Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-76

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162.Loathe
(a) delegate (b) detest
(c) lame (d) heavy
b

163.Picturesque
(a) grapple (b) painting
(c) vivid (d) morsel
c

164.Graduate
(a) slow (b) calibrate
(c) moderate (d) bachelor

b

165.Swindle
(a) pilfer (b) twist
(c) pounce (d) defraud
d

Directions : In question nos. 166 to 170, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
166.Motion
(a) transit (b) stationary
(c) speed (d) disposition
b

167.Fabricate
(a) concoct (b) construe
(c) sew (d) destruct
d

168.Nadir
(a) zenith (b) seize
(c) mount (d) adroit
a

169.Charlatan
(a) canyon (b) innocent
(c) benevolent (d) patriotb

170.Mitigate
(a) ameliorate (b) moderate
(c) accentuate (d) vindicate
c

Directions : In question nos. 171 to 175, four alternativesare given for the idiom/phrase and bold-italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the AnswerSheet.
171.The time for work has come and so we should 'make hay while the sun shines.'
(a) hang clothes in the sun
(b) use the opportunity
(c) keep the husk in the sun
(d) make bad things better during the day

b

172.A leader should respect the opinion of 'rank and file'.
(a) great leaders
(b) saints and intellectuals
(c) judiciary
(d) common man

d

173.India voiced her protest in 'black and white.'
(a) streets
(b) writing
(c) Africa and England
(d) media

b

174.There was a rift when lenders 'set people by the ears.'
(a) listened to public carefully
(b) ignored public demands
(c) instilled a sense of hatred in public
(d) praised the ideas of common men

c

175.Even college students very often 'play truant.'
(a) participate in drama competition
(b) remain absent
(c) cheat common man
(d) neglect the advice of their parents

b

Directions : In question nos. 176 to 180, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence.

Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d). Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.
176.Whenever a body part becomes dysfunctional or falls sick it starts effecting the entire body, until it is diagnosed and treated.
(a) effecting the entire body unless
(b) affecting the entire body unless
(c) affecting the whole body till
(d) No improvement

b

177.India‟s diversity of language, habits and religions hardly can a reason be for the chronic underdevelopment.  

(a) can hardly be a reason
(b) hardly can be a reason
(c) can be hardly a reason
(d) No improvementa

178.Increased investment in primary education, health care and infrastructure would release productive forces to get rid of poverty and bring prosperity.
(a) to get alleviated of
(b) to null and void
(c) in driving away
(d) No improvement

d

179.The sad truth is that most evil is done by those who never make out his mind to be good or evil.
(a) make out their mind
(b) make out their minds
(c) make up their minds
(d) No improvement

c

180.Tolerance in the point for absurdity is not a virtue but cowardice.
(a) into the point of
(b) beyond the point of
(c) about the point of
(d) No improvement

b

Directions : In question nos. 181 to 185, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for  the given words/sentence.
181.A person, animal or plant having both male and female sexual characteristics
(a) ambidextrous (b) amorphous
(c) amphibians (d) androgynous

d

182.A person who sees the bright aspect of a thing
(a) a fortune teller (b) palmist
(c) optimist (d) ophthalmologist
c

183.To denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion
(a) blasphemy (b) demystify
(c) scoff (d) sanctify
a

184.A just punishment for wrong doing
(a) capital punishment (b) nemesis
(c) electrocution (d) castration
b

just name ki punishment> nemesis

185.Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space
(a) hydrophobia (b) xenophobia
(c) euphoria (d) claustrophobia
d

Directions : In question nos. 186 to 190, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicate
it in the Answer Sheet by blackening the appropriate rectangle.
186.(a) vaccum (b) vacuum
(c) vacumm (d) vaccume

b

187.(a) rennaissance (b) renaisance
(c) renaisanse (d) renaissanced

188.(a) rendezvous (b) renzdevous
(c) reindezevus (d) rendevous
a

189.(a) occurence (b) occurrence
(c) occurrance (d) ocurrenceb

190.(a) miscellanius (b) misscellaneous
(c) miscelleneous (d) miscellaneous
d

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