LIC AAO English Language Quiz 26th April 2019

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 following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Q1. Images of the skeletal frames of Notre Dame cathedral, enveloped in ..................... smoke and flame, .................. us dead on April 15.

shrinking, cause

billowing, stopped

stabilized, stop

bloat, make

pacifying, forcing

Solution:

"Billow" means (of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion. Hence, "billowing, stopped " are perfect fits for both the blanks.

Q2. The National Capital Region’s pollution levels make it to the headlines every year. Every October to December, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana,.................. arising from industries, and motor vehicle emissions increase the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi to the ..................... level of 450.

water, definite

pollution, healthy

wasted, stability

smog, hazardous

smoke, secure

Solution:

"Smog" means fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. "smog, hazardous " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.

Q3. In response to the changing geopolitical environment, India had to revise its maritime strategy in 2015, marking a .................... shift from the earlier 2007 strategy of “Freedom to Use the Seas”, to “Ensuring Secure Seas”, ................ a boldness not earlier seen in its maritime strategy.

ideally, conceal

persuade, withhold

resulted, manifest

paradigm, reflecting

criteria, indicate

Solution:

"Paradigm shift" means a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. So, "paradigm, reflecting " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.

Q4. As the decisive turning point in Christian history, Good Friday is ............ as Jesus Christ’s crucifixion that led to ............... on Sunday, three days later.

remembered, resurrection

cater, revived

remembrance, reappear

focus, death

remembered, severity

Solution:

"Resurrection" means the revitalization or revival of something. Hence "remembered, resurrection " are grammatically and contextually fit for the blanks.

Q5. As a day of silent ............... and remembrance, Good Friday is observed by ............... church service where biblical accounts of Jesus’s death on the cross are read.

approved, attend

delighting, aiming

complaint, highlight

dislike, cater

mourning, attending

Solution:

"mourning, attending " make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Directions (6-10): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.

Q6. After the lead actors had been repeatedly late for rehearsal, the director decide to relegate them to the chorus and replace them with their understudies.

decided to relegate them to the chorus

decided to relegated them to the chorus

decided to relegate him to the chorus

decided to relegate them too the chorus

No change required

Solution:

"decided to relegate them to the chorus" is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q7. When studying for final exams, it’s a good idea to highlight the most important ideas and relegate the smaller details as insignificant.

its a good idea to highlight the

it’s an good idea to highlight the

it’s a good idea to highlighting the

it’s in a good idea to highlight the

No change required

Solution:

No change required

Q8. Officers didn’t have enough evidence to detain their suspect, so they had to let his go free.

so they had to let him go freed

so they had to let him go free

so they had to letting him go free

so they had to let him went free

No change required

Solution:

"so they had to let him go free " is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q9. Airport workers can detain flyers and hold them for questioning if they feel they might being doing something illegal.

if they feeling they might be doing

if they feel they might be do

if the feel they might be doing

if they feel they might be doing

No change required

Solution:

"if they feel they might be doing " is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q10. In court, the defendant did not win any points when he told the judge he felt speeding laws did infringe upon his rightly to express himself.

did infringe upon his right to expression himself.

did infringe upon his right to express him.

did infringe upon his right to express himself.

did infringe upon his right to expressed himself.

No change required

Solution:

"did infringe upon his right to express himself." is grammatically and contextually correct.

Q11. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

infringe

comply

encroach

meddle

intrude

Solution:

Infringe/meddle/intrude: act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.

Comply: act in accordance with a wish or command.

Q12. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

cajole

delude

repulse

tempt

beguile

Solution:

Cajole: persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Repulse: reject or rebuff (an approach or offer or the person making it).

Q13. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

Perplex

baffle

complicate

enlighten

perturb

Solution:

Perplex: make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Enlighten: give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.

Q14. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

emanate

conceal

emerge

initiate

originate

Solution:

Emanate: (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).

Conceal: not allow to be seen; hide.

Q15. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

wane

diminish

enhance

abate

dwindle

Solution:

Wane: (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.

Enhance: intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.