General English : 50 Marks

All questions are to be answered

The Many World of Literature

1. Who was the ‘Little Man’?

a) Imam Din (B) Mohammad Din (C) Doctor (D) None of These.
2. Khidmatgar’s son wants to play with:
a) Football (B) Tennis Ball (C) Polo ball (D) Cricket ball.
3. Who is the little man in the story written by Rudyard Kipling?
A) Ala-ud-din b)Fakru-Ud-Din c)Muhammad-Ud-Din d) Ahmad-Ud-Din
4. The narrator of the story “Mr Krishnan’s family and I” is
A) Mr. Krishnan B) Ravi C) Cyrus D) Sushil
5. Name the writer of “My Experiment with Truth”?
a) Nehru ji b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) M.K. Gandhi d) Indira Gandhi
Animal Farm
6. How many commandments were given to the animals?
A) Five b) seven c) eight d) Nine
7. What was the name of the donkey on the farm?
A) Boxer B) Benjamin C) Mollie D) Napoleon
8. Moses was given ……. Daily?
A) Lump of sugar B) Beer C) Handful of rice D)Egg and Milk.
9. What does power do?
A) Aids B) Corrupts C) Frightens D) Kills
10. The novel Animal Farm begins with
A) a prayer B) a conversation C) a meeting D) a song
Choose the correct form of the verb:
11. Jaya always …… to the gym in the morning.
A) Go B) Goes C) Gone D) Going
12. The police…… the thief last night.
A) Caught B) Catch C) Will catch D) Catching
13. If he ……. Early, he could have reached in time.
A) Has started B) Will start C) Had started D) Have start
14. it is time, we …… to sleep.
A) Go B) Goes C) Going D) Went
15. She……… in this office since 2005.
A) Is working B) Works C) has been working D) Worked
Choose the correct modal:
16. I….. Swim easily (ability)
A) Must B) Can C) Should D) Would
17. We….. Respect our elders. (Duty)
A) Must B) Shall C) Can D) Could
18. …….. You make some tea for me? (Request)
A) Could B) Can C) Would D) Will
19. How…….. You break the rules of the college?
 A) Ought B) need C) Used to D) Dare
20. Please carry an umbrella, lest in……. rain.
A) Would B) Need C) Could D) Will
Choose the correct phrasal Verb:
21. You should……. Well with your subordinates.
A) Get in B) get along C) get across D) get up
22. The game was…………….. Due to bad weather:
A) Called on B) Called Out C) Called Off D) Called in
23. You can……….. me to keep your secret.
A) Count on B) Count up C) Count down D) Count out
24. Please……………. To see me, on your way home.
A) dropout B) drop away C) drop off D) drop in
25. ………… a life jacket before getting into the boat.
A) put on B) Pull away C) Put Off D) Put Out
Identify the underlined clauses
26. I cannot remember what I said last night:
A) Noun Clause B) Adverbial Clause C) Adjectival Clause D) None Of The Above
27. The aunt whom we met last week died yesterday.
A) Noun Clause B) Adverbial Clause C) Adjectival Clause D) Pronoun
28. The house we saw just now belongs to my mother.
A) Noun Clause B) Adverbial Clause C) Adjectival Clause D) None Of The Above
Fill in the blanks with correct Gerund, Infinitive or participle:
29. She is good at………..
A) dance B) dancing C) danced D) dancer
30. He was unable………. His work.
A) Beginning B) Begin C) To begin D) None of the Above
31. I can hear him………. A song.
A) to sing B) Singing C) Sang D) Will Sing
32. Raju is afraid of………
A) Swimming B) To swim C) Swam D) Have swim
Choose the correct answer:
33. She hates him………….. he is poor.
A) Because B) even if C) as if D) Still
34. She washed my clothes……………. I was sick.
A) Whereas B) Even if C) While D) After
35. A letter written to the chief editor of a newspaper is:
A) Formal B)informal C) Legal D) Personal
36. A short piece of writing on a particular subject is:
A) a letter B) a report C) An Essay D) A Debate
37. What are the qualities of good précis?
A) Clarity B) Correctness C) Conciseness D) All of the above
38. ‘Modal’ means:
A) The word which shows the mood of the user B) Adjective C) Conjunction D) Noun
39. the meaning of ‘unleash’ is:
A) Produce B) Set free C) Take hold of D) Blend.