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SPOTTING ERROR
I was there many a time in the past.
(A) no error (B) many a time
(C) I was there (D) in the past
D
All the five sons of the old man quarreled between themselves.
(A) of the old man
(B) no error
(C) All the five sons
(D) quarreled between themselves
(D) Since ‘between’ is used for two persons and ‘among’ is used for more than two, replace ‘between’ by ‘among’
She sang very well, isn’t it?
(A) very well (B) She sang
(C) no error (D) isn’t it
(D) As the sentence and question tag must be in the same tense, replace ‘isn’t she ?’ by ‘did’t she ?’
An animal can be just as unhappy in a vast area or in a small one.
(A) as unhappy in a vast area
(B) no error
(C) An animal can be just
(D) or in a small one
(D) Replace ‘or’ by ‘as’. ‘As.... as’ is a pair of correlative
Shanghai is bigger than any city of the world
(A) Shanghai is
(B) bigger than any city
(C) no error
(D) of the world
(B) Add ‘other’ after ‘any’ since, comparison is being made between ‘Shanghai’ and ‘any other city of the world’, thus excluding ‘Shanghai’ from the rest, it being compared to.
The charges in this hospital are less than the hospital near my house.
(A) No error
(B) The charges in this hospital
(C) the hospital near my house
(D) are less than
(C) Add ‘those of’ before ‘the hospital’. Here the charges of both the hospitals need to be compared.
Wherever they go Indians easily adapt to local circumstances.
(A) No error
(B) Indians easily adapt to
(C) Wherever they go
(D) local circumstances
(B) Add ‘themselves’ after ‘adapt’. Verbs like ‘adapt’ takes reflexive pronoun if the object is not mentioned after them.
You will get all the information if you read this booklet carefully
(A) You will get
(B) No error
(C) all the information
(D) if you read this booklet carefully
(B) No error.
or
In general, this sentence seems to give the sense that there is a probability (of getting all the information required). Thus, replace ‘will’ by ‘may’
He asked me why did I call him a rogue.
(A) him a rogue
(B) why did I call
(C) No error
(D) He asked me
(B) Since, this sentence is in indirect speech, it should be affirmative not interrogative. Thus, replace ‘why did I call’ by ‘why I called’.
There is still little tea left in the cup.
(A) No error
(B) little tea
(C) There is still
(D) left in the cup
(B) Replace 'little' by 'a little'. Here we mean atleast 'some' not equivalent to 'nothing'
FILL IN THE BLANKS
“Friends and comrades, the light has gone .......... our lives and there is darkness everywhere”
(A) off (B) out of
(C) out from (D) away from
B
What ..... all those travellers on the ship was not known .
(A) happened of
(B) happened in
(C) is that happens to
(D) happened to
D
....... you finish that chapter, I will write a letter.
(A) The time when (B) By the time
(C) By that time (D) By such time
B
He dislikes him,....... ?
(A) didn’t he (B) doesn’t he
(C) hasn’t he (D) isn’t he
B
We don’t know how the thief ........ made an escape.
(A) did (B) does
(C) was (D) No word to be used
D
There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their ........ only.
(A) Initials (B) signatures
(C) Pictures (D) short names
A
He is too important ........ any delay.
(A) to tolerate (B) to tolerating
(C) For tolerating (D) with tolerating
A
She cooks, washes dishes, does her homework and ........
(A) relaxing then (B) then relaxing
(C) is then relaxing(D) then relaxes
D
......... differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike in salary?
(A) Despite their
(B) Despite of the
(C) Despite for their
(D) Despite of their
A
For many centuries in Indian History there was no city so famous ....... the city of Ujjain.
(A) As (B) such as
(C) Like (D) so like
A
IMPROVEMENT
"The crime has growth" rapidly in Russia since the disintegration of the communist system.
(A) rapid crime has grown
(B) crime has grown rapidly
(C) crimes grow rapidly
(D) No Improvement
B
They continued to work in the field "despite of the heavy rains."
