General English - Questions & Answers - 43

626. A subsequent edition _____ in 1976.

(a) has been published

(b) was published

(c) had been published

(d) was being published

Answer: (b)

627. A great deal of money _____ on repairs.

(a) were spent (b) were being spent

(c) have been spent (d) has been spent

3. ‘The tempest’ is supposed to be

Answer: (d)

628. Shakespeare’s swan song (meaning of the phrase underlined).

(a) last achievement (b) chief work

(c) most popular work (d) most interesting work

Answer: (a)

629. There is no cure _____  common cold.

(a) of (b) to

(c) from (d) for

Answer: (d)

630. I am too tired to help you (Use so …that).

(a) So that I am tired I cannot help you

(b) I am too tired so that I cannot help you

(c) I am tired so that I cannot help you

(d) I am so tired that I cannot help you

Answer: (d)

631. Scarcely ___had an umbrella with him.

(a) someone (b) no one

(c) any one (d) somebody

Answer: (c)

632. The noun of ‘Obey’:

(a) Obedience (b) Obediently

(c) Obeisance (d) Obedient

Answer: (a)

633. The boys have been playing ___ a long time.

(a) since (b) about

 (c) for (d) in

Answer: (c)

634. The noun form of ‘perform’:

(a) Performing (b) Perfume

(c) Perfumery (d) Performance

Answer: (d)

635. Ramu _____ a snake yesterday evening.

(a) has killed (b) killed

(c) had killed (d) was killed

Answer: (b)

636. The place where bricks are baked:

(a) Foundry (b) Mint

(c) Cemetery (d) Kiln

Answer: (d)

637. ‘To save one’s face’ means:

(a) To hide oneself (b) To oppose

(c) To evade disgrace (d) To say plainly

Answer: (c)

638. Which part of the sentence has an error?

(a)The climbers will try again /

(b) to reach the summit of the mountain/

(c) their chances of doing so are /

(d) more better than they were last week.

Answer: (d)

639. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Embarrassing (b) Embarassing

(c) Embarrasing (d) Embarasing

Answer: (a)

640. The synonym of ‘Promptly’:

(a) Obediently (b) Quickly

(c) Successively (d) Cleverly

Answer: (b)

641. He …to all his friends that he was getting married.

(a) told (b) related

(c) announced (d) called

Answer: (c)

642. The song had a SOPORIFIC effect on the child (Select the synonym of the

word given in CAPITAL letters)

(a) Soothing (b) Terrific

(c) Supreme (d) Sleep-inducing

Answer: (d)

643. Don’t park your car _____ the gate.

(a) in between (b) at front of

(c) in the middle of (d) in front of

Answer: ()

644. The correctly spelt word:

(a) Vorecious (b) Varocious

(c) Voracious (d)  Varoceous

Answer: (c)

645. _____ beautiful she is!

(a) Oh (b) Why

(c) How (d) What

Answer: (c)

646. A new series of hundred-rupee notes _____ been issued.

(a) has (b) have

(c) had (d) None of these

Answer: (a)

647. Kindly allow me to say _____ words.

(a) a few (b) the few

(c) few (d) any few

Answer: (a)

648. Hundred years is called a _____.

(a) Centaury (b) Century

(c) Sanctuary (d) Sentuary

Answer: (b)

649. The antonym of ‘Diligent’:

(a) Committed (b) Sharp-witted

(c) Slumber (d) Lazy

Answer: (d)

650. The synonym of ‘Vigilant’: 

(a) Watchful (b) Vivacious

(c) Zealous (d) Vague

Answer: (a) 
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