Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 294

Directions(1-8): In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark ‘no correction/change required’ as the answer.

Saudi Arabia will remove its ban on internet phone calls a government spokesman said, in a bid to (1) [extant] online business as the kingdom looks to boost non-oil revenue. All online voice and video call services such as Microsoft’s Skype and Facebook’s WhatsApp that satisfy regulatory requirements will become (2) [incommensurable] at midnight (2100 GMT), Adel Abu Hameed, spokesman for the telecoms regulator CITC said on Twitter on Wednesday. Voice and video calling apps such as WhatsApp and Skype will be “widely available to users”, a government statement said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at (3) [Lenifying] business confidence as the kingdom (4) [Transitions] into a post-oil era. “Access to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) will reduce operational costs and (5) [Stress] digital entrepreneurship,” the statement said, citing a directive from the communications and technology ministry. Asked if the apps could be monitored by the authorities or companies, he said: “Under no circumstances can the user use an application for video or voice calling without (6) [Aggrandizing] and censorship by the Communications and Information Technology Commission, whether the application is global or local. ”Saudi Arabia, which introduced blocks to internet communications from 2013, along with its Gulf Arab neighbours have been (7) [wary] that such services could be used by activists and (8) [opposers].

Find the appropriate word in each case.

  1. expunge
    inculpate
    stimulate
    rampant
    No change required
    Option C
    The word ‘expunge’ means ‘remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line’ .
    The word ‘stimulate’ means ‘to accelerate’.
    The word ‘inculpate’ means ‘suggest that someone is guilty’ .
    The word ‘rampant’ is an adjective and means ‘(especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked’.

     

  2. accessible
    flagrant
    fortuitous
    Both A and C
    No change required
    Option A
    The word ‘incommensurable’ means ‘impossible to measure or compare in value or size or excellence’.
    The word ‘flagrant’ means ‘conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible’.
    The word ‘fortuitous’ means ‘occurring by happy chance’.

     

  3. impinging
    boosting
    imputing
    Both A and C
    No change required
    Option B
    The word ‘lenifying’ means ‘to alleviate’.
    The word ‘impinging’ which means ‘to infringe upon’ .
    The word ‘imputing’ means ‘attributing or crediting to’ .

     

  4. Longueur
    Knell
    Modifications
    Maelstrom
    No change required
    Option E
    The word ‘longueur’ means ‘period of dullness or boredom’.
    The word ‘knell’ means ‘(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral’ .
    The word ‘maelstrom’ means ‘a powerful circular current of water’ .

     

  5. Morass
    Loupe
    Spur
    Obfuscate
    No change required
    Option C
    The word ‘morass’ means ‘a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot’ .
    The word ‘loupe’ means ‘a small magnifying glass used by jewellers and watchmakers’.
    The word ‘spur’ means ‘encourage’ .
    The word ‘obfuscate’ means ‘to make something unclear’ .

     

  6. litigating
    instigating
    Both A and B
    monitoring
    No change required
    Option D
    The word ‘aggrandizing’ means ‘increasing the power, status, or wealth of’.
    The word ‘litigating’ means ‘resorting to legal action to settle a matter; be involved in a lawsuit’

     

  7. fatuous
    inane
    cyprian
    daedal
    No change required
    Option E
    The word ‘wary’ means ‘feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems’ .
    The word ‘fatuous’ means ‘silly and pointless’.
    The word ‘Inane’ means ‘devoid of intelligence’ .
    The word ‘cyprian’ means ‘resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus’.
    The word ‘daedal’ means ‘complex and ingenious in design or function’ .

     

  8. Davits
    Militants
    Decolletes
    Incumbents
    No change required
    Option B
    The word ‘militants’ means ‘activists or extremists’.
    The word ‘davits’ means ‘crane-like devices for suspending or lowering equipment’.
    The word ‘decolletes’ means ‘dresses having a low neckline’.
    The word ‘incumbents’ means ‘the holders of an office or post’

     

  9. Directions(9-10): In the given questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

  10. A Scituate woman (was cited back for negligent) operation of a motor vehicle after she drove her car onto several vehicles on Monday, police say.
    is cited for negligence
    was cited back for negligence
    is cited back for negligent
    was cited for negligent
    No correction required
    Option D
    ‘Cited back’ is redundant. Cite means refer to something as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement. Refer is a synonym of cite. ‘Refer back’ is redundant, since the prefix re- means ‘back.’

     

  11. The voice that decries those who “battered the flash and blood of the inarticulate and the submerged” unambiguously express authorial values.
    batter down
    batten on
    batten down
    battern on
    No correction required
    Option B
    “Batten on” which means to have a comfortable life or become successful by using or getting someone else’s money in an unfair way.
    Option A) Batter down means to hit a door or wall very hard, many times until it breaks and falls down. It also means that If you batter down someone’s opposition you make them stop being opposed to something.
    Option C) Batten down means to firmly fasten a window, door, or entrance, in order to prevent damage from strong winds.
    Batter means to strike repeatedly with hard blows; censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly.

     

Related posts

29 Thoughts to “Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam — Set 294”

  1. Excellent beat ! I wish to apprentice whilst you amend your website, how can i subscribe for a weblog site? The account aided me a applicable deal. I were a little bit acquainted of this your broadcast provided bright clear concept

  2. Good day! Do you know if they make any plugins to safeguard against hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any recommendations?

  3. Thanks for your article on this web site. From my very own experience, there are times when softening upward a photograph could provide the professional photographer with a chunk of an inventive flare. Sometimes however, that soft cloud isn’t what precisely you had at heart and can sometimes spoil an otherwise good photo, especially if you anticipate enlarging it.

