General English Practice Question and Answer

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In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

The Chief Minister had no time (A) / to pay attention (B) / on such simple matters.(C) / No error (D).

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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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Answer : 3. "C"

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Direction:In question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
A new law has been passed stating that no actor would be allowed to shoot beyond twelve hours in a day and those who _____this norm would hence-forth be _____ for it.

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    followed, punished
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    accompanied, reprimanded
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    flouted, penalized
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    defied, applauded
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    obeyed, disciplined
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Answer : 3. "flouted, penalized"

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Answer : 3. "capsized"

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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 author’s seriousness regarding the situation can best be described in the following sentences, Pick the odd one out.

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    Our leaders should display their powers of censorship when needed.
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    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 maker of the cyber-world.
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    The politician deflect attention from their own incompetence.
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    If a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation.
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Answer : 3. "The politician deflect attention from their own incompetence."

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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Two American cities, witnessed shooting and resulting in mass fatalities over the weekend.

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    over the weekend
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    witnessed shooting
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    and resulting in mass fatalities
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    two American cities
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Answer : 3. "and resulting in mass fatalities"

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

She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.

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    the thief who
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    in the bus
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    steal the purse
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    She watched
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Answer : 3. "steal the purse"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "the thief who stole the purse." The verb "steal" should be replaced with "stole" to match the past tense.


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Answer : 4. "D"

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
Akbar was the son of humble parents. His father was a school master. There was never very much money in the house so he didn’t enjoy any luxuries . All he wanted was to learn more and more. Books were not easily available then as they were handwritten and very expensive. Akbar read all the books he could lay his hands on. In due course, he mastered Arabic, Persian, Philosophy and Astronomy and dreamt of getting a position at court. But for this one had to really excel in some field. Also one needed a patron close enough to the Emperor to recommend a newcomer. It was a few months before he could find a patron and a few more months before he could find a suitable opportunity to recommend him to the Emperor who asked what he had learnt and what work he could do. On hearing the same, he said, " We are pleased to give the young man a chance. Let him take charge of the royal poultry house!" when he heard the news Akbar was heartbroken. He, a scholar, capable of debating with the most learned men asked to look after chicking hens! All the same he got down to work with great determination. His only concern was hens. He saw to it that they were well fed and had clean water, that their living quarters were clean and if a fowl took ill that it was separated from the others and given proper treatment. Meanwhile the Emperor had forgotten about the scholar he had packed off to mind the hens. But one day while his Finance Minister was reading out the palace accounts to tell the Emperor how much money had been spent can the royal house hold, he mentioned such a low figure that the Emperor sat up.
" Have most of the hens died?” he asked No your Majesty’, was the reply - " The hens are not only alive but are plump and fit.” Send for the scholar!” the Emperor demanded.
When Akbar came to the palace the Emperor demanded, “Aren’t you feeding the hens properly?” “I am sire, only the food is different! I’m feeding them what cannot be used in the royal kitchen, vegetable peels and dough used to seal the vessels while cooking for your Majesty . The hens not only enjoy it, but it is also very good for them. " Good work, we hereby promote you to the rank of royal librarian.” Akbar was bitterly disappointed. He had spent the first thirty years of his life gaining knowledge. How he wished to gain that knowledge and help people. Instead as head of the royal library he would be seeing only books and no people. But he buckled down to organising the library.  
A year later the Emperor came to visit the library. He was surprised to find each book covered with a packet of silk, velvet or brocade. There were hundreds of books and not one without a cover. “You have used expensive material to cover the books but have not charged us. Surely you are not spending your own money?” Akbar bowed low, “Your Majesty these covers did not cost anything. Every day dozens of people come to the court with humble grievances on sheets of paper which are folded and placed inside a bag of the most expensive material that they can afford.

Which of the following can be side about Akbar’s family?
A. They were poor and uneducated.
B. They discouraged him form becoming courtier.
C. He was ashamed of them and did not introduce them at Court.

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    None
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    Only A
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    B and C
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    Only C
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    All of these
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Answer : 1. "None "

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