English Comprehension Question Papers
20th August 2017 (Shift-2)
Question-176: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
My sister had a tough time (1)/removing the chewing gum that (2)/stuck with her hair.(3)/No Error (4)
Options:
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Correct Answer: 3
Question-177: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
The Captain along with (1)/his team has been (2)/invited to the function.(3)/No Error (4)
Options:
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Correct Answer: 4
Question-178: In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Common adverse __________ of this medication include, bleeding, nausea and vomiting.
Options:
1) affects
2) effect
3) effects
4) affect
Correct Answer: effects
Question-179: In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
______________ to my political rival’s statement, the data reveals crime has not increased in this country.
Options:
1) Accepting
2) Contrary
3) Reference
4) Assisting
Correct Answer: Contrary
Question-180: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Ravine
Options:
1) Lucid
2) Patent
3) Abyss
4) Palpable
Correct Answer: Abyss
Question-181: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Realm
Options:
1) Vault
2) Azure
3) Lid
4) Dimension
Correct Answer: Dimension
Question-182: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Rebuff
Options:
1) Rebuke
2) Snub
3) Nix
4) Praise
Correct Answer: Praise
Question-183: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Recede
Options:
1) Ebb
2) Fade
3) Extend
4) Wane
Correct Answer: Extend
Question-184: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Ball is in your court
Options:
1) Put the blame on the other person.
2) Request someone to return your belonging.
3) It is up to you to make the next decision or step.
4) To tell someone politely about his/her mistake.
Correct Answer: It is up to you to make the next decision or step.
Question-185: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Best of both worlds
Options:
1) Two best teams compete with each other.
2) A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities.
3) Gods who rule heaven and earth.
4) A person who is respected even by his enemies.
Correct Answer: A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities.
Question-186: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.
The shoes were very expensive; I couldn’t afford (to buying) them.
Options:
1) buying
2) to buy
3) bought
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: to buy
Question-187: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.
After they (had finished) eating they went for a walk.
Options:
1) no improvement
2) have finished
3) finish
4) will finish
Correct Answer: no improvement
Question-188: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse
Options:
1) Heckle
2) Soothe
3) Allay
4) Dulcify
Correct Answer: Heckle
Question-189: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Not being what it purports to be
Options:
1) Legitimate
2) Palpable
3) Evident
4) Spurious
Correct Answer: Spurious
Question-190: In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
Options:
1) castegated
2) castigatad
3) castigated
4) casttigated
Correct Answer: castigated
Question-191: In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
Options:
1) poseses
2) posesses
3) possesses
4) posseses
Correct Answer: possesses
Question-192: The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
The room which yielded so
X-the fourth floor of a
Y-boarding-house in Bleecker Street
Z-much satisfaction to the two boys was on
Options:
1) XZY
2) YXZ
3) ZXY
4) ZYX
Correct Answer: ZXY
Question-193: The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
By the time government
X-offices or educational institutions
Y-open, many daylight
Z-hours are already lost
Options:
1) YZX
2) ZXY
3) XYZ
4) XZY
Correct Answer: XYZ
Question-194: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Sarla changed the curtains.
Options:
1) Sarla changes the curtains.
2) The curtains were changed by Sarla.
3) The curtain was changed by Sarla.
4) Sarla was the one by whom the curtains were changed.
Correct Answer: The curtains were changed by Sarla.
Question-195: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My father said to the stranger, “Where do you live?”
Options:
1) My father asked the stranger where he lives.
2) My father asked the stranger where he has been living.
3) My father asked where he lives to the stranger.
4) My father asked the stranger where he lived.
Correct Answer: My father asked the stranger where he lived.
Question-196: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
My coat’s pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can’t work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.
As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don’t want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people “swanning in at all times,” so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It’s a god-awful day. They’ve been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can’t just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?
What aspect of the coat did she want to hide?
Options:
1) That is was too warm.
2) That it was a cheap copy.
3) That it was expensive.
4) That it was from a luxury market.
Correct Answer: That it was a cheap copy.
Question-197: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
My coat’s pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can’t work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.
As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don’t want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people “swanning in at all times,” so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It’s a god-awful day. They’ve been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can’t just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?
The author would prefer to be seen wearing all of the following types of clothes, except?
Options:
1) Those with the Christian Dior label.
2) Any Japanese brand.
3) Clothes stitched by herself.
4) Those with the CHRISTIN BIOR label.
Correct Answer: Those with the CHRISTIN BIOR label.
Question-198: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
My coat’s pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can’t work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.
As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don’t want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people “swanning in at all times,” so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It’s a god-awful day. They’ve been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can’t just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?
Why is her boss angry?
Options:
1) Because he has started suffering from fits.
2) Because it is a bad day.
3) Because she was late the day before.
4) Because employees are coming late to work.
Correct Answer: Because employees are coming late to work.
Question-199: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
My coat’s pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can’t work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.
As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don’t want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people “swanning in at all times,” so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It’s a god-awful day. They’ve been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can’t just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?
What has been the problem with London trains lately?
Options:
1) The trains have become awful.
2) There are more trains during rush hour.
3) People are late to work because of train delays.
4) Trains are cancelled without prior intimation.
Correct Answer: Trains are cancelled without prior intimation.
Question-200: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
My coat’s pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can’t work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.
As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don’t want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people “swanning in at all times,” so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It’s a god-awful day. They’ve been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can’t just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?
Which of the following situations creates a ‘bad day’ for the author?
Options:
1) Being caught wearing a cheap brand coat.
2) Cancelled trains during London rush hour.
3) When other employees are on time but she is late.
4) Having to spend money on expensive clothes.
Correct Answer: Cancelled trains during London rush hour.