General English - Questions & Answers - 9
1201. Select the correctly spelt word:
(a) Arguement (b) Argument
(c) Argumment (d) Argumennt
Answer: (b)
1202. The government must ___ all resources of energy:
(a) collect (b) gather
(c) muster (d) harness
Answer: (d)
1203. The meaning of ‘CANTANKEROUS’:
(a) Cancerous (b) Ferocious
(c) Quarrelsome (d) Fissiparous
Answer: (c)
1204. He lost control of the car and crashed ____ a wall.
(a) into (b) with (c) to (d) on
Answer: (a)
1205. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word ‘ACQUIRED’:
(a) Grabbed (b) Freed
(c) Stopped (d) Lost
Answer: (d)
1206. Shyam is taller than ______.
(a) me (b) I (c) mine (d) my
Answer: (b)
1207. Choose the correct form:
(a) Attatchable (b) Attachible
(c) Attachable (d) Atchatable
Answer: (c)
1208. One who does not believe in God:
(a) Pagan (b) Atheist
(c) Charlatan (d) Pedant
Answer: (b)
1209. The phrase ‘Let off’ means:
(a) to excuse from penalty (b) extinguish
(c) refuse (d) to explain clearly
Answer: (a)
1210. Birds live ____ insects.
(a) with (b) on (c) in (d) for
Answer: (b)
1211. The government rejected all the demands
(Replace the word underlined with the right phrase)
(a) put out (b) turned down
(c) made out (d) Gave out
Answer: (b)
1212. The synonym of ‘Conversant’:
(a) familiar (b) Pleasant
(c) Ignorant (d) Intelligent
Answer: (a)
1213. I shall avail _____ of your advice.
(a) him (b) me
(c) yourself (d) myself
Answer: (d)
1214. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Forty (b) Fourty
(c) Forti (d) Fourti
Answer: (a)
1215. The word ‘ADEPT’ means:
(a) Expert (b) Explain
(c) Adore (d) Adjust
Answer: (a)
1216. A Baker’s dozen means:
(a) Twelve (b) Charity
(c) Thirteen (d) Allowance
Answer: (c)
1217. One who studies insects:
(a) Archaelogist (b) Entomologist
(c) Botanist (d) Curator
Answer: (b)
1218. The audience _____ at the end of the drama.
(a) praised (b) appreciated
c) apprised (d) applauded
Answer: (d)
1219. He _____his matriculation examination in 2016.
(a) passed (b) obtained
(c) performed (d) Completed
Answer: (a)
1220. The opposite of ‘Benevolent’?
(a) Malevolent (b) Bonafide
(c) Fertile (d) Ugly
Answer: (a)
1221. A style full of words:
(a) Verbose (b) Complicated
(c) Hard (d) Bombastic
Answer: (a)
1222. The word ‘Authentic’ means:
(a) Brilliant (b) Charming
(c) Diplomatic (d) True
Answer: (d)
1223. The opposite of ‘AFFINITY’:
(a) Infinity (b) Love
(c) Hatred (d) Ability
Answer: (c)
1224. The idiom ‘Within an ace of’:
(a) Very nearly (b) Very distant
(c) Very familiar (d) Very slowly
Answer: (a)
1225. I cannot approve ___ her conduct.
(a) of (b) with (c) by (d) to
Answer: (a)
1226. Either John or Gopal _____ taken my book.
(a) have (b) are (c) is (d) has
Answer: (d)
1227. Killing of one’s own mother:
(a) Uxoricide (b) Sororicide
(c) Fratricide (d) Matricide
Answer: (d)
1228. The synonym of ‘Apex’:
(a) Turn (b) Top
(c) Sad (d) Bottom
Answer: (b)
1229. He left the book ____ the telephone.
(a) besides (b) around
(c) beside (d) at
Answer: (c)
1230. That which cannot be taken by force of arms:
(a) indefatigable (b) invincible
(c) infallible d) impregnable
Answer: (a)
1231. People make vine ____ grapes.
(a) for (b) by (c) from (d) with
Answer: (c)
1232. The word opposite in meaning to the word
‘DILIGENCE’:
(a) Laziness (b) Industry
(c) Assiduity (d) Activity
Answer: (a)
1233. A decision on which one cannot go back:
(a) Infrangible (b) Infallible
(c) Irrevocable (d) Incorrigible
Answer: (c)
1234. The phrase ‘Take in ‘ means:
(a) to deceive (b) go forward
(c) to give back (d) endure
Answer: (a)
1235. The scientific study of the normal function in living systems:
(a) Biology (b) Zoology
(c) Physiology (d) Anatomy
Answer: (c)
