Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentences using an infinitive: It is too late. We can’t start a new lesson now.
A)
It is too late for us to start a new lesson.
B)
It is too late that can’t start a new lesson.
C)
It is getting late to start a new lesson.
D)
We are too late starting a new lesson.
'Too late for us to start...' correctly uses the infinitive.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A close fisted person
A)
A powerful person
B)
A cowardly person
C)
A close friend
D)
A miser
A close-fisted person is a miser.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the right collocation: I try to avoid his company because he is a crashing ____________ .
A)
bore
B)
nuisance
C)
pest
D)
bother
A 'crashing bore' is a standard collocation for a very boring person.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: Can I go to the party____________?
A)
to
B)
too
C)
two
D)
none of the above
The phrase is 'Can I go to the party too?'
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: He is a man of ____________.
A)
principles
B)
principals
C)
principal
D)
principle
The fixed phrase is 'a man of principles'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: I’d like to take you to a café ____________ serves excellent coffee.
A)
what
B)
whatever
C)
which
D)
whichever
'Which' introduces the relative clause modifying 'café'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: Do you like to play any ____________ games?
A)
bored
B)
broad
C)
brood
D)
board
'Board games' is the standard phrase.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: I saw the shoes ____________ you bought last week.
A)
when
B)
that
C)
who
D)
whom
'That' correctly refers to the shoes as the object of 'bought'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A steal.
A)
stolen goods
B)
unclear
C)
very inexpensive
D)
harmless
'A steal' means something bought at a very low price.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct preposition/article: They will return ____________ Sunset.
A)
after
B)
at
C)
for
D)
before
'After sunset' is the natural construction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: He is a weak leader, ____________ he has plenty of supporters.
A)
otherwise
B)
moreover
C)
nevertheless
D)
therefore
'Nevertheless' expresses contrast despite the preceding statement.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct preposition/article: They are called ____________ different names.
A)
by
B)
with
C)
for
D)
at
The construction is 'called by different names'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Yesterday evening I ____________ hard till late because I had a difficult task. (work)
A)
had worked
B)
work
C)
was working
D)
am working.
The ongoing action in the past is 'was working'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Spill the beans.
A)
careless
B)
talkative
C)
vegetarian
D)
expose a secret
To spill the beans means to reveal a secret.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Baker’s dozen.
A)
twelve
B)
thirteen
C)
fourteen
D)
twenty four
A baker's dozen is thirteen.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the right collocation: It is a golden ____________, if you miss it you will regret it.
A)
chance
B)
opportunity
C)
offer
D)
occasion
A 'golden chance' is a fixed collocation.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the right collocation: He was involved in a ____________ accident.
A)
ready
B)
widespread
C)
dreadful
D)
risky
A 'dreadful accident' is the natural collocation.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Despite the doctor’s advice he still eats like a horse.
A)
Eats a lot of food
B)
Eats slowly
C)
Swallows his food
D)
Does not like to eat
'Eats like a horse' means eats a lot.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to Negative: Human is mortal.
A)
Human is immortal.
B)
Human is not immortal.
C)
Not all humans are mortal.
D)
Not all humans are immortal.
To make the statement negative without changing its intended truth, 'Human is not immortal' is the supplied choice.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: I am looking for someone ____________ can watch my cat while I am away.
A)
which
B)
who
C)
whom
D)
whoever
'Who' refers to the person who can watch the cat.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause: There came a time when he was tired of waiting.
A)
adverb clause
B)
noun clause
C)
adjective clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
'When he was tired of waiting' modifies 'time' as an adjective clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the sentence or clause: Either the engine starts, or we will remain here all night.
A)
compound
B)
simple
C)
complex
D)
none of these
Two independent clauses joined by 'or' make a compound sentence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct synonym for: Jealous
A)
obvious
B)
atrocious
C)
envious
D)
ferocious
'Envious' means jealous.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: He finished first ____________ he began late.
A)
as
B)
though
C)
since
D)
for
'Though' introduces the concessive clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: After lunch let’s go out for a coffee.
A)
Verb
B)
Preposition
C)
Pronoun
D)
Adjective
'After' is a preposition because it is followed by the noun phrase 'lunch'.
