General English #43 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

GENERAL ENGLISH #43

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

General English : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

Directions (1-15): In the following two passages some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Passage-I

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (...1…) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (...2…) out its waterways, make it took like medieval Islamic (...3…) centres. The large scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars (...4…) the quest for modernity have, however, (...5…) to their disappearance.

1. (a) expansive

(b) extensive

(c) extended

(d) expended

Answer: (b)

2. (a) open

(b) opened

(c) opening

(d) opined

Answer: (a)

3. (a) urban

(b) village

(c) rural

(d) country

Answer: (a)

4. (a) in

(b) inside

(c) on

(d) into

Answer: (a)

5. (a) lead

(b) led

(c) conformed

(d) caused

Answer: (b)

Passage-II

More than 7,000 people died within a matter of days when toxic gas leaked (...6…) a chemical plant in Bhopal, India. The leak began late at night and (...7…) for several hours unnoticed. Since then, (...8…) to the toxins created by the leak has resulted in innumerable deaths. Many more are sick and (...9…) to live normal lives. Despite trying to the (...10…) for the disaster, the people have been no real attempt to compensate them. The company involved, UCC, has publicly (...11…) all responsibility for the leak. No one till date has been held (...12…). What was it the (...13…) of the machinery of simply human error? Many questions remain (...14…). The investigation has been dealt with in a very (...15…) manner.

6. (a) in

(b) at

(c) of

(d) by

Answer: (a)

7. (a) continued

(b) started

(c) proceeded

(d) went

Answer: (a)

8. (a) experience

(b) introduction

(c) exposure

(d) acquaintance

Answer: (c)

9. (a) struggling

(b) fighting

(c) grapping

(d) learning

Answer: (a)

10. (a) finances

(b) compensation

(c) money

(d) payment

Answer: (b)

11. (a) blocked

(b) refused

(c) forbidden

(d) denied

Answer: (d)

12. (a) guilty

(b) responsible

(c) accounting

(d) trustworthy

Answer: (b)

13. (a) closure

(b) insolvency

(c) stopping

(d) failure

Answer: (d)

14. (a) unattempted

(b) unapologetic

(c) unanswered

(d) unreturned

Answer: (c)

15. (a) callous

(b) cruel

(c) hard

(d) thick skinned

Answer: (a)

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