General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The population of Mumbai(A)/is greater than(B)/in any city in USA.(C)/No error(D)
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62dfa334313eb40eb8a48cfa- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in the meaning of the given word.
Swindle
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6012cc567fb81d03bf84e293- 1Amplefalse
- 2Honestytrue
- 3Insertfalse
- 4Dupefalse
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Answer : 2. "Honesty"
Q:There are three main groups of oils-animal, vegetable and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come from whales, creatures of the sea, which are the largest of the animals remaining in the world. To protect the whales from the cold of the Artic seas, nature has provided them with a thick covering of fat, called blubber. When the whale is killed, the blubber is stripped off and boiled down. It produces a great quantity of oil which can be made into food for human consumption. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so much as the whale. The livers of the cod and halibut, two kinds of fish, yield nourishing oil. Both cod liver oil and halibut oil are given to sick children and other invalids who need certain vitamins.
Vegetable oil has been known from very old times. No household can get on without it, for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are made from eatable and animal products and the oils of certain flowers.
Vegetable oil is mainly used for –
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5d7f8f015cdffc2effb476b5Vegetable oil has been known from very old times. No household can get on without it, for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are made from eatable and animal products and the oils of certain flowers.
- 1eatingfalse
- 2cookingtrue
- 3fryingfalse
- 4lubricatingfalse
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Answer : 2. "cooking"
Q: Please help me. Change the voice.
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633ec5afcec87456387f9b67- 1You were requested to help me.false
- 2You are being requested to help me.false
- 3You are requested to help me.true
- 4You have been requested to help me.false
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Answer : 3. "You are requested to help me."
Q: Select the most appropriate sentence with respect to grammar and usage.
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64e494b260749cb6f2e1da80- 1The world’s biggest oil companies are preparing to mark an end to the darker year with a return to profit.false
- 2The Rising demand for oil is likely to keeping prices high.false
- 3International oil companies are used to dealing with industry cycles.true
- 4The IEA dashed hopes that the coronavirus may have brought end to the world’s rising appetite for oil.false
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "International oil companies are used to dealing with industry cycles."
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Answer : 4. "prospective "
Q: VANGUARD
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5f43a51f77e1d45e845ebe69- 1pioneerfalse
- 2race driverfalse
- 3officerfalse
- 4flag bearertrue
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Answer : 4. "flag bearer "
Q: Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of words given.
Hard and difficult to bend
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643d456301d99786d0edb909- 1Flexiblefalse
- 2Strongfalse
- 3Pliablefalse
- 4Rigidtrue
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Answer : 4. "Rigid"
Explanation :
Rigid means hard and difficult to bend, making it the most appropriate word for the given context.

