Night Class: English Quiz for RRB PO 2017

Direction (1-5): There are sets of four statements in question given below which when connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the question. There are four options given below the question, choose the sentence that forms the correct formation of a single sentence which is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your answer. 

Q1.Are slums a sign of economic energy and springboards to a better life, as some economists like Edward Glaeser have argued? Or have they metastasized poverty traps, as others contend? The jury is still out. __________________________

(I)Either way, their pervasive presence across the world—from the megacities of the developed world to the urban sprawls of Latin America to the emergent hubs of Asia and Africa—points to the reality of the developmental challenge they present. 

(II)from the megacities of the developed world to the urban sprawls of Latin America to the emergent hub Of Asia and Africa-pointed to the reality of the development challenge. poverty is pervasive

(III)This way or that way, their pervasive presence across the world – from the megacities of the developmental world of the urban sprawl of Latin America to the emergent hub Of Asia and Africa- reality is known.

(a) Only(I)

(b) Only(II)

(c) Only(III)

(d) Either (II) and (III)

(e) None of the above is correct.

Q2. ___________________________But PPPs have not worked as well as they were expected to owing to the poor rate of return for the private sector and other inefficiencies.

(I)Over the last decade, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been the preferred route for infrastructure creation in India

(II)For the creation of infrastructure in India, public-private partnerships has been preferred route

(III)For the last decade, public-private partnerships been the preferable route to create infrastructure in India.

(a) Only(Ill)

(b) Only(II)

(c) Only(I)

(d) Either (II) and (III)

(e) None of the above is correct.

Q3. ______________________, a move worth pursuing is the deployment of land value capture instruments. When a government invests in developing a particular area—for example, building a new airport outside a city—land prices around the area rise. A portion of this benefit could accrue to the government either through betterment charges, tax increment financing, developer extractions, or impact fees.

(I)In the span of last decade, steadily upward trajectory, property prices in tier 2 and tier 3 

(II)Around the last decade, against the backdrop, property prices in tier 2 and tier 3 are on a steadily upward trajectory,

(III)Over the last decade, property prices in tier 2 and tier 3 cities have been on a steady upward trajectory. Against this backdrop,

(a) Only(I)

(b) Only(II)  

(c) Only(III)

(d) Either (II) and (III)

(e) None of the above is correct.

Q4._______________________ Much ink has been spilled on discussing its drawbacks.To an extent similar to the UK’s administration system and Singapore’s judicial management system, this new law provides for appointing an insolvency professional (IP) to conduct the process. To an extent similar to the UK’s administration system and Singapore’s judicial management system, this new law provides for appointing an insolvency professional (IP) to conduct the process. 

(I)Old and fragmented system that existed earlier is not ideal. In India, new bankruptcy law, promulgated last year,

(II)India’s new bankruptcy law, promulgated last year, while marking a positive departure from the old and fragmented system that existed earlier, is far from ideal.

(III)New law on bankruptcy, promulgated last year, on marking a positive departure from old, is further from idea

(a) Only(I)

(b) Only(II)

(c) Only(III)

(d) Either (II) and (III)

(e) None of the above is correct.

Q5. ____________________ Many of them, including some members of parliament, spoke in favour of the so-called bill-and-keep model being propagated by recent entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, in which companies recover costs associated with terminating a call from their own users.But as can be expected, most of these arguments were too simplistic and ignored the nuances of the two-sided nature of the telecom market and issues that researchers have grappled with for years. As one researcher aptly puts it, “Regulation of termination charges is a Sisyphean task…With the consultancy fees available, there is no likelihood of economists running out of ideas or agreeing with each other.” One attraction of the bill-and-keep model is that it will put an end to the endless debate on issues such as what the appropriate model for calculating IUC should be.

(I)Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) held an open house discussion on the issue last week, on which about four-fifths of those who spoke were in favour 

Of abolishing interconnection charges which is collected by telecom to terminate calls originate.

(II)If it was left to a popular vote, interconnection usage charges (IUC) could well be a thing of the past in India. When Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) held an open house discussion on the issue last week, about four-fifths of those who spoke were in favour of abolishing interconnection charges, which are collected by telecom when they terminate calls originating from other networks.

(III) If it were left for a popular vote, interconnection usage charges (IUC) could well be a thing of the past in India. If Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) holds open house discussion on the issue last week, around four-fifths suggested abolishing interconnection charges.

(a) Either (II) and (III) 

(b) Only(I)

(c) Only(Il)

(d) Only(Ill)

(e) None of the above is correct.

Directions (6-15): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed in the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Greenhouse gases are only ……6……(most) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can ……7……(stop) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are ……8…… (term) climate feedbacks and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are ……9……(because) to snow and ice, water vapor, clouds and the carbon cycle.

Perhaps the most well ……10……(said) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already ……11……(increasing) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during the ……12……( absent) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also ……13……( supplied) in many areas. In the ……14……( progress ) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that ……15……(access) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Q6. 

(a) whole 

(b) part

(c) material

(d) issue

(e) no change

Q7. 
(a) raise

(b) brings

(c) refer

(d) cause

(e) no change

Q8. 

(a) sensed

(b) called

(c) nothing

(d) but

(e) no change

Q9. 

(a) due

(b) results

(c) reason

(d) those

(e) no change

Q10. 

(a) done

(b) known

(c) ruled

(d) bestowed

(e) no change

Q11. 

(a) mastering

(b) sending

(c) melting

(d) calming

(e) no change

Q12. 

(a) makeshift

(b) ceasing

(c) troubled

(d) perpetual

(e) no change

Q13. 

(a) dwindling

(b) manufactured

(c) descending

(d) generating

(e) no change

Q14. 

(a) absence

(b) reduced

(c) existence

(d) midst

(e) no change

Q15. 

(a) repel

(b) waft

(c) monitor

(d) bring

(e) no change

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