General English Practice Question and Answer

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A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal. 
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college. 

Many of the new college are –

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    Centers of advanced learning
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    Research institutions
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    Factories producing degree holders
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    Knowns for their academic excellence
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Answer : 3. "Factories producing degree holders "

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Select the antonym of the given word.
EXPANSION

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    augmentation
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    extension
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    compression
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    inflation
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Answer : 3. "compression"

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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.

Come to light

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    To be well lit-up
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    To be obscure
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    To be known publicly
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    To pry a secret
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Answer : 3. "To be known publicly"

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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.

Lavish 

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    Scarce
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    Bountiful
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    Simple
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    Austere
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Answer : 2. "Bountiful "

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Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

Full of criticism and mockery

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    Cliche
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    Praise
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    Satire
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    Eulogy
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Answer : 3. "Satire"

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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.

Misfortune 

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    Benefit
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    Calamity
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    Support
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    Miracle
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Answer : 2. "Calamity "

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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.

Capable 

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    Competent
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    Conceited
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    Complacent
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    Consistent
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Answer : 1. "Competent "

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement. 

Mohan is pleased at the news yesterday. 

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    No Improvement
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    was pleased
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    had being pleased
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    has been pleased
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Answer : 2. "was pleased "

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