English Quiz – May, 2015 – Set 2





Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is an English Quiz for you all.

(Directions Q. 1-5): Which
of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace
the phrase printed in 
Blue in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e)
as the answer.
1. Our auditor had a time of a hell getting
through all the necessary paperwork to get the data compiled
on time.
(a) a hell-time
(b) a time to hell
(c) a time for a hell
(d) a hell of a time
(e) No correction required
2. Anyone in his right mind would
agree that we need to develop solar-power energy resources as an
alternative to consuming coal and oil.
(a) Anyone of his sound mind
(b) Anyone in his right brain
(c) Anyone of his correct mind
(d) Anyone in his brain
(e) No correction required
3. Just as in boxing
it is against the rules and unfair to hit someone under the belt, so in society it is
considered to be unfair to mention things
about someone that shows his character in a bad light.
(a) at the belt
(b) inside the belt
(c) below the belt
(d) on the belt
(e) No correction required
4. The Young Master
is a chips off the old block
and will remain a conservative as his father.
(a) chip of the old block
(b) chip off the old block
(c) old block chip
(d) chip in the old block
(e) No correction required
5. Because he has a
natural talent for words and language and writing, he is cut out to the job of being

on editor.
(a) cut out for the job
(b) cut out on the job
(c) out to cut the job
(d) out for cutting out job
(e) No correction required
Directions (Q. 6-10):
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the
sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
6. Software companies
_________ improved their ability last year to earn more revenue while employing
fewer people, reflecting the major transformation ________ in a sector that has
created a new middle class in India.
(a) fiercely, afoot
(b) carelessly, ongoing
(c) gravely, advancing
(d) greatly, undertaken
(e) dramatically, underway
7. Banks are
financial intermediaries where the ________ of the public are ________ and lent
to various sectors of the economy.
(a) assets, organised
(b) resources, mobilised
(c) capital, gathered
(d) basics, activated
(e) funds, mustered
8. The customer
demands have ________ a fierce competition amongst the banks and financial companies
for the application of computer and telecommunication technology in their
operations to help them offer ________ products and services at reduced costs.
(a) generated, original
(b) produced, new
(c) sparked, inventive
(d) triggered, innovative
(e) caused, contemporary
9. In a bank’s
portfolio losses ________ from outright default due to inability or
unwillingness of a customer or counterparty to meet ________ in relation to lending,
trading, settlement and other financial transactions.
(a) arise, responsibility
(b) derive, guarantee
(c) stem, commitments
(d) come, promise
(e) emerge, pledge
10. ________ to enhance
bilateral cooperation, Japan promised $35-billion assistance to India for the
next five years towards funding next-generation infrastructure projects, smart
cities, ________ of the Ganga and introduction of bullet trains.
(a) pledging, rejuvenation
(b) contracting, revitalisation
(c) promising, revival
(d) swearing, renewal
(e) undertaking, resurgence



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