Subject English
901. He urged to take particular care of the ____ chemicals to prevent their evaporation.
(a) insoluble
(b) superficial
(c) extraneous
(d) volatile
Ans. d
902. The ascent of the mountain is ___ but anyone who makes it to the top is rewarded by a spectacular view.
(a) helpful
(b) easy
(c) unique
(d) unpleasant
Ans. d
903. Even if you do not ___ what I have to say, I would appreciate you listening to me with an open mind.
(a) concur with
(b) reject
(c) clarify
(d) hear to
Ans. a
904. Anything written in a letter after it is signed.
(a) posterity
(b) post diction
(c) postscript
(d) Corrigendum
Ans. c
905. Commencement of words with the same letter.
(a) Rhyme
(b) Alliteration
(c) Pun
(d) Oxymoron
Ans. b
906. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good.
(a) Stoic
(b) Hedonist
(c) Epicure
(d) Sensual
Ans. b
907. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted.
(a) Unbelief
(b) Superstition
(c) Nonconformity
(d) Heresy
Ans. d
908. Medicine which lessens pain.
(a) Balm
(b) panacea
(c) Anodyne
(d) Antibiotic
Ans. c
Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly similar in meaning to the word capital letters.
909. EXPOSE
(a) Reveal
(b) Discover
(c) Display
(d) Conceal
(e) None of these
Ans. c
910. GRATIS
(a) Gratifying
(b) Free
(c) Gracious
(d) Subscribe
(e) Timely
Ans. b
911. MENTOR
(a) Mental
(b) Guide
(c) Musc
(d) Oracle
(e) Motivator
Ans. e
912. PLETHORA
(a) Pompous
(b) Clever
(c) Cunning
(d) Devious
(e) None of these
Ans. e
Direction: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
913. INADVERTENT
(a) Unintentional
(b) Innocuous
(c) Accidental
(d) Intentional
(e) None of these
Ans. d
914. GLORIOUS
(a) Superb
(b) Amazing
(c) Disgraceful
(d) Wonderful
(e) None of these
Ans. c
915. HASTE
(a) Delay
(b) Frugal
(c) Debauchery
(d) Hesitant
(e) None of these
Ans. a
916. DENOUNCE
(a) Abhor
(b) Condemn
(c) Blame
(d) Deplore
(e) None of these
Ans. d
Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:.
917. It ___ since early morning.
(a) is raining
(b) rained
(c) was raining
(d) has been raining
(e) None of these
Ans. d
918. After the hurricane, uprooted trees ___ all over the ground.
(a) were laying
(b) were lying
(c) were laid
(d) was laid
(e) was lying
Ans. b
919. After it was repaired, it ___ again.
(a) ran perfect
(b) could run perfect
(c) run perfect
(d) ran perfectly
(e) runs perfect
Ans. d
920. Her colleagues expected ___ the job.
(a) she got A
(b) her to get
(c) that she getting
(d) her getting
(e) None of these
Ans. e
921. They are very kind to me. They treat me ___ their own son.
(a) like I am
(b) as if I were
(c) as if l am
(d) as if l are
(e) None of these
Ans. b
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.
922. BRICK : RECTANGULAR
(a) cow : milk
(b) camel : desert
(c) bee : honey
(d) egg : oval
(e) None of these
Ans. d
923. ANTHROPOLOGY : HUMAN KlND'S DEVELOPMENT
(a) cow : milk
(b) petrology : transportation
(c) biology : life system
(d) graphology : law
(e) None of these
Ans. c
924. GOVERNMENT : TAX
(a) student: fees
(b) orange : price
(c) company: profit
(d) chairman : parliament
(e) None of these
Ans. c
925. IMPECCABLE : FLAW
(a) immovable : choice
(b) intolerable : defect
(c) irreversible : cure
(d) infallible : error
(e) None of these
Ans. c