General English (DSSSB FSL - 10)

FSL-10

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence (A), (B), (C) has errors. If the given sentence is free from errors, choose (D) as your answer.

While singing, musical (A)/ vibrations move (B)/ throughout in every part of the room. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence (A), (B), (C) has errors. If the given sentence is free from errors, choose (D) as your answer.

One kilometre (A)/ is exactly (B)/ 1000 metres. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

People of different communities and religions _______ in unity in India.

  1. live
  2. breathe
  3. be
  4. rest
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence (A), (B), (C) has errors. If the given sentence is free from errors, choose (D) as your answer.

The realm of soul (A)/ is neither (B)/ spiritual neither material. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word 'compulsory'.

  1. Free
  2. Willing
  3. Voluntary
  4. Liberated
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

Truth, beauty and goodness were traditionally _______ with an ideal of perfection.

  1. showed
  2. uniformed
  3. wedded
  4. associated
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

  1. Embaresment
  2. Embaressment
  3. Embarrassment
  4. Emmbarresment
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

Mankind is basically good, but the society can _______ out the evil in it.

  1. take
  2. bring
  3. come
  4. make
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

The imperfections and _______ edges remind us that our lives are works in progress.

  1. low
  2. high
  3. rough
  4. dry
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past tense of the word “build” is

  1. built
  2. builder
  3. builded
  4. builted
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence (A), (B), (C) has errors. If the given sentence is free from errors, choose (D) as your answer.

There are countless (A)/ of galaxies in (B)/ the universe. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out which part of the sentence (A), (B), (C) has errors. If the given sentence is free from errors, choose (D) as your answer.

Speed at sea (A)/ are measure (B)/ in knots. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

A realist is a person _______ believes in the existence of an external physical world.

  1. whose
  2. whom
  3. who
  4. which
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the masculine gender of 'duchess'?

  1. Noble
  2. Aristocrat
  3. Lord
  4. Duke
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the plural of the word 'scarf'?

  1. Scarfs
  2. Scarves
  3. Scarfed
  4. Scarfels
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank (iv).

Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words. Choose the one which fits the meaning of the passage.

One day a secret was revealed, when flashbacks started to play in Peter’s mind. Tears started rolling down his cheeks as he remembered the girl who was his childhood love. She was the girl whom he loved the most. When the girl was about to leave for another country, he realised that he couldn’t live without her and all this was because he knew that he had hurt the girl. As he was about to ___(i)___ back to apologise, a ___(ii)___ truck came in his way and everything ___(iii)___ black. He was surprised when ___(iv)___ picked him up. It was the same girl whom he was looking ___(v)___.

  1. everybody
  2. nobody
  3. some
  4. somebody
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank (i).

Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words. Choose the one which fits the meaning of the passage.

One day a secret was revealed, when flashbacks started to play in Peter’s mind. Tears started rolling down his cheeks as he remembered the girl who was his childhood love. She was the girl whom he loved the most. When the girl was about to leave for another country, he realised that he couldn’t live without her and all this was because he knew that he had hurt the girl. As he was about to ___(i)___ back to apologise, a ___(ii)___ truck came in his way and everything ___(iii)___ black. He was surprised when ___(iv)___ picked him up. It was the same girl whom he was looking ___(v)___.

  1. swing
  2. twist
  3. turn
  4. spin
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank (ii).

Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words. Choose the one which fits the meaning of the passage.

One day a secret was revealed, when flashbacks started to play in Peter’s mind. Tears started rolling down his cheeks as he remembered the girl who was his childhood love. She was the girl whom he loved the most. When the girl was about to leave for another country, he realised that he couldn’t live without her and all this was because he knew that he had hurt the girl. As he was about to ___(i)___ back to apologise, a ___(ii)___ truck came in his way and everything ___(iii)___ black. He was surprised when ___(iv)___ picked him up. It was the same girl whom he was looking ___(v)___.

  1. sped
  2. speeding
  3. speeded
  4. speed
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank (v).

Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words. Choose the one which fits the meaning of the passage.

One day a secret was revealed, when flashbacks started to play in Peter’s mind. Tears started rolling down his cheeks as he remembered the girl who was his childhood love. She was the girl whom he loved the most. When the girl was about to leave for another country, he realised that he couldn’t live without her and all this was because he knew that he had hurt the girl. As he was about to ___(i)___ back to apologise, a ___(ii)___ truck came in his way and everything ___(iii)___ black. He was surprised when ___(iv)___ picked him up. It was the same girl whom he was looking ___(v)___.

  1. for
  2. after
  3. upon
  4. at
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank (iii).

Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words. Choose the one which fits the meaning of the passage.

One day a secret was revealed, when flashbacks started to play in Peter’s mind. Tears started rolling down his cheeks as he remembered the girl who was his childhood love. She was the girl whom he loved the most. When the girl was about to leave for another country, he realised that he couldn’t live without her and all this was because he knew that he had hurt the girl. As he was about to ___(i)___ back to apologise, a ___(ii)___ truck came in his way and everything ___(iii)___ black. He was surprised when ___(iv)___ picked him up. It was the same girl whom he was looking ___(v)___.

  1. went
  2. vanished
  3. became
  4. gone