General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A funeral poem
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5ddcf110874e270a9a3939c0A funeral poem
- 1Elegytrue
- 2Pandemoniumfalse
- 3Parodyfalse
- 4Sonnetfalse
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Answer : 1. "Elegy "
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Daniel sat on / his new bike / and went afar / a ride.
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64aaaf38f9f3b58259fe7bb9- 1a ridefalse
- 2his new bikefalse
- 3and went afartrue
- 4Daniel sat onfalse
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Answer : 3. "and went afar"
Explanation :
The correct form is "Daniel sat on his new bike and went for a ride." The preposition "for" is needed after "went afar" to indicate the purpose of going afar.
Q:In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Education makes a person self-reliant. An (1)____ person is well equipped to take important decisions (2)____ life. He is the master of his (3)____ and fortune. On the other hand an illiterate person (4)____ help and guidance at every step. He feels helpless (5)____ is at the mercy of others.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
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5e2001a358cb5b7d3e74e918- 1tofalse
- 2intrue
- 3atfalse
- 4onfalse
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Answer : 2. "in "
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Bala's mother said. Will you lock the door, Bala?
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5ddb57675137d252a2b520ae- 1Bala's mother told Bala that he need not lock the door.false
- 2Bala's mother asked Bala if he would lock the door.true
- 3Bala's mother asked Bala if he had locked the door.false
- 4Bala's mother said lock the door.false
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Answer : 2. "Bala's mother asked Bala if he would lock the door. "
Q:In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P Q R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the correct response.
1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S It can be used to enrich the soil of
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
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5ddd0757e1ce690ab5077dc1P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S It can be used to enrich the soil of
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
- 1SRQPfalse
- 2PQSRfalse
- 3SPQRfalse
- 4QPSRtrue
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Answer : 4. "QPSR"
Q:Directions: In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.
Yesterday, ahead of Diwali, the Union government announce the Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc) equivalent to 30 days of emoluments for the accounting year 2018-19.
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603c6ab04ce4f332a4b57aef- 1government announces thefalse
- 2government have announced thefalse
- 3government announced thetrue
- 4government is announced thefalse
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "government announced the"
Q:Direction: In questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They pick the flowers fresh every morning.
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5f48d3cc6608aa6311bfe474- 1The flowers are picked fresh every morning by them.true
- 2The picked flowers are fresh every morning by them.false
- 3The fresh flowers are picked every morning by them.false
- 4The flowers are fresh and picked every morning by them.false
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Answer : 1. "The flowers are picked fresh every morning by them."
Q:Direction : In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact.
Very few of us are capable of seeing human ________,________the robes of a millionaire and the rags of a beggar.
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5e9fcd93dd99b23e48b2810e- 1Condition, byfalse
- 2glory, withoutfalse
- 3nature, beneathfalse
- 4dignity, intrue
- 5status, throughfalse
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