Defence General Exam | English | Quiz for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once, an ant who had come to drink at a stream fell into the water and was carried away by the swift current. He was in great danger of drowning. A dove, perched on a nearby tree, saw the ant’s danger and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto this and was carried to safety. Sometime after this, a hunter, creeping through the bushes, saw the dove asleep and took a careful aim with his gun. He was about to fire when the ant, who was nearby, crawled forward and bit him sharply on the ankle. The hunter missed his aim and the loud noise of the gun awakened the dove from her sleep. She saw the danger and flew swiftly away to safety. Thus, the ant repaid the dove for having saved its life in the foaming current of the stream.

The ant repaid the dove by

Question 2

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once, an ant who had come to drink at a stream fell into the water and was carried away by the swift current. He was in great danger of drowning. A dove, perched on a nearby tree, saw the ant’s danger and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto this and was carried to safety. Sometime after this, a hunter, creeping through the bushes, saw the dove asleep and took a careful aim with his gun. He was about to fire when the ant, who was nearby, crawled forward and bit him sharply on the ankle. The hunter missed his aim and the loud noise of the gun awakened the dove from her sleep. She saw the danger and flew swiftly away to safety. Thus, the ant repaid the dove for having saved its life in the foaming current of the stream.

The dove dropped a leaf into the water to

Question 3

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once, an ant who had come to drink at a stream fell into the water and was carried away by the swift current. He was in great danger of drowning. A dove, perched on a nearby tree, saw the ant’s danger and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto this and was carried to safety. Sometime after this, a hunter, creeping through the bushes, saw the dove asleep and took a careful aim with his gun. He was about to fire when the ant, who was nearby, crawled forward and bit him sharply on the ankle. The hunter missed his aim and the loud noise of the gun awakened the dove from her sleep. She saw the danger and flew swiftly away to safety. Thus, the ant repaid the dove for having saved its life in the foaming current of the stream.

The ant came to the stream to

Question 4

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once, an ant who had come to drink at a stream fell into the water and was carried away by the swift current. He was in great danger of drowning. A dove, perched on a nearby tree, saw the ant’s danger and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto this and was carried to safety. Sometime after this, a hunter, creeping through the bushes, saw the dove asleep and took a careful aim with his gun. He was about to fire when the ant, who was nearby, crawled forward and bit him sharply on the ankle. The hunter missed his aim and the loud noise of the gun awakened the dove from her sleep. She saw the danger and flew swiftly away to safety. Thus, the ant repaid the dove for having saved its life in the foaming current of the stream.

The dove was in danger because

Question 5

In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labelled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in the labelled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

The reason Alice came dressed (a)/ as Annabelle was because she’d been told (b)/ it was a Halloween party. (c)/ No error (d)

Question 6

In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labelled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in the labelled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

Deepti said to her friends that they must go (a)/ and congratulate Ravi for (b)/ his brilliant success. (c)/ No error. (d)

Question 7

In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labelled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in the labelled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

My brother has been interested (a)/ in painting ever since (b)/ he was a child. (c)/ No error (d)

Question 8

In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labelled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in the labelled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

Many people die (a)/ with tuberculosis (b)/ every year and that’s the sad reality. (c)/ No error (d)

Question 9

Select the alternative expressing the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase.

Sweeping statement

Question 10

Select the alternative expressing the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase.

Play it safe