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General English Quiz and Answers

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Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

(A) Inane

(B) Inapt

(C) Inarch

(D) Inarticulate

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

 Inarticulate describes someone who is unable to express themselves clearly or pronounce words distinctly.


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 :  

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.

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 meaning of the given idiom.
 Beat around the bush

(A) Avoid praising someone and demean

(B) Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way

(C) Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny

(D) Avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

"Beat around the bush" means to avoid addressing the main issue or topic and instead talk in a vague or indirect manner.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase.
Adjust or make right; correct, amend

(A) Recruit

(B) Recreate

(C) Recourse

(D) Rectify

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Rectify: To adjust, make right, correct, or amend.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

(A) Desolate

(B) Suspicious

(C) Ominous

(D) Bleak

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Ominous: Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Feeling or showing extreme tiredness

(A) Vitalised

(B) Nervous

(C) Weary

(D) Drowsy

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Weary: Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely

(A) Peristyle

(B) Perpetual

(C) Perplex

(D) Permissive

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Perpetual: Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.


Q :  

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 A small organised dissenting group within a larger one

(A) Band

(B) Set

(C) Faction

(D) Cluster

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

A faction is a small, organized group within a larger one, often with dissenting or opposing views.


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