सामान्य अंग्रेजी Test-30 (21 जनवरी, 2019)

Part-A 9. Would you have any more sugar?

Find out the error if any and rewrite the Ans. Would you have some more
sentence. sugar.
1. Please write your name and address 10. Many student is absent today.
on bag before you misplace it again. Ans. Many a student is absent today.
Ans. Please write your name and 11. A baby cried when it is hungry.
address on the bag before you Ans. A baby cries when it is hungry.
misplace it again. 12. I got up at six every morning.
2. Chetan puts in lot of effort to ensure Ans. I get up at six every morning.
that the scheme will be launched in 13. He builds another house these days.
March. Ans. He is building another house
Ans. Chetan puts in a lot of effort to these days.
ensure that the scheme will be 14. Which pen will I buy?
launched in March. Ans. Which pen shall I buy?
3. This is first time the company has 15. Can I come in, Please?
ventured into movies production. Ans. May I come in, Please?
Ans. This is the first time the company Write the voice [Active and Passive]
has ventured into movie production. of the following sentences.
4. Nina had applied for loan for post- 16. Who advises you?
graduate studies but it was not Ans. By whom are you advised?
sanctioned. 17. The people lined the road.
Ans. Nina had applied for a loan for Ans. The road was lined by the people.
post graduate studies but it was not 18. You must endure what you cannot
sanctioned. cure.
5. I live on a top floor of a old house. Ans. What cannot be cured must be
Ans. I live on the top floor of an old endured.
house. 19. We hear that the police have arrested
6. He has hardly sent her few letter. the robbers.
Ans. He has hardly sent her any letter. Ans. It is heard that the police have
7. Give me many pen you like. arrested the robbers.
Ans. Give me any pen you like. Write the narration [Direction and
8. Does your cow give many milk. Indirect] of the following sentences.
Ans. Does your cow give much milk. 20. He said ""Poonam lived here''.
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Ans. He said that Poonam had lived 28. Dissonance
there. [Antagonism/Amicableness/Amity]
21. They said to her ""Are we wasting Ans. Antagonism
your time''? 29. Between whiles.
Ans. They asked her if they were Ans. At intervals
wasting her time. 30. Beginning of the end.
22. Her mother said ""What will you have Ans. Closing chapter.
for breakfast, Rajni''? Part-B
Ans. Her mother asked Rajni what she
would have for breakfast. 1. Passage
23. She said to them, ""You have cheated Jambaji was much affected by this
me''. drought. Many were the nights he
Ans. She told them that they had spent in wakefulness because of the
cheated her. suffering he saw around him. The
Write the appropriate preposition. dying cattle, the starving children :
24. He needs a pen to write _____. they haunted him day and night. And
Ans. With finally, at the age of thirty-four, he
25. I was waiting _____you. had a vision. He saw man intoxicated
Ans. For with his own power, destroying the
Choose one word substitution of the world around him. And he decided to
following. change it all. If life was to flourish
26. A written declaration of government again in this desolate land. Jambaji
or a political party. saw that man would have to live in a
Manifesto/Affidavit/Document/Dossie different way, and according to
r. different tenets and ...ber, ker and
Ans. Manifesto sangri trees, he wanted herds of
Choose an Antonym from the blackbuck of frolic again, and he
following. wanted men to work for this. Jamabji
27. Adversity knew the way to achieve this and he
[Misfortune/Prosperity/Poverty] began to broadcast his message in the
Ans. Prosperity year 1485.
Choose a synonym from the His message included twenty-nine
following. basic tenets. Its two major

