English Quiz

Directions Questions (1 to 5): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E, and F in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

A. For most managers of organizations, the external context, or environment, is represented by the market for which they are trying to provide a good or service.
B. Contextual conditions are important because they influence the methods by which managers can effectively use resources to plan, organize and staff, direct, and control organization activities
C. Similarly, governmental regulations, technological changes in unrelated industries, national events, and other organizations that provide information and entertainment may also affect the operations of the television station.
D. Yet the external context can also include events and activities that do not exist in the market the organization is serving.
E. For instance, a television station operates in a context in which viewers, advertisers, program producers, and news services all affect the broadcasting by the television station.
F. And this control of organizational activities is of prime importance.

Question.1. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F

Question.2. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B

Question.3. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) A

Question.4. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F

Question.5. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

Directions for questions 6 to 10: In each of the following sentences there are two blanks. Below each, five pairs of words have been denoted by number (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). In each questions, choose the pair of words that can be filled up in the blanks to make sentence meaningful.

Question.6. There is a strong undercurrent in the Global South that the international legal regime does not apply uniformly, but sustains the _________ of developed states to the _________ of developing ones. 
1) bigeminy……… damage
2) impotence……..disadvantage
3) hegemony……..detriment
4) hierarchy………felicity
5) prowess………..benevolence

Question.7. _________ isn’t a healthy democratic trait; nor is _________. We’ll need to be wise and specific to make much of the saga unrolling as Made in the UK and Made in Europe comes down the tracks, with nobody feeling the least bit good.
1) Immorality……veracity
2) Reluctance…..sagacity
3) Impotence ….naivety
4) Imbecility……sapience
5) Preposterousness………discernment

Question.8. Repositioning your company can be an/a _________ move — it’s exciting to take a fresh approach and go after new opportunities. But change is also risky and over time, the momentum behind it can _________.
1) enervating……alleviate
2) invigorating…..wane
3) insalubrious…..soar
4) rejuvenating……….stoke
5) vital…………escalate

Question.9. Signs of ________discontent have been visible in Kashmir since early 2007 after a series of civilian killings in _______ encounters by security forces and in the Amarnath land row agitation of 2008.
1) sluggish……..bogus
2) simmering…….fake
3) abeyant………hoax
4) alive………sham
5) rapid………counterfeit

Question.10. _________ the success enjoyed by the _________, dumbed-down versions of the game, cricket spread over five long days remains the truest measure of genuine sporting skill.
1) In spite…….mundane
2) Despite……abridged
3) Respite……lax
4) Irrespective…small
5) Though…….gruff

Explanations ▼

Solutions for Q(1 – 5): A introduces the topic – external context and environment being represented by the market which the managers are trying to provide a good or service. Next comes D which says what else can be included in the external context. ‘also’ is the key word here. E follows D by giving an example of it. Thus, DE is a mandatory pair. C carries on the argument by citing other factors affecting the television stations. Next comes B which gives the importance of contextual conditions and F clearly concludes the argument. Hence the correct sequence would be ADECBF

Answer.1. 5
Answer.2. 4
Answer.3. 2
Answer.4. 1
Answer.5. 4

Answer.6. 3; The sentence talks about the lack of uniformity so we need words that compare the developed and developing countries. ‘Hegemony’ means preponderant influence or authority over others. ‘Detriment’ means a cause of injury or damage. So, option (3) helps us to draw out the correct meaning from the given sentence that the legal regime helps to sustain the authority of the developed countries to the disadvantage of the developing countries. ‘Prowess’, which means extraordinary bravery or ability, and ‘benevolence’, which means kindness, fail to convey any meaning and are negated. ‘Hierarchy’, which means a body of persons in authority, may be suitable for the first blank but ‘felicity’, which means happiness, fails to impart any meaning to the sentence. ‘Impotence’, which means weakness, and ‘bigeminy’, which means the state of having a pulse characterized by two beats close together with a pause following each pair of beats, are easily negated.

Answer.7. 3; ‘Veracity’, which means truthfulness and ‘sagacity’, ‘sapience’ and ‘discernment’, which mean wisdom, are positive qualities and are always considered to be good democratic traits. Hence, option (1), (2), (4) and (5) are negated. ‘Impotence’,which means lack of strength and power, is suitable for the first blank. ‘Naivety’, which means artlessness, is the most apt word for the second blank. Hence, option (3) is the correct answer.

Answer.8. 2; We need a positive word for the first blank. ‘Exciting’, ‘fresh’ and ‘new’ are positive words, so one of options (2), (4) and (5) will be the correct answer. ‘But’ introduces a contrast.So we need a negative word for the second blank. ‘Stoke’, which means to stir up or feed and ‘escalate’, which means increase, are positive words and are negated. ‘Invigorating’, which means ‘giving life and energy’, and ‘wane’, which means ‘to decrease in size, extent, or degree’ are apt for the first and second blank respectively.

Answer.9. 2; ‘Simmering’, which means to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development or anger, is apt for the first blank. ‘Fake encounters’ justifies the reason for discontent. Hence, option (2) is the correct option.

Answer.10. 2; The word ‘despite’ brings out the required contrast between the dumbed down versions of cricketmatches and five-day cricket matches. ‘Abridged’, which means shortened, describes the one day match aptly. Hence, option (2) is the correct option. ‘In spite’ is incorrect because of the absence of the preposition ‘of’.