General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: She wouldn't have owned such a big office if _____ the challenging contract.
Pick the appropriate option to till in the blank space.
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633ff4506df4b84ba5161950Pick the appropriate option to till in the blank space.
- 1she had not signedtrue
- 2she not signedfalse
- 3she does not signfalse
- 4she did not signedfalse
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Answer : 1. "she had not signed"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
A child secretly changed for another in infancy
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5f3e388b72dcfe7bdc6c3fef- 1Nipperfalse
- 2Tiddlerfalse
- 3Changelingtrue
- 4Tykefalse
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Answer : 3. "Changeling"
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 ) .
Mr. Smith arrived at India in June Last year.
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60ffa1b133382a2da13b3161- 1tofalse
- 2intrue
- 3byfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "in"
Q: We can wait here until Sourav calls us.
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63ca5fb596cf700df48aa52d- 1compoundfalse
- 2simplefalse
- 3complextrue
- 4none of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "complex"
Q: Direction (1-5): Given below is a passage in which each line is numbered (1)-(5). Four words in each sentence are highlighted. Find out which word is not grammatically/contextually suitable in each of the numbered sentences.
(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 5?
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5e90264090613f3f9423bc98(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 5?
- 1Pluralityfalse
- 2Tolerancefalse
- 3Peoplefalse
- 4Negligibletrue
- 5All correctfalse
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Answer : 4. "Negligible"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
Fundamental
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5f19668a90e8777587b7c304- 1Trivialfalse
- 2Extrafalse
- 3Secondaryfalse
- 4Basictrue
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Answer : 4. "Basic"
Q: Direction(41): Select the correct or preferred spelling for each of these commonly misspelled words
Which of the following spellings is correct?
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5d723daa2442194806654c93Which of the following spellings is correct?
- 1Abbreviatetrue
- 2Abreviatefalse
- 3Abrrviatefalse
- 4Abbreviatfalse
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Answer : 1. "Abbreviate"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
I warned Rita not to be late the next day.
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649c01aa46047484bc75a7ef- 1I warned to Rita, “Don’t be late tomorrow”.false
- 2I warning Rita, “Not be late tomorrow”.false
- 3I warned Rita, “Not be late tomorrow”.false
- 4I warned Rita, “Don’t be late tomorrow”.true
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