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SPOTTING ERROR
After having passed M.Sc. (A)/ he joined the Air Force (B)/ as an officer. (C)/ No error (D)
(A); Delete ‘After’. Having + V3 (Perfect Participle is sufficient to express the occurence of the 2 nd action after the 1 st action.)
Trying many times, (A)/ he decided not to (B)/ appear in a competitive examination.(C)/ No error (D)
(A); Change ‘trying’ into ‘having tried’
Although he was very tired (A)/ he still kept to work (B)/ continuously for seven hours. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); ‘Kept on working’ must come in place of ‘kept to work’. ‘Kept on’ means ‘to continue’
When a man does not realize his kinship with the (A)/ world, he lives in a prisonhouse. (B) which walls are alien to him (C)/No error (D)
(C); ‘the walls of which’ must come in place of ‘which walls’
He could not explain what actually constitutes (A)/ an alive and (B)/ working democracy. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); ‘a living’ should replace ‘an alive’. (alive is used predicatively i.e. He is alive.)
He asked (A)/ that how long (B)/ you would be absent. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); In Indirect Speech ‘that‘ is not used in interrogative sentences.
When I met him (A)/ the couple of days back (B)/ he was writing a new book. (C)/ No error (D
)(B); Use ‘a couple of’ instead of ‘the couple of’
Everybody but Ram (A)/ has paid (B)/ their dues. (C)/ No error (D).
(C); Use ‘his’ instead of ‘their’. ‘Everybody’ takes singular verb.
He has (A)/ a large family (B)/ to care. C)/ No error (D)
(C); Use ‘to care of’ for instead of ‘to care’
The only Indian (A)/ to win the Nobel Prize for the Literature (B)/ was Rabindranath Tagore. (C)/ No error (D
(B); Don’t use ‘the’ before ‘literature’. We don’t use any article with the names of subjects.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The volcanic _____ was the cause of great devastation.
(A) outburst (B) eruption
(C) erosion (D) movement
B
It was impossible to recover the victims' bodies as the place of the accident was
_______ .
(A) inaccessible (B) marshy
(C) distant (D) rocky
A
Even a ______ glance will reveal the mystery.
(A) crude (B) cursory
(C) critical (D) curious
B
cur·so·ry Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
His _______ directions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
(A) complex (B) obscure
(C) mingled (D) vague
D
The shepherd was looking after the____ of sheep.
(A) crew (B) gang
(C) fleet (D) flock
D
The top ranking manager _____ his success in the profession to his managing director's guidance.
(A) accounts (B) attributes
(C) agrees (D) considered
B
He _______ multiple grave injuries in a road accident.
(A) sustained (B) got
(C) fractured (D) received
A
I advised him to walk with a cane lest he ______ stumble.
(A) may (B) might
(C) should (D) would
C
She _______ in the concert tomorrow evening
(A) has been playing
(B) is playing
(C) shall be
(D) has played
B
She came to college much later than I ____.
(A) expect (B) expected
(C) have expected (D) had expected
D
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
You ought not to "have gone" there, but you did. (A) to go (B) to have been (C) to be going (D) No improvement
D
I "would gladly accompany" your sister if you had asked me.
(A) would have gladly accompanied
(B) was to have gladly accompanied
(C) will gladly accompany
(D) No improvement
A
Last evening I went to the Optician and bought "spectacles."
(A) a spectacle (B) two spectacles
(C) a pair of spectacle (D) No improvement
C
"All his answers" were correct.
(A) His all answers (B) His every answers
(C) All of his answers (D) No improvement
D
The forest is infested "of" snakes.
(A) by (B) with
(C) off (D) No improvement
B
I took the cycle "which is bought yesterday."
(A) that he bought yesterday
(B) which he had bought yesterday
(C) that he has bought yesterday
(D) No improvement
B
Having only a few hours left, she wondered "as" she would finish the assignment.
(A) that if
(B) whether
(C) that
(D) No improvement
B
He decided to "reveal" the corruption in his department to the media.
(A) expose (B) show
(C) disclose (D) No improvement
A
Don't worry, there is "less" time for the train to arrive.
(A) many (B) enough
(C) more (D) No improvement
B
I was mad "on" him.
(A) at (B) towards
(C) for (D) No improvement
A
SYNONYMS
Reprimand
(A) praise (B) punishment
(C) rebuke (D) reward
C
Gimcrack(
A) expensive (B) worthless
(C) rare (D) smuggled
B
gim·crack
Astute
(A) shrewd (B) unwise
(C) dishonest (D) inexplicable
A
Obstreperous
(A) awkward (B) lazy
(C) unruly (D) sullen
C
ob·strep·er·ous Noisy and difficult to control
Incensed
(A) enthused (B) enraged
(C) inflamed (D) excited
B
in·censed Very angry; enraged.
