TOP 50 English Practice Questions for LIC AAO Prelims 2023 – Set 1

Direction (1-4): In each of the following B.The administration is going to have a tough
questions, a part of the sentence contains error. time managing movement.
Find out which part of the sentence has error and C.In the suburbs where residents from adjoining
select the respective option as your answer. If villages are likely.
the sentence is free from error, select option ‘E’. D.To visit due to relaxation in restrictions.
1) With no relaxation in lockdown restrictions in E.No error.
rural parts of Pune district, (A)/ the
administration is going to have a tough time 2) The remaining part of the district including
managing movement (B)/ in the suburbs where rural area, (A)/ municipal council area, and area
residents from adjoining villages are likely (C)/ to under the three cantonment
visit due to relaxation in restrictions.(D)/ No boards (B)/ continues to be under the control
error (E). of (C)/ the district administration for Covid-
A.With no relaxation in lockdown restrictions in 19 management. (D)/ No error (E).
rural parts of Pune district.

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A.The remaining part of the district including rural came into effect (C)/ this week, post the second
area. wave of Covid-19(D)/ No error (E).
B.Municipal council area, and area under the A.Experts from Pune Platform for Covid-
three cantonment boards. 19 Response (PPCR).
C.Continues to be under the control of. B.Has submitted a set of recommendations to
D.The district administration for Covid- the.
19 management. C.District administration as the city’s limited
E.No error. unlocking came into effect.
D.This week, post the second wave of Covid-19.
3) Questioning the Centre’s policy of not E.No error.
prioritizing the youth in (A)/ the COVID-
19 vaccination drive, the Delhi High Court on Directions (05-09): In the following questions four
Tuesday said (B)/ the country needs to invest in words of each sentence is marked in bold, which
the future, and directed them to come out with a may or may not be correctly spelt or
policy (C)/ with regard to distribution of inappropriate to the context. Option
Liposomal Amphotericin-B among the patients corresponding to such word is your answer. If all
of mucormycosis.(D)/ No error (E). the highlighted wordsare correct, choose the
A.Questioning the Centre’s policy of not option E ie., “All are correct”.
prioritizing the youth in. 5) Falling of at least 71 trees, seven incidents
B.The COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Delhi (A) of wall collapse (B) or building damage,
High Court on Tuesday said. and waterloging (C) at three locations were
C.The country needs to invest in the future, and reported after Delhi witnessed strong winds and
directed them to come out with a policy. moderate intensity (D) rainfall in the early hours
D.With regard to distribution of Liposomal of Tuesday.
Amphotericin-B among the patients A.Incidents
of mucormycosis. B.Collapse
E.No error. C.Waterloging
D.Intensity
4) Experts from Pune Platform for Covid- E.Allare correct.
19 Response (PPCR) (A)/ has submitted a set of
recommendations to the (B)/ district 6) Non-essential shops opened amid uncertainity
administration as the city’s limited unlocking (A) in Mumbai on Tuesday as shopkeepers

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 TOP 50 English Practice Questions for LIC AAO Prelims 2023 – Set 1
were confused (B) about the system of allowing
(C) shops on both sides of the road to function 9) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed
on alternate (D) days. (A) a chargesheet (B) against 25 Hyderabad-
A.Uncertainity based jewellers and chartered accountants
B.Confused for investing (C) demonetized notes of Rs 500
C.Allowing and Rs 1,000 amounting (D) to Rs 111 crores in
D.Alternate their banks.
E.Allare correct. A.Filed
B.Chargesheet
7) The civic body had started converting (A) this C.Investing
building into a DCH after its first dedicated D.Amounting
(B) Covid hospital in Baner, set up last year, was E.Allare correct.
not enough to meet the burgeon (C) demand for
beds in the city during the peak of the second
wave of infections (D). Directions (10-15): In the following questions,
A.Converting you have a passage where some of the words
B.Dedicated have been omitted. Read the passage carefully
C.Burgeon and choose the correct answer to each blank out
D.Infections of the five alternatives.
E.Allare correct. The latest figures show Kerala accounting for
over half the national caseload -- 22,056 cases
8) The amended (A) Delhi excise rules promise out of 43,132 nationally on Wednesday. And
to give a boast (B) to microbreweries in the that’s ________ (1) 35 per cent of the state's
national capital, with the distillery-cum- population having received their first vaccine and
bars allowed (C) to provide takeaway an impressive 16 per cent both jabs (way above
(D) services and also supply to bars and the 8 per cent rate nationally). So what’s going
restaurants. on?
A.Amended At one level, there’s the view that the state’s high
B.Boast caseload may just reflect its ____________ (2) in
C.Allowed detecting new cases. Says virologist Shahid
D.Takeaway Jameel: “The only answer I can see is Kerala is
E.Allare correct.

