General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
With Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels
“___he has drawn the PM’s attention ____” In this line ‘He’ refers to
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5e8aacf83a246858059be2acWith Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels
- 1Speaker of the Lok Sabhafalse
- 2Supreme Courtfalse
- 3HD Shourietrue
- 4Ministersfalse
- 5Formers petroleum ministerfalse
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Answer : 3. "HD Shourie"
Q: Directions (66): In the following questions, change the Statements given in Direct Speech form into Indirect Speech or vice versa, with the help of given four options (A),(B),(C),(D).
Ram said to me, “I am going to Jaipur.”
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5d75e82ab6227c78a42fffa6Ram said to me, “I am going to Jaipur.”
- 1Ram told me that he was going to Jaipur.true
- 2Ram told me that I was going to Jaipur.false
- 3Ram told me that he is going to Jaipur.false
- 4Ram told me that he were going to Jaipur.false
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Answer : 1. "Ram told me that he was going to Jaipur."
Q: A person who regards the whole world as his country 9146 25d14b0913177391557a39dce
5d14b0913177391557a39dce- 1Cosmopolitantrue
- 2Nationalistfalse
- 3Patriotfalse
- 4Metropolitanfalse
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Answer : 1. " Cosmopolitan "
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
He is confident______ his success.
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5f9a7f7859bcb042781a2af5- 1oftrue
- 2forfalse
- 3aboutfalse
- 4towardsfalse
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Answer : 1. "of"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
By this time tomorrow, I will reach my home.
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5def61be6d799a05c00ac17d- 1will be reachingfalse
- 2shall have reachedtrue
- 3can reachfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "shall have reached "
Q:Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
With Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels
“Prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust” — in this quote prejudicial means
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5e8aaf9a7b82aa7479fb0d24With Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma abolishing the discretionary quota for gas and telephone connections enjoyed by members of parliament last week, demands are being made for doing away with the same privilege for Union ministers.
Imposing a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on former petroleum minister Satish Sharma for arbitrarily allotting petrol pumps, the Supreme Court had said last year that absolute discretion was an anathema to the Constitution and advised the ‘judicious’ use of discretionary powers.
Citing the use of the so-called privileges as “prejudicial to public interest and a breach of trust”, HD Shourie of Common Cause has sought the prime minister’s intervention to “stop this practice of discretionary quota for ministers to present to the public an image of clean functioning of the government.”
In a letter written to the Cabinet Secretary, he has drawn the PM’s attention to the misuse of this privilege by more than a dozen ministers. In the railways, discretionary quota covers platform stalls, passes, tickets and berths on trains. In civil aviation and tourism, the largesse includes free international air tickets, out-of-turn seats and stalls in ITDC hotels
- 1an opinion formed in the mind beforehandfalse
- 2previous suggestionfalse
- 3prehistoric knowledgefalse
- 4to instruct previouslyfalse
- 5being harmfultrue
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Answer : 5. "being harmful"
Q: Direction:In question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
We can feel morally ___when someone insults us-as long as we do not___upon those felling by burning down houses.
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5d89f1aade6f984b11a8f819We can feel morally ___when someone insults us-as long as we do not___upon those felling by burning down houses.
- 1Challenged, standfalse
- 2outraged, acttrue
- 3bound, buildfalse
- 4obliged, thinkfalse
- 5violated, harpfalse
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Answer : 2. "outraged, act"
Q: You have all come well prepared. I ____ you to pass this exam.
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5f33fdac6137a8134862e427- 1hopefalse
- 2expecttrue
- 3wishfalse
- 4exceptfalse
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