directions (q.1 – 50)
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Directions (Q.1 – 50)
Each Of these questions consists of a word, Given in CAPITALS, Followed by four words. Choose the word that is most
nearly the same in meaning to the word given in CAPITALS. Since of the questions require you to distinguish the five
shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the Choice before Deciding which one is the best.
1. LOQUACIOUS
(a) Obstinate (b) Secondary
(c) Talkative (d) Competitive (c)
2. WAIVE
(a) Restrict (b) Relax
(c) Permit (d) Admit (b)
3. ELAN
(a) Flair (b) Spiritual
(c) Inspiration (d) Boredom (a)
4. GAUCHE
(a) Vain (b) Rich
(c) Polished (d) Tactless (d)
5. BROWBEAT
(a) Ambitious (b) Challenging
(c) Intimidate (d) Tarnish (c)
6. PROPITIOUS
(a) Favourable (b) Similar
(c) Humble (d) Versatile (a)
7. TALISMAN
(a) Fiction (b) Charm
(c) Aptitude (d) Strength (b)
8. PENURY
(a) Destitution (b) Digestive
(c) Pension (d) Vigour (a)
9. AFFRONT
(a) Exile (b) Contour
(c ) Eruption (d) Indignity (d)
10. AMICABLE
(a) Nebulous (b) Abominable
(c) Harmonious (d) Delicate (c)
11. DREGS
(a) Cream (b) Power
(c) Debris (d) Accoutrements (c)
12. BLASE
(a) Blank (b) Beautiful
(c ) Indifferent (d) Credible (c)
13. CATERWAUL
(a) Serve (b) Howl
(c ) Scribble (d) Salute (b)
14. HAUTEUR
(a) Arrogance (b) Fashion
(c) Hatred (d) Crop (a)
15. PADDY
(a) Race track (b) Caress
(c ) Rice (d) Highland (c)
16. DISCURSIVE
(a) Rambling (b) Impolite
(c ) Neglectful (d) Methodical (a)
17. PREJUDICE
(a) Aversion (b) Gestation
(c) Preliminary (d) Admiration (a)
18. GOAD
(a) Spur (b) Restrain
(c ) Pursue (d) Supersede (a)
19. FAD
(a) Eccentricity (b) Custom
(c) Constituent (d) Visage (a)
20. REFERENCE
(a) Disdain (b) Remuneration
(c ) Opposite (d ) Retrospection (d)
21. ZEAL
(a) Initiative (b) Coarseness
(c ) Pedagogy (d) Indolence (a)
22. GIST
(a) Contribution (b) Substance
(c ) Prestige (d) Accessory (b)
23. SOLICITOUS
(a) Nonchalant (b) Firm
(c ) Reverential (d) Worried (d)
24. HOMELY
(a) Refined (b) Plain
(c ) Reliable (d) Amiable (b)
25. LOQUACIOUS
(a) Verbose (b) Taciturn
(c ) Rational (d) Alluring (a)
26. PACIFY
(a) Placate (b) Rouse
(c ) Harass (d) Rejoice (a)
27. IMPOSTURE
(a) Claim (b) Status
(c ) Destruction (d) Deception (d)
28. PROBOSCIS
(a) Search (b) Probe
(c ) Snout (d) Prove (c)
29. PARLEY
(a) Discuss (b) Deliver
(c ) Sweeten (d) Race (a)
30. FRAUGHT
(a) Wild (b) Frantic
(c ) Filled (d) Threatening (c)
31. INEBRIETY
(a) Drunkenness (b) Gluttony
(c ) Felory (d) Starvation (a)
32. INUNDATE
(a) Abuse (b) Deny
(c ) Swallow (d) Floop (d)
33. We arrived at the QUAY and went ashore .
(a) Peninsula (b) Wharf
(c ) Target (d) Island (b)
34. Editors are known to be PERNICKETY about grammar.
(a) Spiteful (b) Careless
(c ) Fussy (d) Ignorant (c)
35. I rather like the QUAINT little house at the end of the street.
(a) Old (b) Quiet
(c ) Haunted (d) Unusual (d)
36. Many Of the students at the high school thought, the Computer Club Was or NEEDS.
(a) Dull Persons (b) Pranksters
(c) Experts (d) Cheaters (a)
37. The Football Coach had a sympathetic presence, ALBEIT a commanding one.
(a) Although (b) Further more
(c) Because (d) Not Only (a)
38. FURLOUGH
(a) Soldiers holiday (b) Wild growth
(c) Wooden plough (d) Till (a)
39. PUNCTILIOUS
(a) Prude (b) Waistful
(c) Meticulous (d) Timid (c)
40. ENCOMIUM
(a) Verve (b) Eulogy
(c ) Doggerel (d) Force (b)
41. INVIDIOUS
(a) Irritable (b) Harsh
(c) Sinful (d) Unpopular (a)
42. LACHRYMOSE
(a) Terse (b) Mournful
(c) Indecent (d) Lecherous (b)
43. HAIL
(a)Call out to (b) Pull
(c) Compel (d) Acclaim
(a) A and D (b) A and C (c) A and B (d) B and D (a)
44. BUCKLE
(a)Dislodge (b) Become Tense
(c) Crumple (d) Fasten
(a) A and C (b) A and B (c) B and D (d) C and D (d)
45. BLAZE
A. A mark on a tree B. Ennui C. Flood D. Fire
(a) A and B (b) A and C (c) A and D (d) C and D (c)
46. EMBELLISH
(a) Emboss (b) design (c) Garnish (d) Aristocratic (c)
47. ORRORTUNE
(a) Expected (b) Convenient (c) Welcome (d) Chance (c)
48. INDELIBLE
(a) Uneatable (b) Permanent (c) Delicate (d) Strong (b)
49. CHORE
(a) Thief (b) relief (c) Colour (d) task (d)
50. COPIOUS
(a) Vart (b) identical (c) Merry (d) Plentiful (d)
Directions (Q.51 – 63)
Each question has four words marked A,B,C and D, of Which two Words are most nearly SAME or OPPOSITE
in meaning . Choose One Such pair Form the alternative given .
