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

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In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. The police have

A) /arrested the thief	B) /who broke into my house
C) / last night	D) No Error

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No Error

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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) If a thing	B) is worth doing at all
C) it is worth done well.	D) No error

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it is worth done well.

Explanation:

Error is in third part. Since “doing” was used in second part it should be followed by “doing” in third part as well instead of using “done”. Such repetitive figure of speech is used in
English grammar to create emphasis. This sentence indicates that a thing that is worth doing is also worthy of doing well. Here worth is the noun that must be followed by the verb doing.

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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) Tell him to take	B) another photograph
C) of the group	D) No error

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tell him to take

Explanation:

The error is in first part. ‘Tell’ should be replaced with ‘Ask’. Tell is a command whereas Ask is a request and hence more courteous in this case. As this is a request the sentence should start with ‘Ask’ rather than ‘tell’.

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

Costing nothing.

A) Fortis	B) Glottis
C) Gratis	D) Abatis

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gratis

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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".

We might (have doing) something to help you.

A) having to do	B) has done
C) have done	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have done

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A person speaking many languages.

A) conversant	B) polyglot
C) talkative	D) orator

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) polyglot

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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.

I said to you,"I can not be blamed for this."

A) I told you that you could not be blamed for that.	B) I told you that I could not be blamed for that.
C) I said you that I can not be blamed for this.	D) I said to you that I can not be blamed for this.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I told you that I could not be blamed for that.

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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.

Judicious

A) Hasty	B) Reckless
C) Irrational	D) Wise

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