Subject English | |||
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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 |