Q.1 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The new regulations were intended to ________ the previous
loopholes and create a more equitable system.
(a) Extirpate
(b) Exacerbate
(c) Promulgate
(d) Obfuscate
Q.1 (a)
Extirpate = to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted
Exacerbate = to make something worse, especially a disease or problem
Promulgate = to spread an idea, a belief, etc. among many people
Obfuscate= to make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually
deliberately
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
She is always eager to _____ new challenges in her career.
(a) Take down
(b) Take over
(c) Take on
(d) Take back
Q.2 (c)
Take down= to remove a structure, especially by separating it into pieces
Take over= to replace something
Take on - ready to fight opponent or an adversary situation.
Take back= to admit that you were wrong to say something
Q.3 There are four sentences out of one is a grammatically and
contextually incorrect, choose the sentence which is
grammatically and contextually incorrect.
(a) From the statements of India's top leaders, it appears that
the government will not relent on the CAA.
(b) There have been ugly incidents of arson and stone-hurling
by miscreants in various parts of India.
(c) The job of law enforcers here is to ensure that civil order is
not disturb.
(d) As many as 20 Delhi Metro stations were reportedly shut,
while many students, civilians and leaders were hauled off
by the police.
Q.3 (c)
'Disturb' will be replaced by 'Disturbed'.
Q.4 Select the option that will improve the segment in
bold of the given sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select 'No improvement.’
She has been working in this company from five years.
(a) working for this company for five years
(b) working with this company since five years
(c) working over this company for five years
(d) No substitution required
Q.4 (a)
Q.5 Find out the error, if any –
Until you do not go / to the station to receive him / I
can hardly feel at ease.
(a) Until you do not go
(b) to the station to receive him
(c) No error
(d) I can hardly feel at ease
Q.5 (a)
'until you do not go' will be replaced with 'until you go'
Q.6 Select the option that will improve the segment in bold
of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed,
select 'No improvement.’
The manager was upset with me because I didn't completed
the report on time.
a) don't completed
b) didn't complete
c) didn't completing
d) didn't been completing
Q.6 (b)
Q.7
P. their wishes regarding life-prolonging medical treatments
Q. For patients who are terminally ill or in unrelenting pain or
in an irreversible vegetative state, this means they must
bear what they find unbearable and doctors declare
avoidable
R. This applies even to adults who have seriously considered
the matter in advance and formulated a living will —
putting down in black and white
S. In the aging basket of colonial era laws that are terribly out
of sync with modern Indian reality, a particularly inhumane
one makes it illegal for a citizen to take his or her own life
(a) SQPR (b) QRPS (c) SQRP (d) PRQS
Q.7 (c)
Q.8
(P) Trees make life nicer.
(Q) Hospital patients have been shown to recover from
surgery more quickly when their hospital room offered a
view of trees.
(R) Children have been shown to retain more of the
information taught in schools if they spend some of their
time outdoors in green spaces.
(S) It has been shown that spending time among trees and
green spaces reduces the amount of stress that we carry
around with us in our daily lives.
(a) PSQR (b) RSPQ (c) QPSR (d) PQSR
Q.8 (a)
Q.9
P.) One has already learned the importance of
cleanliness from childhood.
Q.) Even, it is vital for a healthy mind, soul, and body.
R.) People who practice cleanliness can make others
understand the benefits of cleanliness.
S.) Cleanliness is essential in everyone's daily routine.
(a) RQPS (b) SQPR (c) QPSR (d) PQSR
Q.9 (b)
Q.10 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Incessant
(b) irrefutable
(c) Condescention
(d) exacerbate
Q.10 (c)
The correct spelling is "Condescension”
Q.11 Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) Surveillence
(b) Surrveillance
(c) Surveilance
(d) Surveillance
Q.11 (d)
Q.12 Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice
(active/passive) form of the given sentence.
Three novels and two story books had been written by him
before 2020.
(a) He has been writing three novels and two story books before
2020.
(b) He had been writing three novels and two story books before
2020.
(c) He had written three novels and two story books before
2020.
(d) He wrote three novels and two story books before 2020.
Q.12 (c)
Q.13 . Choose the option that is the correct direct/ indirect form
of the given sentence.
"What a hopeless fellow you are!" said the teacher to the
student.
a) The teacher told the student that you are a very hopeless
fellow.
b) The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless
fellow.
c) The teacher said the student was what a hopeless fellow.
d) The teacher told the student what are a hopeless fellow he
was.
