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English — Set 37

10 Questions with Answers & Explanations

Set 37 of 38

1

In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news

Context: The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.

Questions

A

is weak and often wanting entirely

B

deserves no one's attention

C

should travel the wires

D

is junk dressed up as real news

Correct Answer

deserves no one's attention

Explanation

In the context of the sentence, the author uses this idiom to categorize news that is insignificant and should not be prioritized or circulated.

2

The passage suggests that

Context: In the world today we make health and end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. a lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as many physicians pays very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers. the health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmes and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. The healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health: he should be using health for work. The work does the work that good health possible.

Questions

A

health is an end in itself

B

health is blessing

C

health is only means to an end

D

we should not talk about health

Correct Answer

health is only means to an end

Explanation

The passage argues that health is a 'means to enable a person to do his work' rather than an end in itself.

3

The stenographer is very efficient. He is ............ to his firm.

Options

A

a boon

B

a credit

C

a blessing

D

an asset

Correct Answer

an asset

Explanation

In professional terms, a valuable person or thing that provides a benefit to a company or organization is called an 'asset'.

4

In this passage, 'a benevolent power interested in men's affairs' means

Context: Nehru was a many sided personality. He enjoyed reading and writing books as much as he enjoyed fighting political and social evils or residing tyranny. In him, the scientist and the humanist were held in perfect balance. While he kept looking at special problems from a scientific standpoint. He never forgot that we should nourish the total man. As a scientist, he refused to believe in a benevolent power interested in men's affairs. but, as a self proclaimed non-believer, he loved affirming his faith in life and the beauty of nature. Children he adored. Unlike Wordsworth, he did not see him trailing clouds of glory from the recent sojourn in heaven. He saw them as a blossoms of promise and renewal, the only hope for mankind.

Questions

A

a supernatural power of god

B

beauty of nature

C

the spirit of science

D

the total man

Correct Answer

a supernatural power of god

Explanation

The phrase describes a supernatural or divine entity, which Nehru, as a scientist and self-proclaimed non-believer, did not believe in.

5

Which option best defines the word : HAUGHTY

Options

A

mentally anguished

B

arrogantly superior

C

charmingly polite

D

nobly aristocratic

Correct Answer

arrogantly superior

Explanation

The word 'haughty' describes someone who is blatantly and disdainfully proud, often having or showing an attitude of superiority over others.

6

Vijay sings very well and ........ does Ramesh.

Options

A

even

B

too

C

also

D

so

Correct Answer

so

Explanation

In English, 'so + auxiliary verb + subject' is the standard structure used to add a positive statement agreeing with the previous one.

7

The antonym of "Candid"

Options

A

meek

B

devious

C

genial

D

inquisitive

Correct Answer

devious

Explanation

'Candid' means truthful and straightforward. 'Devious' means showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics, which is its opposite.

8

The main theme of this passage is

Context: Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Not only does the lace of education among women make the dissemination of nutrition education The strength of the electronics industry in Japan is the Japanese ability to organise production and marketing rather than their achievements in original research. The British are generally recognised as a far more inventive collection of individuals, but never seem able to exploit what they invent. There are many examples, from the TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train and Sinclair scooter to the Triumph, BSA and Norton Motorcycle which all prove this sad rule. The Japanese were able to exploits their strengths in marketing and development many years ago, and their success was at first either not understood in the West or was dismissed as something which could have been produced only at their low price. They were sold because they were cheap copies of other people's ideas churned out of a workhouse which was dedicated to hard grind above all else.

Questions

A

electronic industry in Japan

B

industrial comparison between Japan and Britain

C

the role of marketing efficiency in industrial prosperity

D

the importance of original research in industry

Correct Answer

the role of marketing efficiency in industrial prosperity

Explanation

The passage primarily argues that organizational efficiency and marketing, rather than just invention, are the keys to industrial success.

9

He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his .......... vanity that you should disagree with him.

Options

A

overstrung

B

overweening

C

overwhelming

D

overwrought

Correct Answer

overweening

Explanation

'Overweening' describes excessive pride or arrogance, fitting the context of someone who cannot tolerate disagreement due to their inflated ego.

10

Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was ......

Options

A

full of working days

B

a very hectic week

C

full of holidays

D

a very busy week

Correct Answer

full of holidays

Explanation

The phrase 'very little work could be completed' implies an interruption or absence of work time, making 'full of holidays' the most logical reason among the given options.

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