English Questions

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

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________ a small circular flame would appear in the burner. The valve had tobe opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. Tolower the flame, the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted theflame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

below would be __________ pressure

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918.
Q: Thanks to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction.
R: During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy,
Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
S: By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people – soldiers and civilians alike – were dead.

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

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

in a ___________ fair of fireflies,

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.
Rohan was not told about the e-mail.

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'.
The Directors are(A)/now inquiring(B)/in the cause of the fire.(C)/No error(D)

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

An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

At the start of his presentation, it seemed that he’s out of his mind, but when he finished, we saw that there’s method in his madness.

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

That which makes one highly knowledgeable