Directions (1-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are (11)……………….. used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact. The Centre’s somewhat (12)…………….. estimate shows over 60% of about 25,000 tons of plastic waste generated daily is collected. That essentially means a (13)………………. 10,000 tons of trash is being released into the environment, a lot of it going into the sea. Also, not every piece of plastic collected by the system is (14)……………… processed. It is no surprise, therefore, that the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is on the UN map of 10 rivers worldwide that (15)…………………. carry the bulk of the plastic waste into the oceans. The effects are evident: they threaten marine life and the well-being of people, as micro plastics are now found even in drinking water.
Q1.
(a) organizer
(b) generating
(c) producer
(d) importer
(e) operator
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Producer– the one who produces
Q2.
(a) rapidly
(b) convertibly
(c) nonetheless
(d) nevertheless
(e) arguably
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Arguably– in the manner of arguing; debatably; defensibly
Q3.
(a) organized
(b) call
(c) guest
(d) host
(e) mean
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Host- one that provides a facility for an event
Q4.
(a) famous
(b) mix
(c) complex
(d) full
(e) empty
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Empty– containing nothing or nobody
(‘An empty slogan’ is an idiom)
Q5.
(a) filled
(b) revealed
(c) imbibed
(d) inspired
(e) forced
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Inspired– having excellence through inspiration
Q6.
(a) immediately
(b) seriously
(c) ultimately
(d) ignorantly
(e) casually
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Seriously
Q7.
(a) lays
(b) stands
(c) built
(d) states
(e) erects
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Built
Q8.
(a) lie
(b) stays
(c) leaves
(d) release
(e) remain
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Remain
Q9.
(a) provide
(b) avail
(c) grant
(d) given
(e) allow
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Given
Q10.
(a) momentum
(b) pacing
(c) velocity
(d) requirement
(e) supporting
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Momentum- the impetus
Q11.
(a) simultaneously
(b) inarguably
(c) variously
(d) invariably
(e) partially
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Invariably- without change
Q12.
(a) conservative
(b) loose
(c) liberal
(d) stated
(e) approximation
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Liberal- free; unrestrained
Q13.
(a) fumbling
(b) stammering
(c) lacking
(d) staggering
(e) credible
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Staggering– incredible; overwhelming; amazing
Q14.
(a) traditionally
(b) scientifically
(c) naturally
(d) artificially
(e) commonly
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Scientifically- in a scientific manner
Q15.
(a) alternatively
(b) abundantly
(c) sporadically
(d) combining
(e) collectively
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Collectively– in a collective manner
English Quiz For NIACL AO Mains 2024 Exa...
