Which of the following steps with reference to the passage was not supported by the author completely?

Ratification of Paris Agreement by India

Integration of critical gender concerns into financial policies through GRB.

Institutionalisation of GRB at both the national and State levels.

Decentralisation of funding in GRB

Which of the following argument/arguments supports the author’s mentioning the term ‘Gender-neutral’ with reference to adoption of GRB?

A few policies that have been formalized with a view to benefit both the genders equally have actually created a neutral effect so far on either of the genders.

The benefits of a policy are not reaching every single woman of the country.

The gender discrimination existed is not letting one gender bear the equal benefits of a policy over the other and hence creates disparity.

A few policies that have been formalized with a view to benefit both the genders equally have actually created a neutral effect so far on either of the genders.

What idea, according to the passage, does the author clearly want to convey?

India must shift its focus from Digitalization to core problem areas like ‘Women empowerment’ and ‘Gender inequality’.

Indian government must work towards bringing more number of women welfare policies and development programmes the floor.

Gender responsive budgeting must be seen as an essential tool to tackle societal inequality instead of a symbolic change.

India must shift its focus from Digitalization to core problem areas like ‘Women empowerment’ and ‘Gender inequality’.

According to the author, India’s marking a significant shift in the outlook of the political class and that of the voters towards gender concerns is best illustrated by the fact that:

The government has recently taken a lot of sincere steps to curb corruption that exists in the women empowerment policy making body.

India’s political class and the mass have become aware that a comprehensive growth can’t be achieved without bringing gender equality to the system.

The issues regarding women’s safety and empowerment have been discussed during the 2014 national and State elections for the first time.

The government has recently taken a lot of sincere steps to curb corruption that exists in the women empowerment policy making body.

Indian government has recently built and strengthened its targeted resources in furthering the gender agenda.

Between 1862-1878, Alexander Cunningham (A) / have excavated the Nalanda ruins (B) / and several other Buddhist stupas in Bihar. (C) / No error. (D)

and several other Buddhist stupas in Bihar.

Between 1862-1878, Alexander Cunningham

have excavated the Nalanda ruins

and several other Buddhist stupas in Bihar.

Ms. Merkel told Mr. Putin that Germany, (A) / like the rest of Europe, did not want (B) / to leave the agreement and wanted to continue to support it. (C) / No Error (D)

like the rest of Europe, did not want

to leave the agreement and wanted to continue to support it.

Commercial banks does not have the capability to assess credit (A) / risk on long-term lending because they have mostly (B) / been engaged in advancing short-term working capital. (C) / No error (D)

risk on long-term lending because they have mostly

Commercial banks does not have the capability to assess credit

risk on long-term lending because they have mostly

been engaged in advancing short-term working capital.

U.S retail giant Walmart’s $16 billion investment in (A) / Flipkart for an initial stake of 77% will only make the founders (B) / billionaires but will also provide blockbuster exits to the investors. (C) / No error (D)

billionaires but will also provide blockbuster exits to the investors.

U.S retail giant Walmart’s $16 billion investment in

Flipkart for an initial stake of 77% will only make the founders

billionaires but will also provide blockbuster exits to the investors.

The small Southeast Asian city of Singapore (A) / has long acted as a bridge between the U.S. and (B) / China and will yet again host a summit on June 2018. (C) / No error (D)

The small Southeast Asian city of Singapore

has long acted as a bridge between the U.S. and

China and will yet again host a summit on June 2018.

It took a while for solar panels to catch on for ordinary consumers, but now it'sfull speed ahead.

As quickly and efficiently as possible

These spooky creatures like spiders at timesmake our skin crawl.

to leave someone’s skin shivering.

to cause one to feel frightened or unnerved

to leave someone’s skin shivering.

to try to regain one’s senses

The journalist, no matter how judicious (A) / his sense to perception is cannot impart (B) / to news the sober quality of history. (C) / No error (D)

to news the sober quality of history.

The journalist, no matter how judicious

his sense to perception is cannot impart

to news the sober quality of history.

As per the passage, what is meant by ‘Half Earth’?

It is a project which would ensure the Oceans of the world are made habitable for humans in the foreseeable future.

It is when the capacity of Earth to sustain life would become half of what it was when it was formed.

It is the time when half of Earth would become unsuitable for living and life would face mass extinction.

It is a project which would involves protecting about half of Earth’s land to conserve natural heritage.

It is a project which would ensure the Oceans of the world are made habitable for humans in the foreseeable future.

Which of the following is the main idea conveyed by paragraph 1?

Life is a unique asset of our planet.

India is the only nation to have a unique bio-cultural tapestry.

