English Quiz For NIACL AO Mains
Directions (1-15): 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 of this part is your answer. If no such error is there, mark (e) as your answer.
Q1. In every religion, people tend (A)/to canonize the words of their mostly (B)/significant religious figure, holding them (C)/as holy and indisputable. (D)/
Q2. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has (A)/begun its second orbit of the Sun (B)/and is on track for it’s closest approach (C)/to our star, the U.S. space agency said. (D)/
Q3. In preparation for the next encounter (A)/in April, the spacecraft’s solid state (B)/recorder is being emptied off files that (C)/have already been delivered to the Earth. (D)/
Q4. The spacecraft’s four instrument (A)/suites will help scientists begin to (B)/answer outstanding questions about (C)/the Sun’s fundamental physics. (D)/
Q5. South Asia, reaching from Afghanistan in the west and Bangladesh (A)/in the east, is home to at least six hundred (B)/languages belonging to six large language families, including (C)/Dravidian, Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan. (D)/
Q6. Along with Sanskrit, Tamil is one of those world’s classical languages, but (A)/unlike Sanskrit, there is continuity between (B)/its classical and modern forms documented in inscriptions, poems, and (C)/secular and religious texts and songs. (D)/
Q7. The study of the Dravidian languages (A)/is crucial for understanding prehistory in (B)/Eurasia, as they played a (C)/significant role in influencing another language groups. (D)/
Q8. Neither the geographical origin (A)/of the Dravidian language (B)/or its exact dispersal through (C)/time is known with certainty. (D)/
Q9. With a long list of problem staring (A)/at Parkinson's disease management, now (B)/researchers from Indian Institute (C)/of Technology, Delhi have tasted success. (D)/
Q10. The researchers used advanced (A)/statistical methods to (B)/infer the age and sub-grouping (C)/of the Dravidian language family. (D)/
Q11. The researchers simulated an (A)/environment similar to our digestive (B)/system and found that major release (C)/of the drugs taking place in the stomach and intestine. (D)/
Q12. More than 80% of the drug (A)/was release within five hours in the simulated (B)/gastric fluid, which is highly (C)/beneficial from a pharmacological point of view. (D)/
Q13. A feast was thrown (A)/to honor the vain queen (B)/who loved a dinner party almost (C)/as much as she loved herself. (D)/
Q14. To a child, the (A)/circus is an extravaganza (B)/of magical tricks, terrify (C)/animals, and talented acrobats. (D)/
Q15. Usually a person takes (A)/multiple pills a day to (B)/efficiently manage the (C)/symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (D)/