(Choose the most appropriate preposition)

Q. Finding myself short, _ money, I wrote my uncle __ help.

(a) of; to; for
(b) in; to; to
(c) with; to; for
(d) to; to; about
Answer – (a) of; to; for

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

Q. The detectives arrested him while he was palming __ counterfeit currency notes.

(a) off
(b) over
(c) by
(d) out
Answer – (a) off

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

Q. After her long illness she is trying her best to make _ her deficiency in study.

(a) out
(b) up for
(c) for
(d) over
Answer – (b) up for

( 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. He said, “Where shall I be this time next year!”

(a) He asked that where should he be that time next year.
(b) He wondered where he should be that time the next year.
(c) He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year.
(d) He wondered where he would be that time the following year.

Answer – (d) He wondered where he would be that time the following year.

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

Q. PROLIFIC –

(a) Plenty
(b) Competent
(c) Fertile
(d) Predominant
Answer – (c) Fertile

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

Q. LEND

(a) Hire
(b) Pawn
(c) Cheat
(d) Borrow
Answer – (d) Borrow

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

Q. A post without remuneration.

(a) Voluntary
(b) Sinecure
(c) Honorary
(d) Involuntary
Answer – (c) Honorary

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

Q. The improvement made by changes in the system was………. ……….. and did not warrant the large expenses.

(a) large
(b) small
(c) minute
(d) marginale
Answer – (d) marginale

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

(a) No sooner did
(b) the Chairman begin speaking, some
(c) participants started
(d) shouting slogans
Answer – (b) the Chairman begin speaking, some

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

(a) Mohan could not
(b) go to the picnic
(c) for his mother
(d) No error
Answer – (d) No error

(In each of the following questions an idiomatic phrase is given followed by four alteratives. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the expression)

Q. To keep the wolf away from the door.

(a) To keep away from extreme poverty
(b) To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person
(c) To keep alive
(d) To hold the difficulties and dangers in check
Answer – (a) To keep away from extreme poverty

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

(a) Accurate
(b) Accomodate
(c) Accrue
(d) Accumulate
Answer – (b) Accomodate

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

(a) Independance
(b) Indipandence
(c) Independence
(d) Independence
Answer – (c) Independence

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

(a) Reinnovasion
(b) Rinovation
(c) Renovation
(d) Renovetion
Answer – (c) Renovation

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

Q. The members of his family are coming in
this train.

(a) with
(b) by
(c) on
(d) No improvement
Answer – (b) by