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PRACTICE ENGLISH QUESTIONS BASED ON NEW PATTERN – PART-2

Directions (Q.1-10): Choose the appropriate phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed

in the statement sentences

1) Ramu passed the test Rajesh also passed the test

(i) However

(ii) As well as

(iii) Since

a) (i) & (ii)

b) Only (iii)

c) Only (i)

d) Only (ii)

e) (i), (ii) and (iii)

2) Madhu had little chance of success She decided to go ahead

(i) Either - or

(ii) But

(iii) Nevertheless

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) (i) & (ii)

c) Only (i)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) Only (iii)

3) Rekha has many friends She also has several enemies

(i) Not only – but also

(ii) Whereas

(iii) Owing to

a) (i) & (ii)

b) Only (iii)

c) Only (i)

d) Only (ii)

e) (i), (ii) and (iii)

4) You must study hard You will not succeed in the examination

(i) Neither - nor

(ii) Whereas

(iii) Otherwise

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) Only (iii)

c) Only (ii)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) Only (i)

5) The warehouse was big It was well-ventilated

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(i) And

(ii) Not only – but also

(iii) As well as

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) (i) & (ii)

c) Only (iii)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) Only (i)

6) He has failed many times He still hopes to win

(i) As soon as

(ii) Having

(iii) Because of

a) (i) & (ii)

b) Only (iii)

c) (i), (ii) and (iii)

d) Only (i)

e) Only (ii)

7) The cat crept slowly through the grass The cat was watching the mouse the whole time (i) Creeping slowly

(ii) As

(iii) Although

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) (i) & (ii)

c) Only (i)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) Only (ii)

8) The diamond was hidden under the floorboards It was safe many years

(i) Although

(ii) Otherwise

(iii) Hidden under

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) (i) & (iii)

c) Only (iii)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) Only (i)

9) Sai weighed the gravity of the situation He considered whether to stop or speed away (i) Considering whether

(ii) Weighing the

(iii) Because

a) (i), (ii) & (iii)

b) (ii) & (iii)

c) Only (ii)

d) (i) & (ii)

e) Only (i)

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10) The teachers trained him well They helped him find a work when his training was through (i) And

(ii) But

(iii) Yet

a) Only (i)

b) (i) & (ii)

c) Only (iii)

d) (ii) & (iii)

e) (i), (ii) & (iii)

Explanation:

1) Answer: d)

Ramu, as well as, Rajesh passed the test

2) Answer: e)

He had little chance of success; nevertheless he decided to go ahead

3) Answer: c)

Not only has he many friends but also several enemies

4) Answer: b)

You must study hard otherwise you will not succeed in the examination

5) Answer: a)

The house was big and well-ventilated

The house was not only big but also well-ventilated

The house was big as well as well-ventilated

6) Answer: e)

Having failed for many times, he still hopes to win

7) Answer: c)

Creeping slowly through the grass, the cat watched the mouse the whole time

8) Answer: b)

Although the diamond was hidden under the floorboards, it was safe for many years

Hidden under the floorboards, the diamond was safe for many years

9) Answer: d)

Weighing the gravity of the situation, Sai considered whether to stop or speed away

Considering whether to stop or speed away, Sai weighed the gravity of the situation

10) Answer: a)

The teachers trained him well and they helped him find a work when his training was through

Sentence Rearrangement

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Direction (Q 11-20): In each of the questions below, four sentences are given which are denoted by A), B), C) and D) By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph The correct order of the sentences is your answer Choose from the five alternatives the one having the correct order of

sentences and mark it as your answer

11) A However, organized attempts to promote foreign trade were made only after Independence, particularly

with the onset of economic planning

B The origin of India’s foreign trade can be traced back to the age of the Indus Valley civilization

C During that period, India was a supplier of food stuffs and raw materials to England and an importer of

manufactured goods

D But the growth of foreign trade gained momentum during the British rule

a) ABDC

b) DACB

c) CBAD

d) BDCA

e) ACDB

12) A The United Nations was set up 70 years ago to save future generations from the scourge of war

