Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
I said to you, "He cannot be trusted completely."
I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
I said you that he cannot be trusted completely.
You told me that he cannot be trusted completely.
You told me that he could not be trusted completely.
I told you that he could not be trusted completely. (Correct)
(b) You told me that he could not be trusted completely. (Incorrect Pronoun)
(c) I said you that he cannot be trusted completely. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) You told me that he cannot be trusted completely. (Incorrect Pronoun)
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Primitive
Agricultural
Racial
Technical
Sophisticated
Primitive- very simple and not developed
Sophisticated- advanced and able to understand difficult or complicated things
Question 3:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The British king, Charles I, had (1) __________ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2) _______ money. Therefore, he (3) ________ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) __________ candidates. However, his decision was (5) _________ by the British parliament.
devised
inherited
Genetic
owned
inherited.
'Inherited' means to receive property, money, etc. from somebody who has died. The given passage states that the British king, Charles I, had inherited a very difficult financial situation from his father.
Hence, 'inherited' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given. below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The last exam of the year was history, which had always been my worst subject.
B. So, I decided to write the dates and names of the important events on the inside of my arm.
C. This happened when I was about 14 years old.
D. I was useless at remembering dates and people's names
CADB
DBCA
CBDA
ACBD
CADB
Sentence C will be the starting line as it states how the incident started. However, Sentence A states the incident. So, A will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that why History had been the worst subject for the narrator & Sentence B states what the narrator decided to do. So, B will follow D. Going through the options, option (d) has the correct sequence.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Culpable
Irresponsible
innocent
Guilty
Immune
Culpable - responsible for something bad that has happened
Guilty- being responsible for doing something wrong
Irresponsible- not thinking about the effect your actions will have
Immune- having natural protection against a certain disease or illness
Innocent- not having done wrong
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Jump the gun
Watch a person carefully
There is always a cost to do something
Start something too soon or act hastily
Intentionally raise a false alarm
Jump the gun means to start something too soon or act hastily.
Eg- These days the media jumps the gun and gives out the verdict of controversial cases even before the investigation completes.
Question 7:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Where did you kept the sack of wheat that I bought from the market?
that I bought
Where did you kept
the sack of wheat
from the market
'Did' always takes the first/base form of the verb(V1) with it. The base form of 'kept' is 'keep'.
Hence, 'keep' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A collection of poems or short stories.
Apiary
Apathy
Anthology
Anthropoid
Anthology
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
My brother likes football.
Football is like by my brother.
Football was like by my brother.
Football was liked by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
(a) Football was liked by my brother. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Football is like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
(c) Football was like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
To put someone's back up
To help someone
To irritate someone
To deceive someone
To flatter someone
To put someone's back up - to irritate someone.
E.g.- Bhaskar didn't try to argue with his boss as it would just put his back up.
