English Questions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

War and Peace is _____ concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families,

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

Ruffle somebody's feather

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

to go for broke

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The king said, “Alas! Our enemies are too strong.”

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I waited _____ the train arrived.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

If 56M4 is completely divisible by 11, then what is the value of M?

There is certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternatives/ relationship.

Firm : Flabby :: Piquant : ?