100 English Questions With Solutions for SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam

Directions (1-20): In these questions some of the
sentences have errors and some have none. Find
out which part of a sentence has an error and
indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter.
If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the
last option.
Q6. In India electorates are not allowed to oppose
Indian constitution in any case.
(a) In India electorates are
(b) not allowed to
(c) oppose Indian constitution in any case.
(d) No error

Q1. The blind’s life is really miserable because they Q7. The fleet of Iraq was destroyed by the
multinational forces during the gulf war in 1991.
can’t see what happens around them.
(a) The fleet of Iraq
(a) The blind’s life is
(b) was destroyed by the
(b) really miserable
(c) multinational forces during the gulf war
(c) because they can’t see (d) in 1991.
(d) what happens around them.
Q8. The dreg of the river were also affected by the
Q2. I have been informed that Dr. Sinha visits Bihar boating.
the following month. (a) The dreg of the river
(a) I have been informed (b) were also affected
(b) that Dr. Sinha visits Bihar (c) by the boating.
(c) the following month. (d) No error
(d) No error
Q9. She very much likes the history of English
Q3. Don’t talk to him, he always remains in temper literature of the sixteen and eighteen century.
these days. (a) She very much likes
(a) Don’t talk to him (b) the history of English
(b) he always remains (c) literature of the sixteen and eighteen century.
(c) in temper these days. (d) No error
(d) No error
Q10. My father likes Eliot’s essays who was a
masterpiece critic and reputed grammarian of
Q4. He found himself in a trouble when he saw no
English.
rickshaw outside the station.
(a) My father likes
(a) He found
(b) Eliot’s essays who was a
(b) himself in a trouble (c) masterpiece critic and reputed grammarian of
(c) when he saw no English.
(d) rickshaw outside the station. (d) No error

Q5. Jerry suggested to his brothers that they should Q11. The Principal is displeased with us because he
go to the school regularly and do their homework does not understand why we object to him coming
sincerely. with Mohan.
(a) Jerry suggested to (a) The Principal is displeased
(b) his brothers that they should (b) with us because
(c) go to the school regularly (c) he does not understand why we
(d) and do their homework sincerely. (d) object to him coming with Mohan.
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Q12. Mr. Prakash told his staff that each of them Q19. John, I and Hari have finished our studies.
should be able to carry out the work himself in time. (a) John, I and Hari
(a) Mr. Prakash told his staff (b) have finished
(b) that each of them (c) our studies.
(c) should be able to carry out the work himself in (d) No error
time.
(d) No error
Q20. We must have sympathy for needy and the
poor.
Q13. In the local Rajmapa company there are no
less than two lakh workers about the four times (a) We must have
needed to produce the same products. (b) sympathy for
(a) In the local Rajmapa company there are (c) needy and
(b) no less than two lakh workers (d) the poor.
(c) about the four times
(d) needed to produce the same products. Directions (21-40): Choose among the following
that best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q14. I do not like these kind of pens which have
been bought from the market. Q21. BARGE
(a) I do not like these kind (a) Shove
(b) of pens which have (b) Shout
(c) been bought from the market.
(c) Interpret
(d) No error
(d) Plead
Q15. They chose rather to bear all hardship than
make away themselves. Q22. PROFITEERING
(a) They chose rather to (a) Confession
(b) bear all hardship than make away (b) Vagary
(c) themselves. (c) Diagnosis
(d) No error (d) Exploitation

Q16. Nalini says she is living in Chennai since 1991. Q23. VOLTE-FACE
(a) Nalini says (a) Cancellation
(b) she is living in Chennai (b) Enactment
(c) since 1991. (c) Normality
(d) No error
(d) Expansion
Q17. Have you got all the equipments for making
films? Q24. OBVERSE
(a) Have you got (a) Inhibition
(b) all the equipments (b) Abatement
(c) for making films? (c) Counterpart
(d) No error (d) Stronghold

Q18. It is time we should have done something Q25. CRIMP

useful for the welfare of society. (a) Inspect
(a) It is time (b) Wrinkle
(b) we should have done (c) Overlook
(c) something useful for (d) Upgrade
(d) the welfare of society.