B Preferably, assessments are best when undertaken by those who are not themselves camp followers and

cheerleaders

C While it has arguably succeeded in preventing another great war, its track record on peace and security has not

always been stellar

D Assessments on the vitality, durability and success of diplomacy in any year — including 2015 — are best

carried out away from high-decibel levels and cantankerous TV anchors

a) ADBC

b) DABC

c) BCAD

d) BCDA

e) ACDB

13) A Under investment in libraries, information technology, laboratories, and classrooms make it very difficult

to provide top quality instruction or engage in cutting-edge research

B The rises in the number of part-time teachers and freeze on new full time appointments in many places have

affected morale in the academic profession

C At many of them, politics has introduced into campus life, influencing academic appointments and decisions

across levels

D India’s colleges and universities, with just a few expectations, have become large, under unfounded,

ungovernable institutions

a) ACBD

b) DCAB

c) CBAD

d) BDCA

e) CADB

14) A Result: consumer goods companies, retail chains and banks which were having a free run, alluring and

exploiting gullible customers will have to be more transparent and rationale while doing business

B The biggest move, of course, was the ban on zero per cent interest EMI’s (equated monthly installments)

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C The RBI recently put an end to several unfair practices in retail banking through a series of customer friendly

circulars to commercial banks and credit card companies

D The RBI comes just weeks before the onset of the festival season, and much to the chagrin of retail players

a) CADB

b) DACB

c) ADBC

d) BDCA

e) ACDB

15) A Just as implementation is the touchstone for planning, people’s participation is the centerpiece in rural

development

B Rural development in India has witnessed several changes over the years in its emphasis, approaches,

strategies and programmes

C Rural development can be richer and more meaningful only through the participation of clienteles of

development

D It has assumed a new dimension and perspective as a consequence

a) ABDC

b) DACB

c) BDCA

d) CABD

e) ACDB

16) A Ironically, as globalization and the Internet have in some sense erased geographic boundaries, xenophobic

tendencies are only growing more pronounced in various pockets all around the world

B The tragic shooting at Orlando, and Brexit exemplify how intolerance and divisiveness are spreading their

tentacles across either side of the Atlantic

C Recent events in the news suggest that the world is growing more insular and polarized

D Closer home, the racial attacks against Africans in Delhi suggest that India, despite its rich diversity and famed

hospitality, also harbors deep prejudices

a) CBDA

b) BCAD

c) ADBC

d) DACB

e) ACBD

17) A Most traditional organizations have accepted, in theory at least, that they must either change or die

B Even giants such as eBay, Amazon.com, and America Online recognize that they need to manage the changes

associated with rapid entrepreneurial growth

C Despite some individual successes, however, change remains difficult to pull off, and few companies manage

the process as well as they would like

D The new economy has ushered in great business opportunities-and great turmoil

a) ABDC

b) DACB

c) BDCA

d) CABD

e) DABC

18) A Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes

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B Occasionally, deviant promoters are called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech’s promoters

C Yet, in India this act is fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice

D This incident shows up the fallout of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and

real estate promoters

a) DABC

b) BDCA

c) CADB

d) ACBD

e) BADC

19) A The top managements of the four banks are in the process of preparing a blueprint that would explain the

rationale for absorbing one or two entities, said the people cited above, none of whom wanted to be named

B India’s banking sector may be getting ready for a wave of consolidation as the country tries to build institutions

of world class proportions

C Four big state run banks – State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India –

have already begun on exercise to identify takeover targets to gain access to franchises that would augment their capabilities, said three top bankers familiar with the move

D Employees at these state run banks are engaged in the exercise after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gave the

lenders the go-ahead to decide how they would strategiese to remain relevant in the emerging economic scenario a) ADCB

b) CABD

c) BCAD

d) DCBA

e) CDBA

20) A This may hold true although the separation line between goods and services has become quite blurred

reflecting the growing service content of manufacturing and a certain tendency towards the industrialisation of parts of the service sector

