General English - Questions & Answers - 57

976. The girl is very keen ____

(a) for cycling (b) in cycling

(c) over cycling (d) on cycling

Answer: (b)

977. An assembly of hearers.

(a) Audience (b) Crowd

(c) Congregation (d) Assemblage

Answer: (a)

978. The meaning of ‘BECKON’:

(a) Signal (b) Hear

(c) Light (d)  Beg

Answer: (a)

979. The thief together with his accomplice _____ into the strong room.

(a) have broken (b) have been broken

(c) is broken (d)  has broken

Answer: (d)

980. The habitat of hens is:

(a) Kennel (b) Coop

(c) Den (d) Lair

Answer: (b)

981. His friends disagreed _____ him on that point.

(a) at (b) for

(c) with (d)  in

Answer: (c)

982. ‘Alumni’ means:

(a) Old students of an institution      (b) Intimate friend

(c) Wonderful year         (d) Military assistant

Answer: (a)

983. Choose the word opposite in meaning to

‘SUBMISSIVE’:

(a) Uncooperative (b) Subdued

(c) Docile (d) Aggressive

Answer: (d)

984. Two and two _____ four.

(a) make (b) makes

(c) has made (d)  None of these

Answer: (a)

985. She held the bag ____ even though her arm hurt ____.

(a) tight, bad (b) tightly, badly

(c) tight, badly (d) tightly, bad

Answer: (b)

986. We feel sympathy for people afflicted ___ leprosy.

(a) for (b) of (c) at (d) with

Answer: (d)

987. I’m glad to know that you have ____ me for what I have done.

(a) forgive (b) forgives

(c) forgiven (d) forgave

Answer: (c)

988. I shall be glad to help everyone of my boys in _____ studies.

(a) his (b) their (c) him (d)  our

Answer: (a)

989. ‘Over and above’ means:

(a) Repeatedly (b) Comprehensively

(c) In addition to (d) Concisely

Answer: (c)

990. Chloroquin is specific ____ malaria.

(a) in (b) on (c) with (d)  for

Answer: (d)

991. The battle of Haldighati _____ in sixteenth century.

(a) fought (b) has fought

(c) had fought (d) was fought

Answer: (d)

992. A secret agreement to deceive:

(a) Collision (b) Collusion

(c) Colossal (d) Collegium

Answer: (b)

993. Due to his age, everyone thinks he should find a suitable mate and settle _____.

(a) on (b) along (c) down (d)   up

Answer: (c)

994. Can’t you brush yourself  up a little (Choose the meaning of the idiom underlined):

(a) Rest

(b) Reconsider your views

(c) Rejuvenate yourself

(d)  Improve your appearance

Answer: (d)

995. One who does not care for literature or art:

(a) Primitive (b) Barbarian

(c) Philistine (d) Illiterate

Answer: (c)

996. ___ doctor should be humane.

(a) The (b) An

(c) All (d) A

Answer: (d)

997. Which is the correct spelling?

(a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance

(c) Hindrence (d)  Hinderence

Answer: (a)

998. One who treats diseases by performing operations:

(a) Physician (b) Physicist

(c) Oncologist (d) Surgeon

Answer: (d)

999. Our vacation ____ tomorrow.

(a) started (b) has started

(c) have started (d) starts

Answer: (d)

1000. Pranav is negligent ____ attending his classes.

(a) about (b) towards

(c) in (d) to

Answer: (c)
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