General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
Man is the only animal who can talk.
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5d7b4ddd45d25422746e5699- 1whichfalse
- 2whomfalse
- 3thattrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "that "
Q: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
His company has the ______ of producing the best cricket balls in the country.
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5d7f498eb4835d15d81f53aeHis company has the ______ of producing the best cricket balls in the country.
- 1brandfalse
- 2positionfalse
- 3reputationtrue
- 4opinionfalse
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Answer : 3. "reputation"
Q: Directions (71): In the following questions, change the Statements given in Direct Speech form into Indirect Speech or vice versa, with the help of given four options (A),(B),(C),(D).
I told him that he was not working hard.
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5d75ed14e8e1523a0ad562ecI told him that he was not working hard.
- 1I said to him, "You are not working hard."true
- 2I told to him, "You are not working hard."false
- 3I said, "You are not working hard."false
- 4I said to him, "He is not working hard."false
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Answer : 1. "I said to him, "You are not working hard.""
Q:Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language-so the argument runs-must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
What causes bad language in the end?
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5d7f8829d2d4bc2ee52f5ccfNow it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
- 1The bad influence of individual writersfalse
- 2The imitation of bad language habitsfalse
- 3Political and economic causes.true
- 4An assumption that nothing can be done aboutfalse
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Answer : 3. "Political and economic causes."
Q:Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language-so the argument runs-must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
Many people believe that nothing can be done about the English language because –
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5d7f84edcf591b2cc8978081Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits, one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
- 1Bad habits spread by imitationfalse
- 2We live in a decadent civilizationtrue
- 3There are too may bad writersfalse
- 4People are too lazy to change their bad habitsfalse
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Answer : 2. "We live in a decadent civilization"
Q: Direction:In question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Human beings are biological______; they need to be grounded in time and place or else they come_____.
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5d89f1f0019438473fb88281Human beings are biological______; they need to be grounded in time and place or else they come_____.
- 1things, forwardfalse
- 2souls, backfalse
- 3organisms, unhingedfalse
- 4features, undonefalse
- 5creatures, againtrue
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Answer : 5. "creatures, again"
Q:Fill in the blanks with the contextually correct word from the given options:
My brother was _____ out of the window.
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5e6a3bbfbb5e074106861aac- 1seeingfalse
- 2lookingtrue
- 3watchingfalse
- 4thinkingfalse
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Answer : 2. "looking "
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Constant effort to achieve something
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5ddcb82b874e270a9a383c47- 1attemptfalse
- 2vigourfalse
- 3enthusiasmfalse
- 4perseverancetrue
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