General English Practice Question and Answer

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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.

What is the opposite of ‘wrong headed’?

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    silly
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    sane
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    insane
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    insensible
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Answer : 2. "sane"

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In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

The mother says to the child “ The sun rises in the East”.

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    The mother tells the child that the Sun rose in the East.
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    The mother says the child that the Sun rises in the East.
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    The mother tells the child that the Sun rises in the East.
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    The mother informs the child that the Sun rose in the East.
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Answer : 3. "The mother tells the child that the Sun rises in the East."

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Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

One who love all mankind

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    Philosopher
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    Philosophy
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    Philanthropist
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    Philatelist
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Answer : 3. "Philanthropist"

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Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.

Rohit was ______ when he took important decisions without consulting the family.

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    cutting the red tape
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    in the same boat
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    told to fight his own battles himself
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    told to get a new lease of life
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Answer : 3. "told to fight his own battles himself"

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In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.

The radio is really worse for the wear. Send it to the repair center.

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    that can’t be worn
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    that needs a service
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    in a good condition
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    in a poor condition
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    very old and unique
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Answer : 4. "in a poor condition"
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Directions (28): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings

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    To compel someone to do something
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    It isn't over yet
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    To begin when the bell rings
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    It should be done on time
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    It shouldn't be proceeded till a driving force do so
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Answer : 2. "It isn't over yet"

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