General English Practice Question and Answer

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Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. 


(A) Colony losses last year weren’t as dramatic as the declines associated with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which was first identified in October 2006.
(B) Beekeepers tapped for the survey manage a total of 400,000 colonies, representing about 14.5 percent of the United States' honeybee colonies.
(C) Overall, colony losses during the 12-month period that ended in April reached 42.1 percent – the second-highest annual loss to date.
(D) Summer colony losses reached 27.4 percent, exceeding winter losses that came in at 23.7 percent.
(E) For the first time, beekeepers watched more of their colonies disappear during the summer than in winter
(F) A new survey outlining honeybee colony losses in the U.S. has scientists scratching their heads. 

(A) Not only the wonders of oil as might be expected, but also free-market capitalism (B)/ And made at the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, (C)/ Produced at the height of the Cold War, (D)/ lands in the United States and soon discovers the many and myriad delights of petroleum (E)/ This great little promotional film from John Sutherland Studios champions

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    CDBE
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    BCAE
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    CBEA
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    None of these
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "CBEA "

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Identify the synonym for the word – parsimonious

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    fatherly
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    friendly
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    miserly
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    kindly
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Answer : 3. "miserly"

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Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters:

ABRIDGE

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    Abort
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    Rare
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    Shorten
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    Urge
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Answer : 3. "Shorten"

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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.

Convalesce

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    Diminish
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    Admonish
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    Recover
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    Convey
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Answer : 3. "Recover"

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

A new gallery is being built inside the city stadium.

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    They will build a new gallery inside the city stadium.
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    They were building a new gallery inside the city stadium.
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    They have been building a new gallery inside the city stadium.
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    They are building a new gallery inside the city stadium.
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Answer : 4. "They are building a new gallery inside the city stadium."

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In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

HOAX

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    Credit
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    Honour
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    Candor
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    Defend
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Answer : 3. "Candor"

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Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words In the passage have been printed In bold to help you locate them when answering some of the questions. 

Can the last fifteen years be called the most successful decade and a half in Indian history and will the next fifteen be equally successful? Consider a culture where independent thinking is not encouraged. Or take the example of traditional family run business with vast resistance to change or a whole nation who believes that breakthrough ideas can be generated abroad but never at home. Partly responsible is socialization from early years we are taught not to question our elders but at workplaces this creates a hurdle for new thinking. Being unable to change radically gives rise to a culture where even the smallest change is heralded as a break through. Indian corporate leaders have done well standing up to global giants as their companies have grown in size and market share. To be successful in international markets they need to be distinct distinct products, processes, technologies, business models and organisations. The bottom line will be Innovation. Creativity workshops are organized to channel people to think differently. There are fantastic ideas being generated all the time but no Industry. breakthrough. Simply because of gravity regressive force exerted by a mindset. Thinking has therefore to happen at three, levels idea, frame and paradigm. From a narrow focus on either product or process innovation organizations need to look at innovating the whole ecosystem of the organization. Many a time waiting for a hundred percent solution before going to the market the organization forgets that it could end up waiting forever. Moreover, sometimes organizations are too focused on today to see tomorrow. Since management mandates are short-term, sowing the seed for a revenue stream today and leaving Its benefits to be reaped by a successor doesn’t appeal to today’s business leader. This is a serious hurdle to into Ovation. Establishing a function called innovation management or training employees through creativity workshops will have few benefits unless each frontline employee is empowered to Share his innovative ideas with the management. What happens to this system when the person driving the change leaves the organization? The approach to innovation hence needs to be system driven rather than people driven. In thirty years, India can be the largest world economy save China and the US. However, as companies grow there exists a resemblance in their products, services, promotions, processes and pricing and so on. There remains only one escape from this trap. 

The main idea of the passage is  

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    India has tremendous potential
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    Indian companies need to expand to international markets
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    the more things change the more they remain the same.
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    creative thinking is the key to India’s success
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    None of these
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Answer : 3. "the more things change the more they remain the same."

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