English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Grieve
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643511de06979810acd88c4fGrieve
- 1Tamefalse
- 2Assurefalse
- 3Rejoicefalse
- 4Mourntrue
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Answer : 4. "Mourn"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.
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645229c656b58a42369718d9Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.
- 1to scoringfalse
- 2to have scoredfalse
- 3to scoretrue
- 4to scoresfalse
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Answer : 3. "to score"
Q: From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
The streets are crowded with tribal urchins in tattered jackets, bowlegged donkeys hauling firewood, steep mountain trails, and occasional palanquins for arthritic bussinessman.
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6454d73513eb5908ae39003a- 1bowleggedfalse
- 2palanquinsfalse
- 3urchinsfalse
- 4bussinessmantrue
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Answer : 4. "bussinessman"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Call upon
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645b88dae67f3b0a568a0473Call upon
- 1To adjustfalse
- 2To stopfalse
- 3To followfalse
- 4To ordertrue
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Answer : 4. "To order"
Q:Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The stark observation made in the Economic Survey of 2015-16 that “Indian agriculture, is in a way, a victim of its own past success – especially the green revolution”, shows the dark reality of the agriculture sector at present and the havoc that has been wreaked by the green revolution.
The green revolution, which is often characterised by the introduction of high-yielding variety of seeds and fertilisers, undoubtedly increased the productivity of land considerably. But the growth in the productivity has been stagnant in recent years, resulting in a significant decline in the income of farmers. There have also been negative environmental effects in the form of depleting water table, emission of greenhouse gases, and the contamination of surface and ground water. Needless to say, the agriculture sector is in a state of distress, which is severely affecting peasants and marginal farmers, and urgent policy interventions are required to protect their interests.
The government has responded to the problem by constituting a panel, which will recommend ways to double the income of farmers by 2022. While this may be an overtly ambitious target, if we want to boost stagnated agricultural growth a shift has to be made from food security of the nation to income security of the farmers. However, there are many hurdles that have to be crossed if we want to achieve this objective.
The first major barrier to overcome is declining productivity. Data from 2013 reveals that India’s average yield of cereal per hectare is far less than that of many countries (including several low income countries), but the difference is huge when compared to China. For instance, our average yield per hectare is 39% below than that of China and for rice this figure is 46%. Even Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia fare better than India in case of rice yield. Further, there is a huge inter-regional variation; the wheat and rice yield from Haryana and Punjab is much higher than from the other states.
In order to cross the declining productivity barrier there is a need to herald a rainbow revolution by making a shift from wheat-rice cycle to other cereals and pulses. Since wheat and rice coupled with other crops are backed by minimum support prices (MSP) and input subsidy (whether water, fertiliser or power) regime, there is a huge incentive for the farmers in the irrigated region of Northwest India to grow these crops.
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?High yielding seeds
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64c8deb79e9013486a896eb9- 1High yielding seeds and fertilizers were a hallmark of green revolution.false
- 2The rice yield in India is below that of China by 39%.true
- 3The growth in productivity has stagnated today.false
- 4In Northwest India, farmers get subsidies on rice, wheat and other crops.false
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Answer : 2. "The rice yield in India is below that of China by 39%."
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
They were refused entry in Delhi by the police.
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64c8e213a4dbfb486bdee8c2- 1The police refused them entry in Delhi.true
- 2The police had refused them entry in Delhi.false
- 3The police have refused them entry in Delhi.false
- 4The police can refuse them entry in Delhi.false
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Answer : 1. "The police refused them entry in Delhi."
Explanation :
The correct answer is The police refused them entry in Delhi.
Key Points
The given sentence is in the Passive Voice.
As per the given question we have to change the sentence into Active Form.
The structure of the given sentence as follows: Subject+V2+Object.
(Active Voice) Subject (objective case)+was/were+V3+Object (subjective case).
(Passive Voice) 'Were refused' will be changed into 'refused'.
'They' will be changed into 'them'.
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Answer : 3. "Daunting"
Q: Select the sentence which has no spelling error.
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6450f1637f82520866127dd5- 1I was licking my lips for delicoius ice cream.false
- 2There was deleceous aroma coming from the kitchen.false
- 3My mother prepares delicious chocolate cakes.true
- 4Granny said that red apples are very dilicious.false
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