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

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The watch man opened the gate.

A) The gate opened the watch man	B) The gate is being opened by the watchman
C) The gate was opened by the watchman	D) The gate is opened by the watchman

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The gate was opened by the watchman

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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.

flea market

A) a market for semi-precious stones and jewellery	B) a market where stolen goods are sold
C) a street market selling second-hand goods	D) a small but crowded and noisy place

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a street market selling second-hand goods

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Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

A) Untouchable have to kill or dispose of dead cattle or working with their hides for a living.	B) They pursued activities that brought the participant into contact with emissions of the human body, such as faeces, urine, sweat, and spittle
C) They have to eat the flesh of cattle or of domestic pigs and have to live outside the village.	D) They were not allowed to enter the temples or touch wells, river or ponds.

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All statements except ‘A’ are based about the same theme which is The Fight for Ocean Health while sentence A talks about The Next Phase of Climate Action.

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

INTERIM

A) PROVISIONAL	B) TENTATIVE
C) PERMANENT	D) INTERVAL

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PERMANENT

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It has (being) too dangerous for too many people.

A) to be	B) become
C) be	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) become

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

He was such a (1)/ wonderful person (2)/ into so many ways. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone

A) to betray	B) to forsake
C) to expose	D) to delude

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to expose

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Implicit

A) Unspoken	B) Supply
C) Specific	D) Driven

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