Q: Which one of the following is NOT the reason for the difficulty in estimating the number of languages of the world?
(a) New languages continue to be discovered
(b) There are still unexplored regions
(c) New languages are considered a dialect of a known language
(d) People who speak the language do not claim their language
Show Answer Q: Why do twentieth century advances not seem sustainable?
(a) They do not meet the human needs
(b) Due to the increased cost of agricultural production
(c) Because they are outdated for the current times
(d) They are useful, but intensive
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following is a way to establish the discovery of a new language?
(a) By establishing contact over a period of time with the speakers of the language
(b) By finding the similarities of the language with other languages
(c) By comparing with the lingua franca of the region
(d) By conducting a survey of all languages of the region
Show Answer Q: What pushes farmers into places unsuited for agriculture?
(a) Population growth
(b) Industrialisation
(c) Water scarcity
(d) Desertification
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Language surveys have been conducted by all nations
(b) There is hardly any language to be discovered in the world
(c) All the languages are either complete languages or dialects of other major languages
(d) No new language needs to be discovered since all languages are known to the world
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following is NOT true, according to the passage, for ecological degradation?
(a) Global population growth
(b) Excess use of chemicals
(c) Desertification
(d) World War II
Show Answer Q: “The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be,” means
(a) People are recognised as different ethnic groups but not necessarily their language
(b) People are recognised as different ethnic groups and their language is recognised
(c) People are not recognised as different ethnic groups, and so are their languages
(d) Because the people are not from different ethnic groups and their language is recognised
Show Answer Q: What is the conclusion of the author in the passage about the prospects of agriculture in the world?
(a) The author is both hopeful and sceptical of the prospects of agriculture
(b) The author is very hopeful of the prospects of agriculture
(c) The author is sceptical of the prospects of agriculture
(d) The author is neither hopeful nor sceptical of the prospects of agriculture
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following words from the passage means “come to be known”?
(a) transpire
(b) lingua franca
(c) straight
(d) variant
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following words means 'incursion'?
(a) invasion
(b) intensive
(c) severe
(d) intervention
Show Answer Q: Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:
Charu said to her friend, "I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting."
(a) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
(b) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
(c) Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
(d) Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
Show Answer Q: Convert from direct into indirect speech.
"Ayushi said to the group, 'We have had enough of suffering today. It is time to march forward.'"
(a) Ayushi told the group that they had had enough of suffering that day and it was time to march forward
(b) Ayushi asked the group that they had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward
(c) Ayushi told the group that they had enough of suffering and that it is time to march forward
(d) Ayushi told the group that we had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward
Show Answer Q: Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:
Nitin said to his brother, "What a beautiful painting it is?"
(a) Nitin wondered to his brother that what a beautiful painting it was
(b) Nitin wondered before his brother that it was a beautiful painting
(c) Nitin exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting
(d) Nitin asked his brother whether it was beautiful painting
Show Answer Q: Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
"Alas! We lost the match by one point," said the Captain
(a) The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point
(b) The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
(c) The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
(d) The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point
Show Answer Q: Convert from indirect speech to direct speech:
The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.
(a) The teacher asked her students, "Why were they keeping quiet in the previous class?"
(b) The teacher said to her students, "Why were you quiet in the previous class?"
(c) The teacher said to her students, "Why had you been quiet in the previous class?"
(d) The teacher said to her students, "Why were you quiet in previous class?"
Show Answer Q: Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
"Where were you last week?" Alok asked Sheela
(a) Alok told Sheela where she had been the week before
(b) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before
(c) Alok asked Sheela where she was the week before
(d) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the last week
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following sentences is correct?
(a) He is considered as the brightest intellectual in the country
(b) He is considered as one among the brightest intellectual in the country
(c) He is considered as one among the brighter intellectual in the country
(d) He is considered as one of the intellectual in the country
Show Answer Q: The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago
Which of the following options converts this sentence into passive voice correctly?
(a) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people
(b) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
(c) The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
(d) The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following sentences is correct?
(a) No other mountain is taller than the Himalayas
(b) No other mountain is tall than the Himalayas
(c) No other mountains taller than the Himalayas
(d) No other mountain is taller then the Himalayas
Show Answer Q: The company has recruited four hundred engineers who will have to complete an internship for three weeks
Which of the following options converts this sentence into passive voice correctly?
(a) Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and an internship of three weeks will have to be completed by them
(b) Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and they will have to complete an internship of three weeks
(c) The company has been recruited by four hundred engineers and an internship of three week will have to be completed by them
(d) Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company. Internship of three weeks will have had to be completed by them
Show Answer Q: Confident and Confidant
(a) Confident means certain and confidant means close friend
(b) Confidant means certain and confident means close friend
(c) Confident means belief and confidant means an emissary
(d) Confident means assurance and confidant means intimate person
Show Answer Q: Seldom and Often
Choose the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words.
(a) Seldom means hardly ever and often means time and again
(b) Seldom means time and again and often means hardly ever
(c) Seldom means never and often means not at all
(d) Seldom means frequently and often means time and again
Show Answer Q: Broke and brook
(a) Broke means abundance and brook means a flowing water body
(b) Broke means bankrupt and brook means a stream
(c) Broke means fractured and brook means nonsense
(d) Broke means negotiate and brook means a stream
Show Answer Q: Overview and Review
Choose the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words.
(a) Overview means assessment and review means general idea
(b) Overview means general idea and review means assessment
(c) Overview means general analysis and review means go through
(d) Overview means summary and review means evaluation
Show Answer Q: Accept and Except
(a) Accept means apart from and except means recognise
(b) Accept means recognise and except means include
(c) Accept means consent and except means apart from
(d) Accept means allude and except means apart from
Show Answer Q: Overcome and Succeed
Choose the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words.
(a) Overcome means triumph over and succeed means to achieve something
(b) Overcome means achieve something and succeed means to triumph over
(c) Overcome means to be successful and succeed means to achieve something
(d) Overcome means winning and succeed means to rise above
Show Answer Q: Accord and Accrued
(a) Accord means collected and accrued means agreement
(b) Accord means agreement and accrued means arrived
(c) Accord means accepted and accrued means received
(d) Accord means agreement and accrued means accumulated
Show Answer Q: Embed and Imbue
(a) Embed means instil and imbue means implant
(b) Embed means implant and imbue means instil
(c) Embed means accept and imbue means detest
(d) Embed means include and imbue means accept
Show Answer Q: Guarantee and Warranty
(a) Guarantee is an agreement and warranty is a service contract
(b) Guarantee is a business agreement and warranty is a service contract
(c) Guarantee is a promise and warranty is a service contract
(d) Guarantee is acceptance and warranty is a service contract
Show Answer Q: Emancipate and Empower
(a) Emancipate means authorize and empower means liberate
(b) Emancipate means liberate and empower means authorise
(c) Emancipate means liberal and empower means authorisation
(d) Emancipate means freedom and empower means encounter
Show Answer Q: The Constitution of India ensures proportionate representation from all regions.
(a) balanced
(b) partial
(c) unlikely
(d) suffragette
Show Answer Q: The Professor has been able to instil confidence in her students
(a) inculcate
(b) infer
(c) eradicate
(d) unlike
Show Answer Q: There is a feeling of disenchantment among the members of the group.
(a) delight
(b) disappointment
(c) idealism
(d) unrelenting
Show Answer Q: The members of the group expressed their allegiance to their leader
(a) commitment
(b) disloyalty
(c) understanding
(d) unlikely
Show Answer Q: She believed that it was imminent that he would be chosen as the leader of the group.
(a) timely
(b) delayed
(c) uncertain
(d) remote
Show Answer Q: The inscrutability surrounding the incident remains unresolved until the end of the movie
(a) clearness
(b) comprehensibility
(c) seriousness
(d) mystery
Show Answer Q: The brave soldiers left an indelible impression on the people of the land.
(a) permanent
(b) fleeting
(c) hilarious
(d) eradicable
Show Answer Q: The dodgy behaviour of the leader led to her fall
(a) principled
(b) dubious
(c) dishonest
(d) painful
Show Answer Q: The manager always provides instantaneous replies to all queries.
(a) immediate
(b) delayed
(c) deliberate
(d) unwanted
Show Answer Q: People have been advised not to venture into sea as the weather is likely to be inclement
(a) squally
(b) calm
(c) pleasant
(d) indigent
Show Answer Q: S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used.
S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation.
P: This will increase the time and cost of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.
Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived.
R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time.
S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.
(a) Q P R S
(b) S P Q R
(c) S Q R P
(d) S Q P R
Show Answer Q: S1. Sufism is an English word coined in the Nineteenth Century
S6. It may also have been suffa, the platform outside a place of Islamic worship
P. Historians have understood this term in several ways
Q. According to some scholars, it is derived from suf, meaning wool
R. Others derive it from safa, meaning purity
S. The word used for Sufism in Islamic texts is tasawwuf
(a) Q R S P
(b) S P Q R
(c) P Q S R
(d) R P S Q
Show Answer Q: S1: India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world.
S6: It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan).
P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times.
Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan).
R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people.
S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.
(a) Q P R S
(b) S P Q R
(c) P Q R S
(d) P R S Q
Show Answer Q: S1. Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan
S6. He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for the city
P. In 1017, when Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm, he took several scholars back to his capital, Ghazni: Al-Biruni was one among them
Q. He was well versed in several languages; Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, and Sanskrit
R. Khwarizm was an important centre of learning, and Al-Biruni received the best education available at the time
S. However he did not know Greek, although he was familiar with the works of Plato and other Greek philosophers
(a) Q S R P
(b) R Q S P
(c) P Q S R
(d) R P S Q
Show Answer Q: S1: National highways connect one state with another and are of national importance.
S6: These road systems are also known as primary road systems and are laid and operated under the supervision of the National Highway Authority of India.
P: They are important because whereas they constitute merely two per cent of the total road networks, they nevertheless carry 40 per cent of the total road traffic.
