Directions (1-2): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.
Q1. She ascended (A)/ to the throne (B)/ at the early age of seven. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q2. Her mother is (A)/ angry and (B)/ indifferent to me. (C)/ No Error (D)
Options:
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (3-4): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Q3. EBULLIENT
(a) Deceitful
(b) Insincerity
(c) Enthusiastic
(d) Prejudice
Q4. TRUCULENT
(a) Ferocious
(b) Luxurious
(c) Luscious
(d) Delicious
Directions (5-6): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Q5. NIGGARDLY
(a) Mingy
(b) Inefficient
(c) Generous
(d) Sinful
Q6. DISSIDENT
(a) Alienated
(b) Iconoclast
(c) Divisive
(d) Orthodox
Directions (7-8) In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
Q7.
(a) Tomorrow
(b) Occurence
(c) Temperature
(d) Preferable
Q8.
(a) Receeding
(b) Cemetery
(c) Parallelogram
(d) Rehearsal
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Q9. One who loads and uploads ships.
(a) Stevedore
(b) Transgressor
(c) Lapidist
(d) Reticent
Q10. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted.
(a) Invocation
(b) Incognito
(c) Heresy
(d) Mercenary
Directions (11-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
Q11. magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker.
(a) what
(b) it
(c) that
(d) there
"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
Q12. until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment.
(a) became
(b) becomes
(c) to be
(d) become
"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
Q13. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood
(a) to fall
(b) fallen
(c) falling
(d) fell
"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
Q14. in view of the sharp contrasts ______________
(a) beside
(b) beneath
(c) between
(d) below
"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
Q15. the birds of the East and _________ of the West.
(a) whose
(b) this
(c) those
(d) whom
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.C
15.C
