General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions :Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
During the reign of king Veer, there lived a wise magistrate. Haripant’s verdicts were always just and people from all over vast kingdom came to him in ordered to settle their disputes. In the city where Haripant lived, there was a greedy ghee merchant named Niranjan. He always kept twenty barrels of ghee. Of these, fifteen would contain good quality ghee and the remaining could be adulterated. He would mix the two and sell it. This went on for a long time, till finally the people fed up of being cheated, complained to Haripant.
Haripant had the ghee examined and found to it be adulterated. He gave Niranjan a choice of punishment-drink the five barrels of adulterated ghee from his shop, or receive a hundred lashings, or pay a thousand gold coins to the treasury. Niranjan thought for a while. Losing a thousand gold coins was too much and a hundred lashings too painful. So he decided to drink the five barrels of ghee. Though Niranjan sold adulterated goods in his shop, he made sure his own food was of the best quality. So after drinking one barrel of ghee he began to feel sick. By the second barrel, he was vomiting. At this point he decided to opt for the lashings instead. But he was pampered and his body was unused to any harsh treatment. After ten lashes, he started trembling and by twenty he was giddy. ‘Stop!’ he screamed. ‘I will pay the thousand gold coins!’ And he handed them over.
So he ended up suffering all three punishments, something he did not forget in a hurry and the people of the city got to use only the best quality in their food from then on.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
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5e8ab683cbf02e5d98715e27During the reign of king Veer, there lived a wise magistrate. Haripant’s verdicts were always just and people from all over vast kingdom came to him in ordered to settle their disputes. In the city where Haripant lived, there was a greedy ghee merchant named Niranjan. He always kept twenty barrels of ghee. Of these, fifteen would contain good quality ghee and the remaining could be adulterated. He would mix the two and sell it. This went on for a long time, till finally the people fed up of being cheated, complained to Haripant.
Haripant had the ghee examined and found to it be adulterated. He gave Niranjan a choice of punishment-drink the five barrels of adulterated ghee from his shop, or receive a hundred lashings, or pay a thousand gold coins to the treasury. Niranjan thought for a while. Losing a thousand gold coins was too much and a hundred lashings too painful. So he decided to drink the five barrels of ghee. Though Niranjan sold adulterated goods in his shop, he made sure his own food was of the best quality. So after drinking one barrel of ghee he began to feel sick. By the second barrel, he was vomiting. At this point he decided to opt for the lashings instead. But he was pampered and his body was unused to any harsh treatment. After ten lashes, he started trembling and by twenty he was giddy. ‘Stop!’ he screamed. ‘I will pay the thousand gold coins!’ And he handed them over.
So he ended up suffering all three punishments, something he did not forget in a hurry and the people of the city got to use only the best quality in their food from then on.
- 1Luke did not take good care of his unclefalse
- 2Lake of self-control had put Luke into troubletrue
- 3The Emperor was a wicked manfalse
- 4Luke had a habit of speaking loudlyfalse
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Answer : 2. "Lake of self-control had put Luke into trouble"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
A person who believes in the total abolition of war –
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5f1821bd79d4dd4986ed42ff- 1Fascistfalse
- 2Pacifisttrue
- 3Socialistfalse
- 4Communistfalse
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Answer : 2. "Pacifist "
Q: Directions (74): In the following questions, change the Statements given in Direct Speech form into Indirect Speech or vice versa, with the help of given four options (A),(B),(C),(D).
She said that her brother was getting married.
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5d75ee8ee8e1523a0ad5636aShe said that her brother was getting married.
- 1She said, "Her brother is getting married."false
- 2She told, "Her brother is getting married."false
- 3She said, "My brother is getting married."true
- 4She said, "My brother was getting married."false
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Answer : 3. "She said, "My brother is getting married.""
Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
Q.9. India will enter the league of major developed nations as a space giant with a short time.
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5d7b457dcc603b2266206c26Q.9. India will enter the league of major developed nations as a space giant with a short time.
- 1energyfalse
- 2forcetrue
- 3powerfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "force "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
My friend lives in a nearby street whose name I have forgotten.
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5ddca667e1ce690ab505f846- 1the name of whichfalse
- 2which namefalse
- 3of which nametrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "of which name "
Q: Directions: 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 officer was doubtful (a)/ it some of the clerks (b)/ of his office were (c)/ involved in bribery. (d)/ No error (e)
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5d7611238d02287c4c8ae5b7The officer was doubtful (a)/ it some of the clerks (b)/ of his office were (c)/ involved in bribery. (d)/ No error (e)
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 5. "E"
Q: Directions: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To set the people by ears.
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5e96ff972d9b54307c44750b- 1to excite people to a quarreltrue
- 2to insult and disgrace the peoplefalse
- 3to box the peoplefalse
- 4to punish heavilyfalse
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Answer : 1. "to excite people to a quarrel "
Q: They are residing (A)/ in this city (B)/ for the last two decades. (C)/ No error (D)
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5f310c08c923a92061dd1a47- 1Cfalse
- 2Dfalse
- 3Atrue
- 4Bfalse
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