Q: The road infrastructure of the country is therefore crucial, and their construction and maintenance is of critical importance.
R: They bear the load of traffic because these roads connect long distances and pass through major cities and towns.
S: Since they cover the length and breadth of the nation and connect cities and towns, these highways are the primary facilitators of trade and connectivity.
(a) P R S Q
(b) S P Q R
(c) P R Q S
(d) S Q R P
Show Answer Q: S1. Vijayanagara or 'city of victory' was the name of both a city and an empire
S6. They remembered it as Hampi, a name derived from that of the local mother goddess, Pampadevi
P. In its heyday it stretched from the river Krishna in the north to the extreme south of the Indian peninsula
Q. Although it fell into ruin in the seventeenth-eighteenth centuries, it continued to live in the memories of the people who inhabited the Krishna–Tungabhadra doab
R. In 1565 the city was sacked and subsequently deserted
S. The Empire was founded in the fourteenth century
(a) S P R Q
(b) S Q P R
(c) P Q S R
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: S1: The South African Constitution was inaugurated in December 1996.
S6: A special constitutional court enforces the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
P: Its creation and promulgation took place at a time when South Africa still faced the threat of a civil war after the dissolution of the Apartheid Government.
Q: The South African Constitution says that its "Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa."
R: Apropos, it forbids discrimination on the grounds of "race, gender, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth".
S: The Bill of Rights grants perhaps the most extensive range of rights to the citizens.
(a) Q S R P
(b) S P Q R
(c) P Q R S
(d) P R S Q
Show Answer Q: S1. Liberalisation and globalisation freed India's economy from the low GDP trap that had impeded India's progress
S6. Today India has transformed into one of the largest economies of the world
P. India's 3 pc rate of growth and a set of emergent circumstances led to a balance of payment crisis in the early 1990s
Q. Ease of business was ensured, and the requirement for import licences, and production quotas, were removed
R. Apart from these measures India also took a loan from the IMF to tide over the crisis, but after 1993, India has not taken another loan from the IMF
S. In a landmark budget in 1991, responding to the emergent crisis, India delicenced many industries and liberalised its economic policies
(a) Q S R P
(b) S Q P R
(c) R Q S P
(d) P S Q R
Show Answer Q: S1: Our Constitution reminds us of the necessity of representation in a large democracy.
S6: Elections have today become the most visible symbol of the democratic process.
P: This is why elections become important.
Q: Therefore representatives are elected by the people.
R: Whenever we think of India as a democracy, our mind invariably turns to our successful elections.
S: All citizens cannot participate in taking every decision.
(a) Q S R P
(b) S P Q R
(c) P Q S R
(d) S Q P R
Show Answer Q: S1. In many countries, there are millions of people who are underprivileged and deprived
S6. In the past forced labour was imposed by landlords, moneylenders, and other wealthy persons
P. Both of these are prohibited under the Constitution of India
Q. One such form of exploitation in our country has been begar or forced labour without payment
R. The marginalised are often subjected to exploitation by their fellow human beings
S. Another closely related form of exploitation is buying and selling of human beings and using them as slaves
(a) Q S R P
(b) R Q S P
(c) P Q S R
(d) Q S P R
Show Answer Q: _______ your transfer request is concerned, we'll be discussing it at the next meeting.
(a) As far as
(b) To begin with
(c) By the way
(d) Talking about
Show Answer Q: I can't be bothered to tell him what I think; ________ he would not listen to me.
(a) meanwhile
(b) in any case
(c) in the meantime
(d) somehow
Show Answer Q: _______, did you know Ravi has a new job?
(a) For one thing
(b) By the way
(c) In the first place
(d) As a result
Show Answer Q: ________, if the referee points his fingers, this indicates that someone has done something wrong.
(a) On the contrary
(b) Whatever more
(c) Briefly
(d) As regards
Show Answer Q: _______ the wind, it was getting stronger, and I was getting colder.
(a) To begin with
(b) By the way
(c) First of all
(d) Speaking of
Show Answer Q: ________, have you been to the local library yet?
(a) Sort of
(b) Frankly
(c) All the same
(d) Incidentally
Show Answer Q: _______, what are you doing in my room?
(a) On the other hand
(b) Excuse me
(c) Look there
(d) Eventually
Show Answer Q: ________, women are healthier and are living longer than ever before: indeed on an average, they can expect to live five years longer than men.
(a) To a large extent
(b) As regards
(c) As far as
(d) Turning now
Show Answer Q: _______ an unhappy childhood leads to criminal behaviour.
(a) Still if
(b) Even somewhat
(c) In some cases
(d) In progression
Show Answer Q: The difference is that I have been fortunate to find a career that I love and, ________, I am getting paid reasonably for it.
(a) briefly
(b) broadly speaking
(c) what is more
(d) in conclusion
Show Answer Q: _______, the problem is nothing but a wrong assumption about processes.
(a) In the meanwhile
(b) Somewhat
(c) Engagingly
(d) In other words
Show Answer Q: ________, the Government of India has followed the policy of trying to improve relations with its neighbours.
(a) Particular
(b) Knowingly
(c) Otherwise
(d) In general
Show Answer Q: Many, _______, hesitate to publicly broach such question for fear of nurturing discrimination.
(a) understandably
(b) despite
(c) until
(d) of course
Show Answer Q: ________, this issue is likely to be discussed when the Council meets next.
(a) As per reports
(b) Accordingly
(c) Likewise
(d) Briefly
Show Answer Q: _______, one notes that in the nineteenth century an important development of reflection and questioning gained momentum.
(a) Particularly speaking
(b) Generally speaking
(c) Otherwise
(d) Of course
Show Answer Q: ________, you needed to consult a physician to have a clear idea of what the disease is about.
(a) In that case
(b) In these case
(c) Likewise
(d) Henceforth
Show Answer Q: ______, the situation has completely transformed over the past few years.
(a) Somewhat
(b) Believably
(c) Thus
(d) Predominantly
Show Answer Q: ________, in the year-ago period the current account deficit stood at $1.3 billion or 0.2 % of the GDP.
(a) Particularly
(b) Notably
(c) Seriously
(d) Unknowingly
Show Answer Q: ______, the committee is of the opinion that all academic matters will be discussed in the Executive Body Meeting.
(a) Hence
(b) But
(c) Later
(d) Although
Show Answer Q: ________, the records have been completely undermined by shoddy book-keeping.
(a) Because of
(b) As such
(c) Forever
(d) Hence
Show Answer Q: Cynosure :
(a) Person or thing that causes a change
(b) Person or thing that attracts a lot of attention
(c) Person or thing regarded as exact copy
(d) Person or animal that lives in a particular place
Show Answer Q: Infelicity:
(a) Disloyalty towards one's nation
(b) An inappropriate remark
(c) To kill or destroy
(d) To touch or push gently
Show Answer Q: Coeval :
(a) Person of roughly the same age
(b) Person or organisation that cooperates with others
(c) Person employed to drive a private car
(d) Person employed in taking census
Show Answer Q: Corollary:
(a) Something that is too expensive
(b) Something that looks real but does not really exist
(c) Something that naturally follows
(d) Something resembling a coal mine
Show Answer Q: Retrogression :
(a) Sudden sharp drop in price
(b) Reverse pressure
(c) Return to earlier state
(d) Sudden occurrence of a past event
Show Answer Q: Quandary:
(a) Situation in which you are confused about what to do
(b) Situation in which two people or group argue
(c) Situation in which no progress can be made
(d) Situation in which a relationship becomes friendlier
Show Answer Q: Imprest :
(a) Surprise attack by people
(b) Money used to manage small expenses
(c) Sudden occurrence of laughter
(d) Sudden increase in activity
Show Answer Q: Presumption:
(a) Prediction based on past experiences
(b) Judgement made with certainty
(c) Decision based on facts
(d) Opinion formed before having all the facts
Show Answer Q: Turgid :
(a) Determined or loyal
(b) Dirty or untidy
(c) Swollen or distended
(d) Excited or upset
Show Answer Q: Smug:
(a) Too confident about one’s own achievements
(b) Too eager to help or obey someone important
(c) Too emotional or dramatic
(d) Too eager to bottle up conflicts
Show Answer Q: Given below are four parts of a sentence labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the sequence that arranges the parts correctly.
P: participate in the function
Q: many of the people who had come to
R: the auditorium was over-crowded
S: could not find a seat because
(a) P R Q S
(b) P Q R S
(c) Q P S R
(d) S P R Q
Show Answer Q: of children they also contain deeply embedded whereas traditional fairy tales P Q moral lessons that are relevant even for adults were designed for the entertainment R S
(a) R P Q S
(b) Q S R P
(c) R P S Q
(d) Q S P R
Show Answer Q: Each of the following items consists of parts of a sentence labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the sequence that arranges the parts correctly.
P: lay outside her existing life
Q: she knew that the answer
R: somewhere in the back of her mind
S: to her questions about life
(a) R P Q S
(b) Q S P R
(c) Q P S R
(d) R Q S P
Show Answer Q: of school education is an ineluctable truth that sporting activities are an integral part P Q meaningfully towards the overall growth of a student R that underscores the learning process and contributes S
(a) Q P S R
(b) Q S R P
(c) R P S Q
(d) Q S P R
Show Answer Q: Rearrange the following sentence parts labelled P, Q, R and S.
P: works of literature
Q: inside the pages of all good
R: lies the truth about some of
S: the more challenging questions posed by humanity
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q P R S
(c) Q P S R
(d) R P S Q
Show Answer Q: and contentment on account of a life lived the beneficial outcome of P Q well without retribution or rebuke R a virtuous life is peace of mind S
(a) S R Q P
(b) S P Q R
(c) Q S P R
(d) Q S R P
Show Answer Q: Rearrange the sentence parts labelled P, Q, R and S.
