English Mix Quiz Set-18

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They have been (A)/ prohibiting me for (B)/ borrowing money. (C)/ No error. (D)
(B);Use 'from' instead of 'for'. 'Prohibit' takes preposition 'from'.




The government has many (A)/ news schemes for people (B)/ who want to start businesses in rural areas. (C)/ No error. (D)

(B);Change 'news' into 'new'

The advocate leaked (A)/ the matter (B) to the media. (C)/ No error. (D)
d

He is (A)/ averse with (B)/ any form of physical exercise. (C)/ No error. (D
)(B);Use 'to' instead of 'with'. Averse is followed by 'to'

He had no right (A)/ to attend this meeting since he (B)/ has not been invited for the same. (C)/ No error
(C); As the sentence is in past tense, use' had' instead of 'has'.

This happened (A)/ just exactly (B)/ five years ago. (C)/ No error (D)
(B); 'Just' is not needed in this sentence. 'Just' and 'exactly' used together make the sentence superfluous.

When Rahul reached (A)/ the office there was (B)/ nobody so he sat down to wait. (C)/ No error (D)
(C); Add 'there' after 'nobody'

Our first task as (A)/ board members is (B)/to decide on what we should spend these funds.(C)/ No error. (D)
D

Ramesh smiled when he was remembering (A)/ his hard early years (B)/ and his long road to success. (C)/ No error. (D)

.(A); Use 'Remembered' instead of 'was remembering'. 'Remember' generally doesn't take 'ing' form


My cousin’s wedding provided (A)/ me with the change (B)/ to meet with relatives I has not met for a long time. (C)/ No error. (D)

(C); Remove 'with'. 'Meet' doesn't take 'with' unless it means 'to be subjected to'.Eg- He met with an accident.






FILL IN THE BLANKS

He _____ the clothes and hung them up on the cloth line.
(A) kept on (B) blew up
(C) cleared away (D) picked up
D


My friend fail to see why I should ride the _____ horse just because I have won a prize.
(A) great (B) good
(C) big (D) high.
 (D); 'Ride high horse' means 'to be very arrogant'

The place is infested ____ poisnous snakes.
(A) with (B) in
(C) from (D) by
A

I promise to ______ you in your difficulty.
(A) stand for (B) stand against
(C) stand by (D) stand with
C); 'Stand by' means 'to support'

She did not ______ her shock at her son’s death.
(A) get though (B) get on
(C) get over (D) get up
(C); 'Get over' means 'to overcome

(A) 'To cut a sorry figure' means 'To leave
poor impression'.
(B) 'To smell a rat' means 'To suspect'.
(C) 'To turn a new leaf' means 'To change
for better'.
(D) 'To blow hot and cold' means 'To change
stand'.

(C); 'Get over' means 'to overcome

Herbert was _____ a poet of religion. He explains in his poems God’s ways to man.
(A) out and out (B) many
(C) part and parcel (D) first and foremost
(A); Out-and-out means 'completely' and
'in every way'

After careful thought I bought for my daughter a comb _____ with little shiny stones that could even be mistaken for diamonds.
(A) Presented (B) looked
(C) hid (D) decorated
D


_____ is any previous case taken as an authoritative examples for subsequent procedures or cases.
(A) precedent (B) president
(C) percedence (D) partical
A

I need to dispose______my old car.
(A) off (B) of
(C) no word needed (D) back(
B); 'Dispose' take preposition 'of' and not
'off

By the time I reach America, it ____ morning.
(A) is (B) would be
(C) must be (D) was
(B); 'Would' expresses 'possibility' here











IMPROVEMENT

The "car’s doors are loose ".
(A) car-doors are loose
(B) doors of car are loose
(C) doors of the car are loose
(D) No improvement
C




Since the car "had broke down", we had to take a bus.
(A) to break down (B) was broken down
(C) broke down (D) No improvement
C

India has many laws for "regulating to use" of land in urban areas.
(A) regulated for using
(B) to regulate the use
(C) for regulating used
(D) No improvement
B


For such a "gigantic" task, there should be some special task force.
(A) trivial (B) important
(C) huge (D) No improvement
C

I can always "count on him" in times of difficulty.
(A) count at him (B) count on he
(C) count him on (D) No improvement
D

My "cousin sister" is a teacher.
(A) cousin (B) counsin’s sister
(C) cousin brother (D) No improvement
A

His "inflexible" attitude is the root cause of most of his problems.
(A) negative (B) nasty
(C) rigid (D) No improvement
D

The mother has no control "on" her children.
(A) with (B) over
(C) from (D) No improvement
B

Geeta said that she had never "viewed across" a book she liked so much.
(A) come across (B) come though
(C) come round (D) No improvement
A


I have not finished "to paint" the door.
(A) painting (B) the paint of
(C) the painting (D) No improvement
A

The enemy soldiers "went back" hastily.
(A) returned (B) retreated
(C) retrenched (D) No improvement
B

The standard of English, in the schools "are highly uneven."
(A) are being uneven (B) are often uneven
(C) is highly uneven (D) No improvement
C

I usually "say" my ideas in my poems.
(A) speaks (B) describe
(C) express (D) No improvement
C


Hardly "somebody" turned up at the meeting.
(A) someone (B) everyone
(C) anybody (D) No improvement
A


It is predicted that oil "reserves will finished" by 2034.
(A) reserves will finish
(B) reserves would finish
(C) reserve have finish
(D) No improvement
A








ANTONYM

Exodus
(A) Restoration (B) Return
(C) Home-coming (D) Influx
D

Churlish
(A) Accomodating (B) Polite
(C) Helpful (D) Happy
b

churl·ish

Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Antipathy
(A) Obedience (B) Admiration
(C) Agreement (D) Fondness
b


PATERNITY
(A) Posterity (B) Satisfying
(C) Offspring (D) Ancenstor
C


PODGY
(A) Short (B) Thin
(C) Weak (D) Slim
B
podg·y

(of a person or part of their body) somewhat fat; chubby.

