General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In 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 as your answer.
The lady ________ to be a close relative of ours.┬а
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62b314a159091e1105f36a8a- 1turned outtrue
- 2turned infalse
- 3turned upfalse
- 4turned aboutfalse
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Answer : 1. "turned out "
Q: Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below:
┬аI don't like his _______ policy of pleasing people.┬а
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6392e11e58400a550de02107┬аI don't like his _______ policy of pleasing people.┬а
- 1dualtrue
- 2duelfalse
- 3dwellfalse
- 4dollfalse
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Answer : 1. "dual"
Explanation :
(A) dual - "I don't like his dual policy of pleasing people."
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.
Superficial
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5f3e04b807f57c579cb04612- 1Sharpfalse
- 2Prosperousfalse
- 3Gorgeousfalse
- 4Shallowtrue
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Answer : 4. "Shallow"
Q:Direction : Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons actual teams and non-teams had for others to choose to struggle with change and performance.
(B) Still, we suspected that most of these focused on persuading readers that "teams are important".
(C) After all, we thought teams are a well- known subject and there must be a thousand books on the subject already.
(D) By going down this path we hoped to discover something to say that was different from most books on the subject.
(E) We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously.
(F) Alternatively, they focussed on providing you advice on building teams as an objective in itself.
Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence ?
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5e9fe1b3c57e74137248e2ef(A) We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons actual teams and non-teams had for others to choose to struggle with change and performance.
(B) Still, we suspected that most of these focused on persuading readers that "teams are important".
(C) After all, we thought teams are a well- known subject and there must be a thousand books on the subject already.
(D) By going down this path we hoped to discover something to say that was different from most books on the subject.
(E) We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously.
(F) Alternatively, they focussed on providing you advice on building teams as an objective in itself.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ffalse
- 4Ctrue
- 5Dfalse
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Answer : 4. "C"
Q:Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The death warrant was___________as a result of a Public Interest Litigation petition by an animal rights activist, which argued that the tigressтАЩs behaviour had been forged by illegal human___________into her territory.
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5eaa5a626217a62af080e459- 1overturned ,intrusiontrue
- 2towering, defensefalse
- 3profligate, resistancefalse
- 4intemperate, enactfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "overturned ,intrusion"
Q:The conclusion of World Trade Organization’s 11th biennial ministerial conference at Buenos Aires was worrisome. From an Indian standpoint, there was no loss as status quo continues in the most important issue: the right to continue the food security programme by using support prices. But the inability of the negotiators to reach even one substantive outcome suggests that WTO’s efficacy is under question. As a 164-country multilateral organisation dedicated to crafting rules of trade through consensus, WTO represents the optimal bet for developing countries such as India. Strengthening WTO is in India’s best interest.
Perhaps the biggest threat to WTO’s efficacy today is the attitude of the US. The world’s largest economy appears to have lost faith in the organisation and has begun to undermine one of its most successful segments, the dispute redressal mechanism. This is significant as the US has been directly involved in nearly half of all cases brought to WTO. Separately, large groups of countries decided to pursue negotiations on e-commerce, investment facilitation and removal of trade obstacles for medium and small scale industries. By itself this should not weaken WTO. But it comes at a time when there is growing frustration with gridlock at WTO.
India did well to defend its position on its food security programme. The envisaged reform package which will see a greater use of direct cash transfers to beneficiaries will be in sync with what developed countries do. But it’s important for India to enhance its efforts to reinvigorate WTO. In this context, India’s plan to organise a meeting of some countries early next year is a step in the right direction. WTO represents the best available platform to accommodate interests of a diverse set of nations. Therefore, India should be at the forefront of moves to fortify it.
According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?
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60228f8171b3315a443fee1ePerhaps the biggest threat to WTO’s efficacy today is the attitude of the US. The world’s largest economy appears to have lost faith in the organisation and has begun to undermine one of its most successful segments, the dispute redressal mechanism. This is significant as the US has been directly involved in nearly half of all cases brought to WTO. Separately, large groups of countries decided to pursue negotiations on e-commerce, investment facilitation and removal of trade obstacles for medium and small scale industries. By itself this should not weaken WTO. But it comes at a time when there is growing frustration with gridlock at WTO.
India did well to defend its position on its food security programme. The envisaged reform package which will see a greater use of direct cash transfers to beneficiaries will be in sync with what developed countries do. But it’s important for India to enhance its efforts to reinvigorate WTO. In this context, India’s plan to organise a meeting of some countries early next year is a step in the right direction. WTO represents the best available platform to accommodate interests of a diverse set of nations. Therefore, India should be at the forefront of moves to fortify it.
- 1US is termed as the worldтАЩs largest economy.false
- 2US is involved directly in half of the cases brought to WTOfalse
- 311th WTO conference was held at Nairobi.true
- 4IndiaтАЩs take on food security programme in the WTO conference was positive.false
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Answer : 3. "11th WTO conference was held at Nairobi."
Q: Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
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60ab4f55e4ecad070bead33b- 1Acquisitiontrue
- 2Acquisetionfalse
- 3Acquisisionfalse
- 4Acqiusitionfalse
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Answer : 1. "Acquisition "
Q:Direction : In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.
that of our _____ and students
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5f488f086608aa6311bde3d1- 1teacherstrue
- 2idealsfalse
- 3parentsfalse
- 4friendsfalse
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