English Language Test For LIC AAO
Q.1-10. 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.
Incredible (1) it may seem , while the percentage of literacy in India has been going up , the number of (2) has also been increasing. Thus according to the 1996 figures there were 353 million illiterates in the country – 20 million (3) than in 1961. During the same period the percentage of literacy went up from 24 to 29 percent. The explanation for this (4) lies in the rapid growth of population which has (5) whatever little progress has been achieved in literacy. For instance from 1951 to 1961 , literacy increased at an annual average (6) of 0.7 percent (7) the country’s population grew by 2.15 percent every year. But the population(8) is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The (9) of most states in failing to (10) the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame.
Q.1. (1) though (2) while (3) far (4) when (5) sufficient
Q.2. (1) literates (2) people (3) illiterates (4) population (5) men
Q.3. (1) less (2) least (3) more (4) much (5) exceeded
Q.4. (1) ease (2) paradox (3) prejudices (4) felicity (5) perversion
Q.5. (1) exceed (2) dominate (3) outpaced (4)outrun (5) outrank
Q.6. (1) percentage (2) number (3) grow (4) dimension (5) rate
Q.7. (1) when (2) while (3) even (4) during (5) as
Q.8. (1) graph (2) increasing (3) decline (4) decreasing (5) explosion
Q.9. (1) sympathy (2) when (3) far (4) apathy (5) sufficient
Q.10. (1) face (2) subterfuge (3) think (4) diversify (5) tackle
Answers
Q.1.(1)
Q.2.(3)
Q.3.(3)
Q.4.(2)
Q.5.(3)
Q.6.(5)
Q.7.(2)
Q.8.(5)
Q.9.(4)
Q.10.(5)
