General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
After he……the child, the body……………into the river. (murder, throw)

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    had murdered, was thrown
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    has been murdering, was throw
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    have been murdered, were thrown
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    has murdered, is throw
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Answer : 1. " had murdered, was thrown"

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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 Teacher said, “Gandhiji was born in India”.

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    The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India.
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    The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India.
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    The teacher said that Gandhiji was born in India.
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    The teacher will say that Gandhiji was born in India.
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Answer : 1. "The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India."

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I have been (A)/ working in this organization (B)/ since three years. (C) No error (D) 

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    A
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    D
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    B
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    C
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Answer : 4. "C"

Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

He waits to you for about two hours.

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    has been waiting to you
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    has waiting for you
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    has been waiting for you
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    No substitution
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Answer : 4. "No substitution"

Q:

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
At a stone's throw

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    At a great distance
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    A quarry
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    At a short distance
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    At a place where quarrels take place
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Answer : 3. "At a short distance "

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Direction: 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.

He said to me, “What are you doing?

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    He asked me what I was doing.
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    He asked me what I am doing.
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    He asked me what am I doing.
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    He said to me what I was doing.
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Answer : 1. "He asked me what I was doing."

Q:

Which word is opposite in meaning to ‘interesting’? 

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    confusing
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    boring
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    contrasting
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    pleasing
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Answer : 2. "boring "

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