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Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

The President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee (a)/ is much sought after by school students and (b)/ is invited for many functions. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 3 is incorrect as 'for' should be replaced by 'to'.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

As he is a perfectionist (a)/ so he always insists (b)/ on regular practice. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is incorrect. Delete 'so'; it is superfluous.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

Some discussion is going on (a)/ among the (b)/ two groups of the society. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is incorrect as among should not be used. Among is used for comparing many things, while between is used for comparing two things.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

The officer as well as the (a)/ clerks absented themselves (b)/ from the office. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 3 is incorrect. Replace 'themselves' by 'himself'. When two nouns are joined together with as well as/besides/in addition to, the pronoun is governed by the noun that comes first.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

Hardly she likes to hear my name (a)/ after our dispute (b)/ last year. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect. Write 'hardly does she like'. Inversion will be used here.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

It is better to stay (a)/ at home than to (b)/ go to the market when it is raining. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is incorrect. Delete 'to'; use of to after than is incorrect.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

Ram is junior than (a)/ Shyam and Ram is older (b)/ than Ganesh. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect. Replace 'than' by 'to'. After Junior/Senior, use preposition 'to'.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

All the girls student (a)/ are advised to attend the (b)/ meeting positively. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect as it should be "girl students" in place of "girls student".

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

My friend said to me, (a)/ "When did you come (b)/ here?" (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option 4 is correct as there is no error in the sentence.

Directions: The given sentence is underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. The part containing the error is the answer. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark (d) as your answer.

The Punjabi is (a)/ a very sweet language (b)/ of Punjab. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect. 'The' is not used before the name of the language.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Due to stiff competition, students have become more VINDICTIVE than before.

  1. Caring

  2. Gentle

  3. Truthful

  4. Spiteful


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vindictive means revengeful or spiteful. So, option 4 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

CORPULENCE brings a variety of health problems, from arthritis and diabetes to heart attacks.

  1. Leanness

  2. Gauntness

  3. Emaciation

  4. Obesity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Corpulent person is the one who is obese. So, option 4 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The solar panels on the face of the building were nothing more than a FACADE.

  1. Front

  2. Top

  3. Glance

  4. Unnatural


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Facade means front portion of the building. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

I feel DROWSY all of a sudden.

  1. Exhausted

  2. Soothing

  3. Lethargic

  4. Reckless


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Drowsy means sleepy or feeling lethargic; exhausted can't be the synonym because exhausted means tired, not necessary feeling sleepy. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

My brain just isn't NIMBLE enough for that.

  1. Lively

  2. Clear

  3. Quick

  4. Subtle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nimble means quick and light in movement or action. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Recently, the company said that to survive, it must TERMINATE all four plans.

  1. Suspend

  2. End

  3. Dismiss

  4. Begin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Terminate means bring to an end; suspend won’t be appropriate here because suspension means to stop someone from doing it for a time. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The mood seems naturally anxious but not grim, almost JOVIAL, with people smiling.

  1. Cheerful

  2. Attractive

  3. Doubtful

  4. Grieved


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jovial means cheerful and friendly person. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The visitor is left to PONDER if perhaps these two women are actually one.

  1. Evaluate

  2. Think

  3. Anticipate

  4. Examine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ponder means to think. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Many fans of market discipline are BAFFLED by the drubbing of the Rupee.

  1. Confused

  2. Relieved

  3. Clarified

  4. Soothed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baffled means confused or perplexed. Clarified and soothed are antonyms. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

He has a PRODIGIOUS memory for board positions and moves.

  1. Incredible

  2. Friendly

  3. Unimpressive

  4. Immense


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Prodigious means impressive, massive or huge. So, its opposite would be unimpressive. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

He began to SHIVER uncontrollably as his body began losing heat in the cold water.

  1. Tremble

  2. Flow

  3. Bounce

  4. Move


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shiver means a momentary trembling movement. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Some considered them to be HAUGHTY, restless, and perhaps undependable.

  1. Humble

  2. Scared

  3. Pitiable

  4. Arrogant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Haughty means conceited, overly proud person. So, its opposite would be humble. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Some people who know him think he is DAUNTLESS.

