LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz – 13

LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz

English Language is a part of almost all major competitive exams in the country and is perhaps the most scoring section also. Aspirants who regularly practice questions have a good chance of scoring well in the English Language Section. So here we are providing you with the LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. This LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz. Candidates must practice this LIC AAO Pre English Language Quiz to achieve a good score in the English Language Section.

Directions (1-6): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage. Some of the words have been highlighted which will be required to answer some of the questions.

There is a fairly universal sentiment that the use of nuclear weapons is clearly contrary to morality and that its production probably so, does not go far enough. These activities are not only opposed to morality but also to law if the legal objection can be added to the moral, the argument against the use and the manufacture of these weapons will considerably be reinforced. Now the time is ripe to evaluate the responsibility of scientists who knowingly use their expertise for the construction of such weapons, which has deleterious effect on mankind.

To this must be added the fact that more than 50 percent of the skilled scientific manpower in the world is now engaged in the armaments industry. How appropriate it is that all this valuable skill should be devoted to the manufacture of weapons of death in a world of poverty is a question that must touch the scientific conscience.

A meeting of biologists on the Long-Term Worldwide Biological consequences of nuclear war added frightening dimension to those forecasts. Its report suggested that the long biological effects resulting from climatic changes may at least be as serious as the immediate ones.

Sub-freezing temperatures, low light levels, and high doses of ionizing and ultraviolet radiation extending for many months after a large-scale nuclear war could destroy the biological support system of civilization, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Productivity in natural and agricultural ecosystems could be severely restricted for a year or more. Post war survivors would face starvation as well as freezing conditions in the dark and be exposed to near lethal doses of radiation. If, as now seems possible, the Southern Hemisphere were affected also, global disruption of the biosphere could ensue. In any event, there would be severe consequences, even in the areas not affected directly, because of the interdependence of the world economy. In either case the extinction of a large fraction of the earth’s animals, plants and microorganism seems possible. The population size of Homo sapiens conceivably could be reduced to prehistoric levels or below, and extinction of the human species itself cannot be excluded.

  1. According to the passage, the argument against use and manufacture of nuclear weapons

(a) Does not stand the test of legality

(b) Possesses legal strength although it does not have moral standing

(c) Is acceptable only on moral grounds

(d) Becomes stronger if legal and moral considerations are combined

(e) All the given options are incorrect.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Sol. Refer the second sentence of the passage, “These activities are not only opposed to morality ………… if the legal objection can be added to the moral, the argument against…………………. considerably be reinforced.”

  1. The scientists possessing expertise in manufacturing destructive weapons are

(a) Very few in number

(b) Irresponsible and incompetent

(c) More than half of the total number

(d) Engaged in the armaments industry against their desire

(e) not conscious of the repercussions of their actions.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Sol. Refer the first sentence of the second paragraph of the passage, “To this must be added the fact that more than 50 percent of the skilled scientific manpower in the world is now engaged in the armaments industry.”

  1. The author’s most important objective of writing the above passage seems to

(a) Highlight the use of nuclear weapons as an effective population control measures.

(b) Illustrate the devastating effects of use of nuclear weapons on mankind.

(c) Duly highlight the supremacy of the nations which possess nuclear weapons.

(d) Summarise the long biological effects of use of nuclear weapons.

(e) Explain scientifically the climatic changes resulting from use of nuclear weapons.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Sol. The author has highlighted the effect of nuclear weapons biologically in the passage. Refer to the 1st sentence of the 3rd paragraph of the passage, “A meeting of biologists on the Long-Term Worldwide Biological consequences of nuclear war added frightening dimension to those forecasts.”

 

  1. The author of the passage seems to be of the view that

(a) Utilization of scientific skills in manufacture of weapons is appropriate.

(b) Manufacture of weapons of death would help eradication of poverty.

(c) Spending money on manufacture of weapons may be justifiable subject to the availability of funds.

(d) Utilization of valuable knowledge for manufacture of lethal weapons is inhuman.

(e) The evaluation of the scientific skills in manufacture of weapons is appropriate.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Sol. Refer the last sentence of the second paragraph of the passage, “How appropriate it is that all this valuable skill should be devoted to the manufacture of weapons of death in a world of poverty is a question that must touch the scientific conscience.”

  1. Which of the following is one of the consequences of nuclear war?

(a) Fertility of land will last for a year or more.

(b) Post-war survivors being very few will have abundant food.

(c) Lights would be cooler and more comfortable.

(d) Southern Hemisphere would remain quite safe in the post-war period.

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Sol. All the options are incorrect. For option (d) refer the last few sentences of the last paragraph of the passage, “the Southern Hemisphere were affected also, global disruption of the biosphere could ensue. In any event, there would be severe consequences”

  1. The biological consequences of nuclear war as given in the passage include all the following, except

(a) Fall in temperature below zero degree Celsius.

(b) Ultraviolet radiation

(c) High does of ionizing

(d) Low light levels

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Sol. All the options gives the consequence that are highlighted in the passage. Therefore option (e) is the correct choice for the given question.

 

Directions (7-10): In each of the questions given below a part of the sentence is given in bold which may or may not be grammatically or logically correct. Below each sentence five options are given that try to provide the most suitable alternative to the one given in bold. Choose the option which makes the sentence grammatically and logically correct. If no correction is required in the given sentence then choose option (e) as your choice.  

  1. The early national movement succeeded to arouse among the people the feeling that they belong to one common nation- the Indian Nation.

(a) in arousing

(b) at arousing

(c) for arousing

(d) from arousing

(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice. To make the sentence grammatically correct replace the given phrase in bold with option (a) i.e., “in arousing”. It is to be noted that to make the syntax of the sentence grammatically viable the verb “succeed” should always be followed by [in + V4(= 4th form of verb)]. Hence, option (a) supplements the sentence with correct grammatical structure for the sentence making it the correct choice.

  1. From among various alternatives we should choose the one which being viable and consumes less time and energy.

(a) is viable and consuming lesser

(b) is viability and consumes less

(c) is viable and consumes less

(d) has viable and consuming less

(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice. The given phrase “being viable and consumes less” should be replaced with “is viable and consumes less” to make the sentence grammatically correct. All the other given options fail to fit into the sentence in a coherent manner.

  1. He met with an accident and was immediately admitted to the hospital.

(a) admitted to hospital

(b) admitted to an hospital

(c) admitted into a hospital

(d)  admitted within the hospital

(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Sol. The given phrase in bold should be replaced with the option (a) i.e., “admitted to hospital”. It is to be noted that the article in the given phrase should be omitted as places like hospital, temple, jail, prison, school, college etc., do not require any article if the places are used for the specific purpose for which they are meant to be. Hence, with the rationale provided option (a) is the correct choice.

  1. He is far more serious practitioner now than he would have to bein the past.

(a) should have been

(b) used to be

(c) had to be

(d)  might have been

(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Sol. Replace “would have to be” with “used to be” to make the sentence contextually correct as whenever there is a reference of an activity in past “used to be” is used to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the correct choice.

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