1. |
In telephonic communication who speaks first? |
A. | Caller |
B. | Operator |
C. | Receiver |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Receiver |
2. |
Which of the following expressions is never used to greet a person? |
A. | Good Morning |
B. | Good Night |
C. | Good Evening |
D. | Hello |
Answer» B. Good Night |
3. |
Read the telephonic conversation given below and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate answer.
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A. | Will |
B. | Shall |
C. | Could |
D. | All the above |
Answer» C. Could |
4. |
Read the telephonic conversation given below and answer the given question.
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A. | They were |
B. | There are |
C. | They are |
D. | All the above |
Answer» C. They are |
5. |
“Hi, Rani! What’s up?” This expression is an instance of |
A. | Formal expression |
B. | Informal expression |
C. | Both the above |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Informal expression |
6. |
“She’s not feeling well today.” Here She’s means |
A. | She is |
B. | She has |
C. | She was |
D. | All the above |
Answer» A. She is |
7. |
Read the following dialogue and answer the given question.
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A. | Rohit introduces Akash and Irfan to each other |
B. | Rohit introduces Akash to Irfan and Akash introduces himself to Irfan |
C. | Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash |
D. | Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash and Akash introduces himself to Irfan |
Answer» D. Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash and Akash introduces himself to Irfan |
8. |
On cutting her hair Della looked like ______ |
A. | A man |
B. | A small girl |
C. | A truant schoolboy |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. A truant schoolboy |
9. |
The family name of James and Della is ______ |
A. | Dillingham |
B. | Young |
C. | Magi |
D. | James |
Answer» B. Young |
10. |
In ‘The Bet’, the lawyer agrees to stay in solitary confinement for how long? |
A. | 5 years |
B. | 10 years |
C. | 15 years |
D. | 20 years |
Answer» C. 15 years |
11. |
The astrologer sat under the _______ tree. |
A. | Banyan |
B. | Neem |
C. | Babul |
D. | Tamarind |
Answer» D. Tamarind |
12. |
People were attracted to the astrologer as… |
A. | Calves are attracted to the cow |
B. | Bees are attracted to dahlia stalks |
C. | Ants are attracted to sugar |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Bees are attracted to dahlia stalks |
13. |
The fee of the astrologer was ______ |
A. | Five pies per question |
B. | Three pies per question |
C. | Five rupees per question |
D. | One rupee per question |
Answer» B. Three pies per question |
14. |
“Rub it on your forehead and go home. Never travel southward again, and you will live to be a hundred.” This is said by ______ |
A. | Jim to Della |
B. | Lawyer to the Banker |
C. | Socrates to the Schoolmaster |
D. | Astrologer to Guru Nayak |
Answer» D. Astrologer to Guru Nayak |
15. |
According to Socrates, the first lesson at school is… |
A. | Not A B C, but to wash faces and eyes and hands |
B. | Not to wear jewellery, but to use quinine and mosquito nets |
C. | Both the above |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Both the above |
16. |
Which of the following authors wrote under the pen-name of O. Henry? |
A. | William Sydney Porter |
B. | Anton Chekhov |
C. | Henry James |
D. | Stephen Leacock |
Answer» A. William Sydney Porter |
17. |
The photographer asks the author to drop his ____ a little more. |
A. | Eyes |
B. | Hair |
C. | Face |
D. | Ears |
Answer» D. Ears |
18. |
How old was the author when he visited the photographer? |
A. | Twenty years |
B. | Thirty years |
C. | Forty years |
D. | Fifty years |
Answer» C. Forty years |
19. |
After all, the doctor is a stranger to the strong and healthy; his work is with |
A. | The rich and the established |
B. | The poor and the downtrodden |
C. | The sick and the weak |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. The sick and the weak |
20. |
Which of the following is the synonym of ‘impertinent’? |
A. | Polite |
B. | Kind |
C. | Impolite |
D. | Gentle |
Answer» C. Impolite |
21. |
Which of the following is the antonym of ‘filthy’? |
A. | Dirty |
B. | Foul |
C. | Unclean |
D. | Clean |
Answer» D. Clean |
22. |
Match the words in List A with their synonyms in List B and select the proper answer from the options given below:
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A. | i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d |
B. | i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b |
C. | i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c |
D. | i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d |
Answer» B. i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b |
23. |
Fill in the blank by using the appropriate article: Just then ___ mother was heard scolding her child and using language which made Socrates jump with horror. |
A. | The |
B. | An |
C. | A |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. A |
24. |
He had a working analysis of mankind’s troubles: marriage, money and _____ tangles of human ties. |
A. | The |
B. | An |
C. | A |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. The |
25. |
Fill in the blank by using the appropriate preposition: Come back on Saturday, and I’ll let you see a proof _____ it. |
A. | At |
B. | On |
C. | For |
D. | Of |
Answer» D. Of |