English Language Quiz For NIACL AO Prelims 2023 -31sth July

Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.

Q1. The “Hotspot” dispute has dragged on for several decades, and it would be unfortunate if the ………… of a final decision arrived at through ……….. adjudication is not monitored by an independent authority.

(a) exercise; strict
(b) execution; vigorous
(c) implementation; rigorous
(d) compliance; severe
(e) action; stringent

Q2. The most welcome feature of such a mechanism is that an issue concerning the ……….. of thousands of farmers will be taken out of the political domain and ……….. to experts.

(a) liberty; empowered
(b) livelihood; entrusted
(c) subsistence; endowed
(d) life span; bestowed
(e) lives; acquainted

Q3. Ordinarily, who gets the first shot at forming the government should not matter if neither group ………. in engineering ………..: the issue is best settled on the floor of the House in a confidence vote.

(a) indulged; infections
(b) engages; defections
(c) involves; defaults
(d) participates; mistakes
(e) engrossed; faults

Q4. The Chinese have made no ………. about the urgency of seeking India’s backing to ………. these headwinds blowing across the Pacific.

(a) actions; encounter
(b) steps; strokes
(c) plans; make
(d) bones; counter
(e) stones; forward

Q5. There she plays the role of conductor, ………… and teasing the MPs to sing. Sometimes, when they literally sing a different tune, she …………, correcting their pitch and adding some lines.

(a) harassing; intimidates
(b) beckoning; interrupts
(c) making; intervenes
(d) calling; interferes
(e) cajoling; interjects

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given .i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.

Q6. Rich mineral resources and the …………………………………….. to build infrastructure will attract plenty of foreign investment.

(a) government willingly present
(b) government presence is willing
(c) government is present but willing
(d) present government’s willingness
(e) government present willing

Q7. …………………………………………………….. a good education system, attractive quality of life and a good transport system which can cope with its rising population.

(a) One of the city’s advantages include
(b) Some of the city’s advantages include
(c) The city has advantages included
(d) Many of the city’s advantages are included
(e) One of the city’s advantages including

Q8. Regulators in America have plans to …………………………………… of capital that its eight largest banks can hold and banks will have until 2018 to comply.

(a) increased the amount
(b) increase in the amounts
(c) which increases the amount
(d) by increasing amounts
(e) increase the amount

Q9. If we revise the school curriculum, colleges will not only get ………………………………………. but companies will also get skilled employees.

(a) most quality students
(b) good quality of the student
(c) students of best qualities
(d) better quality students
(e) more quality of students

Q10. By running small dairy farms and selling milk to factories, …………………………………………………. the needs of their families.

(a) woman of the village caring for
(b) woman of a village will care
(c) women of the village take care of
(d) village women taking care of
(e) the women of the village takes care

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Implementation– the process of moving an idea from concept or reality
Rigorous– severe or strict

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Livelihood– well-being
Entrusted– to trust to the care of

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Engages– to keep busy or occupied
Defections– faults or malfunctions

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. “no bones about” is an idiom which means to say something directly without having any doubts
Counter– in opposition

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Cajoling– to persuade someone to do something
Interjects– to insert something between other things

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘present government’s willingness’ is grammatically and contextually correct.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Some of the city’s advantages include’ is grammatically and contextually correct.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘increase the amount’ is grammatically and contextually correct.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘better quality students’ is grammatically and contextually correct.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘women of the village take care of’ is grammatically and contextually correct.