Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
His poems are recondite in subject matter
simple
mystical
obscure
brief
Recondite - little known about or understood by people
Simple - easy to understand, do or use
Brief- short or quick
Mystical - connected with the spirit; strange and wonderful
Obscure - not well known
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you arrange for the consignment ________ delivered on Monday?
is
for being
to be
being
"be + V3" will be the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'to be delivered (V3)' is the most appropriate answer
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.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
2.
inside
off
under
over
The preposition 'off' will perfectly fit in the context of the sentence. The given passage states that he turned off the road and along with the sound below the church. “Turn off” is a phrasal verb which means to leave a major road one is travelling along.
Hence, 'off' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A government that takes decisions based on the recommendations of state officials instead of elected representatives
Gerontocracy
Democracy
Autocracy
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy- a government that takes decisions based on the recommendations of state officials instead of elected representatives
Gerontocracy- a state, society, or group governed by old people.
Democracy- a system in which the government of a country is elected by the people
Autocracy- a system of government of a country in which one person has complete power
Question 5:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Your advices were timely / and guided me / to take the right decisions.
No error
to take the right decisions
and guided me
Your advices were timely
'Advice' does not have any plural form. Use 'pieces of advice / Bits of advice' in place of 'advices' to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Question 6:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Every participant gave / so outstanding performance / that it became difficult / to choose the winner.
to choose the winner
so outstanding performance
Every participant gave
that it became difficult
Such is used for emphasizing the degree of something. The given sentence tells about a performance of outstanding degree.
Hence, 'so outstanding performance' will be replaced by 'such an outstanding performance' to grammatically correct the given sentence.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
The litigant wished that justice would prevail.
abuser
detective
culprit
petitioner
Litigant- a person who is taking legal action in a court of law
Petitioner- a person who makes a formal application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.
Detective- a person, especially a police officer, who tries to solve crimes
Culprit- a person who has done something wrong
Abuser- a person who uses something to bad effect or for a bad purpose.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
The coach was trying to twist the player's arm by asking him to practice throughout the day.
To train someone in warfare
To console the weak
To try to force someone to do something
To refrain from resting
To twist the arm means - To try to force someone to do something.
Eg- I didn't want to pay the bill, but my wife twisted my arm.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Anne asked whether I knew a good lawyer.
Anne asked, "Whether I knew a good lawyer?"
Anne said, "Whether do you know a good lawyer?"
Anne said, "Do you know a good lawyer?"
Anne said, "You knew a good lawyer?"
Anne said, "Do you know a good lawyer?" (Correct)
(a) Anne asked, "Whether I knew a good lawyer?" (Incorrect Structure)
(b) Anne said, "You knew a good lawyer?" (Incorrect Structure)
(d) Anne said, “Whether do you know a good lawyer?" (Incorrect Structure)
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A government that takes decisions based on the recommendations of state officials instead of elected representatives
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Gerontocracy
Autocracy
Bureaucracy- a government that takes decisions based on the recommendations of state officials instead of elected representatives
Gerontocracy- a state, society, or group governed by old people.
Democracy- a system in which the government of a country is elected by the people
Autocracy- a system of government of a country in which one person has complete power