LIC AAO 2019 English Quiz for 19th March 2019 | Day 8

Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 5. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning. 

Q1. In 2015, the World Health Report stated that there had been 214 million cases of malaria (1)................ with 438,000 deaths from it. This represents an 18% decrease in cases and a 48% decrease in mortality compared to 2000. However, what these figures hide is that over the past decade, there has been an (2).................. rise in reported cases of drug-resistant malaria all over South-East Asia—from Vietnam to Myanmar — and in Pakistan. Given this geographical spread, it is (3).................... that drug-resistant malaria will come to India sooner rather than later. There is, therefore, an urgent need for us to develop new treatment regimes for this disease. The trouble with using therapies developed in the West on Indian populations, particularly in the case of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is that the host-pathogen relationships in those countries could vary (4)..................... when compared with India. Given our genetics, history of infections, co-infections, immune status and even environmental factors, it is more than likely that treatments that work well on European populations will be somewhat less effective in Asia. What we need to do is to find ways to effectively test new therapies on the Indian population to identify remedies that best address the risk drug-resistant malaria (5)................... to us.

Q2. In 2015, the World Health Report stated that there had been 214 million cases of malaria (1)................ with 438,000 deaths from it. This represents an 18% decrease in cases and a 48% decrease in mortality compared to 2000. However, what these figures hide is that over the past decade, there has been an (2).................. rise in reported cases of drug-resistant malaria all over South-East Asia—from Vietnam to Myanmar — and in Pakistan. Given this geographical spread, it is (3).................... that drug-resistant malaria will come to India sooner rather than later. There is, therefore, an urgent need for us to develop new treatment regimes for this disease. The trouble with using therapies developed in the West on Indian populations, particularly in the case of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is that the host-pathogen relationships in those countries could vary (4)..................... when compared with India. Given our genetics, history of infections, co-infections, immune status and even environmental factors, it is more than likely that treatments that work well on European populations will be somewhat less effective in Asia. What we need to do is to find ways to effectively test new therapies on the Indian population to identify remedies that best address the risk drug-resistant malaria (5)................... to us.

Q3. In 2015, the World Health Report stated that there had been 214 million cases of malaria (1)................ with 438,000 deaths from it. This represents an 18% decrease in cases and a 48% decrease in mortality compared to 2000. However, what these figures hide is that over the past decade, there has been an (2).................. rise in reported cases of drug-resistant malaria all over South-East Asia—from Vietnam to Myanmar — and in Pakistan. Given this geographical spread, it is (3).................... that drug-resistant malaria will come to India sooner rather than later. There is, therefore, an urgent need for us to develop new treatment regimes for this disease. The trouble with using therapies developed in the West on Indian populations, particularly in the case of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is that the host-pathogen relationships in those countries could vary (4)..................... when compared with India. Given our genetics, history of infections, co-infections, immune status and even environmental factors, it is more than likely that treatments that work well on European populations will be somewhat less effective in Asia. What we need to do is to find ways to effectively test new therapies on the Indian population to identify remedies that best address the risk drug-resistant malaria (5)................... to us.

Q4. In 2015, the World Health Report stated that there had been 214 million cases of malaria (1)................ with 438,000 deaths from it. This represents an 18% decrease in cases and a 48% decrease in mortality compared to 2000. However, what these figures hide is that over the past decade, there has been an (2).................. rise in reported cases of drug-resistant malaria all over South-East Asia—from Vietnam to Myanmar — and in Pakistan. Given this geographical spread, it is (3).................... that drug-resistant malaria will come to India sooner rather than later. There is, therefore, an urgent need for us to develop new treatment regimes for this disease. The trouble with using therapies developed in the West on Indian populations, particularly in the case of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is that the host-pathogen relationships in those countries could vary (4)..................... when compared with India. Given our genetics, history of infections, co-infections, immune status and even environmental factors, it is more than likely that treatments that work well on European populations will be somewhat less effective in Asia. What we need to do is to find ways to effectively test new therapies on the Indian population to identify remedies that best address the risk drug-resistant malaria (5)................... to us.

Q5. In 2015, the World Health Report stated that there had been 214 million cases of malaria (1)................ with 438,000 deaths from it. This represents an 18% decrease in cases and a 48% decrease in mortality compared to 2000. However, what these figures hide is that over the past decade, there has been an (2).................. rise in reported cases of drug-resistant malaria all over South-East Asia—from Vietnam to Myanmar — and in Pakistan. Given this geographical spread, it is (3).................... that drug-resistant malaria will come to India sooner rather than later. There is, therefore, an urgent need for us to develop new treatment regimes for this disease. The trouble with using therapies developed in the West on Indian populations, particularly in the case of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is that the host-pathogen relationships in those countries could vary (4)..................... when compared with India. Given our genetics, history of infections, co-infections, immune status and even environmental factors, it is more than likely that treatments that work well on European populations will be somewhat less effective in Asia. What we need to do is to find ways to effectively test new therapies on the Indian population to identify remedies that best address the risk drug-resistant malaria (5)................... to us.

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. 

(A) It is, therefore, important to ask two pertinent questions: why do more boys than girls study science and technology in India?

(B) As per a report published by the World Economic Forum, only 14.3% of science researchers in India are women.

Q7. Which is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

Q8. Which is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

Q9. Which is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

Q10. Which is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (e) as your answer 

Q11. The (1)/ factors of women’s (2)/underrepresentation in STEM has its (3)/roots in socio-cultural as well as economic (4)/ problem.

Q12. A (1)/significant proportion of Girls who study STEM either drop out on the (2)/pretext of marriage or are not (3)/ perceived to take up careers in science and technology, as the same are (4)/ encouraged to be hectic and time-consuming.

Q13. The (1)/most important (2)/benefit of STEM education is that it will (3)/enale girls to (4)/participate in the ‘jobs of the future’.

Q14. Schemes (1)/ interventions by the government of India such as Vigyan Jyoti, Inspire – MANAK, Atal Tinkering Labs, and Skill India are (2)/systemic (3)/ initiated that are making way for (4)/innovations in STEM education.

Q15. Government schemes are (1)/designed to create an (2)/enabling environment within schools to encourage girls to break the (3)/ pursue and (4)/ shackles a career in STEM.