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Question 1: Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Let the chips fall where they may
a) Let your sacrifices in life be known to everyone.
b) Let the difficult situations in life come to an end regardless of the results
c) Let the joys of life take precedence over your sorrows
d) Let something happen without bothering about the consequences
Question 2: In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option.
The celebration was abandoned due to heavy rains.
a) adjourned
b) postponed
c) inoperative
d) No improvement
Question 3: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Accentuate
a) Disparage
b) Enunciate
c) Aggrandize
d) Exacerbate
Question 4: In the following question, a Sentence given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested. Choose the correct alternative out of the four. He completed all projects on time except for two of them, which he found too difficult to __
a) embrace
b) comprehend
c) acknowledge
d) discern
Question 5: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
The act of showing disrespect towards sacred things
a) Congregation
b) Etymology
c) Panjandrum
d) Blasphemy
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Question 6: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
a) Spoonerism
b) Malapropism
c) Blooper
d) Corpsing
Question 7: In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative, In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option.
It is a myth that drinking within limits helps to improves the health.
a) No improvement
b) help improves
c) helps improving
d) helps improve
Question 8: Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
a) Promiscuous
b) Promisscuous
c) Promiscous
d) Promiscuuous
Question 9: Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
a) Combersome
b) Cumbersome
c) Combbersom
d) Coombersome
Question 10: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Debauched
a) Dissipated
b) Depraved
c) Honourable
d) Unrestrained
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Question 11: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Taciturn
a) Reticent
b) Gregarious
c) Communicative
d) Garrulous
Question 12: Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
a) Sattalite
b) Satellite
c) Satallite
d) Satalight
Question 13: Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Going against the grain
a) Doing things differently from what you usually do
b) Doing things against the wishes of your close relations
c) Doing things which you never heard of
d) Doing things which no one else has ever done till now
Question 14: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Art of designing or writing on wax
a) Cartography
b) Cerography
c) Psephology
d) Etymology
Question 15: In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternatives. In case no improvement is required, choose ‘No Improvement’ option.
Her new shoes ensure her that she does not fall while running.
a) ensures to her that
b) ensures her that
c) ensure that
d) No improvement
Question 16: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, choose corresponding to \No Error’ option.
Since my mother was angry so
I did not utter a word.
a) Was angry so
b) Utter a word
c) Since my mother
d) No Error
Question 17: In the following question, a sentence given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested. Choose the correct alternative out of the four. The mother looked _____ as her child began to walk much before the month prescribed by the doctors.
a) astonishingly
b) predictably
c) irately
d) menacingly
Question 18: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
She was so _____ in her manner that he was mesmerised by her.
a) deferential
b) disputatious
c) impertinent
d) insolent
Question 19: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Acquiescent
a) Tractable
b) Insurgent
c) Obstreperous
d) Recalcitrant
Question 20: In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option.
As much as I tried to reduce may weight. I ended up nowhere.
a) ended up to somewhere
b) ended in less weight
c) ended in lesser weight
d) No improvement
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