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Q1. Rohan falled over the (1)/ ledge after (2)/ drinking heavily last night (3)/ No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Sol. We use past indefinite tense with “last night” so replace “fall” with “fell”
Q2. The USA has been buffeted by one political crisis after another (1)/ since Nasheed, the first democratically elected president, (2)/ was forcibly to quit in 2012. (3)/ No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Sol. Replace “to quit “with “quitted” as whole sentence is in passive voice.
Directions (3-4): In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Q3. The path runs ______ forests and mountains.
(a) to
(b) on
(c) from
(d) towards
Q4. The worst form of violence is terrorism ______ due to religious insecurities.
(a) reveled
(b) evinced
(c) evoked
(d) halted
Directions (5-6): In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q5. Debonair
(a) Elegant
(b)abut
(c) disturbing
(d) combersome
Sol. “Debonair” means (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
Q6. Rivet
(a) Heavy
(b) Joyous
(c) Engage
(d) dilated
Sol. “Rivet” means fix (someone or something) so as to make them incapable of movement.
Directions (7-8): In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the antonym of the given word.
Q7. Evince
(a) Manifest
(b) Comply
(c) Declare
(d) Prove
Sol. “Evince” means reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate.
Q8. Candid
(a) Artful
(b) Free
(c) Objective
(d) Plain
Sol. “Candid” means truthful and straightforward; frank.
Q9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
As a result of greater competition
P : while others are contracting
Q : in the US computer industry
R : some computer companies are expanding
(a) PQR
(b) QRP
(c) PRQ
(d) QPR
Q10. A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The leader told him to collect assignments.
(a) He was told to collect assignments by the leader.
(b) He is told by the leader to collect assignments.
(c) The leader asked him to collect assignments.
(d) He was asked to collect assignments.
Q11. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
“I have not seen him for years,” said his mother.
(a) She has not seen him for years said his mother.
(b) His mother had not seen him for years.
(c) His mother told him she had not saw him for years.
(d) His mother said that she had not seen him for years.
Q12. In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) Qustionnaire
(b) Qustionaire
(c) Questionnaire
(d) Quetionnaire
Sol. “Questionnaire” means a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
Q13. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Get on somebody’s nerves
(a) To calm an anxious person.
(b) To be an irritant.
(c) To crack jokes at somebody’s expense.
(d) Be angry with yourself but take out the anger on somebody else.
Sol. Get on somebody’s nerves means irritate someone.
Q14. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Eyebrow raising
(a) Pretend to like something or someone even when you dislike.
(b) Look up in defiance as a show of rebellion.
(c) A person finally getting due punishment.
(d) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.
Sol. Eyebrow raising means If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving
Q15. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.
A monthly contribution by the boy’s elder brother (have made) this move possible.
(a) had make
(b) had made
(c) had making
(d) no improvement
Sol. Since subject “boy’s elder brother” is singular so we need singular helping verb and that is has/had.
