GENERAL ENGLISH

RECONSTRUCTION OF SENTENCES

1.When you

   P. which one is closest in meaning

   Q. to the statement you have heard

   R. to the statement  you have heard

   S. hear a statement

2. Thick glass may

   P. which are available

   Q. of the home bottle-clusters

   R. in many large stores, but any fine

   S. glass requires personal attention.

3.There is a fashion now-a-days

   P. as an evil

   Q. who is born with a silver spoon

   R. to bewail poverty

   S. and to pity the Youngman in his mouth.

4. A typical Prakash Padukone day

   P. or even a game of tennis

   Q. starts off

   R. on some days

   S. with an early morning

5. Alexander,

   P. was a disciple of Aristotle,

   Q. who was a great conqueror,

   R. whom the world acknowledges as the greatest philosopher

   S. the world has ever known.

6. 1. When I reached my office

    P. to get home early

    Q. I phoned my mother

    R. that I wouldn’t be able

    S. to tell her

    6. as I had promised

7. 1. the department has initiated steps

    P. from the corporate sector

    Q. to evolve appropriate schemes

    R. and financial institutions for

    S. for mobilizing investment

    6.the development of wastelands.

8. Jawarharlal Nehru

      P. under the Cabinet Mission scheme

      Q. was the first to articulate

      R. long before such an assembly was set up

      S. the idea of a Constituent Assembly

9.   P.when a chemical substance

     Q. the food poisoning occurred

     R. in the food preparations

     S. was mistaken for salt and used.

10. If

     P. a foreigner wishes to

     Q. learn standard English

     R. learn English

     S. he will, of couse
 

GENERAL ENGLISH

Direction (1-5): Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given below. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

1. The dog has been …. By the car

1. run out


2. run over


3. run into


4. run for

2. …..you apologize I shall punish you.

1. until


2. unless


3. till


4. none of these

3. I spoke to the chairman …..he was sitting alone in the cabin.

1. where


2. when


3. whreas


4. whenever

4. I went directly to my boss to ….his approval

1. order


2. restore


3. seek


4. collect

5. It was an unhappy life….I lived, full of many anxieties.

1. that


2. which


3. as


4. where

Direction (6-10) : Choose the misspelt words from the following options:

6. a. besmear

b. besmirch

c. bestial

d. bestid

7. a. bete noire

b. betray

c. bethroth

d. beverage

8. a. bewail

b. bewire

c. bewilder

d. bewitch

9. a.  biannual

b. biased

c. bibliography

d. bicarbonate

10. a. bicentenary

b. bicycle

c. biennial

d. bifocal

Direction (11-15): Choose from the list given below the meaning of the idiomatic phrases.

11. in vogue

a. prevalent

b. in fashion

c. blurred

d. uncertain

12. irony of fate

a. predestined

b. a trick of fortune

c. in danger

d. the will of god

13. ill at ease

a. in an unpleasant condition

b. seriously ill

c. disagreement

d. in utter frustration

14. incognito

a. in vain

b. in view of

c. in disguised state

d. for the purpose of

15. in the wake of

a. before

b. previous

c. following

d. preceding

Direction (16-25): There may be an error in each of the following sentences. Detect and rectify it:

16. Its very important (a)/to attend to (b)/all the classed(c)/ no error (d)

17. The priest stands in (a) /front of the bride and groom (b)/ facing the audience.(c)/no error(d).

18. Those who bend (a)/ the rules are reported (b)/ to the authority (c)/no error (d)

19. These new measure are (a)/ I intended to avoid (b)/ the spread of the disease(c)/ nor error(d)

20. He is such a nice  man(a)/ that you can’t (b)/ avoid liking him(c)/no error(d)/

21. I avoid to use (a)/ a computer for (b)/personal letters(c)/ No error (d)

22. I get up (a)/ at 7 o’clock but I wake (b)/ an hour earlier(c)/ nor error (d)

23. sitting in the next seat (a)/ was a young woman (b)/ who was having a baby(c)/ no error (d)

