Sunday, January 17, 2021

General English (Grammar) questions asked in previous year competitive exams. | Set 2

 1) Which word is closest in meaning to the

underlined word in the sentence?

"It's quite common to come across such incidents

nowadays".

A) ordinary

B) simple

C) mutual

D) routine

2) Fill in the blanks with the suitable option:

I need a new car___________has at least five

seats. My present one.__________is white in

color, can seat hardly three people.

A) that, that

B) which, which

C) that, which

D) which, that

3) Which word is farthest in meaning from the

underlined word in the sentence, "The cold

weather affected his desire to deliver optimal

productivity."

A) encouraged

B) sustained

C) hindered

D) retained

4) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

It was_______who strived against discrimination

to become the first woman Judge of her country.

A) her

B) herself

C) she

D) hers

5) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

I think he is still in______bed. Wake him up or he

will miss his train.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) No article is required

6) Change the sentence from direct speech to

reported speech:

"I mean it when I say that the strong will conquer

all hurdles."

A) He emphasized that the strong will conquer all

hurdles

B) He opined that the strong will be conquering all .

hurdles

C) He stressed that the strong would conquer all

hurdles

D) He focused on the fact that the strong can conquer

all hurdles

7) In what logical order can we arrange the given

sentences to got a coherent paragraph?

A) Despite registering handsome profits. Swirly

Motor's shares don't trade as highly as of its

peers due to a sense of uncertainty among

investors.

B) An expensive and disastrous foray into food

industry, and inadequate transparency about its

future plans have, in recent years, have

perplexed many.

C) The biggest hurdle to Swirly Motor's growth

lies in its past.

D) Big investors had been disappointed in the

past over its uncertainty in decision-making.

E) Swirly shares now trade at six times their

estimated earnings of 2002, and are the second

cheapest in the sector.

A) EBADC

B) ACDBE

C) BCDEA

D) EABCD

8) Fill in the blank with the suitable option given

below:

Take a right______the next crossroad.

A) at

B) before

C) on

D) to

9) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

He removed the painting,_________was my

favorite, so I was upset.

A) who

B) when

C) this

D) which

10) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

_______________you run your mouth at a

moment like this, when everyone is silent and in

mourning?

A) Should

B) Could

C) Shall

D)Would

11) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

Hito loves Hockey much more than ________

even If clearly am the better player.

A) I

B) me

C) mine

D) myself

12) Fill In the blanks with the suitable option:

He has been acting all_________after becoming a

cop.

A) mighty and fighty

B) high and low

C) high and dry

D) high and mighty

13) Fill in the blank with suitable option given

below:

That small grocery store __________ the corner

of the street, is my father’s.

A) in

B) on

C) at

D) with

14) Change the sentence from direct speech to

reported speech:

"Well, all Julian has to do was ask.'

A) He observed that Julian could just ask.

B) He remarked that Julian needs to ask.

C) He said that Julian simply had to ask.

D) He told that Julian cun simply ask.

15) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

When we were kids, we_________play for hours in

this park. That was a golden period in our lives.

A) ought to

B) would

C) could

D) should

16) Break a______ man. That was an awesome

performance!

A) leg

B) sweat

C) heart

D) jinx

17) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

______love that mothers have for their babies is

unconditional and pure.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) No article required

18) Fill in the blanks with the suitable option

given below:

While Rohita_______television, I_______my

project work.

A) was going to watch / finish

B) will watch / am finishing

C) watches / would finish

D) was watching / had finished

19) Fill in the blank with the suitable option

given below:

The staff________decorating the premises

before the new owners landed.

A) has been

B) had been

C) have been '

D) have being

20) In what logical order can we arrange the

given sentences to get a coherent paragraph?

A) The necessity for better shipment

management has now been addressed by the

new companies.

B) New ports seem to have gotten a boost from

this change in attitude.

C) The authorities state that this is leading to a

positive change in the owners of old ships.

D) In terms of ship management efficiency, there

has recently been a sea change in attitude.

A) DBAC

B) ABDC

C) DACB

D) ACBD

Answers



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