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General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam

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Q :  

Choose the most appropriate phrasal verb from among the four options to complete the sentence meaning fully.

The bank my_______application to expedite a home loan.

(A) turned by

(B) turned of

(C) turned down

(D) turned into

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

'By fits and starts means

(A) disinterestedly

(B) irregularly

(C) rarely

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which of the following is not a principle of language teaching? 

(A) Principle of naturalness

(B) Practice and drill

(C) Learning by doing

(D) Copying and pasting

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

A diphthong is a- 

(A) Vowel glide

(B) pure vowel

(C) monophthong

(D) term used to refer to two vowel sounds

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

To express 'necessity', we use the modal- 

(A) May

(B) Can

(C) Must

(D) Might

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

 Multi-line approach consists of 

(A) use of models

(B) reaching the same target from different directions and means

(C) selection and gradation

(D) all of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which of the following is true about the Grammar-cum-Translation method?

(A) Mother tongue is used while teaching

(B) Form is more important than content

(C) Rote learning is encouraged

(D) All of these

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence :
  "I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder."

(A) Scolded me

(B) Abused me

(C) Insulted me

(D) Ignored me

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

A form of drama that is intended to amuse and that end happily.

(A) Tragedy

(B) Comedy

(C) Biography

(D) Irony

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Fill in the blank with an appropriate 'modal': He is ill. He________ see a doctor

(A) can

(B) could

(C) would

(D) must

Correct Answer : D

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