The unique environmental and cultural mix in India has been static for centuries.

Unparalleled economic forces are causing a lot of damage to India - a land of bio-cultural diversity.

158 + Mcqs in CLAT English Quiz in English including comprehension Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Prevaricate
A.	Capitulate
B.	Equivocate
C.	Emulate
D.	Corroborate
Answer» C. Emulate

2.	Aphorism
A.	Short, wise saying
B.	Piety
C.	Heap
D.	Calibration
Answer» B. Piety

8.	Ms. Merkel told Mr. Putin that Germany, (A) / like the rest of Europe, did not want (B) / to leave the agreement and wanted to continue to support it. (C) / No Error (D)
A.	Ms. Merkel told Mr. Putin that
B.	like the rest of Europe, did not want
C.	to leave the agreement and wanted to continue to support it.
D.	No error
Answer» E.

12.	The customergave a mouthfulwhen asked the reason for his dissatisfaction.
A.	Angry
B.	Verbose
C.	Succinct
D.	Loud
Answer» B. Verbose

13.	When the new intern walked in dressed casually in jeans, there were a lot ofraised eyebrows.
A.	Regret
B.	Enthusiasm
C.	Disapproval
D.	Questions
Answer» D. Questions

14.	Whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect wasa moot point.
A.	Certain
B.	Scheme
C.	Regular
D.	Disputed
Answer» E.

15.	The company tried tokeep a lidon the lawsuit but word got out to the media.
A.	Control
B.	Conform
C.	Recover
D.	Defeat
Answer» B. Conform

16.	Delhi and Mumbai aretinderboxcities and therefore must strengthen their respective fire and safety regulations.
A.	Full of inflammable waste
B.	Extremely crowded
C.	Dangerously uncontrollable
D.	Readily ignited
Answer» E.

17.	It took a while for solar panels to catch on for ordinary consumers, but now it'sfull speed ahead.
A.	Without any support
B.	Gaining popularity
C.	Better
D.	As quickly and efficiently as possible
Answer» E.

18.	That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's alwaysone step aheadof the cops.
A.	Faster in running
B.	More prepared or skilled
C.	More important
D.	Giving chase
Answer» C. More important

19.	My thesis is almost done—the onlyloose endsare formatting and proofreading.
A.	Unresolved aspects
B.	Loose strings
C.	Important parts
D.	Delayed portions
Answer» B. Loose strings

20.	At the time of my sister’s marriage I found Mohan asa friend at court.
A.	a legal advisor in court
B.	a hidden enemy
C.	a domestic help
D.	an influential acquaintance
Answer» E.

22.	Though the students wrote the exam well, still the teacher was angry.
A.	still teacher
B.	yet the teacher
C.	teacher was still
D.	No Improvement
Answer» C. teacher was still

23.	When he arrived home he noticed that the documents he had kept above the table were missing.
A.	keep above the
B.	kept on the
C.	kept over the
D.	No Improvement
Answer» C. kept over the

24.	The politician said in his speech "I have come here with an intention of changed the situation."
A.	intention in change
B.	intent ofchange
C.	intention to change
D.	No Improvement
Answer» D. No Improvement

21.	These spooky creatures like spiders at timesmake our skin crawl.
A.	to cause infection
B.	to cause one to feel frightened or unnerved
C.	to leave someone’s skin shivering.
D.	to try to regain one’s senses
Answer» C. to leave someone’s skin shivering.

25.	‎As directed by the general manager, the people had to work accordingly the rules and regulation mentioned in the manual.
A.	according to the rules
B.	accordingly to rules
C.	accord with the rules
D.	No Improvement
Answer» B. accordingly to rules

26.	‎National Green Tribunal is a government agency who takes care of the environment related matters.
A.	government agency whom
B.	government agency whose
C.	government agency which
D.	No Improvement
Answer» D. No Improvement

27.	On seeing him cough (A) / I asked him since how (B) / long he had been ailing.(C) / No error (D)
A.	On seeing him cough
B.	I asked him since how
C.	long he had been ailing
D.	No error
Answer» C. long he had been ailing

29.	The student cut up all the (A) / long words from his book (B) / and made the answer short.(C) / No error (D)
A.	The student cut up all the
B.	long words from his book
C.	and made the answer short
D.	No error
Answer» B. long words from his book

30.	In some tribal areas (A) / people worship snakes and (B) / are not scared from them. (C) / No error (D)
A.	In some tribal areas
B.	people worship snakes and
C.	are not scared from them
D.	No error
Answer» D. No error

