English (Mix Quiz)

Directions (Q. 1- 5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it.

(A) Strict obedience to these rules is called discipline. 

(B) In the same way, a society where rules are not followed cannot survive for long.

(C) Only then a society can be run in an orderly fashions.

(D) A society can exist properly only when men living in it agree upon certain rules of conduct.

(E) For example, if the people on the road do not obey traffic rules there will be complete disorder and confusion.

(F) Students must obey their teachers, children their parents, citizens the laws and so on and so forth.

1. Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence ?

(1) A 

(2) B

(3) C

(4) E

(5) F

2. Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST) sentence ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

3. Which of the following is the SECOND sentences ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

4. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

5. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) E

(5) F

Directions (6- 10): Which of the phrase (1), (2), (3), (4) given below each sentences should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (5) is ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

6. Our country is one of the most densely populated in the world and need increased food production.
(1) needy of increasing
(2) needed an increase
(3) need increasingly the
(4) needs to increase
(5) No correction required

7. This is an organisation which helps the poor by providing loans at mostly less reates of interest.
(1) at much smaller 
(2) at very low
(3) with such lower 
(4) for so little
(5) No correction required

8. I cannot say if I definitely get into the college of my choice but my teachers are confident that I will.
(1) that I shall definitely
(2) whether I was definitely
(3) why I was definitely was to
(4) Unless I definitely was to
(5) No correction required

9. Since this is a crucial project you should choose those who are experienced for it.
(1) will be experiencing
(2) are experienced
(3) have experience of
(4) experience from
(5) No correction required

10. Learnt that he wanted to be posted in the city, I requested the manager to transfer him.
(1) Once I learn
(2) I have learnt since
(3) On learning that
(4) While learning because
(5) No correction required

Directions (Q. 11-15) In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

11. There is no __________ the fact that a man of knowledge _________ great power.
(1) justifying, acknowledges
(2) clarifying, exhibits
(3) advocating, projects
(4) denying, wields
(5) proclaiming, develops

12. The _________ of opinion which emerged at a recently concluded seminar was that the problem of dowry cannot be ___________ unless the law against it is made more stringent.
(1) divergence, managed
(2) sympathy, projected
(3) consensus, tackled
(4) similarity, curbed
(5) convergence, appreciated

13. Leisure must be spent carefully and __________ Only, otherwise the devil will take the ________ of you.
(1) positively, care
(2) constructively, better
(3) pro-actively, though
(4) objectively, energy
(5) purposefully, measure

14. Nothing is impossible in the world of politics. States which were _________ foes and had their deadly missiles pointed at each other find themselves ________ in military alliances.
(1) implacable, partners
(2) intense, joining
(3) deadly, approaching
(4) known, soliciting
(5) enviable, grouping

15. ________ of whether leaders are born or made, it is _________ clear that leaders are not like other people.
(1) Pursuant, manifestly
(2) Sequel, amply
(3) Regardless, unequivocally
(4) Instead, purely
(5) In spite, normally

Answers 

1. (5)
2.(3) 
3.(5)
4. (4)  
5.(2)
6.(4); country is a singular and hence,will agree with singular one needs.
7.(2)the given sentence is in  positive degree. however, smaller and lower used in option 1 & 3 respectively are in comparative degree, hence can not be the correct option. Now, to express a rate we use at the rate. i.e the prepostion should be at. 
8.(1)
9.(3)
10.(5)
11.(4)
12.(3)
13.(2)
14.(1)

15.(3)