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commandments were a prohibition If wishes were horses, beggars would
against the cutting down of any green ride.
tree or the killing of any animal. (ii) वह इतना धनी है दक व्याख्या नहीं की जा
Jambaji's message of humanity and सकती।
respect for all living things was He is too rich of words.
eagerly accepted. His teachings (iii) तुम्हारी सहायता करने में मुझे बहुत प्रसन्नता
prompted the inhabitants of hundreds होगी।
of villages to reclothe the earth with I shall be only too pleased to help
its green cover. you.
(i) Why was Jambaji much affected by (iv) मनुष्य को हमेशा अपना कर्त्तव्य पालन करना
the drought? चादहये।
Ans. Jambaji was much affected by One must always do one’s duty.
the drought because he saw great (v) ऐसे दमत्र चुनों जो तुम्हें धोखा न दें।
suffering all around him, the dying Choose such friends as will not play
cattle and the starving children. you false.
(ii) What did he see in his vision? (vi) उसने कलाबाजी लगाई।
Ans. In his vision he saw men He turned a somersault.
intoxicated with their own power (vii) ऐसा कहना तुम्हें शोभा नहीं देता।
destroying the world around them. It does not lie in your mouth to say
(iii) What did Jambaji decide to so.
change? (viii)मैंने सब यत्न दकया दक उत्सव सफल हो।
Ans. Jambaji decided to change the I left no plan untried (left no stone
beliefs and the ways of life of the unturned) to make the meeting a
people. success.
(iv) Find out from the passage the (ix) आजकल मेरी आदथतक अवस्था कमजोर है।
word which is opposite to "scarcity'. I am badly off (hard up) now-a-
Ans. Abundance. days.
(v) Write the word from the passage (x) दचन्ता बुरी बला है।
which means "develop quickly'. Care killed the cat.
Ans. Flourish. 3. Precis
2. Translation I have often heard people say how
(i) यदद कल्पना से ही काम बनता तो दभखारी भी disappointed they will be if they never
मजे उडाते। see a certain place which they have for
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years dreamed of visiting. I sometimes been disappointed in a hill; I have often
wonder whether, if we got all we been disappointed in a mountain....
dreamed of, we might not be even Although mountains are undoubtedly
more disappointed than if we failed to impressive, they have a kind of
get it. 1, for example, longed for years dreadful monotony that makes people
to go to Rome; yet, when at last I like me feel hostile to their beauty.
arrived at the Eternal City and drove While I like reading about mountains,
through its streets, I wondered whether nevertheless, outside books, I prefer
it was worthwhile going so far to see a the pleasures of the plain.
city which appeared to me to be so Ans. Precis
unworthy of its history. This It should cause no disappointment if a
disappointment, I may say, did not last; dreamt-of place is never visited. On
but famous cities, famous objects; the contrary visiting it may prove
famous views do not always kindle at disappointing as was the case with the
first sight the emotions we expect them author initially when he visited Rome.
to kindle. People used to think that a Another case in point is the Atlantic
famous author was being funny when turning out to be very unlike what
he said that he was disappointed with one imagined it to be. It is its size
the Atlantic Ocean. To me this seems that is against it. Even as a hill is
to be a straightforward confession of more satisfying than a mountain, a
disappointment that must have been lake is more pleasing than a vast
experienced by thousands of people. ocean. The author in fact prefers
The Atlantic Ocean, to my mind, looks plains in actual life even though he
its best from the shore; but even when enjoys reading about the mountains.
it is seen from the shore for the first Part-C
time by someone who has lived till 1. Paragraph Writing-
manhood in an inland district, it does Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna
not always come up to expectations. Its (PMKVY)
very bigness is against it. It is easier to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
see at first sight the charm of a little is a unique initiative by the
lake, nestling among the mountains, Government of India that aims to
than to drink in the vast beauty of the offer 24 lakh Indian
Atlantic. In the same way, I have never youth meaningful, industry relevant,
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skill-based training. Under this Skill Development Management
scheme, the trainees will be offered System (SDMS) would be put in
a financial reward and a government place to verify and record details of
certification on successful completion all training centres a certain quality of
of training and assessment, which training locations and
will help them in securing a job for a courses. Biometric system and video
better future. National Skill recording of the training
Development Corporation (NSDC) is process would be put in place where
the implementing agency for feasible. All persons undergoing
PMKVY. training would be required to
The scheme would be implemented give feedback at the time of
through NSDC training partners. assessment and this would become the
Currently NSDC has 187 training key element of the evaluation
partners that have over 2300 centres. framework to assess the effectiveness
In addition, Central / State of the PMKVY scheme. A
Government affiliated training robust grievance redressal
providers would also be used for system would be put in place to
training under the scheme. All address grievances relating to
training providers will have to implementation of the scheme.
undergo a due diligence before being An online citizen portal would be put
eligible for participating under this in place to disseminate information
scheme. Focus under the PMKVY about the scheme.
would be on improved curricula, Objective -
better pedagogy and better trained 1. The objective of this Scheme is to
instructors. Training would encourage skill development for youth
by providing monetary rewards for
include soft skills, personal grooming,
successful completion of approved
