Subject English
Fill in the Gaps
Instruction : For each question, select the word(S)/phrase(s) that appropriately fill(s) in the gap(s).
976. The division of this property was a sequel ___ the agreement.
at
to
for
in
None of these
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977. Your classmate insulted you to ___.
pay off old scores
host in himself
worth yours
hang in balance
None of these
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978. People all over the world are starving ___.
greater in numbers
in more numbers
more numerously
in greater numbers
None of these
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Meaning of If Phrase.
Instruction: A sentence is given in each question and some portion of it is underlined. You have to find out the meaning of the underlined portion of the sentence from the options given.
979. The man did the work in the nick of time.
right on time
after deadline
long before deadline
very last minute
None of these
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980. The watch costs a pretty penny.
expensive
cheap
very expensive
very cheap
None of these
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981. They were on their toes before entering the campus.
in good mood
alert
well dressed
very worried
None of these
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982. Why do you toot your own horn?
self destruction
boast
possessive
talks a lot
None of these
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983. Raj and Riaz have never seen eye to eye on politics.
sharing the same view
disagreement partly
intimacy
enmity
None of these
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One Word Substitution:
Instruction: For each question, select the word that best matches the definition provided.
984. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire =
Alluring
Elusiveness
Tenacity
Knotty
None of these
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985. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage =
Ornament
Honorary
Adornment
Dowry
None of these
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986. A person with the same name as another =
Nickname
Namesake
Anonymous
Pseudonym
None of these
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987. An act of mass destruction and loss of life =
Oregon
Cannibal
Holocaust
Homicide
None of these
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988. The right and power to interpret and apply the law =
Nugatory
Jurisdiction
Lawrence
Judiciary
None of these
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989. Who wrote "Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise".
Robert Frost
George Orwell
Thomas Gray
John Milton
None of these
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990. 'Hungry' is to 'Famished' as 'Extensive' is to
Congenial
Keen
Endless
Amenable
Imperfect
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991. 'Pact' is to 'Covenant' as 'Tract' is to
Letter
Summons
Treatise
Subpoena
Warrant
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992. 'Acute' is to 'Chronic' as 'Sudden' is to
Ditty
Facile
Impute
Subpoena
Constant
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993. Who is the author of the novel "The Sun Also Rises"?
H. G. Wells
George Orwell
Ernest Hemingway
Thomas Hardy
None of these
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994. You should show good manners in the company of young ladies-
Which is the appropriate phrase for the underlined expression above?
Behave gently
Practice manners
Behave yourself
Do not talk rudely
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995. Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions. Which of the following says nearly the same as 'against' above?
In the wake of
In the guise of
In the plea of
In the teeth of
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996. Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood. What does the quoted idiom mean?
In cool brain and calculated thought
So patiently and thoughtfully
So impatiently and thoughtlessly
Stirred by sudden emotion
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997. A speech full of too many words is-
A big speech
Maiden speech
An unimportant speech
A verbose speech
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998. To meet trouble half way means-
To be puzzled
To get nervous
To be disappointed
To bear up
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999. What is the meaning of the idiom ‘a round dozen’?
A full dozen
A little less than a dozen
A little more than a dozen
Round about a dozen
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1000. People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly-
Ardent
Complacent
confident
apprehensive
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Total Question : 25
Total Hit : 0
Correct : 0
Wrong/Cheat : 0