Sunday, January 17, 2021

General English (Grammar) questions asked in previous year competitive exams. | Set 3

 1) Choose the coordinating clause in the given

sentence:

The sports men get up early because they

exercise in the morning.

A) The sports men

B) The sports men get up early

C) The sports men get up early and

D) because they exercise in the morning

2) Choose the correct article to complete the

sentence

Have you ever seen___________Taj Mahal in

Agra?

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) No article required

3) Choose the correct article to complete the

sentence:

Tenzing was__________first man to climb

Mount Everest in 1953.

A) the

B) a

C) No article required.

D) an

4) Fill in the blank with the correct word option:

He is not coming this _________ because he is

still feeling________.

A) weak, week

B) weak, weak

C) week, week

D) week, weak

5) Choose the correct Modal to complete the

sentence:

It was clearly instructed that the attendees

__________wear a formal dress.

A) must

B) may

C) can

D) could

6) Choose the correct Modal to complete the

sentence:

The landlord_________set tough terms and

conditions before he rents out his flat.

A) must

B) may

C) can

D) would

7) Fill in the blank with the correct word option:

The rabbit ate the ______ carrort, hiding in

his_______

A) hole, whole

b) whole, hole

C) hole, hole

D) whole, whole

8) Choose the correct tense to complete the

sentence:

I_______down the lane for quite some time.

A) have walk

B) had walking

C) had been walking

D) have been walk

9) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

If we are late we will simply________any seats

that is available__________the one behind the

driver.

A) accept, except

B) except, except

C) accept, accept

D) except, accept

10) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

He________is wise.

A) who controls his anger

B) whose anger controls

C) whom his anger controls

D) who his anger controls

11) Choose the correct proposition to complete

the sentence:

The dog sat___________the tree.

A) besides

B) through

C) bononth

D) beyond

12) Choose the correct Modal to complete the

sentence:

The librarian said to the students, " You

__________ not speak loudly."

A) can

B) would

C) must

D) might

13) Identify the meaning of the underlined idiom:

I have done enough; now the ball is in your court.

A) It is up to you to make the contribution

B) It is up to you to work hard

C) It is up to you to make the conclusion

D) It is up to you to make the next decision or step

14) Choose the correct meaning of the

underlined Idiom:

The actor got very emotional and broke down in

the middle of his speech.

A) failed

B) wept

C) panicked

D) shouted

15) Rearrange the following words to make a

meaningful sentence:

Published/ well /is/ a/ poet/ Gorden

A) Gorden is a well published poet.

B) Poet is a well published gorden.

C) Well published poet gorden is.

D) Published well is a poet gorden.

Answers



General English (Grammar) questions asked in previous year competitive exams. | Set 5

  1) Select the right meaning of the underlined idiom: He struggled to pass himself off as a nobleman. (A) Dress (B) Pretend (C) Li...