General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam
Direction:In question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Since it does not have the ______ to do anything beyond sending out notices; the corporation has now decided to take steps to attach movable properties such as cars so that people take the notices more_____.
(A) Authority, appropriately
(B) influence, justly
(C) guts, sincerely
(D) pressure, gravely
(E) power, seriously
Correct Answer : E
Direction : Rearrange the following five sentence (A) , (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a paragraph; then answer the question given below them.
(A) A small wooden nest box is all it has taken to rekindle all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds back into our cities and halt them from fading into the past like a forgotten folktale.
(B) There is something wrong with a city that remains unperturbed even as its birds desert it.
(C) Thankfully, the situation is not as hopeless as it seems.
(D) Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible modern life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating urban eco-system isn’t generous enough to let these delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring.
(E) And this desertion seems to be true with most metros in India where house sparrows have almost become a thing of the past.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E
Correct Answer : D
In the following question choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Scripture
(B) Scriptur
(C) Skripture
(D) Scriptur
Correct Answer : A
In the following question choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Itinarary
(B) Itenerary
(C) Itinerary
(D) Itinarery
Correct Answer : C
In the following questions choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Acomodation
(B) Accomodation
(C) Acommodation
(D) Accommodation
Correct Answer : D
In the following question choose the correctly spelt words.
(A) Argumant
(B) Arguemant
(C) Argument
(D) Arguement
Correct Answer : C
(A) Immigrant
(B) Visitor
(C) Tourist
(D) Emigrant
Correct Answer : A
(A) Omnipotent
(B) Insolvent
(C) Irresistible
(D) Omnivorous
Correct Answer : D
(A) Cosmopolitan
(B) Nationalist
(C) Patriot
(D) Metropolitan
Correct Answer : A
(A) Aviary
(B) Hospital
(C) Zoo
(D) Mortuary
Correct Answer : D