(Choose the most appropriate preposition)

Q. It is dangerous to intrude ____the enemy’s camp.

(a) in
(b) into
(c) on
(d) through
Answer – (c) on

(For each sentence below choose the correct preposition that best completes the meaning of the verb phase suitable for the sentence)

Q. How have you come __ such a precious diamond?

(a) across
(b) upon
(c) by
(d) out
Answer- (c) by

(For each sentence below choose the correct preposition that best completes the meaning of the verb phase suitable for the sentence)

Q. We usually give our servants the old clothes we cast…………….

(a) off
(b) aside
(c) away
(d) out
Answer – (c) away

( In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect Speech.Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct speech. )

Q. The sage said, “God helps those who help themselves.”

(a) The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
(b) The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.
(c) The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
(d) The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.

Answer – (a) The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.

(Choose the word appropriate in meaning to the word underlined below.)

Q. DEIFY –

(a) Face
(b) Worship
(c) Flatter
(d) Challenge
Answer – (b) Worship

(Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below.)

Q. SHALLOW –

(a) High
(b) Hidden
(c) Deep
(d) Hollow
Answer – (c) Deep

(In each of the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.)

Q. Custom of having many wives.

(a) Monogamy
(b) Bigamy
(c) Polygamy
(d) Matrimony
Answer – (c) Polygamy

(Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.)

Q. The soldiers were instructed to __ restraint and handle the situation peacefully.

(a) exercise
(b) prevent
(c) control
(d) enforce
Answer – (a) exercise

(Find out the error part from the given options.)

Q. A nationwide survey –

(a) has brought up an
(b) interesting finding
(c) regarding infant mortality rate in India.
(d) No error
Answer – (d) No error

Q. (Find out the error part from the given options.)

(a) The recent study has
(b) indicated that there
(c) is perceptible change in
(d) the attitudes of the people
Answer – (c) is perceptible change in

Q. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?

(a) Comitee
(b) Commitee
(c) Comittee
(d) Committee
Answer – (d) Committee

Q. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?

(a) Overlapped
(b) Overlaped
(c) Overleped
(d) Overelaped
Answer – (a) Overlapped

Q. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?

(a) Necessary
(b) Necesarry
(c) Necesary
(d) Necessary
Answer – (a) Necessary

Q. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?

(a) Giraf
(b) Gerraffe
(c) Geraff
(d) Giraffe
Answer – (d) Giraffe

(Choose the word, which can most appropriately replace the bold italicized words in the given sentence.)

Q. Sumit would have been looked smart in traditional clothes.

(a) was looked
(b) would be looked
(c) would have looked
(d) had looking
Answer – (c) would have looked