1236. He is ___ for his evil deeds.
(a) famous (b) noted
(c) celebrated (d) notorious
Answer: (d)
1237. The collective noun for ‘Cattle’:
(a) bunch (b) bevy
(c) hive (d) herd
Answer: (d)
1238. The word opposite in meaning to the word
‘VINDICATION’:
(a) Justification (b) Exoneration
(c) Accusation (d) Support
Answer: (c)
1239. He was pleased ___ the boy.
(a) with (b) on (c) over (d) of
Answer: (a)
1240. He discussed the matter ____ the phone.
(a) at (b) over (c) upon (d) in
Answer: (b)
1241. Man does not live by ____ alone.
(a) diet (b) food (c) bread (d) meals
Answer: (c)
1242. The idiom ‘To hit the nail on the head’ means:
(a) Say exactly the right thing (b) Apply unfair tactics
(c) Kill somebody (d) To apologize
Answer: (a)
1243. The word ‘ABSTAIN’ means:
(a) Dirty (b) Manage
(c) Receive (d) Keep away
Answer: (d)
1244. Aeroplanes are kept in___
(a) Dockyard (b) Velodrome
(c) Aerodrome (d) Hangars
Answer: (d)
1245. The countryside is suited ___ healthy life:
(a) for (b) with (c) at (d) in
Answer: (a)
1246. He will resign _____his post
(a) in (b) on
(c) from (d) no preposition needed
Answer: (d)
1247. Find the correctly spelt word:
(a) Occurrence (b) Occurance
(c) Occurrance (d) Occurrence
Answer: (a)
1248. The sun ___ at six this morning.
(a) raised (b) rose
(c) aroused (d) arose
Answer: (b)
1249. Choose the mis-spelt word:
(a) Accessible (b) Permissible
(c) Inimitable (d) Irresistable
Answer: (d)
1250. _____ funny you are!
(a) How (b) What
(c) Who (d) Which
Answer: (a)
1251. _____ the dog, the boy ran away.
(a) Saw (b) Seen
(c) Seeing (d) Sees
Answer: (c)
1252. Express one’s opinion without evidence or full knowledge:
(a) Specify (b) Speculate
(c) Concede (d) Sensing
Answer: (b)
1253. The police accused him ____ murder.
(a) with (b) by (c) for (d) of
Answer: (d)
1254. Metals _____ when they are heated.
(a) contract (b) relax
(c) project (d) Expand
Answer: (d)
1255. The synonym of ‘Audacious’:
(a) Useless (b) Foolish
(c) Bold (d) Crazy
Answer: (c)
1256. The opposite of ‘Indigenous’:
(a) Exotic (b) Aboriginal
(c) Allopathic (d) Superfluous
Answer: (a)
1257. Pick out the incorrectly spelt word:
(a) Excellant (b) President
(c) Recommend (d) Comment
Answer: (a)
1258. To make something more important than it really:
(a) Excess (b) Elaborate
(c) Stress upon (d) Exaggerate
Answer: (d)
1259. To surprise somebody greatly
(a)Appraise (b) Antonyms
(c) Astonish (d) Reveal
Answer: (c)
1260. He spends hours looking ___ the birds.
(a) to (b) for (c) at (d) in
Answer: (c)
1261. He would not have written this if he _____ the news.
(a) would not hear
(b) would not have heard
(c) had not been heard
(d) had not heard
Answer: (d)
1262. The collective noun for ‘mountains’:
(a) block (b) chain
(c) cluster (d) constellation
Answer: (b)
1263. He took ____ with his work.
(a) troubles (b) pains
(c) leave (d) rest
Answer: (b)
1264. The synonym of ‘Precarious’:
(a) Nervous (b) Studious
(c) Dangerous (d) Unusually clever
Answer: (c)
1265. He is intelligent enough ____ first class.
(a) to get (b) got
(c) gets (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
1266. I prefer coffee ____ tea.
(a) than (b) to (c) and (d) for
Answer: (b)
1267. Pride goes before a ____
(a) fall (b) leaf
(c) jump (d) humility
Answer: (a)
1268. Few people knew that answer, ____ they?
(a) do (b) does (c) did (d) would
Answer: (c)
1269. The synonym of ‘Serious’:
(a) Grief (b) Grave
(c) Peculiar (d) Savage
Answer: (b)
1270. To lead somebody to do something:
(a) Persuade (b) Placate
(c) Persecute (d) Pretend
Answer: (a)
1271. He congratulated me ____ my success in the selective test.
(a) for (b) upon
(c) on (d) at
Answer: (c)
1272. The collective noun for ‘lions’:
(a) pack (b) flock
(c) pride (d) troop
Answer: (c)
1273. The feminine gender of ‘Colt’:
(a) Filly (b) Hind
(c) Goose (d) Ewe
Answer: (a)