51 . A. altruism B. Selfishness C. Misuse D. Decision
(a) A-C (b) A-B (c) B-C (d) B-D (b)
52. A. acquittal B. contract C. Conviction D. replete
(a) B-C (b) A-B (c) C-D (d) A-C (d)
53. A. generous B. mundane C. reciprocal D. earthly
(a) B-D (b) A-B (c) B-C (d) A-C (a)
54. A. crammed B. Frugal C. Novel D. extravagant
¦ (a) C-D (b) A-D (c) B-C (d) B-D (d)
55. A. adorn B. afford C. accumulate D. debase
(a) B-C (b) C-D (c) B-D (d) A-D (d)
56. A. affected B. desolate C. anxious D. lonely
¦ (a) B-D (b) A-C (c) B-C (d) A-D (a)
57. A. disruption B. largesse C. affection D. meanness
(a) B-D (b) B-C (c) C-D (d) A-C (a)
58. A. awful B. envious C. pleasant D. fair
(a) A-B (b) A-C (c) B-C (d) B-D (b)
59. A. serene B. jealous C. identical D. calm
(a) A-B (b) A-D (c) A-C (d) B-C (b)
60. A. enthralling B. respecting C. projecting D. alluring
(a) A-B (b) C-D (c) B-C (d) A-D (d)
61. A. swoop B. perturb C. plump D. boil
(a) A-D (b) A-C (c) B-C (d) B-D (d)
62. A. fallacy B. adage C. dictum D. endorse
(a) B-D (b) B-C (c) C-D (d) A-D (d)
63. A. elevate B. frugal C. exult D. lament
(a) C-D (b) B-C (c) A-B (d) B-D (a)
Directions (Q.1 – 100)
Each Of These Questions Consists Of A Word, Followed, By Four Words. Choose The Word That Is Most Nearly
Opposite In Meaning To The Word Given In Question.
1. ASSET
(a) Credibility (b) Liability (c) Poverty (d) Prosperity (b)
2. SMOTHER
(a) Repress (b) Cheer (c) Nurture (d) Irritate (b)
3. REPRIMAND
(a) Reward (b) Appreciate (c) Encourage (d) Praise (d)
4. TANGIBLE
(a) Gentle (b) Elusive (c) Refined (d) Palpable (b)
5. ZOOM
(a) Soothe (b) Plummet (c) subjugate (d) Refute (b)
6. SCRIMP
(a) Lavish (b) Parsimonious (c) Meticulous (d) Polite (a)
7. DELECTABLE
(a) Agonising (b) Appetising (c) Distasteful (d) Laborious (c)
8. GRAVE
(a) Noble (b) Inconsequential (c) Solemn (d) Senile (b)
9. CONFIDANT
(a) Turncoat (b) Arrogant (c) Confederate (d) Firm (a)
10. AMALGAMATE
(a) Merge (b) Consecrate (c) Impoverish (d) Split (a)
11. BOISTEROUS
(a) Serene (b) Tumultuous (c) Brazen (d) Opaque (a)
12. PERTINENT
(a) Appropriate (b) Pleasant (c) Extraneous (d) Paltry (c)
13.SLOPPY
(a) Meticulous (b) Inappropriate (c) Robust (d) Gullible (a)
14. WANTON
(a) Sportive (b) Ardent (c) Fragile (d) Discreet (d)
15. FINESSE
(a) Atrocity (b) Weakness (c) Tact (d) Clumsiness (d)
16. IGNITE
(a) Kindle (b) Attach (c) Extinguish (d) Split (c)
17. PREDILECTION
(a) Antipathy (b) Ignorance (c) Dissonance (d) Disharmony (a)
18. DOCILE
(a) Unmanageable (b) Dutiful (c) Submissive (d) Painful (a)
19. EQUIVOCAL
(a) Mistaken (b) Quaint (c) Clear (d) Universal (c)
20. BARAQUE
(a) Polished (b) Constant (c) Aglow (d) Simple (a)
21. CRYPTIC
(a) Fulite (b) Cauld (c) Famous (d) Indifferent (b)
22. DIATRIBE
(a) Eulogy (b) Elegy (c) Rangle (d) Mass (a)
23. CONSOLE
(a) Balm (b) Comfort (c) Keyboard (d) Solace (c)
24. PROLIFERATE
(a) Reproduce (b) Thrive (c) Impel (d) Burgeon (c)
25. REMOTE
(a) Secluded (b) Distant (c) Slight (d) Compunction (d)
26. IMMACULATE
(a) Spotless (b) Sinless (c) Omnipresent (d) Innocent (c)
27. OBLITERATE
(a) Delete (b) Demur (c) Expunge (d) Eliminate (b)
28. PROSAIC
(a) Pensive (b) Imaginative (c) Rhetorical (d) Pacified (c)
29. LEVITY
(a) Praise (b) Blame (c) Solemnity (d) Frivolity (c)
30. OBLOQUY
(a) Praise (b) Crue (c) Slander (d) Dialogue (a)
31. RADICAL
(a) Fashionable (b) Diabolic (c) Conservative (d) Myopic (c)
32. FLAMBOYANT
(a) Lateral (b) Dull (c) Maverick (d) Antique (b)
33. TANTALISING
(a) Toiling (b) Seance (c) Repulsive (d) Seamy (c)
34. INEFFABLE
(a) Describable (b) Frivolous (c) Eclectic (d) Blasphemy (a)
35. ALLEVIATE
(a) Endure (b) Worsen (c) Enlighten (d) Maneuver (b)
36. ALLURE
(a) Hinder (b) Repel (c) Ignore (d) Leave (b)
37. ALOOF
(a) Triangular (b) Gregarious (c) Comparable (d) Honorable (b)
38. AMALGAMATE
(a) Equip (b) Separate (c) Generate (d) Materialize (b)
39. AMBIGUOUS
(a) Salvageable (b) Corresponding (c) Responsible (d) Clear (d)
40. AMBLE
(a) Befriend (b) Hasten (c) Steal (d) Browse (b)
41. AMBULATORY
(a) Convalescent (b) Valedictory (c) Bedridden (d) Emergency (c)
42. AMELIORATE
(a) Make Slow (b) Make sure (c) Make Young (d) Make Worse (d)
