SSC MTS 2023 English in Mock Format

SSC MTS 2023 English in Mock Format (Total: 675)
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Exam Date: 01/09/2023, Exam Shift: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1.) Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select 'No improvement required'.
With all their little comforts destroyed, the survivors were thrown still farther back into barbarism.
1. No improvement required
2. still further back for barbarism
3. still further back into barbarism
4. still a little farther into barbarism
2.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fragile
1. Brittle
2. Unkempt
3. Sturdy
4. Intense
3.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The council president is known to play devil’s advocate often.

1. Make one’s own destiny
2. To allow others to rise
3. To play risky games
4. To argue, just for the sake of it
4.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence.
When it comes to playing the guitar, Jim always hits the nail on the head.
1. Misses the point
2. Does something right
3. Makes a mistake
4. Is dishonest
The company was on thin ice.

1. Forcing itself to collaborate
2. In a situation of comfort
3. In a precarious or risky situation
4. Depending on business competitors
6.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cup of tea
1. A cup brimming with tea
2. Favourite pastime
3. Long held desire
4. Something one likes/excels in
7.) Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Perhaps my family visit the Taj Mahal next month.
1. next month
2. my family visit
3. Perhaps
4. the Taj Mahal
8.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Ours is ________ house of all the houses in our area.
1. the more bigger
2. the bigger
3. the most biggest
4. the biggest
9.) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Tastimonial
2. Ballad
3. Beneficiary
4. Rampant

Early childhood experiences have a _________ impact on brain development affecting learning, health,
behaviour, and, ultimately, productivity and income.
1. perfect
2. basic
3. superficial
4. profound
11.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He was admired for introducing welfare programmes.
1. Succeeded
2. Appreciated
3. Confessed
4. Despised

1. Queue
2. Rhyme
3. Succesful
4. Relevant

Butterfly was attracted towards the bright flowers.
1. Recurred
2. Reckoned
3. Repulsed
4. Reargued
14.) Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

The detective and his agent inspected the krime scene yesterday.
1. yesterday
2. agent
3. krime
4. detective
15.) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
He studies the subject known as the scientific study of insects.
1. Etymology
2. Biology
3. Alchemy
4. Entomology
16.) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a
grammatical error.
Please / explain me / how this plan / did not work.
1. did not work
2. how this plan
3. explain me
4. Please
grammatical error.
She performed / the dance routine / perfect, / impressing everyone.
1. She performed
2. perfect
3. impressing everyone
4. the dance routine
18.) Select the most appropriate segment that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence.
Iraq was governed by autocracy when Saddam Hussain was the President.
1. the King and his heir
2. the wealthy class
3. one man with absolute power
4. the common people
19.) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.
Harish told me / in the morning / that Gaurav will / come tomorrow.
1. in the morning
2. Harish told me
3. come tomorrow
4. that Gaurav will
grammatical error.
In America, / most of the people / can speak / the English well.
1. most of the people
2. In America,
3. the English well
4. can speak
21.) Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Fingerprinting is the one of the methods of (1)________ using the impression made by the minute ridge
formation or patterns found on the fingertips. No two persons have exactly the same (2)________ of ridge
patterns, they remain unchanged throughout the life. Fingerprints may be classified and filled on the basis of the
ridge patterns, setting up an identification system that is almost (3)________ . Today, law enforcement agencies
use computers to (4)________ record fingerprints and to transmit them electronically to other agencies for
comparison. By comparing fingerprints of the criminals with the recorded fingerprints, officials can establish
(5)________ proof of the presence or identity of a person.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. identification
2. satisfaction
3. involvement
4. demonstration

1. arrangement
2. management
3. settlement
4. statement

1. infallible
2. unreliable
3. fallible
4. risky

1. physically
2. manually
3. mentally
4. digitally

1. provisional
2. doubt
3. absolute
4. unconfirmed
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26.) The given sentence contains an error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.
He was carefullest while stealing the crown jewels.
1. He was carefuller while stealing the crown jewels
2. He was more careful while stealing the crown jewels
3. He was most carefuller while stealing the crown jewels
4. He was most careful while stealing the crown jewels
27.) Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains
a misspelt word.
A piano teacher described an interesting encountar she had with a young lady who came to inquire about music
lessons.
1. piano
2. inquire
3. encountar
4. interesting
The tigress that was killed by the villagers was not only a man-eater, ________ a mother.
1. but often
2. and
3. but
4. but also
29.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Stern
1. Lenient
2. Profound
3. Stable
4. Sincere
A soothe voice must convey both confidence and intimacy, qualities which can be attributed to a few key
components.
1. few key components
2. convey both confidence
3. which can be
4. A soothe voice

Hesitate
1. Blabber
2. Falter
3. Recoil
4. Conceal
32.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence.
The energetic kitten is playful after having his breakfast.
1. it’s
2. its
3. it
4. it is
He told me / that he goes / to the market / to buy a laptop.
1. He told me
2. that he goes
3. to the market
4. to buy a laptop
The executives were running around in circles, without any success.

1. Suffering huge profits and losses
2. Putting efforts into something that does not give a worthwhile result
3. Achieving maximum mileage
4. Successfully accomplishing the target
35.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Many great people born in that small village.
1. were born
2. is born
3. No substitution required
4. was born
Call it a day
1. To refer to something as something else
2. To stop working
3. To be very straightforward
4. To have the greatest day ever
grammatical error.
It is commonly believed / that Democracy is / the best form / of the government.
1. It is commonly believed
2. that Democracy is
3. of the government
4. the best form

Empathetic
1. Merciless
2. Lonely
3. Frustrated
4. Charismatic
39.) Four words of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that
contains a spelling error.
Ozone is a reactiev gas that is not only important in protecting us from harmful ultraviolet radiation but is also a
greenhouse gas and, at high smog-level concentrations, harmful to human health and vegetation.
1. reactiev
2. radiation
3. concentrations
4. vegetation
there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement required’.
It is true that learning English is essential for professionals to survived the national and international
competitions.
1. to be survive
2. having to survive
3. for surviving
41.) The sentence given below has spelling errors. Select the sentence without spelling errors.
We can also contribute to presarvation of water bodies by not dumping our garbage in them.
1. We can also contribute to preservation of water bodies by not dumping our garbage in them
2. We can also contribute to presarvation of water bodies by not dumping our garbag in them
3. We can also contribut to presarvation of water bodies by not dumping our garbage in them
4. We can also contribute to presarvation of water bodies by not dumpeing our garbage in them
42.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He said that I have finished my work.
1. he has finished his work
2. he had finished his work
3. I had finished my work
4. he was finished his work

Spill the beans
1. Things always get worse
2. Excellent health
3. To reveal a secret information unintentionally
4. Behave or speak in a rash manner
His older brothers were quite willing that he should went to sea.
1. have gone in
2. go to
3. had go to
4. gone to

The police inspector knows the ins and outs of the murder case.
1. all the witnesses
2. laws
3. lawyers and judges
4. full details
Photosynthesis is the _______(1) used by plants, algae and some bacteria to turn sunlight into energy. The
process chemically _______(2) carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen. The chemical reaction often
______(3) on a pigment called chlorophyll, which gives plants their green colour. Photosynthesis is also the
__________(4) our planet is blanketed in an oxygen-rich atmosphere. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the
__________(5) air and release water and oxygen via microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata.

1. area
2. guess
3. process
4. chaos

1. exceeds
2. crates
3. converts
4. bows

1. creates
2. wants
3. relies
4. hopes

1. sense
2. goal
3. occasion
4. reason

1. afar
2. surrounding
3. close
4. distant
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51.) Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The sergent brought in a lot of changes as soon as he was given charge.

1. sergeant
2. sergant
3. sergeannt
4. seargeant
Professor said that I will be late for the lecture.
1. he would be late for the lecture
2. he may be late for the lecture
3. he is late for the lecture
4. he shall be late for the lecture
The boy told his mother that he saw the most tall giraffe at the zoo.
1. The boy told his mother that he saw the most tallest giraffe at the zoo
2. The boy told his mother that he saw the tallest giraffe at the zoo
3. The boy told his mother that he saw the more taller giraffe at the zoo
4. The boy told his mother that he saw the most taller giraffe at the zoo

Oberon doesn’t like the way Demetrius ________ to Helena. (Credit: A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
1. talked
2. talking
3. talks
4. to talk
Feud
1. Vigour
2. Peril
3. Gross
4. Harmony

Let sleeping dogs lie
1. To care for the pet
2. To fall sick intentionally
3. To let somebody sleep
4. Leave an existing situation as it is

1. Embarass
2. Separate
3. Accommodate
4. Definitely

Repulsive
1. Reliable
2. Uniform
3. Attractive
4. Disgusting
All these things happen/ because she do not / pay heed to my words.
1. because she do not
2. pay heed to my words
3. No error
4. All these things happen
grammatical error.
Harish says / that his sister / loves to play / harmonium.
1. harmonium
2. that his sister
3. loves to play
4. Harish says
61.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
Selling, purchasing, and using an illegally copied product is a criminal offence.
1. an outlawed
2. a crooked
3. a pirated
4. an obsolete
62.) Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Hardik Pandya hit four ________ fours and scored 72 runs in the match.
1. ongoing
2. continuous
3. constant
4. consecutive

The hiring manager has already offered you the job; now, ________________ to accept or decline the offer.
1. a penny for your thoughts
2. the ball is in your court
3. pull your leg
4. get your act together
64.) Select the sentence that has NO spelling errors.

1. The doctor prescribed some medicine to aleviate my parsistent cough, which has been boathering me for days
2. The doctor prescribed some medicine to alleviate my persistent cough, which has been bothering me for days
3. The doctor presribed some medicine to alleviate my parsistent cough, which has been boathering me for days
4. The doctor precribed some medicine to aleviate my persistent cough, which has been bothering me for days
65.) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A cage made for birds.
OR
A place for keeping the birds in a confined space.
1. Apiary
2. Arena
3. Aviary
4. Aquarium
Andrew will playing basketball at the college tournament.

1. is playing
2. are play the
3. are play
4. is played
Call the shots

1. To be a follower that makes less important decision
2. To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
3. To be in a powerless position that follows orders
4. To be in a neutral position
grammatical error.
Throughout my career as a journalist, / I covered many important stories and / interviewed numerous
individuals, which allow me / to share important information and insights with my readers.
1. I covered many important stories and
2. Throughout my career as a journalist,
3. to share important information and insights with my readers
4. interviewed numerous individuals, which allow me

Sell like hot cakes
1. Selling cakes
2. Being ignored
3. Quick sell out
4. Eating hot cake
70.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.
The athlete’s perseverance and mental toughness ________(facilitate) her to overcome adversity and achieve
her goals.
1. enabled
2. restricted
3. hindered
4. limited
71.) Comprehension: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.
That evening we sat in the courtyard of the hotel once more, (1) ________________ the sun sink below the
western isles. I told Alexi what had happened that day. I (2) _________________ I could glimpse the grey stone
wall of Lismore House (3) _________________ its island hilltop, the red light of the setting sun glinting from
the windows, and from there the wasted frame of Jonathan Blake gazing out across the sea, on nothing, his boy
waiting for him to die. But it was my (4) _________________, simply the image on my mind, like the image
burned on to your eyes when you have (5) _________________ too long at the sun, the passing footprint of a
creature long gone.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

1. watching
2. risking
3. practising
4. wallowing
creature long gone.

1. fancied
2. groped
3. imbibed
4. translated
creature long gone.

1. on
2. aside
3. for
4. off
creature long gone.

1. dribble
2. habitat
3. fantasy
4. straw
creature long gone.

