ENGLISH - Online Test
Q1. Direction: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence can replace the word printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) i.e. 'No correction required' as the answer.
An Australian man, long thought to being associated of the digital currency Bitcoin, has publicly identified himself as its creator.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
'to be associated with the' makes the sentence grammatically correct.
'to being' is incorrect in the given context. The sentence brings out an existing relationship or association. Hence, 'associated' should be used. 'Associate' doesn't make sense.
Q2. Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'no error'.
In China elections do not offer the / people any serious choice hence, / these have to choose the ruling party / and the candidates approved by them.
In China elections do not offer the / people any serious choice hence, / these have to choose the ruling party / and the candidates approved by them.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
‘These' in the above sentence is an incorrect pronoun. Instead of ‘these', ‘they' is the appropriate pronoun. ‘They' is used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified whereas ‘these’ is used to identify a specific person or thing.
Q3. Directions: Each of the following contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it:
The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticizing the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion.
The passage best support-that:
The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticizing the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion.
The passage best support-that:
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
the press is the only means to project to the masses the policies of the government.
Q4.
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
The economy of India is the seventh-largest economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). The country is classified as a newly industrialised country, one of the G-20 major economies, an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies, a member of BRICS and a developing economy with an average growth rate of approximately 7% over the last two decades. Maharashtra is the wealthiest Indian state and has an annual GDP of US$220 billion, nearly equal to that of Portugal, and accounts for 12% of the Indian GDP followed by the states of Tamil Nadu (US$140 billion) and Uttar Pradesh (US$130 billion). India's economy became the world's fastest growing major economy in the last quarter of 2014, replacing the People's Republic of China. The long-term growth prospective of the Indian economy is positive due to its young population, corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. The Indian economy has the potentialto become the world's 3rd-largest economy by the next decade, and one of the largest economies by mid-century. And the outlookfor short-term growth is also good as according to the IMF, the Indian economy is the "bright spot" in the global landscape. India also topped the World Bank’s growth outlook for 2015-16 for the first time with the economy having grown 7.6% in 2015-16 and expected to grow 8.0%+ in 2016-17. India has the one of fastest growing service sectors in the world with annual growth rate of above 9% since 2001, which contributed to 57% of GDP in 2012-13. India has become a major exporter of IT services, BPO services, and software services with $167.0 billion worth of service exports in 2013-14. It is also the fastest-growing part of the economy. The IT industry continues to be the largest private sector employer in India. India is also the fourth largest start-up hub in the world with over 3,100 technology start-ups in 2014-15 the agricultural sector is the largest employer in India's economy but contributes to a declining share of its GDP (17% in 2013-14). India ranks second worldwide in farm output. The Industry sector has held a constant share of its economic contribution (26% of GDP in 2013-14). The Indian auto mobile industry is one of the largest in the world with an annual production of 21.48 million vehicles (mostly two and three wheelers) in FY 2013-14. India has $600 billion worth of retail market in 2015 and one of world's fastest growing E-Commerce markets. India's two major stock exchanges, Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, had a market capitalisation of US$1.71 trillion and US$1.68 trillion respectively as of Feb 2015, which ranks 11th & 12 largest in the world respectively according to the World Federation of Exchanges. India also home to world's third largest Billionaires pool with 111 billionaires in 2016 and fourth largest number of ultra-high-net-worth households that have more than 100 million dollars. India is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the Non Aligned Movement, the G20, the G8+5, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations, the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation, the New Development BRICS Bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Missile Technology Control Regime.
Which private sector employer in India continues to be the largest?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The passage has talked about IT sector being the largest private sector employer in India.
Q5. When I asked him ______ the keys, Bob said he had no idea where they were.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Use IF+affirmative word order in reported speech to introduce a yes/no question.
Q6. Direction: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence can replace the word printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) i.e. 'No correction required' as the answer.
What drove its initial development was its purely digital existence, away from the control of government regulators.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
The given sentence is correct and needs no improvement. It means that the government did not have any control in the development of the subject.
Q7. Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'no error'.
Military officers could do as they wished / and no one would question them, / since then a military dictatorship/ was established.
Military officers could do as they wished / and no one would question them, / since then a military dictatorship/ was established.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
‘Since then’ will get replaced by ‘thus’ because ‘since’ tells us about intervening period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration, typically the present. Whereas, ‘thus’ is used to tell a result or consequence.
Q8. Direction: Given passage is followed by a set of four statements. Answer according to the directions given for each question.