Furtive
(A) unknown (B) secret
(C) unsuspecting (D) overt
B
fur·tive Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
attune
(A) tune (B) adapt
(C) harmonize (D) accusation
B
ANTONYMS
Arid
(A) cloudy (B) juicy
(C) marshy (D) wet
D
Blithesome
(A) graceful (B) sullen
(C) adventurous (D) mammoth
B
blithesome
Desecrate
(A) defile (B) pollute
(C) deify (D) impious
C
des·e·crate Treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.
Squalid
(A) dirty (B) clean
(C) disorderly (D) mean
B
squal·id (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Flummoxed
(A) comfortable (B) annoyed
(C) delighted (D) disconcerted
A
flummoxed Bewildered or perplexed.
Doleful
(A) aggressive (B) cheerful
(C) tired (D) involved
B
SPELLING CORRECTION
(A) Relinquish (B) Relenquish
(C) Relinqeush (D) Relinquesh
A
(A) Desiccation (B) Dessication
(C) Desiccasion (D) Dezziccation
A
(A) Malaign (B) Arraign
(C) Asigne (D) Degine
B RYT
(A) Convinience (B) Initative
(C) Concesional (D) Exaggerate
D RYT
CORRECT ARE..
(A) Convenience (B) Initiative
(C) Concessional
ONE WORD
A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge.
(A) Ornate (B) Pedantic
(C) Artificial (D) Showy
B
Rebellion against lawful authority.
(A) Mutiny (B) Coup
(C) Revolution (D) Dissidence
A
coup>A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
SPOTTING ERROR
After having passed M.Sc. (A)/ he joined the Air Force (B)/ as an officer. (C)/ No error (D)
(A); Delete ‘After’. Having + V3 (Perfect Participle is sufficient to express the occurence of the 2 nd action after the 1 st action.)
Trying many times, (A)/ he decided not to (B)/ appear in a competitive examination.(C)/ No error (D)
(A); Change ‘trying’ into ‘having tried’
Although he was very tired (A)/ he still kept to work (B)/ continuously for seven hours. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); ‘Kept on working’ must come in place of ‘kept to work’. ‘Kept on’ means ‘to continue’
When a man does not realize his kinship with the (A)/ world, he lives in a prisonhouse. (B) which walls are alien to him (C)/No error (D)
(C); ‘the walls of which’ must come in place of ‘which walls’
He could not explain what actually constitutes (A)/ an alive and (B)/ working democracy. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); ‘a living’ should replace ‘an alive’. (alive is used predicatively i.e. He is alive.)
He asked (A)/ that how long (B)/ you would be absent. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); In Indirect Speech ‘that‘ is not used in interrogative sentences.
When I met him (A)/ the couple of days back (B)/ he was writing a new book. (C)/ No error (D
)(B); Use ‘a couple of’ instead of ‘the couple of’
Everybody but Ram (A)/ has paid (B)/ their dues. (C)/ No error (D).
(C); Use ‘his’ instead of ‘their’. ‘Everybody’ takes singular verb.
He has (A)/ a large family (B)/ to care. C)/ No error (D)
(C); Use ‘to care of’ for instead of ‘to care’
The only Indian (A)/ to win the Nobel Prize for the Literature (B)/ was Rabindranath Tagore. (C)/ No error (D
(B); Don’t use ‘the’ before ‘literature’. We don’t use any article with the names of subjects.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The volcanic _____ was the cause of great devastation.
(A) outburst (B) eruption
(C) erosion (D) movement
B
It was impossible to recover the victims' bodies as the place of the accident was
_______ .
(A) inaccessible (B) marshy
(C) distant (D) rocky
A
Even a ______ glance will reveal the mystery.
(A) crude (B) cursory
(C) critical (D) curious
B
cur·so·ry Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
His _______ directions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
(A) complex (B) obscure
(C) mingled (D) vague
D
The shepherd was looking after the____ of sheep.
(A) crew (B) gang
(C) fleet (D) flock
D
The top ranking manager _____ his success in the profession to his managing director's guidance.
(A) accounts (B) attributes
(C) agrees (D) considered
B
He _______ multiple grave injuries in a road accident.
(A) sustained (B) got
(C) fractured (D) received
A
I advised him to walk with a cane lest he ______ stumble.
