Quiz-12

TCS English Questions and Answers

Question 1

The need for the reform was felt by the Muslims only in the early 19^th century AD. The reformists felt that Islam in India had ……… . They took upon themselves the task of purifying and ……… Islam. Shariatullah, the leader of the Faraizi Movement, ……..the influence of the caste system among the Muslims. Modern education spread first among the Hindus and then among the Muslims. In the early part of the century, only a few Muslims of Delhi and Calcutta had taken to English education. The …….. of the British towards the Muslims increased greatly after the Revolt of 1857, since the Muslims had actively taken part in it. Now, the Muslims felt the need for a cooperative attitude towards the British to improve the community’s social condition. Movements were started to fight the purdah system and ………… . The Mohammedan Literary Society was started by Nawab Abdul Latif in AD 1863. It worked for the spread of education in Bengal, especially among the Muslims. It also worked for Hindu-Muslim …………..

A.

1. degenerated
2. uncorrupted
3. None

Correct Option: 1

B.

1. invigorating
2. enervating
3. slumping

Correct option: 1

C.

1. acquitted
2. approved
3. condemned

Correct Option: 3

D.

1. glee
2. acrimony
3. friendliness

Correct Option: 2

E.

1. diocesan
2. monogamous
3. polygamy

Correct Option: 3

F.

1. discord
2. unanimity
3. antagonism

Correct Option: 2

Question 2

While much public attention is given to identifying and measuring the ………… of chemicals, the amount of exposure is equally important. Even very toxic substances can do no harm if we are not exposed to them in sufficient amounts. The first step in exposure assessment is to determine possible pathways by which toxic chemicals may reach humans. The three most important pathways are inhalation (air transport), eating (food transport), and drinking (water transport). Pathways can involve many steps, and many substances have a number of different, often complex pathways. In the case of exposure by food, a ……. property is the tendency toward bio concentration. Bio concentration (sometimes called bioaccumulation or bio magnification) is the tendency of a substance to ……… in living tissue; it involves two steps. First, an organism takes in substance, but does not ….. or metabolize it. Then, a predator eats that organism and in the process ingests the substance already accumulated by its prey. This second step is common in fishes, shellfishes, carnivores such as eagles and cats, and other organisms that prey on smaller organisms so that the chemical is ……. by passage through the food pyramid. Mollusks, such as scallops, are exceptionally ……… to bio concentration because they feed by filtering millions of tiny plankton from the water.

A.

1. wholesomeness
2. intuitiveness
3. moraines

Correct Option: 3

B.

1. trivial
2. decisive
3. minor

Correct Option: 2

C.

1. hoard
2. scatter
3. forfeit

Correct Option: 1

D.

1. sanction
2. defecate
3. permit

Correct Option: 2

E.

1. diluted
2. diffused
3. stuffed

Correct Option: 3

F.

1. improbably
2. prone
3. upright

Correct Option: 2

Question 3

Just as physical education has been variously labelled and has faced seeming identity cries, it also has been described in a ………. of ways. What does physical education mean? Is it ……….. with exercise, play, games, leisure, recreation, sports, or athletics? Before defining physical education, each of these terms needs to be understood. Exercise, in the physical …………., means using or exerting the body. Play refers to the resultant action, or what the participants do during physical ……… . Games range from amusements or diversions to competitions with significant outcomes governed by rules. Freedom from work or duties describes leisure, which may or may not be used for physical activity. Similarly, recreation refreshes or renews one’s strength and spirits after ………, again with or without activity, Sport ………… all those diversions and physical activities that one does for pleasure or success. Athletics are organized, competitive activities in which trained individuals participate. Skill levels vary in each.

A.

1. prelature
2. multitude
3. handful

Correct Option: 2

B.

1. dissimilar
2. compatible
3. synonymous

Correct Option: 3

C.

1. dimension
2. crookedness
3. angularity

Correct Option: 1

D.

1. inaction
2. exertion
3. inactivity

Correct Option: 2

E

1. laziness
2. fun
3. toil

Correct Option: 3

F.

1. exclude
2. encompasses
3. free

Correct Option: 2

Question 4

The future prospects of the subcontinent depends to a great extent on peace and stability within the region, but one of the ………… factors hindering such peace is the ethnic conflicts which is …………. peace within South Asian nations of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh. These ethnic conflicts can be equated with identity conflicts where the definition or construction of threats, enemies and friends plays a pivotal role. India is long ………… by ethnic conflicts in its North-Eastern states originating mainly from identity crisis. Peace in the region would boost India’s ‘Look-East Policy’. Pakistan is also affected by conflicts among the groups like Mohazir; Biloch & Sindhi. The nation is already ……… by being hotbed of terrorism, military coups. So, Pakistan needs to solve these conflicts not only to establish peace in the country but also in the region. Peace would help the region to prosper and to a certain extent minimise major power interests in the region. Sri Lanka is being ravaged by ethnic conflicts between Tamils & Sinhalese. However, the Island nation is slowly returning to normalcy. Nepal, after the demise of monarchy, is still not able to frame a Constitution and is unable to accommodate the Maoists within the constitutional frameworks because of ………. differences. Bangladesh is passing through political instability over the years which is contributed by as well as contributing to the already existing conflicts within the country. These conflicts need to be gradually done away with in order to ……… in peace and stability in the subcontinent.

A.

1. inconspicuous
2. obscure
3. prominent

Correct Option: 3

B.

1. rattle
2. appease
3. sooth

Correct Option: 1

C.

1. effected
2. affected
3. None

Correct Option: 2

D.

1. mended
2. ravaged
3. liberated

Correct Option: 2

E.

1. persisting
2. halting
3. ceasing

Correct Option: 1

F.

1. deficit
2. negate
3. usher

Correct Option: 3

Question 5

Proteins are the polymers of amino acids which constitute the …….. structural unit of protoplasmic organelles, enzymes, and other macromolecules of biological importance. It serves as the energy source and source of nitrogen for body of organisms. Proteins in plants are synthesized within the body cells through a genetically controlled machinery by the …………. of nuclear DNA and Ribosomes. DNA produces messenger RNA by transcription. The sequence of m-RNA translates specific sequence of Amino Acids to produce a polypeptide chain which later …… post synthetic processing transformed into primary, secondary and tertiary proteins essential for maintenance of life in a cell. DNA acts as the central …….. of protein synthesis and which especially controlled by genes present on DNA. In a protein amino acids link together by polypeptide bond in which the carboxyl group of one amino group of the other and so on. Ribosomal enzymes help in ………. of peptide bond and acts as the site for protein synthesis. The sequence of twenty different amino acids on a peptide chain is ………. by the sequence of triplet bases on the m-RNA.

A.

1. prominent
2. trivial
3. envoy

Correct Option: 1

B.

1. vice
2. disbelief
3. virtue

Correct Option: 3

C.

1. oppose
2. undergo
3. veto

Correct Option: 2

D.

1. dogma
2. ambiguity
3. uncertainty

Correct Option: 1

E.

1. proletariat
2. formulation
3. elaboration

Correct Option: 2

F.

1. irresolute
2. changeable
3. stead fasted

Correct Option: 3