(A) even though there is heavy rain
(B) No Improvement
(C) in spite the heavy rains
(D) even though it rained heavily
D
It is always better to make people realise the importance of discipline than to "impose them on it."
(A) impose it with them
(B) impose them with it
(C) No Improvement
(D) impose it on them
D
Can you tell me "why did you not speak" the truth ?
(A) why did you speak
(B) that why did you not speak
(C) why you did not speak
(D) No Improvement
C
Most of the Indian workers are "as healthy as, if not healthier" than, British workers.
(A) No Improvement
(B) healthier but not as healthy
(C) as healthy, if not healthier
(D) so healthy, if not healthier
A
They examined both the samples very carefully but failed to detect "any difference in" them.
(A) some difference in
(B) some difference between
(C) any difference between
(D) No Improvement
C
The tea-estate administration is in "such mess there" is no leader to set the things right.
(A) in such a mess here
(B) in a such mess that here
(C) in such a mess that there
(D) No Improvement
C
He has received no other message than an urgent telegram "asking him to rush his village" immediately.(A) asked him to rush his village
(B) asking him to have rush his village
(C) asking him to rush to his village
(D) No correction required
C
The research study is an eye-opener and "attempts to acquaint" us with the problems of poor nations.(A) attempted to acquaint
(B) attempts at acquainting
(C) attempt to acquaint
(D) No correction required
B
We demonstrated to them how "we were prepared" the artistic patterns.
(A) had prepared
(B) have prepared
(C) are preparing
(D) No correction required
A
For some days the new professor lectured " above the heads of" his pupils.
(A) through the heads of
(B) over the heads of
(C) on the heads of
(D) No correction required
B
The people generally try to "curry favour" with the corrupt but influential person.
(A) cook favour
(B) seek favour
(C) extract favour
(D) No correction required
D
I have got some tea, but I do not have " a" sugar.
(A) Some
(B) any
(C) More
(D) No correction required
B
He found the gold coin "as he cleans" the floor.
(A) as he had cleaned
(B) while he cleans
(C) while cleaning
(D) No correction required
C
The intruder stood quietly "for few moments"
(A) for few time
(B) for the few moments
(C) for a few moments
(D) No correction required
C
IDIOMS
To play fast and loose
(A) To beguile others
(B) To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
(C) To play with someone’s feeling
(D) To play tricks
D RYT play fast and loose
To hold somebody to ransom
To hit the nail right on the head
(A) To do the right thing
(B) To destroy one’s reputation
(C) To announce one’s fixed views
(D) To teach someone a lesson
A
The phrase 'Hit the Nail on the Head' refers to doing or saying something that is precisely right.
To beg the question
(A) To refer to
(B) To take for granted
(C) To raise objections
(D) To be discussed
C RYT beg the question
At the drop of a hat
(A) without any hesitation
(B) To take for granted
(C) A good idea or plan
(D) To present a counter argument
A
Jump on the bandwagon
(A) Keep something away
(B) Join a popular trend
(C) Say something exactly right
(D) To go to bed
B RYT jump on the bandwagon
One who does not marry, especially as a religious obligation
(A) Bachelor (B) Virgin
(C) Celibate (D) Recluse
C
SPOTTING ERROR
I was there many a time in the past.
(A) no error (B) many a time
(C) I was there (D) in the past
D
All the five sons of the old man quarreled between themselves.
(A) of the old man
(B) no error
(C) All the five sons
(D) quarreled between themselves
(D) Since ‘between’ is used for two persons and ‘among’ is used for more than two, replace ‘between’ by ‘among’
She sang very well, isn’t it?
(A) very well (B) She sang
(C) no error (D) isn’t it
(D) As the sentence and question tag must be in the same tense, replace ‘isn’t she ?’ by ‘did’t she ?’
An animal can be just as unhappy in a vast area or in a small one.
