English expected question & answer

1. The phrase/idiom that means 'One who argues against a cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the validity of the cause or position':

(a) A doubting Thomas           

(b) Dark horse

(c) Devil's advocate         

(d) Against the clock

Ans: c

2. 'Per capita' means:

(a) For each person      

(b) For each student

(c) For each woman     

(d) For each boy

Ans: a

3. He takes pride ______ his son.

(a) of          

(b) in          

(c) about    

(d) for

Ans: b

4. The meaning of 'COMMEND':

(a) Order    

(b) Praise   

(c) Remark          

(d) Perform

Ans: b

5. Joint sovereignty exercised over a country by two or more countries.

(a) Pandemonium        

(b) Colonialism

(c) 'Enclave                   

(d) Condominium

Ans: d

6. Which part of the sentence has an error?

(a) The behavior/         

(b) of the/ 

(c) children were/     

(d) excellent

Ans: c

7. The synonym of 'EXTRICATE':

(a) Intricate         

(b) Tie       

(c) Difficult                   

(d) Free

Ans: d

8. 'Pillar to post' means:

(a) Home to post office         

(b) Office to office

(c) Home to office                  

(d) Place to place

Ans: d

9. The opposite of 'Capricious':

(a) Mercurial       

(b) Unreliable      

(c) Impulsive       

(d) Predictable

Ans: d

10.'Per diem' means:

(a) Per year         

(b) Per day                    

(c) In a body        

(d) Everybody

Ans: b

11. A teacher _____ friendly with the students.

(a) should   

(b) should be      

(c) can        

(d) must

Ans: b

12. He did not qualify _____ the job.

(a) for         

(b) to         

(c) against          

(d) with

Ans: a

13. I'm late for the meeting. It started about ten minutes ______ .

(a) ago        

(b) before           

(c) since     

(d) ahead

Ans: a

14. _____ Dutch defeated ______ Portuguese in the battle.

(a) A, the    

(b) A, a       

(c) The, the                   

(d) The, an

Ans: c

15. Find out which part of the sentence has an error?

(a) Bad husbands          

(b) often have    

(c) good wife                 

(d) No error

Ans: c      

16. Which is opposite in meaning to 'OBSCURE':

(a) Vacant            

(b) Seldom          

(c) Distinct         

(d) Unusual

Ans: c

17. _____ does UNO stands for?

(a) What    

(b) Which  

(c) Where 

(d) Who

Ans: a

18. The crowd threw stones at the police, heedless _____ the consequences. '

(a) of          

(b) with      

(c) at          

(d) over

Ans: a

19. She was surprised that he knew her name. She _____ never met him before.

(a) was       

(b) were    

(c) did         

(d) had

Ans: d

20.The world needs to depend on other energy resources, ______ oil and other natural resources.

(a) beside   

(b) likewise          

(c) besides           

(d) also besides

Ans: c

21.'Flying colours' means:

(a) Great victory           

(b) Dark colours

(c) light colours            

(d) Cowardice

Ans: a

22. His views are do not accord ______ mine.

(a) in          

(b) by         

(c) for        

(d) with

Ans: d

23. The correctly spelt word is:

(a) Obsene           

(b) Obseen         

(c) Obscene         

(d) Obzene

Ans: c

24. A vehicle for carrying dead body at a funeral:

(a) Hearse  

(b) Coffin            

(c) Bier      

(d) Cenotaph

Ans: a

25. These are books without ______  you cannot write the examination.

(a) which    

(b) that     

(c) whom            

(d) who

Ans: a