AFCAT Exam - AFCAT Quiz 11 for ESE & GATE ME Exams

Question 1

Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

The former superstar recently 1/ visit an orphanage, 2/ fuelling speculation that 3/ she is planning to adopt a child 4/ No error 5

Question 2

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 3

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.

The move to allow dumping of mercury __________ an outcry from residents of the area who fear that high levels of mercury will affect their health and _______ ecologically sensitive forest area.

Question 4

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. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as "No error". Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

The minister saying that the States (1)/ had been requested to accord priority to (2)/ water-quality affected habitations and to ensure that (3)/ funds provided by the federal government were utilized (4)

Question 5

Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to Intellectual?

Question 6

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

Susceptible

Question 7

Select the incorrectly spelt word.

Question 8

Study the following paragraph and answer the given questions.
Fashion has become one of the largest fads among the youth. The amount of time wastage and expenditure on fasion is very large.What bothes however is the fact that fashion is here to stay despite countless arguments against it. What is required therefore is that strong efforts should be made in order to displace excessive craze of fashion from the minds of today's youth.

Which of the following statements finds least support by the argument made by the author in the given paragraph?

Question 9

Study the following paragraph and answer the given questions.
Fashion has become one of the largest fads among the youth. The amount of time wastage and expenditure on fasion is very large.What bothes however is the fact that fashion is here to stay despite countless arguments against it. What is required therefore is that strong efforts should be made in order to displace excessive craze of fashion from the minds of today's youth.

Which of the following can be inferred from the given paragraph?
Fashion has become one of the largest fads among the youth. The amount of time wastage and expenditure on fashion is very large.What bothers, however, is the fact that fashion is here to stay despite countless arguments against it. What is required therefore is that strong efforts should be made in order to displace excessive craze of fashion from the minds of today's youth

Question 10

Direction: In each question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of the four words printed in bold is either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence find the number of that word. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.

The cat is sitting in front / of the television/ with its tail, stretched / out strait /. All correct.