511. The housewife ____ the cakes burning, and ran to switch off
the oven.
(a) smell (b)
smells
(c) smelt (d)
smelling
Answer: (c)
512. We had a discussion ___ what we should do.
(a) about
(b) at
(c) on (d) No preposition
Answer: (a)
513. Sony tried to conceal the package, i.e., he tried to ____ the
package.
(a) wrap (b)
tie up
(c) open (d)
hide
Answer: (d)
514. After a long delay, the plane finally ____
(a) walk off
(b) drive off
(c) rode off (d) took off
Answer: (d)
515. The synonym of ‘Superb’:
(a) Talent (b)
Excellent
(c) Powerful (d)
Tasty
Answer: (b)
516. In the UK many people
learn to drive _______ 17.
(a) at (b)
in
(c) on
(d) to
Answer: (a)
517. Girish is not very popular. He has ____ friends.
(a) much
(b) many
(c) few (d)
little
Answer: (c)
518. Detaining and confining someone:
(a) Interruption
(b) Interrogation
(c) Interment (d) Internment
Answer: (d)
519. The proud king turned a deaf ear to the
____ of his wise counsellors.
(a) advices (b)
Advises
(c) Advice (d)
Advise
Answer: (c)
520. Do you believe in love
__________ first sight?
(a) in (b)
on
(c) at (d)
with
Answer: (c)
521. One who criticizs popular beliefs which he thinks are mistaken
or unwise:
(a) Philistine (b) Iconoclast
(c) Imposter
(d) Cannibal
Answer: (b)
522. Something that relates to everyone in the world:
(a) General
(b) Common
(c) Usual (d)
Universal
Answer: (d)
523. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Convinience (b)
Initative
(c) Honorarium (d)
Concesional
Answer: (c)
524. I read some magazines
_______ I was waiting to see the doctor.
(a) at (b)
during
(c) on
(d) while
Answer: (d)
525. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word
‘EMANCIPATE’:
(a) Liberate (b)
Exist
(c) Correct (d) Restrain
Answer: (a)
526. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘REWARD’:
(a)Forfeiture (b)
Demotion
(c) Retribution (d) Penalty
Answer:
(d)
527. I went to my native village with the _____ of starting a school
for the poor.
(a) opinion (b) intention
(c) suggestion (d)
presumption
Answer:
(b)
528. Which word is mis-spelt?
(a)Peninsula (b) Pilferer
(c) Pesimistic
(d) Coronation
Answer:
(c)
529. The meaning of ‘EMPHASIS’:
(a)Measure
(b) Describe
(c) Explain
(d) Stress
Answer:
(d)
530. The past participle of ‘Ring’:
(a)Ring
(b) Rang
(c) Rung (d) Ring
Answer:
(c)
531. Policy of a political party:
(a)Manifesto
(b) Agenda
(c) Circular (d)
Corrigendum
Answer:
(a)
532. Fit words are better ____ fine words.
(a) than (b)
besides
(c) to (d)
from
Answer:
(a)
533. Our country is committed to _____ peace all over the world.
(a)starting (b)
maintaining
(c) encompassing
(d) settle
Answer:
(b)
534. The dacoits ___ to the police after much resistance.
(a)gave up
(b) turned down
(c) gave in
(d) passed away
Answer:
(c)
535. I am not older than you, __?
(a)aren’t I (b)
amn’t
(c) weren’t I
(d) am I
Answer:
(d)
536. Some people ____ from voting.
(a) denied
(b) abstained
(c) refused
(d) declined
Answer:
(b)
537. Epilogue is:
(a)Introductory part of a literary work
(b) Story line of a literary work
(c) Concluding part of a literary work
(d) Synopsis of a literary
work
Answer:
(c)
538. ____ she had many misfortunes, she is always cheerful.
(a)If
(b) In spite of
(c) Although
(d) Always
Answer:
(c)
539. This is a holy shrine and not a place for every Tom, Dick and
___.
(a)Mary (b) Sundry
(c) Gopi (d)
Harry
Answer:
(d)
540. The art of elegant speech or writing:
(a)Rhetoric (b)
Calligraphy
(c) Eugenics
(d) Obnoxious
Answer:
(a)
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