LIC AAO and SO : English Quiz

Directions (Q.1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error/ idiomatic error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5.

1. The president has convened (1)/ a meeting of (2)/ all the Accountant – Generals (3)/ and has urged them to clear all pending bills. (4)/ No error (5).

2. He requested his manager (1)/ to sanction leave (2)/ for fifteen days (3)/ to attend his cousin sister's marriage in Delhi. (4)/ No error (5).

3. We visited (1)/ the deer park yesterday (2)/ and saw (3)/ deers of various hues. (4)/ No error (5).

4. The Minister for Industries (1)/ says that the Government (2)/ is considering (3)/ export of heavy machineries to other countries. (4)/ No error (5).

5. Whenever you go to (1)/ cold countries (2)/ you have to prefer (3)/ warm clothings. (4)/ No error (5).

Directions (Q.6 - 10): In the following questions, a sentence with some of its parts are in bold. To make the sentence correct, you have to replace the bold part with correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (5) as your answer i.e., No correction required.

6.  The tourists should guard themselves against thieves and pickpockets.

1) guard themselves against

2) guard themselves at

3) guard on

4) guard themselves over

5) No correction required

7. The student who nervously glanced into his watch speeded up the writing.

1) glanced at

2) glanced over

3) glance on

4) glance with

5) No correction required

8. His friends jeered at him and had a hearty laugh.

1)      jeered on

2)      jeered over

3)      jeered from

4)      jeered against

5)      No correction required

9.       The clerk apologizes on his mistake.

1)      apologize over

2)      apologizes for

3)      apologize in

4)      apologize at

5)      No correction required

10.   The hostlers long on a holiday to go on an outing.

1)      long for

2)      long at

3)      long over

4)      long into

5)      No correction required

Answers:

1-3; Replace 'Accountant- Generals' with 'Accountants - General'.

2-4; Replace 'cousin sisters' with 'cousin's.

3-4; Replace 'deers' with 'deer'.

4-4; Replace 'machineries' with 'machinery'.

5-4; Replace 'clothings' with 'clothing'.

6-5;

7-1;

8-5;

9-2;

10-1;