Tuesday 12 January 2016

General English - Questions & Answers - 20

286. Can either of ____ speak English?
(a) they  (b) them (c) their  (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

287. Choose the correct spelling:
(a) Widraw (b) Withdraw
(c) Witdraw (d) Wihdraw
Answer: (b)


288. Dowry is no longer permitted by law even in _____ marriages.
(a) love (b) bigamous
(c) polygamous(d) conventional
Answer: (d)

289. He met with a ____ on his last excursion.
(a) illness (b) disaster (c) luck (d)  risk
Answer: (b)

290. The synonym of ‘REMEDY’:
(a) Redress (b) Lenitive (c) Cure (d) Restorative
Answer: (c)

291. The teacher said, “the earth revolves round the sun”. (Select the correct form of reported speech):
(a) The teacher said that the earth revolved round the sun
(b) The teacher said that the earth had revolved round the sun
(c) The teacher said that the earth is revolved round the sun
(d) The teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun
Answer: (d)


292. A baby horse is called —————.
(a) calf (b) kid (c) foal (d) cub
Answer: (c)

293. Change into passive voice ‘He greeted me’:
(a) I greeted by me (b) He has greeted by me
(c) I have greeted by him (d) I was greeted by him
Answer: (d)

294. The meaning of ‘COMMEND’:
(a) Order (b) Praise
(c) Remark (d) Perform
Answer: (b)

295. The synonym of ‘EXTRICATE’:
(a) Intricate (b) Tie (c) Difficult (d) Free
Answer: (d)

296. Which part of the sentence has an error?
(a) The behaviour/ (b) of the/
(c) children were/ (d) excellent
Answer: (c)

297. You and I see the drama, ____?
(a) didn’t you (b) didn’t we
(c) didn’t I (d)  did you
Answer: (b)

298. The past participle of ‘OVERCOME’:
(a) Overcome (b) Overcommed
(c) Overcame (d) Overcamed
Answer: (a)

299. A person who is always dissatisfied:
(a) Heretic (b) Surrogate
(c) Felon (d) Malcontent
Answer: (d)

300. A soldier assigned to attend and perform various tasks for a superior officer:
(a) Orderly (b) Pedant   (c) Chef (d) Cobler

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