Sentence Connectors & Vocabulary Quiz :: 17th June 2021 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: Two sentences are given below with three alternatives following it. Select the connector from the given alternatives which can be used to form a single sentence implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used in the beginning, combines two sentences into one.

There is an influx of indigent people as many forsake the countryside and move to the metropolis. They give metro cities’ sprawling development a look far more shanty town than a shopping mall.
I. The burgeoning size of many of the new cities is due to
II. The world's population is on the move more than ever before due to
III. The problem is exacerbated by

Question 2

Direction: Two sentences are given below with three alternatives following it. Select the connector from the given alternatives which can be used to form a single sentence implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used in the beginning, combines two sentences into one.

Deleuze could with accuracy be described as a proponent of ‘the philosophy of difference’. In the notoriously dense fourth chapter of Difference and Repetition, he develops the thought that differential calculus can serve as the universal formal instrument for the theory and practice of ‘differentiation.’
I. At least up until the publication of Difference and Repetition in 1968,
II. Along with his younger contemporary 'Jacques Derrida,
III. The unrepresentable exists for

Question 3

Direction: Two sentences are given below with three alternatives following it. Select the connector from the given alternatives which can be used to form a single sentence implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used in the beginning, combines two sentences into one.

The left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. The American public is bewildered when Bill articulated an immigration policy in 1995 that today’s Democrats vehemently oppose.
I. Rightly said
II. Contributing to the sense of confusion that
III. As though

Question 4

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

With large swathes of the planet’s surface used to grow food, raise animals or produce products such as timber, the agricultural sector — if managed sustainably — can make significant contributions to protecting biodiversity, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. Addressing a three-day international dialogue on mainstreaming the key issue into agricultural policies and practices, he called for transformative changes in food production, aimed at producing healthy and nutritious food while simultaneously safeguarding the planet’s biodiversity.

“Biodiversity is essential for safeguarding global food security and nutrition, improving rural livelihoods, and enhancing the resilience of people and communities,” he said in keynote remarks. However, planetary biodiversity — at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels — faces a number of threats, the FAO Director-General noted, adding that food production “is a big part of the problem”.

Pointing out that the world still produces food based mainly on 50-year-old principles, often using environmentally unfriendly chemicals, he also described how the loss of agricultural biodiversity poses a direct risk to food security. “Only three staple crops — rice, maize and wheat — and three animal species — cattle, pigs and chicken — provide the majority of food energy intake in the world,” he said.

Diversifying food sources could play a critical role in ensuring food security; such as genetically diverse plants which are more tolerant to hotter and drier conditions, he said. Similarly, more diverse livestock would allow farmers and pastoralists to breed animals which could adapt to changing environmental conditions. “This is especially important nowadays in the face of emerging challenges such as the impacts of climate change, rapid urbanization and also a growing population with changing diets,” Mr. Graziano da Silva said. At the farm level, implementing production practices that prioritize safeguarding biodiversity can also ensure that food can be produced sustainably.

To that end, this week’s FAO conference gathers together people from across the whole sector, to consider real-world examples of how agriculture, fisheries and forestry have been successfully managed to safeguard biodiversity. A series of working groups will also focus on avenues for mainstreaming biodiversity in agriculture, including global governance, national policies and legislation, financial incentives and investments and supply chain measures.

Source: news.un.org

What was FAO Director-General’s idea for making a contribution in protecting the biodiversity?

Question 5

Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

You may already know the professional teeth whitening cost can be high — much more expensive than at-home alternatives. In-office teeth whitening is one of the safest and most effective whitening methods.
I. If you've considered whitening your teeth,
II. Teeth whitening doesn’t have to be expensive while
III. If you’re looking for an alternative to professional bleaching in a dental office as
Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

Question 6