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testing more widely and is reporting honestly -- D.indicate
and trying to keep down mortality.” E.consequently
Some experts, though, say more __________
(3) is needed to see if other factors are at play.
Says SulphiNoohu, president-elect Indian 11) Select the appropriate word for the given
Medical Association, Kerala wing: “We definitely blank (2).
need to study if there’s some other factor. A.potentially
Possibly, more genomic testing is called for” that B.Diligent
might detect new variants, for instance Inevitably, C.anticipated
there’s the fear the Kerala cases could spread to D.staggered
neighbouring states or to other parts of the E.Diligence
country and trigger a devastating third wave.
Alarmingly, seven out of 14 Kerala districts have 12) Select the appropriate word for the given
seen infection levels rising in the last four weeks. blank (3).
The state’s __________ (4) a two-day lockdown A.implementation
over the coming weekend but experts say stricter B.Administer
movement curbs may be __________ (5). C.Investigation
Puzzlingly, cases have been rising despite the D.conclude
fact the state has done just about everything right E.philander
with its “war rooms” that collect data on hospital
beds and monitor patients. At the peak of the 13) Select the appropriate word for the given
Covid-19 crisis, it was able to keep deaths at a blank (4).
low level and even now its _________ A.Fortifying
(6) numbers are lower than other states, Kerala B.visualise
has an ageing population and there are a huge C.imagine
number of people who suffer from diabetes and D.Imposing
other comorbidities. E.primary
10) Select the appropriate word for the given
blank (1). 14) Select the appropriate word for the given
A.despite blank (5).
B.in spite A.Potentially
C.therefore B.Pernicious

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C.Require 17) The idea that the (A) federalism of Article
D.fatally 370 (B) weakened the Indian Union is (C)
E.needed contrary and is (D) erroneous to a basic
understanding of democracy and lessons learnt
15) Select the appropriate word for the given from the experiments of Indian (E) presence.
blank (6). A.A-D; B-C.
A.Admirably B.A-C; B-E.
B.Mortified C.C-D; A-E.
C.Pretentious D.D-C; B-A.
D.Mortally E.No interchange required.
E.mortality

Direction (16-20): In each of the questions given 18) For a long time, major parties (A)
below, a sentence is given with few words aftermath Sri Lankan Tamils preferred to focus
highlighted. These words may or may not be on political (B) empowerment of the Tamils
placed correctly in the sentence. Identify the instead of socio-economic (C) development of
words which have been placed incorrectly the two Provinces, (D) regardless of the impact
and need to be interchanged with other of the civil war and its (E) representing on
highlighted words to make the sentence correct livelihoods.
and meaningful. A.A-D; B-C.
16) In the last one year, the (A) erstwhile of B.A-C.
the (B) reorganization State was (C) lead on the C.A-E.
ground that it would (D) defended to D.D-C; B-A.
greater (E) integration of J&K with the rest of the E.No interchange required.
country.
A.A-D; B-C. 19) Despite reports
B.A-C; B-E. of (A) rampant drug (B) addiction and alcoholism
C.C-D; A-E. among Tamil youth in the post-war years,
D.D-C; B-A. they (C) turned a blind eye to the (D) problem.
E.No interchange required. A.A-D; B-C.
B.A-C.
C.A-B; C-D.

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D.D-C; B-A. 22) Rates falling by 105 bps during the same
E.No interchange required. period (A)/ even after the Reserve Bank slashed
key interest (B)/ real lending rates have gone up
20) Way back in 1897, the British (A) by 44 bps in spite of the nominal
empowered the Epidemic Diseases Act which (B) lending (C)/ rates by 135 basis points (bps) since
enacted the government to (C) prevent any February this year, the (D)/.
measures that would (D) implement the outbreak A.BDCA
or (E) spread of any disease. B.BDAC
A.A-D; B-C. C.BADC
B.A-C; B-E. D.BACD
C.C-D; A-E. E.No rearrangement required.
D.D-C; B-A.
E.No interchange required. 23) That the delay in the launch of the
smartphone in India (A)/ was mainly due to
Directions (21-24): In the questions given below, COVID-19, and that the company (B)/ Nanda
a sentence has been divided into four segments. Ramachandran said at a virtual briefing (C)/ was
Rearrange the parts in order to form a aiming to make the product available before
meaningful sentence and mark the respective Diwali (D).
option as your answer. A.CBAD
21) Faster pace in July as demand conditions B.CDAB
remained (A)/ subdued amid prolonged closures, C.CABD
following which firms reduced (B)/ both staff D.CDBA
numbers as well as purchasing E.No rearrangement required.
activity (C)/ India’s manufacturing sector activity
contracted at a slightly (D)/. 24) Virtually due to the novel coronavirus
A.DBCA pandemic (A)/ an India-Nepal Joint Commission
B.DBAC meeting (B)/ later in October but may be
C.DABC held (C)/ at the level of Foreign Ministers is
D.DCBA due (D).
E.No rearrangement required. A.CABD
B.BDCA
C.BADC

