English Grammar Quiz for Competitive Exams

english grammar quiz for competitive exams
Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

Select the synonym of

parlance

(A) definitive

(B) lingo

(C) canonical

(D) classic


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

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

Q :  

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word

 GUILE

(A) Intuition

(B) Surfeit

(C) Deceit

(D) Sincerity


Correct Answer : C

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