Directions (1-7): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question, choose the correct alternative out of the four.
Q1. Man does not live by _________ alone.
(a) food
(b) bread
(c) meals
(d) diet
Q2. _________ of old paintings is a job for experts.
(a) Resurrection
(b) Retrieval
(c) Restoration
(d) Resumption
Q3. It's very kind of you to _______ to speak at the meeting.
(a) comply
(b) accept
(c) agree
(d) concur
Q4. The Education Minister emphasised the need to discover and develop each student's _______ talents.
(a) dormant
(b) potential
(c) hidden
(d) intrinsic
Q5. We all laughed _________ the affair.
(a)For
(b)About
(c)Over
(d)On
Q6. Don’t depend _____ other; you must stand on your own feet.
(a) upon
(b) on
(c) to
(d) at
Q7. Mother had prepared 20 biscuits. Raj ate all of them. Therefore, mother called him a _________
(a) digester
(b) goader
(c) needy
(d) glutton
Directions (8–13): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Q8. One who offers his services without charging for it
(a) Philanderer
(b) Mercenary
(c) Volunteer
(d) Missionary
Q9. Circular building or hall with a dome
(a) Edifice
(b) palace
(c) Rotunda
(d) spire
Q10. Sudden and violent change
(a) Catechism
(b) Catalysis
(c) Catacombs
(d) Cataclysm
Q11. Present opposing arguments or evidence
(a) Criticise
(b) Rebuff
(c) Reprimand
(d) Rebut
Q12. That which cannot be seen
(a) Insensible
(b) Intangible
(c) Invisible
(d) Unseen
Q13. Murder of a king
(a) Infanticide
(b) Matricide
(c) Genocide
(d) Regicide
Directions(14-15):In questions given below, a part of the sentence is bold Below are given alternative to the bold part at (a),(b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d)
Q14. Somebody must be made to answer for the security scam.
(a) to
(b)Upon
(c)After
(d)No improvement
Q15. If he has to spend five hours in the queue, it was really wastage.
(a) is really a waste
(b) is real wastage
(c) is really a wastage
(d) No improvement
Solutions
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.D
8.C
9.C
10.D
11.D
12.C
13.D
14.D
15.C
