Subject English
Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word.
2501. The advent of television has had a profound effect upon people’s lives.
(a) widespread
(b) prevalent
(c) induction
(d) consequence
(e) None of these
Ans. c
In each of the following sentences, there is one word missing. Identify the missing word from the given choices.
2502. China’s continued economic progress depends on mastering art of mound-breaking innovation.
(a) will
(b) for
(c) of
(d) the
(e) No word is missing
Ans. a
2503. The pain-killing effect of dental anesthesia lasts longer in the afternoon than does in the morning.
(a) it
(b) then
(c) as
(d) if
(e) No word is missing
Ans. a
2504. All the actors I know, Peter is by far the best.
(a) from
(b) among
(c) than
(d) between
(e) No word is missing
Ans. b
2505. Our company made a loss last year but this year we recovered the sales we lost previously.
(a) back
(b) had
(c) have
(d) did
(e) No word is missing
Ans. c
Fill in the blanks with appropriate word/words.
2506. The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a ____ to the whole community.
(a) boon
(b) bane
(c) brawn
(d) broach
Ans. a
2507. Come _____ to my house for dinner sometime.
(a) over
(b) on
(c) in
(d) by
Ans. a
2508. Let us not be too _____ about the outcome; something could go wrong.
(a) sanguine
(b) serene
(c) scrupulous
(d) scuttle
Ans. a
2509. By their use of the internet, people are able to ____ their opinion to new audience across the globe.
(a) direct
(b) distribute
(c) dissuade
(d) disseminate
Ans. d
2510. You must have an _____ motive for your behavior, since there is no obvious reason for it.
(a) utmost
(b) uncanny
(c) ulterior
(d) underlying
Ans. b
2511. Neither Sharmeen nor her friend _____ present last week.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) have been
(d) is
Ans. b
2512. The murderer felt no ____ for his crime.
(a) rescind
(b) relevance
(c) remorse
(d) repress
Ans. c
Identify the proper synonym of the words.
2513. Admonish
(a) To warn
(b) Encourage
(c) Abdicate
(d) Abolish
Ans. a
2514. Impede
(a) Articulate
(b) Recover
(c) Detect
(d) Hinder
Ans. d
2515. Melancholy
(a) Peaceful
(b) Depressed
(c) Orthodox
(d) Youthful
Ans. b
2516. Concur
(a) Drive away
(b) Discourage
(c) Certain
(d) Agree
Ans. d
2517. The synonym for ‘obdurate’ -
(a) Deceitful
(b) Stubborn
(c) Sly
(d) Swindler
Ans. b
2518. The synonym for ‘resentment’ -
(a) Fear
(b) Anger
(c) Indignation
(d) Panic
Ans. b
2519. The antonym for ‘Harbinger’ -
(a) dullard
(b) envoy
(c) wastrel
(d) leggend
Ans. c
2520. The antonym for ‘Bonafide’ –
(a) honest
(b) spacious
(c) nauseous
(d) similar
Ans. c
2521. He fantasized ____ winning the lottery.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) after
(d) about
Ans. d
2522. ‘Out and out’ means -
(a) Not at all
(b) Thoroughly
(c) To be last
(d) Man of outside
Ans. b
2523. Which one is correctly spelt?
(a) Diarrhea
(b) Dirrohea
(c) Dirrohea
(d) Dirrhosea
Ans. a
2524. ‘All at once’ means -
(a) Quickly
(b) Slowly
(c) Suddenly
(d) Gradually
Ans. c
2525. His honesty cannot be -
(a) taken into account
(b) brought to light
(c) taken into question
(d) called in question
Ans. d