31.	Of all the schemes, (A) / I think this is the one (B) / more likely to succeed. (C) / No error (D)
A.	Of all the schemes,
B.	I think this is the one
C.	more likely to succeed
D.	No error
Answer» D. No error

32.	Militantson Friday morning (A)/abductedthree policemen (B)/ from their homes andlater(C)/shotthem dead .(D)
A.	A- Conformists
B.	B- kidnapped
C.	C - then
D.	D - hit
Answer» B. B- kidnapped

33.	The upper castes'protest(A)/ over therecentamendment(B)/ in SC/ST Act hasdrawn(C)/ lines ofworryon BJP's forehead.(D)
A.	A- acquiesce
B.	B- latest
C.	C - exerted
D.	D - anxiety
Answer» B. B- latest

34.	ShahlambastedCongress (A)/statingthat Congress is (B)/resistingthe move to(C)/safeguardits vote-bank.(D)
A.	A- condemned
B.	B- uttering
C.	C - heeding
D.	D - secure
Answer» D. D - secure

Explore topic-wise MCQs in English including comprehension.

Prevaricate

Aphorism

Which of the following steps with reference to the passage was not supported by the author completely?

Which of the following argument/arguments supports the author’s mentioning the term ‘Gender-neutral’ with reference to adoption of GRB?

What idea, according to the passage, does the author clearly want to convey?

According to the author, India’s marking a significant shift in the outlook of the political class and that of the voters towards gender concerns is best illustrated by the fact that:

Between 1862-1878, Alexander Cunningham (A) / have excavated the Nalanda ruins (B) / and several other Buddhist stupas in Bihar. (C) / No error. (D)

Ms. Merkel told Mr. Putin that Germany, (A) / like the rest of Europe, did not want (B) / to leave the agreement and wanted to continue to support it. (C) / No Error (D)

Commercial banks does not have the capability to assess credit (A) / risk on long-term lending because they have mostly (B) / been engaged in advancing short-term working capital. (C) / No error (D)

U.S retail giant Walmart’s $16 billion investment in (A) / Flipkart for an initial stake of 77% will only make the founders (B) / billionaires but will also provide blockbuster exits to the investors. (C) / No error (D)

The small Southeast Asian city of Singapore (A) / has long acted as a bridge between the U.S. and (B) / China and will yet again host a summit on June 2018. (C) / No error (D)

The customergave a mouthfulwhen asked the reason for his dissatisfaction.

When the new intern walked in dressed casually in jeans, there were a lot ofraised eyebrows.

Whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect wasa moot point.

The company tried tokeep a lidon the lawsuit but word got out to the media.

Delhi and Mumbai aretinderboxcities and therefore must strengthen their respective fire and safety regulations.

It took a while for solar panels to catch on for ordinary consumers, but now it'sfull speed ahead.

That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's alwaysone step aheadof the cops.

My thesis is almost done—the onlyloose endsare formatting and proofreading.

At the time of my sister’s marriage I found Mohan asa friend at court.

These spooky creatures like spiders at timesmake our skin crawl.

Though the students wrote the exam well, still the teacher was angry.

When he arrived home he noticed that the documents he had kept above the table were missing.

The politician said in his speech "I have come here with an intention of changed the situation."

‎As directed by the general manager, the people had to work accordingly the rules and regulation mentioned in the manual.

‎National Green Tribunal is a government agency who takes care of the environment related matters.

On seeing him cough (A) / I asked him since how (B) / long he had been ailing.(C) / No error (D)

The journalist, no matter how judicious (A) / his sense to perception is cannot impart (B) / to news the sober quality of history. (C) / No error (D)

The student cut up all the (A) / long words from his book (B) / and made the answer short.(C) / No error (D)

In some tribal areas (A) / people worship snakes and (B) / are not scared from them. (C) / No error (D)

Of all the schemes, (A) / I think this is the one (B) / more likely to succeed. (C) / No error (D)

Militantson Friday morning (A)/abductedthree policemen (B)/ from their homes andlater(C)/shotthem dead .(D)

The upper castes'protest(A)/ over therecentamendment(B)/ in SC/ST Act hasdrawn(C)/ lines ofworryon BJP's forehead.(D)

ShahlambastedCongress (A)/statingthat Congress is (B)/resistingthe move to(C)/safeguardits vote-bank.(D)

The governmentrevealedthat (A)/ it hadinitiateda move (B)/ toamendthe(C)/ RTI Act two yearsago.(D)

Thedearthof water (A)/ hasresultedinto (B)/mediocreproduction in(C)/someregions of Rajasthan.(D)

As per the passage, what is meant by ‘Half Earth’?

Which of the following is/are example/s of the ‘loss of life forms’ mentioned in paragraph 2? I. Population of 40% of large mammals have declined. II. Huge number of whales dying due to ingesting of plastic bags. III. Natural habitats all over the world have shrunk.

Which of the following is the main idea conveyed by paragraph 1?

If the price of a commodity like steeland more of it needs to be (A) / produced to satisfy consumer demand (B) / that the supply of steel is scarce (C) / increases, it signals to businessmen (D)

For a country with a populationpeople interested in flying drones (A) / has an enormous number of (B) / of over eight million, Switzerland (C) / and developing drone-based applications (D)

The demonstration effect hasbeen employed by social scientists to (A) / in one part of the world can lead (B) / to subsequent events in other regions (C) / explain how events and other developments (D)

The path-breaking verdict ofthe Sabarimala temple has put to rest (A) / the question of gender discrimination (B) / the exclusion of women from (C) / the Supreme Court striking down (D)

Besides making sanitation amovement through the provision of (A) / well-designed toilets and behaviour (B) / change in rural India, the SBM should (C) / have a broader vision of what constitutes cleanliness (D)

The creation of India as a sovereign, independent republic was, in some profound sense, the_______________of a bold experiment in political affairs.

The invention of republic citizenship in India was indeed a historic event, and a_______________with the past.

The _______________ remark made by the author in the beginning was a warning that what followed later in the text was mere opinion and not fact

To accomplish such a herculean task in hardly three days is an enterprise_______________with difficulty.

Which of the following is/are example/s of the ‘loss of life forms’ mentioned in paragraph 2?

I. Population of 40% of large mammals have declined.
II. Huge number of whales dying due to ingesting of plastic bags.
III. Natural habitats all over the world have shrunk.

35.	The governmentrevealedthat (A)/ it hadinitiateda move (B)/ toamendthe(C)/ RTI Act two yearsago.(D)
A.	A- disclosed
B.	B- consummated
C.	C - modify
D.	D - before
Answer» C. C - modify

36.	Thedearthof water (A)/ hasresultedinto (B)/mediocreproduction in(C)/someregions of Rajasthan.(D)
A.	A- abundance
B.	B- developed
C.	C - average
D.	D - a few
Answer» B. B- developed

38.	Which of the following is/are true with respect to theAnthropocene Eramentioned in the passage? I. Both marine and continental faunas are essentially modern but with many more large land mammals such as Mammoths etc. II. Human beings have started to have a huge impact on the Earth. III. It covers most of the latest period of repeated glaciation, up to and including the Younger Dryas cold spell.
A.	Only II
B.	Only III
C.	Only I and II
D.	Only II and III
Answer» B. Only III

39.	Which of the following is/are example/s of the ‘loss of life forms’ mentioned in paragraph 2? I. Population of 40% of large mammals have declined. II. Huge number of whales dying due to ingesting of plastic bags. III. Natural habitats all over the world have shrunk.
A.	Only I
B.	Only II
C.	Only I and III
D.	All of the above
Answer» E.

42.	If the price of a commodity like steeland more of it needs to be (A) / produced to satisfy consumer demand (B) / that the supply of steel is scarce (C) / increases, it signals to businessmen (D)
A.	ADBC
B.	BACD
C.	DCAB
D.	No Rearrangement Required
Answer» D. No Rearrangement Required

43.	For a country with a populationpeople interested in flying drones (A) / has an enormous number of (B) / of over eight million, Switzerland (C) / and developing drone-based applications (D)
A.	CBAD
B.	ABDC
C.	DBCA
D.	No rearrangement required
Answer» B. ABDC

44.	The demonstration effect hasbeen employed by social scientists to (A) / in one part of the world can lead (B) / to subsequent events in other regions (C) / explain how events and other developments (D)
A.	ABCD
B.	ADBC
C.	DBAC
D.	No rearrangement required
Answer» C. DBAC

45.	The path-breaking verdict ofthe Sabarimala temple has put to rest (A) / the question of gender discrimination (B) / the exclusion of women from (C) / the Supreme Court striking down (D)
A.	ABDC
B.	CBDA
C.	DCAB
D.	No rearrangement required
Answer» D. No rearrangement required

47.	The creation of India as a sovereign, independent republic was, in some profound sense, the_______________of a bold experiment in political affairs.
A.	commencement
B.	discovery
C.	investment
D.	affect
Answer» B. discovery

48.	The invention of republic citizenship in India was indeed a historic event, and a_______________with the past.
A.	discourse
B.	consolidation
C.	rupture
D.	lexicon
Answer» D. lexicon