1. resumed
2. rusted
3. blocked
4. stared

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Barking up the wrong tree
1. Provoke trouble
2. To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place
3. Getting a good start is important
4. To make a bad situation worse

Obsession
1. Sympathy
2. Discrimination
3. Unconcern
4. Fascination
grammatical error and select the option which rectifies that error.
A lot of adulterants / are chemicals that can lead / to an range of health problems / in both children and adults.
1. are chemical that can lead
2. to a range of health problems
3. in both children and adult
4. A lot of adulterant
grammatical error.
Despite the setbacks and obstacles we faced, / our team rallied together and achieved our goals, / which teach us
the importance of / teamwork, resilience, and determination.
1. our team rallied together and achieved our goals,
2. Despite the setbacks and obstacles we faced,
3. teamwork, resilience, and determination
4. which teach us the importance of
A creature which depends on others
1. Bacteria
2. Microbes
3. Virus
4. Parasite

Ecstasy
1. Coarse
2. Despair
3. Euphoria
4. Natural

He is _________ of many chain snatching cases in Dariyaganj.
1. accused
2. ackused
3. acxused
4. akused
The airplane flowed over the mountains, offering the passengers a breath-taking view of the majestic peaks
below.
1. flew beyond
2. flowed above
3. flowed beyond
4. flew over

The students of class 7 gave their teacher a gift, which was ________ to her.
1. shocking
2. confusing
3. surprising
4. revealing
85.) Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The play I saw last night was a ________.
1. hit the road
2. smash hit
3. hit the hay
4. hit the roof
grammatical error.
The ball / I kicked / went highly / in the sky.
1. went highly
2. I kicked
3. in the sky
4. The ball

Guilty
1. Innocent
2. Responsible
3. Criminal
4. Patient
88.) Select the option that correctly rectifies the spelling error that is underlined.
The questionaire used by the researcher was of top quality.
1. questionnairee
2. questionnaire
3. quesstionnaire
4. questionnairre
The intrepid group of adventurers climbed the mountain despite of bad weather and road closures.
1. in view of
2. in spite
3. despite
4. due to
90.) Select the most appropriate idiom for the following sentence.
Shweta organises the sale of handmade pottery at a cheap rate.
1. Hush money
2. Go for a song
3. Having one’s cake and eating it too
4. Making a fuss out of something
They would find someone drive the wagon back across the desert.
1. in driving
2. to drive
3. in drive in the
4. to drive the
That career competition was the difficultest exam he had ever given.
1. That career competition was the most difficult exam than any he had ever given
2. That career competition was the difficultest exam than any he had ever given
3. That career competition was the most difficultest exam he had ever given
4. That career competition was the most difficult exam he had ever given
93.) Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence and select its correct spelling from the
given options.
The colours of the rainbow seemed to shine through the trianguler prism as the sun hit the object.
1. triangular
2. rainbouw
3. son
4. objact
Study of sound and sound waves
1. Acoustics
2. Physics
3. Botany
4. Demography
Rajat is known for his notorious nature. He will be friendly to your face but likes ____________.
1. to blow his trumpet
2. to get all bent out of the shape
3. to stab you in the back
4. to paint the whole town red
As a boy, I was always exploring lonely places—neglected gardens and orchards, unoccupied houses, patches of
scrub or wasteland, the fields outside the town, the fringes of the forest. On one of my rambles (1)________the
bungalow, I pushed my way through a thicket of lantana bushes and stumbled over a thick stone slab, twisting
my ankle slightly as I fell. For some time, I sat on the grass massaging my foot. When the pain eased, I looked
more (2)________ at the stone slab and was surprised to find that it was a gravestone. It was almost entirely
covered by ivy; obviously no one had been near it for years. I tugged at the ivy and some of it came away in my
hands. There was some (3)________ lettering on the grave, half-obscured by grass and moss. I could make out a
name—Rose—but little more. I sat there for some time, (4)________ over my discovery. I was wondering why
‘Rose’ should have been buried at so lonely a spot when there was a (5)________ not far away.

1. before
2. by dint of
3. below
4. behind

1. closely
2. emptily
3. frankly
4. lawfully

1. blurred
2. idiotic
3. sturdy
4. nomadic

1. sleeping
2. pondering
3. being
4. pulling
100.) Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully
and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

1. dormitory
2. sanctuary
3. kennel
4. cemetery

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Forthcoming
1. Past
2. Extensive
3. Large
4. Adventurous
102.) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling
error.
The conferrence / attempts to / trace the processes and / consequences of climate change.
1. trace the processes and
2. The conferrence
3. attempts to
4. consequences of climate change
Beat around the bush
1. To avoid addressing a topic correctly
2. To be impatient and short-tempered
3. To be persistent in pursuing a goal
4. To be direct and formal
The action of formally accusing a public official of a serious offence

1. Impeachment
2. Condemnation
3. Summon
4. Allegation
A place of burial
1. Observatory
2. Cemetery
3. Laboratory
4. Building
Blessing in disguise
1. Something that cannot be hidden from anyone
2. Something that seems bad but provides some benefit
3. Something that remains hidden from everyone
4. Something that seems good but is harmful for you
107.) The sentence given below contains some spelling errors. Select the option that has the correct spellings.
Memberrs of the asocciation have succesfully climbed several paeks of the Himalayan range.
1. Members of the associattion have succesfully climbed several paeks of the Himalayan range
2. Members of the associasion have succesfully climbed several paiks of the Himalayan range
3. Members of the association have successfully climbed several peaks of the Himalayan range
4. Meembers of the associatiion have successfuly climbed several peaks of the Himalayan range
108.) Select the word segment which substitutes the bracketed word correctly and completes the sentence
meaningfully.
Mathematics (are not) easy to learn.
1. was not
2. were not
3. is not
4. has not
109.) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
Children below the age of 14 were not allowed to partisipate in the cooking competition.
1. Children
2. Allowed
3. Competition
4. Partisipate
Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the bad.
1. Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the ill
2. Earlier, he was feeling good, but things took a turn for the bad
3. Earlier, he was feeling better, but things took a turn for the worst
4. Earlier, he was feeling well, but things took a turn for the ill
To cut someone some slack

1. To not manage someone very strictly or critically
2. To criticise someone very strictly
3. Avoid talking about problems till the very end
4. To get the conversation going
I will celebrating New Year at my old residence as usual.

1. will celebrating
2. at my old residence as usual
3. I
4. New Year

Break
1. Breach
2. Divide
3. Mend
4. Split

Her stories paid _____ to her mother, whom she regarded as the goddess of bravery.
1. frustration
2. homage
3. absoluteness
4. sainthood
Amicable
1. Harsh
2. Proud
3. Friendly
4. Generous
116.) The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part
that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Why don’t / you throw this / paper on the dust bin?
1. Why don’t
2. paper on the dust bin
3. you throw this
4. No error

Our trainer asked for _______ on her for the next informative session.
1. all eyes and ears
2. being around the bend
3. chasing rainbows
4. going bananas
grammatical error.
After I complete my training program / I will have been joining a team of astronauts / and preparing to / embark
on a mission to Mars.
1. I will have been joining a team of astronauts
2. embark on a mission to Mars
3. After I complete my training program
4. and preparing to
A number which is used to divide another number
1. Divisor
2. Remainder
3. Divisible
4. Quotient
120.) Choose the sentence that contains an error.

1. He is a doctor who specialises in the treating rare diseases
2. The Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
3. I saw the movie that won the Academy Award for Best Picture
4. She is the only person who can speak five languages fluently
Once, there was a boy who became bored when he watched over the village sheep (1)________ on the hillside.
To entertain himself, he sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” When the villagers heard the
cry, they came (2)________ the hill to drive the wolf away. But, when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy
was amused when seeing their angry faces. “Don’t scream wolf, boy,” warned the villagers, “when there is no
wolf!” They angrily went back down the hill. Later, the shepherd boy cried out once again, “Wolf! Wolf! The
wolf is chasing the sheep!” When the villagers came, they saw there was no wolf, they said strictly, “Save your
(3)________ cry for when there is really a wolf! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is no wolf!” Later, the boy saw a
real wolf sneaking around his flock. Alarmed, he jumped on his feet and cried out as loud as he could, “Wolf!
Wolf!” But the villagers thought he was (4)________ them again, and so they didn’t come to help. At sunset,
the villagers went looking for the boy who hadn’t returned with their sheep. When they went up the hill, they
found him (5)________ as all the sheep were dead.

1. assisting
2. receiving
3. grazing
4. laughing

1. running down
2. running up
3. walking down
4. driving

1. frightened
2. funny
3. laughable
4. muffled

1. seeing
2. fighting
3. questioning
4. fooling

1. happy
2. dancing
3. weeping
4. singing

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126.) Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that
contains an error.
They had two bedrooms among them, one for the girls and one for the boys.
1. them, one for
2. bedrooms among
3. had two
4. girls and one
grammatical error.
Guard over / making mistakes / by carefully checking / the assigned task.

1. making mistakes
2. Guard over
3. by carefully checking
4. the assigned task
AI fiction is a constantly / evolving genre that gives us an peek / into the potential upsides and downsides / of
intelligent machines.
1. AI fiction is an constantly
2. evolving genre that gives us a peek
3. of intelligent machine
4. into a potential upside and downside
To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere

1. Abscond
2. Extradite
3. Vanish
4. Excavate
Jack being the wiser and bolder among the two of us, took the lead, carrying the axe on his shoulder.
1. boldest among
3. bolder between
4. boldest between

He generally avoids arguments as he is _____ by nature.
1. peaceful
2. quick-minded
3. questionable
4. reliable
Peer pressure is bound to effect most of us both positively and negatively.
1. to invoke most of us
2. to impede most of us
3. to prompt most of us
4. to affect most of us
133.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Tim joined the family business as he failed in his final degree examination. Seeing the growth of the family
business now, it seems like Tim’s earlier failure was a blessing in disguise.
1. A difficult time
2. Something good that isn't recognised at first
3. A mistake
4. A good decision
contains an error.
If he will come early, we will leave on time.

1. If he
2. on time
3. will come
4. we will

1. Container
2. Contantment
3. Adopt
4. Advertisement
I ordered a dozen doughnuts, but the kind baker gave me a baker’s dozen.
1. A group of 12 bakery items
2. A group of 12 bakers
3. A group of 12
4. A group of 13
137.) Select the most appropriate idiom from the given options to fill in the blank.
We broke the traffic rules unknowingly while coming back from the party, now we have to ________ sooner or
later.
1. face the music
2. look sharp
3. bid defiance
4. cry for the moon

Peculiar
1. Neat
2. Normal
3. Jovial
4. Strange
Many people fought to put an end to slavery during the civil war.
1. abduct
2. abolish
3. absorb
4. abide
140.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.
The doctor said that the patient named Rumi is in the ____________________(initial) stage of lung cancer.
1. innermost
2. terminal
3. early
4. outermost

Wisdom
1. Intelligence
2. Experience
3. Stupidity
4. Modesty

1. Argument
2. Writting
3. Beginning
4. Amateur
My friend’s business has grown by leaps and bounds.
1. perfectly
2. aimlessly
3. rapidly
4. slowly
The pandemic has challenged education systems to ensure learning continuity, substantially increasing the
demands placed on teachers.
1. education systems to ensuring learning
2. education systems for ensure learning
4. education systems in ensure learning

1. The teacher was impresed with the student’s insightful analysis of the novel, which demonstreted a deep
understanding of the complex themes and motifs
2. The teacher was impressed with the student’s insightful analysis of the novel, which demonstrated a deep
understanding of the complex themes and motifs
3. The teacher was imprresed with the student’s insightul analysis of the novel, which demonstrated a deep
understanding of the complex themes and motifes
4. The teacher was impressed with the student’s insightfull analysis of the novel, which demonstrated a deep
understanding of the complex theames and motifs
146.) Comprehension:In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully
________(1) university or college degree has long been the traditional hallmark of a ________ (2) candidate in
the professional arena. While it historically provided the most widely accepted standard of qualification and
skill for professionals, many companies today ________ (3) their hiring process and considering a broader list
of criteria to judge a candidate’s ability. Organisations are reducing their reliance on college degrees as a sole
marker of competence and instead placing greater emphasis ________ (4) the practical skills candidates have
acquired through work experience. This shift in hiring is of particular relevance to India, which has the
________ (5) youth population in the world.

1. A
2. An
3. That
4. The

1. qualification
2. qualify
3. was qualify
4. qualified

1. was changing
2. are changing
3. was changed
4. changing

1. for
2. about
3. on
4. with

1. largest
2. most highest
3. biggest
4. longest

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Jane, please don’t tell me fairy tales; I just want to know the real matter ________.
1. in a fortnight
2. in the long run
3. in a nutshell
4. in the cold

Day and night
1. Clumsily
2. Adversely
3. Diligently
4. Continuously

Bhanu, the security guard, asks everyone entering my building to show their ________ card.
1. identity
2. self
3. name
4. place
grammatical error.
Mohan is respected / by everyone / because he works / hardly.
1. Mohan is respected
2. by everyone
3. hardly
4. because he works
155.) Select the correctly spelt word.

