General English - 1

1. The girl is very keen ____
(a) for cycling (b) in cycling
(c) over cycling (d) on cycling

2. An assembly of hearers.
(a) Audience (b) Crowd
(c) Congregation (d) Assemblage

3. The meaning of ‘BECKON’:
(a) Signal (b) Hear
(c) Light (d) Beg

4. The thief together with his accomplice
_____ into the strong room.
(a) have broken (b) have been broken
(c) is broken (d) has broken

5. The habitat of hens is:
(a) Kennel (b) Coop
(c) Den (d) Lair

6. His friends disagreed _____ him on that
point.
(a) at (b) for (c) with
(d) in

7. ‘Alumni’ means:
(a) Old students of an institution(b) Intimate
friend(c) Wonderful year (d) Military
assistant

8. Choose the word opposite in meaning to
‘SUBMISSIVE’:
(a) Uncooperative (b) Subdued
(c) Docile (d) Aggressive

9. Two and two _____ four.
(a) make (b) makes
(c) has made (d) None of these

10. She held the bag ____ even though her arm
hurt ____.
(a) tight, bad (b) tightly, badly
(c) tight, badly (d) tightly, bad

11. We feel sympathy for people afflicted ___
leprosy.
(a) for (b) of (c) at
(d) with

12. I’m glad to know that you have ____ me for
what I have done.
(a) forgive (b) forgives
(c) forgiven (d) forgave

13. I shall be glad to help everyone of my boys
in _____ studies.
(a) his (b) their (c) him
(d) our

14. ‘Over and above’ means:
(a) Repeatedly (b) Comprehensively
(c) In addition to (d) Concisely

15. Chloroquin is specific ____ malaria.
(a) in (b) on (c) with
(d) for

16. The battle of Haldighati _____ in sixteenth
century.
(a) fought (b) has fought
(c) had fought (d) was fought

17. A secret agreement to deceive:
(a) Collision (b) Collusion
(c) Colossal (d) Collegium

18. Due to his age, everyone thinks he should
find a suitable mate and settle _____.
(a) on (b) along (c) down
(d) up

19. Can’t you brush yourself up a little (Choose
the meaning of the idiom underlined):
(a) Rest (b) Reconsider
your views
(c) Rejuvenate yourself
(d) Improve your appearance

20. One who does not care for literature or art:
(a) Primitive (b) Barbarian
(c) Philistine (d) Illiterate

21. ___ doctor should be humane.
(a) The (b) An
(c) All (d) A

22. Which is the correct spelling?
(a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance
(c) Hindrence (d) Hinderence

23. One who treats diseases by performing
operations:
(a) Physician (b) Physicist
(c) Oncologist (d) Surgeon

24. Our vacation ____ tomorrow.
(a) started (b) has started
(c) have started (d) starts

25. Pranav is negligent ____ attending his
classes.
(a) about (b) towards
(c) in (d) to

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (a) 4 (d) 5(b) 6(c) 7(a) 8(d) 9(a)10(b)
11(d) 12(c) 13(a) 14(c) 15(d) 16(d) 17(b) 18(c)19(d)
20(c) 21(d) 22(a) 23(d) 24(d) 25(c)