P: takes on account of its economic successes
Q: to address continuing social inequality
R: for every stride of progress any nation
S: it takes two back if it is unable
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q P R S
(c) R P S Q
(d) R P Q S
Show Answer Q: more representative than the latter from a non-parliamentary system P Q in as much as the former is R it is widely believed that the parliamentary system differs S
(a) S Q R P
(b) S P Q R
(c) R S P Q
(d) P S R Q
Show Answer Q: Rearrange the sentence parts labelled P, Q, R and S.
P: the book-value of a loan or
Q: an intangible asset over a set period of time
R: used to periodically lower
S: amortisation is an accounting technique
(a) S R P Q
(b) R S P Q
(c) S R Q P
(d) R P S Q
Show Answer Q: crushes the spirit behind the service it stunts the person offering the same and P Q exhibition or for fear of public opinion R when service is done for S
(a) S Q R P
(b) S P Q R
(c) R S P Q
(d) S R Q P
Show Answer Q: There is more than ________ to get the job done.
(a) one way
(b) one ways
(c) any ways
(d) any way
Show Answer Q: It does not look like he is going ______ in his studies than what was predicted by his school principal.
(a) any further
(b) further
(c) farther
(d) any farther
Show Answer Q: The class decided to organise ________.
(a) picnic
(b) a picnic
(c) picnics
(d) the picnic
Show Answer Q: ________ all the confusion the thief made a quiet getaway.
(a) Among
(b) Amongst
(c) Amidst
(d) Amid
Show Answer Q: The accused _________ before the judge.
(a) tried
(b) was trial
(c) sat trial
(d) stood trial
Show Answer Q: The intricate operation on the patient required the expertise of a/an ______ surgeon.
(a) special
(b) especial
(c) specialist
(d) specialised
Show Answer Q: The manner in which the demolitions have been carried out _______ scrutiny by the High Court.
(a) was under
(b) under
(c) is under
(d) however under
Show Answer Q: There are ______ thirty students inside the classroom at any time.
(a) less than
(b) fewer than
(c) less then
(d) fewer then
Show Answer Q: I _________ consider the opinions of all stakeholders before taking a final decision.
(a) will not
(b) have
(c) will
(d) shall
Show Answer Q: There are many ______ vehicles on the highway due to a sudden landslide.
(a) stationery
(b) stationed
(c) stranded
(d) straggle
Show Answer Q: Mohan was living in a deplorable condition.
(a) reprehensible
(b) opprobrious
(c) despicable
(d) commendable
Show Answer Q: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: All human beings are fallible.
(a) frail
(b) erring
(c) mortal
(d) perfect
Show Answer Q: These exercises will counteract the effects of stress and tension.
(a) exacerbate
(b) foil
(c) thwart
(d) contravene
Show Answer Q: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: His words were vague.
(a) identical
(b) obscure
(c) precise
(d) imperceptible
Show Answer Q: You have to persevere with difficult students.
(a) give up
(b) persist
(c) carry on
(d) stand firm
Show Answer Q: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: She performed all her duties conscientiously.
(a) assiduously
(b) carelessly
(c) painstakingly
(d) scrupulously
Show Answer Q: Their new colour scheme is hideous.
(a) appalling
(b) beautiful
(c) grotesque
(d) macabre
Show Answer Q: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.
(a) essential
(b) adventitious
(c) serendipitous
(d) subsidiary
Show Answer Q: Everywhere they go, they squander their earnings.
(a) fritter away
(b) splurge
(c) squabble
(d) manage
Show Answer Q: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: She has always been disdainful of poor people.
(a) reverential
(b) derisive
(c) supercilious
(d) insolent
Show Answer Q: The Earth's climate is ______ changing and evolving.
(a) passionately
(b) continually
(c) deadly
(d) thoughtfully
Show Answer Q: Most of our food comes from agriculture, so we tend to believe that it is ______ of natural biota.
(a) independent
(b) dependent
(c) relevant
(d) consequent
Show Answer Q: ______ changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to human activities.
(a) these
(b) those
(c) this
(d) that
Show Answer Q: In nature, ______ the plants and animals …
(a) the
(b) both
(c) some
(d) among
Show Answer Q: Attributed to ______ activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc.
(a) practical
(b) geological
(c) human
(d) animal
Show Answer Q: In nature, the plants and animals ______ to the rigours of natural selection.
(a) had been continuously subjected
(b) will be continuously subject
(c) continuously subjected
(d) are continuously subjected
Show Answer Q: …which have led to the ______ of gases and aerosols.
(a) assimilation
(b) absolution
(c) collection
(d) accumulation
Show Answer Q: Only the fittest survive. ______ wild populations have numerous traits for competitiveness, resistance to parasites,
(a) Consequently
(b) Inadvertently
(c) Although
(d) Since
Show Answer Q: …of gases and aerosols in ______ atmosphere.
(a) an
(b) a
(c) the
(d) no article
Show Answer Q: Wild populations have numerous traits for competitiveness, resistance to parasites, ______
(a) withdrawal to adverse conditions
(b) tolerance
(c) adaptable
(d) compliance
Show Answer Q: These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and ______ air temperatures.
(a) raise
(b) hike
(c) rise
(d) balance
Show Answer Q: Wild populations have numerous traits for competitiveness, resistance to parasites, withdrawal to adverse conditions, ______ other aspects of vigour.
(a) and
(b) with
(c) by
(d) upon
Show Answer Q: …acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the ______.
(a) crust
(b) core
(c) mantle
(d) planet
Show Answer Q: In contrast, populations grown for many ______ under the pampered conditions of agriculture tend to lose these traits.
(a) eras
(b) epochs
(c) periods
(d) generations
Show Answer Q: …to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity ______ assessment.
Show Answer Q: They tend to lose these traits because they ______ for production, not resilience.
(a) had selected
(b) have selected
(c) are selected
(d) might select
Show Answer Q: Of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme ______.
(a) are developed
(b) are initiated
(c) have developed
(d) have initiated
Show Answer Q: For example, a high-producing plant ______ lacks resistance to drought is
(a) whichever
(b) whom
(c) that
(d) whenever
Show Answer Q: Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held ______ regular intervals.
Show Answer Q: ______ and the resistance to drought is ignored. Also, in the process of breeding plants for maximum production, all genetic variation is eliminated.
(a) heated
(b) irrigated
(c) showered
(d) deserted
Show Answer Q: He paused
(a) with a few moments.
(b) for a few moments.
(c) by a few moments.
(d) into a few moments.
Show Answer Q: Preeti suggests
(a) that I ask to your advice
(b) that I had asked your advice
(c) that I can have asked your advice
(d) that I ask your advice
Show Answer Q: Late at night, our car
(a) broke down on the highway.
(b) broke up on the highway.
(c) broke into the highway.
(d) broke out on the highway.
Show Answer Q: We saw
(a) the older of all monuments in the city
(b) the old of all monuments in the city
(c) the oldest monument in the city
(d) an oldest of all monuments in the city
Show Answer Q: All the countries signed the treaty
(a) beneath Germany and France.
(b) except Germany and France.
(c) among Germany and France.
(d) during Germany and France.
Show Answer Q: Since you have been touring all day
(a) you must be tired
(b) you ought to have been tired
(c) you could have been tired
(d) you might not be tired
Show Answer Q: I reminded her
(a) to turn off the lights at night.
(b) to call off the lights at night.
(c) to drop off the lights at night.
(d) to break off the lights at night.
Show Answer Q: His condition is serious, but
(a) it should be worse
(b) it ought to be worse
(c) it could be worse
(d) it had been going to be worse
Show Answer Q: They told us about the woman
(a) whom lived next door.
(b) which lived next door.
(c) who lived next door.
(d) whose lived next door.
Show Answer Q: I hope the bus comes soon because
(a) we waited for half an hour
(b) we have been waiting for half an hour
(c) we waiting for half an hour
(d) we could have been waiting for half an hour
Show Answer Q: I'll see you
(a) at the end of February.
(b) on the end of February.
(c) along the end of February.
(d) for the end of February.
Show Answer Q: Someone
(a) has spilt juice on the sofa
(b) should have spilt juice on the sofa
(c) have spilt juice on the sofa
(d) would spilt juice on the sofa
Show Answer Q: I dislike films
(a) who have sad endings.
(b) that have sad endings.
(c) whose have sad endings.
(d) whom have sad endings.
Show Answer Q: What would you do
(a) if you found your lost toy?
(b) if you will have found your lost toy?
(c) if you would found your lost toy?
(d) if you have find your lost toy?
Show Answer Q: The thieves denied
(a) having stealing the money.
(b) stealing the money.
(c) had stolen the money.
(d) having to steal the money.
Show Answer Q: If I were you
(a) I shouldn’t buy that dress
(b) I wouldn’t buy that dress
(c) I weren’t buying that dress
(d) I mustn’t buying that dress
Show Answer Q: Did you
(a) drop out to see Sunita on your way home?
(b) drop in to see Sunita on your way home?
(c) drop behind to see Sunita on your way home?
(d) drop away to see Sunita on your way home?
Show Answer Q: I wish
(a) I could help you
(b) I ought to help you
(c) I did help you
(d) I must help you
Show Answer Q: Would you like to
(a) meeting her?
(b) meet her?
(c) met her?
(d) meet with her?
