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General English Questions with Answers

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Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness

(A) Ephemeral

(B) Deluge

(C) Gazette

(D) Anarchist

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

An anarchist is a person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness or the absence of government, making it the appropriate one-word substitute.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A keeper or custodian of a museum

(A) Creator

(B) Developer

(C) Master

(D) Curator

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

A curator is a person responsible for the care, maintenance, and management of a museum or other collection, fitting the given context.


Q :  

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The list included many mundane, routine tasks.

(A) standard

(B) temporal

(C) customary

(D) exceptional

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The underlined word "mundane" means ordinary or routine, and its antonym would be something extraordinary or exceptional.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Any award, honour or laudatory notice

(A) Complement

(B) Deal

(C) Statute

(D) Accolade

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

An accolade is any award, honor, or laudatory notice, making it the suitable one-word substitute.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Something happening in three years

(A) Annual

(B) Triennial

(C) Biennial

(D) Millennial

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Triennial refers to something happening every three years, providing the one-word substitute for the given context.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Story of an individual written by himself

(A) Biography

(B) History

(C) Novel

(D) Autobiography

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

An autobiography is a written account of one's own life, making it the appropriate one-word substitute for the given group of words.


Q :  

Choose the most appropriate word that can substitute the given group of words.

One who pretends to be what he is not

(A) Creator

(B) Acrobat

(C) Director

(D) Hypocrite

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be what they are not or who acts in a way that contradicts their stated beliefs or feelings.


Q :  Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of words given.


A change in the form or nature of something

(A) Metamorphosis

(B) Hibernation

(C) Camouflaging

(D) Refraction

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Metamorphosis refers to a change in form or nature, especially through a process of transformation.



Q :  

Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of words given.

Hard and difficult to bend

(A) Flexible

(B) Strong

(C) Pliable

(D) Rigid

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Rigid means hard and difficult to bend, making it the most appropriate word for the given context.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

The newspaper dedicated a report giving the news of the death and details about the life of the deceased.

(A) Forecast

(B) Obituary

(C) Illustration

(D) Editorial

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

An obituary is a report or notice in a newspaper giving the details about a person's death and life.


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