General English - Questions & Answers - 74

1406.OFFICIOUS means:

(a) Dealing with the office work

(b) Office routine

(c) To hinder smooth working

(d) Too eager to help or advise

Answer: (d)

1407.Which of these is a correct plural form?

(a) Informations (b) Louse

(c) Formulae (d) Sheeps

Answer: (c)

1408.‘A GRASS WIDOW’ means :

(a) A young widow

(b) Widow who has illicit relations with men

(c) A working old woman

(d) A woman whose husband is temporarily away from her

Answer: (d)

1409.The idiom ‘To eat the humble pie’ means:

(a) To apologize in a humble manner

(b) To eat beyond one’s capacity

(c) Eat nothing 

(d) Eat delicious food

Answer: (a)

1410.Choose the correct form of the word:

(a) Contagious (b) Contageous

(c) Contegeous (d) Contegious

Answer: (a)

1411.What are the ____ causes of the war:

(a) economics (b) economical

(c) ecologic (d) economic

Answer: (d)

1412.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Venjence (b) Vengeance

(c) Vengence (d) Venchence

Answer: (b)

1413.The meaning of ‘Vanquish’:

(a) Conquer (b) Revenge

(c) weak (d) kill

Answer: (a)

1414.‘Quire’ means:

(a) band of singers in a church (b) 24 sheets of paper

(c) queue in a shop (d) a celebration

Answer: (b)

1415.One who leaves one’s country and settles in another.

(a) Refugee (b) Emigrant

(c) Banish (d) Patriot

Answer: (b)

1416.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Governer (b) Governor

(c) Govorner (d) Govornor

Answer: (b)

1417.Which phrase means ‘extinguish’?

(a) Put across (b) Put out

(c) Put up (d) Turn in

Answer: (b)

1418.The synonym of ‘Recollect’:

(a) Collect (b) Pack

(c) Remember (d) Forget

Answer: (c)

1419.The phrase ‘the fourth estate’ conveys more or less the same meaning as:

(a) A dense forest (b) The press

(c) Grave yard (d) The parliament

Answer: (b)

1420.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Skilfull (b) Skillfull

(c) Skillful (d) Skilful

Answer: (d)

1421Dead body of a human being:

(a) Corps (b) Crops

(c) Corpse (d) None of these

Answer: (c)

1422.‘Throw cold water on’ means:

(a) Reject (b) Refuse

(c) Discourage (d) Encourage

Answer: (c)

1423.The judge acceded ____ his request:

(a) with (b) against

(c) to (d) for

Answer: (c)

1424.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Grammer (b) Gramer

(c) Gramar (d) Grammar

Answer: (d)

1425.The wind blew ______  the leaves fell.

(a) when (b) with

(c) and (d) so

Answer: (c)

1426.This pond is flooded with water because it ______ continuously for the

last three days.

(a) was rained (b) have been raining

(c) has been raining (d) had rained

Answer: (c)

1427.Holding an office without any remuneration.

(a) Honourable (b) Sinecure

(c) Hononary (d) Mercenary

Answer: (c)

1428.The collective noun for ‘robbers’:

(a) troupe (b) gang

(c) board ‘(d) team

Answer: (b)

1429.I cannot agree ____ your proposal.

(a) to (b) with

(c) with (d) by

Answer: (a)

1430.The word that is more or less similar in meaning to ‘SOLACE’:

(a) Sleep (b) Relaxation

(c) Holiday (d) Consolation

Answer: (d)
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