English Questions

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

So, increasingly,

P-paying to provide revenues
Q-for the Central government
R-the poor have been

Select the synonym of

consensus

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

It is revealing that the gender divide in cognition levels worsens with rise in age, as girls are often compelled to (drop in) of school for a variety of reasons.

Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He decided to take the help of a guide lest he may miss the way.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

I am raising these questions

P-­are early warning signs
Q­-of a deeper crisis
R­-because such events

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

It is a pity that

P-­such violence hardly
Q­-comes within the
R­-purview of the law

Choose the correctly spelt word

The din caused by the children howling is enough to the dead.

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.

Sub Sharan Africa has lost how many black rhino genetic lineages in 200 years?