English Language Quiz For NIACL AO Prelims 2023 -28th August

Directions (1-5): Choose the synonyms for the words given in bold from the given options.

Q1. Perish

(a) Wilt
(b) Exert
(c) Revive
(d) Nadir
(e) None of these

Q2. Plight

(a) Socialize
(b) Remorseless
(c) Predicament
(d) Dissimilar
(e) None of these

Q3. Eternal

(a) Range
(b) Tradition
(c) Banish
(d) Perpetual
(e) None of these

Q4. Delusion

(a) Mandatory
(b) Hasten
(c) Propagate
(d) Lunacy
(e) None of these

Q5. Adhere

(a) Comply
(b) Lucid
(c) Estimate
(d) Variance
(e) None of these

Directions (6-11): Certain words are highlighted in the following sentences. It is possible that one of them has incorrect spelling. Select the word which has been incorrectly spelled. If all of them are correct, choose (e) All are correct.

Q6. The Ministry of Railways approoved a Rs 8.34 crore collaborative initiative with IIT Madras on Hyperloop Technology.

(a) Ministry
(b) initiative
(c) approoved
(d) Technology
(e) All are correct

Q7. Over 68 per cent of 38.82 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the second of the four-phase panchayat elections in Jharkhand on Thursday, officials said.

(a) panchayat
(b) franchise
(c) exercised
(d) per
(e) All are correct

Q8. The AIIMS Delhi on Thursday removed user charges for all tests and daignostics currently costing up to ₹300 with immediate effect.

(a) removed
(b) charges
(c) daignostics
(d) immediate
(e) All are correct

Q9. The Madame Tussauds wax mueseum, which had shut shop at Connaught Place’s Regal Building in 2020, is set to reopen in Noida’s DLF Mall of India next month.

(a) mueseum
(b) shut
(c) Building
(d) reopen
(e) All are correct

Q10. Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Thursday that the country has secured suficient fuel stocks to last till mid-June.

(a) last
(b) suficient
(c) secured
(d) parliament
(e) All are correct

Solutions

S1. Ans (a)
Sol. The synonym of Perish is Wilt. It means to feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly.
Exert- apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
Revive- to restore to consciousness or life.
Nadir- the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.

S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The synonym of Plight is Predicament. It means a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Remorseless- without regret or guilt.
Socialize- participate in social activities; mix socially with others.
Dissimilar- not the same; different.

S3. Ans (d)
Sol. The synonym of eternal is Perpetual. It means never ending or changing.
Range: distance from low to high.
Tradition: what people normally do.
Banish: get rid of.

S4. Ans (d)
Sol. The synonym of Delusion is Lunacy. The definition of lunacy is the state of being insane or wild foolishness; craziness.
Mandatory- required by law or mandate; compulsory.
Hasten- be quick to do something.
Propagate- spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.

S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The synonym of adhere is Comply. It means act in accordance with a wish or command.
Lucid: something easy to understand.
Estimate: take a guess.
Variance: quality of being different

S6. Ans (c)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: approoved.
The correct spelling: approved.

S7. Ans (e)
Sol. All the highlighted words are correctly spelled.

S8. Ans (c)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: daignostics.
The correct spelling: diagnostics.

S9. Ans (a)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: mueseum.
The correct spelling: museum.

S10. Ans (b)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: suficient.
The correct spelling: sufficient.