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Q26. UPTIGHT Q34. SLEUTH
(a) Antsy (a) Investigator
(b) Relaxed (b) Traveller
(c) Adroit (c) Convict
(d) Animated (d) Jury

Q27. PROSPECTIVE Q35. KIBITZ

(a) Secured (a) Besiege
(b) Equality (b) Meddle
(c) Intended (c) Avoidance
(d) Thrifty (d) Shrewd

Q28. DECREE
Q36. COMPUNCTION
(a) Crime
(a) Equipment
(b) Command
(b) Excitement
(c) Title
(c) Repentance
(d) Award
(d) Confusion
Q29. GLOAMING
(a) Daybreak Q37. WRY
(b) Sundown (a) Jubilant
(c) Dawn (b) Vexed
(d) Forenoon (c) Resolved
(d) Wolfish
Q30. ORDAIN
(a) Dictate Q38. ESCULENT
(b) Violate (a) Legal
(c) Infringe (b) Edible
(d) Cede (c) Malcontent
(d) Disguised
Q31. CONSTERNATION
(a) Trepidation Q39. ACCOST
(b) Recognition (a) Hesitate
(c) Gaiety (b) Injurious
(d) Equanimity (c) Address
(d) Selective
Q32. NECROPOLIS
(a) Nefarious Q40. SLAKE
(b) Disagreement (a) Sharpen
(c) Cemetery (b) Sate
(d) Churchyard (c) Stain
(d) Premature
Q33. KNACK
(a) Stamina
Directions (41-50): In the following questions, out
(b) Flair
of the four alternatives select the alternative which
(c) Cruelty
best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
(d) Shortcoming

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Q41. On pins and needles Q49. To sleep with the fishes
(a) to go penniless (a) always be in a dream world
(b) to be responsible about something (b) to make absurd excuses
(c) to crave for basic amenities (c) to sleep peacefully
(d) to be worried about something (d) to be murdered

Q42. Put one's foot in one's mouth Q50. Off the beaten track
(a) to have an interest in something (a) not working correctly
(b) succeed in doing something where there was a (b) to announce your intention of entering a
risk of failure competition or election
(c) to unintentionally say something foolish, (c) little-known or in a remote or lesser-known
tactless, or offensive area
(d) to work every possible way to succeed. (d) to do things which are not expected from one