behavioural change for cleanliness,
training programs. Specifically, the
good work ethics. Sector Skill
Scheme aims to:
Councils and the State Governments
Encourage standardization in the
would closely monitor skill training
certification process and initiate a
that will happen under PMKVY.
process of creating a registry of skills.
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2. Enable and mobilize a large number 4. All trainings and certification under
of Indian youth to take up skill Recognition of Prior Learning will be
training and become employable and specifically oriented for developing
earn their livelihood. Increase skills in specific growth sectors
5. Assessment and training bodies for all
productivity of the existing workforce
purposes of the Scheme will be
and align the training and certification
separate and no overlap of roles will
to the needs of the country.
be allowed to maintain transparency
Provide Monetary Awards for Skill and objectivity.
Certification to boost employability 6. The monetary reward will be wholly
and productivity of youth by funded by the Ministry of Skill
incentivizing them for skill trainings Development and Entrepreneurship,
3. Reward candidates undergoing skill Government of India and will be
training by authorized institutions at affected through bank transfer to the
an average monetary reward of Rs. beneficiaries' accounts. For
8,000 (Rupees Eight Thousand) per facilitating the smooth disbursement
candidate. as prescribed under the scheme, the
4. Benefit 24 lakh youth at an entire money along with the
approximate total cost of Rs. 1,500 additional implementation fund will
crores be transferred to National Skill
Strategy and Approach :- Development Fund for further
1. The Scheme will provide monetary utilization by NSDC.
incentives for successful completion Upon successful assessment, the
of market-driven skill training and trainee will be given a certificate as
certification to approximately 24 lakh
well as a monetary reward of an
youth in a span of one year from the
average of Rs. 8,000 per trainee.
date of implementation of the scheme.
Monetary reward for various job roles
2. This Scheme shall be implemented
within a sector varies for different as
through Public-Private and Public- per job role levels. Higher incentives
Public partnerships. are being given to training in
3. NSDC will be the implementing manufacturing, construction and
agency for this Scheme plumbing sectors.
The monetary reward will be wholly
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funded by the Ministry of Skill However, a closer analysis shows
Development and Entrepreneurship, even the most widely circulated fake
India, and will be affected through news stories were seen by only a
direct bank transfer to the small fraction of people. And the
beneficiary's account. persuasive effects of these stories
OR have not been tested.
Effects of fake news on social Anyone with access to the internet is
media able to write or publish anything he
The new trending topic now a days or she pleases, no matter if the
with latest buzz word ‘Fake News’. information is true or not. Recently,
Even Facebook and other social media the spread of false information has
platforms are not able to stop Fake been dubbed “fake news”
news. Today anyone can publish The point is that it is the avalanche of
content ‚ credible or not - that can fake news that feeds on people’s
be consumed worldwide. Sadly, fake biased attitudes. This is why some of
news garners a great deal of attraction the websites, bots etc. succeed
on the internet, especially on social publishing content which is click
media. People get tricked and don’t worthy because they know their
think twice before circulating such audience doesn’t think much as they
mis-informative pieces to the far end already suffer information overload in
of the world. This kind of news this internet era.
disappears but not without doing the The real impact of the growing
damage it intended to cause. interest in fake news has been the
Even though the rise of fake news in realization that the public might not
recent months is undeniable, its be well-equipped to separate quality
impact is a different story. Many information from false information.
argue that fake news, helped Donald In today’s online environment, users
Trump get elected. There was are shown content based on likes and
certainly evidence of fake news preferences. Though this content
stories getting a lot of attraction on curation shows us things that we like
social media, at times even to see, it can also limit the diversity
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our perception of what is true online ensure what he or she is sharing is
and what isn’t. factual and makes sense for his brand
Besides, fake news doing rounds in or organization.
the outside world there are chances of Combining statistics and data with
rumours within an organization that testimonials and narratives about
can make life difficult at work. one’s organization and the impact it
Hence, this should as much be a creates can augment one’s message
matter of concern. and give it more power and authority
Today, one’s online reputation is than numbers alone.
really an extension of them and their More openness by the social media
organization’s real-life reputation. giants and greater collaboration by
Others in the community see them as them with suitably qualified partners
trustworthy, dependable and in tackling the problem of fake news
knowledgeable about their cause. is essential.
When their organization enters the OR
digital space, these reputations follow Sabarimala Verdict
them- and they must work to ensure After a two-decade-long legal battle
their reputation online matches that of and years of debates, discussions, and
in the real world. fierce disapproval, the Supreme Court
When one shares news and on Friday allowed women’s entry into
information via Facebook and Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple, lifting
Twitter, his followers expect the the decades-long ban on the entry of
