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Directions (1-5): Improve the bracketed part of the sentences.
Q1. Obviously he isn’t (cut up) to be a good teacher.
(a) cut out
(b) cut in
(c) cut for
(d) No improvement
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S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Cut out: to have the qualities/abilities needed for something.
Sol. Cut out: to have the qualities/abilities needed for something.
Q2. Power got with money is the most (craved for) today.
(a) sought after
(b) wished for
(c) welcomed for
(d) No improvement
(a) sought after
(b) wished for
(c) welcomed for
(d) No improvement
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S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Improvement.
Sol. No Improvement.
Q3. The brown shirt (wants washing).
(a) has to wash
(b) is in need of a wash
(c) requires a wash
(d) No improvement
(a) has to wash
(b) is in need of a wash
(c) requires a wash
(d) No improvement
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S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Requires a wash’ is the correct choice.
Sol. ‘Requires a wash’ is the correct choice.
Q4. You are asked to copy this letter (word by word).
(a) word for word
(b) word with word
(c) word to word
(d) No improvement
(a) word for word
(b) word with word
(c) word to word
(d) No improvement
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Directions (6-10): In the following questions, groups four words are given. In each group, one word is wrongly spelt. Find the misspelt word is wrongly spelt. Find the misspelt word.
Q6.
(a) Prioratise
(b) Picturesque
(c) Visualize
(d) Individuality
Q7.
(a) Mendacious
(b) Obnoxcious
(c) Pernicious
(d) Ferocious
Q8.
(a) Rapport
(b) Support
(c) Repport
(d) Purport
Q15. A situation that stops an activity from progressing.
(a) Bypass
(b) Breach
(c) Bottleneck
(d) Blockhead
S4.Ans.(a)
Sol. Word for word: in exactly the same words or when translated exactly equivalent words.
Sol. Word for word: in exactly the same words or when translated exactly equivalent words.
Q5. The weak man is a slave to his (sensuous) pleasures.
(a) sensory
(b) sensual
(c) secondary
(d) No improvement
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sensual: connected with one’s physical feelings and pleasures.
Sol. Sensual: connected with one’s physical feelings and pleasures.
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, groups four words are given. In each group, one word is wrongly spelt. Find the misspelt word is wrongly spelt. Find the misspelt word.
Q6.
(a) Prioratise
(b) Picturesque
(c) Visualize
(d) Individuality
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S6. Ans.(a)
Q7.
(a) Mendacious
(b) Obnoxcious
(c) Pernicious
(d) Ferocious
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S7. Ans.(b)
Q8.
(a) Rapport
(b) Support
(c) Repport
(d) Purport
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S8. Ans.(c)
Q9.
(a) Audacious
(b) Auspicious
(c) Caprisious
(d) Credulous
(a) Audacious
(b) Auspicious
(c) Caprisious
(d) Credulous
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S9. Ans.(c)
Q10.
(a) Neurosurgeon
(b) Homoeopath
(c) Bureaucrat
(d) Veteinary
(a) Neurosurgeon
(b) Homoeopath
(c) Bureaucrat
(d) Veteinary
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S10. Ans.(d)
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences
Q11. One who journeys from place to place
(a) Quack
(b) Cannibal
(c) Itinerant
(d) Courier
Q11. One who journeys from place to place
(a) Quack
(b) Cannibal
(c) Itinerant
(d) Courier
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S11. Ans.(c)
Q12. Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God.
(a) Atheism
(b) Pantheism
(c) Scepticism
(d) Animism
(a) Atheism
(b) Pantheism
(c) Scepticism
(d) Animism
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S12. Ans.(b)
Q13. A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
(a) Dam
(b) Mound
(c) Channel
(d) Embankment
(a) Dam
(b) Mound
(c) Channel
(d) Embankment
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S13. Ans.(d)
Q14. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter.
(a) Pun
(b) Alliteration
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Epithet
(a) Pun
(b) Alliteration
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Epithet
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S14. Ans.(b)
Q15. A situation that stops an activity from progressing.
(a) Bypass
(b) Breach
(c) Bottleneck
(d) Blockhead
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S15. Ans.(c)
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