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
(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