English Questions

• Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Manja, or the glass-coated string used for flying kites, not only poses threat to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the country's oldest botanical garden has revealed that it poses a great threat to trees. But how can a snapped string struck in a tree kill the tree? Apparently, it does so by allying with the creepers in the garden. A research paper by three scientists of the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, located in West Bengal's Howrah district, illustrates in detail how the manja, in collusion with climbers, does the damage. "The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. Lateral branches from the top of the climber and other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber, completely covers the treetop, thus inhibiting the penetration of sunlight," says the research paper. What would be the acronym for India's oldest botanical garden?
• Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Manja, or the glass-coated string used for flying kites, not only poses threat to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the country's oldest botanical garden has revealed that it poses a great threat to trees. But how can a snapped string struck in a tree kill the tree? Apparently, it does so by allying with the creepers in the garden. A research paper by three scientists of the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, located in West Bengal's Howrah district, illustrates in detail how the manja, in collusion with climbers, does the damage. "The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. Lateral branches from the top of the climber and other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber, completely covers the treetop, thus inhibiting the penetration of sunlight," says the research paper. What gives easy passage to 'climbers' to top of the trees?
• In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. At this moment that (1)/ terrible door burst noisily open and (2)/ banged for the wall. (3)/No Error (4)
• In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. While an electron (1)/ carries a negative electrical (2) charge, a neutron is neutral. (3)/No Error (4)
• In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered.
• In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The airline was unable to give us a reason for the ______________ departure delay.
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Cajole
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Fustian
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Cavalier
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Vigilance
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Give somebody a ring
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Leave no stone unturned
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". She and Dad would (has had loved) Amit.
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". Someone must (being) killed.
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The state or quality of being holy
• In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures
• In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
• In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
• The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. They had seen enough of the X-them to come a step farther Y-desert already, and no number Z-of knives would have tempted
• The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. Such are the strata which we X-species as those now living in the Mediterranean Y-meet with in the south of Sicily, filled Z-with shells for the most part of the same