24. I’m afraid (a)/ I speak Urdu (b) very bad(c) no error (d)

25. Some were killed (a)/ and others were (b)/ injured badly(c)/ no error (d)

ANSWER

1.b

2.b

3.b

4.c

5.a

6.d

7.c

8.b

9.c

10.d

11.b

12.b

13.a

14.c

15.c

16.b

17.c

18.c

19.b

20.c

21.a

22.b

23.c

24.c

25.c

GENERAL ENGLISH

1. One who does not show favor to anyone is called-

a.prejudiced

b.rude

c.impartial

d.unfavorable

Ans: c

2. A general pardon by the government to political offenders is known as -

a.asylum

b.domicile

c.pardon

d. amen sty

Ans: d

3. What we say about a man after his death is called -

a.epitaph

b.posthumous

c.elegy

d.epitome

Ans: a

4. The practice of having more than one wife at a time is -

a.polyandry

b.bigamy

c.polygamy

d.monogamy

Ans: c

5. A person with narrow religious views is known as -

a.ascetic

b.fanatic or bigot

c.religious

d.secular

Ans: b

6. Government in which all religions are honored is called -

a.catholic

b.secular

c.ascetic

d.fanatic

Ans: c

7. A person suffering form nervous breakdown is called -

a.nervous

b.lunate

c.neurotic

d.eccentric

Ans: b

8. A book of paper written by hand is known as -

a.manuscript

b.draft

c.hand-written

d.script

Ans: a

9. One who looks at the dark side of things is known as -

a.a fatalist

b.an iconoclastic

c.a pessimist

d.an optimist

Ans: c

10. A written declaration made on oath in the presence of a magistrate -

a.legal paper

b.certificate

c.document

d.affidavit

Ans: d

11. A person who has no regard for others feelings is known as -

a.haughty

b.boastful

c.unkind

d.inconsiderate

Ans: d

12. One who does a job for monetary consideration is known as -

a.mercenary

b.materialist

c.trader

d.businessman

Ans: a

13. One who walks in sleep

a.somnambulist

b.altruist

c. syllogistic

d.egotist

Ans: a

14. An examination of a dead body -

a.epitaph

b.anti-mortem

c.autopsy

d.pyre

Ans: c

15. An assembly of listeners -

a.audience

b.crowd

c.spectators

d.battery

Ans: a

16. A tank where fish or water plants kept  -

a.aquarium

b.nursery

c.ovary

d.apiary

Ans: a

17. Living for years and years -

a. penal

b. naturalist

c. annual

d.perennial

Ans: d

18. The science which deals with the study of mankind -

a.radiology

b.anthropology

c.humanity

d.zoology

Ans: b

19. One who complies dictionary -

a.lexicographer

b.compiler

c.editor

d.anthropologist

Ans: a

20. Government officials -

a.aristocracy

b.bureaucracy

c.oligarchy

d.pivtocracy

Ans: b

GENERAL ENGLISH

1. That which cannot be changed

a. unchanged

b. irrevocable

c. revocable

d.changeless

Ans: b

2. One who walks in sleep is called a-

1. ignorant
2. neomatic
3. dreamer
4. somnambulist

Ans: d

3. An address poem is called-

1. elegy
2. ode
3. epic
4. sonnet

Ans: b

4. A line of persons waiting-

1. queue
2. passenger
3. gathering
4. masses

Ans: a

5. Ordinary and common place remarks-

a. platitude

b. humour

c. satire

d. examples

Ans: a

6. A word no longer in use is called

1. ancient
2. out dated
3. obsolete
4. non existent

Ans: c

7. One who is at home in all countries-

1. metropolitan
2. consmopolitan
3. universal
4. international

Ans: b

8. To throw light on something difficule-

1. ellucidatae
2. expand
3. amplify
4. explain

Ans: a

9. A remedy for all disease is called-

1. a medicia
2. cure
3. remedia
4. penancea

Ans: a

10. Government by one man is called-

1. aristocracy
2. democracy
3. monarcy
4. autocracy

Ans:d

11. One who keeps guard is known as a

1. gate keeper
2. soldier
3. watchman
4. policeman

Ans: c

12. That which cannot be understood-

1. intelligible
2. unintelligible
3. infallible
4. incorrigible

Ans: b

13. The act of speaking through one’s thoughts when alone-

1. dislocation
2. dialogue
3. monologue
4. soliloquy

Ans: d

14. Anything that destroys the effect of poison-

1. preserver
2. saver
3. antidote
4. poison-free

Ans: c

15. Nations engaged in war are known as-

1. mongers
2. enemies
3. neutrals
4. belligerents

Ans: d

16. A style that is full of words is known as –

1. complicated
2. elegant
3. verbose
4. bombastic

Ans: c

17. A medicine that induces sleep is known as –

a. poppy

b. opium

c. narcotic

d. poison

Ans: c

18. Science of the study of old age is called –

1. genetics
2. gerontology
3. anthropology
4. exobiology

Ans: b

19. A disease which ends in death is known-

1. dancer
2. fatal
3. deadly
4. life-suck

Ans: b

20. That which does not bear the name of the writer –

1. nameless
2. unknown
3. posthumous
4. anonymous

Ans: d

21. The art practiced by statement is called –

1. statesmanship
2. view point
3. diplomacy
4. politics

Ans: c

22. A long narrative poem is known as an –

1. a epic
2. epilogue
3. ode
4. elegy

Ans: a

23. The practice of having more than one husband at a time is –

1. polyandry
2. biandry
3. polygamy
4. bigamy

24. One who is insensible of kind thought is known as –

1. inconsiderate
2. unkind
3. callous
4. unsympathetic

Ans: c

25. A room for storing grains is known as-

1. store
2. go down granary
3. warehouse
4. granary

Ans: d

26. Property inherited from one’s father is called

1. A matrimony
2. Patrimony
3. Legacy
4. Ancestry

Ans: b

27. A government carried on through officers is called

1. bureaucracy
2. autocracy
3. democracy
4. theocracy

Ans: a

28. That which does not catch fire easily is called-

1. combustible
2. flammable
3. inflammable
4. unflammable

Ans: c

29. A style in which a writer seeks to display his knowledge is known as –

1. extravagant
2. superficial
3. pedantic
4. showy

Ans: c

30. Money paid to employees on retirement is called –

1. gratuity
2. deposit
3. pension
4. advance

Ans: a

31. To make the facts known is called –

1. message
2. news
3. information
4. intimation

Ans: d

General Knowledge Of English

WORDS	SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS
Notorious	Infamous, Disreputable	Reputable
Obedient	Submissive, Compliant	Disobedient
Obsolete	Out of date	Current, Modern
Opportune	Timely, seasonable	Inopportune
Opulence	Wealth, riches	Penury, poverty
Onerous	Heavy, burdensome	Light, easy
Palatable	Tasty, delicious	Unpalatable
Pathetic	Touching	Joyous, cheery
Persuade	Urge, induce	Dissuade
Precarious	Risky, uncertain	Safe, easy
Pretence	Pretext, excuse	Safe, easy
Propagate	Breed, circulate	Safe, easy
Quaint	Odd, singular	Usual, Ordinary
Quell	Suppress, subdue	Agitate, arouse
Rare	Uncommon, scarce	Common, ordinary
Refined	Polished, elegant	Crude, coarse