4199+ General English Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams With Explanation

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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.

Zenab said to me, “My father is a dentist.”

A) Zenab says to me that her father has been a dentist.	B) Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.
C) Zenab says to me that that her father is a dentist.	D) Zenab says this to me that her father was a dentist.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to have an axe to grind

A) sharpening your skills in anticipation of future challenges	B) to have a private reason for doing something
C) preparing for a fight	D) getting ready for work or a new project

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to have a private reason for doing something

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Caught red-handed

A) Caught by mistake	B) Caught with a redhandkerchief
C) Found wounded	D) Discovered in the act of doing

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Discovered in the act of doing

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to lose one's head

A) to lose respect within your community	B) to become complacent and gradually worsen your performance
C) to become confused or overly emotional about someone or something	D) to lose sense or start behaving like a lunatic

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to become confused or overly emotional about someone or something

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Live from hand to mouth

A) Filthy rich people	B) To be dependent on others
C) To have enough money to live on and nothing extra	D) Living in miserable conditions.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To have enough money to live on and nothing extra

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Great minds think alike

A) When an evil plan is hatched criminals agree.	B) Said to those people who don’t like each other to make them agree.
C) Said when two people have the same opinion or make the same choice.	D) Intelligent people will think of plans to which everybody will say yes.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Said when two people have the same opinion or make the same choice.

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

At first glance, it seems implausible that such an intricately engineered bio system such as our could have come about merely as a result of random modifications.

i. such an intricately engineered bio system as ours

ii. such intricately engineered bio system such as our

iii. such intricately engineered bio system such as ours

A) Only I	B) Only ii
C) Only iii	D) Both ii and iii

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only I

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In the above sentence, the example of our bio system is given when an intricately engineered bio system is talked about. To show possession here, “ours” will be used in place of “our”.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Due to the fall in real estate prices builders have stopped from constructing multi-storeyed office buildings

A) at constructing	B) to constructing
C) stopped constructing	D) No improvement

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