English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

I said to Promod, “How did you break your leg?”

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    I asked Promod how did you break your leg.
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    I asked Promod how he had broken his leg.
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    I asked Promod how he had broken your leg.
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    I asked Promod how you broke your leg.
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Answer : 2. "I asked Promod how he had broken his leg."

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Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Central Vigilance Commissioner has _______ loan officers in the public sector into inaction.

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    petrified
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    energized
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    encouraged
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    emboldened
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Answer : 1. "petrified"

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Select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given, for each of the following sentences, which in your view, should be grammatically and structurally correct.

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    E-commerce businesses who don't update their websites frequently cannot succeed.
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    E-commerce businesses who don't update their websites frequently can not succeed.
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    E-commerce businesses that don't update their websites frequently cannot succeed.
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    E-commerce businesses that does update their websites frequently cannot succeed.
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    E-commerce businesses who don't update their websites frequently can't not succeed.
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Answer : 3. "E-commerce businesses that don't update their websites frequently cannot succeed."

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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.

Blue- Blooded

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    Inferior
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    of noble birth
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    of unknown origin
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    unhealthy
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Answer : 2. "of noble birth"

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Grease someone’s palm

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    Go to battle
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    Put in hard work
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    Bribe someone
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    Be jealous of someone
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Answer : 3. "Bribe someone "

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Direction (A-E) : In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender (A) it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. (B) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who (C) for a permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed (D) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional (E) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (E)

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    Grow
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    Increment
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    Advancement
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    Proceed
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    Acceleration
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Answer : 3. "Advancement"

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Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
INITIATE

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    begin
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    finish
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    trigger
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    commence
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Answer : 2. "finish "

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