General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Public agencies and nonprofit conservation groups is already working to promote conservation.

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    groups is already working
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    Public agencies and nonprofit conservation
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    to promote conservation
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    No error
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Answer : 1. "groups is already working "

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Cover up 

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    Put a carpet under
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    Ignore insults made
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    Hide or conceal
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    Close something forever
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.

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    Madhuri said to me, “I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “You could stay in her flat whenever she was in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “I can stay in my flat whenever I am in Kolkata.”
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    Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”
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Answer : 4. "Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”"

Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Comic

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    Native
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    Costly
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    Tragic
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    Empty
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Answer : 3. "Tragic"

Q:

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The first meeting of the Standing Committee will be hold next week.

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    No substitution required
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    will be holding next week
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    will be held next week
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    will held next week
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Answer : 3. "will be held next week"

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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

In/from will replace into because – in (Prep.) is used for indicating within a place from (Prep.) is used for indicating source/origin into (Prep.) is used for indicating entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place Look at the examples given below : He walked into the room. The train was coming from Australia. They were bringing drugs in India, for which they were punished. Prosecute (Verb) : to officially charge somebody with a crime in court Hence, in/from Australia is the right usage.

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Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.

Robin would draw a picture in the competition.

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    In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.
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    A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin.
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    In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.
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    A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.
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Answer : 4. "A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition. "

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 She bought the fine cloth in the store.

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    more fine
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    finest
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    most fine
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    finer
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Answer : 2. "finest"

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