Quiz on General English Practice Test-4

1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, choose 'No Improvement' as your answer.

"Russia's buildup of a military presence along the Ukraine border has raised fears of an imminent invasion and a consequential impact on global energy supplies"

2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
"Beating Retreat is a centuries-old military tradition going back to the days when troops ________ from the battle at sunset"

3. Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.

"The wall is being built by the mason"

4. In the sentence identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.

"In a atmosphere fraught with tensions, such people-to-people initiatives can only help build some modicum of goodwill"

5. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

"EXPEDITE"

6. 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.

West Africa has seen a series of ___(06)___ coups in recent months. In September2021, special forces in Guinea ___(07)___ the government and captured power. In Mali, the military staged a coup for the second time in less than a year, in May2021. While in Chad, the President was killed in conflict in April, Sudan saw the military throwing out a power-sharing agreement it had reached with civilian___(08)___ and taking the levers of the state in its hands. The ease with which the generals __ (09)___ power in all these countries should be a warning to other elected governments in the continent. While taking power, all these military leaders promised elections, but soon their focus shifted to tightening their grip on power rather than resolving the crises that they used to justify their power grab or allowing a ___(10)___ to a legitimate government.

7. 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.

West Africa has seen a series of ___(06)___ coups in recent months. In September2021, special forces in Guinea ___(07)___ the government and captured power. In Mali, the military staged a coup for the second time in less than a year, in May2021. While in Chad, the President was killed in conflict in April, Sudan saw the military throwing out a power-sharing agreement it had reached with civilian___(08)___ and taking the levers of the state in its hands. The ease with which the generals __ (09)___ power in all these countries should be a warning to other elected governments in the continent. While taking power, all these military leaders promised elections, but soon their focus shifted to tightening their grip on power rather than resolving the crises that they used to justify their power grab or allowing a ___(10)___ to a legitimate government.

8. 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.

West Africa has seen a series of ___(06)___ coups in recent months. In September2021, special forces in Guinea ___(07)___ the government and captured power. In Mali, the military staged a coup for the second time in less than a year, in May2021. While in Chad, the President was killed in conflict in April, Sudan saw the military throwing out a power-sharing agreement it had reached with civilian___(08)___ and taking the levers of the state in its hands. The ease with which the generals __ (09)___ power in all these countries should be a warning to other elected governments in the continent. While taking power, all these military leaders promised elections, but soon their focus shifted to tightening their grip on power rather than resolving the crises that they used to justify their power grab or allowing a ___(10)___ to a legitimate government.

9. 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.

West Africa has seen a series of ___(06)___ coups in recent months. In September2021, special forces in Guinea ___(07)___ the government and captured power. In Mali, the military staged a coup for the second time in less than a year, in May2021. While in Chad, the President was killed in conflict in April, Sudan saw the military throwing out a power-sharing agreement it had reached with civilian___(08)___ and taking the levers of the state in its hands. The ease with which the generals __ (09)___ power in all these countries should be a warning to other elected governments in the continent. While taking power, all these military leaders promised elections, but soon their focus shifted to tightening their grip on power rather than resolving the crises that they used to justify their power grab or allowing a ___(10)___ to a legitimate government.

10. 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.

West Africa has seen a series of ___(06)___ coups in recent months. In September2021, special forces in Guinea ___(07)___ the government and captured power. In Mali, the military staged a coup for the second time in less than a year, in May2021. While in Chad, the President was killed in conflict in April, Sudan saw the military throwing out a power-sharing agreement it had reached with civilian___(08)___ and taking the levers of the state in its hands. The ease with which the generals __ (09)___ power in all these countries should be a warning to other elected governments in the continent. While taking power, all these military leaders promised elections, but soon their focus shifted to tightening their grip on power rather than resolving the crises that they used to justify their power grab or allowing a ___(10)___ to a legitimate government.