General English Previous Questions Part 1

Previous Year Question From General English 

1.Philanthropist is one:

A:Who hates everybody

B:Who love mankind

C:Who walk along the street

D:Who collect stamps 

Correct Answer:B

2:Replace the word underlined by suitable single word.

He has a large collection of books at home

A:Book shop

B:Museum

C:Curios

D:Library 

Correct Answer:D

3:You are placed under suspension untill ---------orders.

A:Farther

B:Future

C:Further

D:Next 

Correct Answer:C

4:I want to meet the artist ...........has painted this pictures.

A:Which

B:That

C:Who

D:Whom 

Correct Answer:C

5:They opposed the motion----------was proposed by the rival group.

A:Who

B:Which

C:Where

D:When 

Correct Answer:B

6:Honesty is --------- best policy

A:The

B:A

C:Not

D:Never 

Correct Answer:The

7:She did not smile ------ I apologized

A:Still

B:Until

C:Yet

D:For 

Correct Answer:B

8:We resumed the game --------it stopped raining.

A:While

B:Where

C:As soon as

D:Immediately 

Correct Answer:C

9:An animal able to live both in land and water is called.

A:Amphibian

B:Aristocrat

C:Amateur

D:Architect 

Correct Answer:A

10:Which of these words means a form of art.

A:College

B:Collage

C:Colleague

D:coolage 

Correct Answer:B

11:A man whose wife is dead is called 

A:Widow

B:Bachelor

C:Widower

D:Celibate 

Correct Answer:C

12:The opposite of optimistic is 

A:Obedient

B:Pessimistic

C:Mystic

D:Orderly 

Correct Answer:B

13:There are --------animals in the zoo

A:Much

B:Maximum

C:Several

D:More 

Correct Answer:C

14:The wrongly spelt word is .....

A:Occasion

B:Vacation

C:Occupation 

D:Vaccancy 

Correct Answer:D

14:'Invaluable'means---------

A:Not valuable

B:Very valuable

C:Negatively Valuable

D:Valuable at present 

Correct Answer:B

15:I --------my uncle's house in those days.

A:Had used to visit

B:Used to visit

C:We used to visit

D:Am used to visit 

Correct Answer:B

16:I say my prayers--------I sleep

A:While

B:After

C:When

D:Before 

Correct Answer:D

17:I feel------about what happened.

A:Worse

B:Bad

C:Worst

D:None of the above 
Correct Answer:B

18:Fratricide is 

A:Killing of human being

B:Killing of father

C:Killing of mother

D:Killing of brother or sister 

Correct Answers:D

19:One word for a collection of ships

A:Pack

B:Cluster

C:Fleet

D:Group 

Correct Answer:C

20:I would hurry up,if I------- you

A:Were

B:Was

C:Is

D:Am

Correct Answer:A