CPO Mini Mock English (05 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Because of some inevitable circamstances, the conference was postponed indefinite, indefinitely but the members could not be informed.

• Circamstances

• Conference

• Indefinite

• Inevitable

Question 2:

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.

• more than

• fastest than

• faster than

• much than

Question 3:

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

• charity

• startup

• honorary

• freelance

Question 4:

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

The accident site had become a bear garden by afternoon.

• Unclean and dirty

• A peaceful place

• A soothing environment

• A place of noise and disturbance

Question 5:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.

Dr. Brahm Prakash advised me to take care of the performance degraders and cautioned me against seeking optimal performance from the participating work centres.

• faulty

• Minimum

• Worst

• best

Question 6:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Rajib is not only an extremely reputed conoisseur of art but also a successful entrepreneur.

• successful

• entrepreneur

• conoisseur

• reputed

Question 7:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.

Sybarite

• Ornery

• Brusque

• Gratuitous

• Debauchee

Question 8:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.

Dr. Brahm Prakash advised me to take care of the performance degraders and cautioned me against seeking optimal performance from the participating work centres.

• Minimum

• faulty

• Worst

• best

Question 9:

Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.

The river overflew it's banks in the monsoon. 

• overflows it's banks

• No substitution

• overflowed its banks

• overflew its bank

Question 10:

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

The dates when days and nights are of equal length

• eclipse

• stellar

• equinox

• solstice