(A) as unhappy in a vast area
(B) no error
(C) An animal can be just
(D) or in a small one
(D) Replace ‘or’ by ‘as’. ‘As.... as’ is a pair of correlative
Shanghai is bigger than any city of the world
(A) Shanghai is
(B) bigger than any city
(C) no error
(D) of the world
(B) Add ‘other’ after ‘any’ since, comparison is being made between ‘Shanghai’ and ‘any other city of the world’, thus excluding ‘Shanghai’ from the rest, it being compared to.
The charges in this hospital are less than the hospital near my house.
(A) No error
(B) The charges in this hospital
(C) the hospital near my house
(D) are less than
(C) Add ‘those of’ before ‘the hospital’. Here the charges of both the hospitals need to be compared.
Wherever they go Indians easily adapt to local circumstances.
(A) No error
(B) Indians easily adapt to
(C) Wherever they go
(D) local circumstances
(B) Add ‘themselves’ after ‘adapt’. Verbs like ‘adapt’ takes reflexive pronoun if the object is not mentioned after them.
You will get all the information if you read this booklet carefully
(A) You will get
(B) No error
(C) all the information
(D) if you read this booklet carefully
(B) No error.
or
In general, this sentence seems to give the sense that there is a probability (of getting all the information required). Thus, replace ‘will’ by ‘may’
He asked me why did I call him a rogue.
(A) him a rogue
(B) why did I call
(C) No error
(D) He asked me
(B) Since, this sentence is in indirect speech, it should be affirmative not interrogative. Thus, replace ‘why did I call’ by ‘why I called’.
There is still little tea left in the cup.
(A) No error
(B) little tea
(C) There is still
(D) left in the cup
(B) Replace 'little' by 'a little'. Here we mean atleast 'some' not equivalent to 'nothing'
FILL IN THE BLANKS
“Friends and comrades, the light has gone .......... our lives and there is darkness everywhere”
(A) off (B) out of
(C) out from (D) away from
B
What ..... all those travellers on the ship was not known .
(A) happened of
(B) happened in
(C) is that happens to
(D) happened to
D
....... you finish that chapter, I will write a letter.
(A) The time when (B) By the time
(C) By that time (D) By such time
B
He dislikes him,....... ?
(A) didn’t he (B) doesn’t he
(C) hasn’t he (D) isn’t he
B
We don’t know how the thief ........ made an escape.
(A) did (B) does
(C) was (D) No word to be used
D
There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their ........ only.
(A) Initials (B) signatures
(C) Pictures (D) short names
A
He is too important ........ any delay.
(A) to tolerate (B) to tolerating
(C) For tolerating (D) with tolerating
A
She cooks, washes dishes, does her homework and ........
(A) relaxing then (B) then relaxing
(C) is then relaxing(D) then relaxes
D
......... differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike in salary?
(A) Despite their
(B) Despite of the
(C) Despite for their
(D) Despite of their
A
For many centuries in Indian History there was no city so famous ....... the city of Ujjain.
(A) As (B) such as
(C) Like (D) so like
A
IMPROVEMENT
"The crime has growth" rapidly in Russia since the disintegration of the communist system.
(A) rapid crime has grown
(B) crime has grown rapidly
(C) crimes grow rapidly
(D) No Improvement
B
They continued to work in the field "despite of the heavy rains."
(A) even though there is heavy rain
(B) No Improvement
(C) in spite the heavy rains
(D) even though it rained heavily
D
It is always better to make people realise the importance of discipline than to "impose them on it."
(A) impose it with them
(B) impose them with it
(C) No Improvement
(D) impose it on them
D
Can you tell me "why did you not speak" the truth ?
(A) why did you speak
(B) that why did you not speak
(C) why you did not speak
(D) No Improvement
C
Most of the Indian workers are "as healthy as, if not healthier" than, British workers.
(A) No Improvement
(B) healthier but not as healthy
(C) as healthy, if not healthier
(D) so healthy, if not healthier
A
They examined both the samples very carefully but failed to detect "any difference in" them.
