General English - Questions & Answers - 56

951. The opposite of ‘Encouraged’ is:

(a) Couraged (b) Incouraged

(c) Discouraged (d) Of courage

Answer: (c)

952. She ____ for eight hours last night.

(a) has slept (b) slept

(c) is sleeping (d) has been sleeping

Answer: (b)

953. A ___ of puppies.

(a) litter (b) crowd

(c) pack (d) flock

Answer: (a)

954. Raju could not get ____ sugar.

(a) few (b) the few

(c) little (d) any

Answer: (d)

955. An expert in choice of food:

(a) Gourmand (b) Gourmet

(c) Glutton (d)  Garrulous

Answer: (b)

956. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘CANDID’:

(a) Sweet (b) Dishonest

(c) Frank (d) Able

Answer: (c)

957. The word meaning ‘tolerate’ is:

(a) endure (b) enormous

(c) eternal (d) emphasise

Answer: (a)

958. I shall go there ____ you like it or not.

(a) if (b) but

(c) before (d) whether

Answer: (d)

959. One who speaks less:

(a) Intestate (b) Reticent

(c) Fatalist (d) Veteran

Answer: (b)

960. We are driving ____ a tunnel.

(a) beyond (b) above

(c) through (d) in between

Answer: (c)

961. The opposite of ‘Wholesale’:

(a) Retail (b) Factory

(c) Profit (d) Cheap

Answer: (a)

962. I am content ___ what I have.

(a) for (b) with

(c) to (d)  in

Answer: (b)

963. Do you like ____ music?

(a) classical (b) classic

(c) classy (d) classed

Answer: (a)

964. An animal who preys on other animals:

(a) Pachyderm (b) Parasite

(c) Predator (d)  Hermaphrodite

Answer: (c)

965. A group of people ___ waiting outside to see you.

(a) are (b) have

(c) be (d) is

Answer: (d)

966. He has ten toes ___ his feet.

(a) in (b) on

(c) at (d) with

Answer: (b)

967. A place for sick people who need long periods of treatment or rest:

(a) Clinic (b) Hospital

(c) Sanatorium (d) Asylum

Answer: (c)

968. The former minister is under a cloud now.

‘Under a cloud’ means:

(a) In a sad situation (b) Under suspicion

(c) Bed-ridden   (d) In oblivion

Answer: (b)

969. I look forward to _____ you again.

(a) seeing (b) saw

(c) have seen (d) see

Answer: (a)

970. Use the collective noun : Fish

(a) Shoal (b) Flock

(c) Herd (d) Pool

Answer: (a)

971. The weather has turned very _____

(a) warmly (b) warm

(c) warmth (d) warmful

Answer: (b)

972. Policemen riding on motor cycles as guards to a VIP:

(a) Outriders (b) Servants

(c) Commandos (d) Attendants

Answer: (a)

973. The antonym of ‘Professional’:

(a) Amateur (b) Tradesman

(c) Labour (d) Customer

Answer: (a)

974. The meaning of ‘Rivalled’:

(a) Hatred (b) Revised

(c) Competed (d) Contradicted

Answer: (c)

975. The correctly spelt word is:

(a) Envirenment (b) Enveronment

(c) Environment (d) Environmant

Answer: (c)
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