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| 201. |
Kites ….. last year also. |
| A. | did fly |
| B. | were flown |
| C. | flew |
| D. | flying |
| Answer» B. were flown | |
| 202. |
Listen, a nice song ….. . |
| A. | is singing |
| B. | has sung |
| C. | was being sung |
| D. | is being sung |
| Answer» D. is being sung | |
| 203. |
Listen, an announcement ... to cancel all the flights due to heavy ice-fall. |
| A. | making |
| B. | is making |
| C. | is made |
| D. | is being made |
| Answer» D. is being made | |
| 204. |
Listen, she is talking .......... you. |
| A. | for |
| B. | in |
| C. | about |
| D. | at |
| Answer» C. about | |
| 205. |
Look, a new missile …. . |
| A. | is launched |
| B. | is launch |
| C. | is being launch |
| D. | is being launched |
| Answer» D. is being launched | |
| 206. |
Look, many students ….. kites. |
| A. | are fly |
| B. | are flown |
| C. | are flying |
| D. | are being flown |
| Answer» C. are flying | |
| 207. |
Marry ….. a question to Mohan yesterday. |
| A. | was asked |
| B. | asked |
| C. | had asked |
| D. | asking |
| Answer» B. asked | |
| 208. |
Merry ….. two husbands. |
| A. | has |
| B. | have |
| C. | is |
| D. | are |
| Answer» A. has | |
| 209. |
Might is the past form of ….. . |
| A. | might |
| B. | may |
| C. | will |
| D. | can |
| Answer» B. may | |
| 210. |
Monday is the first day .......... the week. |
| A. | of |
| B. | after |
| C. | during |
| D. | before |
| Answer» A. of | |
| 211. |
Mr. John ….. in India since his wife died. |
| A. | settled |
| B. | has been settled |
| C. | has settled |
| D. | has been settling |
| Answer» C. has settled | |
| 212. |
My father is a farmer but yours .... an advocate. |
| A. | is |
| B. | are |
| C. | do |
| D. | does |
| Answer» A. is | |
| 213. |
My husband has studied only .......... S.S.C. |
| A. | till |
| B. | up to |
| C. | for |
| D. | since |
| Answer» B. up to | |
| 214. |
My monthly income is .......... 1,000,000/- Rs. |
| A. | down |
| B. | below |
| C. | under |
| D. | more |
| Answer» B. below | |
| 215. |
Neha was angry ….. herself for making such a stupid mistake. |
| A. | about |
| B. | with |
| C. | on |
| D. | for |
| Answer» B. with | |
| 216. |
New series ….. already ….. . |
| A. | have been launched |
| B. | launched |
| C. | has been launched |
| D. | are launching |
| Answer» C. has been launched | |
| 217. |
News .... good. |
| A. | is |
| B. | has |
| C. | are |
| D. | must |
| Answer» A. is | |
| 218. |
No sooner ... the sun ... , than the birds start chirping. |
| A. | did rise |
| B. | is rise |
| C. | do rise |
| D. | does rise |
| Answer» D. does rise | |
| 219. |
No sooner did sir enter the class, ….. all the students stood up. |
| A. | when |
| B. | than |
| C. | then |
| D. | before |
| Answer» B. than | |
| 220. |
Once, I have visited America. I know ….. cities there. |
| A. | few |
| B. | a few |
| C. | little |
| D. | a little |
| Answer» B. a few | |
| 221. |
One of students .... absent today. |
| A. | was |
| B. | were |
| C. | had |
| D. | are |
| Answer» A. was | |
| 222. |
Our country is spiritual country, theirs ..... religious. |
| A. | is |
| B. | are |
| C. | also |
| D. | have |
| Answer» A. is | |
| 223. |
Our sir teaches Mathematics .......... English. |
| A. | across |
| B. | besides |
| C. | beside |
| D. | both |
| Answer» B. besides | |
| 224. |
Please, come .......... the bathroom. |
| A. | out of |
| B. | over |
| C. | on |
| D. | in |
| Answer» A. out of | |
| 225. |
Please, don’t laugh … those beggars. |
| A. | for |
| B. | against |
| C. | at |
| D. | against |
| Answer» C. at | |
| 226. |
Please, stop .... so many mistakes. |
| A. | to make |
| B. | make |
| C. | making |
| D. | makes |
| Answer» C. making | |
| 227. |
She ….. her husband for 15 minutes. |
| A. | is beating |
| B. | has been beating |
| C. | has been beaten |
| D. | beats |
| Answer» B. has been beating | |
| 228. |
The English ….. English. |
| A. | speak |
| B. | spoke |
| C. | spoken |
| D. | is spoken |
| Answer» A. speak | |
| 229. |
The rain comes .......... the clouds. |
| A. | in |
| B. | near |
| C. | from |
| D. | under |
| Answer» C. from | |
| 230. |
The ship ….. , Robinson arrived on the Island. |
| A. | had been broken |
| B. | having been broken |
| C. | having broken |
| D. | has broken |
| Answer» C. having broken | |
| 231. |
The stars ….. counted. |
| A. | can |
| B. | can be |
| C. | cannot be |
| D. | must |
| Answer» C. cannot be | |
| 232. |
Three Idiots ..... really a watchable movie. |
| A. | are |
| B. | is |
| C. | superb |
| D. | do |
| Answer» B. is | |
| 233. |
Choose the correct spelling. |
| A. | Intillect |
| B. | Intelact |
| C. | Intelect |
| D. | Intellect |
| Answer» D. Intellect | |
| 234. |
Chirag hardly ever cooks,……. ? |
| A. | isn’t he |
| B. | he doesn’t |
| C. | doesn’t he |
| D. | does he |
| Answer» D. does he | |
| 235. |
