Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination | Genral English 0001

 PRACTICE TEST :10

Spot the error:
1. (A) It is high time / (B) that we send / (C) the answer. / (D) no error

2. (A) Most of/ (B) people / (C) agree with me. / (D) no error

3. (A) Bread and butter / (B) is / (C) wholesome food. / (D) no error

4. (A) Can you / (B) mend this / (C) until Tuesday. / (D) no error

5. (A) Please explain / (B) me what / (C) you want. / (D) no error

6. (A) My brother / (B) has got / (C) a new work. / (D) no error

7. (A) The police / (B) is looking / (C) for him. / (D) no error

8. (A) I have / (B) big respect / (C) for her ideas. / (D) no error

9. (A) I ‘II / see / (B) you / (C) a few days later. / (D) no error



Fill up the blanks:
10. He dares to face him ,————
(A) dare n’ t he ? (B) doesn’t he ? (C) does he ? (D) dare he?

11. I am —————— for your help.
(A) thankful (B) grateful (C) sincerely (D) none of these

12. I am ————— happy and distressed .
(A) alternatively (B) alternately (C) alternative (D) alternate

13. I sat ———— ———— —————.
(A) quiet, in the corner, for an hour (B) in the corner, quiet, for an hour
(C) for an hour, quiet, in the corner (D) for an hour, in the corner, quiet

14. He has got a car —— a motorbike.
(A) as if (B) as well as (C) even (D) as far as

15. A stitch in time saves ————.
(A) many (B) much (C) a lot (D) nine.

16. There won’t be any trouble, —————?
(A) will there (B) shall there (C) won’t there (D) can’t there

17. Fish is reared in ————.
(A) stream (B) river (C) sea (D) aquarium

18. Young one of a goat is ————.
(A) calf (B) kid (C) colt (D) cub

19. ————— is a carnivorous animal.
(A) Donkey (B) Horse (C) Elephant (D) Lion

20. A ——— of stars.
(A) band (B) team (C) troupe (D) constellation

21. Which word is correctly spelt.?
(A) occasion (B) ocassion (C) occassion (D) occation

22. “Are you happy?” This is an ———— sentence.
(A) assertive (B) imperative (C) exclamatory (D) interrogative

23. “Vis – a Vis” means :
(A) direct (B) opposite (C) private (D) personal

24. Something no longer in use.
(A) desolate (B) absolute (C) obsolete (D) primitive

25. Which of the following is a correct plural noun:
(A) Notary publics (B) Notaries Public (C) Woman Doctors (D) Man Servants

26. _______ jealous can be dangerous.
(A) a (B) this (C) an (D) not necessary

27. She is determined ——— completing her studies.
(A) on (B) with (C) in (D) of

28. Synonym of “anger”:
(A) rage (B) pleasant (C) happy (D) love

29. The antonym of “deficit” is:
(A) credit (B) debit (C) surplus (D) inflate

30. We won’t go out unless it ——— raining.
(A) stopping (B) is stopped (C) is stop (D) stops

31. The girls ——— he praised were delighted.
(A) whom (B) which (C) where (D) who

32. Rashid was sorry when he ——— of your illness.
(A) heard (B) hearing (C) will hear (D) shall hear

33. When they went home late they found that burglars ——— into their house.
(A) is breaking (B) has broken (C) had broken (D) breaking

34. The meaning of “weary” is:
(A) causing tiredness (B) showing firmness (C) bearing marks (D) enthusiasm

35. I expressed the hope that he might ——— recover.
(A) speedy (B) speeding (C) speed (D) speedily

36. Please use my knife to cut it ————.
(A) to (B) at (C) with (D) of

37. In the suitcase I found ———— shirt.
(A) a white old cotton (B) a cotton white old (C) an old white cotton (D) a cotton shirt white

38. ———— tired, Raju went to bed early.
(A) been (B) Being (C) Be (D) Has been

39. As Shirly was walking too fast, I could not ——— with her.
(A) keep up (B) keep (C) keep at (D) keep back

40. Which of the following is wrongly spelt?
(A) anarchy (B) slunk (C) trespass (D) hilareous

ANSWERS
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. D 21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D

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