English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal.
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
What can automatically help to reduce admission:
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5d7f89dc26eba62f09bfcb2fAt the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
- 1Though entrance testsfalse
- 2Discouragement to open new collegesfalse
- 3Selective admissionstrue
- 4Abolishing reservationfalse
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Answer : 3. "Selective admissions"
Q:Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language-so the argument runs-must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers..
The author believes that –
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5d7f85d3caf8002cd7ff878aNow it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers..
- 1It’s now too late to do anything about the problemfalse
- 2Language is a natural growth and cannot be shaped for our won purposefalse
- 3The decline in the language can be stoppedtrue
- 4The process of an increasingly bad language cannot be stoppedfalse
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Answer : 3. "The decline in the language can be stopped"
Q: A person who_____ on his own effort has the best chance to win.
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5f33d9aa35f6221e331e046a- 1reliestrue
- 2runsfalse
- 3makesfalse
- 4putsfalse
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Answer : 1. "relies "
Q: Directions (87): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The ten captains (a)/ had each an (b)/ achievement of (c)/ his own. (d)/ No error (e)
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5d76058234e9db73cc62ead6The ten captains (a)/ had each an (b)/ achievement of (c)/ his own. (d)/ No error (e)
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 5. "E"
Q: Directions: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Because he has (a)/ been ill for a month (b)/ so he does not (c)/ come to the office. (d)/ No error (e)
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5d7611aae8e1523a0ad5b766Because he has (a)/ been ill for a month (b)/ so he does not (c)/ come to the office. (d)/ No error (e)
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
When shall we (A) / arrive (B)/ to our destination. (C)/ No error(D).
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5d947982a8f493490051c972- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
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Answer : 3. "C"
Explanation :
at will replace to because – We usually say that someone arrives at a place/arrives in a country/city Look at the examples given below: We arrived at the station at 3 o'clock. The President arrived in Rome today. Use of arrive to is incorrect. Hence, at our destination is the right usage.
Q:Direction : In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact.
I would like to_____ your attention to the second paragraph of my latter______ to the terms of sale of the machinery.
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5e9fcae3c57e7413724843f8- 1focus, connectingfalse
- 2invite, accordingfalse
- 3draw, pertainingtrue
- 4withdraw, regardingfalse
- 5react, mainlyfalse
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Answer : 3. "draw, pertaining "
Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
He was taken to the hospital by his friends.
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6035d83824cd273bc4eeb538- 1His friends had taken him to the hospital.false
- 2His friends have taken him to the hospital.false
- 3His friends take him to the hospital.false
- 4His friends took him to the hospital.true
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