43. AMICABLE
(a) Penetrating (b) Compensating (c) Unfriendly (d) Zigzag (c)
44. AMORAL
(a) Unusual (b) Unfriendly (c) Ethical (d) Suave (c)
45. AMORPHOUS
(a) Nauseous (b) Obscene (c) Providential (d) Definite (d)
46. AMPLIFY
(a) Distract (b) Infer (c) Publicize (d) Decrease (d)
47. ANALOGOUS
(a) Not Comparable (b) Not Capable (c) Not Culpable (d) Not Corporeal (a)
48. ANTHEMATIZE
(a) Locate (b) Deceive (c) Regulate (d) Bless (d)
49. ANEMIC
(a) Pailid (b) Cruel (c) Red – Blooded (d) Ventilating (c)
50. ANIMATED
(a) Worthy (b) Dull (c) Humorous (d) Realistic (b)
51. ANIMUS
(a) Pterodactyl (b) Bastion (c) Giraffe (d) Grimace (d)
52. ANOMALY
(a) Desperation (b) Requisition (c) Registry (d) Regularity (b)
53. ANONYMOUS
(a) Desperate (b) Signed (c) Defined (d) expert (b)
54. ANTEDILUVIAN
(a) Transported (b) Subtle (c) Isolated (d) Modern (d)
55. ANTIPATHY
(a) Profundity (b) Objection (c) Willingness (d) Foundness (d)
56. ANTITHESIS
(a) Velocity (b) Maxim (c) SimiLarity (d) Acceleration (c)
57. APHASIA
(a) Volubility (b) Necessity (c) Pain (d) Crack (a)
58. BAROQUE
(a) Polished (b) Constant (c) Transformed (d) Simple (d)
59. BEATIFIC
(a) Glorious (b) Dreadful (c) Threatrical (d) Crroked (b)
60. BELITTLE
(a) Disobey (b) Forget (c) Magnify (d) Extol (d)
61. BELLICOSE
(a) Peaceful (b) Naval (c) Amusing (d) Piecemeal (a)
62. BENIGN
(a) Tenfold (b) Peaceful (c) Blessed (d) Malignant (d)
63. BENISON
(a) Curse (b) Bachelor (c) Wedding (d) Orgy (a)
64. BERATE
(a) Grant (b) Praise (c) Refer (d) Purchase (b)
65. BESTIAL
(a) Animated (b) Noble (c) Zoological (d) Clear (b)
66. BIGOTRY
(a) Arrogance (b) Approval (c) Mourning (d) Tolerance (d)
67. BIZARRE
(a) Roomy (b) Veiled (c) Subduced (d) Normal (d)
68. BLANCH
(a) Bleach (b) Scatter (c) Darken (d) Analyze (c)
69. BLAND
(a) Caustic (b) Meager (c) Soft (d) Uncooked (a)
70. BLASE
(a) Fiery (b) Clever (c) Intriguinig (d) Ardent (d)
71. BLEAK
(a) Pale (b) Sudden (c) Dry (d) Cheerful (d)
72. BLITHE
(a) Spiritual (b) Profuse (c) Cheerless (d) Hybrid (c)
73. CAPACIOUS
(a) Warlike (b) Cordial (c) Curious (d) Not Spacious (d)
74. CAPRICIOUS
(a) Satisfied (b) Insured (c) Photographic (d) Steadfast (d)
75. CAPTIOUS
(a) Tolerant (b) Capable (c) Frivolous (d) Winning (a)
76. CARNAL
(a) Impressive (b) Minute (c) Spritual (d) Actual (c)
77. CARNIVOROUS
(a) Gloomy (b) Tangential (c) Productive (d) Weak (c)
78. CARPING
(a) Rapid (b) Uncritical (c) Unintellectual (d) Illegal (b)
79. CASTIGATION
(a) Commendation (b) Patience (c) Generosity (d) Understatement (a)
80. CATEGORICAL
(a) Negative (b) Ironic (c) Impartia (d) Qualified (d)
81. CATHOLIC
(a) Religious (b) Pacific (c) Narrow (d) Weighty (c)
82. CELERITY
(a) Assurance (b) State (c) Acerbity (d) Delay (b)
83. CELIBATE
(a) Investing (b) Married (c) Retired (d) Commodious (b)
84. CENSURE
(a) Process (b) Enclose (c) Interest (d) Praise (b)
85. CENTRIFUGAL
(a) Centripetal (b) Ephemeral (c) Lasting (d) Barometric (a)
86. CESSATION
(a) Premium (b) Gravity (c) Beginning (d) Composition (c)
87. CHAFFING
(a) Achieving (b) Serious (c) Caitalistic (d) Sneezing (b)
88. COY
(a) Weak (b) Airy (c) Brazen (d) Old (c)
89. COZEN
(a) Amuse (b) Treat Honestly (c) Prate (d) Shackle (b)
90. CRAVEN
(a) Desirous (b) Direct (c) Bold (d) Civilized (c)
91. CRUX
(a) Affiliction (b) Spark (c) Events (d) Trivial Point (d)
92. CRYPTIC
(a) Tomblike (b) Futile (c) Famous (d) Candid (d)
93. CUPIDITY
(a) Anxiety (b) Tragedy (c) Generosity (d) Entertainment (c)
94. CURTAIL
(a) Mutter (b) Lengthen (c) Express (d) Burden (b)
95. CYNICAL
(a) Trusting (b) Effortless (c) Conclusive (d) Gallant (a)
96. DANK
(a) Dry (b) Guiltless (c) Warm (d) Babbling (a)
97. DAPPER
(a) Unintelligent (b) Untidy (c) Uncertain (d) Ungrateful (b)
98. DAUNTLESS
(a) Stolid (b) Cowardly (c) Irrelevant (d) Peculiar (b)
99. DEARTH
(a) Life (b) Abundance (c) Brightness (d) Terror (b)
100. DEBACLE
(a) Progress (b) Refusal (c) Masque (d) Cowardice (a)
1. Each Of The Sentences In These Questions Has Blank Spaces .Following Each Sentence Four Sets Of Words Are
Given Numbered (A) To (D) , Select The Appropriate Set Of Words That Makes The Sentence Most Meaningful .
