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Question 1


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
A key institution is the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, with a widely remit and a wise legacy.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
A key institution is the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, with a widely remit and a wise legacy.

Options

A

No error

No error

B

a widely remit and a wise legacy.

a widely remit and a wise legacy.

C

especially the Supreme Court, with

especially the Supreme Court, with

D

A key institution is the judiciary,

A key institution is the judiciary,


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

a widely remit and a wise legacy.

a widely remit and a wise legacy.


Question 2


Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

That's one of the strongest swear words

That's one of the strongest swear words

C

That is of the strongest swear words

That is of the strongest swear words

D

That's the strongly swear words

That's the strongly swear words


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

That's one of the strongest swear words

That's one of the strongest swear words


Question 3


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance

Options

A

To detect someone in the group is betraying the others

To detect someone in the group is betraying the others

B

A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law

A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law

C

Riding in the front passenger seat of a car

Riding in the front passenger seat of a car

D

To escape and not have to pay

To escape and not have to pay


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law

A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law


Question 4


Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Options

A

Dissiminate

Dissiminate

B

Obsequious

Obsequious

C

Malleable

Malleable

D

Nascent

Nascent


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Dissiminate

Dissiminate


Question 5


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.

Options

A

The stag was being trailed by the tigress.

The stag was being trailed by the tigress.

B

The stag was trailing by the tigress.

The stag was trailing by the tigress.

C

The stag was trailed by the tigress.

The stag was trailed by the tigress.

D

The stag had been trailed by the tigress.

The stag had been trailed by the tigress.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

The stag was being trailed by the tigress.

The stag was being trailed by the tigress.


Question 6


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To bridge the gap

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To bridge the gap

Options

A

To slander someone

To slander someone

B

To push people apart

To push people apart

C

To mend a broken bridge

To mend a broken bridge

D

To reduce differences and reconcile

To reduce differences and reconcile


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

To reduce differences and reconcile

To reduce differences and reconcile


Question 7


Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Timorous

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Timorous

Options

A

Gutless

Gutless

B

Reserved

Reserved

C

Brazen

Brazen

D

Scared

Scared


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Brazen

Brazen


Question 8


Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Study of human being & their ancestors through time.

Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Study of human being & their ancestors through time.

Options

A

Physiology

Physiology

B

Ethnology

Ethnology

C

Anthropology

Anthropology

D

Biology

Biology


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Anthropology

Anthropology


Question 9


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The team plans to
P. flowering and fruit production in apple trees
Q. use the data to get a better understanding of
R. health-promoting compounds of interest and employ
S. biotechnological approaches that could speed up

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The team plans to
P. flowering and fruit production in apple trees
Q. use the data to get a better understanding of
R. health-promoting compounds of interest and employ
S. biotechnological approaches that could speed up

Options

A

RSPQ

RSPQ

B

QRSP

QRSP

C

PQRS

PQRS

D

QSPR

QSPR


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

QRSP

QRSP


Question 10


Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
Shubham said that his father was playing cricket with him.

Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
Shubham said that his father was playing cricket with him.

Options

A

Shubham said, “My father was playing cricket with me.”

Shubham said, “My father was playing cricket with me.”

B

Shubham said, “My father had played cricket with me.”

Shubham said, “My father had played cricket with me.”

C

Shubham said, “My father played cricket with me.”

Shubham said, “My father played cricket with me.”

D

Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”

Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”

Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”


Question 11


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I try to travelling lightly, packing only the bare essentials.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I try to travelling lightly, packing only the bare essentials.

Options

A

travelled light

travelled light

B

No improvement

No improvement

C

travels lightly

travels lightly

D

travel lightly

travel lightly


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

travel lightly

travel lightly


Question 12


Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany’s invasion of the Low Countries and northern France in May 1940.
P. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Q. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
R. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces.
S. The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the fortress of Eben Emael, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal.
On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French, and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany’s invasion of the Low Countries and northern France in May 1940.
P. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Q. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
R. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces.
S. The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the fortress of Eben Emael, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal.
On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French, and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.

Options

A

QPRS

QPRS

B

PSRQ

PSRQ

C

RPQS

RPQS

D

PRSQ

PRSQ


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

RPQS

RPQS


Question 13


Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Options

A

Fortuous

Fortuous

B

Litigation

Litigation

C

Invulnerable

Invulnerable

D

Intrepid

Intrepid


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Fortuous

Fortuous


Question 14


Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate

Options

A

Dilate

Dilate

B

Outdate

Outdate

C

Obfuscate

Obfuscate

D

Magnify

Magnify


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Obfuscate

Obfuscate


Question 15


Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID

Options

A

SMELLY

SMELLY

B

COURAGEOUS

COURAGEOUS

C

CAREFUL

CAREFUL

D

LUCID

LUCID


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

COURAGEOUS

COURAGEOUS


Question 16


Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
VAULT

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
VAULT

Options

A

Raisins

Raisins

B

Ration

Ration

C

Monarch

Monarch

D

Crypt

Crypt


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Crypt

Crypt


Question 17


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.

Options

A

pour

pour

B

stack

stack

C

barge

barge

D

store

store


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

store

store


Question 18


Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
The presidential election/ turned out to be one of/ the biggest landslide in history.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
The presidential election/ turned out to be one of/ the biggest landslide in history.

Options

A

The presidential election

The presidential election

B

No error

No error

C

the biggest landslide in history.

the biggest landslide in history.

D

turned out to be one of

turned out to be one of


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

the biggest landslide in history.

the biggest landslide in history.


Question 19


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.

Options

A

meal

meal

B

sauce

sauce

C

pickle

pickle

D

account

account


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

pickle

pickle


Question 20


Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.

Options

A

happening

happening

B

has happened

has happened

C

happens

happens

D

happened

happened


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

happening

happening


Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1.

Options

A

invented

invented

B

pervaded

pervaded

C

arcaded

arcaded

D

assumed

assumed


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

invented

invented


Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2.

Options

A

align

align

B

bulletin

bulletin

C

origin

origin

D

villain

villain


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

origin

origin


Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3.

Options

A

Greeks

Greeks

B

Indians

Indians

C

Romans

Romans

D

Spaniards

Spaniards


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Greeks

Greeks


Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4.

Options

A

innovation

innovation

B

aggravation

aggravation

C

observation

observation

D

cultivation

cultivation


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

innovation

innovation


Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2)._________, derived from the Greek word pēktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5)._________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5.

Options

A

herb

herb

B

potato

potato

C

onion

onion

D

tomato

tomato


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

tomato

tomato


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