General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Direction(19): In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.

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    Omenous
    Correct
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    Ominous
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Omineous
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Ommineous
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Ominous "

Q:

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.

CATASTROPHE

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    Tragedy
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Anger
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Violence
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Hatred
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    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Tragedy"

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.

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    get her report card
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    with joy
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No sooner did Priya
    Correct
    Wrong
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    when she started jumping
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "when she started jumping"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy." The conjunction "when" should be replaced with "than."

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Answer : 3. "veracity"

Q:

Replace the underlined part of the sentence with one word from the options given below:
 John is a person who collects stamps.

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    Numismat
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Philatelist
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Bibliophile
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Archaeologist
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Philatelist"

Q:

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

Surgical removal of all or part of a limb-

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    Ammunition
    Correct
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    Amputation
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Emancipation
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Annihilation
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Amputation"

Q:

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. 

They said to their teacher, “Shyam will leave for the show tomorrow.” 

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    They told their teacher that Shyam would left for the show tomorrow.
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    They told their teacher that Shyam will leave for the show the following day.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    They told to their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.
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Answer : 3. "They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day. "

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

We stayed / in Jim’s flat / during he was / on holiday

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    on holiday
    Correct
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    during he was
    Correct
    Wrong
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    in Jim’s flat
    Correct
    Wrong
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    We stayed
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "during he was"

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