How to prepare English for competitive exams

English for competitive exams

Hi friends ,today we can learn some English questions and answers.This type of questions surely asked in all competitive exams like UPSC,SSC,PSC and all other Gov exams. So friends try to grasp the tricks of questions, so you can solve an easy manner.

1. A thing given to counteract the bad effect any medicine:
A. Anecdote
B. Antipodes
C. Antidote
D. Antiseptic
Ans: C. Antidote

2. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word 'MONOGAMY':
A. Polyandry
B. Bigamy
C. Polygamy
D. Matrimony
Ans: C. Polygamy

3. At sixes and sevens means:
A. with rigid rules
B. remain firm
C. in a disordered manner
D. face humiliation
Ans: C. in a disordered manner

4. He ordered .................. a number of books.
A. for
B. to
C. at
D. no preposition needed
Ans: D. no preposition needed

5. All the respondents should express their .............. views in this questionnaire.
A. convenient
B. confident
C. candid
D. favourable
Ans: C. candid

6. 'Exhort' means:
A. Advise strongly
B. Accuse
C. Indict
D. Warn
Ans: A. Advise strongly

7. Colt is the young one of a:
A. Cat
B. Horse
C. Tiger
D. Goat
Ans: B. Horse

8. An animal who preys on other animals:
A. Pachyderm
B. Parasite
C. Predator
D. Hermphorodite
Ans: C. Predator

9. Do you like ............ music?
A. classical
B. classic
C. classy
D. classed
Ans: A. classical

10. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'Sever':
A. Harsh
B. Connect
C. Slow
D. Stop
Ans: B. Connect

11. He arrived ............. India by ship.
A. at
B. in
C. by
D. into
Ans: B. in

12. Duties paid at the gate of a city:
A. Deluxe
B. Octroi
C. Debris
D. Volt face
Ans: B. Octroi

13. 'To have an axe to grind' means :
A. A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C. To have no result
D. To work for both ends
Ans: A. A private end to serve 

14. Allowance due to a wife from husband on separation is called:
A. Alimony
B. Dowry
C. Ransom
D. Matrimony
Ans: A. Alimony

15. Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word 'Folly'
A. Argument
B. Mistake
C. Words
D. Conflict
Ans: B. Mistake

16. He's lazy.He never does ........... work.
A. no
B. any
C. some
D. none of these
Ans: B. any

17. Don't give him a stick to beat you .................
A. by
B. at
C. without
D. with
Ans: D. with

18. His academic performance should be taken into account.Replace the underlined word with a suitable option.
A. concerned
B. considered
C. preferred
D. checked
Ans: B. considered

19. During the last few years the company has been ............. hard to modernizing its image.
A. working
B. doing
C. try
D. works
Ans: A. working

20. I say my prayers ............... i sleep.
A. while
B. after
C. when
D. before
Ans: D. before

21. A group of men .................. creating trouble.
A. were
B. was
C. being
D. have been
Ans: B. was

22. The feminine gender of 'Traitor':
A. She traitor
B. Traitress
C. Traitoress
D. Traitor
Ans: B. Traitress

23. 'Apposit' means:
A. Facing
B. In front of
C. Suitable
D. Reverse
Ans: C. Suitable

24. The number of girls .................. very low.
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. have
Ans: B. is

25. A book written by an unknown author:
A. Posthumous
B. Cenotaph
C. Anonymous
D. Prologue
Ans: C. Anonymous

26. The opposite word of 'Arrogant':
A. Flexible
B. Proud
C. Polite
D. Humble
Ans: D. Humble

27. 'Have some coffee'. Its question tag is:
A. Shall I
B. Can I
C. Do they
D. Will you
Ans: D. Will you

28. Syam is a person who loves money but hates spending. What will you call him?
A. Capitalist
B. Philanthropist
C. Miser
D. Economist
Ans: C. Miser

29. Complete the proverb : "An idle mind is the ...................."
A. abode of gods
B. devil's workshop
C. route to failure
D. route to success
Ans: B. devil's workshop

30. What is the term used to describe a group of fish ?
A. School
B. Covey
C. Mob
D. Battalion
Ans: A. School

31. He is still ill,but ................ better than he was.
A. much
B. more
C.very
D. too
Ans : A. much

32. I would rather .................. for batting.
A. going
B. gone
C. to go
D. go
Ans : D. go

33. If you make a promise,you .............. it.
A. must keep
B. have kept
C. kept
D. keep
Ans : B. have kept

34. I must start .............. dawn to reach the station, on time.
A. during
B. for
C. in
D. before
Ans : A. during

35. One who dies for a noble cause:
A. Martyr
B. Mercenary
C. Patriot
D. Truant
Ans : D. Truant

36. People living at the same time:
A. Peer
B. Contemporaries
C. Colleagues
D. Sibillings
Ans : B. Contemporaries

37. Please close the windows and turn all the lights ...............
A. off
B. up
C. in
D. of
Ans :  A. off

38. Select the one word substitute for the phrase 'to bring to an end' :
A. Conduct
B. Compile
C. Conclude
D. Compare
Ans : C. Conclude

39. That through which light cannot pass:
A. Transient
B. Transparent
C. Opaque
D. Transluent
Ans : C. Opaque

40. The meaning of 'Proscribe' :
A. Write
B. List medicine
C. Allow
D. Banish
Ans : D. Banish

41. One who works for free:
A. Sinecure
B. Mercinary
C. Volunteer
D. Gourmet
Ans : C. Volunteer

42. The doctor said that the wound on the patient's head was one that would cause death : (Replace the underlined word with a single word).
A. Serious
B. Chronic
C. Dangerous
D. Fatal
Ans : D. Fatal

43. Is he ................ heir to the throne ?
A. the
B. an
C. a
D. article not required
Ans : B. an

44. I decided not to go ....................... car. I went ............. my bike instead.
A. by, by
B. on , on
C. on , by
D. by, on
Ans : D. by, on

45. The foolish belief that one is god:
A. Theophobia
B. Theocracy
C. Theomania
D. Theology
Ans : C. Theomania


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