1274. He filled the glass with water to the ____.
(a) margin (b) edge
(c) brim (d) rim
Answer: (c)
1275. The synonym of ‘Ambiguous’:
(a) Skillful (b) Crafty
(c) Unclear (d) Dangerous
Answer: (c)
1276. Divide the sweets _____ the three boys:
(a) between (b) among
(c) with (d) at
Answer: (b)
1277. Choose the opposite of “Despair”:
(a) Misery (b) Impair
(c) Hope (d) Shame
Answer: (c)
1278. His sister is lost ___ all sense of shame.
(a) to (b) from (c) of (d) off
Answer: (a)
1279. A polite or gentle way of saying something nasty.
(a) Idiom (b) Phrase
(c) Euphemism (d) Antonym
Answer: (c)
1280. Something is wrong _____ him.
(a) by (b) with (c) at (d) of
Answer: (b)
1281. You should adapt yourself ____ the conditions of this place:
(a) in (b) on (c) about (d) to
Answer: (d)
1282. The collective noun for ‘soldiers’:
(a) crew (b) constellation
(c) fleet (d) sheaf
Answer: (a)
1283. I can write a book ____ grammar
(a) on (b) in (c) about (d) of
Answer: (a)
1284. The word ‘He’ is a:
(a) noun (b) adjective
(c) pronoun (d) conjunction
Answer: (c)
1285. The synonym of ‘Exorbitant’:
(a) Suitable (b) Miserly
(c) Calculating (d) Excessive
Answer: (d)
1286. Choose the misspelt word:
(a) Analize (b) Argument
(c) Assistant (d) Comparative
Answer: (a)
1287. The idiom ‘From hand to mouth’ means:
(a) Live without saving money
(b) Face the problem
(c) Donate one’s assets
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
1288. They have finished the job, _____?
(a) haven’t they (b) have they
(c) did they (d) hadn’t they
Answer: (a)
1289. ____ is the theory that actions are right because they are useful.
(a) Authoritarianism (b) Pragmatism
(c) Machiavellism (d) Utilitarianism
Answer: (d)
1290. He goes ___ school at 9 a.m. every day.
(a) to (b) with
(c) for (d) by
Answer: (a)
1291. The room was filled ____ smoke.
(a) with (b) for
(c) in (d) on
Answer: (a)
1292. Give the meaning of the phrase ‘get at‘:
(a) pass (b) rise
(c) reach (d) to make progress
Answer: (c)
1293. Find the correctly spelt word:
(a) Concious (b) Consious
(c) Conscious (d) Concsious
Answer: (c)
1294. The feminine gender of ‘Bachelor’:
(a) Widower (b) Widow
(c) Spinster (d) Nun
Answer: (c)
1295. I can’t help you _____ you tell me the truth.
(a) unless (b) if
(c) but (d) as if
Answer: (a)
1296. I request you to ____ your crime.
(a) agree (b) confess
(c) pardon (d) submit
Answer: (b)
1297. A child of unusual or remarkable talent:
(a) Prodigy (b) Freak
(c) Marvel (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
1298. I have some acquaintance ____ Tamil language.
(a) at (b) for
(c) with (d) to
Answer: (c)
1299. We must ____ to the authority.
(a) bend (b) surrender
(c) subdue (d) submit
Answer: (d)
1300. A true patriot is always loyal ____ his country.
(a) for (b) to
(c) about (d) on
Answer: (b)
1301. I advised him to work hard____ he should fail:
(a) lest (b) from
(c) for (d) till
Answer: (a)
1302. She was accustomed ___ the moods of her husband:
(a) of (b) to
(c) with (d) about
Answer: (b)
1303. He _____ his father:
(a) takes after (b) give out
(c) pass by (d) turn over
Answer: (a)
1304. I was delighted ___ his unexpected arrival:
(a) at (b) for
(c) of (d) with
Answer: (a)
1305.He is senior ____ me, though he is younger.
(a) than (b) from
(c)in (d) to
Answer: (d)
1306. A person having profound knowledge:
(a) Intelligent (b) Wise
(c) Scholar (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
1307.Monkeys live ___ trees.
(a) on (b) in
(c) upon (d) by
Answer: (b)
1308.Find the correctly spelt word:
(a) Miscellaneous (b) Miscalanous
(c) Missellenious (d) Miselenious
Answer: (a)
1309.I am fed up ___ staying this place:
(a) at (b) on
(c) for (d) with
Answer: (d)
1310.The opposite of ‘Generous’:
(a) Foolish (b) Lavish
(c) Miserly (d) Bright
Answer: (c)
1311.‘Elucidate’ means:
(a) to evade
(b) to make something clear by explaining
(c) to remove of get rid of
(d) make week
Answer: (b)
1312.India was dragged ____ the second World War without the consent of her
people:
(a) to (b) in
(c) into (d) for
Answer: (c)
1313.I wish I _____ taller.
