CPO Mini Mock English (05 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction: - Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions

With two toddlers to handle and no house help at her disposal, Shilpa can never put her house in apple-pie order.

• Ready for guests

• Smell-proof

• Completely arranged

• Completely messy

Question 2:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline

Vociferous

• Sullen

• Pugnacious

• Gallant

• Silent 

Question 3:

Direction :- In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A broad definition of wetlands (1)­­­________ ecosystems such as lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and many others; but also, human-made artificial sites (2)___________. fishponds or reservoirs. Though they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth's land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live or breed in them. Wetlands are also vital for human wellbeing and security. More than a billion people across the world depend on them for their livelihoods, about one in eight people on Earth. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these ecosystems are also the unsung heroes of the climate crisis. In fact, they (3) _______more carbon than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone storing twice (4) _________ all the world's forests. And inland wetland ecosystems absorb excess water and help prevent floods and drought, something critical to help communities adapt to a changing climate. In the words of Leticia Carvalho, Principal Coordinator for Marine and Freshwater at UNEP, healthy wetlands 'punch above their weight in terms of benefits'. The theme for the very first World Day is "Wetlands Action for People and Nature". It serves as an urgent call to act and to invest financial, human, and political capital, to save the world's wetlands from disappearing altogether and to restore those areas already lost. Wetlands are disappearing three times (5) _____________ forests and are Earth's most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years - since 1970 - 35 per cent of the world's wetlands have evaporated.

5.

• fastest than

• faster than

• much than

• more than

Question 4:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A young person trending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

• convict

• criminal

• derelict

• delinquent

Question 5:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A young person trending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

• delinquent

• criminal

• derelict

• convict

Question 6:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A young person trending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

• criminal

• convict

• delinquent

• derelict

Question 7:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline

Vociferous

• Gallant

• Sullen

• Pugnacious

• Silent 

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Holding an office without receiving a pay

• freelance

• honorary

• startup

• charity

Question 9:

Direction: - Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions

Heart and soul

• Front to front

• Feeling sympathy for someone

• With complete honesty

• With all the effort you can put

Question 10:

Direction:- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

She is the very ambitious woman / I have ever / come across.

• I have hard ever

• come across

• the very ambitious woman

• She is