1) Four pairs of words follow the first pair. Select the pair whose relation most closely matches the first pair.
Talkative: Garrulity
a. Garbled: Distorted
b. Sensitive: Unsusceptible
c. Delinquent: Derelict
d. Gullible: Naiveté
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ANSWER: Gullible: Naiveté
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2) Four pairs of words follow the first pair. Select the pair whose relation most closely matches the first pair.
Pilot: Cockpit
a. Doctor: Hospital
b. Man: Mammal
c. Dog: Kennel
d. Ammeter: Current
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ANSWER: Doctor: Hospital
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3) Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning.
Tenacious
a. Unyielding
b. Rigid
c. Pliable
d. Inexorable
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ANSWER: Pliable
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4) Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning.
Quandary
a. Predicament
b. Impasse
c. Perplexity
d. Certainty
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ANSWER: Certainty
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5) In the following question, a part of the sentence has been underlined. Replace the underlined part with the most appropriate choice from the four options provided below. In case no improvement is required, choose the option marked ‘no improvement needed’.
Having given up smoking, he had no utilize of a lighter.
a. use of
b. use for
c. utility
d. no improvement needed
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ANSWER: use for
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6) In the following question, a part of the sentence has been underlined. Replace the underlined part with the most appropriate choice from the four options provided below. In case no improvement is required, choose the option marked ‘no improvement needed’.
Sudama was true with his friend Krishna.
a. of
b. for
c. to
d. no improvement needed
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ANSWER: to
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7) Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.
She penned her feelings in a letter and posted it to him. Now, the ball was in his court.
a. the final decision rested on him
b. her letter had reached him
c. he had nothing to say
d. he was caught in a trap
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ANSWER: the final decision rested on him
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8) Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.
She was so intimidated by the presence of the school principal that she forgot her memorized lines and started to beat around the bush.
a. to run around a nearby bush in fright
b. to talk indirectly, without coming to the main point
c. to stammer
d. to tap her feet in despair
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ANSWER: to talk indirectly, without coming to the main point
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9) Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.
Ravi shifted into a new house. His new LCD television cost him an arm and a leg.
a. very little
b. was very expensive
c. he hurt himself while carrying in the TV set
d. was fairly priced
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ANSWER: was very expensive
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10) Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.
A speech delivered without any prior preparation
a. Narration
b. Argument
c. Dialectic
d. Extempore
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ANSWER: Extempore
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11) Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.
Afternoon nap
a. Reprieve
b. Truce
c. Siesta
d. Respite
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ANSWER: Siesta
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12) Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Transitory
a. Frivolous
b. Transient
c. Elusive
d. Resilient
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ANSWER: Transient
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13) Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Ductile
a. Unyielding
b. Tractable
c. Irresistible
d. Alluring
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ANSWER: Tractable
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14) The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.
A) It is not as severely shortened as note-making.
B) Summarising follows note making.
C) If the main points are to be reported we present a summary.
D) The purpose of note-making is usually for one’s own personal reference.
a. ABCD
b. DCAB
c. BCAD
d. BDCA
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ANSWER: BDCA
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15) In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
In poor countries….........
A) for cooking
B) local forests are
C) to procure firewood
D) being decimated in order
a. ACBD
b. BDCA
c. BACD
d. DCAB
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ANSWER: BDCA
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16) In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
A flawless half moon……
A) perfect blue sky
B) floated in a
C) our goodbyes
D) on the morning we said
a. CBAD
b. CDBA
c. ADCB
d. BADC
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ANSWER: BADC
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17) In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
Children who show……
A) their age often turn
B) intelligence far beyond
C) out to be mediocre
D) in adult life
a. ABDC
b. BCDA
c. BACD
d. DBAC
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ANSWER: BACD
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18) In the question below some parts of the sentences in the passage are left blank. Fill them with the best alternative.
Soybeans ……. to the legume family. The beans are the …… of the leguminous soybean plants. They can be grown in a variety of soils and in a wide range of ……..
1. (a) adhere
(b) contend
(c) belong
(d) come from
2. (a) seeds
(b) offshoot
(c) fruits
(d) output
3. (a) sunlight
(b) weather
(c) climates
(d) factors
a. 1 - (a), 2 - (b), 3 - (b)
b. 1 - (a), 2 - (b), 3 - (c)
c. 1 - (c), 2 - (a), 3 - (c)
d. 1 - (c), 2 - (b), 3 - (a)
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ANSWER: 1 - (c), 2 - (a), 3 - (c)
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19) Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
This is simply not ………..
a. acceptable
b. acceptible
c. aceptable
d. accepptable
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ANSWER: acceptable
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20) Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
He admonished her ……....
a. publicaly
b. publicly
c. publically
d. publicily
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ANSWER: publicly
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21) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
Crops are usually growing faster in rainy season than in winter.
a. Crops
b. are usually growing faster
c. in rainy season than in winter
d. no error
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ANSWER: are usually growing faster
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22) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
Several people got on a bus and left to Ramgarh.
a. Several people
b. got on a bus and
c. left to Ramgarh
d. no error
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ANSWER: left to Ramgarh
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23) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
I am happy to had been of assistance.
a. I am happy
b. to had been
c. of assistance
d. no error
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ANSWER: to had been
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24) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
Between you and I, I think the school will run out of money soon.
a. Between you and I
b. I think the school will
c. run out of money soon
d. No error
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ANSWER: Between you and I
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25) The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.
A) When French painter Jean Dubuffet mooted the concept of ‘art brut’ in the 1940s, the art of the untrained visionary was of minority interest.
B) This genre is described as the art of those who ‘have no right’ to be artists as they have received no formal training, yet show talent and artistic insight.
C) From its almost veiled beginnings, ‘outsider art’, has gradually become the fastest growing area of interest in contemporary art internationally.
D) Their works are a stimulating contrast to a lot of mainstream offerings.
a. DCAB
b. ACBD
c. ABCD
d. DCBA
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ANSWER: ACBD
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