Directions (Q. 21-25): In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.
21. The leader, with all his men _______imprisoned.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. will
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22. I can imagine no place ________interesting than a railway station.
A. as
B. better
C. more
D. equality
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23. She did not approve _______my going abroad for further studies.
A. about
B. over
C. with
D. of
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24. She_______ because she had been waiting for you for an hour.
A. was angry
B. is angry
C. will be angry
D. shall be angry
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25. Racial violence erupted throughout the United States _______ Martin Luther King was assassinated in April 1968.
A. while
B. for
C. because
D. when
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Directions (Q. 26-28): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
26. She baffled me with her argument.
A. defeated
B. surprised
C. perplexed
D. convinced
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27. Indigenous
A. wholesome
B. homely
C. indignant
D. native
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28. At loggerheads
A. quarrelling
B. heading
C. gorgeous
D. logical
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Directions (Q. 29-31): Out of the four alternatives, choose that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
29. Flagrant
A. Modest
B. Mediocre
C. Meek
D. Mild
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30. Wholesome
A. Discursive
B. Unhealthy
C. Incomplete
D. Discrete
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31 Ostensible
A. Unostentatious
B. Insensible
C. Actual
D. Apparent
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Directions (Q. 32-34): Find the correctly spelt word.
32. A. Embaras
B. Embarass
C. Embarres
D. Embarrass
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33. A. Courageous
B. Courageaous
C. Coragageous
D. Corrageous
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34. A. Changeble
B. Changeable
C. Changable
D. Changeblle
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Drections (Q. 35-44). In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase.
35. I’m sure the new office order serves them right.
A. realise their mistakes
B. changes their mind
C. gives good service to them
D. get what they deserve
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36. when he took charge as the General Manager of the company, the situation was at sixes and sevens.
A. in utter confusion
B. the money was meagre
C. the company was in debt
D. only a few workers were there
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37. He is always in debt as he makes ducks and drakes of his money.
A. often buys non-vegetarian dishes with
B. often squanders money
C. grows ducks and hens
D. gives loans to other people
Answer. N
38. The manager gave his secretary her marching orders when he found her work unsatisfactory.
A. punishment orders
B. dismissal orders
C. transfer orders
D. training orders
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39. Trying to find life on the Mars is a wild goose chase.
A. mad race for something
B. competition where one is prepared to face in consequences
C. a futile exercise
D. useful enterprise
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40. It is high time he buried the hatchet and worked for the progress of our country. A. stop fighting, be friendly
B. start fighting, kill the enemy
C. stop being lazy, work hard
D. start burying the hatchet
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