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D.CBAD B.Assaulting, metachronous.
E.No rearrangement required. C.Attacking, synchronous.
D.Defending, diachronic.
Direction (25-29): In the following questions there E.None of the above.
will be two blanks in each sentence. You have to
find a suitable pair of words to make the 28) The Greater Chennai Corporation has won
sentence grammatically and contextually correct. two awards for COVID19 management and
25) The ___________surge in COVID19 cases water body ___________at the national level
across India in April and May led to a great contest ___________by the Smart Cities Mission.
number of deaths and put an/a __________strain A.Restoration, organised.
on the healthcare system and governments. B.Desolation, planned.
A.Fortunate, scanty. C.Revocation, stated.
B.Catastrophic, enormous. D.Renovation, ordered.
C.Adverse, Infinitesimal. E.None of the above.
D.Prosperous, trivial.
E.None of the above. 29) The online portal _________ by the Greater
Chennai Corporation to book slots for COVID19
26) The Reserve Bank of India has ____________ vaccination received an/a ________ response on
norms for NBFC dividend distribution to infuse day one with all slots getting booked in a few
greater ____________in the practice. hours.
A.asserted, reliability. A.admitted, trifling.
B.initiated, potential. B.Initiated, Emancipating.
C.formed, accountability. C.formed, underwhelming.
D.Issued, Transparency. D.Launched, overwhelming.
E.None of the above. E.None of the above.

27) National team players spend very little time Directions (30-33): In the questions given below,
together for ____________ structures and a sentence has been divided into five segments.
_________moves to develop, and a safety first Rearrange the parts in order to form a
approach always seems around the corner. meaningful sentence and mark the respective
A.Residing, distant. option as your answer.

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30) A.SPQRT
P. the main suspect and others B.QSTPR
Q. a special team of the Greater Chennai Police C.RTQPS
R. involved in the SBI ATM thefts D.PQRST
S. help of the Haryana police to nab E.None of the above.
T. has launched a major operation with the
A.QTSPR 33)
B.PQRST P. allegations about their role on the day of the
C.SRTQP arrest
D.TQSPR Q. refusing to consider the affidavits filed by
E.None of the above. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
R. Law Minister MoloyGhatak and the State
31) government countering
P. students to the dangers of the pandemic S. the Supreme Court annulled a Calcutta High
Q. Class 12 exams, saying it will be very harsh Court order
R. government’s pragmatic stand to cancel its T. of four TMC leaders by the CBI in the Narada
S. the Supreme Court lauded the Andhra sting tape case
Pradesh A.QSTRP
T. and very unpredictable to expose B.PRSTQ
A.RSTQP C.RSTQP
B.SRQTP D.SQRPT
C.TQPSR E.None of the above.
D.QSTPR
E.None of the above. Direction (34-37): A word is highlighted and
followed by four sentences. You have to find in
which sentence the word is used appropriately
32) as per the parts of speech (if the given word is
P. this year, and delivery to the noun -usage of that word in the sentence should
Q. for a series of trials before September be noun). You have to identify the sentence in
R. the first indigenous carrier is expected which the word is placed appropriately.
S. Navy is slated for early 2022 34) Accurate
T. to have its maiden entry into the sea

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A.The archer’s accuracy is spot on and he E.None of the above.
always hits his target.
B.It's still not possible to accurately predict the 37) Deterrent
occurrence of earthquakes. A.Opponents of the death sentence insist that its
C.The Huntress notched arrow after arrow and existence does nothing to deter crime.
hit each target with precise accuracy. B.He believes in the deterrent effect of custodial
D.Everyone knows DNA testing is an extremely sentences.
accurate means of confirming a person’s identity. C.Attackers were also deterred by the fact that
E.None of the above. the police were keeping an eye on them.
D.Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.
35) Tangible E.None of the above.
A.The trial judge was only interested in evidence Direction (38-41): In each of the following
that was tangible and visible. questions, a part of the sentence may have error.
B.The tension in the air was so thick it was Find out which part of the sentence has error and
almost tangible. select the respective option as your answer. If
C.The recently discovered dinosaur bones are a the sentence is free from error, select option ‘E’.
tangible connection to our past. 38) Fresh cases of suspected illegal felling of
D.The less tangible aspects such as trust and the trees have (A)/ emerged from across Kerala as
quality and depth of relationships are almost the investigating teams (B)/ are pouring on
impossible to measure. official records and visiting (C)/the sites to
E.All are correct. ascertain the magnitude of loss (D)/ No Error (E).
A.A
36) Confer B.B
A.A conference was held last weekend to teach C.C
struggling writers how to improve their skills. D.D
B.The honorary degree will be conferred during E.No Error.
the second weekend of May.
C.Blood lines have a beguiling authority 39) With more curbs lifted from the lockdown
not conferrable by votes of the city council. phase (A)/ which ends at midnight on June 14,
D.The parent teacher conference allowed the the next couple (B)/ of weeks could be crucial in
kindergarten teacher and the boy’s mother to determining the impact (C)/ of the unlocking on
discuss his grades. the COVID19 situation (D)/ No Error (E).

