General English Quiz Questions

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General English Quiz Questions

In each of the following sentences , there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are four words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). Find out one word that is to be fitted in both the sentences I AND II to make it meaningful. In case no word fits , mark (E)  as your answer.

Q :  

I never thought my brother would __________ and allow me to drive his car for a week.
II. After seeing himself on the news, the escaped convict decided to __________ to avoid being shot by a police officer.

(A) capitulate

(B) bespeak

(C) incongruous

(D) passive

(E) none of the above


Correct Answer : A

In each of the following sentences , there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are four words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). Find out one word that is to be fitted in both the sentences I AND II to make it meaningful. In case no word fits , mark (E)  as your answer.

Q :  

I. Nurses __________ the newborn babies tightly in blankets to calm them down.
II. Drug dealers began to _________ the narcotics tightly in saran wrap so they wouldn’t be discovered.

(A) discordant

(B) augment

(C) swaddle

(D) incurious

(E) none of the above


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The launch of the small electric car will depend to the willingness of buyers to pay more for it.

(A) depend to the willingness

(B) of buyers to pay more for it

(C) The launch of the

(D) small electric car will


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She was ______ to have worked with some renowned scientists of the world.

(A) favourable

(B) affluent

(C) charmed

(D) fortunate


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Four corners of the earth

(A) from the very beginning

(B) from morning till night

(C) from all parts of the world

(D) from beginning to end


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The promoters of Med Hospitals has agreed to sell their business to Pal Hospitals.

(A) The promoters of

(B) to sell their business

(C) Med Hospitals has agreed

(D) to Pal Hospitals


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given a rabbit's dwelling.

(A) lair

(B) burrow

(C) sty

(D) den


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Select the wrongly spelt word.

(A) bliss

(B) behaive

(C) board

(D) better


Correct Answer : B

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