Ans. Quiz no.692

📚📚The lockdown

Quiz no.692

🏁1.Spot the error

Irrfan was active in TV, 1/  films and theatre 2/ and had a career 3/ span almost 25 years.☑️4/  NE5/

Expl.

इस वाक्य में 

..span..❌

..spanning..✔

..span of..✔

Span= Duration/ cover/ extend= noun/ verb

🏁2.Spot the error

The country is under ☑️1/ lockdown since March 25 to 2/ curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. 3/ NE4/

Expl.

Time frame है तो 

..is..❌

..has been..✔

🏁3.What is the synonym for INSINUATE?

a.conceal b.☑️allude c.curious d.pamper

Expl.

Insinuate= हिंट देना 

Allude= हिंट देना*

🏁4.What is the antonym for INDIGENCE?

a.privation b.incompetent c.sluggish d.☑️affluence

Expl.

Indigence= गरीबी 

Affluence= सम्पन्नता

🏁5.Voice

Bring a glass of water.

a. Let glass of water be brought.

b. You are ordered to brought a glass of water.

c. ☑️A glass of water should be brought.

d. Let glass of a water be brought.

Expl.

..let glass..❌

..let a glass..✔

..to brought ..❌

..a water..❌

🏁6.Voice

You were to bring him here.

a. He was brought here by you.

b. He was being brought here by you.

c. He did bring here by you.

d. ☑️He was to be brought here by you.

Expl.

To+ v1 को to be+ v3 में बदलेंगे 

I was to kill him.

He was to be killed by me.

🏁7.Narration

She said," I wish I didn't see him." 

a. She had wished she didn't see him.

b. She had wished she hadn't seen him.

c. ☑️She wished she didn't see him.

d.She wished she couldn't see him.

Expl.

यदि reported speech में wish + clause हो तो उस क्लॉज़ का टेंस अपरिवर्तित रहेगा!

🏁8.Narration

He said," It is time we left."

a. He said that it was time they had left.

b. ☑️He said that it was time they left.

c. He said that it was time they had leave..

d. He said that it was time he left.

Expl.

यदि reported speech में it+ hv+ time + clause (past indefinite) हो तो उस क्लॉज़ का टेंस अपरिवर्तित रहेगा! It के साथ जुड़े helping verb चेंज होगा!

🏁9.Find the incorrectly spelt word

a.Fahrenheit b.Hygiene c.Kaleidoscope  d.☑️Lasivious 

Expl.

Lascivious✔

🏁10.Rearrangement 

P. in the community transmission stage only when 

Q. cases with no clue on how they got the virus

R. there are about 20 to 30 per cent 

S. we can consider that we are

a.SRQP b.SPQR c.☑️SPRQ d.SRPQ

🏁11.Improve the bracketed part

The teacher asked the little boy (why did he not come) the previous day.

(a) why he didn't came

(b) ☑️why he hadn't come

(c) why had he not come

(d) No improvement

Expl.

दिया वाक्य एक indirect speech है! इसमें interrogative structure (hv+ s+ mv) का प्रयोग नहीं होगा, assertive structure (s+ hv+ mv) का होगा!

S= subject

HV= helping verb

MV= main verb/ lexical verb

🏁12.Improve the bracketed part

Stop bunking classes lest you (would be caught).

(a) might be caught

(b) ☑️should be caught

(c) may be caught

(d) No improvement

Expl.

Lest+ s+ should+ v1/ be+ v3✔

Formal English में "Lest= कहीं ऐसा न हो" के साथ should का प्रयोग होगा!

🏁13. Which sentence is correct?

(a) If I have had the captaincy, I would have selected the best bowlers.

(b) ☑️If I had had the captaincy, I would have selected the best bowlers.

(c) If I have the captaincy, I would have selected the best bowlers.

(d) If I had the captaincy, I would have selected the best bowlers.

Expl.

Independent clause में would have v3 बता रहा है कि यह तो 3rd conditional sentence बन सकता है या mixed conditional sentence बन सकता है! ऑप्शन d= mixed conditional sentence है लेकिन illogical है! इसलिए ऑप्शन b= 3rd conditional sentence आंसर है!

Conditional sentences पढ़े हैं तो आप बहस कर सकते हो कि ऑप्शन d illogical क्यों है!

🏁14. Fill in

In view of the heavy losses suffered by the company, the shareholders were requested to bear …….

(a) over 

(b) ☑️with 

(c) out 

(d) up

Expl.

Bear with= धैर्य रखने के लिए कहना 

🏁15. Choose the correct option

Rescue of a wrecked ship or cargo is .............

(a) ☑️salvage

(b) forfeit

(c) yacht

(d) shred

Expl.

Forfeit- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing.

Yacht- A large boat that is used for racing or pleasure

Shred- A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from 

something larger