English for Competitive Exams

General English is part of all the exams of Grama Sachivalayam / Ward Sachivalayam recruitment in Andhra Pradesh. There will be 5 questions from various English topics including grammar, rearrangement of sentences, finding errors, passive voice, prepositions, tenses, articles etc. Following are the previous questions / old questions from the question papers 2019. These will help you gain good understanding of the question pattern. We have excellent question bank in our mock tests for General English part. Details are given below:

Ward Planning and Regulation Secretary Exam – 2019
You can spend it with a free conscience.
The above sentence indicates

1. taking permission
2. giving order
3. giving permission
4. giving advice
   ANSWER: 3

If the rain stops, we will go out.
The above sentence is

1. a simple sentence
2. a compung sentence
3. a complex sentence
4. a compound complex sentence
   ANSWER: 3

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PT Usha was an instinctive athlete.
The word ‘instinctive’ means in the above context

1. fearful
2. natural
3. mutual
4. casual
   ANSWER: 2

The following one word gives the meaning of ‘something designed to teach people some moral’ :

1. dictum
2. culprit
3. colossus
4. didactic
   ANSWER: 4

I had scarcely arrived at the destination when the rain poured down.
Choose the expression or conjunction that can be used to rewrite the sentence above without changing the meaning.

1. hardly ….. when
2. neither ….. nor
3. so …. that
4. too ….. to
   ANSWER: 1

Ward Education and Data Processing Secretary 2019:

Choose the true statement regarding a compound sentence.

1. It has a subordinating conjunction
2. It has a subordinating clause
3. It has no main clause
4. It has no subordinating clause
   ANSWER: 4

Teja is an earnest student.
In the above sentence, ‘earnest’ means

1. furious and emotional
2. serious and determined
3. funny and critical
4. zealous and crazy
   ANSWER: 2

The study of spiders

1. Arachnology
2. Entomoloy
3. Physiology
4. Zoology
   ANSWER: 1

Kiran is a man of good understanding, knowledge and reasoning power because he is …………
Choose the expression that fits the blank meaningfully.

1. an expert
2. a literate
3. an intellectual
4. a snob
   ANSWER: 3

Sindhu has bright ideas.
Choose the meaning of ‘bright’ in the above context.

1. welcoming
2. clever
3. full of light
4. shining strongly
   ANSWER: 3

Village Sericulture Assistant 2019

One of my uncles ………. a professor.
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.

1. is
2. are
3. were
4. have
   ANSWER: 1

I went to the station to see ………. my friend.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

1. off
2. of
3. to
4. for
   ANSWER: 1

“How are you?” said my friend to Arya.
Choose the correct indirect form of the above sentence.

1. My friend asked Arya how was she.
2. My friend enquired Arya about her health.
3. My friend asked Arya how she was.
4. My friend enquired Arya how is she.
   ANSWER: 3

Choose the correct sequence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
are causing (P) / human activities (Q) / global temparature (R) / an increase in (S)

1. RPQS
2. QPSR
3. QPRS
4. SRQP
   ANSWER: 2

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
He could not (A) / changed his clothes (B) / because he had (C) / lost his luggage (D).

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
   ANSWER: 2

Animal Husbandry Assistant 2019

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
When Joy had (A) / finished his dinner(B) / he sit down (C) / to watch a film (D).

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
   ANSWER: 3

Aniket is not as shy as his brother.
Choose the comparative degree for the above sentence.

1. Aniket is shyer than his brother
2. His brother is shyer than Aniket
3. His brother is less shy than Aniket
4. Aniket and his brother are shy.
   ANSWER: 2

Choose the correct sequence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
one of the (P) / the Amazon is (Q) / longest (R) / rivers in the world (S).

1. RSQP
2. QSPR
3. QPRS
4. QPSR
   ANSWER: 3

Harry is fond ……… classical music.
Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.

1. with
2. on
3. for
4. of
   ANSWER: 4

My friend is singing a song.
Choose the suitable passive voice form of the above sentence.

1. A song is being sung by my friend.
2. A song is sung by my friend.
3. A song is being singing by my friend.
4. A song is sang by my friend.
   ANSWER: 1