(A) may (B) might
(C) should (D) would
C
She _______ in the concert tomorrow evening
(A) has been playing
(B) is playing
(C) shall be
(D) has played
B
She came to college much later than I ____.
(A) expect (B) expected
(C) have expected (D) had expected
D
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
You ought not to "have gone" there, but you did. (A) to go (B) to have been (C) to be going (D) No improvement
D
I "would gladly accompany" your sister if you had asked me.
(A) would have gladly accompanied
(B) was to have gladly accompanied
(C) will gladly accompany
(D) No improvement
A
Last evening I went to the Optician and bought "spectacles."
(A) a spectacle (B) two spectacles
(C) a pair of spectacle (D) No improvement
C
"All his answers" were correct.
(A) His all answers (B) His every answers
(C) All of his answers (D) No improvement
D
The forest is infested "of" snakes.
(A) by (B) with
(C) off (D) No improvement
B
I took the cycle "which is bought yesterday."
(A) that he bought yesterday
(B) which he had bought yesterday
(C) that he has bought yesterday
(D) No improvement
B
Having only a few hours left, she wondered "as" she would finish the assignment.
(A) that if
(B) whether
(C) that
(D) No improvement
B
He decided to "reveal" the corruption in his department to the media.
(A) expose (B) show
(C) disclose (D) No improvement
A
Don't worry, there is "less" time for the train to arrive.
(A) many (B) enough
(C) more (D) No improvement
B
I was mad "on" him.
(A) at (B) towards
(C) for (D) No improvement
A
SYNONYMS
Reprimand
(A) praise (B) punishment
(C) rebuke (D) reward
C
Gimcrack(
A) expensive (B) worthless
(C) rare (D) smuggled
B
gim·crack
Flimsy or poorly made but deceptively attractive.
. Insidiously
(A) in a polite manner
(B) in a secret manner
(C) in ugly way
(D) in a forceful manner
B
(A) in a polite manner
(B) in a secret manner
(C) in ugly way
(D) in a forceful manner
B
insidiously
In a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously"
Astute
(A) shrewd (B) unwise
(C) dishonest (D) inexplicable
A
Obstreperous
(A) awkward (B) lazy
(C) unruly (D) sullen
C
ob·strep·er·ous Noisy and difficult to control
Incensed
(A) enthused (B) enraged
(C) inflamed (D) excited
B
in·censed Very angry; enraged.
Furtive
(A) unknown (B) secret
(C) unsuspecting (D) overt
B
fur·tive Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
attune
(A) tune (B) adapt
(C) harmonize (D) accusation
B
ANTONYMS
Arid
(A) cloudy (B) juicy
(C) marshy (D) wet
D
Blithesome
(A) graceful (B) sullen
(C) adventurous (D) mammoth
B
blithesome
Blithe: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
Senile
(A) suspicious (B) mentally alert
(C) corrupt (D) affluent
B
(A) suspicious (B) mentally alert
(C) corrupt (D) affluent
B
Salubrious
(A) perfect (B) anonymous
(C) clean (D) unwholesome
D
sa·lu·bri·ous Health-giving; healthy.
(A) perfect (B) anonymous
(C) clean (D) unwholesome
D
sa·lu·bri·ous Health-giving; healthy.
Desecrate
(A) defile (B) pollute
(C) deify (D) impious
C
des·e·crate Treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.
Squalid
(A) dirty (B) clean
(C) disorderly (D) mean
B
squal·id (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Flummoxed
(A) comfortable (B) annoyed
(C) delighted (D) disconcerted
A
flummoxed Bewildered or perplexed.
Doleful
(A) aggressive (B) cheerful
(C) tired (D) involved
B
SPELLING CORRECTION
(A) Relinquish (B) Relenquish
(C) Relinqeush (D) Relinquesh
A
(A) Desiccation (B) Dessication
(C) Desiccasion (D) Dezziccation
A
desiccation
Dehydration: dryness resulting from the removal of water
(A) Malaign (B) Arraign
(C) Asigne (D) Degine
B RYT
(A) Malign
(C) Assignee (D) Define OR DESIGN
(A) Convinience (B) Initative
(C) Concesional (D) Exaggerate
D RYT
CORRECT ARE..
(A) Convenience (B) Initiative
(C) Concessional
ONE WORD
A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge.
(A) Ornate (B) Pedantic
(C) Artificial (D) Showy
B
Rebellion against lawful authority.
(A) Mutiny (B) Coup
(C) Revolution (D) Dissidence
A
coup>A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
dis·si·dence >Protest against official policy; dissent
rev·o·lu·tion>A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
A person of obscure position who has gained wealth.
