4199+ General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams With Explanation

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Dear Lodger, I agree, the roof is leaking; but (there would be no need) P (while it is raining) Q (and when the Sun shines,) R (I can’t get it repaired) S

The correct sequence should be

A) Q R S P	B) S Q R P
C) R S P Q	D) P R Q S

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) S Q R P

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Zip your lip

A) Keep quiet about something.	B) To talk fast.
C) To not think before speaking.	D) The silence before a storm

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Keep quiet about something.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

The causes and their

X-in the same series
Y-one order, they stand
Z-effects belong to the

A) ZXY	B) YZX
C) YXZ	D) ZYX

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ZYX

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

If you turn the corner, (A) / you will found a house (B) / built of stone. (C) / No Error (D)

A) A	B) B
C) C	D) D

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Chew something over

A) Discuss or consider something at length.	B) Grab what belongs to someone else.
C) Take a large bite, more than you can eat.	D) Talk while eating.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Discuss or consider something at length.

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Choose the word that best defines the given phrase‘The identification of a disease by its symptoms’

A) Prescription	B) Prognosis
C) Diagnosis	D) Biopsy

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Diagnosis

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Prescription is an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment.

Prognosis is a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Biopsy is an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Two engines are pulling the train up the hill.

A) The train will be pulled up the hill by two engines.	B) Up the hill pulling of the trains is being done by the two engines.
C) The train is being pulled up the hill by two engines.	D) Two engines are needed for pulling the train up the hill.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The train is being pulled up the hill by two engines.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

INSOLENT

A) DISTASTEFUL	B) IMPATIENT
C) DIABOLIC	D) RUDE

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