Answers, Quiz no.777

 The lockdown

Quiz no.777

Total questions= 25

Total marks= 50

Negative mark= -.50

Cut off= 70 %

Time= 15 min

Spot the error:

1. The alarm report of Tsunami (1)/ frightened everyone in the (2)/ coastal region of TamilNadu. (3)/  No error (4)  =Answer= 1

2. Organic pulses are so popular today (1)/ that many people wonder (2)/ how they ever lived without them. (3)/ No Error (4)  =Answer= 3

Fill in the blanks:

3.My father did not approve ..................... the plan of travelling to Uttarakhand because of bad weather there.  

1) of 2) one 3) to 4) with  =Answer= 1

4.I settled ..................... Canada last year.   

1) at 2) in 3) off 4) on =Answer= 2

Select the word similar in meaning to the word given: 

5.Abeyance= 1) Commencement 2) Perjure 3) Condone 4) Suspension  =Answer= 4

6.Dauntless= 1) Brave 2) Insane 3) Playful 4) Ugly  =Answer= 1

 

Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given:

7. Clandestine= 1) Abrupt 2) Illicit 3) Open 4) Wary    =Answer= 3

8. Intrepid= 1) Greed 2) Kind 3) Meek 4) Sigh    =Answer= 3

Idioms/ phrases/ give one word:

9.To steal a march=1) To act in a foolish way 2) To break something 3) To outshine 4) To see a hidden meaning    =Answer= 3

10.In a jiffy= 1) Fail to win appreciation 2) In an appropriate manner 3) Something that is done very quickly 4) To fall in love    =Answer= 3

11.Mania for travel= 1) Dromomania 2) Hypomania 3) Megalomania 4) Nymphomania    =Answer= 1

12.One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige= 1) Egotist 2) Imposter 3) Parvenu 4) Scullery    =Answer= 3

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence:

13.(After he arrived) from office, he goes to gym.  

1) After he had being arriving 2) After he had arrived 3) After he arrives 4) No improvement    =Answer= 3

14. When I first saw Ankit, he (was playing) cricket.  

1) had played 2) had been playing 3) played 4) No improvement    =Answer= 4

Select the incorrectly spelt word:

15. 1) Acquiescence 2) Alienate 3) Belligerent 4) Sabbotage    =Answer= 4

16. 1) Alluminium 2) Cemetery 3) Recommend 4) Satellite    =Answer= 1

Rearrangement:

17.P: It isn't bragging about how great you are.

Q: It's not about thinking you're perfect because nobody is but knowing that you're worthy of being love and accepted.

R: Self esteem is how much you value yourself and how important you think you are.

S: It's how you see yourself and feel about your achievements.  

1) SQRP 2) RQSP 3) RSPQ 4) SRQP    =Answer= 3

Rearrangement:

18.P: Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions.

Q: Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell.

R: It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with it's own individual qualities.

S: Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas.  

1) QPRS 2) PQRS 3) PQSR 4) QRPS    =Answer= 4

Voice:

19.Who teaches you Mathematics?  

1) By whom are you taught Mathematics?  =Answer= 1

2) By whom were you taught Mathematics?

3) By whom will you be taught Mathematics?

4) Mathematics is taught by whom? 

Narration:

20."I don't know the answer. Do you"? She asked.  

1) She asked me if I knew the answer which she didn't.

2) She said that she didn't know the answer and did I know it.

3) She said that she didn't know the answer and asked me if i did.  =Answer= 3

4) She told that she was not knowing the answer but wondered if I know.  

Cloze test:

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this ............21........., the ............22........ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our ............23........ and students is likely to remain ............24......... It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and ............25.........

21.1) measure 2) resource 3) story 4) truth    =Answer= 4

22.1) efficiency 2) effectiveness 3) quality 4) quantity    =Answer= 3

23.1) friends 2) ideals 3) parents 4) teachers    =Answer= 4

24.1) inadequate  2) indifferent 3) represented 4) unmeasurable    =Answer= 1

25.1) mechanics 2) monitors 3) robots 4) televisions    =Answer= 3