Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: It’s hard to resist when things are on ____________.
A)
sell
B)
cell
C)
sale
D)
sail
The phrase is 'on sale'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: An acid test.
A)
a scientific experiment
B)
uncontrolled
C)
a critical test
D)
difficult task
An acid test is a decisive/critical test.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He worked the sum quickly.
A)
Noun
B)
Pronoun
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
'Sum' is a noun in 'worked the sum quickly'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct synonym for: Quote
A)
sight
B)
sigh
C)
sire
D)
cite
'Cite' is the correct verb corresponding to quoting.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning: Fresh
A)
faulty
B)
sluggish
C)
disgraceful
D)
stale
The opposite of fresh is stale.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct synonym for: Stumbling block.
A)
argument
B)
frustration
C)
fall out
D)
hurdle
A stumbling block is an obstacle or hurdle.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning: Exodus
A)
influx
B)
home coming
C)
return
D)
restoration
Exodus means a mass departure; the opposite is influx.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: My car has a radio____________ music player.
A)
but
B)
or
C)
and
D)
nor
'And' connects two alternatives? Here a radio and music player are both features, so 'and' is correct.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences using an illative conjunction: He was obstinate. He was punished.
A)
He was obstinate therefore he was punished.
B)
He was punished for obstinacy.
C)
He was obstinate and punished .
D)
He was punished for being obstinate.
'Therefore' is an illative conjunction expressing consequence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause: He advanced as far as he dared.
A)
adverb clause
B)
noun clause
C)
adjective clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
'As far as he dared' indicates degree/extent and functions adverbially.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: The train ____________ when I reached the station.
A)
had come
B)
has come
C)
will come
D)
shall come
The earlier past event takes the past perfect: had come.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to compound: If you cannot obey me, you have to leave.
A)
If you don’t obey me , you will have to leave.
B)
Obey or leave.
C)
Either obey me or leave.
D)
Obey me or leave.
'Obey me or leave' is the concise compound form using coordination.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: He said that he ____________ the letter.
A)
has written
B)
had written
C)
is writing
D)
will write
Reported speech shifts 'have written' to the past perfect 'had written'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to Assertive: How gorgeous is the sunset!
A)
How is the sunset so gorgeous?
B)
The sunset is gorgeous, isn’t it?
C)
The sunset is very gorgeous.
D)
How gorgeous the sunset is!
The assertive form is 'The sunset is very gorgeous.'
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct synonym for: Gullible
A)
credible
B)
believable
C)
credulous
D)
fallible
'Credulous' means easily believing things.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the right collocation: Could you ____________ the oil?
A)
inspect
B)
check
C)
test
D)
examine
The common collocation is 'check the oil'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: You can choose one person, ____________ you like to share the trip with you.
A)
whomever
B)
that
C)
which
D)
whom
'Whomever' is the objective-form relative pronoun after 'with'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause: He gets up early every morning and he goes out to walk.
A)
adverb clause
B)
noun clause
C)
adjective clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
Two coordinate clauses joined by 'and' form a coordinate/compound clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct preposition/article: He travelled 70 miles ____________ two hours.
A)
in
B)
for
C)
by
D)
at
'70 miles in two hours' is correct.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Do you like dogs?
A)
Noun
B)
Adjective
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
'Like' is the verb in 'Do you like dogs?'
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to compound: Everyone knows that the earth is round.
A)
The earth is round and everyone knows it.
B)
Everyone knows the earth is circular.
C)
The earth is round is a well known fact.
D)
The earth is round is known to everyone.
Two independent clauses joined by 'and' form the compound sentence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: You will be late ____________ you hurry.
A)
unless
B)
when
C)
until
D)
if
'Unless' means if not: you will be late unless you hurry.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence using an Adjective: She treated me respectfully.
A)
She treated me with respect.
B)
She respectfully treats me.
C)
She was respectful to me.
D)
She treats me with respect.
'Respectful' is the adjective form of 'respectfully'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: The play was fantastic.
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
'Fantastic' is an adjective describing the play.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to Superlative: No other metal is as expensive as gold.
A)
No other metal except gold is expensive.
B)
Gold is expensive of all the metals.
C)
Isn’t gold the most expensive?
D)
Gold is the most expensive of all the metals.
The superlative transformation is 'Gold is the most expensive of all the metals.'
