Tuesday 12 January 2016

General English - Questions & Answers - 14

196. The local language of a place is called:
(a) Verbose (b) Linguistics
(c) Phonetics (d) Vernacular
Answer: (d)

197. The meaning of ‘Sycophant’:
(a) Flatterer (b) Coward
(c) Sneaky (d) Deceitful
Answer: (a)


198. A person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or work:
(a) Pedant (b) Goldbrick
(c) Gourmet (d) Philistine
Answer: (b)

199. A man of lax moral:
(a) Ruffian (b) Pirate (c) Vagabond (d)  Licentious
Answer: (d)

200. Asoka is worthy ____ remembrance.
(a) to (b) with (c) at (d)  of
Answer: (d)

201. Choose the word having the meaning‘Thoroughly wet with’:
(a) bathed (b) dipped(c) washed (d) soaked
Answer: (d)


202. Everyday I walk to school, but today I _____ by bus.
(a) am going  (b) go (c) went (d) going
Answer: (a)

203. Find the correcly spelt word:
(a) Medievel (b) Medeival
(c) Midieval (d) Medieval
Answer: (d)

204. Find the correctly spelt word:
(a) Catagory (b) Categary
(c) Category (d) Catagary
Answer: (c)

205. He can play ____ Sitar.
(a) the   (b) a (c) an (d)  None of these
Answer: (a)

206. Language difficult to understand because of bad form:
(a) Jargon (b) Rhetoric
(c) Verbose (d) Pedantic
Answer: (a)

207. Look me ___ when you are in India next year.
(a) down (b) up   (c) in (d) over
Answer: (b)

208. Complete the proverb:Those who live in _____ shouldn't throw stones
(a) palaces (b) glass houses
(c) huts (d) upstairs
Answer: (b)

209. Do not confide your secrets _____ everyone.
(a) with (b) at (c) for (d) to
Answer: (d)

210. Find out the correct form of the word from the alternatives:
(a) Compere (b) Compire
(c) Compari (d) Comperi

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