Show Answer Q: The efforts of the security services have not been quite
(a) upto the incredibility
(b) up-take
(c) up-tight
(d) upto the mark
Show Answer Q: Be bad news
(a) feelings of hate
(b) someone who behaves in a dishonest way
(c) someone who is considered undesirable
(d) to be ill
Show Answer Q: A white lie
(a) An offensive way of describing something
(b) To do something completely impossible
(c) A lie that is absolutely and universally true
(d) A lie that you tell to avoid hurting someone
Show Answer Q: Back to the drawing board
(a) to draw comparisons
(b) to be a member of planning group
(c) to start planning again because the previous plan has failed
(d) to be fast at understanding a situation
Show Answer Q: Bad blood
(a) Feelings of hatred between people
(b) A situation which goes from bad to worse
(c) A fatal accident
(d) To accept the unpleasant situation
Show Answer Q: Be in the eye of the storm
(a) to look at something quickly
(b) to fail miserably at a sport
(c) to see something that you do not want to see
(d) to be in the midst of a controversy
Show Answer Q: Count your blessings
(a) to start to understand how badly something has affected you
(b) an event which gradually becomes worse
(c) to be grateful for good things in your life
(d) something that you say in order to warn someone
Show Answer Q: Life in the fast lane
(a) to lead a selfless life
(b) to have a happy life without complaints
(c) life without money or comforts
(d) an exciting and eventful lifestyle
Show Answer Q: Have the last laugh
(a) to be the worst example of something
(b) to succeed when others thought that you would not
(c) to solve all the problems of life
(d) to laugh at someone secretly
Show Answer Q: To pass the buck
(a) to collect money from a group of people
(b) to shift the responsibility of something to someone
(c) to have a short conversation with someone
(d) to have the credentials for a particular job
Show Answer Q: Sit on the fence
(a) to make someone suddenly notice you
(b) to fail completely
(c) to delay making a decision
(d) to behave very badly
Show Answer Q: include basic freedoms the fundamental rights are guaranteed to the individual basic rights and
(a) QSPR
(b) QRSP
(c) SQRP
(d) RQSP
Show Answer Q: good quality elementary education conforming P
as a fundamental right of all children Q
the Right to Education Act (RTE) mandates R
to the standards and norms specified in the Act S
(a) Q S P R
(b) R P S Q
(c) R Q S P
(d) S Q P R
Show Answer Q: for many millennia been in the making of a historical process that has the Indian nation is the product
(a) SRQP
(b) SQPR
(c) PRSQ
(d) RSQP
Show Answer Q: the conflicts and disputes in their mind P
music not only relieves the burden Q
on children and the young R
but also alleviates S
(a) Q R S P
(b) P S R Q
(c) Q P R S
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: an epoch that was imbued for its people the start of with a new vision India's Independence represented
(a) SQPR
(b) QRPS
(c) SPQR
(d) RQSP
Show Answer Q: but it is virtually covered by a dome-shaped P
Antarctica is a continent Q
nearly twice as large as Australia R
ice sheet nearly 2 miles thick S
(a) Q R P S
(b) S P R Q
(c) Q S P R
(d) S Q R P
Show Answer Q: science and mathematics exhibition for a discussion on the forthcoming to be present before the Principal all students have been instructed
(a) SQPR
(b) RPQS
(c) SRQP
(d) QPRS
Show Answer Q: the global economic weight from the advanced economies P
that there was a major shift in Q
and Central Bank Governors, in recognition of the fact R
the G20 was formed in 1999, as a forum of Finance Ministers S
(a) S P Q R
(b) P Q R S
(c) Q R S P
(d) S R Q P
Show Answer Q: two bowlers and two batsmen respectively to the new team with the selection of another player the team now has
(a) QPRS
(b) SQRP
(c) RQSP
(d) RPSQ
Show Answer Q: aquaculture nation in the world and P
India’s products are exported to many nations Q
fish producing and the second largest R
India is the third largest S
(a) S R P Q
(b) Q P R S
(c) R Q P S
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: You are most welcome to visit my humble abode.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Participle
Show Answer Q: Adders are the only poisonous snakes found across Britain
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Determiner
Show Answer Q: The situation is beyond our control.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Conjunction
(d) Preposition
Show Answer Q: She spoke to him once since he has been in town
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Conjunction
(d) Preposition
Show Answer Q: I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Preposition
(d) Conjunction
Show Answer Q: I don’t really want to go. Besides, it’s too late now
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Preposition
(d) Conjunction
Show Answer Q: He dry-cleaned my coat nicely.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Relative pronoun
(d) Conjunction
Show Answer Q: Look at that man over there
(a) Adverb
(b) Conjunction
(c) Determiner
(d) Article
Show Answer Q: Would you like to buy this new item?
(a) Determiner
(b) Conjunction
(c) Interjection
(d) Adjective
Show Answer Q: The plane is ready for take-off
(a) Noun
(b) Conjunction
(c) Verb
(d) Gerund
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following does not belong to the biotic community?
(a) Water
(b) Human
(c) Protozoa
(d) Bush
Show Answer Q: What according to the passage is the ‘unwelcome form of the globalization’?
1. Globalization of the diseases
2. Elusive goal of globalization
3. History of fatal diseases
4. Selective use of antibiotics
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 4
Show Answer Q: The nature of the biotic community largely depends on:
1. Biotic components
2. Abiotic components
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Show Answer Q: According to the passage, globalisation of health has become imperative due to
(a) the globalisation of diseases
(b) public health intervention
(c) the creation of new medical systems
(d) the indiscriminate use of antibiotics
Show Answer Q: Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
(a) Temperature
(b) Humidity
(c) Algae
(d) Moisture
Show Answer Q: According to the passage, resurgent diseases are affected by:
1. Medical practices
2. Overuse of antibiotics
3. Emergence of new strains
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Show Answer Q: In the passage, the word ‘aquatic community’ refers to:
(a) Biotic community inhabiting the land
(b) Biotic community found in water
(c) Biotic community found in the air
(d) Assemblage of rain and moisture
Show Answer Q: According to the passage, many new diseases are emerging due to change in land use because
(a) humans are coming in contact with unfamiliar viruses
(b) urbanisation makes pathogens proliferate
(c) humans become adaptive and pass on their genes to related bacteria by way of plasmid transfer
(d) humans are inadvertently releasing new viruses
Show Answer Q: Species are defined on the basis of:
(a) Similarities only
(b) Differences only
(c) Both similarities and differences
(d) None of the above
Show Answer Q: What is the meaning of the word “epidemiology” in the passage?
(a) The historical study of the spread of diseases
(b) The scientific study of the spread and control of diseases
(c) The scientific study of the invention and uses of drugs
(d) The scientific study of the uses of drugs
Show Answer Q: The king's son was banished due to the political rivalry.
(a) deported
(b) called back
(c) accepted
(d) notified
Show Answer Q: Sages and seers have cautioned that the path towards enlightenment is full of illusory traps
(a) reasoned
(b) admitted
(c) warned
(d) refused
Show Answer Q: He gave a dazzling performance at the opera.
(a) brilliant
(b) dismal
(c) pathetic
(d) puerile
Show Answer Q: The officer reported the details of the mission in a monotonous manner
(a) dull
(b) happy
(c) disturbed
(d) enthusiastic
Show Answer Q: She rebuffed all suggestions from her friends.
(a) took
(b) rejected
(c) criticized
(d) granted
Show Answer Q: There are many elusive questions in philosophy
(a) clear
(b) baffling
(c) paramount
(d) truthful
Show Answer Q: He disowned his royal legacy and became a commoner.
(a) accepted
(b) abandoned
(c) allowed
(d) questioned
Show Answer Q: Cleaning this mess is a mammoth task
(a) huge
(b) quick
(c) easy
(d) intelligent
Show Answer Q: The public was sceptical about the new government policy.
(a) hopeful
(b) anxious
(c) doubtful
(d) expectant
Show Answer Q: The police department's image was tarnished after the high-profile murder case
(a) enhanced
(b) tainted
(c) restored
(d) assigned
Show Answer Q: Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Why Bharat Matters’?
(a) L.K. Advani
(b) S. Jaishankar
(c) Mohan Bhagwat
(d) Pranab Mukherjee
Show Answer Q: A company of five thousand soldiers, having marched tirelessly for over five days, have just moved into their cantonment.
(a) A company of five thousand soldiers,
(b) having marched tirelessly for over five days,
(c) have just moved into their cantonment.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Human craving for comfort leads to anxiety.
(a) like
(b) dislike
(c) discomfort
(d) complacency
Show Answer Q: Every person who believes in principles must stand up to fight for their convictions.
(a) Every person who believes in principles
(b) must stand up to fight
(c) for their convictions.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His writings on the subject are obscure.
(a) murky
(b) vague
(c) obvious
(d) uncertain
Show Answer Q: The Olympic Games reflects the highest spirit of human endeavour and achievement.
(a) The Olympic Games reflects
(b) the highest spirit of
(c) human endeavour and achievement.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The achievements of the team have been monumental in the last ten years.
(a) enormous
(b) memorable
(c) striking
(d) unimpressive
Show Answer Q: The principal of the school stressed the need for discipline amongst the students.
(a) The principal of the school
(b) stressed the need for discipline
(c) amongst the students.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His frail appearance was considered a merit.
(a) weak
(b) delicate
(c) sturdy
(d) big
Show Answer Q: Failure is the stepping stone to success; however, successive failures are not successive stepping stones to success.
(a) Failure is the stepping stone to success;
(b) however, successive failures are not
(c) successive stepping stones to success.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The novel depicts the hapless status of certain sections of society.
(a) wretched
(b) miserable
(c) rural
(d) fortunate
Show Answer Q: India's strengths are its diversity of culture and the spirit of tolerance in it's people.
(a) India's strengths are
(b) its diversity of culture and
(c) the spirit of tolerance in it's people.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Her ideas have always been eccentric.
(a) special
(b) strange
(c) normal
(d) local
Show Answer Q: Once considered ninth planet of the solar system, Pluto is today listed as the largest dwarf planet of the solar system.
(a) Once considered ninth planet of the solar system,
(b) Pluto is today listed as the
(c) largest dwarf planet of the solar system.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The land appears to be parched.
(a) dry
(b) desiccated
(c) wet
(d) scorched
Show Answer Q: The greatest glory in life is to be able to realize ones dreams and ambitions without trampling on those of others.
(a) The greatest glory in life
(b) is to be able to realize ones dreams and ambitions
(c) without trampling on those of others.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The newly made road was smooth.
(a) rutted
(b) dangerous
(c) winding
(d) silken
Show Answer Q: To be able to manage one's anger is a reflection of an individual's psychological maturity.