I don’t know the city …..he lives. |
| A. | what |
| B. | where |
| C. | when |
| D. | which |
| Answer» B. where | |
| 236. |
Choose the appropriate option that correctly completes the sentence. He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech…….. |
| A. | was fairly audible to everyone. |
| B. | was not liked by the audience. |
| C. | was not received by the audience. |
| D. | was surprisingly fluent. |
| Answer» D. was surprisingly fluent. | |
| 237. |
We have been in Sector: 8, Gandhinagar…….1997 |
| A. | for |
| B. | from |
| C. | about |
| D. | since |
| Answer» D. since | |
| 238. |
Steadily (Find nearest opposite) |
| A. | unevenly |
| B. | shakily |
| C. | slowly |
| D. | irregularly |
| Answer» B. shakily | |
| 239. |
Choose the most suitable alternative in accordance with the correct use of tense. |
| A. | She just has her lunch. |
| B. | She has just had her lunch. |
| C. | She has had just her lunch. |
| D. | She just had her lunch. |
| Answer» B. She has just had her lunch. | |
| 240. |
Our armed forces are …… those of any other country in the word. |
| A. | Superior than |
| B. | Superior to |
| C. | Superior from |
| D. | Superior than |
| Answer» B. Superior to | |
| 241. |
Do not cry ……spilt milk. |
| A. | on |
| B. | over |
| C. | about |
| D. | for |
| Answer» B. over | |
| 242. |
He deserves my thanks for …..my purse and returned it to me without taking anything from it. |
| A. | having found |
| B. | found |
| C. | founded |
| D. | find |
| Answer» A. having found | |
| 243. |
A man of letters means |
| A. | A writer who wrote many letters |
| B. | A good reader of letters |
| C. | A person who has understanding power |
| D. | A scholar with literary test. |
| Answer» D. A scholar with literary test. | |
| 244. |
‘The green eyed monster’ means… |
| A. | hatred |
| B. | love |
| C. | anger |
| D. | jealousy |
| Answer» D. jealousy | |
| 245. |
The electricity is ……. than coal. |
| A. | cheap |
| B. | to cheap |
| C. | cheaper |
| D. | cheapest |
| Answer» C. cheaper | |
| 246. |
Give plural form of : ‘Hypothesis’ |
| A. | Hypotheses |
| B. | Hypothisis |
| C. | Hypothysis |
| D. | Hypothises |
| Answer» A. Hypotheses | |
| 247. |
A blacksmith uses………. |
| A. | drill |
| B. | plane |
| C. | trowel |
| D. | bellows |
| Answer» D. bellows | |
| 248. |
What ………. the girls playing at noon yesterday? |
| A. | was |
| B. | were |
| C. | had |
| D. | had being |
| Answer» B. were | |
| 249. |
The two brother generally wear….. clothes. |
| A. | their |
| B. | one another’s |
| C. | each other |
| D. | each other’s |
| Answer» D. each other’s | |
| 250. |
He just cannot sleep. He spent………. lying awake in the bed. |
| A. | all of the night |
| B. | all night |
| C. | hole night |
| D. | whole night |
| Answer» D. whole night | |
| 251. |
Put a proper word. The cat jumped………. the table. |
| A. | over |
| B. | above |
| C. | on |
| D. | upon |
| Answer» D. upon | |
| 252. |
Opposite of ‘Stale’ in meaning is …… |
| A. | Fresh |
| B. | Old |
| C. | Steal |
| D. | Stalk |
| Answer» A. Fresh | |
| 253. |
“……. feels thirsty? ” “Jiya.” |
| A. | Who |
| B. | Whose |
| C. | Which |
| D. | Where |
| Answer» A. Who | |
| 254. |
I put …….my hat when I come home. |
| A. | to |
| B. | with |
| C. | up |
| D. | off |
| Answer» D. off | |
| 255. |
Why …..going to the party? |
| A. | didn’t David |
| B. | isn’t David |
| C. | David not |
| D. | David isn’t |
| Answer» B. isn’t David | |
| 256. |
Follow the principle, “Do it………. .” |
| A. | himself |
| B. | yourself |
| C. | themselves |
| D. | my self |
| Answer» B. yourself | |
| 257. |
………… did the family members go yesterday? |
| A. | Why |
| B. | where |
| C. | When |
| D. | Whose |
| Answer» B. where | |
| 258. |
Choose the correct pronoun for underlined part. The farmers are going to their farms. |
| A. | Them |
| B. | We |
| C. | They |
| D. | You |
| Answer» C. They | |
| 259. |
…….. a telephone call, the driver turned up for extra duty. |
| A. | having got |
| B. | being got |
| C. | having been got |
| D. | had got |
| Answer» A. having got | |
| 260. |
Select the correct full form of: ‘CV’ (Used for one’s professional bio-data) |
| A. | Curriculum vitae |
| B. | Curriculum vision |
| C. | Company vitae |
| D. | Company vision |
| Answer» A. Curriculum vitae | |
| 261. |
You…… permission of your parents before taking this important decision. |
| A. | should have taked |
| B. | should have taken |
| C. | should took |
| D. | should have took |
| Answer» B. should have taken | |
| 262. |
The ancient Indians were clever and generous.- make exclamatory. |
| A. | How clever and generous were the ancient Indians! |
| B. | How clever and generous the ancient Indians were! |
| C. | How clever ancient Indians were clever and generous! |
| D. | what a clever and generous the ancient Indi |
| Answer» A. How clever and generous were the ancient Indians! | |
| 263. |
