English Questions

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Only a country not yet rid

P-of its colonial hangover
Q-and controls, labels dissent as seditious
R-of a government that commands

Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the given word?

Aids

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non­violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow­mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.

To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".

Select the answer which best reflects Nehru's point of view.

Choose the correctly spelt word

The din caused by the children howling is enough to the dead.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

This too, is a classic

P-­"stock versus flow" problem, where
Q­-focusing only on the latter
R­-completely distorts the picture

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P: Children with good manners are liked by one and all.
Q: They are appreciated even by strangers.
R: All round development of a child is possible only if a child is groomed in good manners.
S: Therefore, the public schools lay great emphasis on the cultivation of good manners in their students.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The art of letter-writing is

P : something that every educated person

Q : must acquire for practical purposes

R : not merely an ornamental accomplishment, but

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P: It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more about those centuries gone by.
Q: It is almost as if such acts and ideas were meant to occur over and over again in different centuries though in a slightly different manner each time.
R: History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race.
S: When we trace history right from its beginning to the recent times, we cannot fail to notice that some events and characters have shown a repetitive quality.