General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:The 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer sheet.
1. Computers have infiltrated into all aspects of life.
P. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful.
Q. So it is with many other things where computers are indispensable.
R. City traffic, airline booking and airtraffic are all computer- controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the break- down of the system it controls.
6. Such is our dependence on it.
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5f2268b04e7e0d508b54d74eP. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful.
Q. So it is with many other things where computers are indispensable.
R. City traffic, airline booking and airtraffic are all computer- controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the break- down of the system it controls.
6. Such is our dependence on it.
- 1RQSPtrue
- 2SQPRfalse
- 3PQRSfalse
- 4RPQSfalse
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Answer : 1. "RQSP "
Q: Mark the correct English translation from the choices given below, of the sentence in Hindi:
जब मैं वहाँ गया वह सो रही थी।
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6392d9c0d319b37ca199276aजब मैं वहाँ गया वह सो रही थी।
- 1When I went there, she kept on sleeping.false
- 2She slept while I went to her.false
- 3When I went there, she was sleeping.true
- 4She slept all the while, when I went there.false
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Answer : 3. "When I went there, she was sleeping. "
Q: Which of the following should be avoided in official letter?
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63726f49815edc264eac8666- 1clear detailsfalse
- 2polite wordsfalse
- 3jargonstrue
- 4formal wordsfalse
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Answer : 3. "jargons"
Q: Choose the correct option:
When we begin a letter with 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam' or 'Dear Sir/Madam', we end it with____
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63726ef05c30150185008750When we begin a letter with 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam' or 'Dear Sir/Madam', we end it with____
- 1yours faithfullytrue
- 2your faithfullyfalse
- 3your's sincerelyfalse
- 4yours lovinglyfalse
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Answer : 1. "yours faithfully"
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.
Make one’s mark
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5fa4ffa19e3c9b0bcb6f32a9- 1Distinguish oneselftrue
- 2Score high marksfalse
- 3Highlight something in a pagefalse
- 4Reveal somethingfalse
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Answer : 1. "Distinguish oneself"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At one’s elbow
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6450e0b2223d4c08a7da5c8cAt one’s elbow
- 1Next to someonetrue
- 2Far awayfalse
- 3Strong gripfalse
- 4Strong bondfalse
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Answer : 1. "Next to someone"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
A new invention has been made by him.
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64aaa0619a74b54cff69b20f- 1He was making a new invention.false
- 2He has made a new invention.true
- 3He had been making a new invention.false
- 4He were making a new invention.false
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Answer : 2. "He has made a new invention."
Q:Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.
Uncertainty looms over the revival of Naini Lake, a waterbody in the middle of Model Town in North Delhi, due to __(157)__ in the opinions of residents and local bodies regarding its desilting and ______ (158). While the Corporation claimed that the lake _(159)_ for years and several attempts by them to initiate a drive to desilt it were halted because of lack of funds or __ (160)__ from locals, residents alleged that it is __ (161)___ fresh water lake and is free from silt, and only a water treatment plant will be enough to resolve the problem.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank at 159.
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5f23e2784e7e0d508b590370- 1is not to be desiltedfalse
- 2is desiltedfalse
- 3hasn’t been desiltedtrue
- 4has desiltedfalse
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