English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
Q :  

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
 His finicky attitude was the main cause of the conflict.

(A) Fussy

(B) Indolent

(C) Hasty

(D) Nervous


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
 Primitive

(A) Technical

(B) Racial

(C) Sophisticated

(D) Agricultural


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

"Primitive" refers to something that is simple, basic, or undeveloped. On the other hand, "Sophisticated" implies complexity, refinement, and advanced development. Therefore, option (C) Sophisticated is the opposite or antonym of "Primitive."



Q :  

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Tell upon

(A) To strike hard

(B) To advise someone

(C) To affect adversely

(D) To write down


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 The study of population and its dynamics

(A) Democracy

(B) Demography

(C) Dysgraphia

(D) Dermatology


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Demography is the scientific study of population, including its size, structure, and distribution.



Q :  

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(A) Ministry

(B) Attention

(C) Attitude

(D) Mimikry


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.

(A) At the eleventh hour

(B) Call it a day

(C) Swan song

(D) A piece of cake


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
 The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process / the information of the demise of her only son / and she sat like a statue even when her / tormentors passed several obnoxious comments.

(A) her tormentors passed several obnoxious comments

(B) The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process

(C) the information of the demise of her only son

(D) and she sat like a statue even when her


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct spelling is "overwrought," not "overrought."



Q :  

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Manoj was living in the city since 1993.

(A) has been living

(B) No substitution required

(C) is living

(D) will be living


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
 My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life

(A) carried me

(B) flew me

(C) ran me

(D) lifted me


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
 He is an excessively enthusiastic and strict follower of Judaism.

(A) a janissary

(B) a Zionist

(C) a zealot

(D) a healer


Correct Answer : C

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