B Nevertheless, empirical research on FDI is still concentrated on manufacturing

C The long-term trend of an increasing share of service sector FDI has accelerated over the last twenty years

D As the basic characteristics of services and goods differ – the main specifics of services are intangibility,

inseparability of production and consumption, heterogeneity, perishability and restricted ownership one would expect that the determinants of internationalisation are not the same in the two sectors

a) DBCA

b) CBDA

c) BDAC

d) ABDC

e) ADCB

Answer:

11)d 12)e 13)b 14) a 15) c 16) a 17) e 18) d 19) c 20) b

Odd one out in paragraph Directions (Q21-30): Five statements are given below, labeled a, b, c, d and e Among these, four statements are in logical order and form coherent paragraph From the given options, choose the option the does not fit into the theme of the paragraph

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21) A As unemployment has risen throughout the world, governments have become more focused on protecting

their own industries than on promoting international commerce

B The US, though typically an enthusiastic supporter of open markets, included flailing “buy American” clauses

in its stimulus package and propped up its failing auto industry with handouts

C But according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in the part of the world that was hit hardest by the trade

crash – Asia – the number of Free-Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by Asian countries has grown from just three

in 2000 to 56 by the end of August 2009

D Nineteen of those FTAs are among 16 Asian economies, a trend that could help the region become a powerful

trading bloc

E When there is a free trade agreement it makes it a lot easier for countries to deal with each other and work out good deals

a) A

b) B

c) D

d) E

e) All fits to the paragraph

22) A A decade after the devastating tsunami on December 26, 2004, that killed more than 2 lakh people across

B This change in governance distinguished UNESCO from its predecessor, the CICI, in how member states

would work together in the organization's fields of competence

C 14 countries and leveled entire towns and villages, is the world, and India, where 12,000 people died, better

prepared to deal with a crisis of that magnitude?

D In a heartening departure from the usual story of benign government neglect that characterizes long – term

responses to such events, indications are that some lessons have indeed been learnt

E Ten years on, and not without some finger – pointing and political jockeying, the multilateral, UNESCO – supported Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System has established a network of seismometers, tidal gauges and tsunami buoys to detect undersea tremors

a) C

b) A

c) E

d) D

e) B

23) A “In the absence of data, there are only two options: you can stay with existing structures and forecast them

or, as a lot of people have done, make assumptions about what the structures are

B That India’s economic momentum has slowed down is now beyond doubt

C Advance GDP estimates and gross value added (GVA) for the current fiscal year from the Central Statistics

Office clearly reveals the extent of the slowdown

D While GDP growth is now pegged at 7.1 per cent, compared with a 7.6 per cent pace in 2015-16, GVA is

forecast to expand at 7 per cent this year, easing from the 7.2 per cent posted 12 months earlier

E And as the Chief Statistician emphasized, these projections were based solely on data from the first seven

months through October and do not factor in the impact from the withdrawal of high-value banknotes and the consequent cash crunch

a) A

b) B

c) D

d) E

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24) A The move to make New Delhi’s iconic Connaught Place a pedestrian zone from February, and keeps out

cars and other vehicles from its middle and inner circle roads; during a three-month trial programme is an

inspiring attempt to reconquer public space

B Urban design in India is the preserve of State governments and local bodies, which have failed spectacularly to

provide a safe, comfortable and accessible experience for walkers

C The pilot project in the national capital represents a refreshing change, taking a leaf out of the book of global

cities that have pedestrianised their landmarks, often in the face of conservative opposition

D Prominent examples are Times Square in New York and the route along the Seine in Paris, and the curbs on

cars in central avenue in Madrid

E Contrary to apprehensions that restrictions affect commercial activity, the experience around the world has

been quite the opposite: better walking and public transport infrastructure and availability of food plazas attract more people, improving the local economy

a) C

b) A

c) E

d) B

25) A The assault on the purity of the environment is the price that we pay for many of the benefits of modern

technology

B If global warming is your issue, and then pushes to make plants that remove CO2 from the environment better

than anything nature has produced so far

C For the advantage of automotive transportation we pay a price in smog-induced diseases; for the powerful

effects of new insecticides, we pay a price in dwindling wildlife and disturbances in the relation of living things and their surroundings; for nuclear power, we risk the biological hazards of radiation

