1/50
FATIGUE means:
quest✔X
caution✔X
tiredness✔X
strict✔X
2/50
The object in the sentence "She threw it away":
away✔X
threw✔X
it✔X
she✔X
3/50
Alpha and ............... (coin the appropriate pair)
omega✔X
beta✔X
gamma✔X
iota✔X
4/50
Let this letter be posted. (Change to Active)
Please post this letter✔X
Post this letter✔X
Please post that letter✔X
Post that letter✔X
5/50
He is reconciled ...... my loss.
with✔X
to✔X
in✔X
on✔X
6/50
She saw the film. (Change to negative)
She didn't see the film.✔X
She doesn't see the film.✔X
She hadn't seen the film.✔X
She hasn't seen the film.✔X
7/50
Everyone was astonished when he used such a profane language. (Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word "profane".)
pure✔X
sacred✔X
high✔X
profound✔X
8/50
They ........ such camps for the last five years.
conducting✔X
has conducted✔X
have been conducting✔X
conducted✔X
9/50
Some people question the veracity of the statement. (Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word "veracity".)
morality✔X
propriety✔X
truthfulness✔X
falsity✔X
10/50
Unless you apologise to the principal, ............
you will be dismissed✔X
and they will dismiss you✔X
but you will be dismissed✔X
you won't be dismissed✔X
11/50
"Consensus" means:
optimistic✔X
disagreement✔X
continuity✔X
agreement✔X
12/50
Which is the correct sentence?
She took out her shoes✔X
She taken out her shoes✔X
She took off her shoes✔X
She took of her shoes✔X
13/50
The passive form of "who won the football match?" is:
Who was won the football match?✔X
By whom was the football match won?✔X
By whom is the football match won?✔X
The football match is won by whom?✔X
14/50
Which of the following is closest in meaning to "squabble"?
wander✔X
sit lazy✔X
moan✔X
quarrel✔X
15/50
Ravi ....... the newspaper when the phone rang.
was reading✔X
had been reading✔X
read✔X
is read✔X
16/50
"A stone's throw" approximately means:
a long distance✔X
no distance✔X
a short distance✔X
throw a stone✔X
17/50
Business had been liquidating inventories at the rate of five billion dollars a year. (Select the word that is closest in meaning to "liquidating".)
comparing✔X
evaluating✔X
purchasing and stockpiling✔X
converting into cash✔X
18/50
A little progress has been achieved, ............?
has a little✔X
hasn't a little✔X
has it✔X
hasn't it✔X
19/50
"Poaching" means:
cooking✔X
an act of preservation✔X
illegal killing of animals✔X
a possible reaction✔X
20/50
........ wins the lottery will become a millionaire.
Who✔X
Whom✔X
Whoever✔X
Whomever✔X
21/50
The room ........ yesterday.
cleaned✔X
is cleaned✔X
was cleaned✔X
had cleaned✔X
22/50
The synonym of "insolence":
insensible✔X
bad manners✔X
insolvency✔X
cheerful✔X
23/50
I never buy detective stories. In this sentence the adverb is:
never✔X
detective✔X
stories✔X
buy✔X
24/50
We set out our journey when the rain stopped. The principal clause in the sentence is:
our journey✔X
when the rain stopped✔X
we set out our journey✔X
set out✔X
25/50
He went to the meeting in spite of ........
fell ill✔X
feel ill✔X
feeling ill✔X
to feel ill✔X
26/50
The ship waited till the storm ........ before sailing out to sea.
evaporated✔X
consolidated✔X
abated✔X
normalised✔X
27/50
The opposite of the word "arrogant":
flexible✔X
proud✔X
polite✔X
humble✔X
28/50
"To bring to book" means:
to praise✔X
to confuse✔X
to punish✔X
to suspect✔X
29/50
"Eulogistic" is the antonym of:
critical✔X
cowardly✔X
affluent✔X
logistic✔X
30/50
The sound made by jackals:
howl✔X
bray✔X
low✔X
trumpet✔X
31/50
The boy was unwilling to part ...... his toys.
for✔X
at✔X
on✔X
with✔X
32/50
She told .... me an interesting story.
to✔X
by✔X
with✔X
no preposition needed✔X
33/50
The firm progressed .........
ways and means✔X
heart and soul✔X
hue and cry✔X
by leaps and bounds✔X
34/50
Choose the phrasal verb which means "demand".
call for✔X
call off✔X
call at✔X
call up✔X
35/50
John usually goes to work ...... bus.
by✔X
in✔X
on✔X
with✔X
36/50
A place where pigs are kept:
kennel✔X
sty✔X
den✔X
nest✔X
37/50
She proved herself very .......... in chess.
adopt✔X
adapt✔X
adept✔X
none of these✔X
38/50
"Better half" means:
brother✔X
sister✔X
mother✔X
wife✔X
39/50
There are millions of stars in .........
space✔X
a space✔X
the space✔X
none of these✔X
40/50
The opposite of "action":
inaction✔X
enaction✔X
disaction✔X
non-action✔X
41/50
The river Rhine flows ....... the North Sea.
to✔X
at✔X
in✔X
into✔X
42/50
Kerala is blessed with ......... vegetation.
luxurious✔X
luxuriant✔X
lustrous✔X
industrious✔X
43/50
A false written or printed statement that damages somebody's reputation.
affidavit✔X
petition✔X
deponent✔X
libel✔X
44/50
She ................. singing when I entered the room.
is✔X
will be✔X
has been✔X
was✔X
45/50
"Do away with" means:
escape✔X
steal✔X
destroy✔X
elope✔X
46/50
Collect the ........ from all possible sources.
datas✔X
pieces of data✔X
data✔X
datae✔X
47/50
One who feeds only on fruits:
vegetarian✔X
fructarian✔X
herbivorous✔X
omnivorous✔X
48/50
"Slander" means:
to praise✔X
to applaud✔X
to defame✔X
to commend✔X
49/50
"To have an axe to grind" means:
a private end to serve✔X
to fail to arouse interest✔X
to have no result✔X
to work for both ends✔X
50/50
A group of men ......... creating trouble.
were✔X
was✔X
being✔X
have been✔X
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