English Language Quiz For LIC AAO 2023- 25th January

Directions (1-5): In the following questions two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B, and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e. “None of these” as your answer.

Q1.

(a) Both A-F and C-D
(b) Only A-E
(c) Both B-D and C-E
(d) Both A-E and B-D
(e) None of these

Q2.

(a) C-F and B-E
(b) A-F
(c) B-E
(d) A-E
(e) None of these

Q3.

(a) Both A-F and C-D
(b) Only A-E
(c) Both B-D and C-E
(d) Both A-E and B-D
(e) None of these

Q4.

(a) C-F and B-E
(b) A-F
(c) B-E
(d) A-E
(e) None of these

Q5.

(a) Both A-F and C-D
(b) Only A-E
(c) Only B-D
(d) Both A-E and B-F
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each of the given questions, a word has been highlighted in the statement. In the options given below, a pair of words has been given. Find the pair of the word where the first word is the synonym of the highlighted word whereas the second word is the antonym of the given word.

Q6. It’s important to evolve the understanding of who we are over time, being careful not to stray too far from our roots.
(a) Quandary: Abandon
(b) Deviate: Organized
(c) Problem: Solution
(d) Lose: Injure
(e) None of these

Q7. Message your employees weekly to apprise them of key happenings, and be sure to link to a survey asking them what they thought about it
(a) Rescue: Retrieve
(b) Perceptible: Imperceptible
(c) Notify: Mislead
(d) Apparently: Really
(e) none of these

Q8. Allow your child’s incessant questioning to guide learning, and read lots of books together.
(a) Appraise: Willful
(b) Ceaseless: Intermittent
(c) Cattiness: Malevolence
(d) Spreading: Suppress
(e) none of these

Q9. Personal proclivity is one of the most potent strategic steps towards individual and organizational success that a family business can take.
(a) Always: Sometimes
(b) Atrocity: Liking
(c) Propensity: Indisposition
(d) Dissemination: Discountenance
(e) none of these

Q10. Blistering pace is the new market standard, and as a leader, your job is to equip organizations to achieve an internal pace that (at least) keeps up.
(a) Recompense: Absolve
(b) Breakneck: Leisurely
(c) Demand: Disavowal
(d) Inimical: Harmless
(e) none of these

Directions (11-15): In each of the following paragraph, there are three words omitted. Below each paragraph, there are five options and each option consists of three words which can fill the blanks respectively to make the paragraph grammatically and coherently correct. Find the most appropriate set of words that fit into the blanks contextually. If none of the given sets of words fill the blanks appropriately mark option (e) i.e., ‘none of these’ as your answer choice.

Q11. With world ___________ of China and reduce their __________ the dragon nation, analysts said India needs to get its __________ right to go to the negotiating table for a quid-pro-quo deal.
(a)considerate, accord, evident
(b)wary, dependence, priorities
(c)practicing, intending, concerns
(d)committed, issuance, approached
(e) None of these

Q12. Britannia Industries is planning to ____________ up capacity despite the ongoing pandemic and ____________ over Rs 700 crore in the next two-and-a-half years across the country to __________ to the demand.
(a)establish, uttered, conduct
(b)engage, obtain, scarce
(c)policies, straighten, stock
(d)ramp, invest, cater
(e) None of these

Q13. A ___________ of measures, including production-linked incentives to fiscal ___________ and handholding through import duties, are being __________ to cut down on imports and build domestic production.
(a)combination, sops, considered
(b)apparently, property, fantasized
(c)conceptualization, courts, appointments
(d)passages, vain, instantaneous
(e) None of these

Q14. The US e-commerce company would invest $1 billion in __________ small and medium businesses in India and expected to _________ Indian-made goods _____________ $10 billion by 2025.
(a)coasting, project, commission
(b)constantly, constitute, leveled
(c)digitizing, export, worth
(d)affecting, institutionalized, rendering
(e) None of these

Q15. Von der Leyen pointed out that any ____________needs to include our usual __________ in terms of market access, public __________ and, of course, sustainable development.

(a)appeal, generate, theoretically
(b)deal, requirements, procurement
(c)range, campaign, leagues
(d)laboring, confers, granting
(e) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both A-F and C-D can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentences thus formed are:
A-F: The Rohini commission has, had to depend on British-era caste censuses to ascertain the various sub-communities’ shares in the OBC population
C-D: IndiGo has decided to lay off 10 per cent of its workforce as it grapples with declining revenues as a fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Only B-E can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
B-E:The employees will be given notice pay in lieu of serving notice applicable to them.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Both A-E and B-D can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentences thus formed are:
A-E: Airlines have been facing a severe cash crunch because of the disruption caused by Covid-19 outbreak.
B-D: Banks may be staring at falling fee-based income in the June quarter.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Only A-F can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
A-F: Analysts feel private sector banks will be more affected compared with their PSU counterparts.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Both A-E and B-F can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
A-E: Investors felt the bank had posted steady numbers in the first quarter of the fiscal which was a challenging period for the sector.
B-F: The efforts towards resolving additional debt of Rs 6,600 crore are likely to continue beyond the year.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Stray: Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
Go astray, Drift, Get lost
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. apprise: Inform or tell someone.
Inform, Notify, Tell, Advise
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Incessant: Something regarded as unpleasant continuing without pause or interruption.
Ceaseless, Unceasing, Constant, Continual, Unabating
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Proclivity: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
Liking, Inclination, Tendency, Leaning, Disposition
Propensity: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Blistering: extremely fast, forceful, or impressive.
Breakneck, Blinding, Scorching, Impressive
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The set of words given in option (b) fits into the blanks appropriately. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The set of words given in option (d) fits into the blanks appropriately. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. The set of words given in option (a) fits into the blanks appropriately. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The set of words given in option (c) fits into the blanks appropriately. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. The set of words given in option (b) fits into the blanks appropriately. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

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