English Questions

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The Centre’s bid to dispel the pall of gloom over the economy (have been helped) in recent weeks by a rating.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

If you are living in the crowded part of the city then you should be ready to (bear) the noise.

Select the antonym of

sacred

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Everyone expected Mary Zophres to win for her retro-revival Technicolor clothes in La La Land — the eventual winner, Colleen Atwood for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, seemed surprised too. But as other awards began to slip away from the well-reviewed musical, a theme could be teased out. What is Fantastic Beasts if not a plea for equal treatment of people, magical or otherwise? Then, Arrival, a film about the inherent benignity of aliens (read immigrants) won for Best Sound Editing. Hacksaw Ridge, which is, in a way, an anti-guns movie, won in two categories. Fences, about an African-American father who fears racial discrimination, took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Earlier, Moonlight, featuring two minority communities (black and gay), won for Best Supporting Actor. This turned out to be one of those years the Oscar voter was underestimated. As a majority of voters are actors, there was the tendency to think they'd reward La La Land, a celebration of creation: the heroine wants to make movies, the hero wants to make jazz. It looked like the year of The Artist all over again.

Which of the following movies is about kindness of Aliens?

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Genetic variation is the cornerstone of evolution, without which there can be no natural selection, and so a low genetic diversity decreases the ability of a species to survive and reproduce, explains lead author Yoshan Moodley, Professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Venda in South Africa.

Two centuries ago, the black rhinoceros – which roamed much of sub Saharan Africa – had 64 different genetic lineages; but today only 20 of these lineages remain, says the paper. The species is now restricted to five countries, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Genetically unique populations that once existed in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Angola have disappeared. The origins of the 'genetic erosion' coincided with colonial rule in Africa and the popularity of big game hunting. From the second half of the 20th century, however, poaching for horns has dramatically depleted their population and genetic diversity, especially in Kenya and Tanzania.

What is important for evolution?

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P: It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more about those centuries gone by.
Q: It is almost as if such acts and ideas were meant to occur over and over again in different centuries though in a slightly different manner each time.
R: History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race.
S: When we trace history right from its beginning to the recent times, we cannot fail to notice that some events and characters have shown a repetitive quality.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

It is a good sign

P-­that the ratio remains the same despite

Q-­the revenue base coming down because

R-­of increased devolution to States

Improve the given sentence if necessary.

Ramesh is working in this factory for the past three months.