English Quizzes Quiz For IRDA AM 2023-14th May

Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentence, there is a blank given. Below the sentences, there are five options with a word fitting in each. Fill up the sentence with the word given in the space so as to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Q1. During my posting as Director General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir from 1997 to the end of 2000, militants were still very active in the state and there was a strong foreign hand in the form of ______________ from across the border.
(a) infiltration
(b) accompanying
(c) whirling
(d) swift
(e) None of these.

Q2. While flying over the area, we noticed a farmer _______________ his land.
(a) hacked
(b) exciting
(c) ploughing
(d) altar
(e) None of these.

Q3. The lack of accountability made selective plants in the media not only suspicious but also _______________ the information environment.
(a) greedy
(b) restless
(c) contentious
(d) vitiated
(e) None of these.

Q4. Birds are under increasing pressure from human activity, ______________ to survive as habitat loss, pesticides, hunting and trapping for the pet trade push them closer to the edge.
(a) chastise
(b) incline
(c) struggling
(d) belittle
(e) None of these.

Q5. The biggest challenge for a newspaper in a polarised environment is to create a public sphere where debate, doubt, argument and dissent lead to a more informed choices without being subjected to ______________ personal attack.
(a) tendency
(b) sweeping
(c) energy
(d) savage
(e) None of these.

Directions (6-10): In the given passage several blanks are given and for each blank four alternatives are provided. Choose the option that can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the given options can fit the blank then choose option (e) ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Q6. In 1998, the Indian telecom sector was on its last legs. The experiment of ____(6)___ private companies into the telecom sector, which had previously been the exclusive ___(7)_____ of the government, had come at a cost that was proving too great for them to bear. Though they had made ______(8)____ investments in rolling out brand new mobile telecom networks in the country, they were finding it hard to recover their costs. On top of that, they were each required—under the terms of their agreement with the government—to pay a ______(9)______ licence fee, which, given their constrained means, was proving to be _____(10)______ They were staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.
(a) Consideration
(b) Humorous
(c) Basics
(d) Allowing
(e) None of these

Q7. In 1998, the Indian telecom sector was on its last legs. The experiment of ____(6)___ private companies into the telecom sector, which had previously been the exclusive ___(7)_____ of the government, had come at a cost that was proving too great for them to bear. Though they had made ______(8)____ investments in rolling out brand new mobile telecom networks in the country, they were finding it hard to recover their costs. On top of that, they were each required—under the terms of their agreement with the government—to pay a ______(9)______ licence fee, which, given their constrained means, was proving to be _____(10)______ They were staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.
(a) Preserve
(b) Ugly
(c) Recalcitrant
(d) Consent
(e) None of these

Q8. In 1998, the Indian telecom sector was on its last legs. The experiment of ____(6)___ private companies into the telecom sector, which had previously been the exclusive ___(7)_____ of the government, had come at a cost that was proving too great for them to bear. Though they had made ______(8)____ investments in rolling out brand new mobile telecom networks in the country, they were finding it hard to recover their costs. On top of that, they were each required—under the terms of their agreement with the government—to pay a ______(9)______ licence fee, which, given their constrained means, was proving to be _____(10)______ They were staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.

(a) Allocated
(b) Consideration
(c) Tremendous
(d) Basics
(e) None of these

Q9. In 1998, the Indian telecom sector was on its last legs. The experiment of ____(6)___ private companies into the telecom sector, which had previously been the exclusive ___(7)_____ of the government, had come at a cost that was proving too great for them to bear. Though they had made ______(8)____ investments in rolling out brand new mobile telecom networks in the country, they were finding it hard to recover their costs. On top of that, they were each required—under the terms of their agreement with the government—to pay a ______(9)______ licence fee, which, given their constrained means, was proving to be _____(10)______ They were staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.

(a) Harshen
(b) Obligations
(c) Crippling
(d) Disavow
(e) None of these

Q10. In 1998, the Indian telecom sector was on its last legs. The experiment of ____(6)___ private companies into the telecom sector, which had previously been the exclusive ___(7)_____ of the government, had come at a cost that was proving too great for them to bear. Though they had made ______(8)____ investments in rolling out brand new mobile telecom networks in the country, they were finding it hard to recover their costs. On top of that, they were each required—under the terms of their agreement with the government—to pay a ______(9)______ licence fee, which, given their constrained means, was proving to be _____(10)______ They were staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.

(a) Precious
(b) Severance
(c) Tastes
(d) Unsustainable
(e) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘infiltration’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
Whirling means characterized by rapid movement round and round.
Swift means happening quickly or promptly.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘ploughing’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘vitiated’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
Vitiated means -spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Contentious means ‘causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial’.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, ‘struggling’ make the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
Chastise means -rebuke or reprimand severely.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, ‘savage’ make the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Allowing’ can fill in the blank (6) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘preserve’ can fill in the blank (7) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Tremendous can fill in the blank (8) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘crippling’ can fill in the blank (9) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Unsustainable’ can fill in the blank (10) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.