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

She brought new ideas for the innovative promotion of the product.

• Came up with

• Swept off

• Carry off

• Draw on

Question 2:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

• conoisseur

• entrepreneur

• reputed

• successful

Question 3:

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

The farmers are using HYV seeds so then they can get a better yield.

• HYV seeds

• so then they can get

• The farmers are using

• a better yield

Question 4:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• Missing

• Mistaken

• Miarage

• Mission

Question 5:

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.

• faster than

• more than

• much than

• fastest than

Question 6:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

• successful

• reputed

• conoisseur

• entrepreneur

Question 7:

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. 

• overflew its bank

• overflows it's banks

• overflowed its banks

• No substitution

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

____________! What have you done to your hair? You are looking so odd.

• Bother

• Goodness gracious

• Bravo

• Hurrah

Question 9:

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

The dacoit was shot from up close by the police officer.

• Point blank

• Milksop

• Bullet proof

• Smell a rat

Question 10:

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.

• A soothing environment

• A place of noise and disturbance

• A peaceful place

• Unclean and dirty