General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
He…..at the airport yesterday. (see)
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5d7a2e199b43216ae13e7102He…..at the airport yesterday. (see)
- 1have seenfalse
- 2is seenfalse
- 3was seentrue
- 4were seenfalse
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Answer : 3. "was seen"
Q:In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given.
Every day for a whole year, all kind of holy men, hermits, scholars and nobles came, and related to the priests their deeds of ___(1)___, and the priests in solemn council heard their calms. At last, they decided that the one who seemed to be the greatest lover of ____(2)_____was a rich man who had that very year given all his ___(3)___to the poor. So they gave him the plate of gold, but when he took it in his hand, it turned into ___(4)___lead; thought, when he dropped it on the floor, to his __(5)___, it become gold again.
Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (2).
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611b4f5814663c47a233b0c2- 1Destitutefalse
- 2Moneylessfalse
- 3Mankindtrue
- 4Womenfalse
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Answer : 3. "Mankind"
Q: The US (A)/ don't want (B)/ India in the Security Council. (C)/ No Error (D).
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5f310dbd8fc12265db036503- 1Afalse
- 2Cfalse
- 3Btrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "B"
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.
Flies off at a tangent
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5f3e49e19ab97f7febf0dde1- 1Self praisingfalse
- 2To boastfalse
- 3Well informedfalse
- 4Start discussing something irrelevanttrue
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Answer : 4. "Start discussing something irrelevant"
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.
My happiness lies_____your well being.
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5f47721109e4377de9446e3b- 1fromfalse
- 2intrue
- 3withfalse
- 4offalse
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Answer : 2. "in "
Q: In the following sentence, a part is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement’.
The new captain's poker face made them unable for gauge his mood.
A. unable in gauge his mood
B. unable to assess his mood
C. unable to gauge his mood
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64edf6ba18913c5bfc6a5dd0- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Cfalse
- 3Only Bfalse
- 4Both B and Ctrue
- 5No improvementfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both B and C"
Explanation :
The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The preposition 'for’ used here is wrong. The correct preposition should be 'to’.
Gauge means to judge or assess (a situation, mood, etc.).
Hence 'assess’ is a synonym of 'gauge’.
Both choices B and C are correct. Hence the correct answer is option 4.
Q: She is beautiful brave.
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5f33df726137a8134861dfc8- 1yetfalse
- 2sofalse
- 3butfalse
- 4andtrue
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Answer : 4. "and "
Q:Translate the following sentences into English choosing the correct alternative from the options given below:
बढ़ते तापमान से पर्यावरण को वास्तविक खतरा है।
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5e68c66d59f047445ada93f9- 1Rising temperature causing environmental problems.false
- 2Rise in temperature creates real problems for the environment.false
- 3Rising temperature really threatened the environment.false
- 4Rising temperature is a real threat to the environment.true
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