List of top English Questions asked in Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test

Fill in the blank with the correct question tag: Everything is lost ............. ?

Choose the correct word with the suffix ‘ING’. Which of the following words correctly ends with the suffix ‘ING’ to form a proper English word?

Identify the figure of speech: King Richard was as brave as a ............

Which of the following is written by Mulk Raj Anand?

Which of the following novelists was not born in India?

Choose the appropriate "if" clause.
If you had studied for the test, you ........... been confident.

The more he was criticized .................. he was to complete the task.

Identify the correct sentence with reference to grammar and meaning it conveys.

Choose the correct alternative.
Since around 1970, with World population of 3.5 billion, they have doubled it to our current level of over 7 billion in 2012.

Read the sentence carefully and mark the incorrect section.
On account of the highland prices we are setup the factory on the outskirts of the city.

Death lays his icy hands on the king. The figure of speech used in the sentence is

Seldom ............... such a complicated problem.

Choose the appropriate question tag for the following sentence. Srinath missed the train today.

Identify the passive form of the given sentence. I was busy cleaning the house.

Which of the following words has one syllable?

Find the correctly spelt word.

Spoke: ............ :: word : sentence

Fill in the blank with the most suitable idiom/phrase to make the statement meaningful and complete. Don't you think, you ............. by not showing up at the meeting?

What is the meaning of "you look a little down in the dumps"?

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. His timidity proved costly.