  1. Notorious

  2. Cowardly

  3. Subtle

  4. Cunning


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dauntless means a person who is fearless, i.e. a brave person. So, its opposite would be coward. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The manifesto is the work of neither a genius nor a MANIAC.

  1. Lunatic

  2. Dunce

  3. Sober

  4. Cheater


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Maniac person who shows extremely wild or violent behaviour. So, its opposite would be sober, i.e. the one who can control his senses. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The MUTINOUS soldiers responded with a withering hail of gunfire.

  1. Faithful

  2. Soothing

  3. Faulty

  4. Amiable


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mutinous refers to soldiers who are disobedient, i.e. who refuse to follow the orders. So, its opposite would be faithful. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Some seemingly INNOCUOUS foods can be lethal for dogs.

  1. Hurtful

  2. Matchless

  3. Advantageous

  4. Nutritious


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Innocuous means a person who is not harmful or offensive. So, its opposite would be hurtful. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

The health-and-safety inspectors are about as VIGILANT and incorruptible as they were a century ago.

  1. Furious

  2. Careless

  3. Ambiguous

  4. Anxious


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vigilant means careful. So, its opposite would be careless. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

For all her intelligence, her playing has IMPETUOSITY.

  1. Cautiousness

  2. Fortitude

  3. Endurance

  4. Madness


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Impetuosity is characterised by sudden and forceful energy or emotion. So, its opposite would be cautiousness. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

Teleporters ANNIHILATE every particle in you, and then rebuild them from scratch.

  1. Magnify

  2. Satisfy

  3. Revive

  4. Dormant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Annihilation means complete destruction. So, its opposite would be revive. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

______ I borrow your pen?

  1. Would

  2. Should

  3. Might

  4. May


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We use 'may' to ask for permission. So, option 4 is correct.

Directions: Select the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:

They blame COMPLACENCY among the sports authorities for the problem.

  1. Discontent

  2. Endurance

  3. Resignation

  4. Imagination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Complacency is a feeling when one is pleased with his merits and situation. So, its opposite would be discontent, which means dissatisfaction with one's circumstances. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

He ______ take his medicine three times a day.

  1. must

  2. could

  3. might

  4. may


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Must is used when there is an obligation, like in this sentence, it is necessary to take the medicine. So, option 1 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

You never know, she _____ arrive on the 5 o'clock train.

  1. can

  2. could

  3. might

  4. may


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use 'might' to suggest a small possibility of something. Use of 'might' suggests a smaller possibility than 'may'. The use of ‘you ever know’ indicates a very small possibility that she could come. So, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

If we don’t hurry, we ______ be late.

  1. must

  2. should

  3. could

  4. ought to


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use 'could' to show that something is possible in the future, but not certain. Hence, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

I have to ______ with him.

  1. score an account

  2. settle an account

  3. settle a score

  4. settle a matter


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Settle a score’ means to take revenge on someone. So, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

They ______ dance very well.

  1. shouldn't

  2. couldn't

  3. mustn't

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We use 'could' to talk about someone’s skill or general abilities. We also use 'could' to talk about past time. So, option 2 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

If you had been a little more proactive, this golden opportunity would not have ________.

  1. escaped your fingers

  2. slipped through your fingers

  3. slipped through your head

  4. escaped your mind


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Slipped through your fingers means the thing which escapes from you. So, option 2 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

Whatever be the consequences, I will not leave you to your fate. We shall _______ together.

  1. sail or swim

  2. work or leave

  3. live or die

  4. sink or swim


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sink or swim means to fail or succeed. So, option 4 is correct.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

As he was too reluctant to put forward his case, I had to ________.

  1. speak for him

  2. talk for him

  3. act for him

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Speak for him means someone is doing the course of action for another person. So, option 1 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

I have no access _____ the Minister.

  1. to

  2. for

  3. at

  4. from


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"To" should be used here. Hence, option 1 is correct. 'To' is used after nouns such as access, attention, dislike, invitation, obedience, etc.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

Bashu was trying to pass through the gap ____ the fence.

