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Directions (1-5): Choose the option which is the antonym of the word mentioned in the question.
Q1. Invective 
(a) humour                         
(b) primitive       
(c) honour
(d) grace                              

Q2. Indigent

(a) crooked         
(b) reserved       
(c) wealthy
(d) saintly                            
Q3. Imperturbable
(a) stoic                               
(b) calm
(c) peaceful        
(d) excitable       
Q4. Impeach
(a) allege                             
(b) extradite       
(c) invoke            
(d) vindicate
    
Q5. Imminent
(a) likely                               
(b) probable      
(c) possible         
(d) remote                          
Directions (6-10): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q6. The only ……………. with the proposal is that it is a little expensive.
(a) Glitch
(b) Blunder
(c) Hardship
(d) Dilemma
Q7. To use a sporting ……………. middle age is like half-time at a hockey match.
(a) Device
(b) Analogy
(c) Antonym
(d) Synonym
Q8. Jaya knew that to apologize would be ……………. To admitting she had failed.  
(a) Equate
(b) Assumed
(c) Tantamount
(d) Abrogate
Q9. Mr. Sharma’s shop was ……………. from all the others in the street.
(a) Indistinguishable
(b) Inalienable
(c) Akin
(d) Disreputable
Q10. There are several ……………. categories of nouns in the English language.
(a) Various
(b) Disparate
(c) Discrete
(d) Divergent
Directions (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is d’.
 
Q11.
(a) If I would have been there
(b) I certainly would have
(c) taken care of the problem.
(d) No error  
 

Q12.
(a) The reason her
(b) and her friend decided to take the bus instead of the train was that there
(c) was an announcement about cancellation of several trains
(d) No error 
 

Q13.
(a) No sooner
(b) had he began to speak when
(c) the opposition members started shouting slogans
(d) No error
Q14.     
(a) Each of the
(b) hotel’s 150 rooms were equipped
(c) with central air-conditioning and colour television
(d) No error
Q15.     
(a) Every
(b) man, woman and child are now
(c) aware of the terrible consequences of the habit of smoking
(d) No error

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