Answers, Quiz no.788

The lockdown
Quiz no.788

Total questions= 25
Total marks= 25
Negative mark= -.25
Cut off= 70 %
Time= 12 min
Pool= 30 points
Cap= 10 points

Fill in:
1. The man was ........................ his deafness
(a) rewarded for (b) cured of (c) convicted by (d) saved at =Answer= b
2. I ........................ very much like to see my old classmates.
(a) can (b) should (c) would (d) might =Answer= c
3. Naresh made a fortune ........................ buying and selling used cars.
(a) at (b) by (c) in (d) on =Answer= b
4. She has hardly started writing the article, ........................ 
(a) has she? (b) isn't it? (c) hasn't she? (d) is it? =Answer= a
5. An animal species becomes ........................ when its last existing member dies.
(a) exist (b) existing (c) extinct (d) extract =Answer= c

6. Find the correctly spelt word:
1) mistique 2) chimiras 3) pleasare 4) obituary =Answer= d

7. Improve the bracketed part:
Neither the judge nor [I am ready to announce who is the winner.] 
(a) I am ready to announce who the winner is =Answer
(b) are ready to announce who the winner is 
(c) is ready to announce who is the winner 
(d) No improvement

8. Improve the bracketed part:
Unless the Pakistani government [does not demolish] the terrorists’ training camp, there can be no peace in the region.
(a) do not demolish 
(b) demolishes =Answer
(c) will not demolish
(d) No improvement

Idioms and phrases:
9.To rock the boat- 1Blast something 2Sell something 3Up and running 4To disturb an existing situation =Answer= 4
10.Mealy-mouthed- 1Speaking while eating 2Someone who is unable to sing 3Cunning 4Afraid to speak frankly =Answer= 4
11.Moot point- 1A decisive point 2The central point 3A debatable point  4A valid point =Answer= 3
12.A drug in the market- 1Something in demand 2A useless person 3A toxic medicine 4Commodities not in demand =Answer= 4
13.Rest on my laurels- 1Be compliant 2Be complacent 3Be complete 4Be competent =Answer= 2

Fill in [Phrasal verbs*]:
14.Mohan laughs .... all these problems. [1over 2of 3off 4on] =Answer= 3
15.I am taught to be wary ...... strangers. [1off 2of 3on 4at] =Answer= 2
16.I'll go..... your words. [1by 2of 3off 3for] =Answer= 1
17.He called ....... an explanation. [1off 2for 3on 4at] =Answer= 2
18.Rohan is yearning ..... a BMW, and I, a cigarette. [1of 2for 3at 4over]  =Answer= 2

19.Voice:
The company paid her a meagre salary.
(a) She was paid a meagre salary by the company.  =Answer= a
(b) A meagre salary has been paid to her by the company.
(c) She was being paid a meagre salary by the company.
(d) She was paid a meagre salary to her by the company.

20.Rearrangement:
1. Local industries often
P.protest the high salaries
Q.that this will unreasonably raise
R.arguing vehemently
S.offered by multinational firms
6. all wages to an excessive level. 
(a) RQPS (b) PSRQ (c) SRQB. (d) PRSQ =Answer= b

Synonyms:
21. Bounder 1) lout 2) mediocre 3) done 4) decorous =Answer= a
22. Digression 1)meandering 2)candid 3)categorical 4)unequivocal =Answer= a
23. Impassive 1) ardent 2) reticent 3) agitated 4) susceptible =Answer= b

Antonyms:
24. Apocalypse 1) catastrophe 2) miracle 3) decimation 4) holocaust =Answer= b
25. To actuate 1) to retard 2) to spur 3) to impel 4) to propel =Answer= a

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