English Quiz

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

A) While email remains a significant attack vector for cyber criminals, they continue to experiment with new methods across mobile devices and social networks to reach more people with less effort.

B) According to a report, India ranked second among nations that were most targeted for cyber crimes through the social media in 2014, after the U.S.

C) India's growing social media population proved to be a ready base for them.

D) Cyber criminals are now using social networking sites to target users in India.

E) Over 80 per cent of these scams were shared manually as attackers took advantage of people's willingness to trust content shared by friends.

F) India had the second highest number of social media scams globally and the highest in the Asia Pacific region.

1. Which of the following would be the 'FIRST' sentence after rearrangement?

1) C 

2) D 

3) B 

4) F 

5) E

2. Which of the following would be the 'LAST' (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?

1) E 

2) C 

3) D 

4) F 

5) A

3. Which of the following would be the 'FOURTH' sentence after rearrangement?

1) A 

2) B 

3) C 

4) D 

5) E

4. Which of the following would be the 'THIRD' sentence after rearrangement?

1) E 

2) C 

3) F 

4) D 

5) A

5. Which of the following would be the 'SECOND' sentence after rearrangement?

1) D 

2) A 

3) C 

4) B 

5) E

Directions : 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' the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

6. Dealing with risk 1)/ and the need 2)/ for teamwork is 3)/ oftenly a part of the experience. 4)/ No error 5)

7. In the most general sense, 1)/drought originates from a deficiency of precipitation 2)/ in an extended period of time– usually a season or more–resulting in a water shortage 3)/ for some activity, group or environmental sector. 4) /No error 5)

8. Light from many different sources 1)/ contains various colours 2)/ each with 3)/ its own brightness or intense.4)/No error 5)

9. When all the visible frequencies are present equally 1)/ the perceived colour 2)/ of the light is white 3) / and the spectrum is flat line. 4)/ No error 5)

10. Earthquake results 1)/ from the sudden release of energy 2)/ in the Earth's crust 3)/ that creates seismic wave. 4)/ No error 5)

Answers:

1. 2

2. 1

3. 3

4. 5

5. 4

6. 4; Replace ‘often’ with ‘oftenly’

7. 2; Replace ‘in’ with ‘over’

8. 4; Replace ‘intense’ with ‘intensity’

9. 4; Add ‘a’ before ‘flat line’

10. 4; Replace ‘wave’ with ‘waves’