English Quiz For LIC AAO 2019
Life Insurance Corporation of India has released the notification for various posts for the Recruitment in 2019-20. This is a great opportunity for all those who aspire to get a Government Job this year. Now the next step is to start practicing for the exam from now itself. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for LIC AAO 2019.
Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.
Q1. The serial blasts on Easter Sunday ........................... Sri Lanka has seen since the end of the civil war in 2009.
ranks as the worst bloodbath
ranked as the worst bloodbath
ranking as the worst bloodbath
rank as the worstest bloodbath
None of the Above
Solution:
"ranked as the worst bloodbath" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q2. The Central government’s decision to suspend trade across the Line of Control between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is bad in conception and ...........................................................
come at a particularly fraught time.
came at a particularly fraught time.
coming at a particularly fraught time.
comes at a particularly fraught time.
None of the Above
Solution:
"comes at a particularly fraught time" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q3. Changes in technology are like dark clouds that portend large shifts in employment this century, ................................................ in the 1800s.
much liking the industrial revolution did
much like the industrial revolution did
much like the industrial revolution do
much like the industrial revolution doing
None of the Above
Solution:
"much like the industrial revolution did" is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q4. .................................. Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka having risen to 290 on Monday, the country declared a nationwide emergency.
With the death toll of the
Within the death toll of the
With the death toll of then
With the deathly toll of the
None of the Above
Solution:
"With the death toll of the " is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q5. It is again a moot point whether India’s ASAT test and its positioning as a critical element in India’s strategic defence capability, will have the desired impact .................................................
that the nations leaders hope for
that the nation’s leader's hope for
that the nations leader's hope for
that the nation’s leaders hope for
None of the Above
Solution:
"that the nation’s leaders hope for" is grammatically and contextually correct. "Nation's" will be used to show possession.
Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given which is divided into FOUR parts such that the parts are jumbled and they do not make a meaningful sentence. Rearrange the following parts to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence and choose the correct rearrangement from the options given below each question.
Q6. (A) the livelihood of countless people on both sides of the LoC
(B) the government’s concerns may be well-founded,
(C) the rules stringently, not stop exchange of goods and put at risk
(D) but the solution to violations of a trade agreement is to enforce
BDCA
ADCB
CBDA
DCBA
DABC
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is BDCA.
Q7. (A) on April 18, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the suspension
(B) narcotics and fake currency” being transported into India
(C) and Chakan-da-Bagh, citing concerns about “illegal weapons,
(D) from midnight of trade at the two designated points at Salamabad
BDCA
ADCB
CBDA
DCBA
DABC
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is ADCB.
Q8. (A) University of Washington have floated
(B) a colleague shared some information
(C) during the long Easter weekend,
(D) about a course that two teachers at the
BDCA
ADCB
CBDA
DCBA
DABC
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is CBDA.
Q9. (A) to clamp down on social media
(B) terrorist attack on Easter Sunday was
(C) the Sri Lankan government to the
(D) one of the earliest responses of
BDCA
ADCB
CBDA
DCBA
DABC
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DCBA.
Q10. (A) also enhanced the human surveillance of
(B) their platforms and customer support
(C) to detect and deal with fake news
(D) many social media companies have
BDCA
ADCB
CBDA
DCBA
DABC
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DABC.
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Q11. Hear on the grapevine
to hear something commendable about someone
to hear something from your boss
to hear rumours about something
to hear something which is live on AIR
Both (a) and (b)
Solution:
Hear on the grapevine: to hear rumours about something
Q12. Let the cat out of the bag
to make extreme efforts to praise someone
to try to save someone from a disaster
reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake
to make someone subordinate
to let a cat roam around freely
Solution:
Let the cat out of the bag: reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake
Q13. Agitate the Gravel
To fall down
To die
To get angry
To slow down
To leave in a hurry
Solution:
Agitate the Gravel: To leave in a hurry
Q14. Toot one's own horn
To blow loud horn
Talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements
To end up in doing the loss of oneself
To get punished for doing something wrong
None of the above
Solution:
Toot one's own horn: Talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements
Q15. Twist someone's arm
to annoy someone
to break/fracture someone's arm
to get into someone's personal matters
to make someone irritated
to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do
Solution:
Twist someone's arm: to pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do
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