Q43. For a song Directions (51-60): In the following questions,

(a) false sense of happiness or success some parts of the sentence have errors and some
(b) being clumsy are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has
(c) very expensive an error. If a sentence is free from error, mark (d)
as your answer.
(d) very cheaply
Q51. Only one dispute (A)/ has been settled (B)/
Q44. The thin end of the wedge and others left to both the parties to settle. (C)/ No
(a) in strict vigilance error (D)
(b) start of harmful development (a) A
(b) B
(c) be aware of the trick
(c) C
(d) not a worthy possession
(d) D
Q45. Song and dance
Q52. Being unable to / (A) cope up with the
(a) to have an interest in music and dance
syllabus / (B) he discontinued the course. / (C) No
(b) to make an unnecessary fuss
error /(D)
(c) to be excited
(a) A
(d) to treat someone with all due respect
(b) B
(c) C
Q46. Dry run (d) D
(a) a practice session
(b) time of difficulty Q53. Since it was his first election campaign, the
(c) to gamble all you have candidate was confused (A) / none could clearly
(d) to get away from understand (B) / either the principles he stood for
or the benefits he promised (C) / No Error (D)
Q47. To shoot the breeze (a) A
(a) to do random acts hoping one will be successful (b) B
(b) to have a casual conversation (c) C
(c) to release stomach gases (d) D
(d) to brag about some mild achievement
Q54. Alms / (A) are given / (B) to the poors / (C)
Q48. To take the cake No error/ (D)
(a) to have something unexpectedly good to eat (a) A
(b) to get a lovely gift (b) B
(c) to grab the prize before others (c) C
(d) to be especially good; outstanding (d) D
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Q55. Raman is one of those great sons of India (A) Directions (61-80): In the following questions, out
/ who has earned everlasting fame (B) / for of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in
scientific researches. (C)/ No error (D) meaning to the word given.
(a) A
(b) B Q61. RECUPERATE
(c) C (a) Rally
(d) D (b) Worsen
(c) Domain
Q56. No sooner did the thief see the policeman (A)/ (d) Bailiwick
that he jumped over the wall (B) / and ran away. (C)
/ No error (D) Q62. IMBED
(a) A
(a) Avulse
(b) B
(b) Engraft
(c) C
(c) Despotism
(d) D
(d) Empathy
Q57. During the course of investigation (A)/ the
police learnt that not only (B)/ the house was Q63. RETREAT
looked but also the things taken away. (C)/ No error (a) Approach
(D) (b) Asylum
(a) A (c) Unerring
(b) B (d) Cherish
(c) C
(d) D Q64. TRAMPLE
(a) Squash
Q58. When we visited his office, we found (A) / that (b) Tread
he was sipping coffee (B) / with some of his (c) Aid
colleagues. (C) / No error (D) (d) Murky
(a) A
(b) B Q65. ROMPING
(c) C (a) Capering
(d) D (b) Cavorting
(c) Restful
Q59. He does nothing (A)/ but to find (B)/ faults in (d) Foolish
others and laugh at them. (C)/ No error (D)
(a) A Q66. SURLY
(b) B (a) Prevent
(c) C
(b) Pleasant
(d) D
(c) Grouchy
(d) Dapper
Q60. The widely publicized manifesto (A) / of the
new party (B) / is not much different than ours. (C)
Q67. SWELTERING
/ No Error (D)
(a) A (a) Smelly
(b) B (b) Clammy
(c) C (c) Freezing
(d) D (d) Cozy

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Q68. DOWDY Q76. ANXIOUS
(a) Unkempt (a) Cool
(b) Slobby (b) Composed
(c) Spruce (c) Careless
(d) Mussy (d) Worried

Q69. DOWNCAST Q77. EXTENDED

(a) Droopy (a) Protracted
(b) Dejected (b) Widened
(c) Gladsome (c) Curtailed
(d) Wailing (d) Elongated

Q70. FIDGETY Q78. ESCAPE

(a) Composed (a) Arrest
(b) Restive (b) Elude
(c) Evade
(c) Twitchy
(d) Conceive
(d) Antsy
Q79. INHUMAN
Q71. CANDID
(a) Indifferent
(a) Blunt
(b) Compassionate
(b) Guarded
(c) Terrible
(c) Sincere (d) Ferocious
(d) Unconventional
Q80. ELOQUENT
Q72. CONDONE (a) Lucid
(a) Accept (b) Vivid
(b) Forgive (c) Short
(c) Condemn (d) Inarticulate
(d) Criticize
Directions (81-100): Select the most appropriate
Q73. SEVERED option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
(a) Joined
(b) Included Q81. Trust in a leader allows organizations and
(c) Detached communities to____________, while the absence of
(d) Disrupted trust can cause fragmentation, conflict and even
war.
Q74. FUZZY (a) Survive
(a) Misty (b) Flourish
(b) Vague (c) Combat
(c) Clear (d) Integrate
(d) Useful
Q82. Education is an important _____________ that
Q75. SLIMY plays a huge role in the modern, industrialized
(a) Ugly world.
(b) Clean (a) Blueprint
(c) Beautiful (b) Scheme
(d) Slippery (c) Technique
(d) Aspect

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Q83. With modern technology, people have become Q89. The animal rights movement and legal
______________ as most of the facilities are available at jurisprudence ___________ that cruelty is
the click of a button. characterised by unacceptably high animal
suffering.
(a) Lazier (a) State
(b) Cautious (b) Censor
(c) Responsible (c) Claims
(d) Smartest (d) Lauded

