LIC AAO English Language Quiz 29th April 2019

English Quiz For LIC AAO 2019

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): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.

Q1. The serial blasts on Easter Sunday ........................... Sri Lanka has seen since the end of the civil war in 2009.

ranks as the worst bloodbath

ranked as the worst bloodbath

ranking as the worst bloodbath

rank as the worstest bloodbath

None of the Above

Solution:

"ranked as the worst bloodbath" is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q2. The Central government’s decision to suspend trade across the Line of Control between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is bad in conception and ...........................................................

come at a particularly fraught time.

came at a particularly fraught time.

coming at a particularly fraught time.

comes at a particularly fraught time.

None of the Above

Solution:

"comes at a particularly fraught time" is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q3. Changes in technology are like dark clouds that portend large shifts in employment this century, ................................................ in the 1800s.

much liking the industrial revolution did

much like the industrial revolution did

much like the industrial revolution do

much like the industrial revolution doing

None of the Above

Solution:

"much like the industrial revolution did" is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q4. .................................. Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka having risen to 290 on Monday, the country declared a nationwide emergency.

With the death toll of the

Within the death toll of the

With the death toll of then

With the deathly toll of the

None of the Above

Solution:

"With the death toll of the " is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q5. It is again a moot point whether India’s ASAT test and its positioning as a critical element in India’s strategic defence capability, will have the desired impact .................................................

that the nations leaders hope for

that the nation’s leader's hope for

that the nations leader's hope for

that the nation’s leaders hope for

None of the Above

Solution:

"that the nation’s leaders hope for" is grammatically and contextually correct. "Nation's" will be used to show possession.

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given which is divided into FOUR parts such that the parts are jumbled and they do not make a meaningful sentence. Rearrange the following parts to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence and choose the correct rearrangement from the options given below each question.

Q6.
(A) the livelihood of countless people on both sides of the LoC

(B) the government’s concerns may be well-founded,

(C) the rules stringently, not stop exchange of goods and put at risk

(D) but the solution to violations of a trade agreement is to enforce

BDCA

ADCB

CBDA

DCBA

DABC

Solution:

The correct rearrangement is BDCA.

Q7.
(A) on April 18, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the suspension

(B) narcotics and fake currency” being transported into India

(C) and Chakan-da-Bagh, citing concerns about “illegal weapons,

(D) from midnight of trade at the two designated points at Salamabad

BDCA

ADCB

CBDA

DCBA

DABC

Solution:

The correct rearrangement is ADCB.

Q8.
(A) University of Washington have floated

(B) a colleague shared some information

(C) during the long Easter weekend,

(D) about a course that two teachers at the

BDCA

ADCB

CBDA

DCBA

DABC

Solution:

The correct rearrangement is CBDA.

Q9.
(A) to clamp down on social media

(B) terrorist attack on Easter Sunday was

(C) the Sri Lankan government to the

(D) one of the earliest responses of

BDCA

ADCB

CBDA

DCBA

DABC

Solution:

The correct rearrangement is DCBA.

Q10.
(A) also enhanced the human surveillance of

(B) their platforms and customer support

(C) to detect and deal with fake news

(D) many social media companies have

BDCA

ADCB

CBDA

DCBA

DABC

Solution:

The correct rearrangement is DABC.

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.

Q11. Hear on the grapevine

to hear something commendable about someone

to hear something from your boss

to hear rumours about something

to hear something which is live on AIR

Both (a) and (b)

Solution:

Hear on the grapevine: to hear rumours about something

Q12. Let the cat out of the bag

to make extreme efforts to praise someone

to try to save someone from a disaster

reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake

to make someone subordinate

to let a cat roam around freely

Solution:

Let the cat out of the bag: reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake

Q13. Agitate the Gravel

To fall down

To die

To get angry

To slow down

To leave in a hurry

Solution:

Agitate the Gravel: To leave in a hurry

Q14. Toot one's own horn

To blow loud horn

Talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements

To end up in doing the loss of oneself

To get punished for doing something wrong

None of the above

Solution:

Toot one's own horn: Talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements

Q15. Twist someone's arm

to annoy someone

to break/fracture someone's arm

to get into someone's personal matters

to make someone irritated

to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do

Solution:

Twist someone's arm: to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do

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