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A.A be in their proper place, you have to interchange
B.B them in order to make the sentence contextually
C.C and meaningfully correct. If all the highlighted
D.D words are correct, mark E as your answer.
E.No Error. 42) Kerala, by contrast, has been able
to reckoned (A) one out of six. Maharashtra, the
40) Israel is set to swear in a new government other state with a huge number of cases that are
that will (A)/ send Prime Minister Benjamin just coming down, is capture (B) to
Netanyahu into the (B)/opposition after a record have detected (C) one out of 12 cases.
12 year in office and a political (C)/ crisis that A.BAC
sparked four elections in two years (D)/ No B.ACB
Error (E). C.CAB
A.A D.CBA
B.B E. None of these.
C.C
D.D 43) In fact, the accelerate (A) widely accepted by
E.No Error. even eminent (B) virologists like Gagandeep
Kang is Kerala may be a victim of its own
41) President Vladimir Putin has said Russia success in not letting the pandemic argument
would be ready (A)/ to hand over cyber criminals (C) out of control.
to the United States (B)/ if Washington did the A.BAC
same for Moscow and the (C)/ two powers B.CBA
reached an agreement to that effect (D)/No C.ACB
Error (E). D.BCA
A.A E. None of these.
B.B
C.C 44) The Kerala government insists its ‘cluster’
D.D testing is way more effective (A) than what’s
E.No Error. done in most of India. Contact (B) testing
involves testing everyone who has had Cluster
Direction (42-45): A Sentence is given with three (C) with a patient.
words highlighted in bold which may or may not A.BAC

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B.BCA opening a retail chain of Apple Storesin 2001,
C.CAB and acquiring numerous companies to broaden
D.ACB the software portfolio.
E. None of these. F. As the market for personal computers
expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple
45) Legendary Indian boxer Mary Kom lost considerable market share to the lower-
has questioning (A) up a storm by kicked (B) why priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC
she was asked to change her ring dress just a clones.
minute before her pre quarters (C) on Thursday. 46) Which sentence is not relevant to the
A.BAC paragraph?
B.ACB A.A
C.CAB B.B
D.CBA C.C
E. None of these. D.D
E.E
Direction (46-50): A set of six statements is
given. All the statements are jumbled in random 47) What is the FIRST sentence after
order. Rearrange the statements in the right rearranging the paragraph?
order and answer the questions that follow. A.A
A. It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, B.B
and Ronald Waynein in April 1976 to develop C.C
and sell Wozniak's Apple A personal computer. D.D
B. It tilts to try and test iPhoneplaybook for car as E.E
talks with automakers stall.
C. Apple Inc. is an 48) What is the FIFTH sentence after
American multinationaltechnology rearranging the paragraph?
companyheadquartered in Cupertino, California. A.A
D. Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled B.B
$274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. C.C
E. Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the D.D
revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding E.E
Apple's status by launching the iMacand iPod,

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49) What is the FOURTH sentence after A.A
rearranging the paragraph? B.B
A.A C.C
B.B D.F
C.C E.E
D.D
E.E

50) What is the THIRD sentence after

rearranging the paragraph?

ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION

1. Answer: E the control of the district administration for Covid-

The given sentence has no error, it is 19 management.
grammatically correct. Hence, option E is the Hence, option C is the correct answer.
correct answer.

3. Answer: C
2. Answer: C
Here, the word “them” is used instead of “it”.
“Continues” is used instead of “continue”.
Generally, “them” is used to refer living things.
Here the noun “boards” is plural, so it should
The correct sentence is:
follow a plural verb.
Questioning the Centre’s policy of not prioritizing
The correct sentence is:
the youth in the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the
The remaining part of the district including rural
Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the country
area, municipal council area, and area under the
needs to invest in the future, and directed it to
three cantonment boards continue to be under
come out with a policy with regard to distribution

