Common English Grammar Questions for Competitive Exams
The guest said to them, ‘please give me a cup of coffee’
(A) The guest said to them please give me a cup of coffee.
(B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee.
(C) The guest asked them to give him a cup of coffee.
(D) The guest requested them please give me a cup of coffee.
Correct Answer : B
Choose one word.
One who does or studies without seriousness.
(A) diligent
(B) deliberate
(C) distracted
(D) dilettante
Correct Answer : D
Choose one word.
a job carrying no salary
(A) memento
(B) honorarium
(C) memorandum
(D) memorandum
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
An honorarium is a payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge, making it suitable for a job with no salary.
Choose the correct One Word.
One who is beyond reform.
(A) Indefatigable
(B) Notorious
(C) Incorrigible
(D) Optimistic
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Incorrigible refers to someone who is beyond reform or cannot be corrected.
Choose the correct one word.
Art of writing for newspapers and magazines
(A) Biography
(B) Artistry
(C) Journalism
(D) Literature
Correct Answer : C
INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Precautions
(B) Promisecuous
(C) Propinquity
(D) Propensity
Correct Answer : B
"Plausible" Write the opposite of the given word.
(A) inplausible
(B) unplausible
(C) implausible
(D) displausible
Correct Answer : C
The INDICT
(A) Condemn
(B) Reprimand
(C) Accuse
(D) Allege
Correct Answer : C
The world today is facing an unpleasant situation because of the pandemic disease.
(A) Thrown out of gear
(B) Harps on the same string
(C) Like a fish out of water
(D) Swallowing a bitter pill
Correct Answer : D
The article on the world population published in today’s journal is a duplicate of what was published the other day.
(A) On tenterhooks
(B) An Ananias
(C) Dead Ringer
(D) A wee bit
Correct Answer : C
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