| Subject English | |||
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| 1326. Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” is quoted from – | |||
| (a) Othello | |||
| (b) Macbeth | |||
| (c) Hamlet | |||
| (d) Henry VII | |||
| Ans. c | |||
In each of the following questions, pick up the choice which is most opposite in meaning of the word italicized bold in the sentence. | |||
| 1327. Like poverty, affluence can sometimes create its own problems. | |||
| (a) sorrow | |||
| (b) indigence | |||
| (c) exuberance | |||
| (d) opulence | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 1328. On hearing the news he was in a state of ecstasy . | |||
| (a) depression | |||
| (b) pain | |||
| (c) disappointment | |||
| (d) trance | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1329. His frivolous remarks provoked to comments. | |||
| (a) serious | |||
| (b) momentous | |||
| (c) frantic | |||
| (d) fanciful | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1330. He proved utterly capricious in his dealings with his friends. | |||
| (a) helpful | |||
| (b) steadfast | |||
| (c) understanding | |||
| (d) obstinate | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 1331. Everything about him, his talkative nature, proclaims his effeminacy . | |||
| (a) boorishness | |||
| (b) manliness | |||
| (c) aggressiveness | |||
| (d) attractiveness | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 1332. He tames animals because he ... | |||
| (a) seldom loves them | |||
| (b) is afraid of them | |||
| (c) is fond of them | |||
| (d) hates them | |||
| (e) wants to set them free | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 1333. I do not know the time ... | |||
| (a) at watch the accident happened | |||
| (b) the accident happened | |||
| (c) when the accident happened | |||
| (d) when the accident had happened | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 1334. Which ever way you approach the problem ... | |||
| (a) no one will not solve it | |||
| (b) it will not be solve | |||
| (c) it will not solve | |||
| (d) it will not be solved | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 1335. When I met her last year ... | |||
| (a) she had married since five years | |||
| (b) she had been married for five years | |||
| (c) she was married five years ago | |||
| (d) she had been married since five years. | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 1336. To succeed in a difficult task ... | |||
| (a) One needs to be persistence | |||
| (b) persistent in needed | |||
| (c) you need a person of persistent | |||
| (d) one needs to be persistent | |||
| (e) persistent is what one needs. | |||
| Ans. d | |||
choose the one which can be best substituted for the given words or sentence. | |||
| 1337. One whose attitude is: 'eat, drink and be merry' | |||
| (a) Epicurean | |||
| (b) Cynic | |||
| (c) Materialistic | |||
| (d) Stoic | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1338. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | |||
| (a) Sadism | |||
| (b) Malevolence | |||
| (c) Bigotry | |||
| (d) Masochism | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1339. One who pretends illness to escape duty | |||
| (a) Truant | |||
| (b) Malingerer | |||
| (c) Hypocrite | |||
| (d) Concubine | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1340. Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning | |||
| (a) Circumlocution | |||
| (b) Verbatim | |||
| (c) Ventriloquism | |||
| (d) Pleonasm | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1341. The science of judging a person's character, capabilities etc. from an examination of the shape of his skull | |||
| (a) Physiology | |||
| (b) Anthropology | |||
| (c) Phrenology | |||
| (d) Morphology | |||
| Ans. c | |||
In each of the following question, choose the alternative which can best improve the given sentence by substituting the bold italicized portion. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose "No improvement" or "No Correction required" as your answer. | |||
| 1342. Because of his mastery in this field, his suggestions are wide accepted. | |||
| (a) are widely accepted | |||
| (b) are wide acceptance | |||
| (c) have widely accepted | |||
| (d) have been wide accepted | |||
| (e) No correction required | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1343. Having had in the Foreign Services for a long time, Mr. Karim has met many prominent personalities. | |||
| (a) Having | |||
| (b) He has been | |||
| (c) Having been | |||
| (d) Had be been | |||
| (e) No correction required | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1344. No sooner he reached home than all the villagers gathered at his home to listen to his story. | |||
| (a) Would he reach | |||
| (b) did he reach | |||
| (c) had he reached | |||
| (d) No improvement | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 1345. I do not think I should tell you over and over again that my families are early rises. | |||
| (a) my family members are early risers | |||
| (b) my family is an early riser | |||
| (c) my family are an early riser | |||
| (d) No correction required | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1346. Little that I knew of the English language, was not sufficient to make me a teacher of English. | |||
| (a) Very little | |||
| (b) The little | |||
| (c) A little | |||
| (d) No improvement | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1347. The analogy of SEDATIVE : DROWSINESS is : | |||
| (a) epidemic : contagiousness | |||
| (b) vaccine : virus | |||
| (c) laxative : drug | |||
| (d) anesthetic : numberless | |||
| (e) therapy : psychiatrist | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 1348. The analogy of CURIOSITY: KNOW is: | |||
| (a) temptation :conquer | |||
| (b) starvation : eat | |||
| (c) wanderlust : travel | |||
| (d) humor : laugh | |||
| (e) survival : live | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 1349. The analogy of POISON : ANTIDOTE is : | |||
| (a) lethargy : tonic | |||
| (b) recovery : cure | |||
| (c) sleep : narcotic | |||
| (d) relapse : stimulant | |||
| (e) breathing : resuscitation | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 1350. The antonym of DIFFUSE is: | |||
| (a) contend | |||
| (b) concentrate | |||
| (c) imply | |||
| (d) pretend | |||
| (e) rebel | |||
| Ans. b | |||