(A) some difference in
(B) some difference between
(C) any difference between
(D) No Improvement
C
The tea-estate administration is in "such mess there" is no leader to set the things right.
(A) in such a mess here
(B) in a such mess that here
(C) in such a mess that there
(D) No Improvement
C
He has received no other message than an urgent telegram "asking him to rush his village" immediately.(A) asked him to rush his village
(B) asking him to have rush his village
(C) asking him to rush to his village
(D) No correction required
C
The research study is an eye-opener and "attempts to acquaint" us with the problems of poor nations.(A) attempted to acquaint
(B) attempts at acquainting
(C) attempt to acquaint
(D) No correction required
B
We demonstrated to them how "we were prepared" the artistic patterns.
(A) had prepared
(B) have prepared
(C) are preparing
(D) No correction required
A
For some days the new professor lectured " above the heads of" his pupils.
(A) through the heads of
(B) over the heads of
(C) on the heads of
(D) No correction required
B
The people generally try to "curry favour" with the corrupt but influential person.
(A) cook favour
(B) seek favour
(C) extract favour
(D) No correction required
D
I have got some tea, but I do not have " a" sugar.
(A) Some
(B) any
(C) More
(D) No correction required
B
He found the gold coin "as he cleans" the floor.
(A) as he had cleaned
(B) while he cleans
(C) while cleaning
(D) No correction required
C
The intruder stood quietly "for few moments"
(A) for few time
(B) for the few moments
(C) for a few moments
(D) No correction required
C
IDIOMS
To play fast and loose
(A) To beguile others
(B) To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
(C) To play with someone’s feeling
(D) To play tricks
D RYT play fast and loose
behave irresponsibly or immorally.
"I am not someone who plays fast and loose with other people's lives"
To give chapter and verse for a thing
(A) To produce the proof of something
(B) To eulogize the qualities of a thing
(C) To make publicity of a thing
(D) To attach artificial value to a thing
(A) To produce the proof of something
(B) To eulogize the qualities of a thing
(C) To make publicity of a thing
(D) To attach artificial value to a thing
A
To carry the coal to new castle
(A) To work hard
(B) To finish a job
(C) To do unnecessary things
(D) to do menial jobs
C RYT To do something that is obviously superfluous; Newcastle is a city in northeast England where coal is mined: “Karen wanted to give Dad a magazine subscription for his birthday, but I said that would be like carrying coals to Newcastle, since he already has fifteen or twenty subscriptions.
(A) To work hard
(B) To finish a job
(C) To do unnecessary things
(D) to do menial jobs
C RYT To do something that is obviously superfluous; Newcastle is a city in northeast England where coal is mined: “Karen wanted to give Dad a magazine subscription for his birthday, but I said that would be like carrying coals to Newcastle, since he already has fifteen or twenty subscriptions.
(A) To keep captive and demand concession
(B) To humiliate somebody
(C) To offer bribe
(D) To blackmail and extract money
A RYT .. hold somebody to ransom. to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not Some people regarded the miners' strike as the union holding the nation to ransom.
(B) To humiliate somebody
(C) To offer bribe
(D) To blackmail and extract money
A RYT .. hold somebody to ransom. to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not Some people regarded the miners' strike as the union holding the nation to ransom.
It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she "flies off at a tangent.
"(A) gets carried away
(B) starts discussing something irrelevant
(C) loses her temper easily
(D) does not really understand anything
"(A) gets carried away
(B) starts discussing something irrelevant
(C) loses her temper easily
(D) does not really understand anything
B RYT Idioms. fly/go off at a tangent>> to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent. Laura's mind went off at a tangent.
Where discipline is concerned I "put my foot down."
(A) take a firm stand
(B) take a light stand
(C) take a heavy stand
(D) take a shaky stand
A
(A) take a firm stand
(B) take a light stand
(C) take a heavy stand
(D) take a shaky stand
A
Be in the mire
(A) Be under debt
(B) Be in love
(C) Be in difficulties
(D) Be uneasy
C
(A) Be under debt
(B) Be in love
(C) Be in difficulties
(D) Be uneasy
C
(A) To do the right thing
(B) To destroy one’s reputation
(C) To announce one’s fixed views
(D) To teach someone a lesson
A
The phrase 'Hit the Nail on the Head' refers to doing or saying something that is precisely right.