APPOSITE
(A) Inappropriate (B) Intemperate
(C) Inconsistent (D) Irregular
A







SYNONYM

Feign
(A) Pretend (B) Attend
(C) Condemn (D) Condone
A

Precarious
(A) Brittle (B) Perilous
(C) Critical (D) Cautious
C


Promulgate
(A) Proclaim (B) Inform
(C) Promote (D) Enforce

prom·ul·gate

Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).  A ND C ARE SAME,,BUT A IS BETTER CHOICE,, A IS RYT

REFECTORY
(A) Dining Room (B) Parlour
(C) Living Room (D) Restaurant
A

re·fec·to·ry

A room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution.

FOSTER
(A) Encourage (B) Fabricate
(C) Foment (D) Nurture
D

fos·ter

Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).

PREROGATIVE
(A) Privilege (B) Request
(C) Desire (D) Command
A

SPELL CHECKER 

(A) Perseverance (B) Preservarance
(C) Perseverence (D) Preserverence
A

(A) Seperable (B) Separable
(C) Saperable (D) Saparable
B

(A) Accommodation (B) Acommodation
(C) Accomodation (D) Acomodation
A

(A) Superintendent (B) Superintendant
(C) Suprintendent (D) upereintendent
A

(A) Lackadaisical (B) Lackadisical
(C) Lackadaisicle (D) Lackdaisica
A

(A) Lieutinant (B) Lieutenant
(C) Leutenant (D) Liutenant
B

ONE WORD

An addition to the end of a letter.
(A) Postscript (B) Prelude
(C) Postnatal (D) Postmortem
A

One who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm about one's religion.
(A) Fatalist (B) Lunatic
(C) Fanatic (D) stoic
C

Time after twilight and before night.
(A) Evening (B) Dawn
(C) Dusk (D) Eclipse
C

One who pretends illness to escape duty.
(A) Truant (B) Malingerer
(C) Hypocrite (D) Concubine
B

The dead skin cast off by a snake.
(A) Bought (B) Slough
(C) Peeling (D) Borough
B

Someone who keeps bees.
(A) Apairist (B) Horticulturist
(C) Sexagenarian (D) Sextuple
GIVEN B..BUT I THINK IT MUST BE "A"

A person concerned with practical results
and values.
(A) Fundamentalist (B) Optimist
(C) Pragmatist (D) Ecologist
C

A physician who delivers babies
(A) Paediatrician (B) Obstetrician
(C) Gynaecologist (D) Psychiatrist
B

A person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people
(A) Renegade (B) Apostle
(C) Charlatan (D) Apotheosis
C


A style in which a writer makes a display of
his knowledge
(A) Pedantic (B) Ornate
(C) Verbose (D) Pompous
A

A collection of poems
(A) Pathology (B) Anthology
(C) Oncology (D) Pedology
B

Orthodox opinion
(A) Atheism (B) Nihilism
(C) Disobedience (D) Heresy
D

Asking for additional troops of soldiers :
(A) Rehydration
(B) Reinforcement
(C) Reiteration
(D) Reimbursement
B

Give off bubbles of gas
(A) Efface (B) Effervesce
(C) Effloresce (D) Effuse
B



IDIOMS

She didn’t realize that the clever salesman was "taking her for a ride."
(A) trying to trick her
(B) taking her in a car
(C) pulling her along
(D) forcing her to go with him
A

If he is lazy, why don’t you "turn him off."
(A) scold him (B) punish him
(C) dismiss him (D) warn him
C

Seeing a "ripe tomato" he started laughing.
(A) mellow fruit (B) rotten fruit
(C) fresh fruit (D) a bald person
D

To give vent to
(A) express (B) cause trouble
(C) lose courage (D) circulate
A

On the issue of marriage, Sarita "put her foot down."
(A) stood up (B) was firm
(C) got down (D) walked fast
B

The Prime Minister made a "clarion call" of his colleagues on food security bill.(A) given lesson (B) scolded them
(C) invited them (D) made a big call
D


He has resigned his job and "burnt his boat" so far as government service is concerned.(A) felt dejected
(B) blasted his hopes
(C) ruined himself
(D) left no means of retreat
D

Ravi "fought to the bitter end."
(A) fought till the last
(B) died fighting
(C) carried on a contest regardless of the
consequences
(D) fought a losing battle
A


The carefully worked-out plan 'fell through" because of an unexpected event.
(A) came out successfully
(B) had a step fall
(C) was shattered
(D) failed
D

The students wanted a holiday, but the Principal "put his foot down" and said, ‘No’.
(A) asserted his authority
(B) kicked them
(C) stepped out
(D) came downstairs
A

He parents "cut him off, without a shilling."
(A) disinherited him
(B) snubbed him
(C) gave him only a shilling
(D) sent him away with a shilling
A

LAST QUESTION 
It is not easy to "beat off" a swarm of wasps if they attack you.(A) catch (B) switch off
(C) drive back (D) escape
C