous means of the same kind or similar in nature, fitting the given context.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in a sentence.
Even though James won the election, he has not brought any of his campaign promises to fruition.
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64aa99a1c4e3d04ca173c1e6- 1concealmentfalse
- 2nourishmentfalse
- 3disappointmentfalse
- 4accomplishmenttrue
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Answer : 4. "accomplishment"
Q: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CONDEMN
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60af7acf3f7fb454b9d9ed32CONDEMN
- 1denouncetrue
- 2commendfalse
- 3complimentfalse
- 4approvefalse
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Answer : 1. "denounce"
Q: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Upgrade
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6419936e67ad957a9789af57Upgrade
- 1Advancefalse
- 2Leanfalse
- 3Demotetrue
- 4Elevatefalse
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Answer : 3. "Demote "
Explanation :
"Upgrade" involves improving or raising to a higher level, so the opposite or antonym would be "Demote," which involves lowering or reducing to a lower level. Therefore, option (C) Demote is the most suitable antonym in this context.
Q:Direction: In the question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
To face the music
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5f2d1ad821de6a117af07735- 1to live in a pleasant atmospherefalse
- 2to have a difficult timefalse
- 3to enjoy a musical recitalfalse
- 4to bear the consequencestrue
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