(a) would be (b) could be
(c) had been (d) were
Answer: (d)
1314.The word ‘Martinet’ means:
(a) Lazy person (b) Strong person
(c) Strict disciplinarian (d) Authoritarian
Answer: (c)
1315. The opposite of ‘FLEXIBLE”:
(a) Soft (b) Strong
(c) Harsh (d) Rigid
Answer: (d)
1316. The idiom ‘To stand one’s ground’ means:
(a) Remain firm (b) Play well
(c) To cheat somebody (d) To spend lavishly
Answer: (a)
1317. Choose the misspelt word:
(a) Superintendent (b) Persistent
(c) Resistent (d) Perseverance
Answer: (c)
1318. He is good ___ driving:
(a) in (b) on
(c) at (d) about
Answer: (c)
1319. The collective noun for ‘sheep’:
(a) shoal (b) flock
(c) swarm (d) crowd
Answer: (b)
1320. ‘Duality’ means:
(a) the State of having two parts or aspects
(b) a fight between two warriors
(c) a wrestling competition
(d) a state of being not certain
Answer: (a)
1321. Let us begin ____ a new chapter.
(a) by (b) with
(c) from (d) over
Answer: (b)
1322. A person who readily believes others is ___ one:
(a) Credulous (b) Credible
(c) Creditable (d) Sensible
Answer: (a)
1323. The meaning of “Mild”:
(a) Strong (b) Wild
(c) Hard (d) Gentle
Answer: (d)
1324. This brand of motor cycle is quite inferior ___ that one.
(a) over (b) with
(c) to (d) than
Answer: (c)
1325.Choose the correct word:
(a) Accommodation (b) Acommodation
(c) Acomodation (d) Accommodashan
Answer: (a)
1326.Mahathma Gandhi ____ in 1948.
(a) had been killed (b) has been killed
(c) was killed (d) is killed
Answer: (c)
1327.Please stop _____, you are disturbing the others in the library.
(a) talk (b) talks
(c) have talk (d) talking
Answer: (d)
1328.The foreigner had _____ get foot on the street when he was knocked down
by a car.
(a) as soon as (b) almost
(c) hardly (d) no sooner
Answer: (c)
1329.He _____ for Delhi last Sunday.
(a) leaves (b) left
(c) has left (d) will leave
Answer: (b)
1330.The sun_____ at six this morning.
(a) rose (b) raised
(c) arose (d) aroused
Answer: (a)
1331.The synonym of ‘Winsome’ is:
(a) Charming (b) Barbarous
(c) Prosper (d) Instruct
Answer: (a)
1332.Which is the correctly spelt word?
(a) Ameeba (b) Amoeba
(c) Ameiba (d) Amieba
Answer: (b)
1333.We _____ how to solve the problem.
(a) did do (b) tell
(c) don’t know (d) told
Answer: (c)
1334.Nehru was fond _____ children.
(a) for (b) on
(c) of (d) at
Answer: (c)
1335.The synonym of ‘Frankness’:
(a) Seldom (b) Selfish
(c) Sincerity (d) Sinfulness
Answer: (c)
1336.Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Pricision (b) Precision
(c) Presision (d) Precition
Answer: (b)
1337.The meaning of ‘Predilection’:
(a) Preference (b) Worry
(c) Weakness (d) Intelligence
Answer: (a)
1338.A period of thousand years.
(a) Century (b) Millennium
(c) Era (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
1339._____ of those people have you met before?
(a) How many (b) How often
(c) How much (d) How long
Answer: (a)
1340.The meaning of ‘Brevity’:
(a) Exaggeration (b) Conciseness
(c) Elaboration (d) Length
Answer: (b)
1341.Camels are peculiarly adapted ___ life in desert.
(a) for (b) to
(c) by (d) in
Answer: (a)
1342.He insists ___ leaving immediately.
(a) on (b) at
(c) with (d) none of these
Answer: (a)
1343.He has put _____ the meeting.
(a) up (b) off
(c) away (d) out
Answer: (b)
1344.Choose the word opposite to the word ‘Balance’:
(a) Unbalance (b) non balance
(c) Imbalance (d) Misbalance
Answer: (c)
1345.The meaning of ‘Hiatus’:
(a) Nothingness (b) Gap
(c) Emptiness (d) Absense
Answer: (b)
1346.The synonym of ‘SUCCULENT’:
(a) Wicked (b) Anxious
(c) Concise (d) Juicy
Answer: (d)
1347.‘Pathetic’ means:
(a) Emphatic (b) Systematic
(c) Aggressive (d)Pitiful
Answer: (d)
1348.Have complete trust _____ god.
(a) for (b) on
(c) in (d) upon
Answer: (c)
1349.The antonym of ‘antipathy’ is:
(a) Telepathy (b) Hatred
(c) Sympathy (d) Empathy
Answer: (c)
1350.The synonym of ‘excuse’ is:
(a) Accuse (b) Condone
(c) Condemn (d) Charge
Answer: (b)
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