1. What Do You Make ……….All This ?
(a) With (b) Of (c) by (d) For (b)
2. There Is The Book That You Asked ……..
(a) To (b) After (c) For (d) From (c)
3. He Plays Cricket ……….Hockey.
(a) Besides (b) Within (c) After (d) Besides (d)
4. You Should Start At Down To Reach The Station …………..Time.
(a) Upon (b) By (c) In (d) Into (c)
5. I Am Fired ……….Writing To Him.
(a) With (b) Of (c) By (d) From (b)
6. He is Fond Of …………Reading Novels .
(a) Before (b) Of (c) At (d) In (b)
7. My Father Gets Up EveryBody …………… 5 o’ Clock .
(a) On (b) At (c) From (d) Upon (b)
8. Fate Smiled………….Him In All His Ventures .
(a) At (b) With (c) On (d) For (c)
9. Her Coming Is Definite, But About Her Husband The Situation Is…….
(a) Regrettable (b) Doubtful (c) Questionable (d) Unpredictable (b)
10. We Think Of A Dog As Man’s Best Friend .Yet Sometimes Even The Friendliest Dog Can ………Death With Its Bite .
(a) Confer (b) Give (c) Produce (d) Bring (d)
11. I Have Lost My Purse. Can I ………Some Money From You ?
(a) Borrow (b) Loan (c) Hire (d) Demand (a)
12. How Do You …………To Score Marks On Questions Which You Have Not …….. ?
(a) Know, seen (b) Expect, attempted (c) Want, asked (d) Intend , witnessed (b)
13. I Hope You ……….. Mind Such A Long Period Between My Last Letter And ……………One.
(a) Shouldn’t, any (b) Never, the (c) Might, that (d) Wouldn’t this (d)
14. Most Of ………….The Speaker Says Is Easy To ………… But Difficult To Practise.
(a) Thing, do (b) Matter, hear (c) What, understand (d) Ideas, implement (c)
15. This Book Is So ………. That It Cannot Be …………... In Any Of These Small Shelves In The Library.
(a) Big, accommodated (b) Thick, seen (c) Precious, found (d) Trivial, left (a)
16. I Don’t ………..It’s Necessary For You To Stay ……… Longer.
(a) Know, For (b) Want, even (c) Feel, more (d) Thick, any (d)
17. The Idea Of A Balanced Diet Is Very Difficult To ………..To Anyone Who Knows Nothing About The Food Values .
(a) Put through (b) Take in (c) Make over (d) Put across (d)
18. Because She Had A Reputation For ………… We Were Surprised And Pleased When She Greeted Us So ………… .
(a) Querulousness, affably (b) Insolence, irately (c) Arrogance, disdainfully (d) Insouciance, cordially (d)
19. Just As Disloyalty Is The Mark Of The Renegade,………..Is The Mark Of The …………….
(a) Vanity, flatterer (b) Temerity, coward (c) Avarice, philanthropist (d) Cowardice, craven (d)
20. The Reasoning In This Editorial Is So …………… That We Cannot See How Anyone Can Be Deceived By It .
(a) Specious (b) Cogent (c) Asute (d) Coherent (a)
21. If You Are Seeking ………… That Will Resolve All Your Ailments, You Are Undertaking An Impossible Task.
(a) A Precedent (b) A Panacea (c) An Abstraction (d) A Contrivance (b)
22. Actor Was So…………That The Audience Became …………. .
(a) Soporific, drowsy (b) Inaudible, elated (c) Dramatic, affable (d) Convincing, moribund (a)
23. He Had Taken The Shocking News Quietly, Neither ………….Fate Nor Uttering Any word Of Bitterness .
(a) Conspiring with (b) Submitting to (c) Railing Against (d) Mulling over (c)
24. Traders And Businessmen from Japan Have ……….. The World Markets of Electronic Goods By Adopting Low Cost
Strategy.
(a) Exhausted (b) Captured (c) Arranged (d) Grasped (b)
25. Too Many Skyscrapers…………. The View Along The Beach.
(a) Obstruct (b) Reveal (c) Clear (d) Connect (a)
26. I Became Alert Because I ……………..Trouble Around Me.
(a) Saw (b) Transcended (c) Comprehended (d) Sensed (d)
27. The Committee’s Appeal To The People For Money …………. Little Response .
(a) Evoked (b) Provided (c) Provoked (d) Prevented (a)
Q. Each Of The Sentences In These Questions Has Blank Spaces . Following Each Sentence Four Sets Of Words Are
Given Numbered (a) To (d), Select The Appropriate Set Of Words That Makes The Sentence Most Meaningful.
1. The Conditions Necessary …………. This Project Have Not Been Met .
(a) Of Completion (b) For The Complete Of (c) Of Complete (d) For The Completion Of (d)
2. One Difficulty ………… At Night Is Limited Vision.
(a) With Driving (b) Be Driven (c) To Drive (d) Will Drive (a)
3. You May Wonder How The Expert On Fossil Remains Is Able To Trace Descent Through Teeth, Which Seem …….Pegs
Upon Which To Hange Whole Ancestries .
(a) Reliable (b) Inadequate (c) Novel (d) Specious (b)
4. The Columnist Was Very Gentle When He Mentioned His Friends, But He Was Bitter And Even …………… When He
Mentioned His Friends, But He Was Bitter And Even …………… When He Discussed People Who Irritated Him.
(a) Acerbic (b) Remorseful (c) Stoical (d) Laconic (a)
5. With A Few Exceptions, Explorers Now Are Not Individuals Setting Out Alone Or In Pairs To Some Remote Destination
Are Instead Members Of ……………… Often International Undertaking .
(a) A Singular (b) A Private (c) An Insular (d) A Collaborative (d)
6. After The Election ……………….. A New stage .
(a) The entering nation (b) The nation will enter (c) To enter the nation (d) Will the nation enter (b)
7. He Is ………….. Tennis .
(a) Fond to play (b) Fond of playing (c) Fond in Playing (d) Fond at playing (b)
8. I Hope She ………………
(a) Must come (b) Should come (c) Will come (d) Must be coming (c)
9. An Increase In Population, Without An Increase In Economic Level, ………… Result In A Lower Standard Of Living .
(a) Tends to (b) Tending to (c) Will tend (d) Tends (a)
10. ……………..As President, A Candidate Must Win A Majority Of Votes.
