Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "He did not lie, for he was an honest man."
A)
simple
B)
compound
C)
positive
D)
complex
The two independent clauses are joined by 'for', making it compound.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the correct form: _______ hair shows wisdom and experience.
A)
Grey
B)
Red
C)
Green
D)
Blue
Grey hair is conventionally associated with age, wisdom and experience.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase: Don’t put al your _______.
A)
apples
B)
oranges
C)
eggs
D)
fruits
The idiom is 'don't put all your eggs in one basket'.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage by Rabindranath Tagore, what helped the Indians to conceive of a notion of the Englishmen?
A)
Their advanced weaponry
B)
Their literature
C)
Their orders
D)
Their administration
Tagore said English literature helped Indians form an idea of the English.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage, whose speeches did Tagore listen to, as a boy?
A)
Shakespeare
B)
Byron
C)
John Bright
D)
Macaulay
Tagore recalled listening to John Bright’s speeches as a boy.
Surveyor • General English
In the sentence "When he came to know what happened to his dog, he wept and cried", what would be the opposite of wept?
A)
cheered
B)
swept
C)
smiled
The opposite of 'wept' is 'cheered' in the given emotional context.
Surveyor • General English
In the second paragraph of the passage, what does the expression ‘line up’ signify?
A)
Align with
B)
disagree with
C)
Differ from
D)
In discussion with
'Line up with' means align with.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "Though he was very rich, he was still unhappy"
A)
simple
B)
compound
C)
negative
D)
complex
'Though he was very rich...' is a dependent clause joined to an independent clause, so complex.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage, what does King reference in his speech?
A)
The Declaration of Independence
B)
The Emancipation Proclamation
C)
The Declaration of Freedom
D)
The Emancipation Exclamation
He referenced the Emancipation Proclamation.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The boy was beaten _______ the teacher.
A)
in
B)
into
C)
by
D)
with
The passive construction takes 'by': beaten by the teacher.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase: Don’t beat a dead _______.
A)
donkey
B)
goat
C)
horse
D)
bush
The idiom is 'don't beat a dead horse'.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: I shall stay here _______ Sunday.
A)
till
B)
since
C)
over
D)
upon
'Till Sunday' means up to Sunday.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The beggar was sitting _______ the road.
A)
besides
B)
into
C)
with
D)
beside
The beggar was sitting beside the road.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: I was born at Aizawl _______ Mizoram.
A)
in
B)
into
C)
at
D)
by
We say 'in Mizoram' for a location within the state.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The shepherd was sitting _______ a rock.
A)
at
B)
into
C)
on
D)
between
A person sits on a rock.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage about Martin Luther King Jr., what issues does his speech address?
A)
Continuation of racism
B)
End to racism and civil and economic rights
C)
Civil rights
D)
Civil War
King’s speech addressed ending racism and advancing civil and economic rights.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the correct form: _______ do you hail from?
A)
where
B)
how
C)
why
D)
when
The correct question is 'Where do you hail from?'
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "What a marvellous sight!"
A)
interrogative
B)
exclamatory
C)
affirmative
D)
assertive
The exclamation mark and 'What a...' make it exclamatory.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "The Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth."
A)
comparative
B)
superlative
C)
positive
D)
negative
'Deepest' is the superlative degree.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage by Rabindranath Tagore, who could read and gain from English literature?
A)
The educated Indians
B)
All the Indians
C)
Only writers such as Rabindranath Tagore
D)
None of these
Primarily educated Indians could read and benefit from English literature.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "My husband was working, so I went shopping."
A)
simple
B)
compound
C)
abstract
D)
complex
The clauses are joined by 'so', making it compound.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "The child is going to school."
A)
affirmative
B)
exclamatory
C)
assertive
D)
positive
The sentence is an assertive/declarative statement.
Surveyor • General English
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: next to nothing
A)
below zero
B)
everything
C)
above zero
D)
nothing
'Next to nothing' means almost nothing.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the correct form: Lightning _______ four travellers yesterday.
A)
striking
B)
kill
C)
family
D)
killed
The past-tense verb 'killed' fits 'yesterday'.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the right alternative to fill in the gap: I have always thought it better not to _______ in fights.
A)
interfere
B)
interdetermine
C)
intern
D)
interface
The correct verb is 'interfere'.
