Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: Live well ____________ you may die well.
A)
when
B)
and
C)
that
D)
or
'Live well and you may die well' is the intended construction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: I could not get a seat ____________ I came early.
A)
if
B)
as
C)
when
D)
though
'Though' introduces the contrast: despite coming early, no seat was available.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Let us move on.
A)
Verb
B)
Adjective
C)
Noun
D)
Adverb
'Move' is the verb in 'Let us move on.'
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct preposition/article: We should not spend money____________ luxuries.
A)
for
B)
on
C)
with
D)
in
The standard phrase is 'spend money on luxuries'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: Tom ____________ to his hometown in 1994.
A)
moves
B)
moved
C)
shall move
D)
is moving
The past tense 'moved' fits 'in 1994'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: The car crashed when the driver ____________ at full speed. (go)
A)
go
B)
goes
C)
gone
D)
was going
The past continuous 'was going' describes the ongoing action when the crash occurred.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the clause: The small streams that run through the area are loaded with fish.
A)
adverb clause
B)
adjective clause
C)
noun clause
D)
none of these
'That run through the area' modifies 'streams', so it is an adjective clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct synonym for: Wise
A)
momentous
B)
pragmatic
C)
judicious
D)
cautious
'Judicious' means wise and showing good judgment.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to complex: Cancer is curable and everybody knows this.
A)
Cancer is curable is known to all.
B)
Cancer is curable is a known fact.
C)
Everybody knows that cancer is curable.
D)
Everybody knows that cancer can be cured.
'Everybody knows that cancer is curable' is a complex sentence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Well, I don’t think I’ll be home before 6.
A)
Interjection
B)
Preposition
C)
Pronoun
D)
Conjunction
'Well' is an interjection at the beginning of the sentence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: The police needed details ____________ could help identify the robber.
A)
who
B)
whatever
C)
that
D)
what
'That' correctly introduces the defining relative clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He kept the fast for a week.
A)
Noun
B)
Adjective
C)
Adverb
D)
Preposition
In 'kept the fast', 'fast' is a noun referring to the act of fasting.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause: Take a lamp because the night is dark.
A)
adverb clause
B)
noun clause
C)
adjective clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
'Because the night is dark' gives the reason for taking a lamp, so it is an adverb clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: That was a difficult question.
A)
Preposition
B)
Adjective
C)
Adverb
D)
Verb
'Difficult' is an adjective modifying 'question'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences using an adversative conjunction: The tortoise is slow. He is sure.
A)
The tortoise is slow and sure.
B)
The tortoise is slowly sure.
C)
the tortoise is slow yet it is sure.
D)
The tortoise is slow because it is sure.
'Yet' is an adversative conjunction expressing contrast.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: I ____________ what I can do for you.
A)
saw
B)
have seen
C)
shall see
D)
see
'I shall see what I can do for you' is the future construction intended by the options.
