General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Ravi fought to the bitter end.
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5d9ad38e4933793156fc7806- 1fought to the last point of enemy ' s positionfalse
- 2died fightingfalse
- 3carried on a contest regardless of the consequencestrue
- 4fought a losing battlefalse
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Answer : 3. "carried on a contest regardless of the consequences "
Q: Select the correctly spelt word.
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5f6ae9c3e68c06196f1d2c60- 1Nocturenalfalse
- 2Nocturnaltrue
- 3Nocternalfalse
- 4Nocturnelfalse
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Answer : 2. "Nocturnal"
Q: Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
The actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
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5d4951562ef8ad44d161cd2dThe actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
- 1lowering the profilefalse
- 2profile lowfalse
- 3a lowest profilefalse
- 4a low profiletrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "a low profile"
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below five words are given in bold. These five words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should interchange with each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.
The (A) academician did a (B) commendable job in (C) highlighting the (D)dangers of the so called lethal weapon (E)systems.
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6038a6139d90e74af72fec61- 1(A) – (E)false
- 2(A) - (D) and (B) and (E)true
- 3(B) – (E)false
- 4No interchange requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "(A) - (D) and (B) and (E)"
Q: Directions (1): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.(Mark your answer 1)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
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5d71deb92ac3c148044678fcJawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
- 1Solvetrue
- 2Usherfalse
- 3Workfalse
- 4Facefalse
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Answer : 1. "Solve"
Q: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
This is the girl ______ is going to IIT, Delhi.
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605a95028a26422fe255dfc8This is the girl ______ is going to IIT, Delhi.
- 1whotrue
- 2thatfalse
- 3whichfalse
- 4whomfalse
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Answer : 1. "who"
Q: The Vice-Chancellor (A) wants all vacancies (B)/ to be filled up. (C) No error (D)
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5f31066ec923a92061dd1103- 1Bfalse
- 2Ctrue
- 3Afalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "C"
Q:Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
A public servant who is guilty will not ____ punishment and no ____person will be punished.
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5e4e24b7244a8049391f9caf- 1be, sincerefalse
- 2flee, guiltyfalse
- 3defend, commonfalse
- 4avoid, uninformedfalse
- 5escape, innocenttrue
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