General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:A vexed problem facing us is the clamour to open more colleges and to reserve more seats for backward classes. But it will be a sheer folly to expand such facilities recklessly without giving any thought to the quality of education imparted. If admissions are made far more selective, it will automatically reduced the number of entrants. This should apply particularly colleges, many of which are little more than degree factories. Only then can the authorities hope to bring down the teacher-student ratio to manageable proportion. What is more, teachers should be given refresher courses, every summer to brush up their knowledge. Besides, if college managements increase their library budget it will help both the staff and the to new students a great deal.
At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
The author is in favor of restricting college admissions –
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5d7f8bca621a002eeda5d379At the same time, however, it will be unfair to deny college education to thousands of young men and women, unless employers stop insisting on degrees even for clerical jobs. For a start, why can't the Government disqualify graduates from securing certain jobs, say class III and IV posts? Once the link between degrees and jobs is severed at least in some important departments, in will make young people think twice before joining college.
- 1Only when degrees are delinked form jobstrue
- 2When alternative avenues are open for the studentsfalse
- 3When the teacher student ratio is reducedfalse
- 4Only when parents think gtwice before sending their childrenfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only when degrees are delinked form jobs"
Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'
You and I (a)/ have done (b)/ my best in (c)/ the examination. (d)/ No error (e)
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5d710cd41a67ca481467764c- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
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Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The examination begins (A)/ from Monday (B)/ next week. (C)/ No error (D)
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6017e6ce556c0d14e2f3a338- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:Change the voice in the sentences given below by selecting the correct alternative:
They have proved all his calculations wrong.
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5e6a509a0b8b1e6afc22c080- 1All his calculations have been proved wrong.true
- 2All his calculations are proved wrong.false
- 3All his calculations are being proved wrong.false
- 4All his calculations had been proved wrong.false
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Answer : 1. "All his calculations have been proved wrong. "
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
The doctor has reassure me that the operation was a routine one.
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5e1ff31612d76c309cd69f90- 1No Improvementfalse
- 2had reassured metrue
- 3is reassured mefalse
- 4reassure mefalse
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Answer : 2. "had reassured me "
Q: Select the word which match same as the group of words given.
A student who idly or without excuse absents himself/herself from school
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5d7f358cdb06d015eb348df4A student who idly or without excuse absents himself/herself from school
- 1vagrantfalse
- 2truanttrue
- 3itinerantfalse
- 4migrantfalse
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Answer : 2. "truant"
Q: One who eats everything 5257 05d14b19f489f2f135e08e4d2
5d14b19f489f2f135e08e4d2- 1Omnipotentfalse
- 2Insolventfalse
- 3Irresistiblefalse
- 4Omnivoroustrue
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Answer : 4. "Omnivorous"
Q:Directions :Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
During the reign of king Veer, there lived a wise magistrate. Haripant’s verdicts were always just and people from all over vast kingdom came to him in ordered to settle their disputes. In the city where Haripant lived, there was a greedy ghee merchant named Niranjan. He always kept twenty barrels of ghee. Of these, fifteen would contain good quality ghee and the remaining could be adulterated. He would mix the two and sell it. This went on for a long time, till finally the people fed up of being cheated, complained to Haripant.
Haripant had the ghee examined and found to it be adulterated. He gave Niranjan a choice of punishment-drink the five barrels of adulterated ghee from his shop, or receive a hundred lashings, or pay a thousand gold coins to the treasury. Niranjan thought for a while. Losing a thousand gold coins was too much and a hundred lashings too painful. So he decided to drink the five barrels of ghee. Though Niranjan sold adulterated goods in his shop, he made sure his own food was of the best quality. So after drinking one barrel of ghee he began to feel sick. By the second barrel, he was vomiting. At this point he decided to opt for the lashings instead. But he was pampered and his body was unused to any harsh treatment. After ten lashes, he started trembling and by twenty he was giddy. ‘Stop!’ he screamed. ‘I will pay the thousand gold coins!’ And he handed them over.
So he ended up suffering all three punishments, something he did not forget in a hurry and the people of the city got to use only the best quality in their food from then on
Why was Sean reluctant to take Luke along ?
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5e8ab21d7b82aa7479fb13f9During the reign of king Veer, there lived a wise magistrate. Haripant’s verdicts were always just and people from all over vast kingdom came to him in ordered to settle their disputes. In the city where Haripant lived, there was a greedy ghee merchant named Niranjan. He always kept twenty barrels of ghee. Of these, fifteen would contain good quality ghee and the remaining could be adulterated. He would mix the two and sell it. This went on for a long time, till finally the people fed up of being cheated, complained to Haripant.
Haripant had the ghee examined and found to it be adulterated. He gave Niranjan a choice of punishment-drink the five barrels of adulterated ghee from his shop, or receive a hundred lashings, or pay a thousand gold coins to the treasury. Niranjan thought for a while. Losing a thousand gold coins was too much and a hundred lashings too painful. So he decided to drink the five barrels of ghee. Though Niranjan sold adulterated goods in his shop, he made sure his own food was of the best quality. So after drinking one barrel of ghee he began to feel sick. By the second barrel, he was vomiting. At this point he decided to opt for the lashings instead. But he was pampered and his body was unused to any harsh treatment. After ten lashes, he started trembling and by twenty he was giddy. ‘Stop!’ he screamed. ‘I will pay the thousand gold coins!’ And he handed them over.
So he ended up suffering all three punishments, something he did not forget in a hurry and the people of the city got to use only the best quality in their food from then on
- 1Because he was a selfish manfalse
- 2He feared that Luke's reaction may alert the Emperor's mentrue
- 3Because Luke could harm himfalse
- 4He wanted to bring fruits for Luke himselffalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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