Q.13 (b)
Q.14 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
The colossal building stood amidst the ruins bearing signs of
Victorian architecture
(a) Enormous
(b) Extraordinary
(c) Quaint
(d) Tiny
Q.14 (d)
Tiny = Something that is very small/little
Colossal = Extremely Large
Quaint = attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way
Extraordinary = amazingly good
Enormous = extremely large
Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Mitigate
(a) Forgive
(b) Dream
(c) Understand
(d) Soothe
Q.15 (d)
Mitigate - to make something less serious, painful, unpleasant, etc.
Soothe= to make somebody who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer
Q.16 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Indigent
(a) Rich
(b) Auspicious
(c) Bright
(d) Clean
Q.16 (a)
Indigent - suffering from extreme poverty.
Auspicious -conducive to success, favorable.
Q.17 Direction- Choose the correct synonym of the given word.
CATAPULT
(a) Propel
(b) Reinforce
(c) Intrigue
(d) Uphold
Q.17 (a)
Catapult (verb) – to throw someone or something into a place; propel
Reinforce (verb) – strengthen, fortify, bolster up, shore up, buttress
Intrigue (noun) – plotting, planning, conspiracy, collusion, conniving,
scheming
Uphold (verb) – maintain, sustain, continue, preserve, protect
Q.18 Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/sentences.
A small group of people formed to fulfill own intersect
(a) Coterie
(b) Congregation
(c) Oviparous
(d) Hostess
Q.18 (a)
Coterie – A small group of people formed to fulfill own intersect
Congregation – An assembly of worshippers
Oviparous – Baring eggs and not young ones
Hostess – A woman who entertains guests
Q.19 Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.
Be out of the woods
(a) Do everything one possibly can in order to achieve
something
(b) to no longer be in danger or difficulty
(c) To return quickly to a normal condition
(d) To not be involved in something
Q.19 (b)
Q.20 Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning
of the given idiom.
Members have called for his resignation.
(a) Cause
(b) Give rise to
(c) Result in
(d) Demand
Q.20 (d)
On March 20, 2010, the first World Sparrow Day was
_______(21) and since then, it is being celebrated every year
around the world. The Nature Forever Society was founded by an
Indian conservationist ________(22) Mohammed Dilawar who
has made lots of efforts for several years to raise awareness
among the people regarding the importance of conservation of the
house sparrow. The ________(23) purpose behind celebrating the
day is to inform about the significance of conservation and
protection of the sparrows and other such birds.
Q.21 (a) Recognise (b) Conceded (c) Observed (d) Granted
Q.22 (a) Named (b) Namely (c) Naming (d) Namesake
Q.23 (a) Other (b) Diverse (c) Main (d) Common
People also celebrate the day to ________(24) and protect the
beauty of biodiversity and nature. Various kinds of campaigns,
events, activities are organized on this day to encourage people
to participate and contribute to the cause by ________(25)
individuals and organisations around the world together.
Q.24 (a) Begin (b) Admire (c) Perceiving (d) Show
Q.25 (a) Bringing (b) Pretending (c) Contribute (d) doing
Q.21- (c) Q.22- (a) Q.23- (c) Q.24- (b) Q.25- (a)
Conceded= to admit that something is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or
resisting it
Namesake= a person or thing that has the same name as somebody/something else
Diverse= very different from each other and of various kinds
Q.26. How can seawater from the oceans be ___________
fresh water that is suitable for people to drink?
(a) change about
(b) surrender in
(c) minced on
(d) turned into
26. Ans (d)
Turn into - to make somebody/something become something
Q.27. The machine can be _______ to deliver a certain
number of coins.
(a) met
(b) abet
(c) slashed
(d) set
27.(d)
Set - put or bring into a specified state.
Abet - to help or encourage somebody to do something wrong
Q.28. Mentally strong people do not ______to suicide over
trivial issues.
(a) Make up
(b) Give in
(c) Conceive on
(d) Fall in
28. Ans (b)
Give in - to surrender in front of a situation.
Make up - to combine together to form something
Fall in - If a roof or ceiling falls in, it drops to the ground
because it is damaged
Q.29. The company’s profits were low and they were
forced to __________ staff.
(a) lisp off
(b) lay off
(c) lay on
(d) lie on
29. Ans (b)
Lay off - to discharge a worker temporarily or
permanently because of economic conditions or shortage
of work
Lay on - to provide something for somebody, especially
food or entertainment
Q.30. She has_________ her money and jewellery to help
the poor.