India’s baffling array of state and national labour laws date to the 1940s: one provides for the type and number of spittoons in a factory. Another says an enterprise with more than 100 workers needs government permission to scale back or close. Many Indian businesses stay small in order to remain beyond the reach of the laws. Big firms use temporary workers to avoid them. Less than 15% of Indian workers have legal job security. The new government can sidestep the difficult politics of curbing privileges by establishing a new, simpler labour contract that gives basic protection to workers but makes lay-offs less costly to firms. It would apply only to new hires; the small proportion of existing workers with gold-star protections would keep them.
(A). More Indian workers can get permanent jobs and legal job security if existing labour laws are reformed.
(B). Effective labour law reform can encourage many Indian businesses to grow to more than 100 workers.
(C). Outdated Indian labour laws need to be simplified to provide basic protection to workers and curb privileges.
(D). The difficult politics of curbing privileges can be avoided if the changes in the labour law only apply to the new hires.
Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage given above.
(A). More Indian workers can get permanent jobs and legal job security if existing labour laws are reformed.
(B). Effective labour law reform can encourage many Indian businesses to grow to more than 100 workers.
(C). Outdated Indian labour laws need to be simplified to provide basic protection to workers and curb privileges.
(D). The difficult politics of curbing privileges can be avoided if the changes in the labour law only apply to the new hires.
Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage given above.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Only C
Summarising the paragraph, the labour laws in India are dated and need to be reformed. A simpler labour contract that gives basic protection to workers while curtailing privileges for new hires and making layoffs less costly to firms is required. Option A- From the option, we cannot conclude that if labour laws are reformed, more workers can get permanent jobs and also, it is not the main idea of the paragraph. Option B- The paragraph does argue that outdated labour laws mean that most businesses stay small to avoid them. So the above is a reasonable conclusion but it is not the main idea of the paragraph. Option D- This option touches upon only one aspect of labour law reform suggested. Hence this is not the correct answer. Option C- We can see that this option touches upon the main points of the paragraph. This is hence the option that best summarizes the paragraph.
Q9.
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
The economy of India is the seventh-largest economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). The country is classified as a newly industrialised country, one of the G-20 major economies, an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies, a member of BRICS and a developing economy with an average growth rate of approximately 7% over the last two decades. Maharashtra is the wealthiest Indian state and has an annual GDP of US$220 billion, nearly equal to that of Portugal, and accounts for 12% of the Indian GDP followed by the states of Tamil Nadu (US$140 billion) and Uttar Pradesh (US$130 billion). India's economy became the world's fastest growing major economy in the last quarter of 2014, replacing the People's Republic of China. The long-term growth prospective of the Indian economy is positive due to its young population, corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. The Indian economy has the potentialto become the world's 3rd-largest economy by the next decade, and one of the largest economies by mid-century. And the outlookfor short-term growth is also good as according to the IMF, the Indian economy is the "bright spot" in the global landscape. India also topped the World Bank’s growth outlook for 2015-16 for the first time with the economy having grown 7.6% in 2015-16 and expected to grow 8.0%+ in 2016-17. India has the one of fastest growing service sectors in the world with annual growth rate of above 9% since 2001, which contributed to 57% of GDP in 2012-13. India has become a major exporter of IT services, BPO services, and software services with $167.0 billion worth of service exports in 2013-14. It is also the fastest-growing part of the economy. The IT industry continues to be the largest private sector employer in India. India is also the fourth largest start-up hub in the world with over 3,100 technology start-ups in 2014-15 the agricultural sector is the largest employer in India's economy but contributes to a declining share of its GDP (17% in 2013-14). India ranks second worldwide in farm output. The Industry sector has held a constant share of its economic contribution (26% of GDP in 2013-14). The Indian auto mobile industry is one of the largest in the world with an annual production of 21.48 million vehicles (mostly two and three wheelers) in FY 2013-14. India has $600 billion worth of retail market in 2015 and one of world's fastest growing E-Commerce markets. India's two major stock exchanges, Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, had a market capitalisation of US$1.71 trillion and US$1.68 trillion respectively as of Feb 2015, which ranks 11th & 12 largest in the world respectively according to the World Federation of Exchanges. India also home to world's third largest Billionaires pool with 111 billionaires in 2016 and fourth largest number of ultra-high-net-worth households that have more than 100 million dollars. India is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the Non Aligned Movement, the G20, the G8+5, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations, the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation, the New Development BRICS Bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Missile Technology Control Regime.
Why is the long-term growth prospective of the Indian economy positive?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
It can be inferred from the passage that India's young population, corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings, investment rates and its increasing integration into the global economy make the long term growth perspective of the Indian economy positive.
Q10. The world ---- a better place now if we had known a hundred years ago what we know today about the earth's environment.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Use ‘Might be’, as it is a case of Past possibility.