Choose the word with correct spelling. |
| A. | Recomendation |
| B. | Recommendation |
| C. | Reccomendation |
| D. | Reccommendation |
| Answer» B. Recommendation | |
| 264. |
The dog is playing with………. tail. |
| A. | it |
| B. | his |
| C. | her |
| D. | its |
| Answer» D. its | |
| 265. |
Mr. Bajpai spoke in…….. a way that all were surprised. |
| A. | the same |
| B. | which |
| C. | such |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. such | |
| 266. |
Give the meaning of the idiom “break out”. |
| A. | To break down |
| B. | The break failure |
| C. | To cut down |
| D. | To err up suddenly |
| Answer» D. To err up suddenly | |
| 267. |
The husband and wife stood………. each other as they shook hands with the guests. |
| A. | beside |
| B. | with |
| C. | at |
| D. | besides |
| Answer» A. beside | |
| 268. |
Do you think David Beckham is….. English football player? |
| A. | best |
| B. | as best |
| C. | better |
| D. | the best |
| Answer» D. the best | |
| 269. |
Find out ‘Adverb’ from the following options. |
| A. | good |
| B. | honestly |
| C. | other |
| D. | people |
| Answer» B. honestly | |
| 270. |
Would you…… the window? |
| A. | close |
| B. | to close |
| C. | closed |
| D. | closing |
| Answer» A. close | |
| 271. |
……..sun shines very brightly in summer. |
| A. | An |
| B. | A |
| C. | The |
| D. | That |
| Answer» C. The | |
| 272. |
remote |
| A. | automatic |
| B. | distant |
| C. | savage |
| D. | mean |
| Answer» B. distant | |
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Explanation: remote means faraway, or distant |
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| 273. |
detest |
| A. | argue |
| B. | hate |
| C. | discover |
| D. | reveal |
| Answer» B. hate | |
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Explanation: to detest means to feel intense or violent dislike, or to hate |
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| 274. |
gracious |
| A. | pretty |
| B. | clever |
| C. | pleasant |
| D. | present |
| Answer» C. pleasant | |
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Explanation: gracious means to be pleasant or considerate in social interactions |
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| 275. |
predict |
| A. | foretell |
| B. | decide |
| C. | prevent |
| D. | discover |
| Answer» A. foretell | |
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Explanation: to predict means to declare in advance or to foretell |
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| 276. |
kin |
| A. | exult |
| B. | twist |
| C. | friend |
| D. | relative |
| Answer» D. relative | |
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Explanation: kin means people with common ancestors, or relatives |
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| 277. |
pensive |
| A. | oppressed |
| B. | caged |
| C. | thoughtful |
| D. | happy |
| Answer» C. thoughtful | |
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Explanation: pensive means moodily or dreamily thoughtful |
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| 278. |
banish |
| A. | exile |
| B. | hate |
| C. | fade |
| D. | clean |
| Answer» A. exile | |
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Explanation: to banish means to drive out from home or country, or to exile |
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| 279. |
fraud |
| A. | malcontent |
| B. | argument |
| C. | imposter |
| D. | clown |
| Answer» C. imposter | |
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Explanation: a fraud is someone who is not what he or she pretends to be, or an imposter |
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| 280. |
saccharine |
| A. | leave |
| B. | sweet |
| C. | arid |
| D. | quit |
| Answer» B. sweet | |
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Explanation: saccharine means overly sweet |
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| 281. |
drag |
| A. | sleepy |
| B. | crush |
| C. | proud |
| D. | pull |
| Answer» D. pull | |
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Explanation: to drag is to pull, or to cause movement in a direction with applied force |
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| 282. |
jovial |
| A. | incredulous |
| B. | merry |
| C. | revolting |
| D. | dizzy |
| Answer» B. merry | |
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Explanation: jovial means good humored or merry |
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| 283. |
indifferent |
| A. | neutral |
| B. | unkind |
| C. | precious |
| D. | mean |
| Answer» A. neutral | |
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Explanation: to be indifferent is to be marked by impartiality or to be neutral |
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| 284. |
simulate |
| A. | excite |
| B. | imitate |
| C. | trick |
| D. | apelike |
| Answer» B. imitate | |
