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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
INVIGORATINGCorrect
(b) Invigorating (Adjective) = making one feel strong, healthy and full of energy; filled with life and energy; energizing; refreshing.
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(b) Invigorating (Adjective) = making one feel strong, healthy and full of energy; filled with life and energy; energizing; refreshing.
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Question 2 of 25
2. Question
2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
EVADECorrect
(d) Evade (Verb) = escape or avoid by guile or trickery; elude; escape; dodge. Confront (Verb) = come face to face with argumentative intent; challenge; resist.
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(d) Evade (Verb) = escape or avoid by guile or trickery; elude; escape; dodge. Confront (Verb) = come face to face with argumentative intent; challenge; resist.
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Question 3 of 25
3. Question
3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
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(b) Phenomenon = occur rence; event; fact; happening Look at the sentence : Glaciers are interesting natural phenomena (plural).
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(b) Phenomenon = occur rence; event; fact; happening Look at the sentence : Glaciers are interesting natural phenomena (plural).
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Question 4 of 25
4. Question
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.
4. He is jealous for (1)/ my success (2)/ and wants to destroy me. (3)/ No Error (4)
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(a) It is a preposition related error. Hence, He is jealous of …… should be used.
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(a) It is a preposition related error. Hence, He is jealous of …… should be used.
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Question 5 of 25
5. Question
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.
5. The main purpose of the visit (1)/ is to develop a close relationship (2)/ among the two countries. (3)/ No Error (4)
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(c) For two persons or things between should be used. Hence, between the two countries should be used.
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(c) For two persons or things between should be used. Hence, between the two countries should be used.
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Question 6 of 25
6. Question
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.
6. I left (1)/ no stone unturned (2)/ to achieve for my object. (3)/ No Error (4)
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(c) Here, to achieve my objective should be used. For is superfluous.
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(c) Here, to achieve my objective should be used. For is superfluous.
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Question 7 of 25
7. Question
The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
7. I cannot conceive of ……… accepting the post.
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(b) Before a gerund, possessive case (his) should be used.
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(b) Before a gerund, possessive case (his) should be used.
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Question 8 of 25
8. Question
The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
8. The maestro’s son has no taste………music.
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Question 9 of 25
9. Question
The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
9. Rita promised to come but she never turned ……….
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(d) Turn up = be found; put in an appearance; arrive; appear.
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(d) Turn up = be found; put in an appearance; arrive; appear.
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Question 10 of 25
10. Question
In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
10. Weal and woe
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(d) Weal and woe = good and bad times; the joys and sorrows; prosperity and misfortune.
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(d) Weal and woe = good and bad times; the joys and sorrows; prosperity and misfortune.
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
11. Call in question
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(d) Call in/into question = to cause something or someone to be evaluated; challenge; interrogate; to cause doubts.
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(d) Call in/into question = to cause something or someone to be evaluated; challenge; interrogate; to cause doubts.
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Question 12 of 25
12. Question
In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
12. Make both ends meet
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(a) Make both ends meet = earn just enough money to live on; manage; survive; live within means.
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(a) Make both ends meet = earn just enough money to live on; manage; survive; live within means.
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Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
13. A drug which makes one see things that are not really there.
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Question 14 of 25
14. Question
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
14. Providing relief
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Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
15. The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own.
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Question 16 of 25
16. Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
16. This book is (adopted) to the needs of beginners.
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(a) Adopt = embrace; take on; acquire
Adapt (Verb) = modify; adjust; make suitable for a new use or purpose.
Hence, adapted to should be used here.Incorrect
(a) Adopt = embrace; take on; acquire
Adapt (Verb) = modify; adjust; make suitable for a new use or purpose.
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
17. There are (a good many tigers) in this forest.
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
18. London is one of the oldest towns (of) England.
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(a) Here, preposition ‘in’ …… should be used.
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(a) Here, preposition ‘in’ …… should be used.
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
19. You will be late if you (do not leave now).
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
20. People ask me why I (decide) to start a new magazine.
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(c) The past relates to present. Hence, Present Perfect …….. should be used here.
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(c) The past relates to present. Hence, Present Perfect …….. should be used here.
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Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second-hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next-door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.21. Learning is defined as
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Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second-hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next-door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.22. The most learned man is he who
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Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second-hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next-door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.23. A learned man, as described in the passage,
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Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second-hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next-door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.24. The passage suggests that a learned man
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second-hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next-door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.25. The given passage implies that
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