English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Study of the nature of God
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5ff9d169beaf081e1b1c8d42Study of the nature of God
- 1Philologyfalse
- 2Theologytrue
- 3Humanismfalse
- 4Philosophyfalse
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Answer : 2. "Theology"
Q: Fill in the blank with the correct form of verb:
Raman saw that the clock ______.
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6392dc96d319b37ca19940aeRaman saw that the clock ______.
- 1stopfalse
- 2will stopfalse
- 3have been stoppedfalse
- 4had stoppedtrue
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Answer : 4. "had stopped"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.
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64b6875e568e7ff594b539c2- 1No substitution requiredtrue
- 2but we wasfalse
- 3but we arefalse
- 4so we werefalse
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Answer : 1. "No substitution required"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need substitution. It is already grammatically correct:
The Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.
Q:Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language-so the argument runs-must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
What causes bad language in the end?
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5d8f1a7491791079c3e144ccNow it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
- 1The bad influence of individual writersfalse
- 2The imitation of bad language habitsfalse
- 3Political and economic causes.true
- 4An assumption that nothing can be done aboutfalse
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Answer : 3. "Political and economic causes."
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Q:The 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer sheet.
1. The students were blockading the residences of Ministers in protest against price rise.
P. The students started throwing stones at the police cordon.
Q. At least forty students were injured.
R. They turned violent.
S. The Police lathi-charged the students.
6.The injured student were taken to a nearby hospital
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5f3391fd7bd3dc09197af33dP. The students started throwing stones at the police cordon.
Q. At least forty students were injured.
R. They turned violent.
S. The Police lathi-charged the students.
6.The injured student were taken to a nearby hospital
- 1PQSRfalse
- 2RPQSfalse
- 3RQSPfalse
- 4RPSQtrue
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Answer : 4. "RPSQ"
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Answer : 3. "He knew that Bhupati was an honest minister and would never do such a thing "
Q: Which of the following is not a principle of language teaching?
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6216480cf884ce55ed924bbb- 1Principle of naturalnessfalse
- 2Practice and drillfalse
- 3Learning by doingfalse
- 4Copying and pastingtrue
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Answer : 4. "Copying and pasting "
Q: Mark the correct English translation from the choices given below, of the sentence in Hindi:
जब मैं वहाँ गया वह सो रही थी।
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6392d9c0d319b37ca199276aजब मैं वहाँ गया वह सो रही थी।
- 1When I went there, she kept on sleeping.false
- 2She slept while I went to her.false
- 3When I went there, she was sleeping.true
- 4She slept all the while, when I went there.false
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