Q1. Homoeopathic treatment, they say, cuts __________ the need for operation and risk from surgery.
(a) off
(b) out
(c) down
(d) away
Q2. When he cleared UPSC Exam, he ________________ of all his hard work.
(a) skated on thin ice
(b) reaped the harvest
(c) took a back seat
(d) took a nosedive
Q3. I did not want to _________ the fact that she was unemployed.
(a) bring over
(b) bring on
(c) bring off
(d) bring up
Q4. Western countries ___________ wars in the Middle East for thousands of years.
(a) have been waging
(b) should wage
(c) are about to
(d) are waging
Q5. Food was packed, and they _______, a merry, delighted party.
(a) went off
(b) start off
(c) set off
(d) cut off
Q6. The authorities would not __________to the strikers’ demands.
(a) accept
(b) accede
(c) access
(d) accession
Q7. Her working as a public defender was not due to her passion for the job but solely as ________
(a) bells and whistles
(b) a means to an end
(c) a way the wind blows
(d) to blow a gasket
Q8. You didn’t do your homework, _________?
(a) did you
(b) has you
(c) haven’t you
(d) did they
Q9. The climate is not conductive __________ good health.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) in
(d) to
Q10. Had you told me earlier I __________ the meeting.
(a) had attended
(b) have attended
(c) attended
(d) would have attended
Q11. We will have to atone __________ our misdeeds.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) for
(d) with
Q12. Students of St. Xavier’s _______________ all the prizes.
(a) bear of
(b) bore away
(c) bore on
(d) bear on
Q13. His critics found in his _______________ statements some hidden designs.
(a) converse
(b) pervert
(c) covert
(d) contrived
Q14. She feared that she __________.
(a) will fail
(b) may fail
(c) might have fail
(d) would fail
Q15. By __________ united struggle, we may achieve success.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) None of the above
SOLUTIONS
1.A
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.A
9.D
10.D
