| Subject English | |||
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Direction: Each of the following questions contains a pair of words in capital letters, next to which are five pairs of word or phrases. Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one expressed by the pair of words in capital letters. | |||
| 926. SQUARE = CUBE | |||
| (a) immovable : choice | |||
| (b) trapezoid : quadrangle | |||
| (c) circle : sphere | |||
| (d) addition : subtraction | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. c | |||
Direction: Each of the following questions contains a pair of words in capital letters, next to which are five pairs of word or phrases. Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one expressed by the pair of words in capital letters. | |||
| 927. CENSUS : POPULATION | |||
| (a) slate: incumbents | |||
| (b) inventory : merchandise | |||
| (c) itinerary: journeys | |||
| (d) roster: audience | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 928. RICKSHAW : VEHICLE | |||
| (a) cargo : truck | |||
| (b) brake : car | |||
| (c) fleet : car | |||
| (d) hammer : tool | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 929. CAR : PETROL | |||
| (a) man : food | |||
| (b) cow : milk | |||
| (c) boat : rudder | |||
| (d) train : station | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 930. BARTER : COMMODITIES | |||
| (a) debate : issues | |||
| (b) arbitrate: disputes | |||
| (c) correspond : people | |||
| (d) train : station | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. e | |||
| 931. OUTSKIRTS : TOWN | |||
| (a) rung: ladder | |||
| (b) trunk : tree | |||
| (c) water : goblet | |||
| (d) margin : page | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. | |||
| 932. SPURIOU | |||
| (a) fake | |||
| (b) pertinent | |||
| (c) genuine | |||
| (d) cautious | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 933. ELUCIDATE | |||
| (a) clarify | |||
| (b) explicate | |||
| (c) extreme | |||
| (d) expound | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. e | |||
| 934. ADULTERATED | |||
| (a) solid | |||
| (b) exalted | |||
| (c) economical | |||
| (d) pure | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 935. ALIEN | |||
| (a) foreign | |||
| (b) indigenous | |||
| (c) international | |||
| (d) serene | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 936. SUPERFICIAL | |||
| (a) profound | |||
| (b) subjective | |||
| (c) exaggerated | |||
| (d) dislike | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. a | |||
Direction: Each of the following sentences has blank spaces which indicate words omitted. Choose the best combination of words which fits into the meaning and structure within the context of the sentence. | |||
| 937. The Prime minister is said ___ Japan next year. | |||
| (a) that she will be visit | |||
| (b) to be visiting | |||
| (c) to visit | |||
| (d) to start visit | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 938. Even if you do not ___ what I have to say, I would appreciate your listening to me. | |||
| (a) anticipate | |||
| (b) concur with | |||
| (c) reject | |||
| (d) deviate from | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 939. When our supply of natural gas is ___ , we must find ___ sources of energy. | |||
| (a) anticipate | |||
| (b) depleted ..... alternate | |||
| (c) exhausted ..... inefficient | |||
| (d) increased ..... available | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 940. He was ___ success, writing not for the sake of fame but for the sheer love for poetry. | |||
| (a) indifferent to | |||
| (b) destined for | |||
| (c) eager for | |||
| (d) tired by | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 941. The plot of the story is so ___ that I can predict the outcome. | |||
| (a) fantastic | |||
| (b) theoretical | |||
| (c) significant | |||
| (d) trite | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
Direction: Select the alternative that best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence. | |||
| 942. He is the man who owns all the land and is the big fish around here. | |||
| (a) the fat man | |||
| (b) the huge man | |||
| (c) the important man | |||
| (d) the enormous man | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 943. The unfortunate father found it difficult to put up with his son’s behaviour. _ | |||
| (a) understand | |||
| (b) control | |||
| (c) tolerate | |||
| (d) forgive | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 944. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry. | |||
| (a) have not got wet | |||
| (b) have got no water | |||
| (c) have got home dry | |||
| (d) have been successful | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
Direction: Select the correct spelling of the word in capital letters. | |||
| 945. CONCISSION | |||
| (a) Conccession | |||
| (b) Concission | |||
| (c) Consession | |||
| (d) Concession | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 946. CATALIST | |||
| (a) Catalist | |||
| (b) Catalyst | |||
| (c) Cattalyst | |||
| (d) Katalyst | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 947. FORGETFULL | |||
| (a) Forgetfull | |||
| (b) Forgetful | |||
| (c) Forgotfull | |||
| (d) Forgotful | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 948. CONGLOMORATE | |||
| (a) Coglomorate | |||
| (b) Conglomoret | |||
| (c) Conglomerate | |||
| (d) Conglomorate | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 949. ITINIRARY | |||
| (a) Itenerary | |||
| (b) Etinerary | |||
| (c) Itinarary | |||
| (d) Itinerary | |||
| (e) None oft hem | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 950. Which of the following sentence is incorrect? | |||
| (a) The water of this canal is purer than the pond | |||
| (b) The water of this canal is purer than the pond’s | |||
| (c) The water of this canal is purer than that of the pond | |||
| (d) The water of this canal is purer than the pond water | |||
| (e) None of these are incorrect | |||
| Ans. c | |||