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Wbp constable mains 2019 (english) sectional test 01 - Test Set 1

Review 25 exam-focused questions with detailed explanations, then start the interactive test when you are ready.

25 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    Who wrote 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' ?
    1. John Keats
    2. Arthur Conan Doyle
    3. Anna Swell
    4. O. Henry
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  2. Question 2

    Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
    1. Qu
    2. Quey
    3. Queue
    4. Que
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  3. Question 3

    Fill in the blank with appropriate word or preposition.

    Rahul is addicted _____________ gambling.
    1. to
    2. with
    3. of
    4. on
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  4. Question 4

    Out of the alternative suggested, select the one which best express the sentence in indirect speech.

    He asked me, "What are you doing?"
    1. He asked about my activities.
    2. He asked me what I am doing.
    3. He asked me what I was doing.
    4. He asked me what I did.
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  5. Question 5

    Choose the correct proverb.
    1. Better fate comes never.
    2. Better late than ever.
    3. Better late then never.
    4. Better late than never.
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  6. Question 6

    Out of the alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech.

    The girl said, "I am very busy now?"
    1. The girl told she is busy then.
    2. The girl said that she was very busy then.
    3. The girl said that she was very busy now.
    4. The girl is busy now.
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  7. Question 7

    Which word means same as 'sophisticated'?
    1. Funky
    2. Brusque
    3. Gentle
    4. Genteel
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  8. Question 8

    Choose the correct proverb.
    1. Empty vessels make most noise.
    2. Empty vessels make no noise.
    3. Empty vessels take out noise.
    4. Empty vessels make must noise.
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  9. Question 9

    Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
    1. Assination
    2. asacination
    3. Assatination
    4. Assassination
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  10. Question 10

    Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
    1. Renovation
    2. Reinnovasion
    3. Rinovation
    4. Renovetion
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  11. Question 11

    Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or preposition.

    Ostrich prefer running ____________ flying.
    1. for
    2. against
    3. to
    4. of
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  12. Question 12

    Choose the correct proverb.
    1. Barking dogs seldom bite.
    2. Barking dogs always bite.
    3. Lurking dogs always cry.
    4. Barking dogs bite at night.
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  13. Question 13

    What is the correct one for 'an afternoon nap'?
    1. Doze
    2. Catnap
    3. Slumber
    4. Siesta
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  14. Question 14

    Choose the correct proverb.
    1. A stich in time saves nine.
    2. A stich in time saves fine.
    3. A stich in time saves five.
    4. A stich in time saves ten.
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  15. Question 15

    Choose the correct proverb.
    1. Ends well is all.
    2. All's well that ends well.
    3. The end is well.
    4. All is well that end in a well.
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  16. Question 16

    Which one of the following words correctly spelt?
    1. Independence
    2. Independance
    3. Indipandence
    4. Independense
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  17. Question 17

    Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or preposition.

    We shall discuss the matter _____________ a cup of tea.
    1. on
    2. before
    3. with
    4. over
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  18. Question 18

    Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or preposition.

    The man was accused _____________ theft.
    1. by
    2. about
    3. of
    4. for
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  19. Question 19

    Who wrote 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
    1. Howard Pyle
    2. Mark Twain
    3. Robert Louis Stevenson
    4. Mary Shelly
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  20. Question 20

    Out of the alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech.

    Virat said, "Ravi arrived on Monday".
    1. Virat said that Ravi arrived on Monday.
    2. Virat said that Ravi will arrive on Monday.
    3. Virat says that Ravi is arriving on Monday.
    4. Virat said that Ravi had arrived on Monday.
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  21. Question 21

    Which word is opposite of 'plenty'?
    1. Insufficient
    2. Many
    3. Abundant
    4. Huge
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  22. Question 22

    Which word means same as 'refurbish'?
    1. Destroy
    2. Construct
    3. Revamp
    4. Fabricate
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  23. Question 23

    Which of the following words is correctly spelt?
    1. Messege
    2. Message
    3. Mesage
    4. Masage
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  24. Question 24

    Which word is opposite of 'rogue' ?
    1. Rascal
    2. Crooked
    3. Scrupulous
    4. Scoundrel
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  25. Question 25

    Fill in the blank with appropriate word or preposition.

    David lives _____________ the bus-stand.
    1. against
    2. across
    3. through
    4. by
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