General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
No samples of the dead animals (A) /were sent (B) / for analysis. (C) / No error (D)
1345 05f3e223951e6542224f75ed1
5f3e223951e6542224f75ed1- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "D"
Q: ANTIQUATED
1345 05f4500e709e4377de9388470
5f4500e709e4377de9388470- 1moderntrue
- 2renovatedfalse
- 3renewedfalse
- 4uniquefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "modern "
Q: The number of people going abroad for vacations is ever increasing every year.
1345 05f46064cea56f913fe5e1f3a
5f46064cea56f913fe5e1f3a- 1increasingtrue
- 2shootingfalse
- 3ever increasingfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "increasing"
Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Misappropriation of money
1345 060530b02a37d522d6c18bd23
60530b02a37d522d6c18bd23Misappropriation of money
- 1Embezzlementtrue
- 2Bereavementfalse
- 3Abridgementfalse
- 4Condimentfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Embezzlement"
Q: Direction (1-5): Given below is a passage in which each line is numbered (1)-(5). Four words in each sentence are highlighted. Find out which word is not grammatically/contextually suitable in each of the numbered sentences.
(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 2?
1345 05e90229490613f3f9423b1d0
5e90229490613f3f9423b1d0(1) There is a need to question those in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 2?
- 1Underscorefalse
- 2Moretrue
- 3Discoursefalse
- 4Refusedfalse
- 5All correctfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "More"
Q:Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five groups of words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
Saudi Arabia has allowed women into the national stadium for the first time as it launched celebrations to mark the 87th anniversary (1) with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances. The events are part of the government’s Vision 2030 reform program launched two years ago to (2) away from oil, create new sectors to employ young citizens and open up Saudis’ cloistered lifestyles. However, in a country (3) Wahhabi brand of Sunni Islam, which bans gender mixing, concerts, and cinemas, the plan’s seemingly anodyne goals to empower women, promote sports and invest in entertainment (4). They have stepped up national day celebrations that were previously attacked by clerics as (5), and are promoting heritage sites, such as Nabatean rock temples, once seen as embarrassing in the land of Islam.
Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blank 5.
1345 05e955e47372df70fd1acf95a
5e955e47372df70fd1acf95aSaudi Arabia has allowed women into the national stadium for the first time as it launched celebrations to mark the 87th anniversary (1) with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances. The events are part of the government’s Vision 2030 reform program launched two years ago to (2) away from oil, create new sectors to employ young citizens and open up Saudis’ cloistered lifestyles. However, in a country (3) Wahhabi brand of Sunni Islam, which bans gender mixing, concerts, and cinemas, the plan’s seemingly anodyne goals to empower women, promote sports and invest in entertainment (4). They have stepped up national day celebrations that were previously attacked by clerics as (5), and are promoting heritage sites, such as Nabatean rock temples, once seen as embarrassing in the land of Islam.
- 1Undermining religious feelingstrue
- 2Demeaning womenfalse
- 3Deteriorating the protection of womenfalse
- 4Hindering social progressfalse
- 5Promoting concealed feelingsfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Undermining religious feelings"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer .
The goal of psychotherapy is to help __(a)____ individual achieve, through a special relationship with a therapist, good communication within himself or herself. Once this is ___(b)___, that person can communicate more freely and effectively with others. So we may say that psychotherapy is __(c)___ communication within and ___(d)___ people. We can turn that statement __(e)___ and it will still be true. Good communication , or free communication, within or between people is always therapeutic.
Mark the correct option for blank__(d)__.
1345 05f054379b864a45d9075f481
5f054379b864a45d9075f481- 1amongtrue
- 2betweenfalse
- 3withfalse
- 4byfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "among"
Q: Select the antonym of the given word.
ABUNDANT
1345 060c1dbd4b0fa62518b3e9315
60c1dbd4b0fa62518b3e9315ABUNDANT
- 1Amplefalse
- 2Plentifulfalse
- 3Copiousfalse
- 4Scarcetrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice

