General English Competitive Exams Questions & Answers

1. In a democracy everyone _____ obey the laws of the country.
(a) can        (b) ought to         (c) may       (d) could
Ans: b

2. Everybody claims to be right, _____?  
      (a) isn't it             (b) don't they 
      (c) aren't they       (d) won't they
Ans: b


3. The opposite of 'derange' is:
(a) Arrange          (b) Disarrange     (c) Disorder         (d) Dislocate
Ans: a

4. A book fell _____ the shelf:
(a) off         (b) down    (c) onto      (d) along
Ans: a

5. Is there _____ hospital in your village.
(a) the        (b) an         (c) a            (d) and
Ans: c

6. _____ enough food for all?
(a) Are there       (b) Is there          (c) Where there (d) Were there
Ans: b

7. Sheela swam _____ the river.
(a) on top of        (b) beneath         (c) across   (d) over
Ans: c

8. Idleness and luxury ______ poverty and want.
(a) bring in          (b) bring out      (c) bring up        (d) bring forth
Ans: d

9. List and explanation for several words:
(a) Agendum       (b) Glossary         (c) Appendix       (d) Addendum
Ans: b

10. Neither the students nor the teacher _____ Come.
(a) are        (b) have      (c) was       (d) has
Ans: d

11. The illicit partner of a married man or woman:
(a) Bride     (b) Fiance (c) Spinster         (d) Paramour
Ans: d

12. Political leaders should think of the people _____ they are accountable.
(a) to who           (b) to whom        (c) who       (d) which
Ans: b

13. Something that cures any evil or trouble:
(a) Manna            (b) Elixir    (c) Panacea          (d) Potion
Ans: c

14. A lot of time _____ wasted.
(a) has        (b) was       (c) are        (d) have been
Ans: b

15. Few girls know his house, _____?
(a) do they           (b) did they          (c) don't they       (d) didn't they
Ans: a

16. Select the word opposite in meaning to 'right':
(a) Incorrect        (b) Mistake          (c) Sin        (d) Wrong
Ans: d

17. When Raju reached the hall, the meeting _____ already _____.
(a) hank, begun             (b) has, begun    
(c) had, begun               (d) have, beginning
Ans: c


18. Which of the following words is wrongly spelt?
(a) Efficient         (b) Reverance      (c) Dilemma       (d) Privilege
Ans: b

19. A system of naming things:
(a) Horticulture            (b) Miniature     
(c) Genocide                 (d) Nomenclature
Ans: d

20. The meaning of 'Lethargy':
(a) Danger           (b) Energy           (a) Enthusiasm      (d) Dullness
Ans: d

21. Either of the alternatives _____ good.
(a) are        (b) is                    (c) have      (d) will
Ans: b

22. We shall be ready a few minutes.     
(a) in          (b) on         (c) at          (d) by
Ans: a

23. The antonym of 'Diffident' is:
(a) Confident       (b) Afraid             (c) Difficult          (d) Indifferent
Ans: a

24. Which one of the following words spelt correctly?
(a) Coreography           (b) Choriography
(c) Choreography         (d) Chariography
Ans: c

25. The girl _____ fainted.
(a) has        (b) have      (c) will        (d) was
Ans: a

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