Question of the day

Question based on Verb forms

1. As Anuj was familiar with the road to Neeraj’s  house , he lead the way.

   (a) led the way    (b) led away    (c) leading ways       (d) lead ways   (e) No correction required

2.  Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated from general awareness, education and       exposure to novel situations.

      (a) Can be facilitated by   (b) may facilitate through    (c) can be felicitated with  (d) may be felicitated with    (e) No correction required

3. In our country women have opportunities  to rise  to top in every –walk of life.

      (a) have been having opportunities (b) have had  opportunities for a raise  (c) have opportunities to raise (d) having opportunities to rise (e) No correction required

4. If India’s demographic transition is to be speeded up, it will have to be by a special process.

      (a) should have been speeded up      (b) is to be sped up  (c) is to be speed up  (d) is to be speed faster

      (e) No correction required

5. The economic reforms initiated in 1991 have borne fruit.

      (a) has born fruit    (b) have burnt fruit   (c) have been borne fruits   (d) have been bearing the fruits (e) No correction required

6. The problem lay that he was so unused to this lifestyle.

     (a) was lying in that he is (b) lied in the fact that he was (c) lay in the fact that he was  (d) is lying in the fact that he was (e) No correction required

7. Being injured , one of the migratory birds have not flown south.

     (a) have not flew  (b) does not flew  (c)have not flown  (d) has not flown  (e) No correction       required

8. The prince has been slayed his rival.

     (a) has slew                    (b)  will slew                   (c) has slain                  (d) No correction required

9. Such discrepancies can be founded in the work culture of other countries.

     (a) could have been founded   (b) can be found   (c) could be founded   (d) No correction required

10. His speech was broadcasted over the radio last Thursday.

     (a) was broadcast  (b) had been broadcast   (c) has been broadcast  (d) No correction required

Daily One Word substitutions

Norman English One Word substitutions

1. Atheist – a person who does not believe in God.  (नास्तिक)

2. Accomplice – a partner in crime. (साथी)

3. Astrologer – a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings (ज्योतिषी)

4. Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture (दर्शक)

5. Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two parties to solve a dispute (पंच)

6. Amphibian – animals which live both on land and sea. (उभयचर)

7. Amputate – to cut off a part of a person's body which is infected? (अंग-विच्छेद करना)

8. Anachronism – that which appears to be in the wrong period.

(कालभ्रम)

9. Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all governance, law, and order. (अराजकतावादी)

10. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first. (परोपकार के सिद्धन्त का)

DAILY IDOMS

NORMAN ENGLISH (Idoms and phrase)

1. Sweeping statement =Thoughtless statement (अल्हड़ बयान)
2. All at sea = puzzled (फंसा हुआ)
3. Enough rope = enough freedom for action (कार्रवाई के लिए पर्याप्त स्वतंत्रता)
4. By fits and start= irregularly (अनियमित रूप से)
5. Token strike = short strike held as warning (लघु हड़ताल चेतावनी के रूप में आयोजित किया गया )

QUESTIONS ON ADVERB

         Question based on adverb (common error) asked in BANK , SSC and MBA

   Q. Find error?

1.      Last night(a)/ you returned(b)/lately.(c)/ No error(D)

2.      Old habits(a)/ die(b)/ hardly.(c) )/ No error(d)

3.      After toiling very hardly (a)/over a long period of time(b)/ he found that the people recognized him as a successful person.(c)/ No error(d)

4.      I advised Prashant (a)/not to walk(b)/ on the road(c)/ lately at night.(d)/ No error(e)

5.      He is sure(a)/ to succeed because(b)/ he is used (c)/ to work very hardly.(d)/ No error(e)

6.      He ran so fastly (a)/that he reached(b)/the destination in(c)/ just two minutes.(d)/ No error(e)

7.       Rohan was leading(a)/ a happy and leisurely(b)/life after his retirement (c)/from service.(d)/ No error(e)

8.      From Banglore railway station (a)/I went directly(b)/ to Mr. Bhan at jayanagar.(c)/ No error(d)

9.      He firstly searched(a)/ my bag and secondly(b)/he asked me to(c)/ open my briefcase.(d)/ No error(e)

10.   This machine looks(a)/ good but is very (b)/badly designed (c)/ and doesn’t work good.(d)/No error(e)

Asked in Bank PO (Question Based on Place of Adverb)

1.      The moment the manager came to know of the fraudulent action of his assistant, he order immediately dismissed him.

(a)  Immediately ordered his dismissed

(b)  Ordered his immediate dismissal

(c)   Immediately order dismissal of his

(d)  Ordered for immediately dismissal him

(e)  No Correction required

2.      Being a man of Principal, he refused to follow the illegitimate instructions.

(a)  Following the illegitimate

(b)  to following illegitimately

(c)   to follow the illegitimately

(d)  not to follow illegitimately

(e)  No Correction required

3.      To practice any art properly require extraordinarily patience, especially at the beginning.

(a)  Required extraordinarily patient

(b)  Requires extraordinary patience

(c)   Requiring extraordinary patience

(d)  Requiring extraordinarily patient

(e)  No Correction required

4.      Increased productivity necessary reflects greater efforts made by the employee.

(a)  Increase in productivity necessary

(b)  Increased productivity is necessary

(c)   Increase of  productivity necessary

(d)  Increased productivity necessarily

(e)  No Correction required

5.      Highly intelligent people seldom tolerate any ambiguity.

(a)  tolerate hardly any ambiguity

(b)  hardly tolerate ambiguous

(c)   tolerate any clarity whatsoever

(d)  hardly tolerate any lacuna

(e)  No Correction required

Asked in SSC & BANK PO (Question Based on Position of Adverb)

Q. Find error? 

1.      Harsh has been writing (a)/that essay (b)/ for two hours(c)/ but he still has not finished.(d)/ No error(e)

2.      I have(a)/ to usually reach(b)/ the office by 9:30 A.M. (c)/ No error (d)

3.      The customer scarcely had (a)/ enough money to pay (b)/ to the cashier(c)/ at the  cash counter.(d)/ No error(e)

4.      The city people stayed (a)/ fearlessly despite (b)/ rumor of terrorist attack (c)/ in the area. (d)/ No error(e)

5.      We are confident that the steps (a)/ we have taken to attract talented people (b)/ and build a solid organization (c)/ will ensure we remain profitably. (d)/ No error (e)