(a) Elected (b) To be elected (c) Having elected (d) Electing (b)
11. Encounters Between People From Different Countries Can Result In Misunderstandings ……………… Different
Conceptions About Space.
(a) Because they (b) Is because they (c) Is because Their (d) Because of their (d)
12. The People Of Europe Came To India ………… For Riches , Followed Quickly By The Desire To Rule .
(a) Basically (b) Fundamentally (c) Primarily (d) Seemingly (d)
13. The Orator Was So Soporific That The Audience Became ………………
(a) Elated (b) Drowsy (c) Affable (d) Riotous (b)
14…………The Reactions Of People With Amnesia, Scientists Are Learning About The Process Memory Of The Brain .
(a) By studying (b) To Study (c) They study (d) They are Studying (d)
15. How Is Life Enhanced? A beautiful Passage From Tagore Comes …………. Mind ?
(a)In (b) To (c) From (d) Out (b)
16. Criticism That Tears Down Without suggesting Areas Of improvement Is Not ……………… And Should Be Avoided If
Possible .
(a) Constructive (b) Mandatory (c) Pertinent (d) Sagacious (a)
17. Many Educators Believe That Bilingual Education Has proved To Have Definite ……………. Education In Any One
Tongue.
(a) Correlations with (b) Limitations On (c) Advantages over (d) Connotations for (c)
18. Ballet Dancers, …………….. Actors, Must Spend many Hours A Day Practising Before A Performance .
(a) Like (b) The like (c) The same (d) Same as (a)
19. The Weather In The Far North Is Not …………… It Is Down South .
(a) Like humid as (b) As humid as (c) Humid as (d) So humid that (b)
20.Language , Culture And Personality May Be Considered Independently Of Each Other In Thought , But They Are
…………. In Fact .
(a) Equivocal (b) Pervasive (c) Inseparable (d) Autonomous (c)
21. The ………….. Successfully Repelled Every ………… On The City .
(a) Defenders, comment (b) Citizens, onslaught (c) Thieves, robbery (d) Judge, criticism (b)
22. He Was ………….. Very Clever, But He …………….. Performed Excellently .
(a) Certainly,obviously (b) Never,also (c) Not,always (d) Rarely, seldom (c)
23. A……………. Analysis Of These Substances will Show That They Differ …………….
(a) Random, minutely (b) Detailed, essentially (c) Careful, completely (d) Final, structurally (b)
24. The Country Is Ushering …………. A New Era.
(a) Into (b) In (c) Of (d) Over (b)
25. He Is A Traitor ………………. The Country.
(a) For (b) To (c) In (d) Of (b)
26. The Event Passed …………… Without Any Untoward Incident.
(a) Of (b) On (c) Off (d) Away (c)
27. Oscillatona Are One Of The Few Plants That Can Move About ……………. A Wavy, Gliding Motion .
(a) Having (b) Has (c) Being (d) With (d)
28. ……….. A Busy City, Pompeii Was Virtually Destroyed By The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In 79 A.D.
(a) Once (b) It was Once (c) Once it was (d) That once (a)
29. Research In The Work Place Reveals That People Work For Many Reasons …………..
(a) Money beside (b) Money besides (c) Beside money (d) besides Money (d)
30………….. Unknown Quantities Is The Task Of Algebra .
(a) To Found (b) Find (c) The Find (d) Finding (d)
31. Fast Food Restaurants Have Become Popular Because Many Working People Want ………
(a) To Eat Quickly And Cheaply (b) Eating quickly and cheaply
(c) Eat quickly and cheaply (d) The eat quickly and cheaply (a)
32. Leading Designs Of New fashions Are ………….
(a) Haute couture (b) Clothiers (c)Hoopla (d) Basilisk (a)
33. Sociological Factors Rather than Legal implications Should Be The focus Of Study Before Society Permits The
Terminally ill To Exercise Their …………….. .
(a) Rule Of Thumb (b) Red alert (c) Reciprocal (d) Right to die (d)
34. ………… Very Hungry, He Bought A Sandwich
(a) Feel (b) Feeling (c) He Felt (d) To Feel (b)
35. The village Headman Was Unlettered, But be Was No Fool, He Could See Through The ……………Of The businessman’s
Proposition And Promptly ………….. Him Down.
(a)Deception, forced (b) Naivete , turned (c) Potential,forced (d) Sophistry, turned (d)
36. The Newly – Opened Restaurant At The District centre ………….. To The Testes Of People From All Walks Of Life And
One Is Likely To Find An …………Group There.
(a) Appeals, archetypal (b) Panders, connoisseur (c) Caters, ecletic (d) Inhibits, diverse (c)
37. We Must Try To Understand His Momentary ………….. For He Has ………….. more Strain And Anxiety Than Any Among
Us.
(a) vision,Forgotten (b) Aberration, undergone (c) Outcry,described (d) Senility,understood (b)
38. The……………. Terrorist was Finally ………By The police .
(a) Famous,apprehended (b) Notorious, nabbed (c) Crafty, admonished (d) Renowned, caught (b)
39.It Is Foolish To Vent Your Spleen On A/An…………Object Still , You Make ……………… Enemies That Way.
(a) Immobile, bitter (b) Interesting, curious (c) Humane, more (d) Inaminate,Fewer (a)
40. Compromise Is ………………… To Passionate Natures Because It Seems To Surrender , and To Intellectual Natures
Because It Seems A ………….
(a) Unsuited, submission (b) Odious, confusion (c) Intimidations, dichotomy (d) Inherent , fabrication (a)
41. When The …………. Polished The Stones, They Gleamed With A Breath- Taking Brilliance .
(a) Graphologist (b) Cosmetologist (c) Lapidacy (d) Beadle (c)
42. As ……………… Head Of The Organisation , He Attended Social Functions And Civil Meetings, But Had No ………. In The
Formulation Of Company Policy.
