Tuesday 12 January 2016

General English - Questions & Answers - 12


166. Write the synonym of the word ‘Benign’:
(a) Proudly (b) Kindly 
(c) Sadly (d)  Strongly
Answer: (b)

167. ‘Barring’ means:
(a) Excepting (b) Allowing
(c) Considering (d) Yielding
Answer: (a)


168. ‘To drive home’  means:
(a) To emphasise
(b) Back to original position
(c) To return to place of rest
(d) To find one's roots
Answer: (a)

169. In the sentence ‘I have seldom seen such large crowds’-the word ‘seldom’ means:
(a) often (b) sometimes (c) rarely (d)  frequently
Answer: (c)

170. What is the passive voice form of: This shop sells non-fiction books.
(a) Non-fiction books is sold in this shop
(b) Non-fiction books was sold in this shop
(c) Non-fiction books are sold in this shop
(d)  Non-fiction books were sold in this shop
Answer: (c)

171. Science of heredity:
(a) Hereditary (b) Genetics (c) Genesis (d) Inheritance
Answer: (b)


172. She _____ well.
(a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
Answer: (d)

173. Suffering is the inevitable consequence of bad deeds (Choose the word from those given which has the same meaning as the word given in italics).
(a) Unavoidable (b) Unnecessary
(c) Unkind (d)  Impossible
Answer: (a)

174. The teacher asked him whether he _____ give him the correct answer.
(a) will (b) could (c) can (d)  had
Answer: (b)

175. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?
(a) He         (b) has delivered
(c) a best speech (d) on the topic
Answer: (c)

176. ‘Nom de plume’ means:
(a) With equal pace (b) On the way
(c)  Without any definite date (d)  Pen name
Answer: (d)

177. A commonplace remark.
(a) Dialogue (b) Epigram
(c) Prologue (d) Platitude
Answer: (d)

178. A person who considers himself superior to others in culture and intellect:
(a) Fastidious (b) Highbrow
(c) Pragmatist (d) Pedant
Answer: (b)

179. A poem written on the death of someone loved and lost.
(a) Elegy (b) Ode (c) Sonnet (d) Epic
Answer: (a)

180. Spare the _____ and spoil the child.
(a) road (b) rhod (c) rode (d) rod

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