| Subject English | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 226. 'Out and out' means - | |||
| (a) Not at all | |||
| (b) Thoroughly | |||
| (c) To be last | |||
| (d) Man of outside | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 227. Fill in the blank. He has been ill___ Friday last. | |||
| (a) since | |||
| (b) in | |||
| (c) from | |||
| (d) on | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 228. The literary work 'Kubla Khan' is - | |||
| (a) a history by Vincent Smith | |||
| (b) a verse by Cloeridge | |||
| (c) a drama by Oscar Wilde | |||
| (d) a short story by Somerset Maugham | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 229. T.S. Eloit was born in - | |||
| (a) Ireland | |||
| (b) England | |||
| (c) Wales | |||
| (d) USA | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 230. What was the real name of the great American short writer, 'O Henry;? | |||
| (a) Samuel L. Clemens | |||
| (b) William Sydney Potter | |||
| (c) Fitz James O'Bretn | |||
| (d) William Huntington Wright | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 231. It is too difficult to 'tolerate' bad temper for long. Which following phrase does replace 'tolerate' in the above sentence? | |||
| (a) cope with | |||
| (b) put up with | |||
| (c) stand up for | |||
| (d) a very lazy person | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 232. The synonym of ‘genesis’ is: | |||
| (a) generalized | |||
| (b) beginning | |||
| (c) ending | |||
| (d) magnanimous | |||
| (e) greater | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 233. ‘Plagiarism’ is: | |||
| (a) the act of using some else’s ideas as one’s own | |||
| (b) the act of planning everything beforehand | |||
| (c) the art of pottery | |||
| (d) the art of playing a musical instrument | |||
| (e) the belief in self love | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 234. Choose the correct one: | |||
| (a) In spite of my illness, I attended the meeting. | |||
| (b) In spite my illness I attended the meeting. | |||
| (c) Despite of my illness I attended the meeting. | |||
| (d) In spite my illness the meeting. | |||
| (e) Despite my illness, I had attended the meeting. | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 235. Before adapting to changes in value, many prefer to -, to – the universally agreed on principles that have been upheld for centuries. | |||
| (a) innovate . . protect | |||
| (b) resist . . defend | |||
| (c) ponder . . subvert | |||
| (d) vacillate . . publicize | |||
| (e) revert . . ignore | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 236. Which of the following would be analogous to “Refinery: Petroleum”? | |||
| (a) mill: grain | |||
| (b) mine: one | |||
| (c) warehouse: merchandise | |||
| (d) generator: electricity | |||
| (e) forest: lumber | |||
| Ans. a | |||
Find the appropriate antonyms for Questions | |||
| 237. Gargantuan: | |||
| (a) fearful | |||
| (b) tiny in size | |||
| (c) eager | |||
| (d) success | |||
| (e) rare | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 238. Vacillate: | |||
| (a) irritate | |||
| (b) hesitate | |||
| (c) determine | |||
| (d) debate | |||
| (e) amplify | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 239. Match the best alternative that corresponds to the underlined words: Dwelling taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one’s property. | |||
| (a) has so little a | |||
| (b) has very little | |||
| (c) has so few | |||
| (d) has very few | |||
| (e) has a quite a few | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 240. For the investor who ___ money, silver or bond provides a good option. | |||
| (a) has so little a | |||
| (b) has very little | |||
| (c) has so few | |||
| (d) has very few | |||
| (e) has a quite a few | |||
| Ans. a | |||
| 241. They laughed a lot last night. The film ___ very funny. | |||
| (a) should have been | |||
| (b) was to be | |||
| (c) must have been | |||
| (d) should be | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 242. If I ____ going to enter the competition, I would have done so by now. | |||
| (a) am | |||
| (b) would be | |||
| (c) would been | |||
| (d) were | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 243. That was a great match. I’ll never forget ____ Ronaldo score that goal. | |||
| (a) see | |||
| (b) to see | |||
| (c) seen | |||
| (d) seeing | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. d | |||
| 244. You must get some fresh ____ for our visitors, this loaf is terribly_____. | |||
| (a) milk, salty | |||
| (b) bread, stale | |||
| (c) fruits, sweet | |||
| (d) butter good | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 245. In his address, the principal exhorted the teachers to discover and ____ each student’s ___talents. | |||
| (a) suppress, unrecognized | |||
| (b) develop, intrinsic | |||
| (c) redirect, spacious | |||
| (d) belittle, dormant | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
Each of the following questions contains a pair of words in capital letters, next to which are five pairs of world or phrases, Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one expressed by the pair of words in capital letters. | |||
| 246. SAW: CARPENTER | |||
| (a) Wagon: farmer | |||
| (b) Brush: painter | |||
| (c) Scissors: tailor | |||
| (d) Typewriter: author | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 247. HYGROMETER: BAROMETER | |||
| (a) snow: rain | |||
| (b) Temperature: weather | |||
| (c) humidity: pressure | |||
| (d) water: mercury | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 248. EXEMPTION: EXCLUSION | |||
| (a) forgive: condone | |||
| (b) immunity: isolation | |||
| (c) discharge: elimination | |||
| (d) debarment: prevention | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||
| 249. CONDUIT: WATER | |||
| (a) behaviour: liquid | |||
| (b) artery: blood | |||
| (c) electricity: television | |||
| (d) wire sound | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. b | |||
| 250. ENTREPRENEUR: LABORER | |||
| (a) mediator: conflict | |||
| (b) capitalism: communism | |||
| (c) profits: wags | |||
| (d) arbitrator: capitalist | |||
| (e) None of them | |||
| Ans. c | |||