  4. Hi, i think that i saw you visited my weblog thus i came to ?return the favor?.I’m attempting to find things to enhance my site!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!

  5. Fae

    Howdy! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could get a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having problems finding one? Thanks a lot!

  6. I think this is among the most significant information for me. And i am glad reading your article. But should remark on few general things, The site style is ideal, the articles is really great : D. Good job, cheers

  7. Good ? I should certainly pronounce, impressed with your web site. I had no trouble navigating through all tabs and related information ended up being truly simple to do to access. I recently found what I hoped for before you know it in the least. Quite unusual. Is likely to appreciate it for those who add forums or anything, website theme . a tones way for your customer to communicate. Nice task..

  8. This website is mostly a stroll-via for the entire data you wished about this and didn?t know who to ask. Glimpse here, and also you?ll definitely discover it.

  9. My brother suggested I might like this web site. He was entirely right. This post truly made my day. You can not imagine simply how much time I had spent for this info! Thanks!

  10. I just couldn’t depart your web site prior to suggesting that I actually enjoyed the standard info a person provide for your visitors? Is gonna be back often in order to check up on new posts

  11. In line with my study, after a foreclosures home is available at a sale, it is common for the borrower to be able to still have any remaining balance on the mortgage loan. There are many loan merchants who make an effort to have all expenses and liens repaid by the following buyer. Having said that, depending on specified programs, polices, and state laws there may be several loans that aren’t easily sorted out through the exchange of financial products. Therefore, the obligation still falls on the lender that has received his or her property in foreclosure. Thank you sharing your ideas on this blog site.

  12. I was just seeking this info for a while. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your site. I wonder what’s the lack of Google strategy that don’t rank this kind of informative websites in top of the list. Usually the top sites are full of garbage.

  13. F*ckin? awesome things here. I?m very glad to see your post. Thanks a lot and i am looking forward to contact you. Will you please drop me a mail?

  14. This is the precise blog for anyone who needs to search out out about this topic. You understand a lot its almost arduous to argue with you (not that I actually would need?HaHa). You positively put a new spin on a topic thats been written about for years. Great stuff, simply nice!

  15. We are a bunch of volunteers and starting a brand new scheme in our community. Your website offered us with helpful information to work on. You have performed an impressive process and our whole group will probably be grateful to you.

  16. It?s really a nice and helpful piece of information. I?m glad that you shared this helpful information with us. Please keep us informed like this. Thanks for sharing.

  17. I am really loving the theme/design of your weblog. Do you ever run into any internet browser compatibility issues? A number of my blog audience have complained about my site not working correctly in Explorer but looks great in Opera. Do you have any tips to help fix this problem?

  18. One thing I would like to say is the fact car insurance termination is a hated experience and if you are doing the appropriate things as a driver you won’t get one. Some people do have the notice that they have been officially dumped by their insurance company and many have to fight to get extra insurance following a cancellation. Inexpensive auto insurance rates usually are hard to get from cancellation. Having the main reasons with regard to auto insurance termination can help car owners prevent sacrificing one of the most critical privileges obtainable. Thanks for the thoughts shared by your blog.

  19. Helpful information. Lucky me I found your site accidentally, and I am stunned why this coincidence did not took place in advance! I bookmarked it.

  20. I have observed that over the course of making a relationship with real estate homeowners, you’ll be able to get them to understand that, in every real estate contract, a fee is paid. In the end, FSBO sellers don’t “save” the commission payment. Rather, they try to earn the commission through doing a good agent’s work. In accomplishing this, they spend their money and also time to carry out, as best they will, the responsibilities of an real estate agent. Those jobs include displaying the home via marketing, delivering the home to prospective buyers, making a sense of buyer emergency in order to trigger an offer, booking home inspections, controlling qualification checks with the loan provider, supervising maintenance tasks, and aiding the closing.

  21. Unquestionably consider that that you stated. Your favourite justification seemed to be at the internet the easiest thing to take note of. I say to you, I certainly get annoyed while other folks think about issues that they plainly do not recognise about. You controlled to hit the nail upon the highest as neatly as outlined out the entire thing with no need side-effects , folks can take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thank you

  22. Hi are using WordPress for your blog platform? I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and create my own. Do you require any coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  23. A person essentially help to make seriously articles I would state. This is the very first time I frequented your web page and thus far? I amazed with the research you made to create this particular publish amazing. Fantastic job!

  24. What i don’t realize is actually how you’re not actually much more well-liked than you might be now. You’re so intelligent. You realize therefore significantly relating to this subject, made me personally consider it from numerous varied angles. Its like men and women aren’t fascinated unless it?s one thing to do with Lady gaga! Your own stuffs excellent. Always maintain it up!

  25. I have learned some new things from a blog post. Yet another thing to I have seen is that typically, FSBO sellers will probably reject anyone. Remember, they might prefer not to use your expert services. But if an individual maintain a stable, professional connection, offering aid and remaining in contact for around four to five weeks, you will usually have the capacity to win an interview. From there, a listing follows. Many thanks

  26. Thanks for your write-up. One other thing is that if you are marketing your property yourself, one of the troubles you need to be alert to upfront is how to deal with property inspection accounts. As a FSBO home owner, the key about successfully switching your property plus saving money with real estate agent revenue is expertise. The more you realize, the simpler your home sales effort is going to be. One area that this is particularly important is information about home inspections.

  27. Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a very well written article. I?ll be sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info. Thanks for the post. I?ll definitely return.

  28. Hi there, I found your site via Google while looking for a related topic, your site came up, it looks great. I’ve bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.

  29. Wow! This blog looks just like my old one! It’s on a entirely different topic but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Excellent choice of colors!

Comments are closed.