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Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) as it is examined in Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) deck
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In error detection, what error is in: 'He do not know the answer'?
Subject-verb agreement error. The third person singular subject 'He' requires 'does not', so it should be 'He does not know the answer'.
In error detection, what is wrong with 'One of my friend is a doctor'?
After 'one of', the noun must be plural: 'One of my friends is a doctor.' (The verb 'is' stays singular because the subject is 'One'.)
What is the error in 'I am living here since 2010'?
Wrong tense with 'since'. Use Present Perfect Continuous: 'I have been living here since 2010.'
What is the error in 'The news are very good'?
'News' is an uncountable singular noun, so it takes a singular verb: 'The news is very good.'
Give the antonyms of: benevolent, transparent, and frugal.
Benevolent - malevolent; Transparent - opaque; Frugal - extravagant.
Give synonyms for: abundant, candid, and diligent.
Abundant - plentiful; Candid - frank/honest; Diligent - hardworking/industrious.
What are the antonyms of: optimist, accept, and ascend?
Optimist - pessimist; Accept - reject; Ascend - descend.
Give synonyms for: brave, enormous, and rapid.
Brave - courageous; Enormous - huge/immense; Rapid - swift/fast.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a person who eats too much'?
Glutton. (Related: Gourmand - a lover of good food; Gourmet - a connoisseur of fine food.)
What is the one-word substitution for 'a government by the people'?
Democracy. (Compare: Autocracy - rule by one; Aristocracy - rule by nobility; Plutocracy - rule by the wealthy.)
What is the one-word substitution for 'one who cannot read or write' and 'one who knows many languages'?
Illiterate (cannot read or write); Polyglot/Linguist (knows many languages).
What is the one-word substitution for 'a place where birds are kept' and 'where animals are kept'?
Aviary (birds); Zoo/Menagerie (animals); Apiary (bees); Aquarium (fish).
What does the idiom 'to call it a day' mean?
To stop working or end an activity for the day; to consider work finished for now.
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
Something that seems bad or unfortunate at first but results in something good later.
What does the idiom 'to bite the dust' mean?
To fail, die, or be defeated; to come to an end.
What is the correct spelling: 'accomodate' or 'accommodate'? State the rule.
'Accommodate' is correct - it has double 'c' and double 'm'. Many common misspellings drop a letter.
Choose the correctly spelled word: occured / occurred / ocurred.
'Occurred' is correct. When adding -ed to 'occur', the final 'r' is doubled (stress on the last syllable).
What is the difference in usage between 'stationary' and 'stationery'?
'Stationary' (with 'a') means not moving/fixed. 'Stationery' (with 'e') means writing materials like paper and pens.
What is the difference between 'principal' and 'principle'?
'Principal' means head of a school or main/chief. 'Principle' means a rule, law, or fundamental truth.
What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence (Rain affects crops). 'Effect' is usually a noun meaning result (The effect was clear).
What is the key strategy for answering Reading Comprehension questions?
Read the passage to grasp the main idea, then read the questions and locate specific answers in the text; rely on what the passage states, not outside knowledge.
In Reading Comprehension, what is meant by 'inference' questions?
Inference questions ask for conclusions that are not directly stated but logically implied by the passage; the answer must be supported by clues in the text.
What is a Cloze Test and how is it best approached?
A Cloze Test is a passage with blanks to be filled with suitable words. Approach: read the whole passage for context, then choose words that fit grammar, meaning, and collocation.
What is sentence formation/parts-jumble, and what should be identified first?
Rearranging jumbled parts (P, Q, R, S) into a coherent sentence. First identify the opening part (often the subject) and the logical sequence using connectors, pronoun references, and articles.
What this deck covers
The General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) deck follows the Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) syllabus — 3 chapters and 10 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 16.7 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 106 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) flashcards FAQ
How many General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) flashcards are in this Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment flashcards free?
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What do the General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) cards cover?
They follow the Indian Army GD / Technical Recruitment General English (Technical and Clerk Posts) syllabus — 3 chapters and 10 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
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