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of Liposomal Amphotericin-B among the patients 5. Answer: C
of mucormycosis. The correct spelling is “waterlogging”.
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Falling of at least 71 trees, seven incidents of
wall collapse or building damage,
and waterlogging at three locations were
4. Answer: B
reported after Delhi witnessed strong winds and
In the sentence, the noun is “experts” it is a plural
moderate intensity rainfall in the early hours of
noun, so it should follow a plural verb. In part B
Tuesday.
“has” is used. It is used for a singular noun.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
Instead of “has”, “have” should be used.
The correct sentence is:
Experts from Pune Platform for Covid- 6. Answer: A
19 Response (PPCR) have submitted a set of The correct spelling is “uncertainty”.
recommendations to the district administration as Non-essential shops opened amid uncertainty in
the city’s limited unlocking came into effect this Mumbai on Tuesday as shopkeepers
week, post the second wave of Covid-19. were confused about the system
Hence, option B is the correct answer. of allowing shops on both sides of the road to
function on alternate days.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
4. Answer: B
In the sentence, the noun is “experts” it is a plural
7. Answer: C
noun, so it should follow a plural verb. In part B
Here, the noun is “demand”. Generally noun
“has” is used. It is used for a singular noun.
should be described by “adjective”. The
Instead of “has”, “have” should be used.
preceding word should answer how the demand
The correct sentence is:
is. So “burgeoning” should be used instead of
Experts from Pune Platform for Covid-
“burgeon”.
19 Response (PPCR) have submitted a set of
The civic body had started converting this
recommendations to the district administration as
building into a DCH after its first dedicated Covid
the city’s limited unlocking came into effect this
hospital in Baner, set up last year, was not
week, post the second wave of Covid-19.
enough to meet the burgeoning demand for beds
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
in the city during the peak of the second wave
of infections.

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Hence, option C is the correct answer. stated.“Consequently”means as a result.
“Explanation” is a noun, so it cannot be placed
8. Answer: B here.
“Boost” should be used instead of “boast”. Hence, option A is the correct answer.
Boast: - to talk with too much pride about
something that you have or can do. 11. Answer: E
The amended Delhi excise rules promise to give “Diligence” is the correct choice for this blank.
a boost to microbreweries in the national capital, “Potentially” is an adverb, grammatically it is
with the distillery-cum-bars allowed to incorrect to place here. “Diligent” is an adjective,
provide takeaway services and also supply to so it cannot be placed here.“Anticipated” means
bars and restaurants. to regard as probable; expect or
Hence, option B is the correct answer. predict.“Staggered” means to walk or move
unsteadily, as if about to fall.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
9. Answer: C
“Depositing” should be used instead of
12. Answer: C
“investing”.
“Investigation” is the correct choice for this blank.
Here we talk about depositing, notabout investing
“Implementation” is the process of putting a
for making profits.
decision or plan into effect; execution.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED)
“Administer” means to control or manage
has filed a chargesheet against 25 Hyderabad-
something. “Philander” means (of a man) readily
based jewellers and chartered accountants
or frequently enter into casual relationships with
for depositing demonetized notes of Rs 500 and
women.
Rs 1,000 amounting to Rs 111 crores in their
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
banks.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
13. Answer: D
“Imposing” is the correct choice for this blank.
10. Answer: A
“Fortifying” means to provide (a place) with
“Despite” is the correct choice for this blank. The
defensive works as protection against attack.
preposition ‘of’ should follow the word ‘in spite’.
“Visualize” means to form a mental image of;
“Indicate” is grammatically incorrect here.
“Therefore” refers to something that is previously

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imagine. “Primary” iscontextually incorrect, past tense verb. Here, the correct replacement
therefore it cannot be placed here. will be ‘defended’.
Hence, option D is the correct answer. Reorganization- the action or process of
changing the way in which something is
14. Answer: E organized.
“Needed” is the correct choice for this blank. Erstwhile- former.
“Potentially” refers to the capacity to develop or Defended- resist an attack made on (someone or
happen in the future. “Pernicious” refers to something); protect from harm or danger.
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or Lead- culminate or result in (a particular event or
subtle way. “Require” is grammatically incorrect consequence).
so it is unsuitable here. Integration- the action or process of integrating.
Hence, option E is the correct answer. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