1. Prevension
2. Prevenseon
3. Previnsion
4. Prevention

1. Legandry
2. Inclusive
3. Overwhelming
4. Wholeness
They will start their journey after the breakfast.
1. their journey
2. after the breakfast
3. They
4. will start

The shopkeeper was sly as a fox and tried to sell off the old stock.
1. suspicious
2. smart and clever
3. slow
4. in confusion or disagreement
No sooner did he finished his examination than he left for his cricket training centre.
1. no sooner than he finished
2. no sooner did he finish
3. no sooner than he did finished
4. no sooner had he finish
The company is looking for some ______________(idle) workers who can join the organisation immediately.
1. coy
2. sober
3. diligent
4. callous

After years of rivalry, the two families decided to bury the hatchet.
1. To start a new quarrel
2. To end a quarrel by never talking to each other
3. To continue an old quarrel
4. To end a quarrel and become friendly

Humane
1. Imperfect
2. Kind
3. Cruel
4. Proud
163.) Parts of the given sentence have been underlined. One of them contains an error. The underlined parts
are given as options with some changes. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.
He is good at playing the guitar than his brother.
1. guitar
2. to
3. in playing
4. is better

Humility
1. Timidity
2. Arrogance
3. Shyness
4. Obedience
Did / her friend / went to / school yesterday?
1. her friend
2. Did
3. school yesterday
4. went to
The Delhi administration is seriously worried about the warning to civic health posed by the polluted waters of
Yamuna.
1. a peril to civic health
2. the plague to civic health
3. the threat to civic health
4. the notice to civic health
They had been dancing / for an hour / when our dance teacher / had arrived.
1. They had been dancing
2. for an hour
3. had arrived
4. when our dance teacher
168.) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling
error.
Several days later, / he received a written / comeunication from the magistrate / that the case has been dropped.
1. comeunication from the magistrate
2. that the case has been dropped
3. Several days later,
4. he received a written
He simply continued to say something in order to convey information in a calm voice.
1. teach
2. dictate
3. speak
4. spell
A man whose wife is dead
1. Ascetic
2. Widow
3. Bachelor
4. Widower
Effective communication is about more than just exchanging information. It's about understanding the emotion
and intentions (1)_____ the information. As well as being able to clearly convey a message, you need to also
(2)____ in a way that gains the full meaning of what's being said and makes the other person feel heard and
understood. For many of us, communicating more clearly and effectively requires learning some (3)_____
skills. Whether you’re trying to improve communication with your spouse, kids, boss, or coworkers, learning
these skills can (4)______ your connections to others, build greater trust and respect, and (5)______ teamwork,
problem solving, and your overall social and emotional health.

1. in front of
2. behind
3. above
4. below

1. listen
2. think
3. speak
4. talk

1. boring
2. trivial
3. wasteful
4. important

1. hamper
2. trivialise
3. deepen
4. disturb

1. hasten
2. disturb
3. improve
4. hamper

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Design
1. Destroy
2. Fabricate
3. Inspect
4. Copy

To keep one’s temper
1. To remain calm
2. To meet with disaster
3. To become angry
4. To become impatient

To get cold feet
1. To fall sick
2. To run for life
3. To be indifferent
4. To be afraid
Break the ice

1. To say something that makes people excited for a group project
2. To say something mean to people in a group
3. To say something that makes people who are meeting for the first time more comfortable
4. To say something that makes strangers uncomfortable
grammatical error.
Some / private banks / pay their employees / good.
1. good
2. private banks
3. pay their employees
4. Some
Let us appriciate, support and contribute our might to the promotional efforts of the community in this
direction.
1. Let us appreciate, support and contribute our might to the promotional efforts of the community in this
direction
2. Let us appriciate, support and contribute our might to the promotional efforts of the comunity in this direction
3. Let us appriciate, support and contribute our might to the promotion all efforts of the community in this
direction
4. Let us appreciate, suport and contribute our might to the promotional efforts of the community in this direction
Shelley and Keats are great writers, but I prefer the last.
1. Shelley and Keats
2. are great writers
3. the last
4. but I prefer
contains an error.
I will going on an official tour next week.
1. will going
2. an official tour
3. next week
4. on
184.) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase.
A poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired.
1. Elegy
2. Epitaph
3. Soliloquy
4. Tragedy
185.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the following sentence.
Ramya’s shoes are polish by her granddaughter.
1. polishes
2. are polished
3. had polished
4. is polish
A person who is known for his hatred towards the entire mankind.
1. Mercenary
2. Insolvent
3. Misanthrope
4. Philogynist
A thing which happens every two years
1. Bi-monthly
2. Century
3. Biennial
4. Annual
188.) Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the following sentence.
Today’s lecture had a profond impact on my friend.

1. profound
2. profoun
3. prefound
4. prufound
contains an error.
For an all-too-brief period between the late 1980s and the late 2000s, a world was characterised by
convergence.
1. a world was
2. For an all-too-brief
3. characterised by
4. between the late
The food was too salty eat this morning.
1. ate
2. eating
3. to eat
4. to ate
Jaya said that she will become topper in her class.
1. in her class
2. she will become topper
3. Jaya said
4. that

Elegant
1. Graceful
2. Tall
3. Ugly
4. Mighty
His amazing performance made him famous.
1. Colliery
2. Ordinary
3. Adversary
4. Binary

The team had a _________ with respect to the proposal given by Mr. Albert.
1. descussion
2. discussion
3. discusion
4. disckassion
I don’t think you should go out in the rain, it's ________.

1. raining dogs and puppies
2. storming cats and dogs
3. rain on cats and dogs
4. raining cats and dogs
Language is (1)_______ of the most fundamental aspects of human communication and interaction. It allows
people from different cultures to connect and (2) _______ ideas. While many individuals grow up learning just
one language, there are a variety of reasons why learning a second language can be beneficial. (3) _________, it
can improve cognitive abilities, enhance job prospects and facilitate travel and cultural immersion. (4)________
proficiency in a second language is an invaluable asset for personal growth as well as professional development.
Audio-video mediums such as (5)_______ are among the best ways to learn a second language as they allow
learners to engage with cultural content.

1. three
2. four
3. one
4. two

1. sharing
2. share
3. shared
4. shares

1. For example
2. Therefore
3. As it is
4. However

1. Acquiring
2. Acquired
3. Acquires
4. Acquire

1. books
2. podcasts
3. films
4. images

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The actor decided to live life in the fast lane.

1. A life of extreme speed
2. A life filled with excitement
3. Racing away to the moon
4. Dropping charges of crime
Group of bees
1. Pack
2. Swarm
3. Gaggle
4. Shoal
Sanjana rubbed her eyes hardly.
1. hardly
2. Sanjana
3. her eyes
4. rubbed

Diminish
1. Demote
2. Weaken
3. Relegate
4. Prevent

1. Debatable
2. Discrepancy
3. Wrestler
4. Accompanyment
The new restaurant on Main Street is cheap than the old one.
1. newer restaurant
2. is cheaper than
3. in Main Street
4. the older one
Buying a new car can cost an arm and a leg.
1. Be affordable
2. Be reasonable
3. Be expensive
4. Be free
208.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Rina’s house is at a stone’s throw from the school.

1. Not very close to
2. A very short distance
3. A very long distance
4. Next to

I asked my friend to ___________________ against her employers who are doing wrong to her.
1. finders keepers, losers weepers
2. fight fire with fire
3. fight the good fight
4. fine words butter no parsnips
210.) The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part that contains an error.
(A) We are living / (B) here since / (C) the summer / (D) of last year.
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
contains a misspelt word.
The single most important factor that distinguishes those of us who succed in any venture and those of us who
don’t is this ‘instant coffee’ attitude.
1. succed
2. venture
3. attitude
4. distinguishes
contains an error.
My relatives shall have reached Amritsar by now.
1. by now
2. reached
3. My
4. shall

Can you quote any _______ in your favour?
1. lines
2. answer
3. precedent
4. summary
A person who loves or collects books

1. Anglophile
2. Bibliophile
3. Paedophile
4. Heliophile
A night alone / in a hotel / can be lonely prospect.
1. No error
2. A night alone
3. in a hotel
4. can be lonely prospect

1. Insurance
2. Mischievous
3. Assasin
4. Inexpressible
217.) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Mohan unknowingly altered salt instead of sugar to the dessert making it taste terrible.
1. abridged salt instead of sugar
2. amplified salt instead of sugar
3. added salt instead of sugar
4. anguished salt instead of sugar
Crude
1. Observant
2. Patient
3. Primitive
4. Refined

Suresh has been learning Tamil ________ two months.
1. from
2. before
3. for
4. since

Insist
1. Heist
2. Assist
3. Persist
4. Resist
There are several reasons why people might 1)_________ that homework is an unnecessary burden on children.
Firstly, there is evidence to support the idea that homework 2)_________nothing to improve educational
outcomes. Countries such as Finland, where school children are not given homework, regularly top international
educational league tables and outperform nations where setting homework is the norm. Secondly, many parents
would agree that the school day is already 3)_________, and leaves their children too tired to do further study
when they return home. 4)_________, it is recognised that play time is just as 5)_________as study time from
the perspective of brain development.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

1. argues
2. be argues
3. have argue
4. argue

1. has do
2. do
3. will does
4. does

1. long enough
2. big enough
3. enough of
4. not enough

1. Normally
2. Usually
3. Similarly
4. Finally

1. soon
2. beneficial
3. bad
4. confidential

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The student provided her English teacher a short and _________(incoherent) account of her journey to Shimla
with her parents.
1. genuine
2. lucid
3. rough
4. humble
(A) The mother exclaimed / (B) when she saw her son / (C) stumble on the race track, / (D) “Look, he fells!”
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
After having invested so much time and energy into the project, we are now back to square one.
1. Fighting with each other
2. Not ready for the consequence
3. Having to start all over again
4. In the same city
grammatical error.
I want to / give you / an information about / the missing necklace.
1. I want to
2. the missing necklace
3. an information about
4. give you

Get your act together
1. To act in a play
2. Get organised and do things better
3. To stay together
4. To have patience
The cats food bowl was empty, so he meowed incessantly until his owner finally filled it with fresh kibble.
1. A cats’
2. The cats’
3. A cat’s
4. The cat’s
They are sell their company’s products to people.

1. are sell the company
2. was sell the company’s
3. are selling their company’s
4. is selling they company’s
233.) Identify the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Ancient
1. Contemporary
2. Antique
3. Unworn
4. Recent
The athlete’s injury was a ________(defeat) for the team’s chances of winning the championship.
1. progression
2. stress
3. setback
4. breakthrough

1. Recommend
2. Irresistable
3. Tomorrow
4. Parallel

By living in a rural area with access to the city, she gets _______________.
1. on cloud nine
2. the best of both worlds
3. in for a penny in for a pound
4. to keep an ear to the ground
237.) Select the most appropriate option that can rectify the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to rectify it, select ‘no rectification needed’.
The conductor said that it was the worse quake he ever knew.
1. bad
2. worst
3. no rectification needed
4. more bad
Though we read and hear a lot on green initiattive, we hardly tweak our routines to suite the larger picture.
1. Though we read and hear a lot on green initiatives, we hardly tweek our routines to suite the larger picture
2. Though we read and hear a lot on green iniciatives, we hardly tweak our routines to suite the larger picture
3. Throug we read and hear a lot on green initiatives, we hardly tweak our routines to suite the larger picture
4. Though we read and hear a lot on green initiatives, we hardly tweak our routines to suit the larger picture
To preparing the vine for plant, it should be cut back to 2 ft.

