TOPIC: Practice Test
Directions (1-5): There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The given options contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Looking at the rate of climate change and the 1)__________________ effects it is having on the world, scientists are concerned that we are acting too slowly. Many are now looking to geoengineering — large-scale human 2)____________________ to change the world’s climate — to counteract global warming. The schemes range from the mundane to science fiction but all come from the same impulse: if we don’t do something now, it may be too late to do anything.
Climate change is now so rapid that, in the very near future, the Arctic will be ice-free during winter as less ice forms during winters and more melts in summer. Scientists say that 3)_______________ climate change isn’t a problem we need to deal with in 10 or 20 years’ time; we need to look at radical solutions now. A study has shown that the technologies to produce these geoengineering projects already exists and could be in place for around $5 billion a year. This is a 4)___________________ when compared with the cost of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a major greenhouse gas: that figure stands at somewhere between $200 and $2,000 billion.
So what exactly are scientists planning to do to deal with global warming in the short term? Among the main schemes are 5)_____________________ the earth from the sun’s rays either at ground or atmospheric level, or capturing the carbon produced by industry and sinking it back into the ground or the sea.
Q1.
(a) resentful
(b) abiding
(c) disastrous
(d) habitual
(e) affectionate
Q2.
(a) interventions
(b) ambivalence
(c) convictions
(d) indifferences
(e) predecessors
Q3.
(a) queuing
(b) acquiring
(c) bankrupt
(d) tackling
(e) retrieving
Q4.
(a) bargain
(b) colloquial
(c) solidarity
(d) device
(e) faction
Q5.
(a) retorting
(b) commanding
(c) shielding
(d) lengthening
(e) misjudging
Directions (6-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error in the sentence, then the answer is ‘No error’, (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q6. The US rejected Russian (A)/ claims that (B)/ Washington was operating (C)/ biowarfair labs in Ukraine. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
(e) E
Q7. DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan, Central Delhi’s first women (A)/ DCP in 45 years, in an interview said that there is a need to provide (B)/ a safe and secure environment to women, (C)/ for them to realise their full potential. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) B
(b) C
(c) A
(d) D
(e) E
Q8. High-end luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton (A)/ took over Musée d’Orsay museum in (B)/ France to host its Paris (C)/ fashion show at Monday. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) D
(c) B
(d) C
(e) E
Q9. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) (A)/ Jamnagar facility is gearing up to supply (B)/ diesel to Europe amid Russia’s (C)/ invasion of Ukraine, a report said. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q10. Counting of votes (A)/ for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, (B)/ Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur (C)/ state Assemblies has began. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
(e) E
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option ‘No correction required’ as your choice
Q11. Terminally (1) ill children at a hospice (2) in Russia were told to stand in the shape of a ‘Z’ to show support (3) for the invasion (4) of Ukraine.
(a) Only 2-3
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 2-4
(d) Both 1-3 and 2-4
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q12. PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with his Hungarian evacuation (1) His Excellency Viktor Orban and thanked (2) him for facilitating the counterpart (3) of over 6,000 Indians through the Ukraine-Hungary border (4).
(a) Only 2-4
(b) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(c) No correction required
(d) Only 1-3
(e) Both 1-2 and 3-4
Q13. The World Health globally (1) on Tuesday said in its continue (2) report that new COVID-19 cases and deaths weekly (3) to drop Organization (4).
(a) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(b) No correction required
(c) Only 2-4
(d) Both 1-2 and 3-4
(e) Only 1-4
Q14. Over 2,500 people fleeing (1) the Russian comprising (2) of Ukraine have arrived in Ireland, with children invasion (3) a third of that number, Irish Justice (4) Minister Helen McEntee said on Wednesday.
(a) No correction required
(b) 2-4 and 1-3
(c) Only 2-3
(d) Only 1-4
(e) 1-2 and 3-4
Q15. France’s crisis (1) body, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, announced (2) that it has removed Russian designer (3) Valentin Yudashkin from this year’s Paris Fashion Week calendar amid the Ukraine fashion (4).
(a) 2-4 and 1-3
(b) Only 1 and 4
(c) No correction required
(d) 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 2 and 3
Solutions
S1. Ans (c)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is disastrous.
It means causing great harm, damage, or suffering.
Resentful- feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.
Abiding- (of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring.
Habitual- done constantly or as a habit.
Affectionate- readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is interventions.
It means the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.
Ambivalence- the state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel.
Conviction- a firmly held belief or opinion.
Indifference- lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.
Predecessor- one that precedes; especially: a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded.
S3. Ans (d)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is tackling.
It means make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).
Queuing- arrange in a queue.
Acquiring- buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Bankrupting- to cause to not have enough money to pay debts.
Retrieving- get or bring (something) back from somewhere.
S4. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is bargain.
It means a thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected.
Colloquial- (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
Solidarity- unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.
Device-a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
Faction- a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
S5. Ans (c)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is shielding.
It means something that shields or protects; especially a device or screen that protects against harmful radiation.
Retorting- say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.
Commanding- (in military contexts) having a position of authority.
Lengthening- becoming longer.
Misjudging- form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.
S6. Ans (a)
Sol. The error lies in the D part of the sentence.
Biowarfare is the correct word to be used. It means the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war.
S7. Ans (c)
Sol. The error lies in the A part of the sentence.
Since the noun (DCP Shweta Chauhan) is singular, we will use ‘first woman DCP’.
S8. Ans (b)
Sol. The error lies in the D part of the sentence.
The correct preposition to be used is On.
S9. Ans (e)
Sol. There is no error in the given sentence.
S10. Ans (a)
Sol. The error lies in the D part of the sentence.
Replace began with begun.
“Begun” is a past participle, used in the perfect tenses. These tenses help us refer to completed actions, combining a past participle with some form of “have,” “has,” or “had” as a helper verb.
Hence, has begun is correct.
S11. Ans (b)
Sol. The sentence requires no correction as all the words are in their right place.
S12. Ans (d)
Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e. ‘counterpart – evacuation’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with his Hungarian counterpart (3) His Excellency Viktor Orban and thanked (2) him for facilitating the evacuation (1) of over 6,000 Indians through the Ukraine-Hungary border (4).
S13. Ans (a)
Sol. Here, both 1-4 and 2-3 i.e. ‘globally – Organization’ and ‘weekly- continue’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: The World Health Organization (4) on Tuesday said in its weekly (3) report that new COVID-19 cases and deaths continue (2) to drop globally (1).
S14. Ans (c)
Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e., ‘invasion – comprising’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: Over 2,500 people fleeing (1) the Russian invasion (3) of Ukraine have arrived in Ireland, with children comprising (2) a third of that number, Irish Justice (4) Minister Helen McEntee said on Wednesday.
S15. Ans (b)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e., ‘crisis – fashion’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The sentence thus formed is: France’s fashion (4) body, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, announced (2) that it has removed Russian designer (3) Valentin Yudashkin from this year’s Paris Fashion Week calendar amid the Ukraine crisis (1).
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