D By increasing agricultural production with fertilizers, we worsen water population

E The highly developed nations of the world are not only the immediate beneficiaries of the good that technology can do that are also the first victims of environmental diseases that technology breeds

a) A

b) B

c) D

d) E

26) A There was a marked difference of quality between the personages who haunted near bridge of brick and

the personages who haunted the far one of stone

B Those of lowest character preferred the former, adjoining the town; they did not mind the glare of the public

eye

C They had been of no account during their successes; and though they might feel dispirited, they had no sense

of shame in their ruin

D Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a administration, yield to it their allegiance

and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform

E Instead of sighing at their adversaries they spat, and instead of saying the iron had entered into their souls they

said they were down in their luck

a) C

b) B

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c) D

d) E

27) A Two were reading different sections of a newspaper while Roger was stirring his coffee and chatting,

although no one seemed to be listening

B The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination

C In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak

and often wanting entirely

D There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is

important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no one’s attention, and should travel the wires no farther"

E The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news

a) A

b) B

c) D

d) E

28) A Modern economies do not differentiate between renewable and non-renewable materials, as its method is

to measures everything by means of a money price

B Thus, taking various alternatives fuels, like coal, oil, wood or water power: the only difference between them

recognized by modern economics is relative cost per equivalent unit

C When energy is produced by the sun and it can easily be recreated, this is an example of renewable energy

D The cheapest is automatically the one to be preferred, as to do otherwise would be irrational and 'uneconomic'

E From a Buddhist point of view of course this will not do, the essential difference between non-renewable fuels

like coal and oil on the one hand and renewable fuels like wood and water power on the other cannot be simply overlooked

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) E

29) A The Indian middle class consist of so many strata that it defines categorization under a single term class,

which would imply a considerable degree of homogeneity

B Corruption is a poison which has been spread in the mind of wrong people of the society, community and

country

C Yet two paradoxical features characterize its conduct fairly uniformly; extensive practice and intensive

abhorrence of corruption

D In the several recent surveys of popular perceptions of corruptions, politicians of course invariably and

understandably top the list, closely followed by bureaucrats, policemen, lawyers, businessmen and others

E The quintessential middle class If teachers do not figure high on this priority list, it is not for lack of trying,

but for lack of opportunities

a) C

b) B

c) D

d) E

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30) A Soft bodied animals like caterpillars often fall a prey to voracious hunters like birds or reptiles

B Despite having no means to 'actively' defend them, with weapons like claws or jaws, they have nevertheless,

evolved other equally effective deterrents

C A particular species of the caterpillar lives at an altitude over 2.500 metres in the Himalayas

D It uses prominent colour to inform would be predators of its in edibility

E Butterfly wings are amazingly fragile, yet also incredibly strong, thin as tissue; these wings carry the butterfly

on flights of thousands of miles

a) A

b) E

c) C

d) D

Explanations:

21) Answer: d)

Option d) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the unemployment and opportunities with respect to available sources But

option d) is explaining about the free trade agreement

22) Answer: e)

Option e) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the Tsunami and its effects But option e) is defining about the UNESCO and its work with member states

23) Answer: a)

Solution: Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about economy which was slow But option a) is defining about the structures and its related data

24) Answer: e)

Option e) is the answer since all the options are talking about the Unblocking the cities pedestrian zone

25) Answer: b)

Option b) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the impurity in the environment and the diseases caused due to that But option b) is defining about the issue of global warming

26) Answer: c)

Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are explaining about two different types of people But option c) is defining about the people’s character in an organization

27) Answer: a)

Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the content in the newspaper But option a) is defining about conversation between two persons who are reading the newspaper

28) Answer: c)

Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are explaining about the modern economy with respect to renewable and non-renewable materials But option c) is defining about the renewable energy source

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