English Questions for Competitive Exams
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be my guest
(A) Please do it
(B) Stop, don't go ahead
(C) Be with me
(D) Come with me
Correct Answer : A
Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Belonging to the same kind
(A) Sebaceous
(B) Heterogeneous
(C) Homogeneous
(D) Casserole
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Homogeneous means of the same kind or similar in nature, fitting the given context.
Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
BOGUS(A) HUMANE
(B) STRONG
(C) FALSE
(D) CRITICIZE
Correct Answer : A
Choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) HEIRARCHY
(B) APPAULLING
(C) PESTILLENTIAL
(D) MALODOROUS
Correct Answer : D
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age
(A) Senile
(B) Sentinel
(C) Primal
(D) Primitive
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Senile refers to the condition of mental deterioration associated with old age, especially dementia.
Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Polarize
(A) Combine
(B) Orchestrate
(C) Conjoin
(D) Segregate
Correct Answer : D
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Buy a lemon
(A) To buy something that is of much less value.
(B) To lose foundation
(C) To work through the day and shop in the evening
(D) To give importance to little things
Correct Answer : A
Select the option that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
He spent many an hours playing the chess across the city.
(A) No improvement
(B) He have spent many an hours playing the chess across the
(C) He had spent many an hours playing the chess across the
(D) He spent many an hour playing the chess across the
Correct Answer : D
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Our study goes
P. beyond LDL cholesterol levels to get
Q. and the impact of eating walnuts daily
R. a complete picture of all of the lipoproteins
S. on their potential to improve cardiovascular risk
(A) SRPQ
(B) PQSR
(C) PRQS
(D) SPQR
Correct Answer : D
Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
(A) SUPPORT
(B) TUNNEL
(C) RAPPORT
(D) TREBBLE
Correct Answer : D