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SPOTTING ERROR
Everybody but Ram (A)/ has paid (B)/ their dues. (C)/ No error. (D)
Change 'their' into 'his'. 'Everybody' is singular. Hence will take singular verb.
Death of (A)/ his only son (B)/ made Mohan desolate. (C)/ No error. (D)
D
They have (A)/ played a game (B)/ last week. (C)/ No error. (DRemove 'have'. Last week denotes past time. Hence simple past (they played) is correct
Not only she went to Kashmir (A)/ but also stayed there (B)/ for a month. (C)/ No error. (DPut 'not only' before 'went'. The sentence is of misplaced conjunction
Sudoku was first designed in the 1970s (A)/ by a retired architect (B)/ and freelance puzzle constructor. (C)/ No error.
D
You are never practical (A)/ and your suggestions hold no water (B)/ because they
are not convincing. (C)/ No error (D)(B); Use 'do not hold' water instead of 'hold no water'.We need to use the correct phrase. 'Do not hold water means 'not correct or true'
The teacher tried his very best to bring home (A)/ on the students the (B)/ need for hard work.(C)/ No error (D)(B); 'Bring home to' is the correct phrase which means 'to make unmistakably clear'
The patient died (A)/ after he (B)/ was transfused.(C)/ No error (D)(C); 'Had been tranfused with blood' must replace 'was transfused'. The action that takes place first must be in Past Perfect Tense.
When the police approached him (A)/ he held up his both hands (B)/ and surrendered . C)/ No error (D)(B); 'both his hands' must replace 'his both hands"
Inspite of my consoling her (A)/ she kept weeping (B)/ day in, day out. (C)/ No error (D)(B); 'Kept' must be changed into 'kept on' which means 'to continue'.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Leadership defines what the future should look like and ........ people with that vision.
(A) aligns (B) develops
(C) trains (D) encourages
A
All the people involved in the issue feel a great .......... to his suggestion.(A) contradiction (B) adherence
(C) indifference (D) repugnance
B
All the respondents should express their .......... views in this questionnaire.
(A) convenient (B) confident
(C) candid (D) favourable
C
The ship waited till the storm ......... before sailing out to sea.
(A) evaporated (B) consolidated
(C) abated (D) normalized
C
I agree ........your proposal but not ...... your friend on all issues.
(A) to, with (B) with, to
(C) with, with (D) to, to
A
Please do not _____ an offer made by the Chairman.
(A) refrain (B) refute
(C) refuse (D) refuge
C
Take possession of the records immediately lest they should be _______ with.
(A) tampered (B) destroyed
(C) manhandled (D) mishandled
A
Let us take him upon his word. I see no room for any ______ in the matter.(A) duplicity (B) deviation
(C) synicism (D) difference
A
du·plic·i·ty
Since one cannot read every book, one should be content with making a _______ selection.
(A) normal (B) standard
(C) moderate (D) judicious
D
There has been a ____ lack of efficiency in all the crucial areas of the working of Public Sector Undertakings.
(A) positive (B) surprising
(C) conspicuous (D) stimulative
C
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
Can this machine be adopted "in" construction work.
(A) by (B) into
(C) for (D) No improvement
C
The less I see him "the much" I like him.(A) the further
(B) the more
(C) the grater
(D) No improvement
B
"I adapted" a new method to solve the problem.
(A) I have been adopted
(B) I adopted
(C) I was adapted
(D) No improvement
B
You have come here with a view "to insult" me.
(A) to insulting (B) of insulting
(C) for insulting (D) No improvement
A
He found a "wooden broken chair" in the room.
(A) wooden and broken chair
(B) broken wooden chair
(C) broken and wooden chair
(D) No improvement
B
The boy "told his teacher" to explain the passage.
(A) asked his teacher
(B) said to his teacher
(C) invited his teacher
(D) No improvement
A
I am tired as "I am working" since 7 O'clock in the morning.
(A) I was working
(B) I has been working
(C) I have been working
(D) No improvement
C
When it was dark they decided to "put at" an inn.
(A) put off with (B) put up at
(C) put out in (D) No improvement
B
The floor of the hall was "covered by" a carpet.
