General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Read the following passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.

The cyber–world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient; sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use this to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another, and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbour has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite known what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the Northeast or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship.
 It is just as absurd, and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as "misrepresenting" the PMO–as if Twitter would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO — makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief minister of West Bengal, this is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber–world for flexing the wrong muscles is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting.

The passage suggests different ways of keeping the public busy with ‘inessentials’. Pick the odd one out.

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    By blocking websites which are vaguely suspicious.
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    By blaming neighbouring countries across the border.
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    By turning the attention of the people to violence in Assam.
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    By getting involved in a discourse on bilateral relations.
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Answer : 2. "By blaming neighbouring countries across the border."

Q:

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

Every / curious child / want to / rip open a toy

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    curious child
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    Every
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    want to
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    rip open a toy
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Answer : 3. "want to"

Q:

"Plain speaking" find the idioms.

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    Plain speaking
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    Spilling the beans
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    Telling nonsense
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    Telling the truth
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Answer : 4. "Telling the truth"

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.

The place was not cold only and also damp.

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    No improvement
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    only cold not also
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    not only cold but also
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    not only cold and both
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Answer : 3. "not only cold but also"
Explanation :

The correct sentence is:

The place was not only cold but also damp.

Explanation: In this sentence, the use of "only" and "also" is redundant. Instead, "not only...but also" is the correct correlative conjunction to use. Also, the conjunction "and" should be replaced with "but" for proper contrast between the coldness and dampness of the place.

Q:

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.


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    Arguement
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    Performance
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    Valuable
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    Secretary
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Answer : 1. "Arguement "

Q:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deliberate

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    Casual
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    Hasty
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    Planned
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    Rushed
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Answer : 3. "Planned"
Explanation :

The most appropriate synonym for "deliberate" is "planned." "Deliberate" refers to something done consciously and intentionally, and "planned" reflects the idea of careful forethought and intentionality. The other options, such as "casual" (informal), "hasty" (done quickly without much thought), and "rushed" (done in a hurry), have different meanings and do not convey the sense of careful consideration associated with "deliberate."

Q:

The IMPROVEMENT

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    Advancement
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    Betterment
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    Promotion
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    Preference
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Answer : 2. "Betterment"

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