Mock AMCAT ENGLISH Question Set-1

MOCK AMCAT ENGLISH Question Set-1

1. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, ifany.

A] The phrase 'Be the change you want / B] to see in the world' was / C] said through Mahatma Gandhi.

A]A B]B C]C D] Noerror

Correct Option: C.
Explanation: Replace “through” with “by”

2. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, ifany.

A] A salesman of that / B] company tried to / C] cheated a naive lady_

A]A B]B C]C D] No error

Correct Option:C.
Explanation: “cheat” will used instead of “cheated” as it is an infinitive

3. In the question, a part of the sentence is italicized. Alternatives to the italicized part are given which may improve the construction of the sentence. Select the correctalternative.

People working in high positions in companies tend to shifting their work burden by delegating tasks to their subordinates

A] Tend for shiftingtheirwork B] Tend to shift their work C] Tend as to shiftingtheirwork

D] Noimprovement

Correct Option: b
Explanation: “Verb form-1 is used with “to” as an infinitive.

4. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word-

Reign

A]Yield B]Restrain C]Regime D] Enjoy

Correct Option:C.
Explanation: Regime is synonym of Reign means rule as monarch.

5. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the givenword-

PERENNIAL

A]Frequent B] Regular C]Lasting D] Rare

Correct Option:D
Explanation: Rare is most nearly opposite to Perennial which means ever-lasting.

Read the passage and answer the questions 6-9 with correct answer option-

Give people power and discretion, and whether they are grand viziers or border guards, some will use their position to enrich themselves. The problem can be big enough to hold back a country's development. For most people in the world, though, the worry is not that corruption may slow down their country's GDP growth. It is that their daily lives are pervaded by endless hassles, big and small. And for all the evidence that some cultures suffer endemic corruption while others are relatively clean, attitudes towards corruption, and even the language describing bribery, is remarkably similar around the world.
In a testament to most people's basic decency, bribe-takers and bribe-payers have developed an elaborate theatre of dissimulation. This is not just to avoid detection. Even in countries where corruption is so common as to be unremarkable and unprosecutable—and even when the transaction happens far from snooping eyes—a bribe is almost always dressed up as some other kind of exchange. Though most of the world is plagued by corruption, even serial offenders try to conceal it.
One manifestation of this is linguistic. Surprisingly few people say: “You are going to have to pay me if you want to get that done.” Instead, they use a wide variety of euphemisms. One type is quasi-official terminology. The
Term widely used at border crossings is “expediting fee”. For a euphemism it is surprisingly accurate: paying it will keep your bags, and perhaps your contraband, from being dumped onto a floor and sifted through at a leisurely pace. (A related term, used in India, is “speed money”: paying it can get essential business permits issued considerably faster.)
A second type of euphemism dresses up a dodgy payment as a friendly favor done by the bribe-payer. There is plenty of creative scope. Nigerian policemen are known to ask for “a little something for the weekend”. Mexican traffic police will suggest that you buy them a refresco, a soft drink, as will Angolan and Mozambican petty officials, who call it a gazoso inPortuguese.
Double meaning can help soothe the awkwardness of bribe-paying. Baksheesh, originally a Persian word now found in many countries of the Middle East, can mean “tip”, “alms” and “bribe”. In Kenya a machine-gun- wielding guard suggested to a terrified Canadian aid worker: “Perhaps you would like to discuss this over chai?” The young Canadian was relieved: the difficulty could be resolved with some chai.
Along with the obscurantist language, bribe-taking culture around the world often involves the avoidance of physically handing the money from one person to another. One obvious reason is to avoid detection, which is why bribes are known as “envelopes” in countries from China to Greece.

Select the correct answer option based on the passage

6. What is the author likely to agree to in the following?

A] Some cultures suffer corruptions while others do not

B] Social factors incline a society towards corruption

C] Bribery is not a cultural phenomenon

D] None of these

Correct Option: C
Explanation: with the reference to first and second paragraph.

7. What is bribe generally called in China?

A]Hand-over

B]Refresco

C]Envelopes

D] Bakhsheesh

Correct Option:C
Explanation: Mentioned in the last paragraph of the passage.

8. In summary, what does the passage primarily suggest and provide evidence for?

A] Corruption is always concealed in some way, both linguistically and in the process

B] Corruption exists only in developing economies

C] Corruption is an unethical practice

D] Corruption slows down GDP growth

Correct Option: A
Explanation: It is clear in the first paragraph, i.e. the problem can be big…….

9. Which of the following the author does not identify as linguistic manifestation of corruption?

A] Asking fora favor

B] Use of double meanings

C] Use ofquasi-officialterminology

D] Relate to food item

Correct Option:A.
Explanation: It is clearly mentioned in fourth paragraph.

10. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

A] Guilt and self-pleasure are / B] two most strong drivers / C] of any human act.

A]A B]B C]C D] No error
Correct Option:B
Explanation: strongest is superlative degree of Strong