General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Since it was her engagement party, Riya was dress to kill.
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5deb2304507156083645f407- 1dresses to killfalse
- 2dressed to killtrue
- 3dressed to killingsfalse
- 4dressing to killedfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "dressed to kill"
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
The train slowed _____ and finally stopped.
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6108c29d5697913e671ffc3a- 1upfalse
- 2overfalse
- 3aboutfalse
- 4downtrue
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Answer : 4. "down"
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Edward II is tragic than some other plays by the dramatist.
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6495726c4e0960e0547b05c5- 1as least tragic asfalse
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3the most tragicfalse
- 4less tragic thantrue
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Answer : 4. "less tragic than"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The student said, "I must study hard."
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601b4d727c5c886562aca8af- 1The student says that he must study hard.false
- 2The student say that he had to study hard.false
- 3The student said that he had to study hard.true
- 4The student says that he had to study hard.false
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Answer : 3. "The student said that he had to study hard."
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
This area suffers from __________.
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60c893a01faa222a633213cb- 1droughttrue
- 2droaghtsfalse
- 3draughtsfalse
- 4draftsfalse
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Answer : 1. "drought"
Q: Directions (55): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
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5d75dee65897383a2782b7e6It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
- 1bury our heads into them sand and pretendfalse
- 2bury our headed in the sand and pretendfalse
- 3bury our heads in the sand and pretendtrue
- 4bury our headed into the sand and pretendfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
sums of money expressed in a specified monetary unit
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5f310d38c006da57832a932a- 1demarchefalse
- 2to monetisefalse
- 3to nominatefalse
- 4to denominatetrue
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Answer : 4. "to denominate"
Q: Directions (2): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet. (Mark your answer 2)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
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5d71e7322442194806644a15Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
- 1Comefalse
- 2Entertrue
- 3Continuefalse
- 4Directfalse
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