General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

His acting is too good.

2691 0

  • 1
    best
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    much better
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    very good
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    No improvement
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 3. "very good"

Q:

Select the correctly spelt word.

2690 0

  • 1
    Priorety
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Jelous
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Disgise
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Nourish
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 4. "Nourish"

Q:

What, one wonders, is the lowest common denominator of Indian culture today? The attractive Hema Malini ? The songs of Vinidh Barati? The attractive Hema Malini? The sons of Vinidh Barati?
Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.

The synthetic fibre has –

2690 0

  • 1
    Always been popular in India
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Become popular during the last twenty years
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Never been popular the last twenty years
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Been as popular as other kinds of fibre
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 2. "Become popular during the last twenty years"

Q:

Our Country is spiritual country, their_____religious.

2688 0

  • 1
    are
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    also
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    have
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    is
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 4. "is"

Q:

Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

The novels of Tolstoy interest me.

2688 0

  • 1
    I am interested in Tolstoy of the novels.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    I am interested by the novels of Tolstoy.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    I was interested by the novels of Tolstoy.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 3. "I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy. "

  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 2. "were"

  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 2. "to"

Q:

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My son said to me, "I will not disappoint you."

2685 0

  • 1
    My son told me that he would not disappoint me.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    My son had told me that he would not be disappointing me.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    My son tells me that he will not disappoint me.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    My son tells me that he will not be disappointing me.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • Show AnswerHide Answer
  • Workspace

Answer : 1. "My son told me that he would not disappoint me."

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully

      Report Error

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully