LIC AAO 2019 English Quiz for 13th March 2019 | Day 2

Life Insurance Corporation of India has released the notification for various posts for the Recruitment in 2019-20. This is a great opportunity for all those who aspire to get a Government Job this year. Now the next step is to start practicing for the exam from now itself. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for LIC AAO 2019. 

Directions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. 

One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you like everyone .....A....... For research purpose, scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage, with a ladder in the middle and bananas on the top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientist soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, whenever a monkey attempted to climb the ladder, others would beat him up. After some time, no monkey dared go up the ladder regardless of the temptation. Scientists then decided to replace one of the monkeys.

As expected, the new monkey instantly fell for the temptation and was beaten up by the rest. After several beatings, this new member learnt not to climb up the ladder even though he never learnt the real reason. Then, a second monkey was brought in and the same thing happened. The first monkey participated in the beating of the second monkey.

The replacements continued, until only a group of 5 monkeys were left in the cage. Even though the new group of monkeys never received a cold shower, they continued to beat up any monkey that attempted to climb the ladder. If you asked any of the new monkeys why the beatings took place, the answer would probably be, “Well, how do I know. I guess that's how things are done around here!"

You will never influence the world if you continue doing things the way they have always been done. Be different. Create chaos. Leave an echo behind!

Q1. What could be the most appropriate title for the passage given above?"

Q2. Which of the following can be the most appropriate theme for the passage given above?

Q3. Which of the following words can fit in the blank given in A in the passage given above?

Q4. Which of the following words is similar in meaning to the word given in bold in the passage? 

TEMPTATION

Q5. Which of the following words is opposite in meaning to the word given in bold in the passage? 

CHAOS

Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are five options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. 

Q6. Coercion sometimes leads to the accomplishment of short-term goals, but its drawbacks .................. its advantages.

Q7. Professionals focus their energies on fulfilling their responsibilities and achieving results, not on ....................... a particular image.

Q8. The integration of three pillars of .................... development in public policies in a balanced measure is a difficult exercise.

Q9. The industrial, agricultural, commercial and public services consume a significant ................... of electricity for meeting higher demands of energy.

Q10. The attractiveness of democracy lies in its ................ to give us a peaceful transfer of power.

Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given and four words are BOLDENED in it. One of these four words may be misspelt. You have to identify the misspelt word and chose the appropriate option as your answer. If all the words are correctly spelt, then mark ‘All Correct’ as your answer. 

Q11. Warriors of light always keep a certain gleem in their eyes.

Q12. The triangle is one of the most elementary symbolic figgures due to its geometric aspect.

Q13. If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

Q14. The act of discovering who we are will force us to accept that we can go ferther than we think.

Q15. Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.