Grammar Quiz (12 June 2024)
Question 1:
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
A great water scarcity looms over India; by 2025 Indians will get just over half the water they get today. This grave problem has a simple solution. Catch the rain as it falls, and the water crisis will disappear. However, about 80 per cent of India's rainfall buckets down during the three months of the monsoons. As yet, not government programmer has discovered how to store this water. 'Dying Wisdom', a seven-year countryside study by Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment, reveals that ruins of amazing ancient technologies survive in every corner of India. Drip- irrigation systems of bamboo pipes in Meghalaya; 'kunds', underground tanks in Rajasthan; 'pynes', water channels built by tribals in Bihar; and thousands of open-water bodies down south are all superb examples of rain water harvesting systems. Even today, tanks called 'eris' in Tamil Nadu water one-third of the state's irrigated area. Unfortunately, governmental planners mostly refuse to acknowledge the potential of these low-cost systems, concentrating on costly dams and canals. Few cities have lost touch with their ecological traditions as fast-and with as damaging results-as Bangalore. Only 17 of its water bodies struggle to survive in a city where once 200 lakes, ponds and wetlands cooled the city and recharged its ground water. The threats continue unabated as the relentless march of urbanization shows no sign of stopping.
What, according to the passage, is the primary reason for the water shortage?
Question 2:
Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and (1) _______. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will (2) _________ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to (3) _________ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the (4) ________ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could (5) __________ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Question 3:
Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and (1) _______. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will (2) _________ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to (3) _________ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the (4) ________ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could (5) __________ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Question 4:
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
A great water scarcity looms over India; by 2025 Indians will get just over half the water they get today. This grave problem has a simple solution. Catch the rain as it falls, and the water crisis will disappear. However, about 80 per cent of India's rainfall buckets down during the three months of the monsoons. As yet, not government programmer has discovered how to store this water. 'Dying Wisdom', a seven-year countryside study by Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment, reveals that ruins of amazing ancient technologies survive in every corner of India. Drip- irrigation systems of bamboo pipes in Meghalaya; 'kunds', underground tanks in Rajasthan; 'pynes', water channels built by tribals in Bihar; and thousands of open-water bodies down south are all superb examples of rain water harvesting systems. Even today, tanks called 'eris' in Tamil Nadu water one-third of the state's irrigated area. Unfortunately, governmental planners mostly refuse to acknowledge the potential of these low-cost systems, concentrating on costly dams and canals. Few cities have lost touch with their ecological traditions as fast-and with as damaging results-as Bangalore. Only 17 of its water bodies struggle to survive in a city where once 200 lakes, ponds and wetlands cooled the city and recharged its ground water. The threats continue unabated as the relentless march of urbanization shows no sign of stopping.
Which State uses bamboo pipes for the drip irrigation system?
Question 5:
Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and (1) _______. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will (2) _________ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to (3) _________ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the (4) ________ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could (5) __________ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Question 6:
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
A great water scarcity looms over India; by 2025 Indians will get just over half the water they get today. This grave problem has a simple solution. Catch the rain as it falls, and the water crisis will disappear. However, about 80 per cent of India's rainfall buckets down during the three months of the monsoons. As yet, not government programmer has discovered how to store this water. 'Dying Wisdom', a seven-year countryside study by Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment, reveals that ruins of amazing ancient technologies survive in every corner of India. Drip- irrigation systems of bamboo pipes in Meghalaya; 'kunds', underground tanks in Rajasthan; 'pynes', water channels built by tribals in Bihar; and thousands of open-water bodies down south are all superb examples of rain water harvesting systems. Even today, tanks called 'eris' in Tamil Nadu water one-third of the state's irrigated area. Unfortunately, governmental planners mostly refuse to acknowledge the potential of these low-cost systems, concentrating on costly dams and canals. Few cities have lost touch with their ecological traditions as fast-and with as damaging results-as Bangalore. Only 17 of its water bodies struggle to survive in a city where once 200 lakes, ponds and wetlands cooled the city and recharged its ground water. The threats continue unabated as the relentless march of urbanization shows no sign of stopping.
Which of the following is not a low cost technology in water usage?
Question 7:
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. One fine morning, a hunter was getting ready to go hunting.
B. He pulled the blanket over the sleeping child.
C. As he did so, he thought the blanket was not warm enough.
D. Before departing, he went to see his little baby who was sleeping in a crib.
Question 8:
Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and (1) _______. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will (2) _________ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to (3) _________ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the (4) ________ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could (5) __________ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Question 9:
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
A great water scarcity looms over India; by 2025 Indians will get just over half the water they get today. This grave problem has a simple solution. Catch the rain as it falls, and the water crisis will disappear. However, about 80 per cent of India's rainfall buckets down during the three months of the monsoons. As yet, not government programmer has discovered how to store this water. 'Dying Wisdom', a seven-year countryside study by Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment, reveals that ruins of amazing ancient technologies survive in every corner of India. Drip- irrigation systems of bamboo pipes in Meghalaya; 'kunds', underground tanks in Rajasthan; 'pynes', water channels built by tribals in Bihar; and thousands of open-water bodies down south are all superb examples of rain water harvesting systems. Even today, tanks called 'eris' in Tamil Nadu water one-third of the state's irrigated area. Unfortunately, governmental planners mostly refuse to acknowledge the potential of these low-cost systems, concentrating on costly dams and canals. Few cities have lost touch with their ecological traditions as fast-and with as damaging results-as Bangalore. Only 17 of its water bodies struggle to survive in a city where once 200 lakes, ponds and wetlands cooled the city and recharged its ground water. The threats continue unabated as the relentless march of urbanization shows no sign of stopping.
What, according to the passage, is the primary reason for the water shortage?
Question 10:
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. A man on a bike had to ride on the pavement.
B. When he tried to plunge onto the road, a car hit him.
C. As the bus inched through the evening life, the traffic grew.
D. There was no space on the road anymore.