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Q1. Find the grammatical/idiomatic error: "e;As far this issue is concerned (1) people will have to make a start (2) from their villages by (3) sensitize and educating the villagers (4)"e;
Correct answer : 4
Q2. Phonetics is the study of .......
Correct answer : 3
Q3. The unprecedented economic growth of China has ...............worldwide attention
Correct answer : 3
Q4. Select the correct sentence
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Radium is a white powder .......looks like table salt
Correct answer : 2
Q6. "e;Fish out of water"e; means
Correct answer : 2
Q7. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word: "e;FURTHEST"e;
Correct answer : 4
Q8. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word: "e;CONSIDERATE"e;
Correct answer : 1
Q9. Select the correct word or phrase: We should ........into English
Correct answer : 1
Q10. In the given sentence, find the word/s marked (1), (2), (3) and (4) which are either misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. If no correction is required your answer is (5): "e;The bored (1) of governors meets (2) once every month to discuss (3) the organisation's policy (4). No correction (5)
Correct answer : 1
Q11. Read the sentence carefully and find out whether there is any grammatical/idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one numbered part of the sentence. The numbered part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) .. "e; For many months (1) / Ram has been admiring (2) / the beautiful sports car displayed (3) / in a dealer's show room. (4) / No error. (5)
Correct answer : 2
Q12. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word: "e;LAMENT"e;
Correct answer : 3
Q13. A donkey .......
Correct answer : 2
Q14. Fill the blank with proper article: Hyderabad is one of ....biggest cities in India.
Correct answer : 3
Q15. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word "e;SHOWERED"e;
Correct answer : 2
Q16. Give the antonym for HINDRANCE
Correct answer : 1
Q17. Fill the blank with correct phrase: He was unable to help me because he ......to earn much money
Correct answer : 2
Q18. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word "e;ADORNED"e;
Correct answer : 1
Q19. The reason for this is possibly that you thought it was a .......but in fact it is a tragedy
Correct answer : 3
Q20. In the question, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Replace the highlighted part with the options given which may improve the sentence. "e; My friend lamented that though a complete report was sent to the department a month ago no action is being taken so far."e;
Correct answer : 1
Q21. In the following sentence, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence: "e;In the last budget, the government brought forward a new scheme of taxation:
Correct answer : 2
Q22. There are six sentences which are NOT arranged in order. Rearrange them to make a meaningful paragraph and answer the question that follows:They are: (A) Besides, they get a lot of exposure to novel things through media. (B) Therefore, their mental development did not show any extraordinary signs. (C) Children of the present generation appear to be smarter than their earlier counterparts. (D) Thus, the environment of present day has brought out these changes. (E) This probably because there are lots of opportunities for their indirect learning. (F) Children of yester-years did not have these facilities. After rearrangement of these sentences in the correct order the LAST SENTENCE will be ....
Correct answer : 4
Q23. In the given sentence, find the word/s marked (1), (2), (3) and (4) which are either misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. If no correction is required your answer is (5): "e;This project (1) is in its final faze (2) of completion and is expected (3) to be ready (4) by the end of this year.
Correct answer : 2
Q24. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the options suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice: "e;You will have to pull down the sky scrapper as you have not complied with the town planning regulations."e;
Correct answer : 1
Q25. Fill in the blanks: I told my friend that he could not catch a big fish .....a small rod like the one he was carrying but he insisted ......trying.
Correct answer : 1
Q26. Fill in the blanks: The mist was so thick, it was like walking ....a cloud.
Correct answer : 4
Q27. .................gives us some essential information about the thing or person
Correct answer : 2
Q28. Whose poem is "e;The Solitary Reaper"e;?
Correct answer : 2
Q29. Replace the highlighted grammatical mistake words with proper words: "e;Having failed twice, he hadn't wanted to try again."e;
Correct answer : 2
Q30. Given below are six statements of which the first and the last .. (1) and (6) remains constant. The remaining four are given as (P), (Q),{R} and (S), which are not in the proper order. Arrange them in proper order and find out which order of sentences is correct: (1) John had some relatively new clothes he had outgrown (P) But his mother took them out and kept them neatly folded in the cupboard again (Q) He threw them in the waste basket (R) So John put the clothing into the family's bag of items to donate to charity (S) His mother found them and put them back in his cup board (6) John finally put the items in his mother's mending basket and never saw them again.
Correct answer : 3
Q31. Fill the blank with correct phrase: Although he worked very hard ........get first class marks
Correct answer : 1
Q32. This sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct form: "e;How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly,"e; said the mother.
Correct answer : 1
Q33. From the given group of words choose the one to replace the highlighted words in the given sentence, that would make the sentence grammatically correct. "e;I woke up early in the morning and had a steamer cup of coffee"e;
Correct answer : 3
Q34. He has not recovered fully ..........the shock of his failure.
Correct answer : 3
Q35. The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ........
Correct answer : 4
Q36. Give the meaning for SHOOING
Correct answer : 2
Q37. Print letters are .......
Correct answer : 1
Q38. Chanting of magic spells is known as ........
Correct answer : 3
Q39. Fill in the blanks: You must not look directly at the sun ......the eclipse.
Correct answer : 3
Q40. Pick the correct Preposition: No one is interested in discussion .....the present day politics.
Correct answer : 4
Q41. When one thing or person is compared with all the others, the idea can be expressed in ....
Correct answer : 2
Q42. Give the word that is most similar in meaning for DEGREE
Correct answer : 3
Q43. Find the error: "e;My friends are (1) not allowed to (2) go without (3) their parents' consenting (4) No error.
Correct answer : 4
Q44. Thomas Alva Edison was ......
Correct answer : 2
Q45. Fill in the blanks: It is ......that John did not hurt himself when he fell off his motorbike.
Correct answer : 1
Q46. In letters by a student to a lecturer the subscription is .........
Correct answer : 2
Q47. ..............to school yesterday
Correct answer : 3
Q48. Give the antonym for DOUBTFUL
Correct answer : 2
Q49. Fill in the blanks: I have given myself ......the end of September to finish my research.
Correct answer : 2
Q50. A spring characterised by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour is called