Q1. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. tantative
B. remunerative
C. substentive
D. speculetive
Q2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
MINIATURE
A. gigantic
B. colossal
C. mammoth
D. diminutive
Q3. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Today flax is used to make fine linen fabric.
B. The Neolithic man first clad himself with animal skins.
C. He also used flax which had a good fibre for making cloth.
D. But in those days cloth made of flax must have been very rough.
1. CADB
2. BDAC
3. DABC
4. BCDA
Q4. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The government has adopted a tough stance with respect of terror and security.
A. with respect to
B. in respect of
C. No improvement
D. about respect to
Q5. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
be an open book
A. one who has written an examination without preparation
B. one who advises others to be frank and unsecretive
C. one who is fond of reading even when travelling
D. one about whom it is easy to know everything
Q6. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
GAUNT
A. plump
B. bent
C. lean
D. old
Q7. Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words
A strong and fast moving stream of water
A. torrent
B. trickle
C. rivulet
D. creek
Q8. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Baskets and carts flooded the street turning it into a mobile market.
B. Hearing their cries people with bags started coming out from their houses.
C. Suddenly the street came alive.
D. From one end to the other cries of the vendors rent the air.
1. DACB
2. ABDC
3. CADB
4. CBAD
Q9. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The little boy was so busy playing with his toy train that he do not even look up at us.
A. he do not even
B. busy playing with
C. look up at us
D. his toy train
Q10. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
After going through their brochure I has decided to make a donation to help their campaign.
A. No improvement
B. I decided for making a donation to help
C. I decided to make a donation to help
D. I decide to make a donation for helping
Q11. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom in a nutshell
A. express very briefly
B. put everything in a shell
C. packed very tightly
D. add nuts into something
Q12. Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words
A game in which no one wins
A. feat
B. conquest
C. triumph
D. draw
Q13. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The cyclone has damaged several crops.
A. Several crops have been damaged by the cyclone.
B. Several crops are being damaged by the cyclone.
C. Several crops have damaged the cyclone.
D. Several crops had been damaged by the cyclone.
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) ______ indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) ______ two major reasons for (3) ______ situation. Government must promote (4) ______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) ______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
A. unless
B. also
C. and
D. but
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) ______ indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) ______ two major reasons for (3) ______ situation. Government must promote (4) ______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) ______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q15. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
A. is
B. was
C. be
D. are
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) ______ indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) ______ two major reasons for (3) ______ situation. Government must promote (4) ______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) ______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
A. those
B. a
C. their
D. the
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) ______indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) ______ two major reasons for (3) ______ situation. Government must promote (4) ______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) ______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q17. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
A. crop
B. seed
C. water
D. soil
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) _______ indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) _______ two major reasons for (3) _______ situation. Government must promote (4) _______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) _______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
A. although
B. also
C. already
D. anyhow
Q19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CAMOUFLAGE
A. exhibit
B. expose
C. divulge
D. disguise
Q20. Select the wrongly spelt word.
A. oppurtunity
B. opposition
C. opulence
D. oppression
Q21. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
VIRULENT
A. dangerous
B. powerful
C. lethal
D. amicable
Q22. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The pilgrims grew increasingly aware of the _________ of sacred Buddhist texts in the Chinese language and decided to travel to India in search of them.
A. persistence
B. paucity
C. preference
D. parity
Q23. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
We will use enamel paint on this wall because it gives a best finish.
A. because it gives
B. a best finish
C. enamel paint on this wall
D. We will use
Q24. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mahesh said to the interviewer, “Sir, I was in charge of the production unit at my previous office.”
A. Mahesh told the interviewer I was in charge of the production unit at his previous office.
B. Mahesh told the interviewer that he had been in charge of the production unit at his previous office.
C. Mahesh told the interviewer that Sir was in charge of the production unit at my previous office.
D. Mahesh told the interviewer you were in charge of the production unit at my previous office.
Q25. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
A fresh interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India would largely _________ on how the monsoon turns out in the months ahead.
A. define
B. demonstrate
C. depend
D. determine
