English Comprehension
Practice Questions & Answers
Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: Ravi is junior than his brother in the office. (वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग को बदलने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें: Ravi is junior than his brother in the office.)
Comparative adjectives ending in '-ior' (junior, senior, superior, etc.) take preposition 'to', not 'than'. (लैटिन तुलनात्मक विशेषण जैसे 'junior', 'senior' के बाद 'than' के स्थान पर 'to' का प्रयोग किया जाता है।)
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither did the committee acknowledge the financial irregularities, (1)/ nor did they consider the repeated warnings (2)/ issued by auditors, which, according to reports, (3)/ has been ignored for a long time. (4)/ (वाक्य का वह भाग ज्ञात कीजिए जिसमें त्रुटि है: Neither did the committee acknowledge the financial irregularities, [1]/ nor did they consider the repeated warnings [2]/ issued by auditors, which, according to reports, [3]/ has been ignored for a long time. [4]/)
The relative pronoun 'which' refers to the plural noun 'warnings', so the verb should be plural 'have been ignored' instead of 'has been ignored' in part (4). (बहुवचन संज्ञा 'warnings' के लिए बहुवचन क्रिया 'have been ignored' आनी चाहिए, अतः भाग [4] में त्रुटि है।)
Choose the right collocation: The report delivers a _____ evaluation of the new policy framework. (सही संयोजन [collocation] चुनें: The report delivers a _____ evaluation of the new policy framework.)
'Thorough-going' is the standard adjective meaning absolute, complete, and exhaustive. ('Thorough-going' एक मानक विशेषण है जिसका अर्थ संपूर्ण और विस्तृत होता है।)
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The monk carried a carved crosier into the sanctuary. (रेखांकित शब्द के समरूपी [homonym] वाले वाक्य का चयन करें: The monk carried a carved crosier into the sanctuary.)
In the question, 'crosier' means a bishop's staff. In option (a), 'crosier' refers to the curled young frond of a fern (botanical term), which is a homonym. (मूल वाक्य में 'crosier' धार्मिक छड़ी को दर्शाता है, जबकि विकल्प [a] में 'crosier' फर्न के नए घुमावदार पत्तों [वानस्पतिक शब्द] को दर्शाता है।)
Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: They are planning to go to abroad for training. (वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग को बदलने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें: They are planning to go to abroad for training.)
'Abroad' is an adverb of place and does not take the preposition 'to'. Correct expression: 'go abroad'. ('Abroad' एक क्रियाविशेषण है, जिसके पूर्व 'to' प्रीपोजिशन का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता है।)
A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the correct indirect speech conversion: She said, “I purchased a new smartphone.” (प्रत्यक्ष कथन में एक वाक्य दिया गया है। सही अप्रत्यक्ष कथन चुनें: She said, “I purchased a new smartphone.”)
Simple past ('purchased') in direct speech changes to past perfect ('had purchased') in indirect speech. (Direct speech का Simple Past अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में Past Perfect ['had purchased'] में बदलता है।)
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: INEXORABLE (दिए गए शब्द का सबसे उपयुक्त पर्यायवाची चुनें: INEXORABLE)
'Inexorable' means impossible to stop or prevent; unforgiving and relentless. ('Inexorable' का अर्थ निष्ठुर, कठोर या जिसे रोका न जा सके [Relentless] होता है।)
Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Get the jump on (मुहावरे का सही अर्थ चुनें: Get the jump on)
'Get the jump on' means to gain an advantage over someone by acting early or before them. ('Get the jump on' का अर्थ समय से पहले कदम उठाकर बढ़त या लाभ प्राप्त करना है।)
Spot the correct spelling of a term for involuntary repetition of others’ words. (दूसरों के शब्दों को अनैच्छिक रूप से दोहराने की क्रिया के लिए सही वर्तनी पहचानें।)
The correct psychological/medical spelling is 'Echolalia'. (सही वर्तनी 'Echolalia' है।)
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Sycophantic (दिए गए शब्द का सबसे उपयुक्त विलोम शब्द चुनें: Sycophantic)
'Sycophantic' means behaving in an obsequious/fawning way to gain advantage. Its antonym is 'Self-assured' (confident and independent). ('Sycophantic' का अर्थ चापलूसी करने वाला होता है, जिसका विपरीतार्थी 'Self-assured' [आत्मविश्वासी/स्वाभिमानी] है।)
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: “An exaggerated sense of one’s own importance.” (इसके लिए सही एक-शब्द प्रतिस्थापन चुनें: “An exaggerated sense of one’s own importance.”)
'Vanity' denotes excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance, abilities, or importance. (स्वयं को अत्यधिक महत्वपूर्ण या श्रेष्ठ समझने के भाव को 'Vanity' [घमंड/अभिमान] कहते हैं।)
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below: The ecologist cautioned that the region’s carrying capacity might be surpassed if invasive organisms multiplied without control. (दिए गए वाक्य के प्रत्यक्ष कथन [Direct Speech] रूपांतरण के लिए सही विकल्प चुनें: The ecologist cautioned that the region’s carrying capacity might be surpassed if invasive organisms multiplied without control.)
Option (c) correctly maintains 'might' and restores the conditional clause to present simple ('multiply'). (विकल्प [c] सही प्रत्यक्ष कथन संरचना को दर्शाता है।)
Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Hammer and tongs (मुहावरे का सही अर्थ चुनें: Hammer and tongs)
'Hammer and tongs' means with great energy, enthusiasm, or fierce intensity. ('Hammer and tongs' का अर्थ अत्यधिक ऊर्जा और तीव्रता [with great intensity] से कोई कार्य करना है।)
Select the correct option: The proposal, ___ was approved unanimously, will be implemented next month. (सही विकल्प चुनें: The proposal, ___ was approved unanimously, will be implemented next month.)
Non-restrictive relative clauses set off by commas take 'which' for inanimate objects/proposals. (अल्पाविराम [comma] से जुड़े गैर-प्रतिबंधात्मक उपवाक्य में वस्तु के लिए 'which' का प्रयोग होता है।)
Which is the correct spelling for a word meaning “countless”? (“Countless” [अनगिनत] अर्थ वाले शब्द की सही वर्तनी कौन सी है?)
The correct spelling is 'Innumerable'. (सही वर्तनी 'Innumerable' है।)