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Explanation: to simulate is to assume the outward appearance of, or to imitate |
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| 285. |
charisma |
| A. | ghost |
| B. | force |
| C. | charm |
| D. | courage |
| Answer» C. charm | |
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Explanation: charisma is magnetic charm or appeal |
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| 286. |
apportion |
| A. | divide |
| B. | decide |
| C. | cut |
| D. | squabble |
| Answer» A. divide | |
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Explanation: to apportion is to divide and share out |
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| 287. |
generic |
| A. | general |
| B. | cheap |
| C. | fresh |
| D. | elderly |
| Answer» A. general | |
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Explanation: generic means having the characteristic of a whole group, or general |
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| 288. |
qualm |
| A. | distress |
| B. | impunity |
| C. | persevere |
| D. | scruple |
| Answer» D. scruple | |
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Explanation: a qualm is a feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scruple |
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| 289. |
wary |
| A. | calm |
| B. | curved |
| C. | confused |
| D. | cautious |
| Answer» D. cautious | |
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Explanation: wary means to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious |
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| 290. |
distort |
| A. | wrong |
| B. | evil |
| C. | deform |
| D. | harm |
| Answer» C. deform | |
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Explanation: to distort means to twist out of a normal state, or to deform |
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| 291. |
sumptuous |
| A. | delirious |
| B. | gorgeous |
| C. | perilous |
| D. | luxurious |
| Answer» D. luxurious | |
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Explanation: sumptuous means excessively costly, rich, or luxurious |
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| 292. |
reel |
| A. | whirl |
| B. | fish |
| C. | hit |
| D. | mistake |
| Answer» A. whirl | |
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Explanation: one meaning of reel is to move round and round, or to whirl |
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| 293. |
inscrutable |
| A. | difficult |
| B. | mysterious |
| C. | inflexible |
| D. | wary |
| Answer» B. mysterious | |
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Explanation: inscrutable means not easily interpreted or understood, or mysterious |
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| 294. |
appall |
| A. | delirious |
| B. | covered |
| C. | dismay |
| D. | confuse |
| Answer» C. dismay | |
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Explanation: to appall is to overcome with shock, or to dismay |
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| 295. |
upright |
| A. | honorable |
| B. | horizontal |
| C. | humble |
| D. | supine |
| Answer» A. honorable | |
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Explanation: upright can mean either honorable or vertical; horizontal and supine are both antonyms of upright |
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| 296. |
reverie |
| A. | palimpsest |
| B. | phantom |
| C. | daydream |
| D. | curio |
| Answer» C. daydream | |
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Explanation: a reverie means the state of being lost in thought, or a daydream |
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| 297. |
loot |
| A. | destruction |
| B. | waste |
| C. | spoils |
| D. | cavort |
| Answer» C. spoils | |
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Explanation: loot means goods seized in war, or spoils |
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| 298. |
loquacious |
| A. | talkative |
| B. | thirsty |
| C. | beautiful |
| D. | complicated |
| Answer» A. talkative | |
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Explanation: loquacious means excessively talkative, or garrulous |
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| 299. |
chimera |
| A. | chimney |
| B. | protest |
| C. | illusion |
| D. | panache |
| Answer» C. illusion | |
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Explanation: a chimera is a fabrication of the mind, or an illusion |
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| 300. |
temerity |
| A. | audacity |
| B. | fearfulness |
| C. | shyness |
| D. | stupidity |
| Answer» A. audacity | |
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Explanation: temerity means unreasonable contempt for danger or recklessness, or audacity |
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