(A) Extravagant (B) Promiscuous
(C) Parvenu (D) Sumptuary
C
(A) Extravagant (B) Promiscuous
(C) Parvenu (D) Sumptuary
C
sump·tu·ary>Relating to or denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food and personal items.
pro·mis·cu·ous >Having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships.
Thawing snow.
(A) Sludge (B) Slush
(C) Slosh (D) Slash
D
(A) Sludge (B) Slush
(C) Slosh (D) Slash
D
thaw>(of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming. sludge>Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.
slosh>(of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound.
slush>Partially melted snow or ice.
slash>Cut (something) with a violent sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.
To reduce to nothing.
(A) Cull (B) Lull
(C) Null (D) Annul
D
(A) Cull (B) Lull
(C) Null (D) Annul
D
Number of things or portions close together without order or arrangement.
(A) Huddle (B) Assembly
(C) Mass (D) Gathering
A
(A) Huddle (B) Assembly
(C) Mass (D) Gathering
A
Place for keeping birds.
(A) Aquarium (B) Gymnasium
(C) Aviary (D) Aerodrome
C
(A) Aquarium (B) Gymnasium
(C) Aviary (D) Aerodrome
C
The production of raw silk.
(A) Sariculture (B) Syrumculture
(C) Sericulture (D) Seroculture
C
(A) Sariculture (B) Syrumculture
(C) Sericulture (D) Seroculture
C
Politicians are notorious for "doing undue favour to their relatives."
(A) Dualism (B) Polarism
(C) Pluralism (D) Nepotism
D
(A) Dualism (B) Polarism
(C) Pluralism (D) Nepotism
D
The conference takes place "once in three years."
(A) Treennial (B) Thriennial
(C) Tetraennial (D) Triennial
D
(A) Treennial (B) Thriennial
(C) Tetraennial (D) Triennial
D
IDIOMS
That is enough; do not "push me back to wall."
(A) compel one to retaliate
(B) demolish the wall
(C) scold a person
(D) cut one to size
A
(A) compel one to retaliate
(B) demolish the wall
(C) scold a person
(D) cut one to size
A
Second nature
(A) a man who is habitual of drink
(B) a man who befools others
(C) a habit of dominating
(D) a man acquiring a firmly fixed habit of
D
(A) a man who is habitual of drink
(B) a man who befools others
(C) a habit of dominating
(D) a man acquiring a firmly fixed habit of
D
He "egged on" his friend to participate in the competition.
(A) motivated
(B) advised
(C) kept urging
(D) requested
C
(A) motivated
(B) advised
(C) kept urging
(D) requested
C
An Amazon
(A) a woman of masculine character
(B) a woman of original character
(C) a woman of reputed family
(D) a woman of loose character
(A) a woman of masculine character
(B) a woman of original character
(C) a woman of reputed family
(D) a woman of loose character
A
The doctor said that it was "touch and go" for the patient.
(A) hopeless case
(B) hopeful case
(C) healthy case
(D) weak case
A
(A) hopeless case
(B) hopeful case
(C) healthy case
(D) weak case
A
All the members of zoo staff were waiting for "zootomist."
(A) The man who takes care of zoo animals
(B) The man who takes care of zoo birds
(C) The man who feeds the zoo animals and birds
(D) The man who dissects the body of animals
D
(A) The man who takes care of zoo animals
(B) The man who takes care of zoo birds
(C) The man who feeds the zoo animals and birds
(D) The man who dissects the body of animals
D
When the Inspector entered the class some of the students "shook in their shoes."
(A) stamped the ground with their shoes(B) showed signs for anger
(C) trembled with fear
(D) stood up to salute
C
(A) stamped the ground with their shoes(B) showed signs for anger
(C) trembled with fear
(D) stood up to salute
C
Dropping like flies
(A) collapsing in large numbers
(B) getting infected with many diseases
(C) taking leave in large number
(D) sitting down in shade
A
(A) collapsing in large numbers
(B) getting infected with many diseases
(C) taking leave in large number
(D) sitting down in shade
A
After the public meeting, the crowd "went haywire."
(A) were in jubilation
(B) protested
(C) became out of control
(D) left the venue
C
(A) were in jubilation
(B) protested
(C) became out of control
(D) left the venue
C
I can finish the work by myself, but she always tries to be "a backseat driver."(A) person who misjudges others
(B) person who wants to do things by himself
(C) person who falsely accuses others
(D) person who gives unwanted advice
(B) person who wants to do things by himself
(C) person who falsely accuses others
(D) person who gives unwanted advice
D
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