(a) To be able to manage one's
(b) anger is a reflection of an individual's
(c) psychological maturity.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Plenitude is one major cause for environmental degradation.
(a) abundance
(b) insufficiency
(c) ample
(d) plethora
Show Answer Q: A honest mistake is no more than that; just an honest mistake.
(a) A honest mistake
(b) is no more than that;
(c) just an honest mistake.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The scholar quoted irrefutable evidence for her thesis.
(a) overwhelming
(b) undeniable
(c) certain
(d) questionable
Show Answer Q: Counting your chickens
(a) confident of success
(b) greedily accumulating wealth
(c) being careful about spending money
(d) getting scared because of danger
Show Answer Q: Ravi told his friend that he had no intention to malign him.
(a) benign
(b) slander
(c) praise
(d) greet
Show Answer Q: The icing on the cake
(a) baked food that is delicate and delicious with a topping
(b) extra benefit over and above an already good deal
(c) getting what you asked for
(d) more than what is needed
Show Answer Q: Sheela appeared to be vexed.
(a) clear
(b) calm
(c) displeased
(d) uncomplicated
Show Answer Q: A stitch in time
(a) tailoring one's efforts efficiently
(b) making an effort to succeed
(c) inability to take timely decision
(d) timely action that prevents a negative outcome
Show Answer Q: Do not hold any preconception about people.
(a) notion
(b) experiment
(c) great idea
(d) conceit
Show Answer Q: At sixes and sevens
(a) on top of the situation
(b) state of denial
(c) state of total confusion
(d) well-planned and prepared
Show Answer Q: All mortal elements are impermanent.
(a) temporal
(b) immortal
(c) never-ending
(d) divinely
Show Answer Q: Talking twenty to the dozen
(a) talking hurriedly and rapidly
(b) talking too much
(c) talking without making sense
(d) talking out of turn
Show Answer Q: The itinerary of the group's visit to the hills was given to everyone.
(a) invitation
(b) information
(c) schedule
(d) names
Show Answer Q: Under the weather
(a) walking in the rain
(b) controlled by the elements
(c) browbeaten by the heat
(d) unwell
Show Answer Q: The effort was to harness the power of nature.
(a) abuse
(b) benefit
(c) apply
(d) control
Show Answer Q: To sit on the fence
(a) to act promptly
(b) to be lazy
(c) to be undecided
(d) to sit without doing anything
Show Answer Q: The fickle nature of humans is at times the cause of great innovations.
(a) vacillating
(b) consistent
(c) strong
(d) wily
Show Answer Q: Once in a blue moon
(a) romantic moment
(b) occasionally
(c) rarely
(d) often
Show Answer Q: The flood situation during the monsoon this year was calamitous.
(a) abundance
(b) catastrophic
(c) encouraging
(d) welcome
Show Answer Q: Through thick and thin
(a) in genuine friendship
(b) through the best of everything
(c) among people both fat and slim
(d) through difficult times
Show Answer Q: He was appointed as the honorary member of the team.
(a) paid
(b) invited
(c) accepted
(d) unpaid
Show Answer Q: Like chalk and cheese
(a) very different from each other
(b) without any blemish
(c) pure white in colour
(d) very like each other
Show Answer Q: The church decided to excommunicate him for his actions.
(a) admit
(b) reward
(c) expel
(d) promote
Show Answer Q: but perhaps the best way is to agree (P) there are many ways of dealing (Q) with them without excessive argumentation (R) with intransigent customers (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) QPRS
(b) QSPR
(c) PSQR
(d) RSQP
Show Answer Q: to be successful (P) what it is (Q) as a human being (R) have you ever considered (S)
(a) SQPR
(b) RQPS
(c) QRSP
(d) PRSQ
Show Answer Q: in the years following (P) India achieved remarkable economic development (Q) liberalization in the year 1991 (R) the landmark reforms inaugurated via (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) PQRS
(b) PRSQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: there is in all instance a single, (P) surrender to the idea that (Q) authoritative truth to be discovered and defended (R) many people today are willing to (S)
(a) RPSQ
(b) SPRQ
(c) RPQS
(d) SQPR
Show Answer Q: was the victory secured by the women’s hockey team (P) in the arena of sport, perhaps (Q) against Australia in the Tokyo Olympics (R) the greatest moment in Indian Olympic history (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) SPQR
(b) RPQS
(c) QSPR
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: for yourself the implications of death, (P) if you do not reflect and understand (Q) from one preacher to another (R) you will go endlessly (S)
(a) SRPQ
(b) QPSR
(c) RSPQ
(d) QRSP
Show Answer Q: in terms of GDP and GNP, (P) for gauging the success of a nation (Q) which are the two major determinants (R) economic progress is determined (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) SQRQ
(b) RPQS
(c) SPRQ
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: a way of understanding the world, P / a language represents Q / and relating them to one another R / differentiating between things S
(a) PSRQ
(b) SRPQ
(c) RSPQ
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: with the aplomb of a stage artist, (P) that they are not men of straw (Q) they can twist and shake their wobbly heads (R) mesmerizing the gullible into believing (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) PRQS
(b) RPSQ
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: for India's future P / mathematics and mathematical thinking Q / will be very important R / it is recognized that S
(a) QRPS
(b) RPSQ
(c) QRSP
(d) SQRP
Show Answer Q: of its rain-soaked verdure (P) and on the other there are (Q) on the one hand there is the immense beauty (R) the artifacts of its visible modernity (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) PRQS
(b) QRSP
(c) SPQR
(d) RPQS
Show Answer Q: in agriculture and veterinary sciences through P / will be enhanced sharply Q / programmes integrated with general education R / the preparation of professionals S
(a) SRPQ
(b) RQPS
(c) SPRQ
(d) PQRS
Show Answer Q: are often rooted (P) the causes (Q) of extreme poverty (R) in the inequalities of social systems (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) QRPS
(b) QRSP
(c) SRQP
(d) SRPQ
Show Answer Q: and should shift the way P / are certainly very important, Q / we think about politics R / the issues raised by feminists and multiculturalists S
(a) RPQS
(b) RSPQ
(c) SPQR
(d) SQPR
Show Answer Q: a person by the way (P) he behaves and (Q) you must judge (R) not by the way he looks (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) RPQS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: by which the genetic material of a plant is altered, P / pests and enhance its nutritional value Q / perhaps to make it more resistant to R / genetic modification (GM) is the science S
(a) QRPS
(b) SPRQ
(c) RSPQ
(d) RPQS
Show Answer Q: to the greatest number of people (P) that causes the least discomfort (Q) whenever in doubt (R) always opt for the option (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) RQPS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: a much wider array of perspectives P / the editors of the present work Q / the history of social reforms from R / argue the need to understand S
(a) QSRP
(b) QPRS
(c) RSQP
(d) SQRP
Show Answer Q: brought by bad times (P) against the despondency (Q) our greatest defence (R) faith and belief are (S) The correct sequence should be
(a) RQPS
(b) SRQP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPRS
Show Answer Q: for which she fought till the end P / as a champion of women’s rights, Q / Pandita Ramabai was truly remarkable R / as a pioneer in women’s education and S
(a) SRQP
(b) QPRS
(c) RSQP
(d) PQRS
Show Answer Q: He is essentially a crude person.
(a) coarse
(b) refined
(c) eager
(d) balanced
Show Answer Q: Our greatest glory is (a) / not in never falling but in (b) / raising every time we fall. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His confidence is high.
(a) diffidence
(b) eagerness
(c) steadfastness
(d) endurance
Show Answer Q: Rahim was one of that (a) / selected for (b) / the award. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His integrity is noticed.
(a) skilfulness
(b) ability
(c) dependability
(d) dishonesty
Show Answer Q: Sujini has met her old friend (a) / Guru before she shifted (b) / to Hyderabad two years ago. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: She is a benevolent individual.
(a) clever
(b) muddled
(c) malevolent
(d) ambivalent
Show Answer Q: This monument happens (a) / to be one of the old monument (b) / in the city. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His sartorial manner is judged.
(a) unstylish
(b) uncompromising
(c) common
(d) crude
Show Answer Q: Amit told to Divya (a) / that he would come (b) / with a reward for her. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: This piece of art is authentic.
(a) genuine
(b) expensive
(c) rare
(d) fake
Show Answer Q: If you have asked me (a) / for the truth I would have told (b) / you at that time. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The deluge affected the population.
(a) cloudburst
(b) drought
(c) deforestation
(d) drizzle
Show Answer Q: If I will be the millionaire (a) / I would eradicate (b) / poverty from the country. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His dedication is known to all.
(a) clarity
(b) hostility
(c) apathy
(d) anger
Show Answer Q: A bird in hand (a) / is better than (b) / two in the bush. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His perspicacity was remarkable.
(a) smartness
(b) dullness
(c) dedication
(d) deviousness
Show Answer Q: The opportunity to attain foundational literacy (a) / and pursue a honest livelihood (b) / must be viewed as basic right of every citizen. (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: He has a penchant for spicy food.
(a) tendency
(b) affinity
(c) fear
(d) dislike
Show Answer Q: Though there is progress (a) / for different directions, (b) / why is there no brotherhood? (c)
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: After a good meal, it is important to pay a compliment to the chef.
(a) tip
(b) praise
(c) admonish
(d) revile
Show Answer Q: A queer fish
(a) A strange person
(b) A good person
(c) An unlucky person
(d) A lucky person
Show Answer Q: His work is laudable.
(a) praiseworthy
(b) laughable
(c) bold
(d) loud
Show Answer Q: Eat like a bird
(a) Eat very quickly
(b) Eat a lot
(c) Eat continuously
(d) Eat very little
Show Answer Q: Raj is a competent carpenter.
(a) capable
(b) exceptional
(c) inadept
(d) clumsy
Show Answer Q: Lock horns
(a) Be like a bull
(b) Argue about something
(c) Agree with someone
(d) Think about the horns
Show Answer Q: He is diligent in submitting assignments.
