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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 (1-5): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.

  1. The Gujarat government has providing (A) a fine of ₹500 for not wearing (B) a seatbelt but the Centre has laid(C) down ₹1,000 as the penalty, without imposed (D) a minimum or maximum limit.

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No replacement required.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. In the given sentence, ‘providing’ has been used incorrectly in both grammatical and contextual sense because the given sentence is in present perfect tense and as per the sentence structure it should be ‘has/have + V3’. Also, ‘providing’ and ‘imposed’ also make the given sentence contextually incorrect but interchanging them will make the sentence both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (a).

 

  1. The Centre is planning on changing (A) the skyline of the historic seat of retrofitted (B) in New Delhi, with a new or completely power (C) Parliament building and one common Central Secretariat (D) for all Ministries.

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No replacement required.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Going through the sentence it can be clearly seen that the words ‘retrofitted’ and ‘power’ are unable to impart any specific meaning to the sentence but interchanging them will make the given sentence both grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (b)

 

  1. The experts and the government (A) in a statement supported the efficacy (B) of the odd-even policy in Delhi as well as the use of pollution mitigation (C) as effective short-term pollution masks (D) measures.

(a) B-D

(b) A-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No replacement required.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. After reading the given sentence it can be seen that ‘masks’ in its current position is not making a contextually meaningful sentence. Also, ‘Mitigation’ in its current position is incorrect. So, interchanging them will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

 

  1. Commercial vehicles with RFID (A) tags which have not got their accounts installed (B) will have to pay double the toll amount (C) at 13 border points in Delhi where RFID systems are recharged (D).

(a) B-D

(b) A-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No replacement required.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. After reading the given sentence it can be seen that the usage of ‘Installed’ in its current position is incorrect as can be seen from the usage of ‘accounts’. But interchanging it with ‘recharged’ will make the given statement contextually meaningful. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (a)

 

  1. The Constitution(A) Bench of the Supreme Court took a comment (B) view of the serious (C) reportedly made by an UP Minister that the Ram temple would be built on the disputed(D) land as the “Supreme Court is ours”.

(a) B-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No replacement required.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Going through the given sentence it can be clearly seen that ‘comment’ and ‘serious’ in their current position are not correct because ‘comment view’ and ‘serious reportedly’ doesn’t make any sense. But interchanging them will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (b)

 

Directions (6-10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is ‘No error’ mark (5) as the answer (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

 

  1. The journalist alongwith (1)/the camera crew were(2)/ kidnapped by the(3)/ militants last night.(4)/ No error.(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Use ‘was’ in place of ‘were’. Here, the subject is the journalist which is singular.

 

  1. She told her son (1)/ to wait in the car (2)/ until she does not (3)/ returns from the shop. (4)/ No error. (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. It should be ‘until she returns’. In conditional clauses negatives are not used with until and unless.

 

  1. The number of flu cases (1)/ is decreasing slowly, (2)/ thanks to the (3)/ timely governmental efforts. (4)/ No error.(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. The sentence is correct.

 

  1. The principal spotted Indira (1)/ which was sitting in (2)/ the canteen at the time when (3)/ she should be attending the classes. (4)/ No error. (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Use ‘who’ in place of ‘which’. For persons relative pronoun who is used.

 

  1. If I will meet (1)/Nayan in the meeting (2)/ I will give (3)/ him your message. (5) /No error. (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Remove ‘will’. If the principal clause is in Future Tense, Simple Present Tense is used in the conditional clause.

 

 

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