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Common General English Questions

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Q :  

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Brijesh said that he has no _____________ of stepping down, although he is under a lot of pressure to do so.

(A) intuition

(B) intention

(C) point

(D) object

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The artists will arrive____ an hour.

(A) before

(B) along

(C) within

(D) between

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Those earning less than Rs.10,000 are ____from paying income tax.

(A) adjusted

(B) exempted

(C) collected

(D) accepted

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Several villages in Kashmir have been ___ due to heavy snowfall.

(A) confined

(B) isolated

(C) divided

(D) engaged

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The pleasant ______ of the rain as it fell on the dust made me feel nostalgic.

(A) incense

(B) balm

(C) aroma

(D) perfume

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The new opportunities for Indian IT will _______ retraining of hundreds of thousands of engineers and establishment of new consulting practices.

I. Entail

II. Involve

III. Necessitate

(A) Only I

(B) Only III

(C) Only I and II

(D) Only II and III

(E) All of the above

Correct Answer : E

Q :  

America’s government was briefly _______ after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a spending bill.

I. Turned off

II. Shut down

III. Shut Out

(A) Only I

(B) Only II

(C) Only I and III

(D) Only II and III

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer : B

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The investigation is at a crucial stage, therefore, if the accused is granted bail at this stage, it will ________ collection of further evidence.

(A) impede

(B) hinder

(C) obstruct

(D) hamper

(E) All of the above

Correct Answer : E

Q :  

The arrival of tourists to the destination has __________ considerably after the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district.

(A) declined

(B) surged

(C) enjoyed

(D) repulsed

(E) All of the above

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A handful of farmers  __________ at Kisan Ghat in the morning said that they were there for some mental peace. 

(A) heaped

(B) gathered

(C) squandered

(D) stacked

(E) All of the above

Correct Answer : B

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