IRDAI Assistant Manager English Language Syllabus

English Language syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Reading Comprehension

   3 topics

   • Passage Comprehension and Inference
     • Central idea and tone of passage
     • Inference and assumption-based questions
   • Vocabulary in Context (Synonyms/Antonyms)
   • Economy and Insurance Themed Passages
2. 2

   Grammar and Error Detection

   4 topics

   • Spotting Errors and Sentence Correction
   • Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses and Articles
   • Prepositions, Modifiers and Parallelism
   • Phrase Replacement and Sentence Improvement
3. 3

   Verbal Ability and Usage

   5 topics

   • Cloze Test (Single and Double Fillers)
   • Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement
   • Sentence Connectors and Coherence
   • Fill in the Blanks and Word Usage
   • Idioms, Phrases and Phrasal Verbs
4. 4

   Descriptive English (Phase II)

   4 topics

   • Essay Writing on Contemporary and Insurance Topics
     • Structure, argumentation and word economy
   • Precis Writing
   • Comprehension and Summary Writing
   • Formal Letter and Report Writing

English Language flashcards for IRDAI Assistant Manager

18 of 50 cards from the English Language deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. In reading comprehension, what is the difference between a 'directly stated' fact and an 'inference'?

   A directly stated fact is written explicitly in the passage; an inference is a logical conclusion the reader draws from clues in the text that is not stated outright but is implied.

2. When answering an inference-based comprehension question, what should your answer always be based on?

   Only the information and logic supplied within the passage itself, never outside knowledge or personal opinion.

3. What is the 'central idea' or 'main idea' of a passage?

   The single most important point or theme the author wants to convey, around which all supporting details are organized; often found in the topic sentence or by summarizing the whole passage.

4. In comprehension, what is meant by the 'tone' of a passage?

   The author's attitude toward the subject, e.g., critical, optimistic, satirical, neutral, persuasive, or analytical.

5. What does 'synonym' mean, with an example?

   A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, e.g., 'happy' and 'joyful'.

6. What does 'antonym' mean, with an example?

   A word that has the opposite meaning of another word, e.g., 'expand' and 'contract'.

7. What does 'vocabulary in context' require you to do?

   Determine a word's meaning based on how it is used in the surrounding sentence/passage, rather than its most common dictionary definition.

8. Give the meaning of the insurance term 'premium'.

   The amount of money a policyholder pays (periodically or as a lump sum) to an insurer to keep an insurance policy in force.

9. In an economy/insurance passage, what does 'liquidity' mean?

   The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without significant loss of value.

10. What does the economic term 'inflation' refer to?

    A sustained general rise in the price level of goods and services over time, which reduces the purchasing power of money.

11. What is the meaning of 'underwriting' in insurance?

    The process by which an insurer evaluates the risk of a potential client and decides whether to provide coverage and on what terms/premium.

12. What is 'spotting errors' as a grammar exercise?

    Identifying which part (segment) of a given sentence contains a grammatical, structural, or usage error; if none, the answer is 'no error'.

13. State the basic rule of subject-verb agreement.

    A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb (e.g., 'He runs' vs 'They run').

14. In subject-verb agreement, what verb form do two singular subjects joined by 'and' usually take?

    A plural verb (e.g., 'Tom and Jerry are friends'), unless they denote a single idea or person.

15. With subjects joined by 'either...or' / 'neither...nor', which subject decides the verb?

    The verb agrees with the subject nearer to it (the second/last subject), e.g., 'Neither the manager nor the clerks are present.'

16. What verb number do collective nouns like 'team', 'committee', 'jury' usually take?

    Usually singular when acting as one unit (e.g., 'The committee has decided'); plural when members act individually.

17. Name the three main tenses in English and what each indicates.

    Past (action completed before now), Present (action happening now or habitually), and Future (action that will happen later).

18. What is the present perfect tense and when is it used?

    Formed with has/have + past participle (e.g., 'has finished'); used for actions completed at an unspecified past time but relevant to the present, or starting in the past and continuing.

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