Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
He will abide ___ his friend David in all circumstances.
A)
along
B)
with
C)
by
D)
to
Option C is correct: by.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
That man ___ at the bus stop for the last half hour.
A)
stands
B)
has stood
C)
is standing
D)
has been standing
Option D is correct: has been standing.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
We'd better go out tomorrow because Mary ___ the piano all day.
A)
will be practising
B)
will practise
C)
will have been practising
D)
will have practised
Option C is correct: will have been practising.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
I love my country. (Identify the sentence type)
A)
Declaratory Sentence
B)
Exclamatory Sentence
C)
Optative Sentence
D)
Affirmative Sentence
Option D is correct: Affirmative Sentence.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
The information about China’s total alleviation of poverty is all tall talk (Meaning of 'all tall talk')
A)
true
B)
exaggerated matter
C)
fake information
D)
interesting story
Option B is correct: exaggerated matter.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
The bus ___ by the time we reach the station.
A)
willleave
B)
will have left
C)
had left
D)
has left
Option B is correct: will have left.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
Everybody waited for the test result with bated breath (Meaning of 'with bated breath')
A)
anxiously
B)
happily
C)
excitedly
D)
calmly
Option A is correct: anxiously.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
He was assigned an arduous task. (Choose the opposite of 'arduous')
A)
easy
B)
difficult
C)
good
D)
tricky
Option A is correct: easy.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
Didactic (Choose the word nearest in meaning)
A)
blunt
B)
in poetic metre
C)
of the nature of teaching
D)
direct
Option C is correct: of the nature of teaching.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
It was ___ that called you here.
A)
I
B)
me
C)
myself
D)
mine
Option B is correct: me.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
___ of our trainees pays his tuition fee at the beginning of the month.
A)
Every
B)
All
C)
Either
D)
Each
Option D is correct: Each.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
The event came ___ as he had predicted.
A)
up
B)
off
C)
about
D)
by
Option B is correct: off.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
I was deeply affected by his urbane behaviour. (Choose the opposite of 'urbane')
A)
rural
B)
indifferent
C)
rude
D)
calm
Option C is correct: rude.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
In abeyance (Meaning of the phrase)
A)
insuspension
B)
cancelled
C)
innotime
D)
in absence
Option C is correct: innotime.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
I'd be glad ___ some help.
A)
by
B)
of
C)
with
D)
for
Option C is correct: with.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
The murderer ___ the corpse down the stairs when he heard a knock on the door.
A)
carries
B)
had carried
C)
carried
D)
was carrying
Option D is correct: was carrying.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
He told me that it had been raining all day. (Choose the Direct Speech)
A)
He said, “It had rained all day”
B)
He said to me, “Tt is raining all day”
C)
He said to me, “It was raining all day”
D)
He said to me, “It had been raining all day”
Option D is correct: He said to me, “It had been raining all day”.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
I ___ him this morning.
A)
never met
B)
have not met
C)
didnot meet
D)
had not met
Option C is correct: didnot meet.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
A good judge never gropes ___ the conclusion.
A)
to
B)
on
C)
over
D)
for
Option D is correct: for.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
Abigail is the one ___ they asked to make the dress.
A)
who
B)
which
C)
whose
D)
whom
Option D is correct: whom.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
Allagog (Meaning of the phrase)
A)
all happy
B)
rife with rumours
C)
restless
D)
uproar
Option D is correct: uproar.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
Shall I tell him that the bus ___ ?
A)
is gone
B)
has gone
C)
isgoing
D)
went
Option B is correct: has gone.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
A plan for or the route to be followed on a journey
A)
trail
B)
jaunt
C)
voyage
D)
itinerary
Option D is correct: itinerary.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
The usual adulation of officers must end. (Choose the opposite of 'adulation')
A)
back-biting
B)
condemnation
C)
flattery
D)
praise
Option B is correct: condemnation.
Steno Gr-III • 2024 • General English
He dispensed ___ the services of his dishonest clerk.
A)
of
B)
with
C)
at
D)
on
Option B is correct: with.
