| Subject English | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2426. One-third of the students _____ present in the class. | |||
| (a) is | |||
| (b) are | |||
| (c) remains | |||
| (d) do not | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 2427. ‘Well’ is usually an adverb and so describes _____ , but when it refers to health it can be an adjective and describe _____. | |||
| (a) Adjectives, Verbs | |||
| (b) Nouns, Pronouns | |||
| (c) Adjectives, Nouns | |||
| (d) Verbs, Nouns | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 2428. Much as Rome ____ roads through Europe in the years of the Roman Empire, Britain _____. | |||
| (a) has built, built | |||
| (b) built, built | |||
| (c) builds, it building | |||
| (d) had built, was building | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 2429. Let’s discuss _____ the ways of improving the basic skills of English. | |||
| (a) about | |||
| (b) on | |||
| (c) no preposition needed | |||
| (d) of | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 2430. Each of the students who filled out the admission from ___ the test. | |||
| (a) have appeared at | |||
| (b) has appeared at | |||
| (c) are appearing at | |||
| (d) is appearing | |||
| Ans. b | |||
Determine the relationship between the pair of Words in the question and then select, from the options, the pair having a similar relationship to the first pair in bold letters: | |||
| 2431. Ernest : Immoral:: | |||
| (a) Land : Evil | |||
| (b) Dissolute : Lascivious | |||
| (c) Restrained : Wanton | |||
| (d) Shore : Reef | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 2432. Cloud : Storm:: | |||
| (a) Container : Contained | |||
| (b) Portent : Disaster | |||
| (c) Cumulus : Gale | |||
| (d) Thunder : Lightning | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 2433. Debate : Forensic:: | |||
| (a) Drama : Histrionic | |||
| (b) Opera : Spoken | |||
| (c) Concerto : Harmonising | |||
| (d) Argument : Domestic | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 2434. Promise : Fulfill:: | |||
| (a) Pawn : Redeem | |||
| (b) Pledge : Deny | |||
| (c) Law : Enforce | |||
| (d) Confession : Hedge | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 2435. Notable : Notorious:: | |||
| (a) Philanthropic : Benevolent | |||
| (b) Philandering : Pleasant | |||
| (c) Nefarious : Secret | |||
| (d) Philanthropic : Miserly | |||
| Ans. d | |||
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: | |||
| 2436. MOSITURE | |||
| (a) dryness | |||
| (b) delicate | |||
| (c) dampness | |||
| (d) defect | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 2437. PROFOUND | |||
| (a) superficial | |||
| (b) obscure | |||
| (c) intense | |||
| (d) hidden | |||
| Ans. a | |||
Select from the alternatives, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letters: | |||
| 2438. RECKLESS | |||
| (a) rude | |||
| (b) uncontrolled | |||
| (c) adventurous | |||
| (d) strong | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 2439. PRECARIOUS | |||
| (a) temporal | |||
| (b) dangerous | |||
| (c) heavy | |||
| (d) unstable | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 2440. SUNDRY | |||
| (a) complex | |||
| (b) express | |||
| (c) unmatched | |||
| (d) various | |||
| Ans. d | |||
Fill in the Gaps Instruction: For each question, select the word(s)/phrase(s) that appropriately fill(s) in the gap(s). | |||
| 2441. The street _____ with frantic people, all rushing _____ to reach their destinations. | |||
| (a) teemed ; casually | |||
| (b) swarmed ; desperately | |||
| (c) desolate ; hurriedly | |||
| (d) abounded ; languidly | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 2442. In the upper ____ of the company’s management, most ____ that it has grown to big. | |||
| (a) Tiers ; dither | |||
| (b) Reform ; concede | |||
| (c) Ranks ; absolve | |||
| (d) Echelons ; acknowledge | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 2443. For the poor, the inflow of foreign money means not ____ but rising prices, unplanned urbanization, pollution, corrupt politicians, an influx of foreigners and a sense of _____. | |||
| (a) revelry ; dissention | |||
| (b) prosperity ; alienation | |||
| (c) affluence ; well-being | |||
| (d) degradation ; elation | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 2444. When we attempted to catch an octopus, it quickly ____ into its lair and defied all our attempts to ____ it. | |||
| (a) retracted ; remove | |||
| (b) renounced ; retrieve | |||
| (c) revolted ; instigate | |||
| (d) retreated ; dislodge | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 2445. A _____ in political crisis is the main risk in near future, which can _____ the economic growth of the country. | |||
| (a) Revival ; Accentuate | |||
| (b) Contraction ; dampen | |||
| (c) Resurgence : Lower | |||
| (d) Decrease ; Hinder | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. c | |||
Word Meaning Instruction: Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word. | |||
| 2446. Lax intellectual property rights penalize cutting-edge research. | |||
| (a) Laborious | |||
| (b) Stringent | |||
| (c) Unambiguous | |||
| (d) innovative | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. e | |||
| 2447. When he was not invented to the wedding, he considered it a personal slur. | |||
| (a) Disgrace | |||
| (b) Veneration | |||
| (c) Assuage | |||
| (d) Tenacity | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 2448. The advent of television has had a profound effect upon people’s lives. | |||
| (a) Widespread | |||
| (b) Consequence | |||
| (c) Induction | |||
| (d) Prevalent | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 2449. The government has failed to articulate the ideal regional order. | |||
| (a) Initiate | |||
| (b) Reverberate | |||
| (c) Resolve | |||
| (d) Enunciate | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 2450. The mystery has never been conclusively soloved. | |||
| (a) Drastically | |||
| (b) Decisively | |||
| (c) Disgracefully | |||
| (d) Eventually | |||
| (e) None of these | |||
| Ans. b | |||