information he shares to be true and women between the ages of 10 and
factual. When he shares articles with 50 into the temple. The Court ruled
false information or news that isn’t that all restrictions concerning
true, he begins to lose the trust of his women’s entry into the temple are
audience and his reputation online unconstitutional and a violation of
and in the real world may suffer. their rights and also went onto say
Facebook is beginning to apply a that faith cannot be put above people,
warning label to articles and posts their gender notwithstanding.
that have been tagged as ‘disputed.’ The ban has legally been in place
Even with this enhanced accuracy since 1991, after a Kerala High Court
filter, it is still up to the individual to ruling, in which the Court said,
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“customs must be followed”. The positions of little to no value within a
practice is said to have started culture’s social hierarchy. Their rights
sometime in the 1950s, with no proof are under a constant threat of being
to believe it ever existed anytime violated by the imposition of the
before that. This restriction is beliefs of those who are afforded
attributed to the legend that has it that positions of greater value within a
the deity residing in Sabarimala had culture ‚ in this case, the rights of
vowed celibacy and to keep this vow women have been taken away based
he insists that women of menstrual off the patriarchal beliefs that men
age not visit him. have held.
With the landmark decision the Although undoubtedly the first and
Supreme Court finally repealed this largest step to ensure the entry of
deeply problematic and patriarchal women into a place of worship they
28-year long ban, and with this, desire to visit, the Sabarimala issue
made a much-needed statement about doesn’t end here. Women are now
culture being weaponised to keep legally allowed entry into the temple,
women and their existence severely but that still begs two questions. Will
restricted by keeping them bound to measures to ensure their safety be
patriarchal notions about gender roles employed? Can women visit the
and the varying value of each gender. temple without being subjected to
Unfortunately, to forbid women the jibes, discrimination, and violence at
rights that are guaranteed to them, in the hands of the many other people
the name of religion, tradition, and who visit it and may not welcome the
culture has been a practice that has move to allow women entry?
gone on too long. We are finally beginning to draw up
We need to remember that our faith, lines dividing the state, religion, and
our notions, our beliefs, none of that culture. The Supreme Court’s
can triumph over the rights of other landmark judgements this month all
people. bear testimony to this. We are finally
We cannot ask that others be starved putting an end to religion and culture
of their rights, only to implement our meddling in state affairs and
beliefs. The weaker sections of a legislature, which in turn can have
society are those who are afforded disastrous consequences for numerous
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individuals and communities, and can was a loud hue and cry. The injured
disallow them the most basic of were taken to RML Hospital for
rights. immediate medical aid. The whole
2. Report Writing traffic came to a standstill. The police
[1x10=10] arrived in no time and registered a case
As a staff reporter of a newspaper, for negligent driving and homicide
who witnessed a multiple collision of against the bus driver.
a Maruti car, a motorcycle and a bus, 3. You are Shekhar Malhotra, write a
prepare a report in not more than 150 letter to the Editor, The News Times,
words Jaipur regarding women safety in
One Dead, Six Injured in Road your state. [1x10=10]
Accident Shekhar Malhotra,
New Delhi, 20 January, 2019. 394, Main Road,
It was perhaps the saddest and most Jaipur.
unfortunate for many people who
witnessed a multiple collision of a The Editor
Maruti car, a scooter and a tourist bus The News Times,
near ITO, New Delhi. A tourist bus of Jaipur.
Punjab Roadways, full of passengers,
was on its way to India Gate. When it Sir,
reached near ITO, it hit a Maruti car Through the columns of your esteemed
from the left side and a motorcycle daily, I would like to express my
from the back. The middle-aged man feeling about women safety. When we
on the motorcycle was thrown on the turn the pages of a newspaper, we
road and died on the spot. The come across many headlines reporting
motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet cases of sexual assault, molestation,
therefore he succumbed to the head sexual harassment, rapes, trafficking,
injury caused thereof. Even the driver ill treatment of women in houses,
of the Maruti car lost his sense, hit a violence against women in remote
wall, but didn’t get hurt. Passengers in areas etc. The crime comes amid
the bus got a sudden jerk. Six heightened concerns about sexual
passengers sustained serious injuries. violence in India. it seems that
Everybody was crying for help. There criminals are no longer afraid of the
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law. It is also evident that cities in
India can no longer claim to be safe for
the growing number of working
women.. we must have remedial or
curative measures such as fast track
courts especially dedicated to deal only
with these offences and crimes. These
can be made responsible to clear the
cases on day to day basis with fair trial
as its core principle. The law should be
strong enough so that nobody could
ever imagine of doing such things. It is
time the government undertakes drastic
measures to put an end to crime against
women.

I would like to quote here that a

country which do not respect women
cannot become developed country. so
I would like to request our Indian
people please provide equal respect
and security to women.

Yours truly,
Shekhar Malhotra

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