15. Answer: E 17. Answer: C

“Mortality” is the correct choice for this blank. Among the given highlighted words, an
“Admirably” refers to a way that arouses or interchange is required between D-C and A-E.
deserves respect and approval. “Mortified” Here, ‘federalism of Article 370’ soundsincorrect.
means to cause (someone) to feel very Among the remaining highlighted words only
embarrassed or ashamed. “Pretentious” means ‘presence’ can make the phrase meaningful.
attempting to impress by affecting greater Further, ‘erroneous’ is followed by ‘to’ that is
importance or merit than is actually possessed. grammatically incorrect. The correct phrase will
“Mortally” refers to such a manner as to cause be ‘contrary to’.
death. Federalism- the federal principle or system of
Hence, option E is the correct answer. government.
Weakened- make or become weaker in power,
16. Answer: D resolve, or physical strength.
Among the given highlighted words, an Contrary- opposite in nature, direction, or
interchange is required between D-C and A-B. meaning.
Here, ‘State’ must be preceded by an adjective Erroneous- wrong/ incorrect.
instead of a noun. Therefore, (A)-(B) will be Presence- the state or fact of existing, occurring,
interchanged. Then, ‘was’ will be followed by a or being present.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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Enacted- make (a bill or other proposal) law.
18. Answer: C Empowered- give (someone) the authority or
Among the given highlighted words, (A) and (E) power to do something.
have been incorrectly placed. The hint can be Implement- put (a decision, plan, agreement,
drawn from the latter part of the sentence, etc.) into effect.
generally prepositions are used with a noun, Prevent- keep (something) from happening.
pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, Spread- gradually reach or cause to reach a
place, location, spatial relationships, or to wider area or more people.
introduce an object. Here, ‘representing’ is a verb Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
and must be replaced with ‘aftermath’ at its
place. 21. Answer: C
Aftermath (noun)- the consequences or after- The correct rearrangement of the given phrases
effects of a significant unpleasant event. will be DABC. The correct sentence is:
Representing (verb)- be entitled or appointed to India’s manufacturing sector activity contracted
act or speak for (someone), especially in an at a slightly faster pace in July as demand
official capacity. conditions remained subdued amid prolonged
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer. closures, following which firms reduced both staff
numbers as well as purchasing activity.
19. Answer: E Hence, option C is the correct answer.
All the given highlighted words have been
correctly placed and do not require any
interchange. Hence, option (e) is correct. 22. Answer: A
The correct rearrangement of the given phrases
20. Answer: D will be BDCA. The correct sentence is:
Among the given highlighted words, an Even after the Reserve Bank slashed key
interchange is required between D-C and B-A. interest rates by 135 basis points (bps) since
Here, we can get the hint from the former part of February this year, the real lending rates have
the sentence that is ‘laws can be enacted’ not gone up by 44 bps in spite of the nominal lending
empowered. Also, the outbreak shouldn’t be rates falling by 105 bps during the same period.
implemented, instead it should be ‘stopped’. Hence, option A is the correct answer.
Therefore, ‘implement’ and ‘prevent’ should be
interchanged. 23. Answer: C

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The correct rearrangement of the given phrases Trivial - of little value or importance.
will be CABD. The correct sentence is: Hence option B is the correct answer.
Nanda Ramachandran said at a virtual briefing
that the delay in the launch of the smartphone in 26. Answer: D
India was mainly due to COVID-19, and that the The sentence explains that RBI has issued
company was aiming to make the product norms to infuse greater transparency in practice.
available before Diwali. Here “issued” and “Transparency”fits the blank
Hence, option C is the correct answer. correctly.
Asserted – state a fact or
24. Answer: B belief confidently and forcefully.
The correct rearrangement of the given phrases Reliability – the quality of being trustworthy or of
will be BDCA. The correct sentence is: performing consistently well.
An India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting at the Accountability – the fact or condition of
level of Foreign Ministers is due later in October being accountable; responsibility.
but may be held virtually due to the novel Transparency – the quality of being easy
coronavirus pandemic. to perceive or detect.
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Hence option D is the correct answer.

25. Answer: B 27. Answer: C

The sentence explains that increase in COVID- The sentence explains that National players
19 cases across India led to more deaths and spent little time for attacking and taking more
made a strain on health care system. steps to develop and maintain safety approach
Here “catastrophic” and “enormous” fits the blank always.
correctly. Here “Attacking” and “synchronous” fits the blank
Catastrophic - causing sudden and very great correctly.
harm or destruction. Synchronous - existing or occurring at the same
Enormous - very large in size, quantity, or extent. time.
Fortunate - favoured by or involving good luck; Diachronic – concerned with the way in which
lucky. something, especially language, has developed
Scanty - small or insufficient in quantity or and evolved through time.
amount. Metachronous– Occurring at a different time to
Infinitesimal - extremely small. that of a specified event.