1. prepare a vine in planting
2. prepared the vine of plant
3. prepare the vine for planting
4. prepares in vine in plant

1. Millennium
2. Millenum
3. Milennium
4. Milenium
Existentialism has a reputation for being angst-ridden and gloomy mostly because of its emphasis on pondering
the meaningless of existence.
1. for being angst-ridden and gloomy
2. mostly because of its emphasis
3. Existentialism has a reputation
4. on pondering the meaningless of existence

Mary is a ball of fire and is always engaged in something creative.
1. A talkative person
2. To be good and beneficial for someone
3. A dull and insipid person
4. An active and energetic person
She proposed to write the life history of the famous poet.
1. biography
2. novel
3. mythology
4. autobiography
Killing of one’s own father
1. Filicide
2. Patricide
3. Matricide
4. Suicide
Unpleasant
1. Negligible
2. Nasty
3. Nebulous
4. Natal
Democracy is a form of government where the power lies ______(1) the people. It is based on the principles of
equality, freedom and the rule of law. In a democratic society, ______(2) have the right to participate in the
decision-making process, _________(3) directly or through elected representatives. Democracy also allows for
the ________(4) of individual rights and liberties. While democracy is not without its challenges, such as the
need to balance competing interests and the risk of ___________(5) movements, it remains one of the most
widely embraced forms of government around the world.

1. with
2. by
3. on
4. towards

1. politicians
2. humans
3. lawyers
4. citizens

1. either
2. also
3. however
4. neither

1. delimitation
2. proscription
3. diversion
4. protection

1. populist
2. negligible
3. elitist
4. marginal

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(A) He will come / (B) and receive you / (C) at the station / (D) when you will arrive.
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A

Most times, he is sitting alone, immersed in his own ______________.
1. mystagogue
2. monologue
3. synagogue
4. prologue

Be like chalk and cheese
1. To have a close relation with another person
2. To be completely different from each other
3. To be distantly related to each other
4. To be very similar to each other

1. Tennessee
2. Hypnotic
3. Fourty
4. Committee
Some things are meant to be, and death is ______ for humans.
1. edible
2. viral
3. natural
4. spiral
Greta Thunberg _____________ when she dared to question about accountability with respect to global
warming and climate change.
1. sowed wild oats
2. gave the devil his due
3. hit the nail on the head
4. kept the pot boiling
They complained that their manager was incompietent and knew nothing about the project.
1. incompitent
2. incompetent
3. incomepetent
4. incompeteant
Virtual reality is the creation of a virtual environment presented to our senses in such a way that we experience
it as if we were really there.
1. presents to our senses
3. presenting in our senses
4. presenting to our senses
contains an error.
As soon as I shall win the lottery, I hope to buy a Ferrari.

1. shall win
2. As soon as
3. hope
4. a Ferrari

Everyone liked the lively music being played at the restaurant.
1. Speedy
2. Cheerful
3. Sombre
4. Durable

Distinguished
1. Dignified
2. Mirrored
3. Mediocre
4. Dramatic
grammatical error.
She is very good / in playing / the guitar / and singing songs.

1. in playing
2. the guitar
3. and singing songs
4. She is very good
Manisha saw an old elephant / in the wildlife reserve / while she was / on safari tour.
1. while she was
2. Manisha saw an old elephant
3. on safari tour
4. in the wildlife reserve
The judge wanted to hear straight from the horse’s mouth.

1. Directly from the person involved
2. Having ears which never fail
3. Directly from the lawyer
4. In close vicinity to the juror
When Rajesh was going to college, he meet with an accident.
2. has met
3. meets
4. met

Periodic
1. Irregular
2. Tedious
3. Holistic
4. Dynamic
267.) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment in the following
sentence.
Raymond has opted the study of religion as his major subject in graduation.
1. Theology
2. Philology
3. Psephology
4. Psychology
Being a journalist, your first duty is to ____________ or else your colleagues might surpass you.
1. eat a humble pie
2. build castles in the air
3. have an axe to grind
4. keep your ear to the ground
In Nepal, the food is more cheaper than in Sri Lanka.
1. In Nepal
2. than in Sri Lanka
3. the food is
4. more cheaper
270.) Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence and select its correct spelling from the
given options.
He has neither the policies nor the persanol charisma to inspire people.
1. niether
2. personal
3. cherisma
4. polecies
Environmental pollution is a growing (1)________ all around the world as it poses significant risks to human
health and ecosystems. The (2)________ of environmental pollution vary from natural causes such as volcanic
emissions to human actions, including industrialisation, transportation, energy production and agricultural
practices. (3)___________ of these activities, pollutants are released into the air, water bodies and soil leading
to harmful effects such as respiratory diseases, loss of biodiversity and climate change. One of the primary
causes of environmental pollution is human attitudes towards sustainability (4)_______ their lack of
environmental awareness. Human activities that harm the environment and ecosystem often result from
individual choices (5)_______ driving or using single-use plastics.

1. duty
2. charge
3. interest
4. concern

1. sourcing
2. source
3. sourced
4. sources

1. Therefore
2. As a result
3. However
4. Since

1. because
2. and
3. but
4. since

1. example
2. instance
3. like
4. while

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Vikram is very stronger than I am.
1. than
2. very stronger
3. I am
4. Vikram is
grammatical error.
This is the first time / I ate such / a tasty cake.

1. I ate such
2. This is the first time
3. a tasty cake
4. No error
A old woman suddenly laughed, sounding just like an amused hen.

1. suddenly laughed
2. sounding just
3. A old woman
4. like an amused hen

Enormous
1. Tiny
2. Inapposite
3. Gigantic
4. Irrelevant

Varun has to ______ his studies for the sake of his ill father.
1. applaud
2. reverse
3. imitate
4. sacrifice

COVID-19 _________ structural weaknesses in health systems worldwide and negatively impacted individuals,
societies, and economies.
1. hit
2. laid
3. revealed
4. concealed

Tom waited until __________ to start working on his term paper but managed to finish it just in time.
1. the twelfth hour
2. the tenth hour
3. the eleventh hour
4. the thirteenth hour
Bigger fish to fry

1. Having work more than one’s capacity
2. Having something more important to take care of
3. To barely get something done
4. To be similar to one’s parents in some way
284.) There is a spelling error in the given sentence. Select the option that contains the INCORRECTLY spelt
word.
The hungery goblin scratched the grammar book with a feather.
1. feather
2. hungery
3. scratched
4. grammar
The Indian team had its back against the wall, but managed to fight back.
1. Forced to indulge in propaganda
2. In extreme joy or exhilaration
3. Throwing the opposition off guard
4. Stuck in a difficult circumstance with no escape

Cordial
1. Friendly
2. Unfriendly
3. Aromatic
4. Brave

The rusty door made a ________ screeching noise.
1. smooth
2. low
3. harsh
4. soft

A storm in a teacup
1. Suffering in silence
2. A signal for upcoming storm
3. Much excitement over something trivial
4. Easy money
You are always try with jump over the wall.

1. trying in jumping
2. try to jump
3. trying to jump
4. tried with jump
Annoy
1. Irritate
2. Thrill
3. Gratify
4. Vex
The tone of his voice seemed to ______ that he knew more than he was letting on.
1. incise
2. intent
3. inculcate
4. imply
A lover of books
1. Bibliophile
2. Teacher
3. Librarian
4. Philosopher
She will handling the baby as tenderly as possible.

1. shall handles
2. wills handle
3. will handled
4. will handle
All life depends on a healthy planet, but the interwoven systems of atmosphere, oceans, watercourses, land, ice
cover and biosphere, which form the natural environment, are threatned by human activities.
1. interwoven
2. threatned
3. watercourses
4. biosphere
word.
The questionnaire appeared to be misrably designed.
1. questionnaire
2. designed
3. appeared
4. misrably
and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Kasturi went to the garden looking for her mother. Her dog Rex was waiting (1)____ her. Kasturi picked up a
stick and threw it. Rex (2)______ the stick and brought it back. Kasturi ran (3)___ the house. Rex chased her.
Kasturi ran through the garden and Rex (4)____ her. Mother yelled at both of them. She told them to stay
(5)______ of the garden and play somewhere else. Kasturi apologised to her mother. She went for a bike ride
while Rex ran next to the bike.

1. by
2. with
3. to
4. for

1. threw
2. throws
3. chases
4. chased

1. about
2. around
3. in
4. round

1. followed
2. listen
3. came
4. obey

1. of
2. in
3. out
4. from
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Nonchalant
1. Covert
2. Flexible
3. Marvellous
4. Caring
(A) Four divided by / (B) two is coming / (C) out to / (D) be two.
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
He felt priviledged to have received the country’s greatest honour.

1. privilegede
2. previllaged
3. privilaged
4. privileged

From scratch
1. From death
2. From a skin disease
3. From utter disorder
4. From the beginning
1. The elderly woman was deligted to receive a bouque of fregrant flowers from her thoughtful grandson, who
had come to visit her at the nursing home
2. The elderly woman was delighted to receive a bouquet of fragrant flowers from her thoughtful grandson, who
3. The elderly woman was delighted to receive a bouque of fragrant flowers from her thoughtfull grandson, who
4. The elderly woman was delighed to recive a bouquet of fragrant flowers from her thoughtfull grandson, who
The detective went the whole nine yards in his investigation.

1. Taking the distant call
2. Close affinity with the law
3. Measuring every step
4. Everything, all the way
They have less books than I have.
1. less books
2. They have
3. I have
4. than

Grief
1. Jollity
2. Pain
3. Content
4. Pleasure
The killing of a king

1. Regicide
2. Fratricide
3. Sororicide
4. Patricide
310.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
(Ø = No article)
____ doctor suggested doing some eye exercises and wearing ____ pair of powered glasses.
1. A; Ø
2. Ø; a
3. The; a
4. A; a

Many soldiers marched in ________ at the international border.
1. dress
2. clothes
3. fabric
4. uniform
The sun was setting over the mountains, painting the sky with ________(energetic) shades of orange and pink.
1. bright
2. faded
3. vibrant
4. reactive
word.
The profesor’s niece was planning a pleasant surprise for him.
1. profesor
2. niece
3. pleasant
4. planning
She was known for her __________ attention to detail, always making sure everything was perfectly organised
and in its proper place.
1. fastidious
2. tedious
3. scornful
4. exact
315.) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment in the following
sentence.
Hundreds of people were removed from a place by the government recently due to a war-like situation.
1. evacuated
2. terminated
3. assassinated
4. invaded
Buying a home in the city centre will cost you an arm and a leg.
1. A small amount of money
2. Nothing extra
3. Physical pain
4. A large amount of money
She was writing / a letter to her grandmother / when the power / gone out.
1. She was writing
2. gone out
3. when the power
4. a letter to her grandmother
grammatical error.
This scripture / has been /translated in / seventy languages.

1. seventy languages
2. translated in
3. has been
4. This scripture

Into hot water
1. Not on good terms
2. Came to nothing
3. Into trouble
4. In favour with
One who has love for mankind
OR
One who makes an active effort to promote human welfare
1. Philosopher
2. Philanthropist
3. Autocrat
4. Patriot
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple who has recently ________(1) India, has some ________ (2) for parents: limit the
screen time for children. He says: “Kids are born ________ (3), they’re digital kids now. And it is, I think,
important to set some hard rails around it.” Various surveys of Indian children show alarming findings. A
Saurashtra University survey of ________ (4) a thousand children and their parents in Rajkot finds that 92%
students prefer playing mobile games over playing outside and 78% students ________ (5) to having their
phone while having meals. In another survey by Local Circles, nearly 55% of parents admit that their children
aged 9-13 have access to a smartphone throughout the day.

1. visit
2. visits
3. visiting
4. visited

1. advice
2. suggesting
3. suggest
4. advise

1. digital
2. digitally
3. digitalise
4. digitalised

1. bigger than
2. above than
3. more than
4. closer than

1. habituating
2. will be habituating
3. are habituated
4. habituated

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France is a largest country.

