General English - Questions & Answers - 31

451. He was the court appointed lawyer for fifty-six INDIGENT defendants (Select the synonym of the word given in CAPITAL letters)

(a) Indian men                              (b) Poor

(c) Guilty                                         (d) Untried

Answer: (b)

452. Gopi had to stand on his feet very early in his life ( Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase underlined):

(a) To be physically strong         (b) To be independent

(c) To stand erect                           (d) To be successful

Answer: (b)

453. Which part of the sentence has an error?

(a)As soon as /                                     (b)the lion saw the deer/

(c)he began to run after it/              (d)No error

Answer: (d)

454. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘MEEK’:

(a) Light-hearted                            (b) Serious

(c) Submissive                                  (d) Benign

Answer: (c)

455. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘ACCOMPLISH’:

(a) Fail                                                  (b) Improper

(c) Disagreeable                                (d) Scatter

Answer: (a)

456. They _____  that house when I was here last year:

(a) have been building                     (b) have built

(c) were building                               (d) had been building

Answer: (c)

457. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?

(a) I/                                               (b) have bought/

(c) new/                                         (d) furnitures.

Answer: (d)

458. Select the correctly spelt word:

(a) Decidious                                      (b) Decidous

(c) Desiduous                                     (d) Deciduous

Answer: (d)

459. The synonym of ‘plain’:

(a) Smooth                                        (b) Simple

(c) Soft                                                (d) Shining

Answer: (b)

460. The doctor found the patient INERT (Select the antonym of the word given

in CAPITAL letters)

(a) Active                                            (b) Lazy

(c) Strong                                             (d) Resolute

Answer: (a)

461. It started to rain while we _____ cricket.

(a) is playing                                             (b) are playing

(c) were playing                                      (d) had been playing

Answer: (c)

462. There _____ no showers since last month.

(a) are                                                    (b) were

(c) have been                                        (d) will be

Answer: (c)

463. One who can speak two languages:

(a) Ventriloquist                                 (b) Ambidextrous

(c) Bilingual                                         (d) Scholar

Answer: (c)

464. ‘Alias’ means:

(a) Otherwise                                     (b) Assistant

(c) Genuine                                          (d) entirely

Answer: (a)

465. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word IDENTICAL:

(a) Unfamiliar                                           (b) Unlikely

(c) Improper                                             (d) Different

Answer: (d)
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