English Important Question Answer for Government Job Exam

English Important Question Answer

1. Money you are paid for your work is money you...
=> earn
2. He advised me...smoking.
=> to give up
3. Misanthropist means...
=> a hater of mankind
4. First language means the...language.
=> natural
5. The word 'dilly dally' means...
=> waste time
6. He has assured me...safety.
=> of
7. They...at least an hour ago.
=> might have arrived
8. He...home last Monday.
=> left
9. The poor man said, 'I...starve than beg.'
=> would rather
10. The Arabian Nights...still a great favorite.
=> is
11. The elected person can take the decision. The word 'elected' is used as a/an...
=> adjective
12. Taher is annoyed...me.
=> with
13. My uncle arrived while I...the dinner.
=> was cooking
14. The team is...eleven players.
=> made up of
15. Birds fly...in the sky.
=> at large
16. He called...me yesterday.
=> on

Literature:
1. 'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem of...
=> W. Wordsworth
2. The 'climax' of a plot is what happens...
=> at the height
3. The poem 'Isle of Innisfree' is written by...
=> W.B. Yeats
4. The Solitary Reaper is a...
=> romantic poem
5. A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by...
=> Charles Dickens
6. William Shakespeare was born in...
=> 1564
7. 'Paradise Lost' attempted to...
=> Justify the ways of God the men
8. 'Lyrical Ballads' was published in the year...
=> 1798
9. 'In Memoriam' was written by...
=> Lord Tennyson
10. Author of The Old Man and the Sea is...
=> Ernest Hemingway
11. 'The God of Small Things' is written by...
=> Arundhati Roy
12. 'Waiting for Godot' is...
=> Absurd Drama
13. Romanticism is mainly connected with...
=> love and beauty
14. Author of the poem 'Patriot' is...
=> Robert Browning
15. 'Renaissance' means...
=> revival of learning
16. The play 'The Spanish Tragedy' is written by...
=> Thomas Kyd

Synonyms:
De facto - In fact,  Bona fide - Genuine,  Extempore - Impromptu,  Incite - Instigate, Gallant - Brave, Menacing - Alarming,  Hedge - Evade,  Abhor - Hate,  Epoch - Era, Frugal - Economical.

Antonyms: 
Limpid - Muddy,  Relevant - Irrelevant,  Initiative - Apathy,  Queer - Orderly,  Belittle - Glorify, Zenith - Lowest point, Persuade - Dissuade,  Biased - Neutral,  Pale - Joyful.

Idioms and Phrases: 
Tooth and nail - Tried hard,  Nouveau riche - New rich,  Swan song - Last work,  Soft soap - Flatter for self motives, Write Off - Reducing rates.

Spellings:
Cellular,  Encyclopaedia, Accelerate, Questionnaire,  Jewellery, Dilemma, Voluntary,  Satellite,  Itinerary, Commemorate,  Crucial, Maintenance.