English Grammar Quiz for Competitive Exams
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is a crisis which
P-unless policymakers
Q-exercise some intelligence
R-will get even worse
(A) RPQ
(B) RQP
(C) PQR
(D) QPR
Correct Answer : A
In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is misspelt. Find that mis-spelt word.
(A) jaundise
(B) jasmine
(C) javelin
(D) jarring
Correct Answer : A
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin
(A) piping
(B) igneous
(C) sizzling
(D) scalding
Correct Answer : D
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Very rude or coarse; vulgar.
(A) gross
(B) adipose
(C) porcine
(D) corpulent
Correct Answer : A
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
ethnic cleansing
(A) a social revolution where negative aspects of a culture are removed
(B) to perform mass religious conversions
(C) the mass killing of members of one ethnic group
(D) removal of all signs of culture from a society
Correct Answer : C
Select the synonym of
parlance
(A) definitive
(B) lingo
(C) canonical
(D) classic
Correct Answer : B
Choose the most appropriate word that can substitute the given group of words.
A place where nuns live and work
(A) Hostel
(B) Quarter
(C) Convent
(D) Dormitory
Correct Answer : C
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
A government run by a king or a queen
(A) aristocracy
(B) plutocracy
(C) monarchy
(D) oligarchy
Correct Answer : C
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
A word formed from the initial letters of other words
(A) pseudonym
(B) acronym
(C) homonym
(D) toponym
Correct Answer : B
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word
GUILE
(A) Intuition
(B) Surfeit
(C) Deceit
(D) Sincerity
Correct Answer : C