(a) dilly-dallying
(b) procrastinating
(c) intelligent
(d) conscientious
Show Answer Q: Early bird
(a) Low flying
(b) Latest
(c) Ancient avian
(d) First arrival
Show Answer Q: He appears to be reticent.
(a) expansive
(b) jolly
(c) silent
(d) withdrawn
Show Answer Q: Be in the pink
(a) To be very healthy
(b) To be very colourful
(c) To be very sad
(d) To be very rich
Show Answer Q: He is always jovial.
(a) cheerful
(b) callous
(c) garrulous
(d) credulous
Show Answer Q: Be in the running
(a) In a very bad state to speak
(b) In a powerful position
(c) In a good position to win
(d) In a losing position
Show Answer Q: Mohan remains morose these days.
(a) introspective
(b) generous
(c) chirpy
(d) sullen
Show Answer Q: A sea change
(a) Change in the sea tides
(b) A complete change
(c) Change like sea
(d) Changed sea with pollution
Show Answer Q: He was a reluctant learner.
(a) enthusiastic
(b) eager
(c) unwilling
(d) fearful
Show Answer Q: A pearl of wisdom
(a) An important event in one's life
(b) An important person of wisdom
(c) An important piece of advice
(d) An important thing in one's life
Show Answer Q: Amit is optimistic about the prospects of his investments.
(a) pessimistic
(b) uncaring
(c) carefree
(d) sanguine
Show Answer Q: Be in seventh heaven
(a) To be extremely sorry
(b) To be extremely wise
(c) To be extremely sad
(d) To be extremely happy
Show Answer Q: Sachin is very cooperative by nature.
(a) complaisant
(b) covert
(c) complacent
(d) conniving
Show Answer Q: Be in the red
(a) To owe money to a bank
(b) To get money from one's family
(c) To be in danger of being caught
(d) To be in favour of needy people
Show Answer Q: Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Geetanjali Shree
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following is not a power of Panchayats under Article 243G?
(a) Land improvement
(b) Implementation of land reforms
(c) Land consolidation and soil conservation
(d) Regulation of land revenue
Show Answer Q: Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda?
(a) Palakapya
(b) Vagbhata
(c) Sushruta
(d) Charaka
Show Answer Q: Her smile was contagious.
(a) arrogant
(b) disrespectful
(c) sarcastic
(d) catching
Show Answer Q: Nursery classes / for the children / starts on April every year. / No error
(a) Nursery classes
(b) for the children
(c) starts on April every year.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Her dynamic nature impressed everyone.
(a) enduring
(b) attentive
(c) evolutionary
(d) jealous
Show Answer Q: The pollution level is very / high in our city, and / becomes a health hazard. / No error
(a) The pollution level is very
(b) high in our city, and
(c) becomes a health hazard.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: She was lamenting her destiny.
(a) celebrating
(b) bemoaning
(c) blaming
(d) making
Show Answer Q: India is a country of linguistic / and cultural diversity with / multiple ethnic and social groups. / No error
(a) India is a country of linguistic
(b) and cultural diversity with
(c) multiple ethnic and social groups.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Under his leadership the company grew in an organic manner.
(a) natural
(b) speedy
(c) unusual
(d) disciplined
Show Answer Q: Why does the lapse rate / effect the tendency / of air to rise ? / No error
(a) Why does the lapse rate
(b) effect the tendency
(c) of air to rise ?
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His charm lies in his oratory.
(a) deceit
(b) eloquence
(c) looks
(d) nobility
Show Answer Q: The thorax is the upper part / of your body from the neck down / to the bottom of the ribs and diaphragm. / No error
(a) The thorax is the upper part
(b) of your body from the neck down
(c) to the bottom of the ribs and diaphragm.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: She is a patron of art and culture.
(a) entrepreneur
(b) admirer
(c) critique
(d) backer
Show Answer Q: The practical uses of astrology / have seldom been seriously / studied outside India. / No error
(a) The practical uses of astrology
(b) have seldom been seriously
(c) studied outside India.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Arrogance is a hallmark of his nature.
(a) concern
(b) unpretentiousness
(c) conceit
(d) simplicity
Show Answer Q: She collected / some armful of medicines and / poured them down a drain. / No error
(a) She collected
(b) some armful of medicines and
(c) poured them down a drain.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: She undertook a reconnaissance of the entire issue.
(a) revaluation
(b) ratification
(c) investigation
(d) regularisation
Show Answer Q: In many countries, the United Nations / or other internationally organised / peacekeeping forces are trying to keep the peace. / No error
(a) In many countries, the United Nations
(b) or other internationally organised
(c) peacekeeping forces are trying to keep the peace.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: My daughter is my replica.
(a) pride
(b) clone
(c) love
(d) original
Show Answer Q: Early cities rely on food and water / from the surrounding countryside, / but today cities often depend on distant sources. / No error
(a) Early cities rely on food and water
(b) from the surrounding countryside,
(c) but today cities often depend on distant sources.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The sardonic nature of her stories made her stand out among the contemporary writers.
(a) compassionate
(b) insightful
(c) mocking
(d) comic
Show Answer Q: Climate change, whether it is / natural or human-induced, / is stressful for the people. / No error
(a) Climate change, whether it is
(b) natural or human-induced,
(c) is stressful for the people.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: He found her extremely attractive and charming.
(a) unnatural
(b) modern
(c) repulsive
(d) disapproving
Show Answer Q: Once-over
(a) To do something quickly
(b) To do something elaborately
(c) To do something perforce
(d) To do something for others
Show Answer Q: The sky is boundless.
(a) high
(b) vast
(c) expansive
(d) finite
Show Answer Q: A bag of bones
(a) An extremely fat person
(b) An extremely thin person
(c) A wealthy person
(d) A healthy person
Show Answer Q: The sky is clear today.
(a) bright
(b) opaque
(c) cloudless
(d) blue
Show Answer Q: Muddy the waters
(a) To spread dirt around
(b) To make a situation easy
(c) To make one's life happy
(d) To make the situation complicated
Show Answer Q: I have a fascination for deep waters.
(a) dark
(b) light
(c) dangerous
(d) shallow
Show Answer Q: To level with
(a) To be honest
(b) To be on a plain
(c) To cheat someone
(d) To take revenge
Show Answer Q: My boss has been too generous.
(a) stingy
(b) rough
(c) evil
(d) hostile
Show Answer Q: Show your hand
(a) To tell people about the past
(b) To tell people about the future
(c) To tell people about them
(d) To tell people about your plans
Show Answer Q: Spring is a time of plenty.
(a) ugliness
(b) scarcity
(c) roughness
(d) dryness
Show Answer Q: To pull up
(a) To lift heavy weights
(b) To check oneself
(c) To shorten the distance
(d) Too short of destination
Show Answer Q: He is an industrious workman.
(a) active
(b) productive
(c) lazy
(d) disloyal
Show Answer Q: Be out of action
(a) To get punishment
(b) To get reward
(c) To become dysfunctional
(d) To become superactive
Show Answer Q: Plants grow in abundance here.
(a) shrivel
(b) stretch
(c) spread
(d) enlarge
Show Answer Q: Learning from the school of hard knocks
(a) Learning things from experience
(b) Learning things from others
(c) Learning things from environment
(d) Learning things through difficult experiences
Show Answer Q: She rarely comes here.
(a) seldom
(b) never
(c) always
(d) frequently
Show Answer Q: Raise some hackles
(a) To annoy
(b) To make someone happy
(c) To do a great task
(d) To sit idle
Show Answer Q: She is a rather crooked woman.
(a) polite
(b) generous
(c) straightforward
(d) happy
Show Answer Q: A man of letters
(a) An excellent artist
(b) A scholar in literature
(c) An outstanding sportsman
(d) A known novelist
Show Answer Q: Overstep the mark
(a) To tell people how successful you are
(b) To step into someone else's areas of expertise
(c) To upset someone by doing/saying more than you should
(d) To do something in an excited way
Show Answer Q: symbolic of peace, and prosperity (P) the Gupta Empire in India is (Q) represented through numismatic archaeological (R) and literary evidences of multiple kinds (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) QPRS
(b) QSRP
(c) PSQR
(d) RSQP
Show Answer Q: Palsy-walsy friends
(a) Good friends
(b) Friends who help each other in difficult situations
(c) Friends by choice, and not by chance
(d) Unfriendly
Show Answer Q: the transportation system so that it (P) and not just the affluent section of society (Q) provides mobility to everyone (R) there are many ways to restructure (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PQRS
(b) RQPS
(c) SPRQ
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: Open a Pandora's box
(a) To do something that causes a lot of new problems that you did not expect
(b) To do something out of compulsion
(c) To do something beyond expectation
(d) To do something out of the box, that causes awards and ceremonies for you
Show Answer Q: and accurately displays spatial (P) relationships between landforms and water bodies (Q) the globe shows Earth’s spherical shape (R) and comparative distance between locations (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PQRS
(b) RPQS
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: Pull your socks up
(a) To get well-dressed for the occasion
(b) Improve your work or behaviour
(c) To speak in an honest way without hesitation
(d) To be in control of an organization, often secretly
Show Answer Q: the function of the capillaries (P) and other material to all the cells in (Q) is to take nutrients, oxygen (R) the body and to take away their waste material (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PRQS
(b) RPQS
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: To get under somebody's skin
(a) To deceive someone
(b) To admire someone
(c) To annoy someone
(d) To support someone
Show Answer Q: like mine (P) even to someone with (Q) a tin ear (R) her singing sounded pretty melodious (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PRQS
(b) RPQS
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Show Answer Q: Turn topsy-turvy
(a) To completely change something
(b) To completely evaluate something
(c) To enjoy yourself greatly
(d) To exhaust yourself completely
Show Answer Q: the sorry state of affairs in the modern factories (P) the Government of India (Q) under the British was pro-capitalist (R) though it took some half-hearted steps to mitigate (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PRQS
(b) QRSP
(c) SPQR
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: A clarion call
(a) A trumpet call
(b) An intimidating voice
(c) A strong request
(d) An urgent order
Show Answer Q: of extreme poverty among its people (P) economic policies was the prevalence (Q) a major characteristic of British rule in India (R) and the net result of British (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) PRQS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: Fire in the belly
(a) Fear and hatred
(b) Powerful ambition
(c) Love and dedication
(d) Lethargy and indifference
Show Answer Q: you can’t judge (P) very intelligent, but (Q) a book by its cover (R) he doesn’t look (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) SQPR
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: A hunky-dory situation
(a) There are serious issues among people
(b) There are no problems and people are happy
(c) There is war and bloodshed all over
(d) There is no work, only enjoyment
Show Answer Q: membership and partisanship as well as (P) can be found in the decline in party (Q) evidence of a crisis in party politics (R) in the rise of antiparty groups and movements (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) RQPS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: Give somebody a leg up
(a) To pull someone down
(b) To deceive and betray someone
(c) To help someone for their livelihood
(d) To help someone to be successful
Show Answer Q: government, market and voluntary organisations (P) mixture of contributions from (Q) the provision of public goods (R) and services can be regarded as a complex (S)
The correct sequence should be:
(a) RQPS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) QPSR
Show Answer Q: You don’t have a monopoly on suffering; other people don’t have problems too.
(a) You don’t have
(b) a monopoly on suffering;
(c) other people don’t have problems too.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: He is essentially a lowbrow person.
(a) coarse
(b) proud
(c) passionate
(d) pathetic
Show Answer Q: If you say that someone you admire has feet of clay, you mean that they have hidden faults.
(a) If you say that someone
(b) you admire has feet of clay,
(c) you mean that they have hidden faults.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His nostalgia is deep.
(a) excitement
(b) longing
(c) happiness
(d) ability
Show Answer Q: He refused to change his decision; he refused it point out.
(a) He refused to change
(b) his decision;
(c) he refused it point out.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His truancy is detrimental.
(a) loyalty
(b) integrity
(c) honesty
(d) absenteeism
Show Answer Q: The importance of trade in Mughal times reinforced the cultural definition of wealth as something comprising of movable property.
(a) The importance of trade in Mughal times reinforced
(b) the cultural definition of wealth as something
(c) comprising of movable property.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: He is a maleficent person.
(a) generous
(b) cunning
(c) criminal
(d) friendly
Show Answer Q: In the nineteenth century, most traditional scholars tried to stay clear from the imperial Government.
(a) In the nineteenth century,
(b) most traditional scholars
(c) tried to stay clear from the imperial Government.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His solemnity is celebrated.
(a) greed
(b) desire
(c) trust
(d) dignity
Show Answer Q: He began his discussion by pointing over that men and women had different biological functions.
(a) He began his discussion by pointing over
(b) that men and women
(c) had different biological functions.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His bounty is limitless.
(a) benevolence
(b) gallantry
(c) nepotism
(d) chivalry
Show Answer Q: Though he is poor, but he is honest.
(a) Though he is poor,
(b) but he is
(c) honest.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The Holocaust was experienced by millions.
(a) celebration
(b) destruction
(c) construction
(d) beautiful
Show Answer Q: My mother has been doing everything for the family.
(a) My mother
(b) has been doing
(c) everything for the family.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: His aversion is known to all.
(a) hospitality
(b) hostility
(c) humility
(d) humbleness
Show Answer Q: When learning to dive it is important to relax in between and take breaks.
(a) When learning to dive
(b) it is important
(c) to relax in between and take breaks.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: To be able to decipher something is wonderful.
(a) decode
(b) encode
(c) simulate
(d) animate
Show Answer Q: I have the opportunity to study in America next year.
(a) I have the opportunity
(b) to study
(c) in America next year.
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: It is the opportune time to think about investment in the real estate sector.
(a) honorary
(b) appropriate
(c) difficult
(d) unsuitable
Show Answer Q: There was a time when West Germany was a distinct _________.
(a) policy
(b) polity
(c) abstract
(d) hierarchy
Show Answer Q: His opinion is lopsided.
(a) partial
(b) crooked
(c) unequal
(d) balanced
Show Answer Q: I was ________ with the film; I had expected it to be better.
(a) disappointed
(b) disappointing
(c) annoying
(d) prejudiced
Show Answer Q: His work is praiseworthy.
(a) admirable
(b) condemnable
(c) commendable
(d) creditable
Show Answer Q: It was a ________ experience. Everybody was shocked.
(a) terrified
(b) horrified
(c) terrifying
(d) denouncing
Show Answer Q: His deeds had retrograde results.
(a) progressive
(b) negative
(c) retreating
(d) reverse
Show Answer Q: Elephants ________ when they perceive danger.
(a) trumpet
(b) frolic
(c) whine
(d) sing
Show Answer Q: He always offers palatable solutions.
(a) acceptable
(b) agreeable
(c) unacceptable
(d) pleasant
Show Answer Q: The first film on Tagore was such a success that now they are going to make a ________.
(a) serial
(b) sequence
(c) sequel
(d) sequential
Show Answer Q: His views on the subject are microscopic.
(a) broad-based
(b) minute
(c) precise
(d) fine
Show Answer Q: The United Nations had ________ 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.
(a) ruled
(b) ordered
(c) foretold
(d) declared
Show Answer Q: He is always obdurate in his behaviour towards other people.
(a) flexible
(b) callous
(c) insensible
(d) obnoxious
Show Answer Q: My brother is ________ punctual, but he is late today.
(a) normatively
(b) primarily
(c) normally
(d) basically
Show Answer Q: Mohan always had profound respect for Sohan.
(a) deep
(b) extreme
(c) sincere
(d) superficial
Show Answer Q: My son is very ________; he trusts everyone.
(a) fallible
(b) gullible
(c) sensible
(d) credible
Show Answer Q: We were living in turbulent times.
(a) destructive
(b) unstable
(c) calm
(d) stormy
Show Answer Q: Mahatma Gandhi was a lover of humanity and a ________ believer in the goodness of human nature.
(a) staunch
(b) powerful
(c) cheerful
(d) hopeful
Show Answer Q: Amit is a dogmatic person.
(a) assertive
(b) amenable
(c) bold
(d) rigid
Show Answer Q: I wish I ________ her before we met.
(a) know
(b) have known
(c) knew
(d) known
Show Answer Q: Sachin is very fickle in his behaviour.
(a) stable
(b) capricious
(c) mercurial
(d) vacillating
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following is included in Article 51A (Part IV A) of the Constitution of India?
(a) Fundamental Duties
(b) Suspension of Fundamental Rights
(c) Special Powers of Governors
(d) Writs
Show Answer Q: He nodded absently throughout the meeting.
(a) capably
(b) alertly
(c) agitatedly
(d) dreamily
Show Answer Q: I fully believe that the cornerstone of good policy is an electorate that is educated on the national issues.
(a) cerebral
(b) enlightened
(c) ignorant
(d) erudite
Show Answer Q: For important medical decisions, even finding a doctor you trust is not enough.
(a) significant
(b) trivial
(c) basic
(d) probable
Show Answer Q: Planets move in their orbits.
(a) push
(b) rotate
(c) stall
(d) flow
Show Answer Q: Temperature is a measure of internal energy of an object and is frequently expressed by physicists in units of Kelvin.
(a) found
(b) told
(c) distributed
(d) concealed
Show Answer Q: People argue about why Venus is so much warmer than the Earth.
(a) friendlier
(b) colder
(c) wilder
(d) heavier
Show Answer Q: Scientists are concerned whether the oceans and land biosphere will take up as much carbon in the future as they presently do.
(a) worried
(b) indifferent
(c) curious
(d) puzzled
Show Answer Q: The biggest debate among scientists today is about cloud feedback.
(a) contend
(b) moot
(c) wrangle
(d) agreement
Show Answer Q: The Earth's climate sensitivity is conventionally defined as the equilibrium temperature increase caused by a doubling of carbon dioxide.
(a) imperviousness
(b) willingness
(c) responsiveness
(d) closeness
Show Answer Q: The oceans carry a huge amount of heat from the tropics to the high latitudes.
(a) significant
(b) major
(c) tiny
(d) dormant
Show Answer Q: several years ago, (P) / course on climate change at Texas A&M University (Q) / Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory (R) / for freshmen and sophomores (S)
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q R P S
(c) S Q R P
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: I realize that solving the climate change problem (P) / than solving (Q) / will be much harder (R) / the ozone depletion problem (S)
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q R P S
(c) S Q R P
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: although the temperature of this layer of the (P) / when directly comparing the satellite (Q) / measurements of temperature (R) / atmosphere should generally track the surface temperature, we must be careful (S)
(a) P R Q S
(b) P S Q R
(c) S Q R P
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: the element heats up, (P) / eventually reaching high temperatures (Q) / glowing like a dark orange that radiates (R) / the visible range, (S)
(a) P Q S R
(b) Q P S R
(c) S Q R P
(d) P R S Q
Show Answer Q: two people argue about why Venus is so much warmer
P to the Sun, so it absorbs more solar energy. The second argues
Q that it's because Venus has a thick, greenhouse-gas rich atmosphere
R than the Earth. The first argues that it's because Venus is closer
S
(a) P S Q R
(b) Q R P S
(c) S Q R P
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: are now used by more than a thousand firms P and are growing in popularity Q in the United States and Europe R gain sharing-plans S
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q R P S
(c) P R S Q
(d) S P R Q
Show Answer Q: adversity without succumbing P to the clouds of doubt and jealousy Q between friends which is subjected to both prosperity and R the essay ‘Of Friendship’ by Francis Bacon celebrated the intimacy S
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q R P S
(c) S R P Q
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: friends without which the world is P make friends and a person wills to want true Q it is miserable solitude that compels a person to R nothing other than a place of wilderness S
(a) P R Q S
(b) Q R P S
(c) R Q P S
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: takes the longest P that never started Q the job R to finish S
(a) P R Q S
(b) R Q P S
(c) S Q R P
(d) P Q R S
Show Answer Q: to what you can create P control, shift your energy Q instead of worrying about R what you cannot S
(a) P R S Q
(b) Q R S P
(c) S Q R P
(d) R S Q P
Show Answer Q: She got the divorce within no time.
