AAO Exam-English Language (Mock Test)

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1. Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Earlier this month, the Dhauladhar ranges in the Himalayas were the setting for a gathering of State Tourism Ministers — a first-of-its-kind meeting to discuss, debate, and deliberate on modes and mechanisms to develop tourism in India. The Ministers brainstormed for three days, co-developing ‘The Dharamshala Declaration’ by drawing inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Whole of Government’ approach, which enables the breaking down of silos and encouraging synergies across various government corridors. ‘The Dharamshala Declaration’ aims to recognize India’s role in contributing towards global tourism as well as focusing on recovery by also promoting domestic tourism — which has been overlooked for a long. In his Independence Day speech in 2019, Mr. Modi urged every Indian who could afford to travel, to visit at least 15 locations in India by 2022 and discover the country. However, COVID-19 made this vision a challenge.

In the declaration, the Tourism Ministry has come up with a strategy and action plan to encourage more Indians to travel domestically and explore India’s natural, cultural, and spiritual beauty while simultaneously reaching the goal of an ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ (interaction and mutual understanding). In parallel, the Ministry has also been working with the Ministry of External Affairs to identify 20 Indian missions abroad with the highest tourist footfalls to India and build country-specific strategies to attract foreign tourists. Tourism has been one of the sectors severely affected by COVID-19. The Government of India’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme was recently enhanced by ₹50,000 crores, from ₹4.5 lakh crore to ₹5 lakh crore to benefit enterprises in hospitality and related sectors such as hotels and restaurants, marriage halls, travel agents, tour operators, adventure and heritage facilities. The pandemic has also given us the time to reset and rethink the way forward _______ tourism in India. The Ministry of Tourism, after wide-ranging consultations, has prepared a draft National Tourism Policy 2022, which aims at improving the framework conditions for tourism development in the country, supporting tourism industries, strengthening tourism support functions, and developing tourism sub-sectors.

Question:

Choose the antonym of the word 'Deliberate'.

Intentional
Conscious
Wanton
Accidental
Intended

2. Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Question:

Choose the synonym of the word 'Benefit'.

Detriment
Boon
Encumbrance
Impediment
Drawback

3. Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Question:

According to the passage, the Tourism Ministers' Conference was held in Dharamshala for:

Three days.
One week.
Five days.
Two days.
Ten days.

4. Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Question:

Which of the following is/are correct according to the given passage?

A. ‘The Dharamshala Declaration’ aims to impede domestic tourism.

B. The Tourism Ministry has come up with a strategy to encourage more Indians to travel.

C. Mr. Modi urged every Indian traveler, to visit at least 10 locations by 2022.

Only A
Both A and B
Only B
Both B and C
Only C

5. Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Question:

What will fit in the blank taken from the passage: ''The pandemic has also given us the time to reset and rethink the way forward _______ tourism in India.''

Of
To
From
For
Along

6. In the following question, a small paragraph is given from which five words have been replaced with a blank. These words, represented by a letter, are given below the paragraph, in random order. Rearrange these words in an appropriate order so that these fit in the blanks and give out a grammatically and meaningfully coherent paragraph.
During the _____ Depression, people made _____ out of food sacks. People used flour bags, potato _____ and anything made up of burlap. Because of this _____, food distributors started to make their sacks more colorful to help people _______ a little bit fashionable.

A. Sacks B. Great C. Trend D. Remain E. Clothes.

BECDA
DEABC
BEACD
BDEAC
BCDEA

7. In the questions below, there are two statements. Each statement consist of two blanks. You have to choose the option which provides the correct set of words that fit both the blanks in both the statements appropriately and in the same order making them meaningful and grammatically correct.
There is nothing more ______ than an ________ fact.
The ________ camera angles was an _______ sign of conspiracy.

clandestine, oblivious
truthful, obvious
dubious, oblivious
deceptive, obvious
Secretive, oblivious

8. In the questions below, there are two statements. Each statement consist of two blanks. You have to choose the option which provides the correct set of words that fit both the blanks in both the statements appropriately and in the same order making them meaningful and grammatically correct.

Science has made work_____, safer, more effective and_______..
It’s ______to be productive when you are _______at your work.

productive, efficient
easy, efficient
easier, efficient
easy, productive
efficient, productive

9. Directions: In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error, and the other parts are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

As a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties /(A) Union, Ginsburg led the charge in a /(B) series of cases that guaranteed /(C) greater gender equality in various classes of the society./(D) No Error. /(E)

10. Directions: In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error, and the other parts are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

Cities after cities were destroyed by the army. /(A) Wars that national leaders declare for /(B) "the welfare" of the country had adverse /(C) effects on the citizens, especially children. /(D) No error./(E)

11. Directions: In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error, and the other parts are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

All the boys visitors are advised to stay (A)/ in the queue and follow the instructions (B)/ properly and be on their best behaviour (C)/ since the reputation of the school was at stake.(D)/ No error. (E)

12. In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement.'

The announcement by India and Pakistan of plans to operationalise a visa-free corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in Indian Punjab and Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab heeds an longstanding pleas of Sikh pilgrims.