1. smaller
2. larger
3. smallest
4. large
Mr Sharma would have left / the station / by this time / tomorrow.
1. tomorrow
2. by this time
3. the station
4. Mr Sharma would have left
“Do not turn a blind eye to all the mischief your child is up to”, the teacher told the young parent.
1. Close the door
2. Take pride in
3. Give rewards
4. Pretend not to notice

The mother ________ the chips because they were soggy.
1. saved
2. wasted
3. discarded
4. recovered
330.) Identify the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Hope
1. Caution
2. Realism
3. Cynicism
4. Wish

Have egg on your face
1. Defeat someone thoroughly
2. To be made to look foolish or embarrassed
3. Making a choice between two unpleasant choices
4. Reveal a secret
332.) The following sentence contains some errors. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.
The tiger was tranquiliized in the morning and keept in a cage to avoid disturbannces by human beings.
1. The tiger was tranquilized in the morning and kept in a cage to avoiid disturbaences by human beings
2. The tiger was tranquilized in the morning and kept in a cage to avoid disturbances by human beings
3. The tiger was traanquilized in the morning and kept in a cage to avoid dissturbances by human beings
4. The tiger was tranquiliized in the morning and keept in a cage to avoid disturbances by human beings
She’s reading a ________(secrecy) novel and can’t wait to find out who the killer is.
1. crisis
2. complication
3. difficulty
4. mystery
The viable of life / depends on a pair / of conflicting realities.

1. depends on a pair
2. No error
3. The viable of life
4. of conflicting realities
I shall be playing for four hours.
1. four hours
2. I
3. shall be playing
4. for
Our team is all on the same page when it comes to our goals for the upcoming project.
1. Be confused
2. Be in agreement
3. Be unsure
4. Be in conflict

Bite the dust
1. To suffer a defeat
2. To fall from a height
3. To remain calm
4. To fall asleep
A person who avoids sensory pleasures and physical comforts

1. Frugal
2. Epicurean
3. Bohemian
4. Ascetic

1. Chivalrous
2. Expose
3. Conffess
4. Convict
A person living in solitude like a saint for religious practices.
1. Hermit
2. Cretin
3. Heir
4. Heretic

Clumsy
1. Jealous
2. Fierce
3. Graceful
4. Nervous
No sooner had the sun risen over the horizon when the birds began to chirp and the squirrels started to scamper
around the park.
1. when the birds begin
2. than birds begin
3. when birds began
4. than the birds began
During the meeting, he went on a long and angry _______ about how the project was being mismanaged.
1. shout
2. whisper
3. rant
4. mutter
grammatical error.
I had / a bad habit of / waking up / lately.
1. lately
2. waking up
3. a bad habit of
4. I had

Chaitnya was __________ from the school due to his misappropriate behaviour.
1. expelled
2. xpelled
3. expeled
4. xpeled
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his
wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it,
Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned
(3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas
became (4)________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his
hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his
dismay, Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold.
“The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

1. slavery
2. wish
3. employment
4. job

1. next felt
2. touched
3. kept
4. left

1. legacies
2. powers
3. awards
4. visuals

1. mad
2. hungry
3. tired
4. angry

1. estranged
2. guarded
3. beloved
4. hated

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Determined
1. Famous
2. Elevated
3. Flexible
4. Decisive
The company sent out a questionaire to its employees to gather feedback on their work environment.
1. questionnire
2. questionaiare
3. questionnaire
4. questioneire
1. Behaveor
2. Behavier
3. Bihavior
4. Behaviour
354.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

Ray was cynical about love.
1. trusting
2. prolific
3. pessimistic
4. obese

Obvious
1. Murky
2. Opaque
3. Clear
4. Ambiguous
You are the beautiful woman I have ever seen.

1. most beautiful
2. more beautiful
4. beauty
An examination of a body after death
1. Post death
2. Post room
3. Post mortem
4. Post partum

He was on cloud nine when he got admission in Cambridge University.
1. involved in useless journey
2. unsettled
3. very happy
4. available to be called to go to work
1. He is an lawyer who works for a prestigious law firm
2. I saw a movie that was directed by Steven Spielberg
3. She is the only person who can solve this difficult math problem
4. The Great Wall of China is a popular tourist attraction
Ishita will playing Tennis for her favourite team.
1. Tennis for
2. her favourite team
3. will playing
4. Ishita

As phony as a three-dollar bill
1. Something that is disgusting
2. Something that is genuine
3. Something that is attractive
4. Something that is fake
He apologised in her silently before he pushed deeper into her thoughts.

1. apologised to her
2. apologise in her
3. apologised of her
4. apologised with her
One who does not believe in the existence of God
1. Priest
2. Believer
3. Monk
4. Atheist
They are going to give me a lovely present, but I cannot ____ what it will be.
1. gist
2. guess
3. guest
4. give
A person who feeds on human flesh
1. Nudge
2. Omnivore
3. Carnivore
4. Cannibal
Larger emissions of greenhouse gases lead to higher concentrations in the atmosphere.
1. leaded to higher concentrations
2. is lead to higher concentrations
4. have lead to higher concentrations
367.) Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom.
By fair means or foul

1. To find difficulty in completing some work
2. To get one’s way with honesty or dishonesty
3. To provoke someone into quarrelling
4. To work without planning

Ramesh always blows his own trumpet.
1. criticises himself
2. praises himself
3. depends on others
4. does his own work
grammatical error.
My younger daughter, / Kanu prefer / dark chocolate / to yoghurt.
1. My younger daughter
2. to yoghurt
3. Kanu prefer
4. dark chocolate

1. Friend
2. Important
3. Rhythm
4. Maintanance
371.) Comprehension: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 number.
One of the (1)______ tragedies is seeing someone with incredible talent get (2)_______ because he or she lacks
some basic skills. This book (3)_______ the number one reason executives derail, and it provides extremely
helpful tools to operate in a fast-paced, result-oriented environment. I am impressed by how insightful,
(4)_______, well organised and focused it is. It will surely help one (5)______ several difficult situations.

1. greater
2. great
3. more great
4. greatest

1. derailed
2. damaged
3. channelised
4. uplifted

1. addresses
2. demeans
3. devours
4. neglects

1. cumbersome
2. readable
3. sophisticated
4. pessimistic

1. discourage
2. condemn
3. reject
4. salvage

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I suppose dancing that well would require a lot of actual application.
1. prevention
2. practice
3. perception
4. perseverance
grammatical error.
A music / is a great way / to express / your emotions.

1. A music
2. to express
3. is a great way
4. your emotions

1. My new phone has a high-resolution screan and powerfull procesor, which makes it perfect for streming videos
and playing games
2. My new phone has a high-resolusion screen and powerful proccessor, which makes it perfect for streming
videos and playing games
3. My new phone has a high-resolution screen and a powerful processor, which makes it perfect for streaming
4. My new phone has a high-resollution screen and a powerfull procesor, which makes it perfect for streaming

Fame
1. Stingy
2. Shame
3. Name
4. Scandal
Fear of closed spaces

1. Claustrophobia
2. Xenophobia
3. Zoophobia
4. Hydrophobia

Cheap
1. Expensive
2. Untangle
3. Old
4. Ignorant
To cross swords
1. To arrange
2. To kill
3. To defend
4. To fight
383.) Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Being a doktor, my sister Meera is prepared for an emergency usually.
1. prepared
2. usually
3. emergency
4. doktor

The deal was ________ for three months.
1. cut no ice
2. put on ice
3. broken the ice
4. tipped of the iceberg

1. Curiousity
2. Superficial
3. Synagogue
4. Vehemence
Rashmi works at the hospital, don’t she?
1. does she?
2. do she?
3. has she?
4. doesn’t she?
Radha will have learnt cooking by the time she will have married.
1. learnt cooking
2. she will have married
3. by the time
4. Radha will have
Riddhi believes in wearing her heart on her sleeve. That is why she has so many friends.
1. To talk aloud
2. To wear a badge of honour
3. To criticise everybody
4. To openly and freely express one’s emotions
Kavya invited all her friends, isn’t it?
1. don’t she?
2. isn’t she?
3. did she?
4. didn’t she?

Virtual worlds are recently new phenomena in that they _________ people to meet and socially interact with
others in a variety of online environments.
1. enable
2. bring
3. choose
4. forbid
I have seen / a movie / on schooling / yesterday.
1. yesterday
2. on schooling
3. I have seen
4. a movie
This is the eldest standing structure of Chola architecture in India.
1. This is the more elder standing structure of Chola architecture in India
2. This is the oldest standing structure of Chola architecture in India
3. This is the most old standing structure of Chola architecture in India
4. This is the more older standing structure of Chola architecture in India

You are an intellectual with a professional degree; you can do wonders as _____________.
1. your mileage may vary
2. you are playing with fire
3. the world is your oyster
4. you can say it again
grammatical error.
They decided to / travel in train / instead of driving / to New Delhi.

1. instead of driving
2. They decided to
3. travel in train
4. to New Delhi

Strengthen
1. Strain
2. Ascend
3. Fortify
4. Debilitate
A cashless India is the first step towards making the dream of digital India a reality. Government is trying to
(1)____________ a cashless environment in the country. Demonetisation appears to be a stepping
(2)___________ in that direction. To help facilitate this, government even (3)_____________ its own app
‘BHIM’ built for the same purpose. The (4)___________ of conducting online financial transactions is probably
the biggest motivator to go digital. You will no longer need to carry wads of cash, plastic cards or even queue
up for ATM withdrawals. It’s also safer and easier spending option when you are travelling. Making transactions
digitally makes it easy to keep track of your finances. The (5)___________ are enormous for everyone if you
leave out the low-income group, which will face a huge challenge. For the rest of the country, it is constructive
and simple. However, the convenience of net-banking, m-banking, card or mobile wallet transactions can make
you spend more than your budget.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 1.

1. create
2. determine
3. preach
4. precede

1. stairs
2. stone
3. method
4. matter

1. followed
2. launched
3. submitted
4. sensed

1. delay
2. hassle
3. ease
4. agony

1. severity
2. scenarios
3. benefits
4. attempts

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A small shop that sells fashionable clothes
1. Couture
2. Boutique
3. Tailoring
4. Store
Irrespective of the chaos in the classroom, our class teacher stays cool as a cucumber.
1. Develops a fever
2. Behaves like a vegetable
3. Stays calm and composed
4. Scolds all the students in the classroom

It’s risky to invest all your savings in one company; it’s like _______________.
1. breaking a leg
2. biting the bullet
3. putting all your eggs in one basket
4. going down in flames

1. Jugglary
2. Magnificence
3. Gesture
4. Abhorrent
Tuntun and her friends dance beautiful.

1. Tuntun
2. and her friends
3. dance
4. beautiful
Naina has six children, and I always ________ with their names.
1. get rid of
2. get away clean
3. get mixed up
4. get cold feet

When it comes to planning her wedding, Maria wants ________________.
1. down for the count
2. the whole fifteen miles
3. a black sheep
4. the whole nine yards

1. Necassery
2. Humorous
3. Apparent
4. Definite

Hazard
1. Ardent
2. Miracle
3. Accident
4. Marvel
410.) Select the word segment which substitutes the bracketed word correctly and completes the sentence
meaningfully.
I (am here) since 1981.
1. was here
2. had been here
3. has been here
4. have been here

I ___________ to many countries to find the source of true happiness.
1. travelld
2. travalled
3. travelled
4. triveled
I know that I can count on my best friend to be by my side through ____ and thin.
1. thick
2. tough
3. fat
4. heavy

He is a smug and very ______ person who thinks only about himself.
1. arsonist
2. egoistic
3. diffident
4. humble
Sometimes we have to accept replacing something with something else, if we want to move forward.
1. evaluation
2. change
3. invention
4. invasion
You shall repented tomorrow for your misdeeds.
1. for your misdeeds
2. You
3. shall repented
4. tomorrow
The blue is a beautiful colour.
1. a
2. is
3. beautiful colour
4. The blue
She think Alex is abandoning her.

1. was thinking
2. was to think
3. thinks
4. thought
418.) Select the most appropriate segment that can substitute the bracketed word in the following sentence.
The bridge that (connecting) the two valleys across the Brahmaputra river has recently been constructed in
Arunachal Pradesh.
1. connects
2. had connected
3. will be connecting
4. will be connected

Dishevelled
1. Tainted
2. Assertive
3. Rigid
4. Tidy

The Nile is the ________ river of the world.
1. longest
2. longer
3. long
4. more longer
I do not know how the party ended. I do not want to know. I went (1)___ upstairs, and undressed and (2)___
into bed, and lay there in the burning dark while the last guest gurgled in the hall below about the wonderful
evening she had spent. I lay there (3)___ the front door shut after her, and Lavinia’s steps came up the stairs and
passed the door to the guest room beyond. And then after a couple of centuries (4)___, the clock struck three
and I (5)___ to sleep.

