General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam
What is the main idea of this poem?
(A) to make the people literate
(B) to ensure hundred percent literacy
(C) to achieve economic growth
(D) both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer : D
The designer said to her, ‘will you have the dress ready by tomorrow evening?’
(A) The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.
(B) The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening.
(C) The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening.
(D) The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening.
Correct Answer : A
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Strain every nerve
(A) To have ill health
(B) To feel physical pain
(C) To try extremely hard to do something
(D) To fight with friends
Correct Answer : C
"Significant"
In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
(A) substantial
(B) minuscule
(C) incoherent
(D) crucial
Correct Answer : B
In the following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The management is not perturbed about appointing / someone who is knowledgeable but is more inclined / towards filling the position with a person / who will be obsequious and will dance to their tunes.
(A) Someone who is knowledgeable but is more inclined
(B) The management is not perturbed about appointing
(C) towards filling the position with a person
(D) who will be obsequious and will dance to their tunes
Correct Answer : D
A person who does not believe in the existence of God:
(A) Theist
(B) Heretic
(C) Atheist
(D) Fanatic
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
An atheist is someone who lacks belief in the existence of deities or gods.
In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold.
To lead to the altar
(A) to follow someone
(B) to be completely suitable for someone
(C) to speak eagerly about something
(D) to marry
Correct Answer : D
Tick the correct option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A short text written on tombstone
(A) Celibacy
(B) Epitaph
(C) Calligraphy
(D) Extempore
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Explanation: An epitaph is a brief inscription on a tombstone in memory of the deceased.
The wind is variable today.
Synonym of the word in bold?
(A) mild
(B) Shifting
(C) Steady
(D) Chilling
Correct Answer : B
Complete the sentence with an appropriate ANTONYM of the word mentioned in the bracket.
The old house was so ________(sturdy) that it could be shattered into pieces with a single blow.
(A) feeble
(B) wry
(C) competent
(D) subdued
Correct Answer : A
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