To beg the question
(A) To refer to
(B) To take for granted
(C) To raise objections
(D) To be discussed
C RYT beg the question
(of a fact or action) raise a point that has not been dealt with; invite an obvious question.
"some definitions of mental illness beg the question of what constitutes normal behaviour"
(A) without any hesitation
(B) To take for granted
(C) A good idea or plan
(D) To present a counter argument
A
Jump on the bandwagon
(A) Keep something away
(B) Join a popular trend
(C) Say something exactly right
(D) To go to bed
B RYT jump on the bandwagon
also get on the bandwagon
to join an activity that has become very popular or to change your opinion to one that has become very popular so that you can share in its success:
After a couple of politicians won elections by promising to cut taxes, most of the others jumped on the bandwagon.
Hit the hay
(A) Say something exactly right
(B) A good idea or plan
(C) Keep something away
(D) To go to bed
D RYT hit the hay. Also, hit the sack. Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news
(A) Say something exactly right
(B) A good idea or plan
(C) Keep something away
(D) To go to bed
D RYT hit the hay. Also, hit the sack. Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news
Not a spark of decency
(A) Someone who lacks intelligence
(B) No manners
(C) Keep something away
(D) To go to bed
B
(A) Someone who lacks intelligence
(B) No manners
(C) Keep something away
(D) To go to bed
B
Whole nine yards
(A) Always
(B) Intelligent Person
(C) Everything
(D) A good idea or plan
C RYT
(A) Always
(B) Intelligent Person
(C) Everything
(D) A good idea or plan
C RYT
The whole nine yards or full nine yards is a colloquial Americanphrase meaning "everything, the whole lot" or, when used as an adjective, "all the way", as in, "The Army came out and gave us thewhole nine yards on how they use space systems.
ONE WORDS
A place where monks live as a secluded community
(A) Cathedral (B) Diocese
(C) Convent (D) Monastery
D
(A) Cathedral (B) Diocese
(C) Convent (D) Monastery
D
Habitually silent or talking little
(A) Servile (B) Unequivocal
(C) Taciturn (D) Synoptic
C
(A) Servile (B) Unequivocal
(C) Taciturn (D) Synoptic
C
To take secretly in small quantities
(A) Robbery (B) Pilferage
(C) Theft (D) Defalcation
B
(A) Robbery (B) Pilferage
(C) Theft (D) Defalcation
B
To walk with slow or regular steps is to
(A) Limp (B) Stride
(C) Pace (D) Advance
C
(A) Limp (B) Stride
(C) Pace (D) Advance
C
To issue a thunderous verbal attack
(A) Languish (B) Animate
(C) Fulminate (D) Invigorate
C
(A) Languish (B) Animate
(C) Fulminate (D) Invigorate
C
Tending to move away from the centre or axis
(A) Centrifugal (B) Centripetal
(C) Axiomatic (D) Awry
A
(A) Centrifugal (B) Centripetal
(C) Axiomatic (D) Awry
A
A drawing on transparent paper
(A) Red print (B) Blue print
(C) Negative (D) Transparency
B
(A) Red print (B) Blue print
(C) Negative (D) Transparency
B
One who is fond of fighting.