1. straight
2. over
3. around
4. through

1. gnawed
2. crawled
3. lurched
4. peeped
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

1. toward
2. while
3. down
4. still

1. elapsed
2. eroded
3. crossed
4. persisted

1. called off
2. put off
3. dozed off
4. took off

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Pay an arm and a leg for something
1. Pay a lot of attention to an incident
2. Pay a lot of money for something
3. Be devoted to unwanted things
4. Give a lot of love and care to someone
After her husband passed away, Jane had to learn to bite the bullet and take care of the household on her own.
1. Create a difficult situation
2. Criticise someone harshly
3. Run away from a difficult situation
4. Accept a difficult situation bravely

1. Business
2. Excellence
3. Acknowlege
4. Territory
Authentic
1. Wise
2. Actual
3. Moderate
4. False

A/An ________ fellow cannot become an ideal teacher.
1. honest
2. idle
3. bright
4. intelligent
431.) Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Ministry of education has announced that students can ________ the Board Examinations twice.
1. take
2. give
3. get
4. participate

The handloom shop at the Ring Road has many kinds of bags, such as paper, leather, cloth and cannvas.
1. Paper
2. Cannvas
3. Cloth
4. Leather
433.) Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
That which can’t be read.
1. Illegible
2. Incurable
3. Irrelevant
4. Inaccessible

All praised him when he soared in the business world, but the same people ______ him when he failed in
business.
1. dramatised
2. nourished
3. supported
4. criticised
One who lends money to others at a very high rate of interest.
1. Numismatist
2. Curator
3. Usurer
4. Bankrupt
The platinum is a precious metal.
1. a
2. is
3. The platinum
4. precious metal
(A) Taylor, Richard, and / (B) Francis plays for / (C) the state / (D) basketball team.
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C

Trivial
1. Minor
2. Fatal
3. Formal
4. Decisive
A man of character, he stuck to his guns even in the most difficult situations.
1. To stand firm against all difficulties and challenges
2. To do things that would please people
3. To behave disrespectfully
4. To find a treasure

Augmented Reality (AR) continues to develop and become more _________ among a wide range of
applications.
1. rare
2. amicable
3. pervasive
4. idealistic
1. Aweful
2. Familiar
3. Pleasant
4. Grammar
As they driven through the dark, twisting lane / down which they had walked earlier, Lucius heard / the
whistling of the night air in his ears.
1. As they driven through the dark, twisting lane
2. No error
3. down which they had walked earlier, Lucius heard
4. the whistling of the night air in his ears

Please tell me about the meeting ________.
1. in a spin
2. in a huff
3. in a stew
4. in a nutshell
contains an error.
What most off us want most is to move forward.
1. most off
2. move forward
3. want most
4. is to
I considered Geography as an easier subject.

1. the easy
2. the easier
3. an easy
4. an easiest
The most common hazard in forests is forest fire. Forest fires are as old as the forests themselves. They pose a
1.________ not only to the forest wealth but also to the entire regime to fauna and flora seriously disturbing the
biodiversity and the ecology and environment of a region. During summer, when there is no rain for months, the
forests 2.________ littered with dry senescent leaves and twinges, which could burst into flames ignited by the
slightest spark. The Himalayan forests, particularly, Garhwal Himalayas have been burning 3.________ during
the last few summers, with colossal loss of vegetation cover of that region. The youngest mountain ranges of the
Himalayas are the most 4.________ stretches of the world susceptible to forest fires. The forests of the Western
are more 5.________ vulnerable to forest fires as compared to those in the Eastern Himalayas. This is because
forests of the Eastern Himalayas grow in high rain density.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

1. threat
2. trend
3. mercy
4. failure

1. keep
2. become
3. drive
4. build

1. badly
2. rarely
3. enough
4. regularly

1. mysterious
2. outrageous
3. greasy
4. vulnerable

1. closely
2. deeply
3. frequently
4. barely

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Very early in the morning, at the beginning of January, Opu was lying in bed waiting for the sun having rose.
1. waited for the sun having rose
2. waiting for the sun to rise
4. waited for the sun rising
A person who is kept captive for fulfilment of demands of money or conditions.
1. Scion
2. Hostage
3. Bait
4. Doyen
453.) Select the most appropriate idiom for the following sentence.
He made the business profitable from unprofitable in about a year of joining.
1. Still waters run deep
2. Where there is a will, there is a way
3. Easy come, easy go
4. Throw up
Endless period of time
1. Longevity
2. Frailty
3. Eternity
4. Impurity
455.) Identify and correct the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
Sliding each bead from one side to the other, the student used the abacus to count out the nember of days in a
week.
1. beed
2. abacuss
3. number
4. Slaiding
Newton, after seeing the apple falling from a tree, began to wonder whether if it moved towards the earth and
not upwards towards the sky.
1. began his wondering how
3. began to wondering if
4. began to wonder why
My teacher told me that / all that / glitters was not gold.

1. all that
2. My teacher told me that
3. glitters was not gold
4. No error

Barbed
1. Passive
2. Kind
3. Gentle
4. Spiteful
1. I love the taste of fresh strawberries in the summer
2. The Earth revolves around the Sun
3. He is chef who specialises in Italian cuisine
4. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Obesity is rapidly becoming the leading cause of prevantable deaths in the United States.
1. rapidly
2. leading
3. obesity
4. prevantable

Beat around the bush
1. To avoid people
2. To talk about important things
3. To avoid talking about what is important
4. To have patience
contains an error.
We think of the past history of the world as fixed but of the future as undecided and open to a wealth off
possibilities.
1. as fixed
2. as undecided
3. wealth off
4. of the past
contains an error.
When I bought the book, I thought it will be interesting.
1. will
2. When
3. bought
4. thought

Rahul speaks easily in front of a small group, but he seems ________ before a large audience.
1. man of ill repute
2. ill at ease
3. ill-disposed to
4. think ill of
Sohan is the older brother of my best friend.
1. good
2. an
3. to my
4. elder

Peril
1. Ignorance
2. Joke
3. Entertainment
4. Danger
467.) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence.
They serve stuffed garlic bread and molten chocolate in the birthday party of their son, Parth, last week.
1. serves
2. served
3. be served
4. are serving
I can't believe you let the cat out of the bag about my surprise party!
1. Ask a question
2. Make a joke
3. Reveal a secret
4. Keep a secret
word.
As per manager’s opinion, the laser sprinkler malfuntioned.
1. malfuntioned
2. sprinkler
3. opinion
4. laser

Amiable
1. Sad
2. Joyful
3. Restless
4. Unfriendly
Education should be free to all because it is a (1)__ human right. It is essential for the (2)___ of a fully
functioning society and for the advancement of humanity. While some argue that education should not be free
because it has value or that free education would be a (3)__ on taxpayers, the reality is that education is a public
good that (4)__ everyone in society. Not only does education provide individuals with the skills and knowledge
they need to participate in the workforce, but it also improves social cohesion and creates more (5)__ citizens.

1. lovely
2. fundamental
3. joyful
4. precious

1. celebration
2. distribution
3. development
4. enthusiasm

1. burden
2. blessing
3. focus
4. contentment

1. benefits
2. emphasises
3. burdens
4. sections

1. apprehensive
2. easy going
3. productive
4. authentic

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Enchanted
1. Appealing
2. Disgusted
3. Cursed
4. Repelling
The politician guaranted that he would create jobs if elected.

1. gurranted
2. guarranteed
3. gauaranteed
4. guaranteed
The two neighbours will probably stop fighting when pigs fly
1. When it rains
2. When their families meet
3. When there is magic
4. Something that is impossible
479.) Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
As soon as Rohan learned that he had topped the examination, he was on cloud nine.
1. Very confused
2. Very happy
3. Very sad
4. Very tense
His research on the migratory patterns of the birds is run-of-the-mill.
1. trash
2. absurd
3. one in a million
4. average
grammatical error.
Henry is known / as an excellent writer / and good communicator / in English.

1. Henry is known
2. and good communicator
3. in English
4. as an excellent writer
(A) One of / (B) my brothers write / (C) novels for / (D) leisure.
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
Harmony
1. Adaptability
2. Unity
3. Conflict
4. Clarity
Tushar is junior than all his colleagues.
1. junior than all
2. Tushar
3. is
4. his colleagues
(A) It is a / (B) state of chaos / (C) since the / (D) chairman resigned.
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
1. Theology
2. Psychology
3. Entomology
4. Chronology
Pandemics have often been caused by a disease that spreads by physical touch or contact.
1. are robust
2. are vigorous
3. are fastidious
4. are contagious

The old man distributed his property ________ his ten grandchildren equally.
1. towards
2. between
3. among
4. within
1. Handkerchiefs
2. Paraphernalia
3. Conjuror
4. Indispensible
grammatical error.
By the time I turn thirty / I would had visited every / continent in the world and have gained / a wealth of
knowledge and experience.
1. I would had visited every
2. continent in the world and have gained
3. By the time I turn thirty
4. a wealth of knowledge and experience

Demolish
1. Criticise
2. Invite
3. Construct
4. Appreciate

By the skin of your teeth
1. Very protective
2. By a very narrow margin
3. To be less affected by criticisms and rebuffs
4. Saved by others
word.
He was in despare because of the expiry of his licence.
1. expiry
2. licence
3. despare
4. because
The apple of one’s eye

1. Very cheerful
2. Very pleasing
3. Very dear
4. Very nice
Her dedication to her work was _______ what anyone had expected.
1. beside
2. through
3. over
4. beyond
Medical hand practices have been an integral part of healthcare for centuries, but with technological
advancements, machines are (1)________ taking over. Robotic surgeries, for instance, have become
increasingly popular, allowing surgeons to perform complex (2)________ with minimal invasive techniques.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence have transformed medical diagnosis by analysing large amounts of
patient data and providing highly detailed medical images. However, there are still challenges to overcome in
the use of these technologies in healthcare. For example, the cost of purchasing and maintaining medical
machines can be high, and there are concerns around the ethical use of AI in medicine. Nonetheless, it is clear
that medical hand practices are (3)________ to machines, and these developments have the potential to
revolutionise the healthcare industry. Additionally, the use of telemedicine and remote monitoring devices
allows patients to receive medical care from the (4)________ of their homes, particularly beneficial for those in
rural or remote areas. Furthermore, medical machines provide healthcare professionals with real-time
information, (5) ________ them to make informed decisions and adjust treatment plans accordingly.

1. gradually
2. partially
3. deliberately
4. sincerely

1. therapies
2. diagnosis
3. procedures
4. analysis

1. depleting
2. diminishing
3. stagnating
4. evolving

1. locality
2. comfort
3. range
4. inconvenience

1. adapting
2. reimagining
3. neglecting
4. enabling
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Make-up was _______ she hardly wore.

1. anybody
2. anything
3. someone
4. something
The fight of the cobra and the mongoose / is a classic drama often seen in India, / and the outcome was largely
the same.
1. The fight of the cobra and the mongoose
2. is a classic drama often seen in India
3. and the outcome was largely the same
4. No error

She told me, ________, that she was going to live in New York.
1. blue blood
2. black and blue
3. out of the blue
4. once in a blue moon
Bone to pick
1. To be angry about something and want to discuss it
2. To stop trying hard
3. Putting in extra effort
4. To not give up
The manager asked me if I have completed my projects.
1. if I shall have completed my projects
2. if I has completed my projects
3. if I had completed my projects
4. if he has completed my projects
grammatical error.
The little child / wrote his name / quick / on the wall.
1. The little child
2. quick
3. on the wall
4. wrote his name

1. Leisure
2. Playwright
3. Experiance
4. Sergeant
508.) Select the appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grasping at straws
1. Wasting time enjoying and relaxing
2. Holding the last strands of straw
3. Futile attempts to win
4. Desperate attempt to succeed
The medical procedure was successful, but the patient experienced some minor ________(troubles) during
recovery.
1. obligations
2. applications
3. complications
4. transformations
The SNAP-10 A / was launched on 3 April 1965 / on a Atlas-Agena D rocket / from Vandenberg Air Force
Base.
1. was launch on 3 April 1965
2. A SNAP-10 A
3. at Vandenberg Air Force Base
4. on an Atlas-Agena D rocket
This car is lesser expensive than the one I had come to buy.
1. less
2. came
3. for
4. ones

Ravi has little in _____________ with his friend, Senthil.
1. normal
2. contention
3. formal
4. common
(A) It is said / (B) that fortune / (C) favour the / (D) brave.
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C

Laconic
1. Reasonable
2. Concise
3. Fanciful
4. Certain
515.) Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the following sentence.
He dispised the taste of black coffee.

