English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022: 7th February

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with one blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the correct word for the given options that could fit in the blank correctly.

Q1. The prosecution managed to talk the court into awarding _____________ for the damages that would have been incurred if he’d succeeded.
(a) Assuage
(b) Restitution
(c) Imminent
(d) Tardiness
(e) Flout

Q2. Portugal is battling its most _____________ forest fires for a decade, as strong wind fan the flames.
(a) Dismay
(b) Jubilation
(c) Swiftly
(d) Reinsuring
(e) Devastating

Q3. You can be aggressive when you need to _____________ business and financial affairs.
(a) Resolve
(b) Provocative
(c) Tangible
(d) Implicate
(e) Naïve

Q4. The public has a compelling right to know about _____________ examples of nepotism and favouritism by public officials.
(a) Amenable
(b) Impaired
(c) Renege
(d) Egregious
(e) Tenacity

Q5. If there should be any new measures, they should be maximally effective in enhancing safety and national security and minimally _____________.
(a) Arrogant
(b) Intrusive
(c) Deliberately
(d) Democratic
(e) Beneficial

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, a sentence is divided into five segments. Choose the correct sequence which correctly assembles the segments and completes the sentence.

Q6.
(A)time to accumulate them
(B) all scattered
(C)may take some
(D) so it
(E)my pictures are

(a) EBDCA
(b) ADCBE
(c) BDEAC
(d) CDEAB
(e) DEACB

Q7.
(A)the avoidable suffering
(B) the administration
(C)of citizens in the South
(D)contributed substantially to
(E) the callousness of

(a) ABECD
(b) BCEAD
(c) CEBAD
(d) EBDAC
(e) DEBAC

Q8.
(A)he remained passionate
(B)about rugby and
(C)sport on his 42-in
(D)plasma television screen
(E)cricket and enjoyed watching

(a) DEBAC
(b) EBDAC
(c) ABECD
(d) CEDBA
(e) BCEAD

Q9.
(A) modern medicine
(B) unthinkable cures for
(C)up previously
(D) has thrown
(E) a range of diseases

(a) EBDCA
(b) ADCBE
(c) BDEAC
(d) CDEAB
(e) DEACB

Q10.
(A) on the seabed that holds the
(B) kept searching
(C) power to restore his youth
(D) for a flower
(E)the eponymous king

(a) ABECD
(b) BCEAD
(c) CEBAD
(d) EBDAC
(e) DEBAC

Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions, four words are given in bold, of which one may be grammatically incorrect or misspelt. Find the incorrect/misspelt word.

Q11. Primary schools have traditionally focused on teaching young students’ social skills, the alphabet and simple language, and basic math.
(a) Traditionally
(b) Young
(c) Alphabet
(d) Language
(e) All are correct

Q12. The central doctrine of Tagore’s aesthetic philosophy lie rooted in human emotions, which act as a bridge between the individual and the world.
(a) Doctrine
(b) Lie
(c) Act
(d) Individual
(e) All are correct

Q13. You forget that you have lost someone, though in another part of your brain that is the only relentles thought.
(a) Forget
(b) Though
(c) That
(d) Relentles
(e) All are correct

Q14. Political intrference in education has eroded the credibility of many institutions and affected modes of teacher recruitment.
(a) intrference
(b) Eroded
(c) Affected
(d) Recruitment
(e) All are correct

Q15. Advances in information technology give rise to new ideas, their uses and the potential business value contained in them.
(a) Advances
(b) Rise
(c) Potential
(d) Contained
(e) All are correct

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Assuage: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
Restitution: the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
– recompense for injury or loss.
Imminent: about to happen.
Tardiness: the quality or fact of being late; lateness.
Flout: openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. Dismay: cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.
Jubilation: a feeling of great happiness and triumph.
Swiftly: at high speed; quickly.
Reinsuring: (of an insurer) transfer (all or part of a risk) to another insurer to provide protection against the risk of the first insurance.
Devastating: highly destructive or damaging.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Resolve: settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).
Provocative: causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Tangible: perceptible by touch.
Implicate: show (someone) to be involved in a crime.
Naïve: (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol.
Amenable: open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Impaired: weakened or damaged.
Renege: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Egregious: outstandingly bad; shocking.
Tenacity: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Arrogant: having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.
Intrusive: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
Deliberately: consciously and intentionally; on purpose.
Democratic: relating to or supporting democracy or its principles.
Beneficial: resulting in good; favourable or advantageous.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is EBDCA. The sentence will be,
My pictures are all scattered so it may take some time to accumulate them.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is EBDAC. The sentence will be,
The callousness of the administration contributed substantially to the avoidable suffering of citizens in the South.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is ABECD. The sentence will be,
He remained passionate about rugby and cricket and enjoyed watching sport on his 42-in plasma television screen.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is ADCBE. The sentence will be,
Modern medicine has thrown up previously unthinkable cures for a range of diseases.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is EBDAC. The sentence will be,
The eponymous king kept searching for a flower on the seabed that holds the power to restore his youth.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. All words are correct. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Lies’ should be used instead of ‘lie’. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Relentless’ should be used instead of ‘relentles’. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Interference’ should be used instead of ‘intrference’. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. All words are correct. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.