(A) covered in (B) covered with
(C) covered upon (D) No improvement
B
Miss Pillai teaches very well, "isn't it" ?
(A) didn't she (B) doesn't she
(C) wasn't (D) No improvement
B
SYNONYM
VIGILANT
(A) Vigorous (B) Watchful
(C) Awake (D) Conscious
B
CHERISH(A) Value (B) Appreciate
(C) Admire (D) Flatter
B
CONGREGATION
(A) Concentration (B) Meeting
(C) Discussion (D) Judgement
B
Painstaking
(A) feeling panic
(B) thorough and rigorous
(C) taking risk
(D) painful and sorrowful
B
Stifle(A) starve (B) smother
(C) stumble (D) stagger
B
sti·fle Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
Stalemate
(A) degeneration (B) exhaustion
(C) deadlock (D) settlement
C
Abstemious
(A) resistant (B) temperate
(C) superstitions (D) careful
B
abstemious
ANTONYM
Repudiate
(A) Disown (B) Acknowledge
(C) Decline (D) BegetB
Salubrious
(A) Perfect (B) Anonymous
(C) Clean (D) Unwholesome
D
Lucid
(A) Lacking resources
(B) Lacking vitality
(C) Lacking clarity
(D) Leacking comfortC
Propensity(A) disinclination (B) forecast
(C) stagnation (D) restlessness
A
Laconic
(A) uncivilised (B) talkative
(C) erudite (D) livid
B
Exodus(A) influx (B) return
(C) home coming (D) restoration
C
Chimerical
(A) fearful (B) breathtaking
(C) serene (D) practical idea
D
chi·me·ra
ONE WORD
A photograph taken by the police of someone who has been arrested.
(A) Mug shot (B) Screen shot
(C) Pic (D) ProfileA
Actions or statement that tricks people into believing something that is not true.(A) trick (B) Chicanery
(C) Stratagem (D) Artifice
B
stratagem A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
artifice Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
A person who is trying to escape being arrested by the police
(A) Refugee (B) Fugitive
(C) On the run (D) Escapist
B
The knowledge and understanding that a person has about an event only after it has happened.(A) Hindsight (B) Foresee
(C) Foretell (D) Omen
A
A collection of slaves.
(A) Coffle (B) Crew
(C) Company (D) Cortege
A
Take great pleasure.
(A) Revel (B) Satisfied
(C) Uphold (D) Overhaul
A
Person who files a suit.(A) Charger (B) Suitor
(C) Plaintiff (D) Accuse
C
Governed by a sense of duty.
(A) Conscious (B) Sensible
(C) Intelligent (D) Conscientious
D
The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
(A) Hieroglyphics (B) Calligraphy
(C) Stenciling (D) Graphics
B
IDIOMS
Go Dutch
(A) To be drunk
(B) Each person paying for oneself
(C) Merrymaking
(D) To go on date
B
He is supposed to show up at four "on the dot."
(A) The exact time
(B) At doorstep
(C) At the place decided
(D) At the entrance
A
Pie in the sky
(A) Impossible gain
(B) A beauty
(C) Pleasant to imagine but impossible to attain
(D) Heavealy reward after death
C
He "keeps me in the loop."
(A) to keep informed
(B) to stay in touch
(C) to include in the friend circle
(D) to implicateA
He was a king who ruled his subjects "with a high hand."
(A) oppressively
(B) kindly
(C) conveniently
(D) sympatheticallyA
He "did me a good turn" by recommending me for the post of co-ordinator.
(A) became suddenly good
(B) improved my prospects
(C) did an act of kindness
(D) returned my kindness
C
Being an introvert, he will only "eat his heart out."
(A) eat too much
(B) keep brooding
(C) invite trouble
(D) suffer silently
D
She exhibited remarkable "sang froid" during the crisis.
(A) temper (B) irritation
(C) composure (D) anger
C
It was he who "put a spoke in my wheel."
(A) tried to cause an accident
(B) helped in the execution of the plan
(C) thwarted the execution of the plan
(D) destroyed the plan
C
SPOTTING ERROR
Everybody but Ram (A)/ has paid (B)/ their dues. (C)/ No error. (D)
Change 'their' into 'his'. 'Everybody' is singular. Hence will take singular verb.
