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AFCAT Exam 2016- AFCAT Quiz 5

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Question 1

Study the following paragraph and answer the given questions.
Although an eco-friendly process and one of the main ways to save the environment, recycling is not gaining pace in the industry. The process of recycling undergoes. This requires a lot of manpower and tools which are expensive. Another disadvantage of recycling which makes it unviable is that for the manufactures, economically, the recycled material is not highly demanded since its quality is not as good as the original material. So, if the marketing of recycled goods is not worthwhile then the whole process of recycling cannot be economically efficient. Recycled products face other disadvantages as well, such as short self-life,
difficulty in de-inking the dyed products and less durability etc.
The author has listed the disadvantages of recycling to

Question 2

Study the following paragraph and answer the given questions.


Although an eco-friendly process and one of the main ways to save the environment, recycling is not gaining pace in the industry. The process of recycling undergoes. This requires a lot of manpower and tools which are expensive. Another disadvantage of recycling which makes it unviable is that for the manufactures, economically, the recycled material is not highly demanded since its quality is not as good as the original material. So, if the marketing of recycled goods is not worthwhile then the whole process of recycling cannot be economically efficient. Recycled products face other disadvantages as well, such as short self-life, difficulty in de-inking the dyed products and less durability etc.

Why is the marketing of recycled products not worthwhile according to the author?
(A) The original products are being sold at a much lower price as compared to the recycled products.
(B) The overall effect of recycling on the environment is detrimental rather than beneficial.
(C) It does not give appropriate economic returns since recycled products lack demand in the market.

Question 3

Direction: In each question, a sentence with four words printed in bold is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark option (E), i.e., ‘All Correct’, as your answer.
Her giggles (1) were infecsious (2) and soon (3) we were all laughing. (4)

Question 4

Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
The former president of the US is a hardworking and _______________ person, who is also known for his kind nature.

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Aggravate

Question 6

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
If we manage to ________ our natural resources, we would leave a better planet for our children.

Question 7

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Few professions can ________ the sheer variety and constant__________of being a doctor.

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required".
Over-exploitation of ground water has been led to their levels falling drastically and causes draughts.

Question 9

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the sentence.

Indian police is, on the whole, high handed in dealing with citizens.

Question 10

In the following sentence certain parts are underlined and marked P, Q and R. One of the parts may contain certain error or may not be acceptable in standard written communication. Select the part containing an error. Choose D as your answer if there is no error.

The student corrected all the errors (P) that the instructor marked (Q) on the answer book (R)
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