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DMRC 2018 General English Quiz 9

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Question 1

In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

Last week’s sharp hike in the wholesale price of beef is a strong indication for higher meat cost to come. 

Question 2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She ___________ a heinous crime.

Question 3

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

A kind rich man supplied the hungry people with food.

Question 4

Direction: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic?”

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, the first and the last parts of the passage/sentence are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the passage/sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct and mark the respective option.
1) Phillip is a 55 year old blind man.
P. He enjoys the sweet smell itself.
Q. He can smell a rose but can’t tell its colour.
R. He has been blind since birth.
S. It does not matter to him.
6) People sometimes pity him but he tells them he is happy.

Question 6

Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below the sentence alternatives to the underlined part are given at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case ‘No improvement’ is needed, your answer is (D).
He suddenly offered his unwarranted opinion on Meryl Streep, whom he dared to call one of the "most overrated actresses in Hollywood."

Question 7

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Fair weather friends

Question 8

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the given phrase.
One who enjoys talking about other’s wrongdoings

Question 9

Select the correctly spelt word.

Question 10

Choose the word almost opposite in meaning to the word given below:
Triumph
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