English Language For CWE-Clerks-V- Preliminary Examination
Q.1-5. Rearrange the following sentences (A),(B),(C), (D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Surviving only in Gujarat's Gir forest because the animal-loving Nawab of Junagarh banned hunting in this private grounds.
(B) That their numbers have been consistently on the rise, marks a major victory for wildlife conservation efforts in India.
(C) The increase in the lion population at the Gir National Park in Gujarat is as much a matter of national pride as it is welcome news for the planet.
(D) In India, they disappeared from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana;
(E) Had the big cats disappeared from there too, they would have been lost to the world forever.
(F) The Gir forest is the last remaining abode of the Asiatic lion, also known as the Persian lion, for it once roared across West Asia.
Q.1. Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) A (3) D (4) C (5) E
Q.2. Which of the following would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) F (2) C (3) B (4) A (5) D
Q.3. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) A (3) E (4) F (5) B
Q.4. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) C (3) D (4) A (5) F
Q.5. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) C (3) F (4) B (5) A
Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Global warming is the unusually (6) increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases (7) as people burn fossil fuels. The global average surface temperature rose 0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.1 to 1.6° F) between 1906 and 2005, and the rate of temperature increase has nearly doubled in the last 50 years. Temperatures are certain to go up further.
There are natural causes that (8) to climate fluctuation, but industrial practices are behind the recent rapid acceleration in global warming. The demands of a growing population have led to deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and intensive farming. These activities all produce greenhouses gases in our atmosphere - gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. Greenhouse gases (9) heat from the sun instead of radiating it back to space. This causes the earth’s atmosphere to heat up in what is known as the greenhouse effect. In just 200 years, the (10) of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has increased by 30%.
Q.6. (1) vapid (2) peculiar (3) force (4) rapid (5) slower
Q.7. (1) created (2) released (3) evaporated (4) caused (5) produce
Q.8. (1) make (2) led (3) insure (4) comprises (5) contribute
Q.9. (1) inculcate (2) trap (3) release (4) produce (5) burn
Q.10. (1) bulk (2) gases (3) concentration (4) quantity (5) mixture
Answers
Q.1.(5) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(4) Q.4.(4) Q.5.(2)
Q.6.(4) Q.7.(2) Q.8.(5) Q.9.(2) Q.10.(3)
