Directions (1-10):In these questions, sentences are given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternative.
1.Even more than beauty, youth attracts me and with ___________ appeal.
(a) an ineluctable
(b) an irresistible
(c) an incomprehensible
(d) a delectable
Ans- b
2.Sometimes it is necessary for an author to know what is going on in the minds of his characters. This is called __________.
(a) omnipresence
(b) omniscience
(c) omnipotence
(d) truculence
Ans- b
3.The speaker painted a ___________ picture of hunger in parts of India.
(a) chimerical
(b) passionate
(c) parsimonious
(d) poignant
Ans- d
4.Some parents make their commands so __________ that they antagonize their children.
(a) perfunctory
(b) peremptory
(c) acrimonious
(d) spasmodic
Ans- b
5.Discontented wives, dejected lovers, frustrated politicians, all these tend to be ___________.
(a) specious
(b) abstemious
(c) euphemistic
(d) querulous
Ans-d
6.__________ is a person who dabbles in art and letters.
(a) dilettante
(b) connoisseur
(c) philistine
(d) chauvinist
Ans- a
7.The assassination of the Archduke was followed by ____________ throughout the whole European continent.
(a) repercussions
(b) concatenations
(c) reprisals
(d) consternations
Ans- a
8.A great literary or artistic work is known as a ___________.
(a) pot-pourri
(b) par excellence
(c) bête noire
(d) magnum opus
Ans-d
9.The person who is looking for sympathy talks is ——–.
(a) glibly
(b) didactically
(c) ominously
(d) plaintive
Ans- d
10.As the market becomes ___________ competitive, some companies will make larger and larger profits.
(a) well
(b) good
(c) more
(d) fully
Ans- c
