English Language

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. All the girls____present at the wedding ceremony of Sushmita which was organized in a grand hotel. a)            But Rashmi was b)            Except Rashmi was c)            Except Rashmi were d)            Only Rashmi were Sol: All the girls but/except one(singular noun) is a plural phrase and is […]

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/active Voice. The police has caught the robbers red handed and they are taking them to the police station. a)            The robbers have been caught red handed and are been taken to

Select the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase. To strike a sour note a)            To talk about sour food b)            To talk about something impractical c)            To talk about something unimportant d)            To talk about something unpleasant. Sol: Idiom ‘to strike a sour note’ means to indicate, allude or show something

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions correctly. All over the world the wild fauna has been whittled down steadily and remorselessly, and many lovely and interesting animals have been so reduced in numbers that, without protection and help, they can never re-establish themselves. If they cannot find sanctuary where they can

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘no improvement’. Do not give me your advise I am already aware of the consequences of this act and I am willing to do it anyhow. a)           

Select the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase. On shank’s mare a)            Illusionary world b)            Impractical story c)            On foot d)            In imaginations Sol: The idiom ‘on shank’s mare’ means one’s own legs and the action of walking as a means of conveyance, eg; if you need to leave in early

Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Do you put off until ….(1). what you can do today? If so, you are the procrastinator and according to the ….(2).    you should change your ways ……(3).              A little

A sentence/passage has been divided into four parts in jumbled form, arrange the sentences in correct order to form a meaningful sequence and select the correct sequence from the following options. P)            He is the mediator between God and man. His substituted sacrifice on the cross is the propitiation for our sins. Q)           Inspires a

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/active Voice. The new room attendant told us about the beauty of Kashmir and most visited places by locals. a)            We have been told about the beauty of Kashmir and most visited

Select the word that is spelt correctly from the following options. a)            Humilliation b)            Accommodation c)            Remnent d)            Reminiscient Sol: The correctly spelt word is option b ‘accommodation’, the correct spelling of other words is as follows; ‘humiliation’, ‘remnant’ and ‘reminiscent’.