(a) Hypothetical, vote (b) Titular, voice (c) Nominal,competition (d) Former,pride (b)
43.The Perpetual Spinning Of Particals Is Much Like That Of A Top , With One Significant Difference, Unlike The Top, The
Particles Have No Need To be Wound Up, For …………Is one Of Their ……….. Properties.
(a) Revolution, radical (b) Rotation, intrinsic
(c) motion, intangible (d) Acceleration,hypothetical (b)
44. Vitamin E Cream, A Moisturising Emollient,……….. maintaining Soft, Healthy Looking Skin.
(a) Having been used for (b) used for (c) Has been used For (d) Having used for (c)
45. In His Painting “The There Musicians”, Picasso Reached A Climax In His Use ……….. Geometric Forms .
(a) To (b) Of (c) on (d) With (b)
46. Learning Is More Efficient When It is ……………… It Is Less Efficient When It Is ………………
(a) fast, slow (b) fun, Drudgery (c) Rapid, turtle- slow (d) Tedious, Like A Joy Ride
(b)
47. Physicians may Soon Have ………….. To Help Paralysed People Move Their Limbs By Passing The ……………. Nerves That
Once Controlled Their Muscles.
(a) Instruments,detrimental (b) Ways, damaged (c) Reason, Involuntary (d) Impediments, complex (b)
48 .The Internet Is A medium Where The Users Have Nearly …………… Choices And ………….. Contraints About Where To
Go And Wheat To Do.
(a)Unbalanced, nonexistent (b) Embarrassing, no (c) unlimited, minimal (d) Choking, shocking (c)
49. Education Is Central because Electronic Networks And Software – Driven Technologies Are Beginning To ………..The
Economic Barriers Between The nations.
(a) Break Down (b) Break (c) Crumble (d) Dismantle (d)
50. The Present Constitution Will See……………. Amendments But its Basic Structure Will Survive.
(a) Much more (b) Too many More (c) Quite a few more (d) Many more (a)
51. They Lament And Express Their Despair ……………. The Way Gandhi has Been Forgotten In This Own Land.
(a ) Over (b) of (c) in (d) With (a)
52. The Government ……………. On This Issue.
(a) Is divided (b) Are divided (c) Is being divided (d) divided (b)
53. After Having Sought My Help……………
(a) My Friend Left Me All Alone (b) I Was Left All Alone By My Friend
(c) I was alone (d) I asked her to leave me alone (a)
54. I Have known Her ……….. The End Of The World War II.
(a) From (b) Since (c) During (d) Towards (b)
55. The Landlady ………….. Since Morning.
(a) Has gossiped (b) Has been gossiping (c) Gossiped (d) Has gossiping (b)
56. The term ‘Rare Earth’s Is In Fact A ………. For Paradoxically, The Rare Earth Elements Are In Actuality ……..,Being
Present In Low Concentration In Virtually All The Minerals.
(a) Truism, essential (b) Misnomer, ubiquitous (c) Disclaimer, ephemeral (d) Metaphor, figurative (b)
57.According To The 12th
Century Cosmologies, The Natural Philosopher Must Strive To …………A State of Detached
Objectivity In Order To Free His Capacity For Constructing Useful Hypothesis From The ……….. Of Unquestioned
Assumptions And Accepted Opinions About Nature.
(a) Capture, contemplation (b) Achieve, tyranny (c) Imitate, discipline (d) Attain, confusion
(b)
58. The Columnist Was very Gentle when He Mentioned His Friends, But Was Bitter And Even ………. When He Discussed
People Who ………. Him.
(a) Laconic, infuriated (b) Acerbic, irritated (c) remorseful, encouraged (d) militant, distressed (d)
59. She Conduted The Interrogation Not Only With Dispatch But With …………… Being A Person Who Is ………. In Manner
yet Subtle In Discrimination.
(a) elan,enthusiastic (b) Equanimity, abrupt (c) Finesse, expeditious (d) Zeal, doctrinaire (a)
60. We Were Amazed That A Man Who Had Been The Most …………….. Public Speakers Could, In A Single Speech Electrify
An Audience And Bring The Cheering To Their Feet .
(a) Enthralling (b) Accomplished (c) Pedestrain (d) Masterful (c)
61. The officers Threatened to Take………. If Their Men Were …………..By The Conquered Villages.
(a) Measures,enhanced (b) Reprisals,endangered (c) Liberties,irritated (d) Affront,enervated (b)
62. His presentation Was So Lengthy And …………That It Was Difficult For Us To Find out The Real ……..In It .
(a) Verbose,content (b) Tedious, skill (c) Laborious, coverage (d) Simple, meaning (a)
63. The ……………… Of Opinion Which Emerged At A Recently Concluded Seminar Was That The Problem Of Dowry
Cannot Be ………….. Unless The Law Against It Is Made More Stringent .
(a) Divergence, managed (b) Convergence, appreciated (c) Consensus, trackled (d) Similarity, curbed (c)
Q .In Each Of The Sentences There Are two blanks, Each Blank indicating That Something Has Been Omitted. There Are
Four Alternatives Given. Choose The One That best Fits The Meaning Of The Sentence As A Whole.
64. They Refused To…………… Any More Evasive Replies And Decided To resolve The Issue within The ………. Of The Major.
(a) Notice-Eccentricity (b) Brook – Jurisdiction (c) Bloom – Indulgence (d) Suffer –Fortitude (b)
65. When Listening T o The Chanting Of The Scriptures, The Listner Does Not Encounter The Musician’s Individual
Personality …………….,The Chant Merely ……….. Both The Musical And Religious Rules Of The Period.
(a) However – Represents (b) Rather – Communicates (c) Moreover – Reflects (d) In – addition – Conveys (c)
66. After Listening To The Pleas For ……… ,The Judge Was ………… And Gave The Convicted Man The Maximum
Punishment Allowed By Law .