Death of (A)/ his only son (B)/ made Mohan desolate. (C)/ No error. (D)
D
They have (A)/ played a game (B)/ last week. (C)/ No error. (DRemove 'have'. Last week denotes past time. Hence simple past (they played) is correct
Not only she went to Kashmir (A)/ but also stayed there (B)/ for a month. (C)/ No error. (DPut 'not only' before 'went'. The sentence is of misplaced conjunction
Sudoku was first designed in the 1970s (A)/ by a retired architect (B)/ and freelance puzzle constructor. (C)/ No error.
D
You are never practical (A)/ and your suggestions hold no water (B)/ because they
are not convincing. (C)/ No error (D)(B); Use 'do not hold' water instead of 'hold no water'.We need to use the correct phrase. 'Do not hold water means 'not correct or true'
The teacher tried his very best to bring home (A)/ on the students the (B)/ need for hard work.(C)/ No error (D)(B); 'Bring home to' is the correct phrase which means 'to make unmistakably clear'
The patient died (A)/ after he (B)/ was transfused.(C)/ No error (D)(C); 'Had been tranfused with blood' must replace 'was transfused'. The action that takes place first must be in Past Perfect Tense.
When the police approached him (A)/ he held up his both hands (B)/ and surrendered . C)/ No error (D)(B); 'both his hands' must replace 'his both hands"
Inspite of my consoling her (A)/ she kept weeping (B)/ day in, day out. (C)/ No error (D)(B); 'Kept' must be changed into 'kept on' which means 'to continue'.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Leadership defines what the future should look like and ........ people with that vision.
(A) aligns (B) develops
(C) trains (D) encourages
A
All the people involved in the issue feel a great .......... to his suggestion.(A) contradiction (B) adherence
(C) indifference (D) repugnance
B
All the respondents should express their .......... views in this questionnaire.
(A) convenient (B) confident
(C) candid (D) favourable
C
The ship waited till the storm ......... before sailing out to sea.
(A) evaporated (B) consolidated
(C) abated (D) normalized
C
I agree ........your proposal but not ...... your friend on all issues.
(A) to, with (B) with, to
(C) with, with (D) to, to
A
Please do not _____ an offer made by the Chairman.
(A) refrain (B) refute
(C) refuse (D) refuge
C
Take possession of the records immediately lest they should be _______ with.
(A) tampered (B) destroyed
(C) manhandled (D) mishandled
A
Let us take him upon his word. I see no room for any ______ in the matter.(A) duplicity (B) deviation
(C) synicism (D) difference
A
du·plic·i·ty
Deceitfulness; double-dealing.
Since one cannot read every book, one should be content with making a _______ selection.
(A) normal (B) standard
(C) moderate (D) judicious
D
There has been a ____ lack of efficiency in all the crucial areas of the working of Public Sector Undertakings.
(A) positive (B) surprising
(C) conspicuous (D) stimulative
C
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
Can this machine be adopted "in" construction work.
(A) by (B) into
(C) for (D) No improvement
C
The less I see him "the much" I like him.(A) the further
(B) the more
(C) the grater
(D) No improvement
B
"I adapted" a new method to solve the problem.
(A) I have been adopted
(B) I adopted
(C) I was adapted
(D) No improvement
B
You have come here with a view "to insult" me.
(A) to insulting (B) of insulting
(C) for insulting (D) No improvement
A
He found a "wooden broken chair" in the room.
(A) wooden and broken chair
(B) broken wooden chair
(C) broken and wooden chair
(D) No improvement
B
The boy "told his teacher" to explain the passage.
(A) asked his teacher
(B) said to his teacher
(C) invited his teacher
(D) No improvement
A
I am tired as "I am working" since 7 O'clock in the morning.
(A) I was working
(B) I has been working
(C) I have been working
(D) No improvement
C
When it was dark they decided to "put at" an inn.
(A) put off with (B) put up at
(C) put out in (D) No improvement
B
The floor of the hall was "covered by" a carpet.
