General English #2 MCQ

GENERAL ENGLISH #2 MCQ

Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can be substitute for the given words/sentence.

1. Custom of having many wives

(a) Matrimony

(b) Bigamy

(c) Polygamy

(d) Monogamy

Answer: (c)

2. Custom of having several husbands at the same time

(a) Polyandry

(b) Polygamy

(c) Polyglot

(d) Polysexual

Answer: (a)

3. A supporter of the cause of women

(a) Feminist

(b) Womanish

(c) Colleague

(d) Extempore

Answer: (a)

4. An associate in a office or institution

(a) Ally

(b) Accomplice

(c) Colleague

(d) Companion

Answer: (c)

5. One who is not easily pleased by anything

(a) Pessimist

(b) Vulnerable

(c) Maiden

(d) Fastidious

Answer: (d)

Directions: In each of the following sentences, find out the part which has an error. If there is no error, the answer is (d).

6. If you do not submit (a) / the report in the next two days (b) / all of us will be punished. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

7. When the students reached late (a) / the teacher objected their entering the class (b) / without his permission. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

8. Found guilty on murder (a) / the accused was (b) sentenced to death. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

9. Despite of a good monsoon this year (a) / the production of food grains (b) / in the country did not go up. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

10. In spite of the fact (a) / that the meeting was about to end (b) / she insisted to asking several questions. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blanks.

11. He enjoyed riding ………. the hills.

(a) of

(b) on

(c) to

(d) at

Answer: (b)

12. I am ready to say this  ………. her face.

(a) in

(b) on

(c) to

(d) at

Answer: (c)

13. The banks don’t open  ………. Sunday.

(a) by

(b) on

(c) at

(d) in

Answer: (b)

14. April comes ………. March.

(a) behind

(b) across

(c) after

(d) beyond

Answer: (c)

15. We left ………. Guwahati after the function had been over.

(a) off

(b) for

(c) on

(d) to

Answer: (b)

Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.

16. (a) Puerrile

(b) Purrile

(c) Puerile

(d) Peurille

Answer: (c)

17. (a) Foreigner

(b) Foreignor

(c) Foreiner

(d) Foreinor

Answer: (a)

18. (a) Curropt

(b) Currupt

(c) Corrupt

(d) Corupt

Answer: (c)

19. (a) Efllorescence

(b) Efflorescence

(c) Eflorescence

(d) Efflorascence

Answer: (b)

20. (a) Aproached

(b) Approched

(c) Aproched

(d) Approached

Answer: (d)