General English Practice Question and Answer

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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.

Cry over spilt milk

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    cry too much over a petty issue
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    regret about something that happened and cannot be changed
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    unnecessarily worry about the future
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    complain about being forced to drink milk
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Answer : 2. "regret about something that happened and cannot be changed"

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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).

A technical view of new weapons (a)/ sometimes differ (b)/ from an economic perspective. (c)/ No error. (d)

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    (a)
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    (b)
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    (c)
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    (d)
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Answer : 2. "(b)"

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Answer : 5. "shifting, boom"

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Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Pollution befouls the air and poisons water. Pollution induces the release of toxicants into the biosphere which makes the air unsuitable for breathing, harms the quality of water and soil, and causes the emission of substances that may cause damage to humans, plants and animals.
To cater to the needs of an increasing population, agriculture has been intensified through the use of a wide spectrum of fertilizers and pesticides. Diverse industries have been set up to produce chemicals including those that pose a danger to all life forms.

Rapid industrialisation has led to deterioration in the quality of air. Widespread use of coal and fossil fuels in industries and petroleum fuel in motor vehicles has aggravated the air pollution problem. Our atmosphere seems to have become a waste basket into which dust, noxious fumes, toxic gases and other pollutants are callously thrown.

The intensity of air pollution in Indian cities is increasing primarily due to our vintage vehicles and their poor performance. Water pollution, too has increased with the growth of our population and also that of our industries. Water pollution has acquired dangerous dimensions ever since sewage and industrial effluents have started being disposed of into the rivers.

Once considered sacred, the rivers are now turning murky and stink. It is sad that almost three-fourths of our fellow citizens have no choice but to drink filthy water. The severely polluted rivers due to mindless dumping of sewage and industrial wastes are a cause for concern not only to us humans but also to myriads of life forms that exist in water.

On the French and Italian rivier as we can no longer see the sparkling blue waters. The Mediterranean Sea is reported to be turning grey. Rivers and canals pour sewage, detergents and industrial waste into the sea; tankers flush their contents near the river or sea; bottles, rotting garbage and oil slicks are washed into the beaches. The phosphates and nitrates applied to farmlands as inorganic fertilizers, concentrate in lakes and estuaries causing algal blooms due to which wide expanses of water get choked, plants rot, oxygen is used up and fish die.

Select the most appropriate title for the passage

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    The Saga of Sacred Rivers
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    We Breathe and Drink Poison
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    Impact of Industrialisation
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    Algal Blooms
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Answer : 2. "We Breathe and Drink Poison"

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In the question given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

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    fractious
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    affable
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    grouchy
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    bad-tempered
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    shrewish
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Answer : 2. "affable"

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Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Everyone enjoyed the scene.

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    The scene has been enjoyed by everyone.
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    The scene was enjoyed by everyone.
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    The scene was enjoyed for everyone.
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    The scene was appreciated by everyone.
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Answer : 3. "The scene was enjoyed for everyone. "

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Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

He is quick-tempered and circumspect.

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    responsible
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    prudent
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    impulsive
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    No improvement.
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Answer : 3. "impulsive"

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In the following question, 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.

You are making your life more difficult.

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    Your life had been made more difficult by you yourself.
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    Making of your life more difficult has been done by yourself.
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    Your life is being made more difficult by you.
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    You yourself make your life more difficult.
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Answer : 3. "Your life is being made more difficult by you."

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