General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
P: One has to work hard to establish, develop and maintain deep and lasting bonds with those who matter in one’s life.
Q: As "Man is not an island entire of itself", he cannot be happy in isolation.
R: Humans live out their life in the company of their family, friends, colleagues, superiors, even total strangers in buses and lifts.
S: And, brick by brick, they must build their relationship with each one, to lay a secure foundation for their road to happiness.
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6019fe6a65f047590384b9e7Q: As "Man is not an island entire of itself", he cannot be happy in isolation.
R: Humans live out their life in the company of their family, friends, colleagues, superiors, even total strangers in buses and lifts.
S: And, brick by brick, they must build their relationship with each one, to lay a secure foundation for their road to happiness.
- 1QSPRfalse
- 2QRSPtrue
- 3SPRQfalse
- 4RQSPfalse
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Answer : 2. "QRSP"
Q: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.
The cabinet approved amendments to the Insurance Law Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha.
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5f34d8354e31882c043a19b6- 1Amendments pending in the Rajya Sabha, to the Insurance Law Bill was approved by the cabinet.false
- 2Amendments to the insurance Law bill pending in the Rajya Sabha was approved.false
- 3Amendments to the Insurance Law Bill was approved by the Cabinet pending in the Rajya Sabha.false
- 4Amendments to the Insurance Law Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, were approved by the Cabinet.true
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Answer : 4. "Amendments to the Insurance Law Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, were approved by the Cabinet."
Q: Directions (5): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.(Mark your answer 5)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
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5d71e8ef2ac3c1480446a9a1Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
- 1Offeredfalse
- 2Chargedfalse
- 3Heldtrue
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Answer : 3. "Held"
Q:Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The artist had to____ a lot before ____recognised for his talent.
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5e6b3dd90b8b1e6afc278f8d- 1struggle, beingtrue
- 2toil, hefalse
- 3practice, performingfalse
- 4effort, he wasfalse
- 5strive, thefalse
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Answer : 1. "struggle, being "
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Harsh criticism or censure
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5f3e382572dcfe7bdc6c3fa4- 1Approbationfalse
- 2Officiousfalse
- 3Perfunctoryfalse
- 4Opprobriumtrue
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Answer : 4. "Opprobrium"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Earthly
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5f311069c923a92061dd25a6- 1Heavenlytrue
- 2Mundanefalse
- 3Terrestrialfalse
- 4Bodilyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Heavenly"
Q:Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
S1. In Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
A. but also an elder statesman and national leader
B. we have not only a crusader against the caste system,
C. a valiant fighter for the cause of the downtrodden in India
D. whose contribution in the form of the Constitution of India
S6. will be cherished forever by posterity.
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64aab308299b78960007d5d1- 1DABCfalse
- 2CABDfalse
- 3BACDtrue
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Answer : 3. "BACD"
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
Like every weekday (A)/ since the past two years, (B)/ she made her way / to platform number 7 (C)/ and waited for the Churchgate-bound train from Virar (D).
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5e904b6dd646bd6677d0a174- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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