English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
But this immortality / will have purchased / at the price of / his immortal part.
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642ac506dcb650c145770461- 1will have purchasedtrue
- 2at the price offalse
- 3his immortal partfalse
- 4But this immortalityfalse
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Answer : 1. "will have purchased "
Q:Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words In the passage have been printed In bold to help you locate them when answering some of the questions.
Can the last fifteen years be called the most successful decade and a half in Indian history and will the next fifteen be equally successful? Consider a culture where independent thinking is not encouraged. Or take the example of traditional family run business with vast resistance to change or a whole nation who believes that breakthrough ideas can be generated abroad but never at home. Partly responsible is socialization from early years we are taught not to question our elders but at workplaces this creates a hurdle for new thinking. Being unable to change radically gives rise to a culture where even the smallest change is heralded as a break through. Indian corporate leaders have done well standing up to global giants as their companies have grown in size and market share. To be successful in international markets they need to be distinct distinct products, processes, technologies, business models and organisations. The bottom line will be Innovation. Creativity workshops are organized to channel people to think differently. There are fantastic ideas being generated all the time but no Industry. breakthrough. Simply because of gravity regressive force exerted by a mindset. Thinking has therefore to happen at three, levels idea, frame and paradigm. From a narrow focus on either product or process innovation organizations need to look at innovating the whole ecosystem of the organization. Many a time waiting for a hundred percent solution before going to the market the organization forgets that it could end up waiting forever. Moreover, sometimes organizations are too focused on today to see tomorrow. Since management mandates are short-term, sowing the seed for a revenue stream today and leaving Its benefits to be reaped by a successor doesn’t appeal to today’s business leader. This is a serious hurdle to into Ovation. Establishing a function called innovation management or training employees through creativity workshops will have few benefits unless each frontline employee is empowered to Share his innovative ideas with the management. What happens to this system when the person driving the change leaves the organization? The approach to innovation hence needs to be system driven rather than people driven. In thirty years, India can be the largest world economy save China and the US. However, as companies grow there exists a resemblance in their products, services, promotions, processes and pricing and so on. There remains only one escape from this trap.
Which of the following discourages innovation in India?
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5eb39981b07612501192e8ea- 1Adopting an 80 percent solution to a problemfalse
- 2Trying to focus both on product and process innovationtrue
- 3Focusing on the future benefits of an idea rather than present ones,false
- 4Making innovation system drivenfalse
- 5None of these.false
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Answer : 2. "Trying to focus both on product and process innovation "
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
This dress is not any _____ from the last one.
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6113917b88e0566940a6cb8a- 1differencefalse
- 2differenttrue
- 3more differencefalse
- 4much differentfalse
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Answer : 2. "different"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
(A) I think/ (B) the news/ (C) might true./ (D) No error
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6322fa8ecb090a254fcf8bb1- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Harry said that he would not be in town on Friday.
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64aa9005c4e3d04ca173a149- 1Harry saying, “I will not be in town on Friday”.false
- 2Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”.true
- 3Harry said, “I can’t be in town on Friday”.false
- 4Harry said, “I must not be in town on Friday”.false
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Answer : 2. "Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”."
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Answer : 2. "Only B "
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
“The last thing I want for my daughter is a boy who drinks ! ”said Brinda.
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5f36390cdcc354083315029b- 1Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank.true
- 2Brinda said the last thing she should want for her daughter was a boy who drank.false
- 3Brinda told that the last thing she wants for her daughter was a boy who drinks.false
- 4Brinda complained that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.false
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Answer : 1. "Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank."
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (167).
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5f3a18c079d2942e2b79f39cThe Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1distinctionstrue
- 2differencefalse
- 3discriminationfalse
- 4discrepanciesfalse
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