English Language Quiz For LIC AAO/ADO Prelims 2023 -11th February

Directions (1-5): In the questions below a statement is given with two blanks in it. For each blank three alternatives are provided in the columns. Choose the alternative from the corresponding column that would fit the give blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

Q1. If you’ve ever had a conversation with an ___________, curious child, you might have ___________that they all end the same way.

(a) B-E
(b) C-D
(c) A-F
(d) C-F
(e) A-E

Q2. Organizations across the globe rapidly ___________up remote work and new contactless customer ___________strategies in the wake of COVID-19.

(a) B-E
(b) C-D
(c) A-F
(d) C-F
(e) A-E

Q3. Digital ___________that would’ve taken months or even years literally happened in weeks, proving transformation can happen ___________if the need arises.

(a) B-E
(b) C-D
(c) A-F
(d) C-F
(e) A-E

Q4. Headspace is an app designed to help people ___________with stress through guided meditation and ___________programs.

(a) B-E
(b) C-D
(c) A-F
(d) C-F
(e) A-E

Q5. If genius and nothing don’t ___________to naturally fit together, that may because you need to know more about meditation and its ___________.

(a) B-E
(b) C-D
(c) A-F
(d) C-F
(e) A-E

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions given below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against any given bold word mark (e), .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.

Q6. As flexible work locations become part of our permanent new normal, businesses will evolved their current practices to deliver “remote right” strategies that provide policies, technologies and services to support securely working anywhere.

(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above

Q7. Numerous challenges ensues as companies tried to purchase and distribute thousands of computers to employees or help employees set up their personal devise for remote work.

(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above

Q8.  Old equipment lacked the appropriate processing power and features to support remote work applications such as video conferencing, analytics and financial apps.

(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above

Q9. With losses of people and jobs and freedoms nearly impossible to imagine, many of us have found our minds wanders or ruminating in a sort of ‘stuck-ness’ that can leave us unhappy.

(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3) – (7)
(e) None of the above

Q10. The manager’s amendment to the Heroes Act changes the bills to include a more targeted student debt cancellation proposal, likely for cost saving purposes.

(a) Both (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
(b) (2) – (6)
(c) (1) – (5)
(d) (3) – (7)
(e) None of the above

Directions (11-15): 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.

Q11.
Column (1)
(A)The company along with its
(B)Including ongoing initiatives
(C)IL&FS has appointed
Column (2)
(D)Aligned with the broader objective
(E)Advisers to prepare a resolution plan
(F)Subsidiaries is facing a liquidity crisis
(a) C-E and B-F
(b) A-F
(c) C-E
(d) Both (b) and (c)
(e) None of these

Q12.
Column (1)
(A)The increase in MSP for rabi crops comes
(B)There are notified crops
(C)For big companies, there are instances
Column (2)
(D)The government said in a release.
(E)Just ahead of the RBI monetary policy announcement.
(F) Of even the infrastructure getting damaged.
(a) C-F
(b) C-E and B-F
(c) A-E
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e) None of these

Q13.
Column (1)
(A)India will be the third largest aviation
(B)The biggest contribution in
(C)Firstly, we are seeing an
Column (2)
(D)market globally a year sooner.
(E)as the world’s largest aviation
(F)restrictive protectionist measures
(a) C-F
(b) B-F
(c) A-D
(d) C-E
(e) None of these

Q14.
Column (1)
(A)Also, the broader NSE Nifty
(B)All the sectoral indices closed in the red
(C)Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker
Column (2)
(D)in their late morning deals
(E)Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) sold shares
(F)with 22 of the 30 Sensex stocks finishing in last
(a) C-F
(b) B-F
(c) A-D
(d) C-E
(e) None of these

Q15.
Column (1)
(A) A writer needs
(B) The garden itself being
(C) All this is fine
Column (2)
(D) houseboat on the silent river
(E) somehow find the necessary bubble
(F) quiet and peaceful environment around him in order to write.
(a) C-F
(b) B-F
(c) A-F
(d) C-E
(e)None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. C-D would fit the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. A-E would fit the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. A-F would fit the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. C-F would fit the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. C-D would fit the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-6 should be interchanged. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both 1-5 and 4-8 should be interchanged. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. No interchange is required here. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. 3-7 needs to be interchanged. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-6 needs to be interchanged. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. IL&FS has appointed advisers to prepare a resolution plan, (C) and (E) makes a perfect match.
The company along with its subsidiaries is facing a liquidity crisis, (A) and (F) makes a perfect match.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. For big companies, there are instances of even the infrastructure getting damaged, Sentence (C) and (F) makes proper combination as a sentence. The increase in MSP for rabi crops comes just ahead of the RBI monetary policy announcement, (A) and (E) makes the perfect match as in sentence.

S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Only sentence (A) and (D) makes a perfect match as a sentence, India will be the third largest aviation market globally a year sooner.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Only sentence (B) and (F) makes a perfect match as they both together states that “All the sectoral indices closed in the red, with 22 of the 30 Sensex stocks finishing in last.”

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Only sentence (A) and (F) makes a perfect match as a sentence, “A writer needs quiet and peaceful environment around him in order to write.”

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