Common General English Questions for Competitive Exams

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Common General English Questions for Competitive Exams

Common General English is an essential part of all competitive exams. Even though English can be a bit difficult for some students, candidates can get good scores with the help of English in competitive exams and interview. 

Aspirants willing to succeed in the various Government exams 2022 must go through the General English questions and answers, as the English language is an important section according to the syllabus, for most of the exams like SSC, UPSC, SBI, IBPS, etc.

General English Questions

Here, I am covering Common General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams, which are frequently asked in competitive exams. In these General English Questions, you will get many English-related topics like Idioms and Phrases and Direct Indirect Narration. Let's start solving the English Question for better practicing -

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Common General English Questions for Competitive Exams  


Direct-Indirect Questions    

  Q :  

I asked my sister if she had returned the mobile phone to her friend.

(A) I said to my sister, ‘have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?’

(B) I said to my sister, ‘did you return the mobile phone to my friend?’

(C) I said to my sister, ‘have you returned the mobile phone to my friend?’

(D) I asked my sister, ‘have you return the mobile phone to your friend?’


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Be calm and listen to my speech’, She said.

(A) She said that they should be calm and listen to her speech.

(B) She urged that they should be calm and listen to her speech

(C) She urged them to be calm and listen to her speech.

(D) She asked them to be calm and listen to her speech.


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

‘Stand at ease’, The soldier said to his men.

(A) The soldier told his men that they should stand at ease.

(B) The soldier said to his men that they should stand at ease.

(C) The soldier urged his to men to stand at ease

(D) The soldier commanded his men to stand at ease.


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The guest said to them, ‘please give me a cup of coffee’

(A) The guest said to them please give me a cup of coffee.

(B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee.

(C) The guest asked them to give him a cup of coffee.

(D) The guest requested them please give me a cup of coffee.


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The traffic police asked the man not to park his vehicle there.

(A) The traffic police told the man, ‘not to park his vehicle there.’

(B) The traffic police asked the man, ‘Do not park your vehicle there.’

(C) The traffic police asked the man, ‘do not park your vehicle here’

(D) The traffic police told the man, ‘Do not park your vehicle here.’


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The designer said to her, ‘will you have the dress ready by tomorrow evening?’

(A) The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

(B) The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening.

(C) The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening.

(D) The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening.


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Reshma said to Priya, ‘Why are you sketching on the wall?’

(A) Reshma asked Priya why was she sketching on the wall.

(B) Reshma asked Priya why had she been sketching on the wall

(C) Reshma asked Priya that why is she sketching on the wall.

(D) Reshma asked Priya why she was sketching on the wall.


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Arya said to Tara, ‘David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow’.

(A) Arya told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow.

(B) Arys told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place the next day.

(C) Arya told Tara that David would leave for his mother’s place the next day.

(D) Arya informed Tara that David would be leaving for his mother’s place the next day.


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

She said, ‘Why didn’t you send a friend request to me?’

(A) She asked me why had I not sent a friend request to her

(B) She enquired why I had not sent a friend request to her.

(C) She enquired why I did not send a friend request to her.

(D) She questioned why I had not sent a friend request to her.


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.

(A) ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, the instructor asked.

(B) ‘Are you ready for the race Ronny?’, the instructor asked.

(C) ‘Ronny, ready for race?’ the instructor said.

(D) ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, said the instructor.


Correct Answer : B

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