Common English Grammar Questions for Competitive Exams

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Common English Grammar Questions for Competitive Exams
Q :  

The guest said to them, ‘please give me a cup of coffee’

(A) The guest said to them please give me a cup of coffee.

(B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee.

(C) The guest asked them to give him a cup of coffee.

(D) The guest requested them please give me a cup of coffee.


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Choose one word.

One who does or studies without seriousness.

(A) diligent

(B) deliberate

(C) distracted

(D) dilettante


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Choose one word.

a job carrying no salary

(A) memento

(B) honorarium

(C) memorandum

(D) memorandum


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

An honorarium is a payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge, making it suitable for a job with no salary.


Q :  

Choose the correct One Word.

One who is beyond reform.


(A) Indefatigable

(B) Notorious

(C) Incorrigible

(D) Optimistic


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Incorrigible refers to someone who is beyond reform or cannot be corrected.



Q :  

Choose the correct one word.

Art of writing for newspapers and magazines

(A) Biography

(B) Artistry

(C) Journalism

(D) Literature


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(A) Precautions

(B) Promisecuous

(C) Propinquity

(D) Propensity


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

"Plausible" Write the opposite of the given word.

(A) inplausible

(B) unplausible

(C) implausible

(D) displausible


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The INDICT

(A) Condemn

(B) Reprimand

(C) Accuse

(D) Allege


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The world today is facing an unpleasant situation because of the pandemic disease.

(A) Thrown out of gear

(B) Harps on the same string

(C) Like a fish out of water

(D) Swallowing a bitter pill


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The article on the world population published in today’s journal is a duplicate of what was published the other day.

(A) On tenterhooks

(B) An Ananias

(C) Dead Ringer

(D) A wee bit


Correct Answer : C

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