General English - Questions & Answers - 4

46. The box of books ….. yesterday.

(a) were opened (b) was opened

(c) had opened (d) had been opened

Answer: (b)

47. The Ex-Prime Minister exchanged some reminiscences with his former aides (Select the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined):

(a) Thoughts (b) Comments

(c) Anecdotes (d) Recollections

Answer: (d)

48. The factory ……… twenty thousand metres of cloth every day.

(a) works out (b) runs out

(c) turns out (d)  makes out

Answer: (c)

49. Which word means ‘rough or wild person’?

(a) Cynic (b) Barbarian

(c) Pedant (d) Truant

Answer: (b)

50. You can swim well, ……?

(a) would you (b) can’t you

(c) can you (d) could you

Answer: (b)

51. ‘One should never live beyond one’s means’-What does means in the sentence mean?

(a) way  (b) ends  (c) sense  (d) wealth

Answer: (d)

52. An ideal community or society possessing a perfect sociopolitical-legal system:

(a) Dystopia (b) Utopia

(c) Eldorado (d) None of these

Answer: (b)

53. I have borrowed this motor bike ……. a friend:

(a) of            (b) from             (c) by          (d) to

Answer: (b)

54. I have MALICE towards none (Select the antonym of the word given in CAPITAL letters)

(a) Sympathy (b) Goodwill

(c) Friendship (d)  Attraction

Answer: (b)

55. Is there ….. hospital in your village.

(a) the  (b) an (c) a  (d) and

Answer: (c)

56. The phrase that means ‘have little or only observational involvement in something’:

(a) Take a back seat

(b) At one’s beck and call

(c) The bottom line

(d) Cloud nine

Answer: (a)

57. The synonym of ‘Wrath’:

(a)Anger (b) Love

(c) Affinity (d)  Support

Answer: (a)

58. They now wished they …… harder at school. Then they wouldn’t have failed their examinations.

(a) worked (b) will work

(c) had worked (d)  would have worked

Answer: (c)

59. To lead a simple life:

(a) Sparse (b) Spartan

(c) Scurrilous (d) Spawn

Answer: (b)

60. ……. do you get up in the morning?

(a) At what (b) When

(c) What (d) Were

Answer: (b)
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