General English Q & A for Degree level Exams

Questions and answers on General English,   based on previous question papers and PSC Question Bank, for graduate level exams. Our experts, Career Team, prepared following model questions and answers. You can study and check your efficiency by practicing Mock Examinations in this site that will be helpful to you. You can make enough revisions to obtain qualified marks in the exam easily.

1. There was ____ rain for two days and all the rivers in the area were flooded.
(a)continued (b) continuum
(c) continuous (d) continual
Ans: c

2. It is I who ___ the defaulter.
(a) is (b) was (c) has (d) am
Ans: d

3. He gave a gift to my wife and ____
(a) mine (b) my (c) me (d)I
Ans: c

4. Only a few oranges ____ left.
(a) is (b) was (c) has (d) are
Ans: d

5. One who does not make mistakes:
(a) Infallible (b) Incredible
(c) Omniscient (d) Veteran
Ans: a

6. We decided to go ____ a picnic. We took ____ us some food materials to eat _____ the way.
(a) for, on, with (b) for, with, on
(c) with, for, on (d) on, with, for
Ans: b

7. ‘A lady’s man’ means:
(a) A woman-tailor (b) A timid husband
(c) A lover of woman company (d) A man working as per the directions of a lady
Ans: c

8. The meaning of ‘Prognosticate’:
(a) Put off (b) Prance
(c) Operate on the nose (d) Predict
Ans: d

9. On account of his age, Raju is disqualified ____ competing.
(a) from (b) in (c) on (d) at
Ans: a

10. _____ knowledge of carpentry he possessed stood him in good stead.
(a) Little (b) The little (c) A little (d) The few
Ans: b

11. Which part of the sentence has an error?
(a) Tendulkar is one of the finest batsmen/
(b) that India have produced/
(c) over the decades. (d) No error.
Ans: b-( that India has produced)

12. Which part of the sentence has an error?
(a) Two people the (b) clerk and the
(c) typist helps me (d) in my office
Ans: c

13. The hippopotamus feeds chiefly ____ aquatic plants.
(a) with (b) at (c) for (d) on
Ans: d

14. ‘All and sundry’ means:
(a) Individually and collectively (b) Selectively
(c) Partially (d) Incompletely
Ans: a

15. Choose the apt word showing the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence: A scientist
watches closely and carefully all the changes take place.
(a) observes (b) absorbs (c) sees (d) notices
Ans: a

16. He is an honest man ____ I know.
(a) unless (b) as far as (c) before (d) until
Ans: b

17. None came but ____.
(a) she (b) he (c) his (d) him
Ans: d

18. A person fond of moving around a fashionable social circle:
(a) Conservationist (b) Host
(c) Socialist (d) Socialite
Ans: d

19. The meaning of ‘Defy’:
(a) Obey (b) Agree (c) Challenge (d) Cheat
Ans: c

20. The aero plane was flying ____ the clouds.
(a) in (b) on (c) beside (d) over
Ans: d

21. Which is wrongly spelt?
(a) Referring (b) Beginning
(c) Stopping (d) Opening
Ans: d

22. Take it ____.
(a) as easy (b) easy (c) easily (d) as if easy
Ans: b

23. The word opposite in meaning to ‘RELEVANT’:
(a) Relative (b) Irregular
(c) Unrelated (d) Unimportant
Ans: d

24. ____ girls have gone for a picnic.
(a) The all (b) All (c) How many (d) All the
Ans: d

25. Give the opposite of ‘Morality’:
(a) Liberalism (b) Immorality
(c) Sophistry (d) Baseness
Ans: b

26. You had better ____ the truth.
(a) speak (b) speaks (c) spoken (d) spoke
Ans: a

27. He takes pride ___ his work.
(a) at (b) in (c) by (d) into
Ans: b

28. Either you or I ___ there.
(a) is (b) are (c) has (d) am
Ans: d

29. A time or date before which a particular task must be finished:
(a) Red letter day (b) Eleventh hour
(c) Dead line (d) Bottom line
Ans: c

30. Which phrase means ‘unwilling to decide between two things’?
(a) at sixes and sevens (b) sitting on the fence
(c) go to dogs (d) hard and fast
Ans: b

31. Nobody liked the play, ___?
(a) did they (b) didn’t they (c)is it(d) isn’t it
Ans: a

32. The word opposite in meaning to ‘DIM’:
(a) Loud (b) Clear (c) Bright (d) Marvel
Ans: c

33. A person who does research in physics is:
(a) Physician (b) Physiatrist
(c) Philologist (d) Physicist
Ans: d

34. Choose the word opposite in meaning to ‘MODEST’:
(a) Glorious (b) Proud (c) Smart (d) Offensive
Ans: b

35. His novels are very popular. They are being ____ into many languages.
(a) recited (b) transformed
(c) sold (d) translated
Ans: d

36. A presentation with exaggerated features for comic effect:
(a) Pantomime (b) Caricature
(c) Panorama (d) Comedy
Ans: b

37. ‘Mutatis mutandis’ means:
(a) With necessary changes (b) Retrospective
(c) Of a very high quality (d) By legal right
Ans: a

38. The murder was committed in cold blood. ‘In cold blood’ means:
(a) by mistake (b) innocently
(c) with a knife (d) deliberately
Ans: d

39. He jumped ___ the water and started swimming.
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) at
Ans: b

40. Tendency to quarrel or fight:
(a) Pugnacity (b) Sagacity
(c) Mendacity (d) Peasantry
Ans: a

41. If I _____ what a bad driver you were I would not have come with you.
(a) would have realized (b) realized
(c) realize (d) had realized
Ans: d

42. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘ENVIOUS’:
(a) Bitter (b) Angry (c) Jealous (d) Resentful
Ans: c

43. W e paid for the flights _______ cash.
(a) at (b) in (c) on (d) for
Ans: b

44. Which is not an adjective synonym of NASTY:
(a) Lazy (b) Malicious (c) Mean (d) Spiteful
Ans: a

45. I am vexed ____ him about what he has done.
(a) at (b) with (c) in (d) on
Ans:  b

46. The meaning of ‘Exceptionable’:
(a) Unusual (b) Outstanding
(c) Objectionable (d) Rare
Ans: c

47. Gopal was making his first speech. He was very ______.
(a) jealous (b) nervous(c) famous (d) dangerous
Ans:  b

48. Which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word ‘Arrest’?
(a) Trap (b) Imprison (c) Chase (d) Release
Ans: d

49. The people next door are furious ____ us for making much noise last night.
(a) with (b) at (c) about (d) by
Ans: a

50. Select the word which is most similar in meaning to the word ‘CONTENT’:
(a) Unhappy (b) Matter (c) Satisfied (d) Enclosure
Ans: c

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