General English Practice Question and Answer

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'

The water at her place was cool and had a metallic taste.

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    was cooling and have
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    No improvement required
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    were cool and have
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    was coolest and has
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Answer : 2. "No improvement required"

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In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

He said to me, "Where is the post office ?" 

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    He asked me that where the post office was.
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    He asked me where was the post office.
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    He wanted to know where the post office was.
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    He asked me where the post office was.
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Answer : 4. "He asked me where the post office was. "

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In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away. 

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    Ramesh said to his friend "You will make use of my car while I was away".
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    Ramesh said to his friend, "Use my car while I go away".
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    Ramesh said to his friend, "You can make use of my car while I am away”.
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    Ramesh asked his friend, "Will you make use of my car while I am away.
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Answer : 3. "Ramesh said to his friend, "You can make use of my car while I am away”."

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Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four-alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. 

“what about the going for a picnic,” he said, “it’s time to go now.” 

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    He enquired going for a picnic as it was time to go then.
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    He asked what about going for a picnic and said that it was time to go then.
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    He proposed going for a picnic as it was time to go then.
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    He suggested going for a picnic as it was time to go now.
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Answer : 3. "He proposed going for a picnic as it was time to go then. "

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'

Banning food and beverages is not desirable nor feasible in a civilized society.

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    neither
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    No improvement required
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    none
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    nor
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Answer : 1. "neither"

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Answer : 2. "has discovered "

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What, one wonders, is the lowest common denominator of Indian culture today? The attractive Hema Malini ? The songs of Vinidh Barati? The attractive Hema Malini? The sons of Vinidh Barati?
 Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon. 

The synthetic fibre has –

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    Always been popular in India
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    Become popular during the last twenty years
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    Never been popular the last twenty years
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    Been as popular as other kinds of fibre
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Answer : 2. "Become popular during the last twenty years"

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SHALLOW

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    Artificial
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    Superficial
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    Foolish
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    Worthless
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Answer : 2. "Superficial"

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