List of top English Questions

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
It was an \(\underline{\text{ignominious }}\)defeat for the team. 
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
His \(\underline{\text{conjecture }}\) was better than mine.
Direction: This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other three are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. The administration discussed whether the number of students studying European languages was likely to decline when the senior lecturer retired.
Choose the best pronunciation of the word, Restaurant, from the following options.

Benevolent : Kind :: Unclear : _____________________

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of facts mentioned in the given passage?

The policy announcement was made to the much chagrin of the farmers.

India's baffling array of state and national labor laws date to the 1940s: one provides for the type and number of spittoons in a factory. Another says an enterprise with more than 100 workers needs government permission to scale back or close. Many Indian businesses stay small in order to remain beyond the reach of the laws. Big firms use temporary workers to avoid them. Less than 15\% of Indian workers have legal job security. The new government can sidestep the difficult politics of curbing privileges by establishing a new, simpler labor contract that gives basic protection to workers but makes lay-offs less costly to firms. It would apply only to new hires; the small proportion of existing workers with gold-star protections would keep them. Which of the following options best summarizes the main idea of the paragraph?
FLIMSY : STURDY
GREGARIOUS : OUTGOING

Alleviate : Aggravate :: Elastic : ____________

What is the meaning of the word 'irrefutable' as used in the given passage?

Can you give me ______ details, please?

Choose the option in which the usage of the word "for" is incorrect or inappropriate.
Choose the option in which the usage of the word "slam" is incorrect or inappropriate.
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error.
Which of the following is not necessarily correct in the context of the passage?

What do clays, sulphates and other minerals found near the rover's landing site suggest? 

(a) They suggest that huge volcanic eruptions might have taken place in the remote past.
(b) They revealed that Mars once had favourable conditions for life.
(c) The evidence of clay suggests that once water flowed through the area.
 

Find the correct statement according to the passage.

He ______ days.

SUBMISSIVE
Global warming is a burning problem for this summit.

_______ is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.

Now, the educational courses in many institutions are sold and even __________ for _________ prices.

I am fully convinced of the integrity of my colleagues.