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: A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
My mother insists on setting up something everyday for charity.
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60af7841d752621d4fa2e4bcMy mother insists on setting up something everyday for charity.
- 1infalse
- 2asidetrue
- 3onfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "aside "
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given which is divided into five parts, where the first part is fixed and highlighted , in the remaining parts of the sentence namely (A),(B),(C) and (D) You have to arrange the four parts to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. If no such rearrangement is possible mark (e) as your answer i.e. 'No rearrangement required'.
(A) China has not yet given
(B) India the go-ahead to send an
(C) to coronavirus hit Wuhan
(D) aircraft with medical supplies
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617fac0c1cd87833baf2c76e(B) India the go-ahead to send an
(C) to coronavirus hit Wuhan
(D) aircraft with medical supplies
- 1DACBfalse
- 2ABDCtrue
- 3CBDAfalse
- 4BCDAfalse
- 5No rearrangement is requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "ABDC"
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
He was________ about whether to do it or not.
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5fbcaa5d433ab9498d23e487- 1ambiguousfalse
- 2ambivalentfalse
- 3ambidextrousfalse
- 4uncertaintrue
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Answer : 4. "uncertain"
Q: Direction (1-5): Given below is a passage in which each line is numbered (1)-(5). Four words in each sentence are highlighted. Find out which word is not grammatically/contextually suitable in each of the numbered sentences.
(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 3?
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5e902370d646bd6677d035b4(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 3?
- 1Stakeholdersfalse
- 2Fromfalse
- 3Realisefalse
- 4Healthyfalse
- 5All correcttrue
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Answer : 5. "All correct"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Perfunctory
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6017e9e8556c0d14e2f3a8ae- 1cursoryfalse
- 2sketchyfalse
- 3thoroughtrue
- 4routinefalse
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Answer : 3. "thorough"
Q:Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The audience sneered at the monologue uttered by the veteran actor.
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64aa90d765d2524cbf1d9232- 1Wavedfalse
- 2Laudedtrue
- 3Unleashedfalse
- 4Ascribedfalse
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Answer : 2. "Lauded"
Q:In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Skeptic
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5d70f0619004b376a58c3dbf- 1devoteetrue
- 2profanerfalse
- 3hereticfalse
- 4atheistfalse
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