Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-42

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SPOTTING ERROR
The widely publicised manifesto (A)/ of the new coaching institute (B)/ is not much different than ours. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) 'Different' will take 'from' after it.



> People who are (A)/ averse with hard work(B)/ generally do not succeed in life. (C)/No error (D
(B) 'Averse' will take 'to'. 'Averse to hard work' means 'not liking hard work or not wanting to work hard'


Ghanshyam and Madhumati walked (A)/besides each other (B)/ in silence. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Replace 'besides' with 'beside'. 'Besides'means 'in addition to something/somebody'

I found it difficult (A)/ to remove my son watching Tendulkar (B)/ that plays so magnificently. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Replace 'that' by relative pronoun 'who',that comes for a human being i.e., 'Tendulkar'.

>I am vexed (A)/ at him about what (B)/ he has done. (C)/ No error (D)
 (B) 'vex' will take 'with'. 'be vexed with someone' means 'to be annoyed with someone'.


FILL IN THE BLANKS
> The dramatic _______ on cinema of the life Phoolan Devi is controversial.
(A) depiction (B) show
(C) portrayal (D) demonstration
C

>Sachin _______ another feather in his cap by playing a wonderful inning at Gwalior scoring 200 not out in a one
 day international.
(A) added (B) displayed
(C) took (D) exhibited
C

The whole nation felt ______ when they knew that Malya had already been fled to London after the scam.
(A) horrified (B) lured
(C) disgraced (D) cheated
D

We must prevent endangered wild animal species from becoming ______ .
(A) rare (B) outdated
(C) volatile (D) extinct
D


SRK's facade tweet about Modi ______ protests against SRK from a number of people across the country.
(A) generated (B) aroused
(C) triggered (D) provoked
C



SYNONYMS

AMENITIES
(A) Pageantries (B) Privileges
(C) Facilities (D) Courtesies
C

>IMPLICATE
(A) Imply (B) Entreat
(C) Suggest (D) Include
D
implicate
to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened:
Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

PLACATE
(A) Pity (B) Embroil
(C) Appease (D) Amuse
C

ANTONYMS
>ZANY
(A) Cautious (B) Cunning
(C) Sane (D) Calculating
C
zany
strange, surprising, or uncontrolled in a humorous way:
a zany film
zany clothing/ideas

>CALLOUS
(A) Confident (B) Sensitive
(C) Sentimental (D) Capable
B
callous
unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!

>DEBONAIR
(A) Worried (B) Pensive
(C) Grim (D) Serious
D
debonair
(especially of men) attractive, confident, and carefully dressed:
a debonair appearance/manner




SPELLING ERROR
(A) Epilogue (B) Banish
(C) Rapel (D) Novel
C

(A) Illusory (B) Decaptive
(C) Imaginary (D) Certain
B
DECEPTIVE

IDIOMS

>This film turned out to be the "swan song"for the bollywood legend Dev Anand.
(A) A melodious song in praise of him
(B) Praise of him by her lover
(C) his last work before death
(D) the reward as punishment
C
swansong
the final performance or activity of a person's career.
"he has decided to make this tour his swansong"

 Billions of dollars have been spent on Clean the Ganga project but it proved to be "a fool's errand."
(A) A blunder
(B) An impossible task
(C) A useless undertaking
(D) None of these
C

>Vivek really "drank like a fish" at the pool party on Lucky's birthday.
(A) drank very little
(B) drank alone in water
(C) drank like a drunkard
(D) drank in the company of rich people
C
drink like a fish
drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
"he stayed sober—except on Sundays when he would lock himself away and drink like a fish"


>I just had "to bite my lips" when the boss yelled at me for no reason.
(A) to be angry
(B) to feel sorry
(C) to have doubt
(D) to laugh at others
A
bite one's lip
repress an emotion; stifle laughter or repress a retort.
"she bit her lip to stop the rush of bitter words"

On the stand, Bill was always careful to "watch his P's and Q's" when dealing with Monica's lawyers.
(A) be cautious
(B) be accurate and precise
(C) be careful of his accounts
(D) be careful of his personality
GIVEN B
Mind your Ps and Qs. ... Mind your Ps and Qs is an English expression meaning "mind your manners",
"mind your language", "be on your best behaviour"