(a) Activity – Abrasive (b) Fortitude – Formidable (c) Clemency – Unmoved (d) Multiplicity – Noisome (c)
67. She was A/An Har Who Had Mastered The Art Of Making Untrue Statements In A manner That Sounded ……….
(a) Congenial – Creditable (b) Incorrigible – Plausible (c) Convincing –Illogical (d) Blatant – Incongruous (b)
68. Even Though The Region Was Prone To Hurricanes The …………. Of The tornado Last Year Was ……….
(a) Levity – Lethal (b) Portent – Poignant
(c) inevitability – Merucurial (d) Ferocity – Unprecedented (d)
69. We Can coax Physical Nature into ……….. Many Of Our Wishes But We Cannot……… Authority over It Or Make It
Change Its Ways One Jot .
(a) Granting, Empower (b) Satiating , Display (c) Satisfying, Exercise (d) Stimulating, Exercise (c)
70. War Has Been, throughout history, The Chief ………… Of Social Cohesion ; And Since Science Began , It Has Been The
Strogest …………….To Technical Progress .
(a) Reason, Encouragement (b) Origin, Boost (c) Cause, Provocation (d) Source, Incentive (d)
71. Genetic Engineering in Humans Should Be Used To ………… diseases, Not To ………… Genetic Uniformity.
(a) Treat, Foster (b) Eradicate, Cater (c) Cure, Generate (d) Avoid, Promote (a)
72. The Conflict Of Man With Physical Nature Is Turned Into A ……….. In Proportion As Man learns The ………….. Of Nature
And Thereby Becomes Able To Co- Operate With Her .
(a) Cohesion, Mysteries (b) Unity, Puzzles (c) Harmony, Secrets (d) Collation, Riddles (c)
73. Part Of The Confusion In Our Societies …………. From Our Pursuit Of Efficiency And Economic growth, In The ………..
That These Are The Necessary Ingredients Of Progress .
(a) Stems, Conviction (b) Emerges, Consideration (c) Derives, Evaluation (d) Extends, Planning (a)
74. The Problem Of Housing Shortage ……….. With The Population Explosion Has Also Been …………. By This Policy.
(a) Projected, Discussed (b) Threatened, Manifested (c) Dispensed, Acknowledged (d) Compounded, Addressed (d)
75. The Quality Of ………… Between Individuals And The Organization For Which They Work Can Be …………. to The
Benefit Of Both Parties.
(a) Life, Conceptualized (b) Service, Evaluated (c) Interaction, Improved (d) Sophistication, Developed (c)
76. Handicrafts Constitute An important ……….. of The Decentralised Sector Of India’s Economy And ………… Employment
To Over Six Million Artisans .
(a) Factor, Aims (b) Segment, Provides (c) Extension, Plants (d) Period, Projects (b)
A Sentences With One Or more Blanks Is Followed By Four Alternatives Select The Most Appropriate Alternative To Fill
Up These Blanks Most Meaningfully.
77. The Present Constitution Will See ……………… Amendments But Its Basic Structure Will Survive.
(a) Many More (b) Much More (c) Too Many More (d) Quite A Few More (a)
78. The Man Who Is Impatient To Become Rich Can Easily Be ………… To The Rack Track Or The Gaming Table, Where A
Lucky ……….. Might Make Him Rich .
(a) Evoked, Streak (b) Enticed, Chance (c) Pushed, Moment (d) Lured, Break (d)
79. Education is Central Because Electronic Networks And Software Driven Technologies Are Beginning To ………….The
Economic Barriers Between Nations.
(a) Break (b) Break down (c) Crumble (d) Dismantle (d)
80. Why Did You …………….. Yourself From Duty Yesterday, When There Was Urgent Work To Be Done ?
(a) Absurd (b) Absolve (c) Absent (d) Abstain (c)
81. Many People In Delhi Celebrated Diwali In A Grand Way …………… The High Prices .
(a) In Spite Of (b) Even Though (c) Because Of (d) even If (a)
Pick Out The Most Effective Pair Of Words From The Given Choices (a) , (b) , (c) And (d) In Each Of These Questions To
Make The Sentence Meaningfully Complete .
82. Part Of The confusion in Our Societies …………. From Our Pursuit Of Efficiency And Economic Growth, In The …………
That These Are The Necessary Ingredients Of Progress .
(a) Stems – Conviction (b) Derives – Evaluation (c) Emerges – Consideration (d) Extends – Planning (a)
83. The Problem Of Housing Storage …………….. With The Population Explosion Has Also Been …………. By This Policy.
(a) Projected – Discussed (b) Dispensed – Acknowledged (c) Threatened – Manifested (d) Compounded – Addressed (d)
84. The Quality of …………. Between Individuals And The Organization for Which They Work Can Be ………… To The Benefit
of Both parties
(a) life – Conceptualized (b) Interaction – Improved
(c) Service – Evaluated (d) Sophistication – Developed (b)
85. Handicrafts Constitute An Important ………….. Of The Decentralized Sector Of India’s Economy And…….. Employment
To over six Million Artisans.
(a) Factors – Aims (b) Extension – Plants (c) Segment – Provides (d) Period – projects (c)
86. It Is ………. That those Who Expect ……….. From Others Are Seldom Merciful Themselves .
(a) Strange; Sincerity (b) Unpardonable; Kindness (c) Stupid; Sympathy (d) Paradoxical; Clemency (d)
87. Some People Have The ………….. For Learning Foreign language But They Have No …………….. To Speak Any
(a) Aptitude; Interest (b) Stamina; Fondness (c) Capacity ; Ability (d) Compulsion; Inclination (a)
88. In Buddhism, It Is Impossible To Keep Ethics And Psychology ………………. From One Another, Because They …………At
So Many Points .
(a)Aloof; Merge (b) Disjoin; Converge (c) Alien; Meet (d) Separate; Overlap (a)
89.Cholesterol Had Long Been Identified As A Silent Killer Because The Patient Has No ……………… Of The Danger Freely
……………. His System .
(a) Information; Invading (b) Thought; Attacking (c) Idea ; Infecting (d) Inkling ; Traversing (d)
Each Of These Questions Has A Set Of 3 Or 4 Sentences To Logically Convey An Idea. The Possible Filler (s) In The Middle
Is I Are Given Separately As A And B . Mark The Answer As;
(a) If A And B Are To Be Filled In That Order (b) If Only A is To Be Filled
(c) If B And A Are To Be Filled In That Order (d) If Only B Is To Be Filled
90.As Far As Aircraft Maintenance Procedures Are Concerned , They Are Rigorous ,(…………………).Such Cases May End-
Up In Disastrous results , Though Exceptionally .
