Mega English Revision Quiz - Score 20/20 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: A sentence divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). There are errors in two parts of the sentence. Determine the pair of parts which requires correction and mark it as your answer. If the sentence is correct, mark the answer as "No error".

I was supposed to work in the afternoon (A)/ but then decided to finish my work at Monday itself (B)/ so that I did not had to slog it out on Christmas; (C)/ but my boss had other plans. (D)

Question 2

Direction: Read the following 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.

China and India are the two most (1)/ egregious environmental polluters in the world (2)/for India uses coal for 80% of its power requirements and (3)/ it has slow in transition to clean energy sources. (4)

Question 3

Direction: Out of the five given options, choose the statement which is grammatically and structurally correct.

Question 4

Direction: Out of the five given options, choose the statement which is grammatically and structurally correct.

Question 5

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Hardly a week remains before your exams are scheduled to begin and you might still be revising certain topics.
B. It is natural to be tensed; so do not worry.
C. Prepare a study plan, and remember not to make it very complex.
D. You may have studied a lot, but you may also seem to forget a lot.
E. With the exams just around the corner, you might be undergoing different forms of emotional roller coaster rides.
F. You may be nervous, sometimes scared and sometimes excited for the upcoming exams as your preparation must be excellent.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

Question 6

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Hardly a week remains before your exams are scheduled to begin and you might still be revising certain topics.
B. It is natural to be tensed; so do not worry.
C. Prepare a study plan, and remember not to make it very complex.
D. You may have studied a lot, but you may also seem to forget a lot.
E. With the exams just around the corner, you might be undergoing different forms of emotional roller coaster rides.
F. You may be nervous, sometimes scared and sometimes excited for the upcoming exams as your preparation must be excellent.

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

Question 7

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Hardly a week remains before your exams are scheduled to begin and you might still be revising certain topics.
B. It is natural to be tensed; so do not worry.
C. Prepare a study plan, and remember not to make it very complex.
D. You may have studied a lot, but you may also seem to forget a lot.
E. With the exams just around the corner, you might be undergoing different forms of emotional roller coaster rides.
F. You may be nervous, sometimes scared and sometimes excited for the upcoming exams as your preparation must be excellent.

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

Question 8

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Hardly a week remains before your exams are scheduled to begin and you might still be revising certain topics.
B. It is natural to be tensed; so do not worry.
C. Prepare a study plan, and remember not to make it very complex.
D. You may have studied a lot, but you may also seem to forget a lot.
E. With the exams just around the corner, you might be undergoing different forms of emotional roller coaster rides.
F. You may be nervous, sometimes scared and sometimes excited for the upcoming exams as your preparation must be excellent.

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

Question 9

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Hardly a week remains before your exams are scheduled to begin and you might still be revising certain topics.
B. It is natural to be tensed; so do not worry.
C. Prepare a study plan, and remember not to make it very complex.
D. You may have studied a lot, but you may also seem to forget a lot.
E. With the exams just around the corner, you might be undergoing different forms of emotional roller coaster rides.
F. You may be nervous, sometimes scared and sometimes excited for the upcoming exams as your preparation must be excellent.

Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

Question 10

Direction: The following question carries a sentence with two blanks. Choose the most suitable pair of words from the given options that would make the sentence meaningful and complete.

________ hearing the news he felt ________ because his hard work had not borne fruit.

Question 11

Direction: The following question carries a sentence with two blanks. Choose the most suitable pair of words from the given options that would make the sentence meaningful and complete.

Norway has stolen a march over other developed countries by _______ that it would reduce 40% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and ______ carbon neutral by 2030.

Question 12

Direction: The following question carries a sentence with two blanks. Choose the most suitable pair of words from the given options that would make the sentence meaningful and complete.

Our Constitution was based on the belief that the free______ of ideas, people and cultures is essential to the______ of a democratic society.

Question 13

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Man needs food not _______ for the body but for the soul also; and the satisfaction of his physical wants does not imply his ________.

Question 14

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. "No correction required".

So the principle of induction allows us to conclude, which it is reasonable to believe that the Sun will rise tomorrow.

Question 15

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".

My parents were delighted when I secured the first rank in the annual examination.

Question 16

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

He spent the rest of their adult life as a militant, constantly pushing at the fringes of established political programmes.

Question 17

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative as your answer. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., "no correction required".

Rohit was giving off an air of superiority because he was a MLA.

Question 18

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

Hand out

Question 19

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

Stick to your guns

Question 20

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

Come down with