English Quiz for NIACL AO Mains Exam- 31st January 2019 |

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English Quiz For NIACL AO Mains

NIACL AO Mains Exam is on its way and a lot of aspirants are heading towards new hopes with this upcoming opportunity. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for their success by helping them 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 upcoming NIACL AO Mains Exam 2018-19.

Directions (1-15): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If no such error is there, mark (e) as your answer.

Q1. In every religion, people tend (A)/to canonize the words of their mostly (B)/significant religious figure, holding them (C)/as holy and indisputable. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘B’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘most’ in place of ‘mostly’. ‘Most’ here is used, which signifies the main religious figures. In standard English we never use mostly instead of most.

Q2. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has (A)/begun its second orbit of the Sun (B)/and is on track for it’s closest approach (C)/to our star, the U.S. space agency said. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘C’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘its’ in place of ‘it’s’. ‘It’s’ means ‘it is’, which is grammatically incorrect.

Q3. In preparation for the next encounter (A)/in April, the spacecraft’s solid state (B)/recorder is being emptied off files that (C)/have already been delivered to the Earth. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘C’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘of’ in place of ‘off’. With emptied we use ‘of’ and not ‘off’.

Q4. The spacecraft’s four instrument (A)/suites will help scientists begin to (B)/answer outstanding questions about (C)/the Sun’s fundamental physics. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘B’ part of the sentence. The use of ‘begin’ is incorrect in this part of the sentence.

Q5. South Asia, reaching from Afghanistan in the west and Bangladesh (A)/in the east, is home to at least six hundred (B)/languages belonging to six large language families, including (C)/Dravidian, Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan. (D)/

No error

Solution:

No error

Q6. Along with Sanskrit, Tamil is one of those world’s classical languages, but (A)/unlike Sanskrit, there is continuity between (B)/its classical and modern forms documented in inscriptions, poems, and (C)/secular and religious texts and songs. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘A’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘the’ in place of ‘those’.

Q7. The study of the Dravidian languages (A)/is crucial for understanding prehistory in (B)/Eurasia, as they played a (C)/significant role in influencing another language groups. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘D’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘other’ in place of ‘another’. ‘Another’ will refer to only a single subject, but in the context of the sentence more than one language groups are being referred to, so ‘other’ should be in place of ‘another’.

Q8. Neither the geographical origin (A)/of the Dravidian language (B)/or its exact dispersal through (C)/time is known with certainty. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘C’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘nor’ in place of ‘or’. In standard English, it is neither and nor together.

Q9. With a long list of problem staring (A)/at Parkinson's disease management, now (B)/researchers from Indian Institute (C)/of Technology, Delhi have tasted success. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘A’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘problems’ in place of ‘problem’. Since the sentence is referring to a list, it should be ‘problems’.

Q10. The researchers used advanced (A)/statistical methods to (B)/infer the age and sub-grouping (C)/of the Dravidian language family. (D)/

No error

Solution:

No error

Q11. The researchers simulated an (A)/environment similar to our digestive (B)/system and found that major release (C)/of the drugs taking place in the stomach and intestine. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘D’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘took’ in place of ‘taking’.

Q12. More than 80% of the drug (A)/was release within five hours in the simulated (B)/gastric fluid, which is highly (C)/beneficial from a pharmacological point of view. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘B’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘released’ in place of ‘release’. Since the sentence is in past tense, it should be ‘released’.

Q13. A feast was thrown (A)/to honor the vain queen (B)/who loved a dinner party almost (C)/as much as she loved herself. (D)/

No error

Solution:

No error

Q14. To a child, the (A)/circus is an extravaganza (B)/of magical tricks, terrify (C)/animals, and talented acrobats. (D)/

No error

Solution:

The error is in ‘C’ part of the sentence. It should be ‘terrifying’ in place of ‘terrify’. ‘Terrify’ does not fit as a suitable adjective, therefore it is incorrect.

Q15. Usually a person takes (A)/multiple pills a day to (B)/efficiently manage the (C)/symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (D)/