English Quiz

1. The bench also struck down the 99th Constitution Amendment Act, which was passed__________by both Houses of Parliament.
a) publicly
b) unanimously
c) conjunctively
d) rimation

2. ________to popular belief that red meat makes humans ________scientists have found that it actually has a calming effect.
a) dissimilar, happy
b) opposite, intelligent
c) contrary, aggressive
d) comparable, hostile

3. Their oath, provided in the statute, is yet another___________of the British Raj and directly clashes with the RTI Act.
a) relic
b) source
c) amnesia
d) excogitate

4. Behaving in a _______ and serious way, even in a ______ situation, makes people respect you.
a) calm, difficult
b) steady, angry
c) flamboyant, tricky
d) cool, astounding

5. An airplane with _______ passengers on board made an unscheduled _______ as the airport to which it was heading was covered with thick fog.
a) irritable, slip
b) faulty, stop
c) variety, halt
d) tons, wait

6. Sikkim was ____________ seriously by the September 2011 earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter ____________.
a) Haunted, calibration
b) Damaged, meter
c) Effected, range
d) Affected, scale

7. I was feeling rather __________ when I _________ a yellow envelope on the table.
a) Happy, Discerned
b) Honoured, feasible
c) miserable,spotted
d) ecstatic, perceived

8. The government has _______ to provide financial aid to the ones ________ by severe floods in the city.
a) desired, troubled
b) promised, havoc
c) failed, affected
d) wanted, struck

9. The protests were ________ at ________ awareness among the elite and the educated.
a) held,generating
b) aimed,creating
c) targeted,awaking
d) focused,building.

10. Even after 10 years of the RTI, I find a widespread lack of ___________.
a) cognizance
b) misunderstanding
c) ingratiating,
d) inviting