Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: He never practices what he preaches, he is such a _______.
A)
hyperbole
B)
hippocrates
C)
kryptonite
D)
hypocrite
A 'turn-coat' betrays or changes allegiance.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: A daily walk is refreshes one. (change into adjective)
A)
A daily walk is refreshing.
B)
A refreshfully daily walk.
C)
A daily walk refreshfuls one.
D)
One becomes refreshed when one goes on a daily walk.
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyse the following sentence by finding out the clause mentioned in brackets: Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy. (Adjectival clause)
A)
Pizza, which most people
B)
which most people love
C)
is not
D)
is not very healthy
Which most people love is non-restrictive adjectival clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct Preposition or Conjunction: The frightened woman leapt _______ the table.
A)
onto
B)
into
C)
unto
D)
upto
Onto shows movement onto surface of table.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: John Mayer is a virtuoso on the guitars.
A)
amateur
B)
disaster
C)
expert
D)
manufacturer
'Inevitable' means unavoidable.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Synthesise the following sentences as directed: She may cry. She may laugh. It is not certain. (use whether)
A)
It is not certain whether she may cry or laugh.
B)
Whether she may cry or whether she may laugh.
C)
She may cry or she may laugh whether it is not certain.
D)
It is not certain whether she may laugh. She may cry also.
'It is not certain whether she may cry or laugh' correctly uses whether.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: I long to see my hometown again. (change to Exclamatory)
A)
Alas! I may see my hometown again!
B)
Hurrah! I may see my hometown again.
C)
Pooh! To see my hometown again!
D)
O that I may see my hometown again!
The exclamatory form expressing the wish is 'O that I may see my hometown again!'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: The King was hated for his apathy towards the poor.
A)
sympathy
B)
cruelty
C)
kindness
D)
indifference
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: She completed her work with great dexterity.
A)
skill
B)
clumsiness
C)
haste
D)
slowness
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyse the following sentence by finding out the clause mentioned in brackets: He is the man whom I shall dance with. (Noun clause)
A)
He is the
B)
he is the man
C)
the man whom
D)
I shall marry
Whom I shall dance with is relative clause; option the man whom closest despite label error.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: His conceit knows no bounds, its amazing.
A)
vanity
B)
skill
C)
intelligence
D)
stupidity
'Inevitable' means unavoidable.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: I am an _______ in gaming, I’ve only just started.
A)
auteur
B)
atelier
C)
avatar
D)
amateur
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate adverb or adjective to complete the sentence: There are a _______ questions I would like to ask you.
A)
little
B)
few
C)
some
D)
less
Few used for countable plural questions.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: Anna’s _______ is beautiful. No one else can write like her.
A)
cannibalism
B)
candidatry
C)
calligraphy
D)
iconography
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: Kwon always maintained an affable manner with his fans.
A)
friendly
B)
calm
C)
unfriendly
D)
quiet
Affable means friendly; antonym is unfriendly.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Synthesise the following sentences as directed: Go away. Never come back. (use Adversative Conjunction)
A)
Go away and never come back.
B)
Go away but never come back.
C)
Go away to never come back.
D)
Go away lest you come back.
'But' supplies the adversative relation: 'Go away but never come back.'
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: Her voice is too loud to be borne. (remove ‘too’)
A)
Her voice is loud to be borne.
B)
Her voice is very loud to bear.
C)
Her voice is so loud that I cannot bear it.
D)
Her voice is so loud to be borne.
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate adverb or adjective to complete the sentence: The Principal said that he was _______ pleased with our work.
A)
so
B)
very
C)
much
D)
too
Very intensifies pleased; much/too/so incorrect here.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: He is such a _______, he betrays people all the time.
A)
weather cock
B)
turn-coat
C)
dandy
D)
about face
A 'turn-coat' betrays or changes allegiance.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyse the following sentence by finding out the clause mentioned in brackets: Show me the place where you lost your wallet. (Adjectival Clause)
A)
where you lost your wallet
B)
the place where
C)
Show me the place
D)
lost your wallet
Where you lost your wallet is adjectival clause modifying place.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: He was a most peculiar man who liked collecting towels.
A)
careless
B)
normal
C)
unusual
D)
intelligent
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: Tina was a verbose woman whom no one liked very much.
A)
proud
B)
silent
C)
humble
D)
talkative
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate adverb or adjective to complete the sentence: He came home _______ from his office.
A)
direct
B)
directedly
C)
directly
D)
direction
Directly means straight from office adverb.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: The two kingdoms suffered due to the enmity between them.
A)
freedom
B)
territory
C)
friendship
D)
fighting
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: The man did not know he was in peril as he walked into the garden.
A)
danger
B)
protection
C)
happiness
D)
lost
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
