English Language Quiz For NIACL AO Prelims 2023 -02nd September

Directions (1-10): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct position. Following each sentence four sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words which will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. If the words are correct at their current position, then choose ‘no rearrangement required’ as your answer.

Q1. Researchers at IIT Guwahati have electrochemical (A) a bio-generates (B) device, Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) that developed (C) green energy by treating (D) wastewater.

(a) BDCA
(b) CDBA
(c) ADBC
(d) CABD
(e) no rearrangement required

Q2. Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ states agreed to bring forward oil production rises to offset (A) Russian output losses to ease surging (B) oil prices and inflation (C) and smooth (D) the way for an ice-breaking visit to Riyadh by U.S. President Joe Biden.

(a) CDBA
(b) CBAD
(c) CBDA
(d) DCAB
(e) no rearrangement required

Q3. Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start a veterinary (A) of network (B) ambulances across the state for treatment (C) of sick and injured (D) animals.

(a) ABDC
(b) DCAB
(c) BACD
(d) DCBA
(e) no rearrangement required

Q4. Avert (A) Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office said on Thursday that India has fertilisers (B) the supply of amid (C) to assured (D) food shortages.

(a) CDBA
(b) DBCA
(c) ACDB
(d) ACBD
(e) no rearrangement required

Q5. A report by PhonePe in payments (A) with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has said that India’s digital collaboration (B) market is at an “inflection (C) point” and is expected to more than triple (D) from the current $3 trillion to $10 trillion by 2026.

(a) ACBD
(b) BACD
(c) CDBA
(d) DBCA
(e) no rearrangement required

Q6. Germany must work harder to reduce its energy-machine (A) on Russia but Western sanctions in response (B) to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are still taking a heavy toll (C) on the Russian war dependence (D), German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday.

(a) CDBA
(b) DBAC
(c) BDCA
(d) DBCA
(e) no rearrangement required

Q7. A double-decker (A) bus belonging (B) to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has been converted (C) into a high-tech classroom and a place for recreation (D) for students at the Manacaud Government Lower Primary School.

(a) DCAB
(b) DBCA
(c) DABC
(d) DCBA
(e) no rearrangement required

Q8. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, exploding (A) chemical plants have become a frightening (B) reality for its citizens, but they’re just one example of the staggering (C) toll that war is taking on the nation’s environment (D).

(a) CDAB
(b) DBCA
(c) CBDA
(d) ABDC
(e) no rearrangement required

Q9. Messaging combat (A) Whatsapp on Wednesday said it had application (B) over 16 lakh accounts in the month of April as part of its preventive (C) actions to banned (D) abuse on the platform, the company spokesperson said in a statement.

(a) DBCA
(b) BDCA
(c) ADBC
(d) CDBA
(e) no rearrangement required

Q10. Rotating (A) of mostly Western countries criticized North Korean “programs (B) actions” in its weapons dozens (C) as its government on Friday took over the reckless (D) presidency of the UN-backed Conference on Disarmament.

(a) CDBA
(b) ACBD
(c) CDAB
(d) CBAD
(e) no rearrangement required

Solutions

S1. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is CABD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed (C) a bio-electrochemical (A) device, Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) that generates (B) green energy by treating (D) wastewater.

S2. Ans (e)
Sol. The words are correct at their current position and the sentence is already contextually meaningful.

S3. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start a network (B) of veterinary (A) ambulances across the state for treatment (C) of sick and injured (D) animals.

S4. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is CDBA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Amid (C) Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office said on Thursday that India has assured (D) the supply of fertilisers (B) to avert (A) food shortages.

S5. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: A report by PhonePe in collaboration (B) with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has said that India’s digital payments (A) market is at an “inflection (C) point” and is expected to more than triple (D) from the current $3 trillion to $10 trillion by 2026.

S6. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is DBCA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Germany must work harder to reduce its energy-dependence (D) on Russia but Western sanctions in response (B) to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are still taking a heavy toll (C) on the Russian war machine (A), German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday.

S7. Ans (e)
Sol. The words are correct at their current position and the sentence is already contextually meaningful.

S8. Ans (e)
Sol. The words are correct at their current position and the sentence is already contextually meaningful.

S9. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDCA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Messaging application (B) Whatsapp on Wednesday said it had banned (D) over 16 lakh accounts in the month of April as part of its preventive (C) actions to combat (A) abuse on the platform, the company spokesperson said in a statement.

S10 Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is CDBA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Dozens (C) of mostly Western countries criticized North Korean “reckless (D) actions” in its weapons programs (B) as its government on Friday took over the rotating (A) presidency of the UN-backed Conference on Disarmament.