IMPROVEMENT

This act is worse by "all that you played."
(A) all of you played
(B) to what you played before
(C) than what you played before
(D) no improvement
C

Sitturamaiyapattu has [done good] at the examination.
(A) fared well in
(B) attempted well at
(C) gone well over
(D) no improvement
A

As soon [did] the chief executive officer came, the clerks started typing
(A) was (B) had
(C) as (D) no improvement
C

There is an endless [running] of traffic on the Delhi - Jaipur highway.
(A) stream (B) heaviness
(C) river (D) No improvemen
 A
a steady series (as of words or events) following one another <There was an endless stream of traffic.>


[All along the journey] Savitri Kumarattupattu remained silent and ate tons of Banana Chocolates.
(A) All through the journey
(B) During the all long journey
(C) Throughout all journey
(D) No improvement
A


>K. Chhabra will try to succeed in business [by fair means or foul].
(A) by any means
(B) by fair or foul means
(C) by fair means or by foul
(D) No improvement
D


> The walls of this house "need to be painted" again as soon as possible.
(A) ought to have been painted
(B) should be painted
(C) need to have been painted
(D) No improvement
D

Kangna struggled hard to get equality [from] the insiders in Bollywood.
(A) with (B) to
(C) against (D) No improvement
A


ONE WORD

 Lottery in which an article is assigned by lot to one of those buying tickets
(A) Auction (B) Raffle
(C) Audit (D) Transit
B


> One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him
(A) Vindicator (B) Usurer
(C) Vindictive (D) Virulent
C

>The study of ancient societies
(A) History (B) Anthropology
(C) Ethnology (D) Archaeology
C
ethnology
The study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships between them

>Person who brings an action at law
(A) Plaintiff (B) Litigant
(C) Deponent (D) Defendant
A

The act of moving people or things from one
place to another
(A) Raffle (B) Auction
(C) Transit (D) Audit
C


A person who lends money and requires the borrower to pay a high amount of interest
(A) Usurer (B) Virulent
(C) Vindictive (D) Vindicator
A



A person who is making or defending a claim in court or involved in a lawsuit.
(A) Defendant (B) Deponent
(C) Plaintiff (D) Litigant
d

To express somebody's statement or written work using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand
(A) Paraphrase (B) Paranoid
(C) Figurative (D) Parapet
a



spotting error
None could (A)/ dare to encroach (B)/ on his rights. (C)/ No error (D)
(D) 'encroach' will take 'on/upon' after it 'encroach on something' means 'to begin to affect or use too much of somebody's rights

>Mahatma Gandhi taught us that (A)/one should respect the religions of others (B)/ as much as his own. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Possessive adjective used for the subject 'one' should be 'one's'. Replace 'his' by 'one's'.


>These kind of shirts (A)/ are rather expensive (B)/ for him to buy. (C)/ No error (D)
(A) Since the subject is plural, replace 'kind' by 'kinds'.

>It being rainy day, (A)/ we decided not to go out (B)/ but to stay at home and watch a movie. (C)/ No error (D)
(A) Place an article 'a' before a singular countable noun 'rainy day'.

I would like you to (A)/ complete this assignment (B)/ before you will leave for Bombay. (C)/ No error (D
(C) Remove 'will' as it is not used in 'if clause'



fill in the  blanks

. The doctor _______ the woman that her son would recover.
(A) assumed (B) insured
(C) assured (D) ensured
c


>I have no ______ riches.
(A) desirous of (B) desire of
(C) desire to (D) desire for
D


He is only an ______ director in the organisation but he does his work sincerely.
(A) honorific (B) honour
(C) honourable (D) honorary
D

> A warm reception was ______ him.
(A) allied to (B) accorded to
(C) given for (D) allotted to
B

It ______ too cold to go out last night, so we stayed at home.
(A) had been (B) has been
(C) was (D) used to be
C


