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English Grammar MCQ
Q1. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct or Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect or Direct speech.
Tarun said to Manish, “Why are you so late?”
(a) Tarun told Manish that he was so late.
(b) Tarun asked Manish if he was so late.
(c) Tarun asks Manish why he was so late.
(d) Tarun asked Manish why he was so late.
Directions (2-6): Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialized countries, paralysing hundreds of thousands of children every year. Though most people recovered quickly from polio, some suffered temporary or permanent paralysis and even death. Many polio survivors were disabled for life. They were a visible, painful reminder to society of the enormous toll this disease took on young lives.
Polio is the common name for poliomyelitis, which comes from the Greek words for grey and marrow, referring to the spinal cord, and the suffix –itis, meaning inflammation. Poliomyelitis, shortened, became polio. For a time, polio was called infantile paralysis, though it did not affect only the young.
Polio is caused by one of three types of polioviruses (which are members of the Enterovirus genus). These viruses spread through contact between people, by nasal and oral secretions, and by contact with contaminated faeces. Poliovirus enters the body through the mouth, multiplying along the way to the digestive tract, where it further multiplies. In about 98% of cases, polio is a mild illness, with no symptoms or with viral-like symptoms. In paralytic polio, the virus leaves the digestive tract, enters the bloodstream, and then attacks nerve cells. Fewer than 1%-2% of people who contract polio become paralyzed. In severe cases, the throat and chest may be paralyzed. Death may result if the patient does not receive artificial breathing support.
Polio reached epidemic proportions in the early 1900s in countries with relatively high standards of living, at a time when other diseases such as diphtheria, typhoid, and tuberculosis were declining. Indeed, many scientists think that advances in hygiene paradoxically led to an increased incidence of polio. The theory is that in the past, infants were exposed to polio, mainly through contaminated water supplies, at a very young age. Infants’ immune systems, aided by maternal antibodies still circulating in their blood, could quickly defeat poliovirus and then develop lasting immunity to it. However, better sanitary conditions meant that exposure to polio was delayed until later in life, on average, when a child had lost maternal protection and was also more vulnerable to the most severe form of the disease.
Because of widespread vaccination, polio was eliminated from the Western Hemisphere in 1994. In 2016, it continued to circulate in just Afghanistan and Pakistan, with occasional spread to neighbouring countries. Vigorous vaccination programs are being conducted to eliminate these last pockets. Polio vaccination is still recommended worldwide to lower the risk of imported cases.
There has also been success in eradicating certain strains of the virus; of the three types of wild polioviruses (WPVs), the last case of type 2 was reported in 1999 and its eradication was declared in September 2015; the most recent case of type 3 dates to November 2012 and this strain was declared as globally eradicated in October 2019.
Q2. Why is polio vaccination still recommended worldwide?
(a) To eliminate the strains of the wild polioviruses.
(b) To prevent the risk of getting other severe forms of the diseases such as diphtheria, typhoid, and tuberculosis.
(c) To boost the immunity system.
(d) To minimise the risk of imported cases.
Q3. The last case of wild poliovirus type 2 was reported in which year?
(a) In 2016
(b) In November 2012
(c) In 1999
(d) in 1994
Q4. What is the synonym of the word ‘Vigorous’ as per the context of the passage?
(a) Healthy
(b) Resolute
(c) Energetic
(d) Flourishing
Q5. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) false as per the passage?
(i) In about 98% of cases, polio is a mild illness, with no symptoms or with viral-like symptoms.
(ii) Polio virus affects only the young.
(iii) Polio was eliminated from the Western Hemisphere in 1999.
(iv) Fewer than 1%-2% of people who contract polio become paralyzed.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii)
(d)Both (ii) and (iv)
Q6. Why do many scientists think that advances in hygiene causes an increased incidence of polio?
(a) Because Polio spreads rapidly in a large number of people within a short period of time in the early 1900s in countries despite high standards of living.
(b) Exposure to polio was delayed because of advances in hygiene until later in life, when a child had lost maternal protection and hence was more vulnerable to the disease.
(c) Better sanitary conditions increase the exposure to polio virus and other diseases at a very young age.
(d) Advances in hygiene makes the immune systems of infants low, thus failing to quickly defeat poliovirus.
Q7. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Former separatist Sajad Gani Lone is being seen as a _______________after voters delivered another hung assembly.
(a) A stalking horse
(b) A dead horse
(c) A Trojan Horse
(d) A dark horse
Q8. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The Taj Mahal, a Mughal emperor’s ode to his dead wife, stands ________ in the northern city of Agra.
(a) High
(b) Big
(c) Long
(d) Tall
Q9. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The world has become a very ________ place.
(a) Progressing
(b) Dynamic
(c) Memorable
(d) Dangerously
Q10. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
People who follow a vegan diet will focus __________ on plant-based foods.
(a) Slightly
(b) Partially
(c) Entirely
(d) Highly
English Grammar Solution
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The sentence thus formed is – Tarun asked Manish why he was so late.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Refer to fifth paragraph where it mentions, ‘Polio vaccination is still recommended worldwide to lower the risk of imported cases.’
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Refer to the last paragraph, ‘The last case of type 2 was reported in 1999’.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Vigorous – carried out forcefully and energetically.
Synonyms – Resolute, Determined.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Refer to the 5th paragraph where it mentions, ‘Because of widespread vaccination, polio was eliminated from the Western Hemisphere in 1994.’ And refer to the 2nd paragraph where it mentions, ‘For a time, polio was called infantile paralysis, though it did not affect only the young.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Refer to the 4th paragraph where it mentions, ‘However, better sanitary conditions meant that exposure to polio was delayed until later in life, on average, when a child had lost maternal protection and was also more vulnerable to the most severe form of the disease.’
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Dark horse – It is an idiomatic expression which means, ‘A candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.’.
Whereas, meaning of other idioms –
A stalking horse – A person or thing that is used to conceal someone’s real intentions.
A Trojan Horse -A person or thing intended to undermine or secretly overthrow an enemy or opponent.
A dead horse – An exhausted or profitless topic or issue.
As per the context, the idiom – ‘Dark horse’ best fits in the given sentence.
Hence, option (d) is the correct choice.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Tall’.
‘Stand tall’ is a phrase which means be proud and confident.
As per the context of the passage the word `Tall’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Dynamic’.
We need an appropriate adjective to define ‘place’.
Dynamic: characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word `Dynamic’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Entirely’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Entirely’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