(a) given up
(b) given away
(c) given in
(d) given way
30. Ans (b)
Give away - to donate or to give a gift/money to someone.
Give up - to stop trying to do something
Give in - to agree to do something that you do not want to do
Give way - to be replaced by something else
Q.31. According to the traditions, Easter Sunday is
celebrated by ____________ part in an Easter vigil,
lighting a new fire outside the church early on Sunday
morning.
(a) taking
(b) Being
(c) bearing
(d) making
31. Ans (a) take part - to join in an activity or be involved.
Q.32. She refused to back ______, so she was fired from
the company.
(a) down
(b) over
(c) upon
(d) into
32. Ans (a)
Back down - to admit that you were wrong.
Q.33. Anita looked______the word in the dictionary, but
she still did not understand it.
(a) to
(b) up
(c) from
(d) after
33. Ans (b)
Look up - to check a fact or get information about something.
Look after – take care of
Look to –If you look to someone or something for a particular
thing that you want, you expect or hope that they will provide it.
Q.34. The roof _______ the weight of the snow.
(a) collapsed under
(b) collapsed to
(c) collapsed with
(d) collapsed for
34. Ans (a)
Collapsed under - to fall down or break into pieces
suddenly.
Q.35. She swallowed _____________ her breakfast in a
hurry.
(a) in
(b) up
(c) into
(d) down
35.(d) Swallow down- To eat or drink something,
especially very quickly.
Q.36. I never could quite get the idea ________ my mind
that I should do some teaching, yet I felt a great deal of
satisfaction with the pastorate.
(a) out of
(b) out act
(c) out come
(d) out cast
36. Ans (a)
Out of - means to make yourself stop thinking about something.
Q.37. He is an honest man and his conduct is ______
suspicion.
(a) above
(b) below
(c) over
(d) against
37. Ans (a)
Q.38. Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle
announced their decision to ______ from their role as
senior royals by leaving the United Kingdom and limiting
their royal commitments.
(a) step up
(b) step on
(c) step in
(d) step back
38.(d)
Step back - to stop doing something.
Step up - To take action when there is a need or
opportunity for it.
Step in - To become involved in a difficult situation or
argument in order to help find a solution.
Step on - To behave unkindly.
Q.39. We love to swing from the branches _______ the
pond.
(a) over
(b) on
(c) in
(d) under
39. Ans (a)
Q.40. Her dedication to her work was ____ what anyone
had expected.
(a) over
(b) beyond
(c) beside
(d) through
40. Ans (b) Beyond - outside the limit or understanding.
Q.41. One is sure _______ what one sees.
(a) about
(b) with
(c) around
(d) without
41. Ans (a) Sure about - to be sure or certain about something.
Q.42. She kept pictures of her parents all_________ the
house.
(a) about
(b) over
(c) through
(d) out
42. Ans (b) All over - everywhere
Q.43. Rahul is _____ Coding.
(a) skilled on
(b) strong of
(c) experienced of
(d) experienced in
43. Ans (d) Experienced in something - having the skill
and knowledge to do something.
Q.44. This drama is extremely informative__________life
in Roman times.
(a) on
(b) of
(c) about
(d) for
44. Ans (c)
Q.45. Arun and his wife were ______ a baby boy after 18
years of their marriage.
(a) delighted with
(b) prepared with
(c) provided with
(d) blessed with
45. Ans (d) Blessed with - to have something that you feel
is special or lucky.
Q.46. One of the children stood at the door to ______ if he
saw the apparitor coming, who was an officer of the
spiritual court.
(a) give notice
(b) give advice
(c) give thought
(d) give a hand
46.(a) Give notice - to inform or warn someone of
something.
Q.47. The ocean waves swelled and reached ______ her
head, and she started screaming.
(a) among
(b) upon
(c) above
(d) at
47. Ans (c) Above - higher than or overhead.
Q.48. I organised my dressing table by putting all the
rubber bands ______ the drawer.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) on
(d) at
48. Ans (b) The preposition ‘in’ means inside or to a position
inside a particular area or object
Q.49. The court has absolved him ______ all the charges
levied against him.
(a) to
(b) in
(c) with
(d) of
49. Ans (d) We generally use the preposition ‘of’ with the
verb ‘absolved’.
Q.50. Several pictures and videos have been circulating
______ social media featuring her.
(a) by
(b) of
(c) to
(d) on
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