1 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A large cage, building
or enclosure to keep birds
1. Zoo
2. Apiary
3. Aquarium
4. Aviary
2 Select the most
appropriate antonym of the given word.
Expunge
1. Insert
2. Deplete
3. Exhaust
4. Remove
3 Select the most
appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Uphold
1. Support
2. Maintain
3. Endorse
4. Oppose
4 Given below are four
sentences in jumbled order. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. His school was
closed as it was the height of summer.
B. It was on one such
day that Ranji discovered a pool in the forest.
C. As he had no friends
yet, he wandered alone in the hills and forests.
D. Ranji had been less
than a month in Rajpur.
1. ACBD
2. CBDA
3. BADC
4. DACB
5 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.
The Prime Minister
chair a high-level meeting / with senior officials / to review the Covid
situation.
1. with senior
officials
2. The Prime Minister
chair a high-level meeting
3. to review the Covid
situation
4. No error
6 Select the most
appropriate word to fill in the blank.
In the past month, the
price of oil has ______ several times.
1. fumbled
2. fluctuated
3. faltered
4. failed
7 Select the most
appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
Leather straps put
around a horse’s head to control it
1. bridle
2. bridal
3. saddle
4. stirrup
8 Select the correct
indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said, “All the
guests will arrive tonight.”
1. Mother said that all
the guests would arrive that night.
2. Mother said that all
the guests will arrive tonight.
3. Mother told that all
the guests would arrive tonight.
4. Mother said that all
the guests will arrive that night.
9 Sentences of a
paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right
order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The word Jama me‘a robe
or shawl’ and War me‘Yard (the measuring unit)’.
B. Jamawar (also
spelled as Jamavar) is a fabric that has its roots in Kashmir.
C. People in the
earlier times used to buy a yard of the shawl to protect themselves from the
chilly winter.
D. The Jamawar is an
adulterated form of Pashmina silk since it contains a blend of cotton and wool.
1. BACD
2. BCAD
3. DCBA
4. DCAB
10 Select the most
appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Rank and file
1. The manager of a
personnel department
2. Ordinary workers in
a company
3. Financial activities
in a firm
4. A very
well-organised company
11 Select the most
appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
My brother has decided
to settle in London for good.
1. forever
2. briefly
3. for a better income
4. for a promotion
12 Select the most
appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Unless someone makes a
complaint,
they will not clear the garbage from the street.
1. Without someone
makes a complaint
2. No substitution
required
3. Despite someone
makes a complaint
4. Except someone makes
a complaint
13 Select the
INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. Plump
2. Muscle
3. Gnaw
4. Rinckle
14 In the given
sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
We are yet living in
the same house.
1. We are
2. same house
3. in the
4. yet living
15 Select the most
appropriate synonym of the given word.
FORSAKE
1. desert
2. hold
3. claim
4. help
16 Select the most
appropriate synonym of the given word.
Profuse
1. Meagre
2. Abundant
3. Limited
4. Consistent
17 Select the option
that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The clouds hid the sun.
1. The sun was hidden
by the clouds.
2. The sun is hidden by
the clouds.
3. The clouds are hid
by the sun.
4. The sun was hide by
the clouds.
18 Select the misspelt
word.
1. mature
2. mischief
3. misrable
4. moisture
19 Select the most
appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
How long have you being
seating on this bench?
1. being sat
2. No substitution
3. been sitting
4. been seating
20 Fill in the blank
with most appropriate word.
The air ______ has gone
up significantly.
1. rent
2. charge
3. cost
4. fare
Comprehension:
In the following
passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank.
Kashmiri carpets have
been appreciated since a long time for their intricate work. Their uniqueness
(1) ______ in their manufacturing. These carpets are (2) ______ handmade and
are knotted, not tufted. You can (3) ______ different carpets from a variety of
silk or woolen ones. These are (4) ______ in colourful themes. The main art of
carpet manufacturing is (5) ______ with the knotting. These knots determine the
durability and value of the carpet.
21 Select the most
appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
1. is lying
2. lying
3. lies
4. lie
22 Select the most
appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
1. absolutely
2. merely
3. simply
4. purely
23 Select the most
appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
1. indicate
2. elect
3. choose
4. decide
24 Select the most
appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
1. devised
2. designed
3. defined
4. described
25 Select the most
appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
1. assisted
2. abetted
3. attended
4. associated
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