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Hence option C is the correct answer. A special team of the Greater Chennai Police
has launched a major operation with the help of
28. Answer: A the Haryana police to nab the main suspect and
The sentence explains that greater Chennai others involved in the SBI ATM thefts.
municipal corporation has won two awards for Hence option A is the correct answer.
covid-19 management and water body
restoration at the national level contest.
Here “restoration” and “organised” fits the blank 31. Answer: B
correctly. The correct arrangement of the sentence is
Desolation – a state of complete emptiness or SRQTP.
destruction. The Supreme Court lauded the Andhra Pradesh
Revocation - the official cancellation of a decree, government’s pragmatic stand to cancel its Class
decision, or promise. 12 exams, saying it will be very harsh and very
Hence option A is the correct answer. unpredictable to expose students to the dangers
of the pandemic.
29. Answer: D Hence option B is the correct answer.
The sentence implies that portal launched by
Chennai Corporation to book for vaccination 32. Answer: C
received good response and get filled within few The correct arrangement of the sentence is
hours. RTQPS.
Here the word “launched” and “overwhelming” The first indigenous carrier is expected to have
fits the blank correctly. its maiden entry into the sea for a series of trials
Trifling – unimportant or trivial. before September this year, and delivery to the
Emancipating – to give people social or political Navy is slated for early 2022.
freedom and rights. Hence option C is the correct answer.
Overwhelming – very great in amount.
Hence option D is the correct answer. 33. Answer: D
The correct arrangement of the sentence is
30. Answer: A SQRPT.
The correct arrangement of the sentence is The Supreme Court annulled a Calcutta High
QTSPR. Court order refusing to consider the affidavits
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Banerjee, Law Minister MoloyGhatak and the Here only in sentence B the word is present in
State government countering allegations about noun form.
their role on the day of the arrest of four TMC Hence option B is the correct answer.
leaders by the CBI in the Narada sting tape case.
Hence option D is the correct answer. 38. Answer: C
It is a preposition error. In part C ‘on’ is wrongly
34. Answer: D used and the correct usage is ‘over’.
Accurate (adjective) - exact and correct without The correct sentence is:
mistakes. Fresh cases of suspected illegal felling of trees
Here, only in option D the word is used in have emerged from across Kerala as the
adjective form. In option A and C, it is used as an investigating teams are pouring over official
adverb. In option B, it is used as a noun. records and visiting the sites to ascertain the
Hence, option D is the correct answer. magnitude of loss.
Hence option C is the answer.
35. Answer: E
Tangible (adjective) - actual, definite, real. 39. Answer: B
Here in all the options the word is used in the Here in part B ‘which’ is wrongly used and the
adjective form. correct usage is ‘that’.
Hence option E is the correct answer. The correct sentence is:
With more curbs lifted from the lockdown
36. Answer: B phase that ends at midnight on June 14, the next
Confer (verb) - to discuss something with couple of weeks could be crucial in determining
somebody before making a decision; to give the impact of the unlocking on the COVID19
somebody a special right or advantage. situation.
Here in all the sentences the word is used in Hence option B is the answer.
different forms except sentence B.
Hence option B is the correct answer. 40. Answer: C
In option C ’12 year’ is wrongly used and the
37. Answer: B correct usage is ’12 years’.
Deterrent (noun) - something that should stop The correct sentence is:
you doing something. Israel is set to swear in a new government that
will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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into the opposition after a record 12 years in The correct form of sentence is: In fact, the
office and a political crisis that sparked four argument widely accepted by even eminent
elections in two years. virologists like Gagandeep Kang is Kerala may
Hence option C is the answer. be a victim of its own success in not letting the
pandemic accelerate out of control.
41. Answer: E Hence, option B is the correct answer.
The given sentence has no error, it is
grammatically correct. Hence, option E is the 44. Answer: D
correct answer. Generally, the word “more” is used to emphasise
an adjective. The only adjective present in the
42. Answer: A sentence is “effective”, so it should be placed at
Generally, the word “to” is followed by a base part A. The only option that provides the correct
form verb. In some cases it will follow other parts answer is D.
of speech. According to this logic, we have only The correct form of sentence is: The Kerala
the word “capture” in base form. All other options government insists its ‘cluster’ testing is way
will get eliminated except A. more effective than what’s done in most of India.
The correct form of sentence is: Kerala, by Cluster testing involves testing everyone who
contrast, has been able to capture one out of six. has had contact with a patient.
Maharashtra, the other state with a huge number Hence, option D is the correct answer.
of cases that are just coming down, is reckoned
to have detected one out of 12 cases. 45. Answer: A
Hence, option A is the correct answer. In present perfect continuous tense, the word
“has” should be followed by been v+ing. In
43. Answer: B present perfect tense, it should be followed by 3 rd
According to the grammar, a verb will not come form of verb. From this logic, we can understand
after article “the”. “The” will be used before noun that only “kicked” will be placed at A. The only
and adjective. But we cannot place the word option that helps to form a meaningful sentence
“eminent” in the first place even though it is an is option A.
adjective. The only word that can be placed in The correct form of sentence is: Legendary
part A is “argument”. All other options will get Indian boxer Mary Kom has kicked up a storm by
eliminated except B. questioning why she was asked to change her

