General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
She has no other hobby but that of collecting coins.
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60484a6c4d11fa23aea9f7bf- 1not other hobbies butfalse
- 2No substitutionfalse
- 3no another hobby butfalse
- 4no other hobby thantrue
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Answer : 4. "no other hobby than"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Politicians are notorious for doing undue favor to their relatives.
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5dccf1baef0a14548c1db84b- 1pluralismfalse
- 2nepotismtrue
- 3dualismfalse
- 4polarismfalse
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Answer : 2. "nepotism"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
His work is not (A) /connected to the Education Ministry (B)/but with the Labour Ministry. (C)/ No error (D).
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5f475fa9036b8a325d160ed2- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Explanation :
Connected with will be right.
Q:Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Rohit was ______ when he took important decisions without consulting the family.
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5f1ea45926299776aa4246e5- 1cutting the red tapefalse
- 2in the same boatfalse
- 3told to fight his own battles himselftrue
- 4told to get a new lease of lifefalse
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Answer : 3. "told to fight his own battles himself"
Q:Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Five words/ phrases have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
Find out the appropriate word for blank 4.
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5eafbaf08d1f47273b1c0f90Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
- 1He grew thefalse
- 2He purchased thetrue
- 3By building housefalse
- 4Through the rockyfalse
- 5Submitted the filefalse
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Answer : 2. "He purchased the"
Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (5) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Ashok is among the (1) / few people in the world (2) / which did not blindly follow (3) / the path of others. (4) / No error. (5)
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5e3d07813497022ec5cac09d- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
- 44false
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Answer : 3. "3"
Q: Four words are given in question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
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5f16745e97cc6b353bf2d675- 1Endeavourtrue
- 2Endaevourfalse
- 3Endevourfalse
- 4Endeavorefalse
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Answer : 1. "Endeavour"
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.
Rachana was angry with her father because he did not take her to the zoo as he_____.
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5f6054ce80a26b7dab0048d6- 1promisefalse
- 2promisesfalse
- 3had promisedtrue
- 4is promisingfalse
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