SYNONYMS


ENIGMATIC
(A) Short-sighted (B) Learned
(C) Puzzling (D) Displeased
C


>INEBRIATE
(A) Drunken (B) Unsteady
(C) Stupefied (D) Dreamy
A

LASCIVIOUS
(A) Lustful (B) Foul
(C) Fragrant (D) Naughty
A


ANTONYMS

>MAWKISH
(A) Sentimental (B) Intelligent
(C) Certain (D) Carefree
D

>ABSOLUTE
(A) Scarce (B) Limited
(C) Faulty (D) Deficient
B


>FECUND
(A) Barren (B) Solid
(C) Unploughed (D) Hard
A



SPELLING ERROR

>(A) Occurrence (B) Occurance
(C) Ocurrance (D) Occurrance
a

(A) Dimenutive (B) Diminutiv
(C) Diminutive (D) Diminuitive
C


IDIOMS

> Men like Chandrashekhar and Bhagat Singh are [the salt of the Earth.]
(A) famous men
(B) makers of the Earth
(C) hardworking men
(D) ideal men
D
the salt of the earth
a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty.
"your old man was the salt of the earth"



>There was a definite element of fabrication in the story related to JNU slogans, but Kejriwal believed the account "hook, line
and sinker."
(A) not wholly (B) a little bit
(C) completely (D) hardly
c
hook, line, and sinker
used to emphasize that someone has been completely deceived or tricked.
"he fell hook, line, and sinker for this year's April Fool joke"

>The entire town was "set by the ears" when it was announced that a giant megastore would be
replacing many of its local shops and grocery marts.
(A) To box the people
(B) To excite people to a quarrel
(C) To insult and disgrace the people
(D) To punish heavily
B

>I know you don't want to "upset the applecart" now by asking Alka to change the date for the meeting.
(A) To misinterpret
(B) To suffer humiliation
(C) To upset
(D) To be rich and poor frequently
C
Spoil carefully laid plans, as in Now don't upset the applecart by revealing where we're going.
 This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean "spoil everything."

>As Jeni was gone, I found "hard pressed" to get the work done.
(A) Hard discipline
(B) In difficulties
(C) Bewildered
(D) Insulted
B


IMPROVEMENT
>Don't touch the door as it [has just been painted.]
(A) just has been painted
(B) have just been painted
(C) is just painted
(D) No improvemen
D
(D) 'Just' an adverb comes after the helping verb and before the main verb

He would have lent me a pen, if he [was knowing] that I didn't have one.
(A) had known
(B) had been knowing
(C) would know
(D) No improvement
A

>[He summarily dismissed what his son told him in a fit of rage.]
(A) In a fit of rage he summarily dismissed what his son told him.
(B) What his son told in a fit of rage he summarily dismissed.
(C) He summarily dismissed in a fit of rage what his son told him.
(D) No improvement
A



>"The crime has growth rapidly" in Russia since the disintegration of the communist system.
(A) crime has grown rapidly
(B) crimes have grown rapid
(C) crimes have been rapidly grown
(D) No improvement
A

They examined both the samples very carefully but failed to detect [any difference in them.]
(A) any difference among
(B) some difference in
(C) any difference between
(D) No improvement
C

>He confidently asked the crowd if they thought he was right and the crowd shouted [that they did].
(A) that they had
(B) that he did
(C) that he didn't
(D) No improvement
D


The coach asked me [where was Kohli gone].
(A) where kohli is gone
(B) where kohli went for
(C) where kohli was gone
(D) No improvement
C



ONE WORDS
A short poem or other piece of writing that describes a peaceful and happy scene
(A) alliteration (B) sonnet
(C) idyll (D) ballad
C

>In an election a state where none of the candidates can be certain of getting the most support
(A) default state (B) swing state
(C) client state (D) low-turnout state
B

>A very beautiful woman that men find attractive but who brings them trouble or unhappiness.
(A) lolita (B) debonair
(C) femme fatale (D) beefcake
C

A roof that is supported by columns,especially one that forms the entrance to a large building.
(A) doorway (B) portico
(C) threshold (D) colonade
B

The belief that God is present in all natural
things.
(A) Agnosticism (B) Theism
(C) Atheism (D) Pantheism
D

>One who has sexual interest in dead bodies.
(A) haemophiliac (B) pyromaniac
(C) necrophiliac (D) Anglomaniac
C


>A slow song that tells a story of love
(A) alliteration (B) sonnet
(C) idyll (D) ballad
D

>Attractive men with big muscles, especially those that appear in magazines.
(A) hustler (B) mustlemaniac
(C) beefcake (D) plus-sized models
C

LAST QUESTION


A row of stone columns with equal spaces
between them, usually supporting a roof
(A) colonnade (B) threshold
(C) portico (D) doorway
A


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