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General English (Postal Assistant)

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Directions: Select the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the given word or phrase.

OFFENCE

  1. Fault

  2. Crime

  3. Lapse

  4. Injustice

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the correct article to fill in the blank.

This is _______ restaurant that serves very tasty butter chicken.

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

  4. any

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘The’ is defined as an article and is used before a noun to specify or put emphasis on that noun.

Directions: Choose the correct article to fill in the blank.

He was surprised to see _______ old man staring absently at the sky.

  1. the

  2. a

  3. one

  4. an

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Directions: In the following question, pick the correctly spelt word.

  1. Manoevuer

  2. Manaeuver

  3. Manoeuvre

  4. Maneuaver

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is the correct spelling.

Directions: In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

DRUBBING

  1. Rout

  2. Trouncing

  3. Triumph

  4. Triage

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. It implies having a great victory or achievement.

Directions: In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

MESSY

  1. Littered

  2. Chaotic

  3. Blotchy

  4. Organised

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Select the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the given word or phrase.

DISTRACT

  1. Divert

  2. Abstain

  3. Harass

  4. Torment

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Divert’ implies to distract the attention of someone from something.

Directions: In the following question, pick the correctly spelt word.

  1. Liaison

  2. Liason

  3. Liaiison

  4. Liasion

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this is the correct spelling.

Directions: Formulate a correct sentence by selecting the most appropriate option.

No one ________ deny that Raman was a devoted teacher and a good mother.

  1. shall

  2. could

  3. would

  4. should

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Could’ is used to express the ability of a person. This is the correct option.

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Sumit, accompanied (A)/ by his children, (B)/ were at the mall. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. The sentence has subject-verb disagreement.

Directions: Change the following sentence into reported speech.

“I was thinking about you”.

  1. He told her he had been thinking about her.

  2. He told her he is thinking about her.

  3. He told her that he were thinking about her.

  4. He told her he would be thinking about her.

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The _________ storm is causing widespread damage throughout the state.

  1. raging

  2. enraging

  3. infuriating

  4. blustering

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

He likes movies that have (A)/ good actors, deep characters (B)/ and interesting story. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. The sentence violates the rule of parallelism. Whatever grammatical form is applied to one item, should be applied to all items. But here, the verbs are not matching. It is ‘actors, characters’,  but a mismatched verb (story). Here, ‘story’ should be changed to ‘stories’ to make the sentence grammatically correct as the subject 'movies' is plural.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

After bailing him out of jail, I am _______ of him.

  1. washing my dirty laundry in public

  2. washing over

  3. washing my hands

  4. washing down

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct sentence in this context as it means to end one's association with someone or something.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

She ________ English often.

  1. talks

  2. speaks

  3. pronounces

  4. preaches

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

A ________ in the financial reports is the reason for the audit.

  1. defiance

  2. discrepancy

  3. disagreement

  4. distinction

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as a discrepancy indicates an inconsistency.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The income derived from the ownership of a land is commonly called ______.

  1. royalty

  2. rent

  3. hire

  4. interest

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

He _____ makes mistakes.

  1. twice

  2. before

  3. rather

  4. often

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Often is an adverb of frequency and is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

As a parent, I can only feel a great deal of ________ for mothers who lose their children under tragic circumstances.

  1. sympathy

  2. empathy

  3. apathy

  4. benevolence

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Empathy is the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another. This is the correct answer as 'to empathise' is to know what the other is feeling.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The thief ran away when he felt that the police was coming ___________ him.

  1. towards

  2. to

  3. from

  4. through

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

We were pleased to find a big lake _________ the hotel.

  1. across

  2. beside

  3. between

  4. through

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Beside’ implies at the side of or next to.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

He has been waiting for the doctor ___________ 9 am.

  1. for

  2. since

  3. at

  4. in

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Directions: Give one word for the underlined phrase.

Rahul is a shy and reticent person whose only hobby is playing video games.

  1. narcissist

  2. introvert

  3. lofty

  4. proud

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. An introvert is a shy and quiet person who does not find it easy to talk to other people.

Directions: Give one word for the underlined phrase.

He has an almirah full of clothes all mixed up in a confused and untidy way.

  1. jumbled

  2. chaotic

  3. littered

  4. interwoven

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the correct passive voice of the sentence given in the question.

He had completed the assignment before the stipulated time.

  1. The assignment will have been completed by him before the stipulated time.

  2. The assignment will be completed by him before the stipulated time.

  3. The assignment was being completed by him before the stipulated time.

  4. The assignment had been completed by him before the stipulated time.

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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