1. disspised
2. despisid
3. despised
4. despeded
Castles in the air

1. Strong hope to get success
2. Unexpected change in the climate
3. Realistic and possible plan
4. Unrealistic and impossible plan
Ongoing climate change, caused by the acumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is happening on a
timescale of decades to centuries and is driving environmental changes worldwide.
1. decades
2. environmental
3. atmosphere
4. acumulation
Teenage is that phase of life when you are proposed to the world outside.
1. one are proposed to
2. you are interrupted to
3. you are excited with
4. you are exposed to

Dense
1. Opaque
2. Thick
3. Closed
4. Sparse
Pause indecisively
1. Hibernate
2. Hobble
3. Hoist
4. Hesitate
Health is the most valuable of all earthly possessions. Without it all the rest are worth (1)_________. To enjoy
good health we should refrain from excess in eating. We should eat moderately and devour whatever (2)_____
get. When you sit among many for a dinner, do not reach your hand out (3)______ of all. A little food is
sufficient for us. Sound sleep comes of a light stomach. Such a man rises (4)______ in the morning and is at
ease with himself.
So to (5)_____ good health we should eat moderately, for a man who does not overeat enjoys sound sleep and
rises early completely refreshed.

1. all
2. everything
3. it
4. nothing
ease with himself.

1. we
2. he
3. us
4. it
ease with himself.

1. first
2. second
3. end
4. last
ease with himself.

1. idle
2. early
3. late
4. active
ease with himself.

1. reward
2. benefit
3. enjoy
4. lose

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1. Omitted
2. Admission
3. Conscience
4. Retrospact
The new chairman of the company announced attracted bonus for the employees on the occasion of the new
year.
1. announced an attractive bonus for the employees
3. announced attracting bonus for the employees
4. announcing attracted bonus for the employees
(A) The institute / (B) have been / (C) divided into / (D) multiple departments
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B

1. Priviledge
2. Parachute
3. Affiliate
4. Recommendation
contains an error.
To much seriousness hardens the world, pinning it down with rules.
1. hardens the
2. to much
3. with rules
4. world, pinning

My manager forced me to resign from my job as a chef since I underwent a spine surgery. I was depressed and
had lost all hope. Later my father motivated me to open my own café and showed me ways to be independent.
After all it is true that one should not ____________.
1. blow hot and cold
2. blow one’s own trumpet
3. cry over spilt milk
4. grease the palm
The boy whose the sister is ill has left.
1. has left
2. whose the sister
3. The boy
4. is ill
He was quaking in his boots when he had to give a speech on the stage.
1. To tremble in excitement
2. To shake in happiness
3. To tremble with fear
4. To shake in excitement
Divergent
1. Addition
2. Similar
3. Disrespectful
4. Obvious
A place where water is collected and stored for future use.
1. Reservoir
2. Aquarium
3. Sanatorium
4. Resort
Rishi asked Karan will he get a new football for him?
1. if he will get a new football for him?
2. would he get a new football for him?
3. if would he get a new football for him?
4. if he would get a new football for him

Often
1. Periodically
2. Generally
3. Rarely
4. Usually
They allowed us to powder by crushing the spices, pick over the raisins and lick the stirring spoons.
1. guess
2. greet
3. gain
4. grind

Mild
1. Severe
2. Gentle
3. Scathing
4. Brittle
If I hand her a flower and say, “Give it to mamma,” she take it to her mother.
1. had taken it
2. takes it
3. was taking it
4. had took it
If I will get good marks, my father will buy me a laptop.
2. gets
3. get
4. am getting
Human activities that release longlived greenhouse gases into the atmosphere also leed to the enhancement of
concentrations of shorterlived ozone and particulate matter in the atmosphere.
1. release
2. concentrations
3. particulate
4. leed
A strong _________ for mathematics and problem-solving can be very useful.

1. functioning
2. strength
3. perception
4. aptitude

He managed to save his father’s business by the sweat of his brow.
1. hard work
2. any way possible
3. incidentally
4. tricks and strategies
Instead of answering the question directly, the politician kept ___________.
1. pointing at his laurels
2. beating around the bush
3. crying over spilt milk
4. spilling the bean
Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins, minerals and plant (1)________. They also contain fibre.
There are many (2)________ of fruits and vegetables available and many ways to prepare, cook and serve them.
A diet (3)_____ in fruit and vegetables can help protect you against cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Eat five
kinds of vegetable and two kinds of fruit every day for good health. Most Indians do not eat (4)________ fruit
and vegetables. When buying and serving fruit and vegetables, aim for variety to get the most (5)________ and
appeal.

1. organisms
2. bacteria
3. chemicals
4. residue
appeal.

1. traits
2. varieties
3. characters
4. uses
appeal.

1. varied
2. rich
3. content
4. immersed
appeal.

1. plenty
2. enough
3. many
4. some
appeal.

1. nutrients
2. fun
3. assortment
4. advancement
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The space agency wanted / to test with a chimp / before orbiting a astronaut / in a Mercury capsule.
1. The space agency want
2. in an Mercury capsule
3. before orbiting an astronaut
4. to test with an chimp
They said that he is not going to call them.
1. he shall not call them
2. he has not gone to call then
3. they are not going to call them
4. he was not going to call them
For every endeavour-whether in the area of career, academics, music, sports or even in spirituality, it is a long
ardous journey.
1. ardous
2. endeavour
3. academics
4. career
The entrepreneur decided to throw caution to the wind.

1. Take a risk
2. Take the best option
3. Think innovatively
4. In extreme windy conditions
Tedious
1. Carefree
2. Hostile
3. Dynamic
4. Dreary
Not fit for eating
1. Inept
2. Ineligible
3. Ineluctable
4. Inedible
If he had paid / attention to the announcement, / he had not / missed the train.
1. If he had paid
2. he had not
3. attention to the announcement
4. missed the train

Child’s play
1. In someone’s role
2. Something very easy
3. Weakness
4. Just behaviour
The tour company has included all the activities that you have requested in your itenarary.
1. itinerarey
2. itenerarey
3. itinerary
4. itenerary
Spill the beans

1. To believe something as it seems
2. To tell a secret
3. To do things in a fair way
4. To cry over what is done
The mother requested the nurse to keep an eye on the baby while she went for tea.
1. Keep informed
2. Mistreat
3. Watch and take care
4. Watch for the arrival or appearance
If you need any help tomorrow, let him knows.
1. let me know
2. let us known
3. let him known
4. let them knew
Helena loves to dig and played in the dirt like any other child.
1. playing on dirt
2. playing with in dirt
3. plays of dirt
4. play in the dirt
The development of skills can contribute to structural transformation and economic growth in enhance
employability and labour productivity and helping countries to become more competitive.
1. about enhancing employability
2. by enhanced employability
3. by enhancing employability
4. for enhanced employability
Everyone likes in watch a magic show.

1. likes to watching
2. like in watching
3. likes to watch
4. liked in watch
He is the better-looking hero in the entire film industry.
1. He is the best-looking hero in the entire film industry
2. He is the good-looking hero than the entire film industry
3. He is the best-looking hero more than the entire film industry
4. He is the good-looking hero in the entire film industry
He is first ______ to his job and then to his family.
1. enabled
2. committed
3. confirmed
4. convinced

Pretend
1. Feign
2. Benign
3. Align
4. Reign

Align
1. Position
2. Disrupt
3. Centre
4. Coincide
One of her colleagues had agreed to act as the arbitratore in finalising the contract.
1. arbitetrator
2. arbitor
3. arbitraitor
4. arbitrator
There will only be two types of human beings in the future: the minority having enormous brains and
(1)________ bodies, and the majority with tiny brains and muscular bodies. The size of the average brain will
(2)________ diminish; not because of our innate laziness, but because of our over-concern about our physical
appearance. In the old days, most people dreamt of having shelter and a stable food supply. As we no longer
struggle for the basic (3)________, our dreams focus instead on the search for physical beauty, how to obtain
and maintain the ‘ideal body shape’ and healthy life the media promotes. Physical beauty will become the main
goal of the majority. They’ll do exercises every day, taking (4)________ to maintain their shape while not
noticing that their brains are shrinking. Actually, there is no doubt that they’ll work (5)________ hard to make
their brains smaller.

1. cute
2. minor
3. tiny
4. minute

1. properly
2. gradually
3. appropriately
4. slightly

1. necessities
2. identities
3. facilities
4. amenities

1. nutrition
2. nutrients
3. preservatives
4. additives

1. so
2. rarely
3. impishly
4. extremely

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They waited with anxiety for the final results.
1. Calmness
2. Shrewdness
3. Feebleness
4. Wilderness
This film is a non-stop riot that many cite as one of the funny films of all time.
1. more funny
2. funniest
3. funnier
1. Assembly
2. Aggregate
3. Essence
4. Transmisible
One who looks at the dark side of life
1. Idealist
2. Physicist
3. Pessimist
4. Optimist
A person who regards the whole world as his country
1. Pacifist
2. Cosmopolitan
3. Celibate
4. Contemporary
Many a things are used for the show.
1. a things is
2. a thing is
3. a thing were
4. a things were

Glimpse
1. Stare
2. Observe
3. Glance
4. Examine
With cloud streaming, people can play games from a / internet-connected device, avoiding the need for pricey /
dedicated hardware such as a game console.
1. internet-connected device, avoiding the need for pricey
2. dedicated hardware such as a game console
3. No error
4. With cloud streaming, people can play games from a
A _________________(distinct) sense of restlessness was bothering me when I left the cemetery.
1. vague
2. critical
3. terrible
4. prior

Keep someone at arm’s length
1. Having energy again after being tired
2. To ruin someone’s plans
3. To avoid becoming too close or friendly with someone
4. Angry about something
(A) This fridge / (B) comes including / (C) a 5-year / (D) warranty.
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A

Jack took on three jobs at once but soon realised he had _____________.
1. taken it with a grain of salt
2. cut corners
3. bitten off more than he could chew
4. played by the ear

The teacher assured: “You have completed your homework, __________?”
1. had you
2. have you
3. haven’t you
4. hadn’t you
The school shall reopened / after summer / vacations of / one month.
1. after summer
2. vacations of
3. one month
4. The school shall reopened
I know it was wrong to distract his friends, but ________.

1. all’s fair in love and war
2. all’s unfair in the world
3. all’s fair in the world
4. all’s unfair in love and war
The team played / really well, but / they lose the game / in the final minutes.
1. they lose the game
2. The team played
3. really well, but
4. in the final minutes
592.) Identify the sentence that contains correct spellings in the given context.
1. She acid the test despite being sleep-deprived from studying for nearly 24 hours straight
2. She aced the test despite being sleep-deprived from studying for nearly 24 hours straight
3. She acad the test desspite being sleep-deprived from studying for nearly 24 hours straight
4. She aced the test daspite being sleep-deprived from studying for nearly 24 hours strait

1. Perceive
2. Recognition
3. Shield
4. Vaccum

The toddler decided to make a mess because he wanted to ______ the attention of its parents.
1. please
2. extract
3. elicit
4. seek

The CEO has _____________ than worrying about individual customer complaints.
1. been walking on thin ice
2. thrown caution to the wind
3. bigger fish to fry
4. taken a rain check
(1)___ the breakfast table the next morning, there was no sign of my wife. I (2)___ she was sleeping late, but
Gladolia, upon being questioned, only (3)___ her head, (4)___ something, and turned the whites of her eyes up
to the ceiling. I was glad when the meal was (5)___ and hurried to the library for another try at that story.