(A) covered in (B) covered with
(C) covered upon (D) No improvement
B
Miss Pillai teaches very well, "isn't it" ?
(A) didn't she (B) doesn't she
(C) wasn't (D) No improvement
B
SYNONYM
VIGILANT
(A) Vigorous (B) Watchful
(C) Awake (D) Conscious
B
CHERISH(A) Value (B) Appreciate
(C) Admire (D) Flatter
B
CONGREGATION
(A) Concentration (B) Meeting
(C) Discussion (D) Judgement
B
Painstaking
(A) feeling panic
(B) thorough and rigorous
(C) taking risk
(D) painful and sorrowful
B
Stifle(A) starve (B) smother
(C) stumble (D) stagger
B
sti·fle Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
Stalemate
(A) degeneration (B) exhaustion
(C) deadlock (D) settlement
C
Abstemious
(A) resistant (B) temperate
(C) superstitions (D) careful
B
abstemious
Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
ANTONYM
Repudiate
(A) Disown (B) Acknowledge
(C) Decline (D) BegetB
Salubrious
(A) Perfect (B) Anonymous
(C) Clean (D) Unwholesome
D
sa·lu·bri·ous
Health-giving; healthy.
Lucid
(A) Lacking resources
(B) Lacking vitality
(C) Lacking clarity
(D) Leacking comfortC
Propensity(A) disinclination (B) forecast
(C) stagnation (D) restlessness
A
Laconic
(A) uncivilised (B) talkative
(C) erudite (D) livid
B
Exodus(A) influx (B) return
(C) home coming (D) restoration
C
Chimerical
(A) fearful (B) breathtaking
(C) serene (D) practical idea
D
chi·me·ra
(in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
ONE WORD
A photograph taken by the police of someone who has been arrested.
(A) Mug shot (B) Screen shot
(C) Pic (D) ProfileA
Actions or statement that tricks people into believing something that is not true.(A) trick (B) Chicanery
(C) Stratagem (D) Artifice
B
stratagem A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
artifice Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
A person who is trying to escape being arrested by the police
(A) Refugee (B) Fugitive
(C) On the run (D) Escapist
B
The knowledge and understanding that a person has about an event only after it has happened.(A) Hindsight (B) Foresee
(C) Foretell (D) Omen
A
A collection of slaves.
(A) Coffle (B) Crew
(C) Company (D) Cortege
A
Take great pleasure.
(A) Revel (B) Satisfied
(C) Uphold (D) Overhaul
A
Person who files a suit.(A) Charger (B) Suitor
(C) Plaintiff (D) Accuse
C
Governed by a sense of duty.
(A) Conscious (B) Sensible
(C) Intelligent (D) Conscientious
D
The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
(A) Hieroglyphics (B) Calligraphy
(C) Stenciling (D) Graphics
B
IDIOMS
Go Dutch
(A) To be drunk
(B) Each person paying for oneself
(C) Merrymaking
(D) To go on date
B
He is supposed to show up at four "on the dot."
(A) The exact time
(B) At doorstep
(C) At the place decided
(D) At the entrance
A
Pie in the sky
(A) Impossible gain
(B) A beauty
(C) Pleasant to imagine but impossible to attain
(D) Heavealy reward after death
C
He "keeps me in the loop."
(A) to keep informed
(B) to stay in touch
(C) to include in the friend circle
(D) to implicateA
He was a king who ruled his subjects "with a high hand."
(A) oppressively
(B) kindly
(C) conveniently
(D) sympatheticallyA
He "did me a good turn" by recommending me for the post of co-ordinator.
(A) became suddenly good
(B) improved my prospects
(C) did an act of kindness
(D) returned my kindness
C
Being an introvert, he will only "eat his heart out."
(A) eat too much
(B) keep brooding
(C) invite trouble
(D) suffer silently
D
She exhibited remarkable "sang froid" during the crisis.
(A) temper (B) irritation
(C) composure (D) anger
C
It was he who "put a spoke in my wheel."
(A) tried to cause an accident
(B) helped in the execution of the plan
(C) thwarted the execution of the plan
(D) destroyed the plan
C
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