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 following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Q1. Images of the skeletal frames of Notre Dame cathedral, enveloped in ..................... smoke and flame, .................. us dead on April 15.
shrinking, cause
billowing, stopped
stabilized, stop
bloat, make
pacifying, forcing
Solution:
"Billow" means (of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion. Hence, "billowing, stopped " are perfect fits for both the blanks.
Q2. The National Capital Region’s pollution levels make it to the headlines every year. Every October to December, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana,.................. arising from industries, and motor vehicle emissions increase the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi to the ..................... level of 450.
water, definite
pollution, healthy
wasted, stability
smog, hazardous
smoke, secure
Solution:
"Smog" means fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. "smog, hazardous " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.
Q3. In response to the changing geopolitical environment, India had to revise its maritime strategy in 2015, marking a .................... shift from the earlier 2007 strategy of “Freedom to Use the Seas”, to “Ensuring Secure Seas”, ................ a boldness not earlier seen in its maritime strategy.
ideally, conceal
persuade, withhold
resulted, manifest
paradigm, reflecting
criteria, indicate
Solution:
"Paradigm shift" means a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. So, "paradigm, reflecting " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.
Q4. As the decisive turning point in Christian history, Good Friday is ............ as Jesus Christ’s crucifixion that led to ............... on Sunday, three days later.
remembered, resurrection
cater, revived
remembrance, reappear
focus, death
remembered, severity
Solution:
"Resurrection" means the revitalization or revival of something. Hence "remembered, resurrection " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.
Q5. As a day of silent ............... and remembrance, Good Friday is observed by ............... church service where biblical accounts of Jesus’s death on the cross are read.
approved, attend
delighting, aiming
complaint, highlight
dislike, cater
mourning, attending
Solution:
"mourning, attending " make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Directions (6-10): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
Q6. After the lead actors had been repeatedly late for rehearsal, the director decide to relegate them to the chorus and replace them with their understudies.
decided to relegate them to the chorus
decided to relegated them to the chorus
decided to relegate him to the chorus
decided to relegate them too the chorus
No change required
Solution:
"decided to relegate them to the chorus" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q7. When studying for final exams, it’s a good idea to highlight the most important ideas and relegate the smaller details as insignificant.
its a good idea to highlight the
it’s an good idea to highlight the
it’s a good idea to highlighting the
it’s in a good idea to highlight the
No change required
Solution:
No change required
Q8. Officers didn’t have enough evidence to detain their suspect, so they had to let his go free.
so they had to let him go freed
so they had to let him go free
so they had to letting him go free
so they had to let him went free
No change required
Solution:
"so they had to let him go free " is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q9. Airport workers can detain flyers and hold them for questioning if they feel they might being doing something illegal.
if they feeling they might be doing
if they feel they might be do
if the feel they might be doing
if they feel they might be doing
No change required
Solution:
"if they feel they might be doing " is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q10. In court, the defendant did not win any points when he told the judge he felt speeding laws did infringe upon his rightly to express himself.
did infringe upon his right to expression himself.
did infringe upon his right to express him.
did infringe upon his right to express himself.
did infringe upon his right to expressed himself.
No change required
Solution:
"did infringe upon his right to express himself." is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q11. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
infringe
comply
encroach
meddle
intrude
Solution:
Infringe/meddle/intrude: act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.
Comply: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Q12. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
cajole
delude
repulse
tempt
beguile
Solution:
Cajole: persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Repulse: reject or rebuff (an approach or offer or the person making it).
Q13. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
Perplex
baffle
complicate
enlighten
perturb
Solution:
Perplex: make (someone) feel completely baffled.
Enlighten: give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
Q14. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
emanate
conceal
emerge
initiate
originate
Solution:
Emanate: (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).
Conceal: not allow to be seen; hide.
Q15. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
wane
diminish
enhance
abate
dwindle
Solution:
Wane: (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
Enhance: intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
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