English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct as they are. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, write (d) as the answer.
A free press is not a privilege (a) / but the organic necessity (b) / in a free society (c) / No error (d)
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63b6cd6961d62119f1a270d8- 1afalse
- 2btrue
- 3cfalse
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Answer : 2. "b"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
SANGUINE
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5d95873303318343d0432e63- 1Diffidentfalse
- 2Hopelesstrue
- 3Cynicalfalse
- 4Morosefalse
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Answer : 2. "Hopeless"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb
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5fbca2de67d8e52df723d115- 1Shrapneltrue
- 2Splintersfalse
- 3Fillingsfalse
- 4Bulletsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Shrapnel"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
She ate the sweets greedily.
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601a470408ff1450d90c31ba- 1Eating of the sweets was done by her greedily.false
- 2The sweets were eaten by her greedily.true
- 3Greedily sweets are eaten by her.false
- 4She herself ate the sweets greedily.false
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Answer : 2. "The sweets were eaten by her greedily."
Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
A wild goose chase
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604721d6f4cbdc23485992a3A wild goose chase
- 1Useless searchtrue
- 2Fruitful searchfalse
- 3Timely searchfalse
- 4Wrong decisionfalse
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Answer : 1. "Useless search"
Q: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given. Mark your answer in the Answer sheet.
Mass communication is the delivery of _____ (1) _____, ideas and entertainment to thousands or million of _____. (2) _____ simultaneously, it is a force with incalculable _____ (3) _____ on today's world. The _____ (4) _____ of mass communication rest _____ (5) _____ the skills of the communicator to _____ (6) _____ the recipient's thinking _____ (7) _____ stir emotions , to _____ (8) _____ him or her to _____ (9) _____ Mass communication is the one - to - one impact of one human intelligence upon _____ (10) _____, carried on thousand fold simultaneously among individuals who have no direct personal contact.
Fill in the blank at (2)?
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5e945788404ffa6995a8b992- 1peopletrue
- 2picturesfalse
- 3advertisementsfalse
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Answer : 1. "people "
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 ) .
I made a lecture.
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5ddca7fc874e270a9a380540- 1will makefalse
- 2gavetrue
- 3would makefalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "gave"
Q: Directions (6): 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 6)
Science (6) the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its (7), driving in a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn (8), being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a priest or a (9), being (10) with an automatic pistol or a shell in of a dagger or battle-axe. It also affects his or her opinions. Almost everyone believes that the earth is and the heavens, nearly, instead of solid. And we are beginning to believe in our animal and the possibility of vast improvements in nature by biological methods.
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5d71ead32442194806644ea0Science (6) the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its (7), driving in a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn (8), being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a priest or a (9), being (10) with an automatic pistol or a shell in of a dagger or battle-axe. It also affects his or her opinions. Almost everyone believes that the earth is and the heavens, nearly, instead of solid. And we are beginning to believe in our animal and the possibility of vast improvements in nature by biological methods.
- 1Affectstrue
- 2Effectsfalse
- 3Helpsfalse
- 4Alienatesfalse
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