English Grammar - Verbal Ability - General Aptitude (GA) Previous Year Questions

Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
The aircraft ______________ take off as soon as its flight plan was filed.

The statistics of runs scored in a series by four batsmen are provided in the following table. Who is the most consistent batsman of these four?

The following question presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Following the requirements of the standard written English, select the answer that produces the most effective sentence.

Tuberculosis, together with its effects, ranks one of the leading causes of death in India.

Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given below, to complete the following sentence:
Dhoni, as well as the other team members of Indian team, ______present on the occasion.

What is the adverb for the given word below?
Misogynous

In the following sentence certain parts are underlined and marked P, Q, and R. One of the parts may contain certain error or may not be acceptable in standard written communication. Select the part containing an error. Choose D as your answer if there is no error.
The student corrected all the errors that the instructor marked on the answer book.
P                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Q                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     R

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
If the athlete had wanted to come first in the race, he __________ several hours every day.

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank below:
Let us __________.

Ram and Shyam shared a secret and promised to each other that it would remain between them. Ram expressed himself in one of the following ways as given in the choices below. Identify the correct way as per standard English.

An apple costs Rs. 10. An onion costs Rs. 8.
Select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage.

The strategies that the company ________ to sell its products ________ house-to-house marketing.

The boat arrived ________ dawn.

The untimely loss of life is a cause of serious global concern as thousands of people get killed ________ accidents every year while many other die ________ diseases like cardio vascular disease, cancer, etc.

He was not only accused of theft ________ of conspiracy.

Consider the following sentences:
(i) I woke up from sleep.
(ii) I woked up from sleep.
(iii) I was woken up from sleep.
(iv) I was wokened up from sleep.
Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

Mr. X speaks ________ Japanese ________ Chinese.

Had I learnt acting as a child, I ________ a famous film star.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.