List of top English Questions

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word: \textit{TEDIOUS}

The boat was overloaded (A)/ with the passengers (B)/ and as a result it got drowned. (C)/ No error (D) Which part of the sentence above has an error, if any?

Mr Rao has been (A)/ relieved from his duties (B)/ and is expected to be here by tomorrow. (C)/ No error (D) Which part of the sentence above has an error, if any?

Choose the suitable part of speech for the underlined word in the given sentence:
He knows me better than you.

Rearrange the following sentences to form a paragraph:
A. But there is no denying that the discovery of geological time helped people come to terms with the idea that living things have had plenty of time to change.
B. The key evidence for evolution comes from living organisms.
C. British scientist began to consider geological time during the 18^th century.
D. Even if fossils and rocks did not exist we would still conclude that evolution occurs.

From the given options, choose the appropriate meaning of the following phrase.
"AB INITIO".

Arrange the following headings of a formal letter in the correct order.
A. Sender's address
B. Salutation
C. Receiver's address
D. Subject
E. Date
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Choose the best option for the meaning of the given foreign word/phrase
BON APPETIT

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom.The fire brigade ______ the fire.
(A) put on
(B) put up
(C) put out
(D) put in
(E) put of
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Choose the correct salutation for writing a personal letter:

Match the words in List I with their appropriate Synonyms in List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Mortuary	I	Home for the destitude
B	Cantonment	II	A place where money is coined
C	Mint	III	A place where dead bodies are temporarily kept
D	Asylum	IV	A place where soldiers are quartered

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Match the words in List I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I		List-II
(A)	Mandate	(I)	reward
(B)	recompense	(II)	comfort in time of distress
(C)	Solace	(III)	an official order to do something
(D)	Tatters	(IV)	tom pieces of cloth or paper

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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Phrasal Verb)		LIST II-(Meaning)
A	Bring Up	I	to win
B	Pull off	II	extinguish
C	Fall out	III	call attention again to
D	blow out	IV	Quarrel

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Change the following to Direct Speech by choosing the correct answer from the options given:
The judge asked the thief what he had been doing with his hand in the gentleman's pocket.