General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
It was a Catch 22 situation for the manager.
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64a6a6b58ecb104cc62b34b3- 1Worthy successor to the thronefalse
- 2A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossibletrue
- 3Hailed as the ultimate championfalse
- 4A positive outcome in a tough situationfalse
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Answer : 2. "A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The boy's cricket ball broke the neighbour's window.
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6490345db50f5316a4729437- 1The neighbour's window was broken by the boy's cricket ball.true
- 2The neighbour's window is broken by the boy's cricket ball.false
- 3The neighbour's window had been broke by the boy's cricket ball.false
- 4The neighbour's window was broke by the boy's cricket ball.false
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Answer : 1. "The neighbour's window was broken by the boy's cricket ball."
Q: Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. When this extra water vapour condenses into precipitation, it results in heavier rain — or, if it's cold enough, heavier snow.
B. The atmosphere can store an additional 4% of water vapour for every additional 1°F of warming.
C. More water evaporates from soils, plants, lakes and seas as the atmosphere warms.
D. One of the most obvious indications of climate change is heavier rainfall.
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6479d9c851bf194753ed0626A. When this extra water vapour condenses into precipitation, it results in heavier rain — or, if it's cold enough, heavier snow.
B. The atmosphere can store an additional 4% of water vapour for every additional 1°F of warming.
C. More water evaporates from soils, plants, lakes and seas as the atmosphere warms.
D. One of the most obvious indications of climate change is heavier rainfall.
- 1CBDAfalse
- 2DCBAtrue
- 3ACDBfalse
- 4BCADfalse
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Answer : 2. "DCBA"
Q:Directions : In the following sentences, four words are given in bold out of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
This follows from the fact that such refusals(A) constitute a particularly (B) strong breach(C) of etiquete.(D)
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64d1ecc6ebd5c374726d0528- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- 5No Errorfalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
Q:Select the sentence which has no spelling error.
Options:
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64622091c899b466f448a9de- 1When Reema saw her mother, she was in ecstasy.true
- 2Students got in acstasy during inter college baseball match.false
- 3Sandeep was in ektasy when his son won a scholarship.false
- 4My cousin closed his eyes in extasy at the thought of coffee.false
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Answer : 1. "When Reema saw her mother, she was in ecstasy."
Q:Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Digital India can be the prime (1)________ behind making a reality of the government’s promise of minimum government, maximum governance. Such a transformation requires technology to be firmly (2)_________ into government, something that the Digital India project lists as one of its foremost objectives. Embedding technology into government (3) _________ will do three things; transform the government and make it more transparent and efficient, transform the lives of citizens especially those at the bottom of the (4)_________ pyramid and make our economy more efficient and competitive. A 2014 McKinsey Global Institute report predicts that the large-scale (5) ________ of technology through Digital India positions India with the biggest opportunity yet to accelerate economic growth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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647d9a4c51bf194753f8aace- 1mythicalfalse
- 2proverbialtrue
- 3hypotheticalfalse
- 4classifiedfalse
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Answer : 2. "proverbial"
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below, four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct positions. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, select '5' as your option.
After being jilted by her altar (A) at the fiancé, (B) Mariam decided (C) to move to a new city and get a fresh start. (D)
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64df393190a003851d0939c4- 1D-Afalse
- 2A-Btrue
- 3B-Cfalse
- 4C-Dfalse
- 5No Rearrangementfalse
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