GENERAL ENGLISH #43
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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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