(a) detachment
(b) breaking down
(c) annulment
(d) punishment
Show Answer Q: He was known for his gentle disposition.
(a) harmful
(b) amiable
(c) cunning
(d) adjusting
Show Answer Q: The harder we kick, the better the ball bounces back.
(a) recoils
(b) deflates
(c) inflates
(d) ascends
Show Answer Q: I plan and execute.
(a) desire
(b) debate
(c) accomplish
(d) discard
Show Answer Q: He listened to me with equanimity.
(a) carelessly
(b) excitedly
(c) patiently
(d) half-heartedly
Show Answer Q: The whole thing was a futile exercise.
(a) costly
(b) pointless
(c) indecisive
(d) successful
Show Answer Q: He was too cunning for her.
(a) capable
(b) fit
(c) intelligent
(d) dodgy
Show Answer Q: This decision is crucial for me.
(a) momentous
(b) natural
(c) primitive
(d) inept
Show Answer Q: The media went into a frenzy about the case.
(a) silent
(b) creative
(c) berserk
(d) wrong
Show Answer Q: He has been yearning to go home.
(a) declining
(b) demanding
(c) begging
(d) hankering
Show Answer Q: Simulations of the 20th century by climate models that exclude the observed increase ____ greenhouse gases fail to simulate the increase in temperature over the second half of the 20th century.
Show Answer Q: In extremely poor societies, children can be put to work ____ a young age and are therefore a source of income.
Show Answer Q: People who are averse ____ hard work, generally do not succeed in life.
Show Answer Q: I have known her ____ a long time.
(a) since
(b) for
(c) at
(d) before
Show Answer Q: I accepted the offer ____ certain conditions.
Show Answer Q: She is a woman ____ humble origin.
(a) off
(b) of
(c) from
(d) within
Show Answer Q: There is no cure ____ the common cold.
Show Answer Q: I ran ____ John yesterday, and it was a pleasant surprise.
(a) by
(b) off
(c) beside
(d) into
Show Answer Q: My grandmother enjoyed boating ____ the lovely lake.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) beside
(d) within
Show Answer Q: He visits the needy to relieve them ____ their sufferings and poverty.
Show Answer Q: This building comprises of six houses, three parking lots and one basement.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: I look forward to meet you.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: I cannot cope up with this pressure.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: I came to this place by walk.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: What is the time in your watch?
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The price of my dress is higher than that of yours.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: My friend's daughter-in-laws have come.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: I prefer seafood than Mediterranean food.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: We were discussing about the issue.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Dispose off the garbage from the shelves.
(a) Error in the first underlined part
(b) Error in the second underlined part
(c) Error in the third underlined part
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are described as a part of Parliament of India?
1. The House of the People
2. The Council of States
3. The President of India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Show Answer Q: He is always anxious.
(a) worried
(b) dispassionate
(c) sluggish
(d) torpid
Show Answer Q: The poems of Kabir are ecstatic in nature.
(a) efficacious
(b) eerie
(c) rapturous
(d) reverential
Show Answer Q: Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains.
(a) nature
(b) scripture
(c) seafaring
(d) solitariness
Show Answer Q: Hitler was a despot.
(a) conservative
(b) dictator
(c) passionate
(d) monstrous
Show Answer Q: The imagery used in the poem is vivid.
(a) lively
(b) inert
(c) ebullient
(d) caustic
Show Answer Q: A human being is always vulnerable to other human beings.
(a) resilient
(b) elastic
(c) defenceless
(d) crude
Show Answer Q: His language is political and vitriolic.
(a) imaginative
(b) sprightly
(c) vivacious
(d) abusive
Show Answer Q: The Managing Director of the company declared that he is broke and there is a need to seek support from the government.
(a) bankrupt
(b) rich
(c) making profit
(d) having liabilities
Show Answer Q: He loves doing nasty things.
(a) nice
(b) fastidious
(c) foul
(d) finicky
Show Answer Q: He could not muster courage to speak the truth before his friend.
(a) injure
(b) spoil
(c) gather
(d) maim
Show Answer Q: His conversations are always absurd.
(a) farcical
(b) foolish
(c) preposterous
(d) rational
Show Answer Q: The politician was a dissident.
(a) agitator
(b) rebel
(c) conformist
(d) revolutionary
Show Answer Q: He wrote an incisive article on corruption in politics.
(a) vague
(b) penetrating
(c) trenchant
(d) precise
Show Answer Q: Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal.
(a) extravagant
(b) profligate
(c) wasteful
(d) thrifty
Show Answer Q: Friendship is always reciprocal.
(a) mutual
(b) one-sided
(c) shared
(d) corresponding
Show Answer Q: The debate was highly stimulating.
(a) arousing
(b) invigorating
(c) boring
(d) stirring
Show Answer Q: Malaria is a widespread disease.
(a) endemic
(b) pervasive
(c) common
(d) rare
Show Answer Q: The bill received a vehement resistance from the opposition party in the Parliament.
(a) animated
(b) apathetic
(c) fervent
(d) vigorous
Show Answer Q: He has been obstinate since his childhood.
(a) stubborn
(b) dogged
(c) amenable
(d) rigid
Show Answer Q: Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most prominent leaders of his times.
(a) renowned
(b) distinguishable
(c) eminent
(d) unknown
Show Answer Q: He had arrived at Cairo (a) a few months before (b) protests shook the Arab world (c). No error (d)
(a) He had arrived at Cairo
(b) a few months before
(c) protests shook the Arab world
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Most of us who are older competitive runners (a) are not able to race anywhere at the same speed (b) as we do when we were 30 (c). No error (d)
(a) Most of us who are older competitive runners
(b) are not able to race anywhere at the same speed
(c) as we do when we were 30
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Work hard (a) lest you do not (b) fail (c). No error (d)
(a) Work hard
(b) lest you do not
(c) fail
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species (a) and this habitat fragmentation (b) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants (c). No error (d)
(a) The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species
(b) and this habitat fragmentation
(c) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Turbidity current is a fast-moving current (a) that sweeps down submarine canyons, (b) carrying sand and mud into the deep sea (c). No error (d)
(a) Turbidity current is a fast-moving current
(b) that sweeps down submarine canyons,
(c) carrying sand and mud into the deep sea
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Every one (a) of the boys (b) love to ride (c). No error (d)
(a) Every one
(b) of the boys
(c) love to ride
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Neither praise (a) nor blame (b) seem to affect him (c). No error (d)
(a) Neither praise
(b) nor blame
(c) seem to affect him
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Many a man (a) has succumbed (b) to this temptation (c). No error (d)
(a) Many a man
(b) has succumbed
(c) to this temptation
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: A time slot of fifteen minutes (a) are allowed (b) to each speaker (c). No error (d)
(a) A time slot of fifteen minutes
(b) are allowed
(c) to each speaker
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: He asked (a) whether either of the brothers (b) were at home (c). No error (d)
(a) He asked
(b) whether either of the brothers
(c) were at home
(d) No error
Show Answer Q: Be over the hill
(a) To be on a mountain top
(b) To travel in the jungle
(c) To be too old to do things
(d) To do something in the most complete way
Show Answer Q: Bite your tongue
(a) To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to
(b) To bite off your tongue while eating
(c) To feel sorry
(d) To ask someone something that you want
Show Answer Q: Turn a blind eye
(a) To run away
(b) To begin to behave in a more positive manner
(c) To change a situation
(d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong
Show Answer Q: Yellow journalism
(a) Paid storytelling
(b) Government reports published on yellow coloured papers
(c) Writings in newspapers that try to influence people's opinion by using strong language and false information
(d) Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalists
Show Answer Q: To be in seventh heaven
(a) To fly in the air
(b) To be extremely happy
(c) To be completely alone
(d) To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world
Show Answer Q: closely monitor the situation (P) by the disturbing allegations (Q) we are deeply concerned (R) and will continue to (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) S P Q R
(c) S P R Q
(d) P R S Q
Show Answer Q: relieve nausea, pain and stress (P) aromatherapy may also help (Q) using lavender oil on their skin (R) but patients are cautioned against (S)
(a) R Q P S
(b) S Q P R
(c) Q P S R
(d) R P S Q
Show Answer Q: without any mandate of law (P) the plea filed through the advocate (Q) online is illegal and (R) submitted that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) Q S R P
(c) Q R P S
(d) P R S Q
Show Answer Q: humans and machines have co-existed (P) dating back to the invention of (Q) the potter's wheel in ancient Mesopotamia (R) at the physical level for millennia (S)
(a) R S P Q
(b) Q S P R
(c) Q R P S
(d) P S Q R
Show Answer Q: a sell-off as US Treasury yields (P) surged to multi-year highs (Q) on robust economic data (R) global markets also witnessed (S)
(a) R S Q P
(b) P Q S R
(c) Q R P S
(d) S P Q R
Show Answer Q: According to the author, why should one study?
(a) To gather information about the world
(b) To pass the time in a creative way
(c) For pleasure, enhanced capability and holistic growth
(d) To become only worldly wise
Show Answer Q: Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?
(a) Because it reflects idleness
(b) Because it requires too much money
(c) Because it is dangerous for the health of the mind
(d) Because it makes men crafty
Show Answer Q: According to the author, how can the studies be perfected?
(a) By reflection
(b) By application
(c) By conversation
(d) By experience
Show Answer Q: Which kind of human beings denounce studies?
(a) Innocent
(b) Cunning
(c) Stupid
(d) Wise
Show Answer Q: According to the author, one should read to
(a) only argue
(b) only believe
(c) evaluate and understand
(d) preach and believe
Show Answer 