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English Quiz for NIACL Assistant Exam: 2018

Directions (1-5):In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.

Q1. At a time of fierce questioning across the arts, the friendship with Karnad ____________ Vasudev to read modern Kannada literature widely, forging creative collaborations in illustration, theatre and film that would become a __________ of his work.
 pressurised; copyright
 compulsion; trademark
 compelled; hallmark
 asked; sigh
 coerced; register

Q2. Thereafter, the work will tour four major cities in the U.S., allowing both international audiences and the Indian ____________, the possibility to ____________ the relevance of the story of Sita in the world around, and within.
 origin; associate
 culture; unite
 literature; make
 era; assume
 diaspora; recognise

Q3. India remains the world’s __________ growing large economy. But it needs to grow even faster to ________ job creation. The focus must be on sorting out vital economic indicators that are far from perfect.
 fastest; spur
 farthest; allow
 faster; create
 fast; form
 foremost; accelerated

Q4. Given the constitutional bar on any such inquiry, it will be unwise to ___________ the claim that the present __________ has been made “as per the advice” of the Chief Minister.
 ask; charted
 question; arrangement
 doubt; amends
 suspect; constitution
 interrogate; modeling

Q5. I see women becoming more open, with greater __________ to express themselves, to demand more, to ask for their ________.
 caliber; duties
 capability; help
 enthusiasm; command
 ability; rights
 power; fight

Direction (6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one part is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer. If there is no error in the given sentence, mark option (e) as your answer .i.e. "No error".

Q6. Time seems to run at a different pace of(A)/ Elza Soares. The Brazilian samba legend is 81 but on the eve of(B)/ a Rio de Janeiro concert for her recent(C)/ album Deus e Mulher (God is a woman), you wouldn’t think so(D)/. No error(E)
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E

Q7. I intend to continue working with the fabric to(A)/ create awareness, and hope to produce more collections(B)/ of well-finished pieces that people will fall in(C)/ love with, and not merely buy because it comes with a handloom tag(D)/. No error(E)
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E

Q8. Stepping into compact store(A)/ at Jxtapose, one is met with(B)/ the subjective pleasant smell(C)/ of leather and dyes(D)/. No error(E)
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E

Q9. Despite the event actually ranking below the continental(A)/ and world level events, the Indian men’s team has failed to(B)/ breach the final barrier against a formidable Australia(C)/ that has dominate every edition since inception(D)/. No error(E)
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E

Q10. Any practice aimed to improving yourself must(A)/ reflect the constant flux of(B)/ daily life. Each day, your body, mood, schedule(C)/, environment, and so on, will differ(D)/. No error(E)
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E

Directions (11-15): Choose the word out of five given alternatives in each of the question which is not the antonym of the given word in bold.

Q11. PEREMPTORY
 easy-going
 imperial
 laid-back
 lenient
 moderate

Q12. PORTENT
 doom
 auspiciousness
 expectation
 foreboding
 destruction

Q13. TREPIDATION
 apprehension
 assurance
 beauty
 composure
 contentment

Q14. WILLFUL
 contumacious
 flexible
 involuntary
 yielding
 unwilling

Q15. VICISSITUDE
 uniformity
 stability
 stagnation
 similarity
 novelty











SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.E
3.A
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.E
8.C
9.D
10.A
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.A
15.E

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