General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
HERALDED
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5dd4ff5ac2282c484e492f5d- 1Clappedfalse
- 2Proclaimedtrue
- 3Protestedfalse
- 4Rewardedfalse
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Answer : 2. "Proclaimed"
Explanation :
The term "heralded" means to announce or proclaim something, often with enthusiasm or as a sign of the beginning of an event or a significant development. Among the given options, "proclaimed" best expresses the meaning of "heralded."
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 ) .
Stop bunking classes lest you are caught.
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6020e32919d19c3992306a35- 1might be caughtfalse
- 2may be caughtfalse
- 3should be caughttrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "should be caught"
Q:Read the passage carefully and fill in the blank.
Happy is the man who... (151) ..... the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of.... (152) instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books he need .... (153).. feel lonely. He always has a pleas- ant .... (154) ... of leisure moments. He is the…(155)… of wealth more precious than gold .... (156).. indeed is the man who does not read and ... (157)... is his life..(158)…gives the highest kind of pleasure. When we are….(159). …it is a healthy recreation to lose .... (160) .. .in the company of books.
Mark the answer (151).
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5dde0684e983b256fe6afb80Happy is the man who... (151) ..... the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of.... (152) instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books he need .... (153).. feel lonely. He always has a pleas- ant .... (154) ... of leisure moments. He is the…(155)… of wealth more precious than gold .... (156).. indeed is the man who does not read and ... (157)... is his life..(158)…gives the highest kind of pleasure. When we are….(159). …it is a healthy recreation to lose .... (160) .. .in the company of books.
- 1ownsfalse
- 2buysfalse
- 3acquirestrue
- 4takesfalse
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Answer : 3. "acquires"
Q:The 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer sheet.
1. Rubik's Cube was most popular puzzle in 1980s.
P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977 he produced the plastic version.
R. It was invented by an architect.
S. The first cube was made of wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.
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5f22613dec5b045afeb491f7P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977 he produced the plastic version.
R. It was invented by an architect.
S. The first cube was made of wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.
- 1QRPSfalse
- 2RSPQfalse
- 3RPSQtrue
- 4PRSQfalse
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Answer : 3. "RPSQ"
Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Cat-nap
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60530a8ca37d522d6c18bcd0Cat-nap
- 1Short sleeptrue
- 2Restfalse
- 3Fitful sleepfalse
- 4Long sleepfalse
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Answer : 1. "Short sleep"
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
Krishna hugs Sudama, welcomes him to his___and treats him with utmost love and respect.
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602b3b60d8322b1df186f1d7- 1Shelterfalse
- 2Abodetrue
- 3Villagesfalse
- 4Roofsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Abode"
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into four parts consisting of a highlighted word in each part. Choose the option reflecting the word which is either misspelt or grammatically incorrect. If all the highlighted words are correct, choose option (e) i.e. “all are correct” as your answer choice.
Horrified (A) passengers saw Olive stumble (B) and fall of (C) a platform as an express roared (D) in.
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617fa6479737a63d8a004029- 1Horrifiedfalse
- 2stumblefalse
- 3fall oftrue
- 4roaredfalse
- 5All are correctfalse
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Answer : 3. "fall of "
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Obligatory
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5f0538b026cfc348bd709424- 1Inescapablefalse
- 2Incumbentfalse
- 3Compulsoryfalse
- 4Voluntarytrue
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