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ring dress "just a minute before her pre quarters" priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC
bout on Thursday. clones.
Hence, option A is the correct answer. 4) Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the
revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding
46. Answer: B Apple's status by launching the iMacand iPod,
B does not fit to the sequence of the paragraph opening a retail chain of Apple Storesin 2001,
though it is related. and acquiring numerous companies to broaden
The correct form of rearrangement is CAFED. the software portfolio
C: It is an independent statement and gives 5) Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled
introduction to the topic that is being discussed. $274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year.
A: Itexplains who isthe founder and developer of Hence, option B is irrelevant to the paragraph.
apple.
F: It explains even though personal computer’s 47. Answer: C
growth is expanded, it started to lose its The correct form of rearrangement is CAFED.
popularity due to the arrival of Microsoft’s Intel C: It is an independent statement and gives
PC clones. introduction to the topic that is being discussed.
E: It explains “to overcome the loss, apple A: It explains who is the founder and developer
planned to open its retail stores and launched of apple.
various products to enter into the profit zone”. F: It explains even though personal computer’s
D: It explains the profit gained by the Apple growth is expanded, it started to lose its
Company during the 2020 fiscal year. popularity due to the arrival of Microsoft’s Intel
The correct arrangement is: PC clones.
1) AppleInc. is an E: It explains “to overcome the loss, apple
American multinationaltechnology planned to open its retail stores and launched
companyheadquartered in Cupertino, California. various products to enter into the profit zone”.
2) It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, D: It explains the profit gained by the Apple
and Ronald Waynein April 1976 to develop and Company during the 2020 fiscal year.
sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. The correct arrangement is:
3) As the market for personal computers 1) Apple Inc. is an American multinational
expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple technology company headquartered
lost considerable market share to the lower- in Cupertino, California.

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2) It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, D: It explains the profit gained by the Apple
and Ronald Waynein April 1976 to develop and Company during the 2020 fiscal year.
sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. The correct arrangement is:
3) As the market for personal computers 1) Apple Inc. is an American multinational
expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple technology company headquartered
lost considerable market share to the lower- in Cupertino, California.
priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC 2) It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak,
clones. and Ronald Waynein April 1976 to develop and
4) Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer.
revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding 3) As the market for personal computers
Apple's status by launching the iMac and iPod, expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple
opening a retail chain of Apple Stores in 2001, lost considerable market share to the lower-
and acquiring numerous companies to broaden priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC
the software portfolio clones.
5) Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled 4) Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the
$274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Apple's status by launching the iMac and iPod,
opening a retail chain of Apple Stores in 2001,
48. Answer: D and acquiring numerous companies to broaden
The correct form of rearrangement is CAFED. the software portfolio
C: It is an independent statement and gives 5) Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled
introduction to the topic that is being discussed. $274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year.
A: It explains who is the founder and developer Hence, option D is the correct answer.
of apple.
F: It explains even though personal computer’s 49. Answer: E
growth is expanded, it started to lose its The correct form of rearrangement is CAFED.
popularity due to the arrival of Microsoft’s Intel C: It is an independent statement and gives
PC clones. introduction to the topic that is being discussed.
E: It explains “to overcome the loss, apple A: It explains who is the founder and developer
planned to open its retail stores and launched of apple.
various products to enter into the profit zone”. F: It explains even though personal computer’s
growth is expanded, it started to lose its

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popularity due to the arrival of Microsoft’s Intel A: It explains who is the founder and developer
PC clones. of apple.
E: It explains “to overcome the loss, apple F: It explains even though personal computer’s
planned to open its retail stores and launched growth is expanded, it started to lose its
various products to enter into the profit zone”. popularity due to the arrival of Microsoft’s Intel
D: It explains the profit gained by the Apple PC clones.
Company during the 2020 fiscal year. E: It explains “to overcome the loss, apple
The correct arrangement is: planned to open its retail stores and launched
1) Apple Inc. is an American multinational various products to enter into the profit zone”.
technology company headquartered D: It explains the profit gained by the Apple
in Cupertino, California. Company during the 2020 fiscal year.
2) It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, The correct arrangement is:
and Ronald Waynein April 1976 to develop and 1) Apple Inc. is an American multinational
sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. technology company headquartered
3) As the market for personal computers in Cupertino, California.
expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple 2) It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak,
lost considerable market share to the lower- and Ronald Waynein April 1976 to develop and
priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer.
clones. 3) As the market for personal computers
4) Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the expanded and evolved through the 1990s, Apple
revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding lost considerable market share to the lower-
Apple's status by launching the iMac and iPod, priced duopoly of Microsoft Windows on Intel PC
opening a retail chain of Apple Stores in 2001, clones.
and acquiring numerous companies to broaden 4) Apple swiftly returned to profitability under the
the software portfolio revitalizing “think different” campaign, rebuilding
5) Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled Apple's status by launching the iMac and iPod,
$274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. opening a retail chain of Apple Stores in 2001,
Hence, option E is the correct answer. and acquiring numerous companies to broaden
50. Answer: D the software portfolio
The correct form of rearrangement is CAFED. 5) Apple's worldwide annual revenue totalled
C: It is an independent statement and gives $274.5 billion for the 2020 fiscal year.
introduction to the topic that is being discussed. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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