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.
2.
raise
upraise
Lift
bring
raise.
'Raise' means to increase the level of something. The given passage states that he wanted to raise money.
Hence, 'raise' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Culpable
Guilty
Immune
Irresponsible
innocent
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 3:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Lasting for a very short period of time
Permanent
Pungent
Ceaseless
Ephemeral
Ephemeral- lasting for a very short period of time
Permanent- lasting for a long time or forever
Ceaseless- continuing for a long time without stopping
Pungent- very strong
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hilarious
Pretentious
Ridiculous
Humourless
Usual
Hilarious- extremely funny
Humourless- lacking a sense of humor
Ridiculous- very silly or unreasonable
Pretentious- trying to appear more serious or important than you really are
Usual- happening or used most often
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hilarious
Pretentious
Usual
Humourless
Ridiculous
Hilarious- extremely funny
Humourless- lacking a sense of humor
Ridiculous- very silly or unreasonable
Pretentious- trying to appear more serious or important than you really are
Usual- happening or used most often
Question 6:
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.
Apathy
Anthropoid
Apiary
Anthology
Anthology
Question 7:
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.
2.
Lift
bring
upraise
raise
raise.
'Raise' means to increase the level of something. The given passage states that he wanted to raise money.
Hence, 'raise' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
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
from the market
Where did you kept
the sack of wheat
'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 9:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
She said to herself, "Shall I have a happy married life?"
She asked that if she should have a happy married life.
She thought that she should have a happy married life
She wondered if she would have a happy married life
She wondered if she shall have a happy married life.
She wondered if she would have a happy married life. (Correct)
(a) She asked that if she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(b) She thought that she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(d) She wondered if she shall have a happy married life. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Green tea is good for not only the health but also for ______ skin.
laborious
glowing
caustic
emotional
'Glowing' means showing the radiance of health, excitement. The given sentence states that green tea is good for not only the health but also for glowing skin.
