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General English (Postal)

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

He has a daughter and a son-in-law. ________ son-in-law is an engineer.

  1. A

  2. An

  3. The

  4. One

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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

The children will be going on the school trip in _______ bus.

  1. one

  2. an

  3. the

  4. a

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Select the word/phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

SALUTE

  1. Shun

  2. Praise

  3. Address

  4. Honour

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Select the word/phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

CARTEL

  1. Trust

  2. Treaty

  3. Crowd

  4. Consortium

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Questtionnaire

  2. Questionnaire

  3. Questionaire

  4. Questioneire

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct spelling.

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

Next year, we _________ go to Switzerland during summer vacations.

  1. should

  2. would

  3. shall

  4. will

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Shall’ is used for expressing the future tense.

Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

SINK

  1. Ascend

  2. Grow

  3. Flounder

  4. Plummet

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct antonym of sink.

Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

UNANIMOUS

  1. Universal

  2. Divided

  3. Loose

  4. Alone

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Divided’ implies to disagree or cause to disagree.

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Mischeivous

  2. Miischievous

  3. Mischievous

  4. Misschievous

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct spelling.

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).

His son is taking extra classes (A)/ in Physics, Chemistry and (B)/ in Mathematics. (C)/ No error (D).

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This part violates the rules of parallelism. The preposition ‘in’ should have been either repeated before every element in the series or included before the first item.

Directions: Change the following sentence into reported speech.

I could ride a horse when I was young.

  1. He said he would ride a horse when he was young.

  2. He said he could ride a horse when he was young.

  3. He said he should have been riding the horse when he was young.

  4. He said he had ridden the horse when he was young.

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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

The ________ great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality.

  1. legendary

  2. historical

  3. imaginary

  4. mythical

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Someone or something famous or notorious is called legendary. This option is correct.

Directions: The following sentence has been broken in 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).

During our stay in the hostel, (A)/ some of us used to bring (B)/ their own beddings. (C)/ No error (D).

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 In this sentence, the possessive pronoun in the end of the sentence (their) should have matched with the pronoun (us). But, it is not so.

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

The beautiful Nilgiris have a unique __________ for hikers and climbers.

  1. potential

  2. appeal

  3. inclination

  4. endearment

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The power of attraction of something is called its appeal. This option is correct.

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

The Parliament buildings are under _________ by demonstrators protesting against the new tax.

  1. siege

  2. fence

  3. corral

  4. impediment

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A prolonged and persistent effort to surround and blockade a place with the intention of protest is called a siege. This is the correct answer in this context.

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

The insect control department had cancelled leaves of workers to ensure round-the-clock ___________ of areas to contain mosquito breeding sites.

  1. enforcement

  2. surveillance

  3. inquisition

  4. inquest

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Continuous observation to oversee something is called surveillance. This option is correct.

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

If one can find the facts, it is very easy for one to _________ lies.

  1. facilitate

  2. refute

  3. concede

  4. malign

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To prove something as false is to refute it. This option is incorrect.

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

The __________ cold and foggy conditions have led the directorate of education to advise all schools to declare vacations for their junior wings from Friday.

  1. customary

  2. prevailing

  3. topical

  4. assertive

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Something happening currently is called prevailing. This option is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

Due to the cold, we sat ________ the car and switched on the heater.

  1. inside

  2. into

  3. at

  4. in

  5. .


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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

Without instructions, these unusual games will __________ anyone.

  1. astound

  2. startle

  3. enchant

  4. confound

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Confound means confuse. This option is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

He ran _________ the busy street to catch the moving bus.

  1. along

  2. about

  3. amid

  4. across

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Across’ is used to refer someone moving from one side to the other side.

Directions: Give one word for the underlined phrase.

In a look back on past events, the young man wished he had studied hard when he had a chance.

  1. survey

  2. recollection

  3. remniscence

  4. retrospect

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option as retrospect implies a look back in thoughts.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The border _________ India and Pakistan is one of the most volatile regions in the whole world.

  1. below

  2. between

  3. beneath

  4. behind

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. ‘Between’ implies the region separating the two countries.

Directions: Give one word for the underlined phrase.

Both the warring sides agreed to find a just and right compromise that would suit everyone.

  1. a decent

  2. an equitable

  3. a candid

  4. a prejudiced

  5. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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

Has the child finished his lunch?

  1. Was his lunch being finished by the child?

  2. Was his lunch finished by the child.

  3. Is his lunch being finished by the child?

  4. Has his lunch been finished by the child?

  5. .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option.

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