A. heeds an longstanding plea

B. consider a longstanding plea

C. heeds a longstanding plea

D. considers a longstanding plea

Both A and B
Both A and C
Both B and D
Both C and D
No improvement

Solution

In the underlined phrase of the given sentence, the 'article 'an' has been incorrectly used as it has been placed before a word starting with a consonant. This makes option A incorrect. 'Consider' and 'heed' are synonymous and can be used alternately. 'Pleas' imply that there was more demands by the pilgrims but from the sentence it is evident that there was only one requirement. Thus 'plea' should be used. Since 'plea' is singular the singular verb forms, 'heeds' and 'considers' should be used to maintain the subject-verb agreement. Hence options C and D can used as the replacement phrase. Thus option 4 is the correct answer.

13. In the question given below, a sentence is given with two emboldened words. The answer choices are given which can be used to replace the emboldened words. In case, the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘No improvement’.

The hijackers eventually surrendering ourselves to the police.

A. Surrender, itselves

B. Surrendered, themselves

C. Surrenders, By

Only A
Only B
Both A and B
Only C
No improvement

Solution

The correct answer is option 2.

The correct form of tense to be used in the sentence is the past tense. Therefore, the word 'surrendered' should be used.

'Ourselves' should be replaced because it is in the first form. Whereas, 'hijackers' is in the third form and the word 'themselves' is the correct use.

Therefore, option 2 is the correct answer.

14. In the question given below, a sentence is given with two emboldened words. Three answer choices are giving replacements in the option that gives the correct combination of the answer choices. In case, the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘No Improvement’.

Before successfully completing the Lok Sabha 2004 elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi reportedly worked at a management consulting firm in London for three years and then served as a director at a Mumbai-based technology insourcing firm.

(A) successful competing, insourcing firm

(B) successfully complementing, outsourcing firm

All except (A)
All except (A) and (B)
Both (B) and (C)
All except (B)
No improvement

Solution

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. All except (A) and (B).

From the sentence, it is evident that ‘completing’ is used incorrectly and must be replaced with ‘competing’ referring to Rahul Gandhi competing for the Lok Sabha elections in 2004. Moreover, ‘insource’ is no word in English and must be replaced with ‘outsource’ used as ‘outsourcing firm’. Hence, the correct answer choice is option 2 and rest of the options can be eliminated.

Hence, the sentence can be correctly rewritten as,

Before successfully competing the Lok Sabha 2004 elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi reportedly worked at a management consulting firm in London for three years and then served as a director at a Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm.

15. Direction: The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are - A, B, C, D, E and F. Sentence E is fixed and its position cannot be changed. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.

A. These countries do business through international trade, whereby they import and export goods across the globe.

B. People can now get whatever they want and from any country.

C. Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other countries across the world.

D. Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.

E. Organizations have been established with a view to control and regulate the trade activities of the countries in the world so as to have fair trade.

F. World trade organizations emerged as a powerful international organization capable of effectively influencing individual governments to follow international trade rules, copyrights, policies on subsidies, taxes and tariffs.

Question:

Which sentence should be the first sentence in the paragraph?

16. Direction: The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are - A, B, C, D, E and F. Sentence E is fixed and its position cannot be changed. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.

A. These countries do business through international trade, whereby they import and export goods across the globe.

B. People can now get whatever they want and from any country.

C. Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other countries across the world.

D. Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.

E. Organizations have been established with a view to control and regulate the trade activities of the countries in the world so as to have fair trade.

Question:

Which sentence should be the second sentence in the paragraph?

17. Direction: The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are - A, B, C, D, E and F. Sentence E is fixed and its position cannot be changed. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.

A. These countries do business through international trade, whereby they import and export goods across the globe.

B. People can now get whatever they want and from any country.

C. Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other countries across the world.

D. Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.

E. Organizations have been established with a view to control and regulate the trade activities of the countries in the world so as to have fair trade.

Question:

Which sentence should be the third sentence in the paragraph?

18. Direction: The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are - A, B, C, D, E and F. Sentence E is fixed and its position cannot be changed. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.

A. These countries do business through international trade, whereby they import and export goods across the globe.

B. People can now get whatever they want and from any country.

C. Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other countries across the world.

D. Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.

E. Organizations have been established with a view to control and regulate the trade activities of the countries in the world so as to have fair trade.

Question:

Which sentence should be the fourth sentence in the paragraph?

19. Direction: The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are - A, B, C, D, E and F. Sentence E is fixed and its position cannot be changed. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.

A. These countries do business through international trade, whereby they import and export goods across the globe.

B. People can now get whatever they want and from any country.

C. Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other countries across the world.

D. Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.

E. Organizations have been established with a view to control and regulate the trade activities of the countries in the world so as to have fair trade.

Question:

Which sentence should be the sixth sentence in the paragraph?

20. In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement.'

I disagreed with the idea but I had to play on because everyone else liked it.

A. Play along

B. Play up

C. Play around

Only A
Only C
Both A and B
Both B and C
No Improvement

Solution

The sentence implies that the person (subject) is not in sync with the idea of the activity but still does it. Therefore, the only participle that goes well with the context of the sentence is 'play along'.

Play along (Phrasal Verb): Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information.

Play up (Phrasal Verb): Behave badly

Play around (Phrasal Verb): Be silly

Hence, option 1 is correct.

AAO Exam-English Language (Mock Test)

AAO Exam-English Language (Mock Test)

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