Out of the four alternatives , choose the one which best express the meaning of the given word .
1. Remorse
(a) Warmth
(b) Delight
(c) Repentance
(d) Satisfaction
2. Stigma
(a) Stigma
(b) Pride
(c) Shame
(d) Clarity
3. Blemish
(a) Adornment
(b) Blank
(c) Embellishment
(d) Flaw
4. Deteriorate
(a) Boost
(b) Improve
(c) Build
(d) Descend
5. Knave
(a) Fraud
(b) Angel
(c) Ugly
(d) Perfect
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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word .
6. Enormous
(a) Soft
(b) Average
(c) Tiny
(d) Weak
7. Commissioned
(a) Started
(b) Closed
(c) Finished
(d) Terminated
8. Artificial
(a) Red
(b) Natural
(c) Truthful
(d) Solid
9. Exodus
(a) Influx
(b) Home-coming
(c) Return
(d) Restoration
10. Mortal
(a) Drive
(b) Immortal
(c) Spiritual
(d) Eternal
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Four alternatives are given for the idioms / phrase and bold italicized in the sentence . Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the idioms / phrase .
11. To be the question
(a) To refer to
(b) To take for granted
(c) To raise objections
(d) To be discussed
12. A piece of cake
(a) A task that can be achieved very easily
(b) A slice of a cake
(c) A difficult goal
(d) A result that is unclear
13. To pull one,s leg
(a) To fight
(b) To make fool of
(c) To tolerate
(d) Tit for tat
14. Cook and bull story
(a) A story about a cock and bull
(b) Verbally scold someone
(c) An unbelievable tale
(d) A true event
15. To cut to the chase
(a) To chase someone
(b) A duplicate
(c) Raising an alarm
(d) To get directly go to the point
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Sentence is given which may need improvement . Alternatives are given (a) , (b) , and (c) below which may be a better option . In case no improvement needed , then your answer is (d) .
16. The man whom I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler .
(a) The man whom i thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler .
(b) The man who I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler .
(c) The man to whom I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler .
(d) No improvement .
17. NO sooner had the dividend been declared the notices were sent out .
(a) The company had hardly declared the dividend till the notice were sent out .
(b) They had no sooner declared the dividend then the notices were sent out .
(c) No improvement .
18. Riding upon his horse , the tiger jumped at him .
(a) Riding upon the tiger , the horse jumped at him
(b) The tiger jumped at him while he was riding upon his horse
(c) The tiger rode at him while he was jumping upon his horse
(d) No improvement .
19. I in black and white must have your terms down .
(a) I must have in black and white yours terms down .
(b) I must have your terms in black and white down
(c) I must have your terms down in black and white .
(d) No improvement .
20. When we came out of the restaurant , it was half past eleven .
(a) When we had come out of the restaurant , it was half past eleven .
(b) After we came out of the restaurant , it was half past eleven .
(c) No improvement .
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Four alternatives are given in each group , one word is correctly spelt . Find the correctly spelt word .
21.
(a) Addvertise
(b) Surender
(c) Admiror
(d) Pitiable
22.
(a) Humilliation
(b) Veterinary
(c) Euthanasia
(d) Circumspection
23.
(a) Accutue
(b) Forstry
(c) Personel
(d) Omnious
24.
(a) Diference
(b) Homogenious
(c) Greatful
(d) Possession
25.
(a) Committe
(b) Commentery
(c) Involuntry
(d) Anxiety .
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In the questions given below , out of four alternatives , choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentences .
26. To examine ones to own thoughts and feelings
(a) Introspection
(b) Retrospection
(c) Euthanasia
(d) Circumspection
27. The custom of having more than one husband at a time
(a) Polygamy
(b) Polyandry
(c) Debauchery
(d) Bigamy
28. Murder of a brother
(a) Patricide
(b) Regicide
(c) Homicide
(d) Fratricide
29. Study of mankind
(a) Pathology
(b) Physiology
(c) Philology
(d) Anthropology
30. Through which life cannot pass
(a) Dull
(b) Dark
(c) Obscure
(d) Opaque
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In the following passage , some of the words have been left out . First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about . Then , fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given .
Something has happened in the last twenty years that surely must ______ anything that has happened before , Some historians are already saying that thrust _____ space represents a vital turning point in history . Moon flights are considered ____ less than steps in human evolution ______ to the time when life on earth emerged from the sea and established itself on land . Of course , not everyone ______ enraptured by space . Critics have often said that space flight has been an ____ use of resources that should have _____ to feeding , clothing , and housing people . There is , however , no proof that if we had ______ been working on space , we would have done anything of great human value . In fact , research and exploration have a _____ spin-offs , quite apart from the fact that they demonstrate that _____ is alive and instiably curious .
31. (a) terminate (b) transcend (c) precede (d) recede
32. (a) on (b) upon (c) in (d) into
33. (a) nothing (b) certainly (c) sufficiently (d) probably
34. (a) exceeding (b) contrasting (c) comparable (d) matching
35. (a) was (b) has been (c) had been (d) being
36. (a) economical (b) extravagant (c) appropriate (d) benevolent
37. (a) devoted (b) allotted (c) reserved (d) gone
38. (a) not (b) occasionally (c) seldom (d) possibly
39. (a) renowned (b) renounced (c) remarkable (d) relevant
40. (a) one (b) man (c) human (d) individual
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Some of the sentences have errors and some are correct . Find out which part of a sentence has an error and corresponding to the appropriate letter (a) , (b) and (c) . If a sentence is free form error , then mark (d) .
41. You will not (a) get well until (b) you take medicine regularly (c) no error (d) .
42. You must either (a) inform the police else be (b) prepared to suffer any loss (c) no error (d) .
43. Both the rich along with the poor (a) are responsible for a great many vices (b) with which our society as well as country is in flicted . (c) no error (d) .
44. Have you ever (a) met such a boy (b) who has not traveled by train ? (c) no error (d) .
45. The robber had hardly (a) put the ornaments in his bag (b) than the house wife woke up . (c) no error (d) .
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Sentence are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word . Four alternatives are suggested for each question . Choose the correct alternative .
46. I wish my bus ______ so late , then I could have reached home before breakfast .
(a) had not arrived
(b) does not arrive
(c) has not arrived
(d) arrived
47. ________ you examine it carefully you will notice some flaws .
(a) Despots
(b) If
(c) Unless
(d) Untill
48. The contractor did not keep his promise that the work _______ be finished before the end of the week .
(a) Shall
(b) Could
(c) Would
(d) May
49. If you come across my umbrella anywhere bring it to me , _______ ?
(a) Is not it
(b) Do not you
(c) Will you
(d) Let you
50. Miss pillai teaches very well _______ ?
(a) Did not she
(b) Does not she
(c) Was not it
(d) Would not she
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Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (b)
12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (d)
22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (d) 31. (b)
32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (b) 41. (b)
42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45 (c) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b).
42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45 (c) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b).
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