Previous year General English Questions

       Previous year questions

1. I say my prayers ________ I sleep

(a) before        (b) while

 (c) after        (d) when

Ans : (a) before

2. A synonym for 'authentic' is 

(a) spurious        (b) lovely 

 (c) decent        (d) genuine

Ans : (d) genuine

3. You are a/an ……..if you eat both plant and meat. 

(a) herbivore             (b) carnivore

(c) omnivore             (d) glutton 

Ans : (c) omnivore

4. She did not smile______ I apologized

(a) still                    (b) until

(c) yet                     (d) for

Ans :(b) until

5.We resumed the game ________ it stopped

(a) while                    (b) where

(c) as soon as          (d) immediately

Ans :(c) as soon as 

6. Stay_____________

(a) When you are            (b) where you are   

(c) that you are               (d) which you are

Ans: (b) where you are 

7.  A year has passed ……. we met.

 (a) when             (b) since 

 (c) for                  (d) where 

Ans:  (b) since

8. If you tickle me I __________

(a) will tickle you     (b) would tickle you

(c)wiil be tickling you         

  (d) would have tickle you

Ans: (a) will tickle you 

9. The young one of a lion is called

(a) Cub                (b) calf

(c) kid                  (d) Colt

 Ans: (a) Cub      

10. He has been working here______1990

  (a) from           (b) since

  (C) till              (d)  before

Ans: (b) since

11.  gracious means 

(a) reasonable           (b) strong and firm 

(C) famous                

(d)  kind polite and generous

Ans: d)  kind polite and generous

 

 12.  It is easier_____  others than to do better than they have done

(a)  to run over    (b)  to run on 

(c) to run down   (d) to run in

Ans: (c) to run down 

13.   The passive voice of' ‘Who did it?' is 

(a) By whom was it done? 

(b) By who was it done?

(c) By whom it was done? 

(d) Who was it done by?

Ans:  (a) By whom was it done? 

14.  ………….        is the study of ageing, and the process and special problems of aging. 

(a) genealogy         (b) gerontology 

(c) oncology           (d) mythology  

Ans: (b) gerontology 

15. Death ………….to everyone sooner or later. 

   (a) comes                (b) come

  (c) has come        (d) came 

Ans: (a) comes      

16.Nocturnal relates to

(a) night time              (b) day time

(c) evening                   (d) afternoon

Ans:(a) night time   

(a) night time   

17. I watch TV _________ I have nothing to do

(a) when               (b) where

(c) then                  (d) now

Ans: (a) when

18. ________ she had many misfortunes, she is always cheerful

(a) If                         (b) Inspite of

(c) Although            (d) Always

Ans: (c) Although  

19.  The passive voice of 'They took her to hospital yesterday' is

(a)    She had been taken to hospital yesterday.

  (b)  She was taken to hospital yesterday.(c)  She was being taken to hospital yesterday

(d)  She has been taken to hospital yesterday.  

Ans :(b)  She was taken to hospital yesterday.

20.The Indirect Speech of, 'He said: "We will not be present tomorrow" is 

(a)  He said that they would not present tomorrow.

(b)  He said that they would not be present tomorrow. 

(c)   He told that they would not be present next day. 

(d)  He said that they would not be present the following day. 

Ans:(d)  He said that they would not be present the following day.