LIC AAO English Language Quiz 2nd May 2019 | Day 52

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 following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. 

Q1. While the professor did not want to ..................... the scientific theory, he had to rush through his explanation because the class was coming to an end.

Q2. When I woke up after the surgery, I felt as though I was in a ..................... environment because of the anaesthesia.

Q3. Before the cruise ship departs, passengers are required to .................. at a specified station for a safety briefing.

Q4. You may find sewing fun and interesting, but I find it very boring and ...................

Q5. The president will only respond to media questions that are .................. to the economic crisis.

Directions (6-10): 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 (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice. 

 Q6. A Section 26 has been proposed, which will allow (A)/ forest department officers to suspend the (B)/right to pasture and collect forest produce from (C)/ the primarily Adivasi communities reside in the forest. (D)/

Q7. The Mexican border was closed for hours on November 25, 2018 at (A)/ the San Ysidro Port of Entry to the U.S., after a group (B)/of migrants, including children and women, (C)/ in Tijuana reportedly stormed the area. (D)/

Q8. When Asad Umar, Finance Minister of Pakistan, returned from Washington after attending (A)/ the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank a (B)/ few days ago, the first task he had in front of him was to deny (C)/ the strong rumours that he was be demoted to be the petroleum minister. (D)/

Q9. The theme of this year’s Earth Day was (A)/ ‘Protect Our Species’ and intend to draw attention (B)/to the rapid global destruction and reduction (C)/ of the world’s plant and wildlife populations. (D)/

Q10. Research across the world has shown (A)/ that gender-diverse companies are associated (B)/ with higher return on equity and higher (C)/profits than homogeneous companies. (D)/

Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. 

Q11. RELEVANT 

(I) The line of code is not relevant to the program because it does not fix the bug it was designed to eliminate. 

(II) The teacher became upset when Frank started talking about a subject that was not relevant to the lecture. 

(III) It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are relevant to declare their losses.

Q12. TIRESOME 

(I) She went to the same tiresome job every day, but the pay was worth it. 

(II) He thought it was tiresome and tried to cut through it when he could. 

(III) Taking care of children can be tiresome, but it is also very rewarding.

Q13. PACIFY 

(I) The project is designed to pacify around 30 megawatts of power for the national grid. 

(II) Because Jenny wanted to pacify her parents, she surprised them with breakfast in bed. 

(III) Hopefully the bottle of milk will pacify the crying baby.

Q14. ECSTATIC 

(I) She was absolutely ecstatic when I told her the news. 

(II) Shawn was ecstatic at winning the tournament, and of course, so was his father. 

(III) Though she pretended to be happy, the woman was really ecstatic and hated her life.

Q15. WITTY 

(I) Robert’s attempt at a witty comeback fell flat, without evoking any kind of laughter. 

(II) Although the comic views himself as a witty and clever professional, we all consider him a buffoon. 

(III) Eric is a great debater who employs his witty sense of humor when deflecting an attack.