General English - Questions & Answers - 55

926. The meaning of ‘Sanitise’:

(a) Pleasant (b) Disinfect

(c) Pious (d) Crazy

Answer: (b)

927. ‘To be above board’ means:

(a) to have a good height (b) to be honest in any business deal

(c) to have no doubts (d) try to be beautiful

Answer: (b)

928. All of us must endeavour to ___ the miseries of poor.

(a) augment (b) elaborate

(c) discourage (d) mitigate

Answer: (d)

929. Lack of enough blood:

(a) Allergy (b)  Anaemia

(c)Insomnia (d) Amnesia

Answer: (b)

930. If you run away from justice or law, you are called a____.

(a) Cynic (b) Murderer

(c) Usurer (d) Fugitive

Answer: (d)

931. The sound made by monkeys:

(a) Chatter (b) Grunt

(c) Bray (d) Yelp

Answer: (a)

932. ‘To be at sea’ means:

(a) To punish (b) ill feeling

(c) cause of dispute (d) Confused

Answer: (d)

933. A bad workman blames his _____.

(a) stars (b)  tools

(c)  master (d)  wife

Answer: (b)

934. The noun form of ‘applaud’:

(a) Applause (b) Applandment

(c)  Application (d)   Appliancee

Answer: (a)

935.   The man became nervous  because it was the first speech delivered by him.  Select the one word for the words underlined:

(a) Maiden (b) Matin

(c) Malign (d) Manacle

Answer: (a)

936. An object or portion serving as a sample:

(a) Specification (b) Specimen

(c) Spectacle (d) Spectre

Answer: (b)

937. Rao is 53. He’ll be retiring from his job ____ two year’s time.

(a) at   (b) on   (c) in   (d) about

Answer: (c)

938. Pick out the word which is closest in meaning to the word ‘NOTION’:

(a) Rules (b) Clothes

(c) Advice (d) Thoughts

Answer: (d)

939. Everybody’s coming to the wedding, ______ ?

(a) aren’t they (b) isn’t they

(c) aren’t he (d) isn’t it

Answer: (a)

940. The meaning of ‘Jittery’:

(a) Angry (b) Rash

(c) Quarrelsome (d) Nervous

Answer: (d)

941. Don’t look out of the window. Concentrate ___ your work.

(a) at   (b) with   (c) on   (d) by

Answer: (c)

942. Select the correctly spelt word:

(a) Defination (b) Definition

(c) Defenition (d) Definetion

Answer: (b)

943. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘DIVULGE’:

(a) Conceal (b) Disguise

(c) Oppress (d)  Reveal

Answer: (a)

944. Maya was wearing a silver ring ___ her little finger.

(a) in   (b) at   (c) on   (d) into

Answer: (c)

945. The house is empty. _____ lives there.

(a) Nobody (b) Nothing

(c) Anybody (d)  Anything

Answer: (a)

946. Which is not  an adjective synonym of

SCEPTICAL:

(a) Mistrustful (b) Suspicious

(c) Unconvinced (d)  Trusting

Answer: (d)

947. Pick out the word which does not agree with the group:

(a) Encyclopaedia (b) Dictionary

(c) Novel (d) Directory

Answer: (c)

948. Which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word ‘Sure’?

(a) Uncertain (b) Unfaithful

(c) Indefinite (d) Promising

Answer: (c)

949. He said he was sorry ____ the situation, but there was nothing he could do.

(a) at   (b) about   (c) with (d) from

Answer: (b)

950. There are a lot of fish ____ this river.

(a) in   (b) at   (c) on  (d) None of these

Answer: (a)
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