A. All Problems Are Immediately Corrected On Almost Every Occasion.
B. Only Due To Urgency Or Want Of Aircraft For Substitution, Certain Ones Are Overlooked. (a)
91. Auto – Riding Is A Very Fascinating Hobby . (…………….), It Is Obvious That They Consider The Hobby More Important
Than Anything Else .
A. Low Or Even Middle Income Group People Cannot Afford It.
B. I Know Many People Who Had Missed Many Important Cases Or Opportunities For Participation In Auto – Riding. (d)
92. There Is No Doubt That We Must Be Fair And Honest In All Our Dealings .(…………….) What You Really Are Is Less
Important Than What You Are Perceived By People Around You .
A. It Means That Perception Assumes Greater Importance Than Reality .
B. But Even More Important Is How You Are Perceived By others . (c)
93. The Admiration For Those who Fight Against Corruption In High Places Has Always Been Very Spontaneous Amongst
The Common People In India. (……………) .They Unhesitantly Appreciate Such Acts But Are Afraid Of Openly Doing So Far
Fear Of The Higher Ups.
A. They Hold Such People In High Esteem Who Make Sacrifices On Principles And Moral Issues .
B. They Make Verbose Speeches Of Admiration And Appreciation Of Such Acts . (b)
Q. Fill In The Blanks.
94. Professionals Focus Their ………… On Fulfilling Their Responsibilities And Achieving Results, Not On ……… A Particular
Image.
(a) Leadership – Attributing (b) Planning – Devising (c) Abilities – Contributing (d) Energies – Portraying (d)
95. When You Are Living With Your ………….. Values And Principles You Can Be Straightforward ,Honest And ……………
(a) Inherited – Distinct (b) Core – Up – Front (c) Innate – Durable (d) Cultural – Perceptive (b)
96. In The Role Of A Counsellor, You Are An Authority Figure Whose Objective Is To …………… Attentively And Sensitively
To Employees Who ……………. You With Their Feelings .
(a) Manage – Direct (b) Project – Focus (c) Listen – Trust (d) Concentrate – Believe (c)
97. If A Junior Executive Neglects His Professional Development And ……………Education, He Can Easily And Quickly
Become Obsolete In A World Changing At ……………. Rates .
(a) Higher – Vulnerable (b) Management – Supreme (c) Better – Supreme (d) Continuing – Dizzying (d)
98. Pipes Are Not A Safer ……………. To Cigarettes Because, Though Pipe Smokers Do Not Inhale, They Are Still …………..
Higher Rates Of lung And Mouth Cancers Than Non – Smokers.
(a) Alternative – Subject To (b) Answer – Responsible (c) Preference – free From (d) ReJoinder – involved to (a)
99. Because Of Its Tendency To ……………… Most Indian Art Is …………….. Japanese Art, Where Symbols Have Been
Minimized And Meaning Has Been Conveyed By Using The Method Of The Merest Suggestion .
(a) Overdraw – Similar To (b) Understate – Reminiscent Of
(c) Imitate – Superior To (d) Sentimentalism – Supportive To (b)
100. In The Absence Of native Predators To Stop The Spread Of Their Population, The Imported Goats ……………. To Such
An Inordinate Degree That They Over – Grazed The Countryside And …………………. The Native Vegetation .
(a) Thrived – Threatened (b) Suffered – Abandoned (c) propagated – Cultivated (d) Dwindled – Eliminated (a)
101. The Analysis Of The Coach’s Report Was Anything But ……………….. Those Of Us Who Have Learned To Discount
Such Dismal ……………… Are Optimistic.
(a) Malicious – Benefits (b) Sanguinary – Traps
(c) Pessimistic – Confusion (d) Pleasant – Prognostications (d)
102. I Am Not Attracted By The ……………. Life Of The ………….. Always Wandering Through The Countryside, Begging For
Charity .
(a) Proud, Almsgiver (b) Noble, Philanthropist (c) Affluent, Mendicant (d) Peripatetic, Vagabond (d)
103. Her True Feelings …………. Themselves In Her Sarcastic Asides; Only Then Was Her …………… Revealed.
(a) Concealed, Sweetness (b) Manifested, Bitterness (c) Hid, Sarcasm (d) Grieved , Charm (b)
104. The Sugar Dissolved In Water …………; Finally All That Remained Was An Almost Residue On The Bottom Of The
Glass .
(a)Quickly, lumpy (b) Immediately, Fragrant (c) Gradually , Imperceptible (d) Subsequently, Glassy (c)
105. It Is Foolish To Vent Your Spleen On ……….. Object; Still, You Make ………… Enemies That Way.
(a) An Inanimate , Fewer (b) An Immobile, Bitter (c) An Interesting, Curious (d)An Insipid, Dull (a)
106. The Best Punctuation Is That Of Which The Reader Is Least Conscious; For Whn punctuation, or Lack Of It, ………….
Itself, It Is Usually Because It ………..
(a) Conceals, Recedes (b) Enjoins, Fails (c) Obtrudes, Offends (d) Effaces, Counts (d)
107. Their Achievement In The Field Of Literature Is Described As ………….. ; Sometimes It Is Even Called………….
(a ) Significant, paltry (b) Insignificant, influential (c) Magnificent, Irresponsible (d) Unimportant, Trivial (d)
108. Companies That Try To Improve Employees Performance By …………… Rewards Encourage Negative Kinds Of
Behaviour, instead Of ………….. A Genuine Interest In Doing The Work Well .
(a) Conferring, Discrediting (b) Bestowing, Discouraging (c) Giving, Seeking (d) Withholding , Fostering
(c)
109. A Growing Number Of These Expert Professionals …………… Having To Train Foreigners As The Students End Up
……….. The Teachers Who Have To Then Unhappily Contend With No Jobs At All or New Jobs With Drastically Reduced
Pay Packets .
(a) Welcome, Assisting (b) Resist, Challenging (c) Resent, Replacing (d) Are, Supplanting (b)
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