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

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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.

They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage.

A) The cooked food was sent to the orphanage by them.	B) The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them.
C) The food was sent to the orphanage by them.	D) The food was cooked and sent by them.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) It is not difficult to believe that a man	B) who has lived in this for a long time
C) he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world.	D) No error

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world.

Explanation:

Error is in third part. By writing ‘who’ in the second part it has already been made clear that the sentence talks about ‘a man’. The use of ‘he’ becomes redundant or repetitive. By omitting ‘he’ the sentence becomes grammatically correct.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Ascend

A) Lay	B) Climb
C) Weaken	D) Void

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Climb

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Sheela reassured me,"I can come tonight."

A) Sheela told me I could come that night.	B) Sheela told me she could come that night.
C) Sheela told me she could come tomorrow evening.	D) Sheela told me she could will come that night.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sheela told me she could come that night.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) protubarance	B) protuberanse
C) protubaranse	D) protuberance

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) protuberance

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What is the value of [sec θ/(sec θ – 1)] + [sec θ/(sec θ + 1)]

A) 2 sin2 θ	B) 2(1 + tan2θ)
C) 2 cosec2 θ	D) sin2θ

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 cosec2 θ

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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.

Discretion is the greater part of valour

A) To be brave in any situation	B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery
C) A genuinely brave person is always humble	D) If you are over-cautious then you cannot achieve great things

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A person who completely abstains from alcohol

A) teetotaller	B) drunkard
C) alcoholic	D) imposter

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