General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term ‘health’ refers to human beings’ state of physical, psychological and (1)________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2)______ linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3)_______. If we need to be healthy, we must (4)_______ our wellness. We (5)______ start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1
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645b5ee80827e80a9f7b9315- 1politicalfalse
- 2culturalfalse
- 3socialtrue
- 4economicfalse
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Answer : 3. "social "
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely
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646227d80827e80a9f8df228Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely
- 1Peristylefalse
- 2Perpetualtrue
- 3Perplexfalse
- 4Permissivefalse
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Answer : 2. "Perpetual"
Explanation :
Perpetual: Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.
Q:Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences/group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.
B. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside.
C. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose.
D. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel.
E. A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey.
Which sentence should come in the THIRD place after rearrangement?
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64d0d65aae6dcd5add92047cB. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside.
C. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose.
D. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel.
E. A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey.
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
They were refused entry in Delhi by the police.
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64c8e213a4dbfb486bdee8c2- 1The police refused them entry in Delhi.true
- 2The police had refused them entry in Delhi.false
- 3The police have refused them entry in Delhi.false
- 4The police can refuse them entry in Delhi.false
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Answer : 1. "The police refused them entry in Delhi."
Explanation :
The correct answer is The police refused them entry in Delhi.
Key Points
The given sentence is in the Passive Voice.
As per the given question we have to change the sentence into Active Form.
The structure of the given sentence as follows: Subject+V2+Object.
(Active Voice) Subject (objective case)+was/were+V3+Object (subjective case).
(Passive Voice) 'Were refused' will be changed into 'refused'.
'They' will be changed into 'them'.
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Government is taking seriously the (1) ______ of road safety and is committed to reducing the number of people killed in accidents. Forums are being conducted (2) ______ to bring law-makers, law enforcement officers and road users together to discuss ways to (3) ______ the rise in road accidents. Everyone agrees that more needs to be done on road safety in its determination to (4) ______ the rate of road accidents in the country. The Government, with the cooperation of relevant agencies, is making serious (5) ______ to instill proper road culture in children, young adults and the public in general.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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642aa8919d18d2e8ae25673a- 1releasefalse
- 2residuefalse
- 3issuetrue
- 4sitefalse
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Answer : 3. "issue"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Backseat driver
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644b9f72c8416cce118b91edBackseat driver
- 1A person who offers unsolicited advice.true
- 2To miss an appointed meeting.false
- 3Attempt to get control over someone.false
- 4To conclude proceedings.false
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Answer : 1. "A person who offers unsolicited advice."
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Answer : 5. "Deteriorating"
Q: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Sanguinity
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646231584f2cce98433790ffSanguinity
- 1Acrimonyfalse
- 2Despondencefalse
- 3Optimismtrue
- 4Distrustfalse
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