Dear Readers,
General English is a part of almost all major sarkari naukri exams conducted in the country. Even though the general English section is a bit tricky, candidates can fetch good scores if they have strong basics in English. So here we are sharing General English questions and answers for upcoming competitive exams.
In
the following passages there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered.Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the
blank appropriately.Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Even after 60 years of independence it is disgraceful that we are yet to put our infrastructure in (1).There
are two types of infrastructure in the country.One is the basic
infrastructure such as water supply, drainage, education etc.The other
is for comfort such as excellent roads, high speed trains etc.We have
not (2) on either.What is the problems? Is it lack of money or funds? It may not (3)
be so.We simply do not know how to go about things.What we have done is
that we have created a number of layers of decision making authorities
and too (4) agencies and regulations.We must get a number of (5)
to get anything done.We need leadership not only in politics but also
in administration.We need definition of our objectives such as what we
need, why we need, and when we need it.
1. 1) vicinity
2) organise
3) place
4) duty
5) commitment
2. 1) established
2) delivered
3) accomplished
4) attained
5) qualified
3. 1) necessarily
2) inevitably
3) quietly
4) voluntarily
5) because
4. 1) abundant
2) manifold
3) much
4) many
5) great
5. 1) attempt
2) bribe
3) skill
4) hardships
5) clearances
Rapidly growing cities in India have increased the demand for natural resources and (6)
public services, including water supply. But the existing
infrastructure is outdated and in desperate need of repair, where,
according to the World Bank, about half the water supplied for domestic
consumption is lost (7) internal leakages or theft.
Other issues such as intermittent water supply with lack of water
metering and, more importantly, loss of water arising from unmetered
supply, often (8) as free supply, are increasing.
There is thus a growing need to provide safe water on a continuous basis for all as a human right.(9) over 90 percent of urban households in India have access to water supply services, this access is often not equal, not (10) and not safe.
6. 1) useful
2) natural
3) basic
4) fundamental
5) primary
7. 1) by
2) with
3) after
4) through
5) in
8. 1) camouflaged
2) known
3) taken
4) declared
5) given
9. 1) When
2) Whilst
3) But
4) Why
5) Then
10. 1) supported
2) granted
3) assisted
4) confirmed
5) sustainable
Answers
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. 4
5. 5
6. 3
7. 4
8. 1
9. 2
10. 5
