English Quiz For LIC AAO 2019
Life Insurance Corporation of India has released the notification for various posts for the Recruitment in 2019-20. This is a great opportunity for all those who aspire to get a Government Job this year. Now the next step is to start practicing for the exam from now itself. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you 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 LIC AAO 2019.
Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.
Q1. The essence of freedom in a democracy is that citizens are able ..................................................... in an informed fashion.
to exercise their right to choose
to exercise there right to choose
to exercise their right too choose
to exercising their right to choose
to exercise their rightly to choose
Solution:
"to exercise their right to choose" is grammatically and contextually correct. 'Their' will be used and not 'there'.
Q2. Political parties which try to vitiate electioneering with extraneous factors so as to determine how citizens exercise their franchise .................................................................
can have no interested in providing good governance.
can have no interest in providing good governance.
can have no interest in provide good governance.
can have no interest in providing good govern.
can have no interesting in providing good governance.
Solution:
"can have no interest in providing good governance." is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q3. The prescription that electioneering shall stop 48 hours before voting takes place is meant ........................................................... in a calm and collected fashion.
to provided voters the serenity to think for themselves
to provide voters the serene to think for themselves
to provide voters the serenity to think for themselves
to provide voters the serenity too think for themselves
to provide voters the serenity to thinking for themselves
Solution:
"to provide voters the serenity to think for themselves" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q4. The progress of the Green India Mission (GIM) has been severely limited .............................................................,as well as budgetary concerns and poor planning and execution.
because of states’ unwilling to implement the scheme
because of states’ unwillingness to implementing the scheme
because off states’ unwillingness to implement the scheme
because of states’ unwillingness to implement the scheme
because of states’ unwillingly to implement the scheme
Solution:
"because of states’ unwillingness to implement the scheme" is grammatically and contextually correct. "states' " shows possession.
Q5. The Green India Mission (GIM), launched in 2015, is one of the eight mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change which was created ............................................................ forest cover in India.
to preserved and enhance the quality of
to preserving and enhance the quality of
to preserve and enhance the quality off
to preserve and enhanced the quality of
to preserve and enhance the quality of
Solution:
"to preserve and enhance the quality of " is grammatically and contextually correct. "To" will take first form of verb with itself.
Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given which is divided into FOUR parts such that the parts are jumbled and they do not make a meaningful sentence. Rearrange the following parts to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence and choose the correct rearrangement from the options given below each question.
Q6.
(A) tonnes of carbon annually by 2020
(A) tonnes of carbon annually by 2020
(B) GIM aims to increase forest/tree cover area by 5 million hectares (mha),
(C) to enhance the quality of another 5 mha of forest cover
(D) and to thereby achieve annual sequestration of 50-60 million
ABDC
ADBC
BCDA
CDAB
DCBA
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is BCDA.
Q7.
(A) India under its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted to
(A) India under its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted to
(B) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (The Paris Agreement of 2015),
(C) tonnes of CO2 through additional forest cover by 2030
(D) pledges to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion
ABDC
ADBC
BCDA
CDAB
DCBA
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is ABDC.
Q8.
(A) truth and nonviolence the law of life
(A) truth and nonviolence the law of life
(B) we are determined to make the law of
(C) every problem lends itself to a solution if
(D) my daily experience is that
ABDC
ADBC
BCDA
CDAB
DCBA
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DCBA.
Q9.
(A) to carry on with his experiments in social
(A) to carry on with his experiments in social
(B) engineering through the non-violent path of satyagraha
(C) the belief that human nature is a developing entity
(D) that is capable of change had energized Mahatma Gandhi
ABDC
ADBC
BCDA
CDAB
DCBA
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is CDAB.
Q10.
(A) mankind has lived for thousands
(A) mankind has lived for thousands
(B) still the case for 30 per cent of its villages,
(C) but no substitute has yet been found for water
(D) of years without electricity, as indeed is
ABDC
ADBC
BCDA
CDAB
DCBA
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is ADBC.
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below a pharse/idiom is given in BOLD and five options are given below it. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.
Q11. A nine days' wonder
In short periods, not regularly
An event which relates a sensation for a time but is soon forgotten
Free from difficulties and dangers
In a state where one does not know what to do
To tackle a problem in a bold and direct fashion
Solution:
A nine days' wonder: An event which relates a sensation for a time but is soon forgotten
Q12. Lock, stock and barrel
To make a supreme effort
Life full of quarrels
Be precise, careful
By fair or foul means
The whole of everything
Solution:
Lock, stock and barrel: The whole of everything
Q13. To set the Thames on fire
To do something sensational or remarkable
Make money unfairly
A man of no substance
Suspect something foul
To live within one’s income
Solution:
To set the Thames on fire: To do something sensational or remarkable
Q14. To commit to memory
To apologize humbly and to yield under humiliating circumstances
To abuse
In a disordered/disorganized manner, chaotic
To learn by heart
To waste lavishly
Solution:
To commit to memory: To learn by heart
Q15. To pick and choose
Make imaginary schemes
Avoiding the main topic
To make a careful selection
To join a popular activity or trend
To remain neutral
Solution:
To pick and choose: To make a careful selection
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