English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
These days, job opportunities are not a as better (A)/ as that used to be (B)/ in the early 70’s. (C)/ No error (D)
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5e2055525f8f8e395f8f0efa- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Explanation :
good will replace better because - the pattern used with as — as (Adv.) is as follows : as + Adj. (in Positive Degree) + as good → Positive Degree (no comparison is made) better → Comparative Degree (two things are compared) best → Superlative Degree (more than two things are compared) as — as → used for expressing similarity between one person/thing and another. Look at the examples given below : Shyam is as rich as Ram. He does not play as well as his sister. Hence, These days, job opportunities are not as good is the right usage.
Q: In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
We had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike.
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5d7f3660b4835d15d81f2eeaWe had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike.
- 1the production was held upfalse
- 2due to labour strikefalse
- 3We had to declinefalse
- 4in case thattrue
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Answer : 4. "in case that"
Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Nothing can be gained without labour.
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5f34dd46122f0b4ab9178ec4- 1We could gain nothing without labour.false
- 2We cannot gain nothing without labour.false
- 3We should gain nothing without labour.false
- 4We can gain nothing without labour.true
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Answer : 4. "We can gain nothing without labour. "
Q: Directions: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
In spite of facing (a)/ much problems, he did not (b)/ desert the path (c)/ of honesty. (d)/ No error (e)
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5d7606998d02287c4c8ada1dIn spite of facing (a)/ much problems, he did not (b)/ desert the path (c)/ of honesty. (d)/ No error (e)
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:What, one wonders, is the lowest common denominator of Indian culture today? The attractive Hema Malini ? The songs of Vinidh Barati? The attractive Hema Malini? The sons of Vinidh Barati? .
Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.
‘The lowest common denominator’ of the Indian culture today is –
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5d7f7c665d5653223cdcff28Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.
- 1Hema Malinifalse
- 2Songs of Vividh Baratifalse
- 3Masala Dosafalse
- 4Synthetic fibretrue
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Answer : 4. "Synthetic fibre "
Q: Identify the part of the sentence that has an error:
I couldn't able to ask my dad permission to watch a movie.
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5ff6c1e2d9d7f36ecf2a5315I couldn't able to ask my dad permission to watch a movie.
- 1I couldn't abletrue
- 2to ask my dadfalse
- 3permission tofalse
- 4watch a movie.false
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Answer : 1. "I couldn't able"
Q: Directions (57): In these questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence Passive/Active Voice.
This surface feels smooth.
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5d75e170dbc6316da704057aThis surface feels smooth.
- 1This surface is felt smoothtrue
- 2This surface is smooth when it is feltfalse
- 3This surface when felt is smoothfalse
- 4This surface is smooth as feltfalse
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Answer : 1. " This surface is felt smooth "
Q: In the questions, the sentence is split into four parts and named A, B, C and D. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. A get some peace(A)/ he left home(B)/ his parents could (C)/ in order that(D)
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5f412d640e256722fc269718- 1DCABfalse
- 2ADCBfalse
- 3BDCAtrue
- 4CBDAfalse
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