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

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2014

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
A person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease ______ short-term memory loss.

A

experienced

B

has experienced

C

is experiencing

D

experiences

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2016

If I were you, I _________ that laptop. It’s much too expensive.

A

won’t buy

B

shan’t buy

C

wouldn’t buy

D

would buy

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2017 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2017

I __________ made arrangements had I __________ informed earlier.

A

could have, been

B

would have, being

C

had, have

D

had been, been

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2019 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2019

The fishermen, ______ the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded by the government.

A

whom

B

to which

C

to whom

D

that

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2019 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2019

Until Iran came along, India had never been ______ in kabaddi.

A

defeated

B

defeating

C

defeat

D

defeatist

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2020 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2020

While I agree _____ his proposal this time, I do not often agree _____ him.

A

to, with

B

with, to

C

with, with

D

to, to

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2021 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2021

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?

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(i) and (iii)

C

(ii) and (iii)

D

(i) and (iv)

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2023 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2023

“You are delaying the completion of the task. Send ________ contributions at the earliest.”

A

you are

B

your

C

you’re

D

yore

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2025 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) 2025

We ______ tennis in the lawn when it suddenly started to rain.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

A

have been playing

B

had been playing

C

would have been playing

D

could be playing

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2026 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · English Grammar

Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) 2026

‘The shopkeeper sells lemons.’
In this sentence, the word ‘lemons’ is the ______.

A

object

B

subject

C

predicate

D

verb

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