  1. in

  2. for

  3. by

  4. at


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'In' should be used. Hence, option 1 is correct. 'In' is used with the spaces like in a room, in a park, etc.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

He has a car ______ a motor cycle.

  1. beside

  2. with

  3. besides

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Besides' should be used. Hence, option 3 is correct. Besides means in addition to/as well as.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

The President gave his assent _____ the Bill.

  1. for

  2. to

  3. by

  4. from


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'To' should be used. Hence, option 2 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

Snakes and mongoose have been enemies _____ centuries.

  1. since

  2. for

  3. till

  4. across


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘For’ should be used. Hence, option 2 is correct. We use for when we measure time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years). We use since with a specific date or time.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

She was vexed ____ the belated reply from her friend.

  1. on

  2. with

  3. at

  4. by


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'At' should be used. So, option 3 is correct. 'At' is used for a point of time.

Directions: Supply suitable auxiliary/idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.

I told him that I could invest some money in a joint venture with him, but as I was busy with my own projects, I could only be a _______.

  1. visiting partner

  2. half partner

  3. sleeping partner

  4. inactive partner


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sleeping partner means someone who is closely involved with a company and often provides money for it, but is not a manager of it. So, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

He was fascinated ____ the concept of an underwater hotel.

  1. by

  2. at

  3. with

  4. to


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘By’ should be used. So, option 1 is correct. 'With' is used with persons. With concepts and thoughts, ‘by’ is used.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

A silent and comfortable library is conducive _____ studies.

  1. to

  2. at

  3. for

  4. on


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'To' should be used. So, option 1 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

On the eve of the Minister's visit, Civil Lines was cordoned ______.

  1. of

  2. off

  3. in

  4. for


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Off' should be used. So, option 2 is correct. 'Off' is used for place or position.

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.

The four brothers are always quarrelling ______ themselves.

  1. between

  2. for

  3. within

  4. among


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Among' should be used. So, option 4 is correct. 'Among' is used for more than two persons or things.

Directions: Give one word substitution for the following:

A scheme which is ideal but cannot be put into practice

  1. Utopian

  2. High

  3. Theoretical

  4. Difficult


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Utopia means an imaginary ideal society free from suffering and poverty. Hence, it cannot be put into practice. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Give one word substitution for the following:

The murder of a human being

  1. Regicide

  2. Homicide

  3. Suicide

  4. Infanticide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Homicide means murder of a human being. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Give one word substitution for the following:

A government that is carried on through officers

  1. Democracy

  2. Autocracy

  3. Bureaucracy

  4. Oligarchy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bureaucracy means a government run by officers. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Give one word substitution for the following:

One who is free from all mistakes and failures

  1. Infallible

  2. Irrevocable

  3. Avoidable

  4. Precise


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Infallible means exempted from all errors. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Give one word substitution for the following:

A things which catches fire easily

  1. Fiery

  2. Fireproof

  3. Dry

  4. Inflammable


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Inflammable means objects which catch fire very easily. Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

What peculiar characteristic, except a sharp hearing power, does the owl have?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

  1. Weight

  2. Feathers

  3. Keen eyesight

  4. Farm produce

  5. dummy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

They have remarkably sharp hearing power and a keen eyesigh. Hence, the answer.

What type of animals does the owl feed on?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

  1. Cobra

  2. Rodents

  3. Birds

  4. Earthworms

  5. dummy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They feed on rodents such as mice and rats. Hence, this is the answer to this question.

The barn owl differs from the typical owl in terms of

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

  1. eyesight

  2. length

  3. weight

  4. the sound it produces

  5. dummy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'...it does not hoot which is a sound made by typical owls'. This is the answer.

Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to the word 'ordinary'?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

  1. Produce

  2. Remarkable

  3. Throughout

  4. Shattering

  5. dummy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Adjective remarkable means unusual/extraordinary, which is opposite to ordinary.

Which of the following is/are not a feature of barn owl?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

  1. Soft and silky feathers

  2. Keen eyesight

  3. Straight beak

  4. Sharp hearing power

  5. dummy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is feature of the barn owl is not stated in the passage.

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