General English Objective Type Questions

Replace the underlined word with the correct alternative.

1. He was proposed for the best actor award.
(a) Suggested      (b) Recommended
(c) Selected         (d) nominated
Ans: d

2. She insisted to play the music late at night.
(a) For playing    (b) on playing
(c) By Playing      (d) in Playing
Ans: b

3. The teacher asked me what are you doing
(a) What was I doing             (b) What I am doing
(c) What I was doing             (d) what I can do
Ans: c

4. The doctor advised him complete abstentionfrom strong drinks.
(a) Avoidance                (b) abandoning
(c) Negligence              (d) abstinence
Ans: d

5. I saw the dead body of an elephant in the forest
(a) cadaver           (b) corpse
(c) carcass           (d) corps
Ans: c

6. The ship was wrecked and the passengers on board died in water.
(a) Passed away            (b) sank
(c) demised                   (d) drowned
Ans: d

7. I had to give a complaint with police against my neighbour
(a) Submit           (b) lodge
(c) Put up            (d) register
Ans: b

8. The Prime Minister flew the National Tricolor at the Red Fort
(a) Raised            (b) elevated
(c) Hosted           (d) unfurled
Ans: d

9. Alexander the Great had invariablebelief in his own ability.
(a) Invincible                (b) invisible
(c) Impossible               (d) inviolable
Ans: a

10. It was clear to everybody that he was drunk at that time.
(a) Oblivious                 (b) obvious
(c) Obtuse                     (d) obsolete
Ans: b

11. She was disturbed with financial problem.
(a) Prepared                  (b) occupied
(c) Preoccupied            (d) premature
Ans: c

12. We spent a lazy day on the beach.
(a) indifferent               (b) insolent
(c) indecent                   (d) indolent
Ans: d

13. The writing of a Dictionary is a strenuous job.
(a) compilation             (b) composition
(c) construction            (d) creation
Ans: a

14. Safety measures were carried out in connection with the building regulations.
(a) In compliment with         (b) in conformity with
(c) In compliance with          (d) in congruence with
Ans: c

15. The driver sits before the bus.
(a) In the front of                   (b) in front of
(c) Fore front of                     (d) amidst
Ans: a

16. That incident is stamped stronglyon my memory.
(a) Invisibly                   (b) incredibly
(c) Indelibly                  (d) indecisively
Ans: c

17. She was scolded on charge of leaking the news to the press.
(a) Indebted                  (b) inculcated
(c) Inclined                   (d) indicted
Ans: d

18. A pass in Plus Two is must forDegree admission.
(a) Indispensable          (b) inevitable
(c) Mandatory               (d) essential
Ans: c

19. The sun was hidden by black clouds.
(a) Concealed                (b) obscured
(c) objected                   (d) obliterated
Ans: b

20. He has very little power in his left eye.
(a) Cite                 (b) site
(c) Sight              (d) vision
Ans: c

Choose the appropriate one word substitute.

21. Slap with a flat object.
 (a) Chop             (b) hit
(c) Gnaw             (d) swat
Ans: d

22. Name adopted by an author in his writings
(a) Nomenclature         (b) Title
(c) Nick name               (d) pseudonym
Ans: d

23. One who is not easily pleased?
(a) Glutton                    (b) fastidious
(c) Frugal                      (d) fanatic
Ans: b

24. One who is fond of fighting.
(a) Aggressive               (b) militant
(c) Belligerent               (d) warrior
Ans: c

25. The custom of having more than one husband at a time.
(a) Polygamy                 (b) polyandry
(c) Polyphony               (d) polytheism
Ans: b
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