1. At
2. On
3. Above
4. Upon

1. concluded
2. decided
3. examined
4. accepted

1. adjusted
2. shook
3. stirred
4. rotated

1. mutilated
2. muttered
3. muffed
4. mugged

1. undone
2. through
3. over
4. removed

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If you work hard, you secure good marks.
1. work hard
2. you secure
3. good marks
4. If you
I wish we had ______ come here.

1. clear
2. right
3. agreed
4. never
Uncle Joe is ___________________(reputable) for spending 10 years of his youth in prison due to armed
robbery.
1. mournful
2. anxious
3. well-known
4. notorious
grammatical error.
My daughter was / invited to lunch / hosted by the Governor / at his residence.

1. at his residence
2. hosted by the Governor
3. invited to lunch
4. My daughter was

1. Lyricist
2. Paralycis
3. Indigestion
4. Patron
606.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrase.
All of a sudden
1. Quickly and Expectedly
2. Intentionally
3. Accidently
4. Quickly and unexpectedly

1. Resist
2. Repulse
3. Recruit
4. Rectifie
It's easy to say that you'll start exercising every day, but it is ______________.
1. like fish out of water
2. easier said than done
3. going the extra mile
4. crying wolf
The decision to go on a trip after my vacations was the ________.

1. apple on the cake
2. ice on the cake
3. icing on the brownie
4. icing on the cake
A person who is skilled in making maps

1. Cartographer
2. Curator
3. Cacographer
4. Calligrapher
The novel’s intricate plot and rich character development kept readers ________(committed) from the
beginning to the end.
1. engaged
2. secluded
3. detached
4. dismantled
Sita loves her glass container in which she has many fish.
1. planetarium
2. cannister
3. aquarium
4. museum

Carnal
1. Temporal
2. Somatic
3. Material
4. Spiritual
Easily set on fire
1. Innocuous
2. Inimical
3. Ingrained
4. Inflammable
Fail to function normally
1. Manipulate
2. Maltreat
3. Malfunction
4. Mangle
These things are very hard to swallow.

1. difficult to speak
2. difficult to believe
3. difficult to resist
4. difficult to eat
The maintenence department did a fabulous job.

1. maintenance
2. meintenance
3. mainteanance
4. maintenannce
grammatical error.
The new software / consists from / several features / and tools.

1. The new software
2. consists from
3. several features
4. and tools
His claim to be the smartly kid in the school was a bit hyperbole!
2. smarter
3. smart
4. smartest
She has / bought / a car / two years ago.
1. bought
2. a car
3. She has
4. two years ago
Students put their heart and soul into studies while (1)________ for examinations. They prepare the syllabus by
giving many revisions, making important points on flash cards, preparing notes throughout the year. They read
reference books in order to score good marks in the examination. This is the demanding (2)________ of all the
students who are appearing in the examinations. But, most students feel tensed on the day before an
examination. Everyone is in a state of (3)________ as to what questions would be asked in the paper and
whether they could write their answers properly to get good marks. Such overthinking is the cause of
(4)________ which definitely affects their performance. They should revise the subject regularly and should not
keep their doubts pending. This will not create a (5)________ of backlog and they will get sufficient time to
resolve their problem.

1. producing
2. guiding
3. preparing
4. calculating

1. habit
2. routine
3. principle
4. method

1. uncertainty
2. assurance
3. confidence
4. hesitation

1. comfort
2. peace
3. anxiety
4. agitation

1. weight
2. burden
3. mass
4. power

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Magnificent
1. Highest
2. Justify
3. Modest
4. Glorious
Knowledge and awareness about my own self has to preceede my knowledge of things other than me.
1. Knowledge and awareness about my own self has to preceede my knowledge of things other then me
2. Knowledge and awareness about my own self has to precede my knowledge of things other than me
3. Knowlegde and awareness about my own self has to preceede my knowlegde of things other than me
4. Knowledge and awarenes about my own self has to preceede my knowledge of things other than me

The scratches on her hands were clear signs of domestic violence, ______ and said that she got scratched by
barbed wire fencing.
1. yet she lied
2. which was enough evidence
3. done a while ago
4. and poverty
629.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Shiya had more grit than her other siblings.
1. level
2. power
3. courage
4. gap

If Peter said he would get that book for you, he will do it. He always ________.
1. keeps his shirt on
2. keeps his word
3. keeps under his hat
4. keeps him at arm’s length
631.) The sentence given below contains some spelling errors. Select the option that has the correct spellings.
Appliications of subjects like Physiks and chemmistry in our dayly life also have higher visibelity than those of
Biology.
1. Appliications of subjects like Physics and chemistry in our dayly life also have higher visibelity than those of
Biology
2. Applicacions of subjects like Physics and chemmistry in our daily life also have higher visibilety than those of
Biology
3. Applicasions of subjects like Physiks and Cemistry in our dayly life also have higher visibility than those of
Biology
4. Applications of subjects like Physics and Chemistry in our daily life also have higher visibility than those of
Biology
grammatical error.
When I was in high school / I participated in several extracurricular activities / such as the debate team and the
school newspaper / which help me developed my communication and writing skills.
1. I participated in several extracurricular activities
2. which help me developed my communication and writing skills
3. When I was in high school
4. such as the debate team and the school newspaper
Simon is afraid of closed space.
1. has claustrophobia
2. has xenophobia
3. has hydrophobia
4. has ecophobia
Rahul’s sister says that my brother is the best dancer in the city.
1. my brother was the best dancer in the city
2. her brother is the best dancer in the city
3. his brother was the best dancer in the city
4. her brother was the best dancer in the city

Sameera has been in ________ since she got selected for a highly paid job at a multinational company.
1. a cold day in July
2. all the rage
3. the dark
4. seventh heaven
Winning the championship was a dream come true for the team, but being awarded the MVP trophy was
______________.
1. the icing on the cake
2. the silver lining
3. a cold turkey
4. the bird in the bush
I hope you break a leg at your performance tonight!
1. Perform well
2. Make a mistake
3. Hurt yourself
4. Give up
A wonder in the plant kingdom, the Great Banyan Tree of the AJC Bose Botanical Garden at Shibpur in
Howrah, occupies a unique position in the world records.
1. being occupied a unique position of
2. occupying a unique position in
3. occupies an unique position in
(A) The twins are / (B) often told that / (C) they are resembling / (D) each other.
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
The weather is cold tonight than it was yesterday.
1. were
2. its
3. colder
4. are
The rise in temperature is playing havoc with India’s rainfall which is pertinent for India’s agriculture sector.
1. rainfall which is decant
2. rainfall who is pertinent
3. rainfall which is significant
4. rainfall which was mendicant
It has raining very hard and he has a very large umbrella to keep off the rain-drops.
1. will be rainy
2. shall rain
3. rained
4. is raining
643.) Select the option that correctly rectifies the underlined spelling error in the given sentence.
Little children are afraid to go to school because of the agrassive seniors who tend to bully them.
1. Agrresive
2. Aggresive
3. Agrressive
4. Aggressive

We requested grandmother to extend her visit.
1. Assail
2. Curtail
3. Bewail
4. Imperil
The cholera is a frightful disease.
1. is
2. frightful disease
3. a
4. The cholera
Each essay is set (1)______ against its background and made simpler by providing (2)_______ summary and
critical commentary, short notes on textual issues, and (3)__________ of important critical and theoretical
issues under the heading essay topics. (4)_____ of the most commonly used terms in the literature is given at
the end and meant to serve as ready reference. This book will cater the (5)_______ of students of literature and
teachers teaching this course.

1. on
2. at
3. in
4. off

1. that
2. its
3. there
4. this

1. mindset
2. discussions
3. chats
4. thinking

1. grammar
2. glossary
3. data
4. figures

1. needs
2. whims
3. desires
4. feelings

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Beauty of it
1. Good points
2. Cause for dispute
3. Make things worse
4. Quite ordinary
I used a variety of sources to find the more cheap flight.

1. cheapest
2. cheaper
3. cheap
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was a great man with a high level of ________.
1. intelligent humour
2. intellect
3. wise boredom
4. clever fatigue
When Nisha will have finished her task?
1. When Nisha will
2. finished
3. have
4. her task
I found my teacher’s points casual and informal in the group discussion.

1. fair and square
2. foot the bill
3. flesh and blood
4. free and easy

Plunge
1. Transgress
2. Fly
3. Rush
4. Dive

Addiction of drugs proved detrimental for his health.
1. Potential
2. Impartial
3. Beneficial
4. Differential

1. Vehicle
2. Weather
3. Tomatos
4. Professor
All the members of my family are planning to visit Jammu and Kashmir this Novembur.
1. Novembur
2. Members
3. Visit
4. Planning
660.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The girl was manacled and locked in the room.
1. fettered
2. unbinded
3. liberated
4. unfastened
Ravi will go to the England.
1. the England
2. go to
3. will
4. Ravi
Copying someone else’s work and trying to submit it as your own
1. Extempore
2. Polygamy
3. Preamble
4. Plagiarism
My father told me / that in his childhood / he was walking / to school every day.
1. that in his childhood
2. to school every day
3. My father told me
4. he was walking

We prefer going to movies once in a blue moon.
1. Very diligently
2. Very often
3. Very amazingly
4. Very rarely
665.) The following sentence contains some errors. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.
The forses that genarate conditions conduciive to crime and riiots are stronger in urban communities than in
rurral areas.
1. The forces that genereta conditions conducieve to crime and riotts are stronger in urban communities than in
rural areas
2. The forces that genarete conditions conduciive to crime and riots are stronger in urban communities than in
ruraal areas
3. The forsec that genarate conditions conduciive to crime and riots are stronger in urban communities than in
rurall areas
4. The forces that generate conditions conducive to crime and riots are stronger in urban communities than in
rural areas
666.) Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who is all powerful.
1. Omnipresent
2. Omnipotent
3. Optimist
4. Omniscient
Ramesh is owning a beautiful house in Noida.
1. has owning
2. was owned
3. owns
4. did owned
668.) Select the most appropriate response in the given situation of the eve of a battle to fill in the blank.
The commander: “Honourable Emperor, all the troops have lined up for the battle and are awaiting your
orders.” Emperor Chandragupta Maurya: “______________________.”
1. We are ready for the pilgrimage
2. We will be playing cards
3. You should learn how to talk to an emperor
4. We will march at dawn
He push the bushes aside and went a little farther.

1. pushing the bush
2. pushes in bush
3. pushed the bushes
4. pushed with bush
Today’s question paper felt like a cakewalk.

1. Very easy
2. Very difficult
3. Very tasty
4. Very sweet
Modern football (1)________in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times, ‘folk football’ games
had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a (2)_______of rules.
Industrialisation and (3)________, which reduced the amount of leisure time and space available to the working
class, combined with a history of legal prohibitions against particularly (4)________ and destructive forms of
folk football to undermine the game’s status from the early 19th century onward. However, football was taken
up as a winter game between residence houses at public (independent) schools such as Winchester,
Charterhouse and Eton. Each school had its own rules; some allowed limited handling of the ball and others did
not. The (5)_________in rules made it difficult for public schoolboys entering university to continue playing
except with former schoolmates.

1. terminated
2. originated
3. fragmented
4. culminated

1. maximum
2. variance
3. optimum
4. minimum

1. standardisation
2. implementation
3. urbanisation
4. normalisation

1. violent
2. calm
3. undercurrents
4. traces

1. grunt
2. grouse
3. variance
4. control

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Exam Date: 01/09/2023, Exam Shift: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

3.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

The council president is known to play devil’s advocate often.

The company was on thin ice.

6.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

8.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

9.) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

10.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

12.) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

13.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

14.) Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Answers (SSC Updates: EZSSC)

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Exam Date: 01/09/2023, Exam Shift: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

29.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

31.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

The executives were running around in circles, without any success.

36.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

38.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

43.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

45.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Exam Date: 01/09/2023, Exam Shift: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The sergent brought in a lot of changes as soon as he was given charge.

54.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

56.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

57.) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

58.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

62.) Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

63.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

64.) Select the sentence that has NO spelling errors.

Andrew will playing basketball at the college tournament.

Call the shots

69.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Answers (SSC Updates: EZSSC)

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Exam Date: 04/09/2023, Exam Shift: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

76.) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

77.) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

81.) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

82.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

84.) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

85.) Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.