English (Mix Quiz)

 

Directions (Q.1-8): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case:

Mr. Padmanabhan (1) that there were risks (2) with full capital account (3). Yet, he felt that resisting liberalization over an extended period could prove futile and counter-productive. As the economy got more globalised, it would become harder to (4) closed capital accounts, Mr. Padmanabhan said. "(5) openness to international trade may create opportunities for (6) of capital account restrictions through under- and over-invoicing of trade transactions, and the increasing (7) of investors and global financial markets makes it much easier to do so,’’ he conceded. Corporates could use transfer pricing to get around capital account restrictions, he said. However, keeping any restriction for too long could prove self-defeating as people ended up finding new methods of bypassing that (8), he added. Ipso facto, he felt, India should move towards full capital account convertibility. "There is simply no escape from it,’’ Mr. Padmanabhan asserted.

 

1. 

1) conceded  

2) retained

3) gained

4) concede

5) denied

2. 

1) associate

2) associated

3) considerate

4) incorporate

5) conjoin

3.

1) inconvertibility

2) convertible

3) inconvertible

4) convertibility

5) exchangeable

4.

1) preserved 

2) display

3) maintain 

4) elevate 

5) dissolve 

5. 

1) decreasing

2) Increasing

3) increased

4) decreased

5) diminished 

6.

1) escape

2) evade

3) dodge

4) circumvent

5) circumvention

7.

1) crude

2) sophistication 

3) backward

4) naive

5) sophisticated

8.

1) restricted

2) construction

3)constructed

4) restriction

5) liberation 

Directions (Q 9- 15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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 the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

9. The celebrities that organised 1) / the marathon were aiming 2) / to create an awareness 3) / about the treatment of diabetes. 4) / No error 5)

10. Unless the new resolution is l)/ completely reviewed it 2) / will cause a great deal of 3) / trouble for new employees. 4)/ No error 5)

11. There will be several 1) / new visa application centres opened 2) / in metros across the country 3)/ to easy the pressure on embassies. 4)/ No error 5)

12. Villagers want to build 1) / a bridge crossed the river 2)/ to connect their village 3)/ to the highway. 4) / No error 5)

13. He has invited one 1) / of his biggest business rivals 2) / to his office 3) / to discuss the merger. 4) / No error 5)

14. To avoid any interruption l)/ during the presentation 2) / he checked all the system 3) / the previous day. 4) / No error 5)

15. It is the government l)/ responsibility to provide 2) / athletes with the necessary facilities 3) / for their training. 4) / No error 5)

Answers..

1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 3
5. 2
6. 5
7. 2
8. 4
9. 4
10. 4
11. 4
12. 2
13. 5
14. 3
15. 1

9. 4; Substitute ‘of’ for ‘about’.
10. 4; Substitute ‘to’ for ‘for’.
11. 4; Substitute ‘ease’ for ‘easy’.
12. 2; Substitute ‘across’ for ‘crossed’.
13. 5; No error
14. 3; Substitute ‘the entire system’ for ‘all the system’.
15. 1; Substitute ‘government’s’ for ‘government

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