Common General English Questions
In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Brijesh said that he has no _____________ of stepping down, although he is under a lot of pressure to do so.
(A) intuition
(B) intention
(C) point
(D) object
Correct Answer : B
The artists will arrive____ an hour.
(A) before
(B) along
(C) within
(D) between
Correct Answer : C
Those earning less than Rs.10,000 are ____from paying income tax.
(A) adjusted
(B) exempted
(C) collected
(D) accepted
Correct Answer : B
Several villages in Kashmir have been ___ due to heavy snowfall.
(A) confined
(B) isolated
(C) divided
(D) engaged
Correct Answer : B
The pleasant ______ of the rain as it fell on the dust made me feel nostalgic.
(A) incense
(B) balm
(C) aroma
(D) perfume
Correct Answer : C
The new opportunities for Indian IT will _______ retraining of hundreds of thousands of engineers and establishment of new consulting practices.
I. Entail
II. Involve
III. Necessitate
(A) Only I
(B) Only III
(C) Only I and II
(D) Only II and III
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : E
AmericaтАЩs government was briefly _______ after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a spending bill.
I. Turned off
II. Shut down
III. Shut Out
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Only I and III
(D) Only II and III
(E) None of the above
Correct Answer : B
The investigation is at a crucial stage, therefore, if the accused is granted bail at this stage, it will ________ collection of further evidence.
(A) impede
(B) hinder
(C) obstruct
(D) hamper
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : E
The arrival of tourists to the destination has __________ considerably after the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district.
(A) declined
(B) surged
(C) enjoyed
(D) repulsed
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : A
A handful of farmers ┬а__________ at Kisan Ghat in the morning said that they were there for some mental peace.┬а
(A) heaped
(B) gathered
(C) squandered
(D) stacked
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : B