GENERAL ENGLISH (100)

1. Plural form of “ Alphabet”. 8. Antonym of “Increase”.

a) Alphabets b) Alphabet a) Decrease b) Abundance
c) Alphabetical d) Alpha c) Plenty d) Mirth
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
2. Plural form of “Spectacles”. 9. The full name of Shakespeare is
a) Spectacle b) Spectacular a) William Shakespeare
c) Spectacles d) Spectacularity b) William James Shakespeare
e) Answer not known c) William Arden Shakespeare
3. What is meant by “Phonetics” d) William Henry Shakespeare
a) Study of the sound of language e) Answer not known
b) Study of sound of birds 10. Man's greatest invention is
c) Study of sound of animals a) Road b) Bike
d) Study of sound of humans c) Wheel d) Camera
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
4. What is meant “fable”? 11. ______ Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.
a) long story with animals doing the talking a) Instead of b) In case of
b) Short story with humans doing the talking c) An the whole d) In spite of
e) Answer not known
c) Short story with animals doing the talking
12. Many tourists visited Ooty ______ heavy rains.
d) Both (a) and (b)
a) Instead of b) In case of
e) Answer not known
c) An the whole d) In spite of
5. Add prefix tidy
e) Answer not known
a) un b) in
13. Fill up the word:
c) il d) ir
I”ll meet you _____ 80’ clock in the evening.
e) Answer not known
a) at b) on c) to
6. Change into another speech?
d) for e) Answer not known
“The policeman ordered the boy to stop his scorter
14. Opposite of Hasty.
and show him his licence”.
a) Slow b) Fast
a) The policeman said to the boy, “Stop your
c) Acceleration d) Increase
scooter and show me your licence”
e) Answer not known
b) The policeman said to the boy, “Stop my scooter
and show me your licence” 15. Meaning of “Set out”
a) Extinct
c) The policeman said to the boy, “Stop your scooter
and show me my licence” b) to begin a journey
d) The policeman said to the boy, “Stop my scooter c) Conclude
and show me my licence” d) Destroy
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
7. Change into another speech? 16. The title of the poem “Sea Fever” means
The teacher said to the class, “The stars seem smaller a) The poet’s deep wish to be at sea
than the sun”. b) The poet’s deep wish to be at land
a) The teacher told the class that stars seems smaller c) The poet’s deep wish to be at home
than the sun. d) The poet’s deep wish to be at river
b) The teacher told the class that stars seemed e) Answer not known
smaller than the sun. 17. “Posthumously” meaning.
c) The teacher told the class that stars seem a) After the death of the person
smaller than the sun. b) After the birth of the person
d) The teacher told the class that stars seeming c) After the talk of the person
smaller than the sun. d) After the study of the person
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
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18. “Under the wide and stawy sky, 27. Find out the martial art form, practised in TamilNadu
Dig the grave and let me lie” which was banned during the british rule.
This quote referred whom? a) Silaimbam b) Valari
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Malala c) Kalari d) Parrai
c) Kalpana Chawla d) Michelle obama e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 28. And miles to go before I sleep,
19. Who said this line to whom? And miles to go before I sleep
“The journey matters as much as the goal, Listen to Figure of speech:
the, sounds of nature. Tane good care of our fragile a) Alliteration b) Repetition
planet”.
c) Simile d) Personification
a) Mahatma Gandhi , to Indian children
e) Answer not known
b) Michelle obama, to Indian children
29. When did Ruskin bond got padma bhushan?
c) Kalpana Chawla, to Indian Children
a) 2012 b) 2013 c) 2014
d) Malala, to Indian Children
e) Answer not known d) 2015 e) Answer not known
20. Fill in the blanks: 30. _______ my drouples, I had a happy childhood.
Here ______ (go) latika into space. a) In spite of b) On behalf of
a) go b) goes c) According to d) On the whole
c) went d) going e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 31. Our teacher always acts _____ her students.
21. Fill up: a) In case of b) In favour of
He ______ (watch) cricket when I phoned him. c) According to d) On the whole
a) Was watching b) wer watching e) Answer not known
c) Is watching d) Am watching e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 32. Which poem has referred Allusion in it?
22. He would go into a rage if he knew that you has lost a) The house on elm street
the ________.
b) Life
a) Diamond nose-stud b) Diamond jewel
c) A Poison tree
c) Gold nose-stud d) Silver nose-stud
d) On killing angry
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
23. Ramayya’s wife noticed the jewel as she was ______
the floor. 33. Find out figure of speech:
a) Wiping b) Walking Till it bore an apple bright.
c) Sweeping d) Both (a) and (b) a) Simile b) Personification
e) Answer not known c) Alliteration d) Metaphor
24. “And a good thing too,” said the ______ male spar- e) Answer not known
row. 34. ________ his laziness, the boy remained passive for
a) Clean b) Good a long time.
c) Small d) Cruel a) In spite of b) On account of
e) Answer not known c) According to d) On the whole
25. Expressing gratitude _____ others is common in a e) Answer not known
vote of thanks.
35. Odd one out.
a) In spite of b) On behalf of
a) Hard b) Serious
c) According to d) On the whole
c) Emergency d) Snappy
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
26. In the lesson “Learning the Game”
36. Fill up the following:
“Sir would spot me in the _____ and virtually drag
me out. ______ we are impressed with their performance.
a) Melee b) Market a) In general b) On general
c) Stall d) Ground c) Ingen erally d) Both (a) and (c)
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known

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37. Fill in the correct non finite from of verb. 46. Which is the poem perfect example for Anthropo-
They want _____ a new approch. morphism?
a) Trying b) Tried a) The house on elm street
c) To try d) Try b) Life
e) Answer not known c) The spider and the fly
38. Fill up: d) A Poison tree
She made me _____ my project. e) Answer not known
a) to do b) do c) doing 47. Whose eyey are dull as lead?
d) did e) Answer not known a) The fly b) The spider
39. Find out poetic device. c) The ant d) Cricket
It takes much time to kill a tree. e) Answer not known
a) Simile b) Alliteration 48. Figure of speech:
c) Metaphor d) Personification “That government of the people, by the people, for
e) Answer not known people, shall not peush from the earth.
40. The bleeding bark will heal. a) Simile b) Personification
a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Anaphora d) Alliteration
c) Alliteration d) Personification e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 49. Where did Tom and his friend go for?
41. Out of the anchoring earth. a) Jackson’s b) Missouri
a) Personification b) Simile c) USA d) Canada
c) Metaphor d) Alliteration e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 50. Who were arrived at their funeral?
42. Gieve patel’s poem is about. a) Tom b) Huck
a) To create a new awareness in the minds of the c) Joe Harper d) All the above
people
e) Answer not known
b) Cutting a tree is an act of murder
51. Statement 1: The cat and the painkiller was an ex-
c) Disapproval of mankind is failure to care for the tract from “The adventure of Huckkbery firm”.
earth
Statement 2: Aunt Polly was infatuated with patent
d) All the above
medicines.
e) Answer not known
a) Statement 2 wrong 1, is correct
43. Match the following (Synonym)
b) Statement 1 wrong 2, is correct
A. Evidence 1. Angrily
c) Statement 1,2 wrong
B. Furiously 2. Afraid
d) Statement 1,2 correct
C. Frightened 3. Proof
e) Answer not known
A B C A B C
52. What was the name of Tom’s Brother?
a) 1 2 3 b) 3 1 2
a) Mark Twain b) Huck c) Sid
c) 2 3 1 d) 3 2 1
d) Joe Herper e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
44. Match the following: (Antonym) 53. Who was american entrepreneur, publisher and lec-
turer?
A. Hidden 1. Released
a) Mark Twain b) William Blake
B. Ordered 2. Exposed
C. Locked 3. Requested c) Robert frost d) Albhonsedaudet
A B C A B C e) Answer not known
a) 2 3 1 b) 1 2 3 54. Which animal can drink sea water?
c) 3 1 2 d) 1 3 2 a) Dog b) Cat c) Horse
e) Answer not known d) camel e) Answer not known
45. You ______ drive fast. It’s not safe. 55. Where is Giza pyramid located at?
a) May b) Might a) Along the nile river b) Beside the nile river
c) Shouldn’t d) Can c) Near the nile river d) Behind the nile river
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known

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56. Where is edge of libyan desert located? a) You are requested to open the window
a) East bank of nile b) West bank of nile b) You are request to open the window
c) North bank of nile d) South bank of nile c) Let the window be opened
e) Answer not known d) Both (a) and (c)
57. Correct tense form: e) Answer not known
He _____ (teach) for ten years. 66. Whose majority works focused on life and Nature?
a) Has been teaching b) Have been teaching a) Norman little ford b) Guest
c) Had been teaching d) Is teaching c) Gievebatel d) William Blake
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
58. Find out work of caroline Ann Bowles. 67. By whom the story of Joan of Arc was read?
a) The little ladybird b) Chapter on churchyard a) Indira b) Indra’s mother
c) Tales of the factories d) All the above c) Anjalaiyammal d) Rani Mangammal
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
59. The Newyork zodogical park never contains fewer 68. Match the following:
than _____ cubs and sometimes_____. A. Central figure of modern india 1. William Blake
a) 7,8 b) 6, 8 c) 8,6 B. Arthitett 2. Nehru
d) 8,7 e) Answer not known C. Juvenile literature 3. Mary mapes
60. Who are all born full of courage and devoid of all dodge.
sense of fear? A B C A B C
a) Black bear b) American bear a) 2 1 3 b) 1 2 3
c) Grizzlies d) European bear c) 3 2 1 d) 3 1 2
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
61. Who named the bears as “Teddy Bears”? 69. Who said this line?
a) Michtom b) Anne Educate a man and you educate an individual
c) Roosvelt d) Kennady Educate a woman and you educate a family.
e) Answer not known a) Michelle obama b) A cripps
62. Synonym: c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Kofi Annan
A. Distribute 1. Important e) Answer not known
B. Infinite 2. Joy 70. Synonym:
C. Significant 3. Boundless A. Wide 1. Subdue
D. Delight 4. Circulate B. Noble 2. Gentle
A B C D A B C D C. Oppress 3. broad
a) 1 2 3 4 b) 2 4 3 1 A B C A B C
c) 4 3 1 2 d) 3 2 1 4 a) 3 2 1 b) 1 2 3
e) Answer not known c) 2 3 1 d) 1 3 2
63. Antonym: e) Answer not known
A. Unkempt 1. Fact 71. Antonym:
B. Initiate 2. Clean A. Lonour 1. Coward
C. Conjecture 3. Conclude B. Worthy 2. Dishonour
A B C A B C C. Private 3. Public
a) 1 2 3 b) 2 3 1 D. Brave 4. Un worthy
c) 3 2 1 d) 2 1 3 A B C D A B C D
e) Answer not known a) 3 4 2 1 b) 1 2 3 4
64. Change into another voice. c) 2 4 3 1 d) 4 2 1 3
Stanley will inform you later. e) Answer not known
a) You will be informed by stanley later 72. _______ Earth revolves around the sun.
b) You would be informed by stanley later a) The b) A c) An
c) You will nformed by stanley later d) No article e) Answer not known
d) You will be inform by stanley later 73. I found _____ one rupee coin in the play ground while
e) Answer not known playing.
65. Change into another voice. a) A b) An c) The
Open the window. d) No article e) Answer not known
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74. There aren’t _______ students in the library. 85. Educational development day was organised on
a) Much b) Many c) A lot a) July 15 b) July 16 c) July 17
d) Little e) Answer not known d) July 18 e) Answer not known
75. He said that he wanted to became _____ engineer 86. Sibi has not practised hard but he ______ win the
a) A b) An c) The race.
d) No article e) Answer not known a) Should b) Might c) May
76. Change into reported speech: d) Both (b) and (c) e) Answer not known
She said, “I have won the first prize”. 87. Change into another voice.
a) She said that she has won the first prize. Somebody has taken away my book.
b) She said that she have won the first prize. a) My book had been taken away
c) She said that she had won the first prize. b) My book have been taken away
d) She said that she having won the first prize.
c) My book has been taken away
e) Answer not known
d) My book having been taken away
77. _________ Gandhiji, ahimsa means infinite love.
e) Answer not known
a) In case of b) According to
88. Find out the figure of speech:
c) In spite of d) On behalf of
e) Answer not known New friendship, high adventure, and a crown.
78. ______ rain, take an umbrella. a) Simile b) Personification
a) According to b) In case of c) Alliteration d) Metaphor
c) In case of d) In spite of e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 89. Tambic pentameter means
79. Figure of speech: a) A line with 10 syllables, accented on every
It’s the old home roof that shelters second beat
There you find the gladdest play-ground. b) A line with 5 syllables, accented on every second
a) Simile b) Personification beat
c) Metaphor d) Alliteration c) A line with 7 syllables, accented on every second
e) Answer not known beat
80. Rhetoric was the art of using eloquence for _____ d) A line with 8 syllables, accented on every second
effect in public speaking. beat
a) Persuasive b) Understand e) Answer not known
c) Allot d) Negative 90. Sonnets can be categorized on the basis of their.
e) Answer not known a) Rhyme word b) Rhyme scheme
81. Which word can be used with both countable and c) Rhyme line d) Both (a) and (b)
uncountable nouns?
e) Answer not known
a) Few b) Little c) Some
91. Who appeared before them in the shape of a harpy, a
d) Many e) Answer not known
voracious monster with wings, and the feast vanished
82. Find out the parts of speech for underlined word.
away?
The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment
a) Ferdinand b) Prospero
for the
c) Ariel d) Miranba
a) Noun b) Adjective
c) Adverb d) Verb e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 92. Who is the speaker of this line?
83. Find out the parts of speech for underlined word. I have a gift in store for you too.
The depth of the sea from the ledge scared the a) Ferdinand b) Ariel
seagull. c) Prospero d) Miranba
a) Noun b) Verb e) Answer not known
c) Adjective d) Adverb 93. “I have received a new life he has made himself to
e) Answer not known me a second father, giving me this deer lady.”
84. Noun form of joyful is “I” refers whom?
a) Joy b) Joyous a) Ariel b) Ferdinand
c) Joyfully d) Joyously c) Prospero d) Miranba
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
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94. I live _____ the third floor. 97. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accom-
a) On b) Above plish” who said?
c) Both (a) and (b) d) For a) Michelle obama b) Kofi Annan
e) Answer not known c) Malala d) Mahatma Gandhi
95. Meaning of the word “Keep up”. e) Answer not known
a) Move at stop speed 98. Foot + Note is compination of
b) Move at different speed a) Verb + Noun b) Verb + Verb
c) Move at slow speed c) Noun + Noun d) Adverb + Verb
e) Answer not known
d) Move at same speed
99. Add prefix - literate
e) Answer not known
a) il b) un c) dis
96. There is no tool for development more effective than
d) ill e) Answer not known
the empowerment of women.
[Link] _____ of the president has been expected
Who said this line?
for the last half an hour.
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Kofi Annan
a) Arrive b) Arrival
c) Michelle obama d) Malala
c) Arriving d) Arrived
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known

APTITUDE (25)
101. In how much time will a sum of Rs.1600 amount to A        B
Rs.1,852.20 at 5% per annum compound interest? C  A C
a) 2 years b) 5 years 
c) 4 years d) 3 years B 
e) Answer not known a)  b)  c)  d) 
       e)  

106. A works 3 times as fast as B and is able to complete a
a)  b) 
a task in 24 days less than the days taken by B. Find
c)  d)  the time in which they can complete the work to-
e)   gether.
102. Find the ratio: 666 gm to 6 kg a) 4 days b) 6 days c) 9 days d) 7 days

e) Answer not known
a) 111 : 1 b) 111 : 10
A  B     
c) 111 : 100 d) 111 : 1000
     
e) Answer not known / 

103. Find the next letter

R, U, X, A, D , _______  

a)  b)  c)  d) 
a) E b) H c) G d) F
e)  
e) Answer not known / 
107. Find the compound interest on Rs.15,625 for 6 months
104. Find out the nuext numberin
at 16% per annum compounded quarterly.
840, 168, 42, 14, 7, _______
        
     
a) 7 b) 1 c) 0 d) -7

e) Answer not known / 
105. A can do a piece of work in 12 hours, B and C can do it a) ` 1,300 b) ` 1,325 c) ` 1,250 d) ` 1,275
3 hours whereas A and C can do it in 6 hours. How e) Answer not known / 
long will B alone take to do the same work? 108. At what rate per annum will Rs.8000 amount to
a) 2 hours b) 5 hours c) 7 hours d) 4 hours Rs.9,261 is 3 years, when interest is being com-
e) Answer not known pounded annually?
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