English Questions

Read the following passage and complete the paragraph with the help of correct options given below.
Working overseas is always a challenge for any professional and if you are an Indian, always strive to give-your best as Indians have always been considered intelligent, hardworking, talented and spiritual.
Working overseas was something many Indians desired but few achieved until the information technology boom opened several white-collar job opportunities for them in global markets. However, securing employment abroad may be an achievement but retaining it is quite a challenge as a professional requires constant demonstration of professionalism and exact the standards of competence.

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.

Morality is _____ with ethics and symbolises the doctrine of actions right or wrong. Politics is the _____ of expediency and need not always be _____. If something is wrong and _____ expedient, it cannot be _____.

and need not always be _____.

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

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P- They never desert us even when all fair weather friends have deserted us.
Q- Books are never failing friends.
R- They dispel the dark clouds of gloom from our minds and increase our happiness if we are already happy.
S- Through the ages, the scriptures and other great books have provided, immeasurable solace to the wounded and strife torn humanity.

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'.

They will (A)/ leave the office at six and (B)/ reach at home by seven. (C)/ No error (D)

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressesthe same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Why do you waste money?

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Mother said to my sister, "Tell him sorry right now."

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.

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

do not put _________ practical use in their