(A) Bellicose (B) Aggressive
(C) Belligerent (D) Militant
B AND C BOTH
(A) Bellicose (B) Aggressive
(C) Belligerent (D) Militant
B AND C BOTH
Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
(A) Imbecility (B) Senility
(C) Dotage (D) Superannuation
C
(A) Imbecility (B) Senility
(C) Dotage (D) Superannuation
C
A person who insists on something
(A) Disciplinarian (B) Stickler
(C) Instantaneous (D) Boaster
B
(A) Disciplinarian (B) Stickler
(C) Instantaneous (D) Boaster
B
Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous
(A) Evade (B) Avoid
(C) Evacuate (D) Exterminate
C
(A) Evade (B) Avoid
(C) Evacuate (D) Exterminate
C
A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things
(A) Antiquarian (B) Junk-dealer
(C) Crank (D) Archaeologist
A
(A) Antiquarian (B) Junk-dealer
(C) Crank (D) Archaeologist
A
A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things
(A) Mountebank (B) Imposter
(C) Magician (D) Trickster
D RYT
(A) Mountebank (B) Imposter
(C) Magician (D) Trickster
D RYT
Mountebank A dishonest person who tricks and cheats other people
One who does not marry, especially as a religious obligation
(A) Bachelor (B) Virgin
(C) Celibate (D) Recluse
C
Having superior or intellectual interests and tastes
(A) Elite (B) Fastidious
(C) Sophisticated (D) Highbrow
D RYT highbrow
(A) Elite (B) Fastidious
(C) Sophisticated (D) Highbrow
D RYT highbrow
Scholarly or rarefied in taste
SYNONYMS
A private conversation
(A) Tete-a-tete (B) Evesdroping
(C) Back biting (D) Debate
A
(A) Tete-a-tete (B) Evesdroping
(C) Back biting (D) Debate
A
Wisdom
(A) Ignorance (B) Witness
(C) Prudence (D) Know how
C
(A) Ignorance (B) Witness
(C) Prudence (D) Know how
C
Furore
(A) Excitement (B) Worry
(C) Flux (D) Anteroom
A
(A) Excitement (B) Worry
(C) Flux (D) Anteroom
A
TEPID
(A) Hot (B) Boiling
(C) Cold (D) Warm
D
(A) Hot (B) Boiling
(C) Cold (D) Warm
D
FURORE
(A) Excitement (B) Worry
(C) Flux (D) Anteroom
A
(A) Excitement (B) Worry
(C) Flux (D) Anteroom
A
SCINTILLATING
(A) Smoldering (B) Glittering
(C) Touching (D) Warming
B
(A) Smoldering (B) Glittering
(C) Touching (D) Warming
B
ANTONYMS
Flimsy
(A) Frail (B) Filthy
(C) Firm (D) Flippant
C
(A) Frail (B) Filthy
(C) Firm (D) Flippant
C
Provocation
(A) Vocation (B) Pacification
(C) Peace (D) Destruction
B
(A) Vocation (B) Pacification
(C) Peace (D) Destruction
B
Remiss
(A) Forgetful (B) Watchful
(C) Dutiful (D) Harmful
C
(A) Forgetful (B) Watchful
(C) Dutiful (D) Harmful
C
GULLIBLE
(A) Incredulous (B) Fickle
(C) Easy (D) Stylish
A
(A) Incredulous (B) Fickle
(C) Easy (D) Stylish
A
SACROSANCT
(A) Irreligious (B) Unethical
(C) Irreverent (D) Unholy
D
(A) Irreligious (B) Unethical
(C) Irreverent (D) Unholy
D
VANITY
(A) Pride (B) Conceit
(C) Humility (D) Ostentatious
C RYT vanity
(A) Pride (B) Conceit
(C) Humility (D) Ostentatious
C RYT vanity
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
SPELL CHECKER
(A) Asspersion (B) Voluptuous(C) Voguei (D) Equestrain
(A) Inoculation (B) Innoculation
B RYT
(A) Aspersion
(C) Vogue (D) Equestrian
(C) Vogue (D) Equestrian
(A) Inoculation (B) Innoculation
(C) Inocculation (D) Inocullation
A
(A) Puerrile (B) Puerrille
(C) Purrile (D) Puerile
D
(C) Purrile (D) Puerile
D
characteristic of a child
(A) Sepulchral (B) Sepilchrle
(C) Sepalchrul (D) SepalchrlA
(C) Sepalchrul (D) SepalchrlA
A characteristic of a child
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