General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Spin your wheels
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6013f5b2d039355294edc286- 1A firmly held belieffalse
- 2With great affection or enthusiasmfalse
- 3Set an activity in motionfalse
- 4Waste your time or effortstrue
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Answer : 4. "Waste your time or efforts"
Q: Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A partner in crime
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64cce53929beb3482a58ee21- 1Alibifalse
- 2Amateurfalse
- 3Agentfalse
- 4Accomplicetrue
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Answer : 4. "Accomplice"
Explanation :
(D) Accomplice - A partner in crime is referred to as an "accomplice."
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
All eyes
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6479df7abf323e479a801858All eyes
- 1Watching with angerfalse
- 2Watching eagerlytrue
- 3Watching with no interestfalse
- 4Not watching at allfalse
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Answer : 2. "Watching eagerly"
Explanation :
"All eyes" implies that everyone is watching eagerly or with great interest.
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
FLAMBOYANT
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5e53abfccfa8145f1192cb2a- 1Quiettrue
- 2Excitedfalse
- 3Disturbedfalse
- 4Distressedfalse
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Answer : 1. "Quiet "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Have the last laugh
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60a362953c86b0563263bdc8- 1Be of a cheerful naturefalse
- 2Laugh only after understanding somethingfalse
- 3To be victorious at the end of an argumenttrue
- 4To crack the final jokefalse
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Answer : 3. "To be victorious at the end of an argument "
Q: Which one of the following is the correct meaning of -
That which cannot be heard.
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63988085d319b37ca1c21ca5That which cannot be heard.
- 1Indeliblefalse
- 2Invinciblefalse
- 3Inaccessiblefalse
- 4Inaudibletrue
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Answer : 4. "Inaudible"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He was not able to give many time to his research.
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64b77a08568e7ff594b807b9- 1He was not ablefalse
- 2many timetrue
- 3to givefalse
- 4to his researchfalse
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Answer : 2. "many time"
Explanation :
The correct form is "much time" instead of "many time."
Q:Read the passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.
The public sector banks are witnessing in India a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments, yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.
What, according to the author, are the public sector banks witnessing?
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6391bafd58400a550dd794d6- 1A period of profitfalse
- 2A period of changetrue
- 3A period of certaintyfalse
- 4A loss-making periodfalse
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