Q84. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Q90. The CM ___________ to migrant workers to not
Thursday retained Pakistan on its "Grey list" till leave the city, stressing that the restrictions will be
June after concluding that Islamabad failed to lifted as soon as possible.
______________ its strategically important deficiencies. (a) Appalled
(a) Withhold (b) Alleged
(b) Command (c) Negotiated
(c) Address (d) Appealed
(d) Utilise
Q91. The textile industry is one of the major
Q85. A spring festival of Hindus, Ram Navami is
industrial sectors in India, contributing
celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord Rama,
________________ to revenue and employment
____________ is considered the seventh avatar of Lord
generation.
Vishnu.
(a) Whom (a) Marginally
(b) Which (b) Significantly
(c) Who (c) Deliberately
(d) That (d) Inquisitively

Q86. Chief Justice of India S A Bobde _____________ Q92. Each and every person in the world ___________
office on April 23 after completing a tenure lasting to be happy.
17 months. (a) Strives
(a) Demitted (b) Tends
(b) Reassumed (c) Pretend
(c) Joined (d) Drives
(d) Entitled
Q93. One of the benefits of the festival is that it
Q87. Despite knowing the health threats, many helps to _____________ a sense of happiness among the
people ____________ to quit the habit of smoking. people.
(a) Manage (a) Relieve
(b) Struggle (b) Celebrate
(c) Prepare (c) Glorify
(d) Oppose (d) Inculcate

Q88. Offering girls with education is a ____________ Q94. The viciousness of body shaming, and its
step in developing future generations of healthy, normalisation, often makes women and men feel
educated, and empowering girls. _____________.
(a) Outstanding (a) Encouraged
(b) Influential (b) Belittled
(c) Trivial (c) Disappointed
(d) Primary (d) Outsmarted

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Q95. On March 12, 1930, Gandhi ____________ a group Q98. It is ________________ that without farmers the
of 80 people on a 24-day march against the British agricultural system of any state would collapse.
monopoly on production of salt. (a) Questionable
(a) Led (b) Undeniable
(b) Lead (c) Surprising
(c) Leading (d) Annoying
(d) Leads
Q99. India is a land of festivals due to the
Q96. We do not regret the opportunities we took, _______________ population with multiple ethnicity
__________ the ones we don’t take that we regret. and religion.
(a) Its (a) Bizarre
(b) That (b) Indistinguishable
(c) Which (c) Diverse
(d) It’s (d) Blooming

Q97. A.P.J Abdul Kalam won the election of Q100. Chennai’s aspirations to grow into a global
President in 2002 by surpassing _______________votes. economic hub appear considerably ______________ as
(a) Equivocal it struggles to find water.
(b) Uncertain (a) Weakened
(c) Mammoth (b) Toughened
(d) Infinitesimal (c) Strengthen
(d) Succeeded

Solutions
S1. Ans.(a) S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘The life of the blind’ in place of ‘The blind’s Sol. Remove the ‘before school’ Go to school /
life’. church / jail if used for their primary purpose, don’t
The + adjective, is used in the sense of Plural Noun take article before them.
to present a group, but apostrophe (’s) is not used
with it. It takes preposition ‘of’ with it to show a
S6. Ans.(a)
relation.
Sol. Use ‘electorate’ in place of ‘electorates’ as
S2. Ans.(d) electorate is plural in itself.
Sol. No error
S7. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(c) Sol. As ‘fleet’ is plural. Hence use ‘were’ in place of
Sol. Use ‘in a temper’ in place of ‘in temper’ which ‘was’.
is idiomatic.
S8. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use’ ‘Dregs’ in place of ‘Dreg’. As it is used in
Sol. Use ‘in trouble’ in place of ‘in a trouble’ as it is
idiomatically correct. plural sense.

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S9. Ans.(c) S19. Ans.(a)
Sol. As there is a definite article ‘the’ before Sol. ‘John, Hari and I’ will replace ‘John, I and Hari’.
‘sixteen’, which implies two plural things together. The first person pronoun ‘I’ comes last in the
Hence use ‘centuries’ in place of ‘century’. sequence.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The noun used before relative Pronoun is not
used in Possessive case. Hence use ‘The essays of
Eliot’ in place of ‘Eliot’s essays’.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Possessive form of Pronoun is used before
Gerund. Hence use ‘his’ in place of ‘him’.
S20. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘The’ ‘definite article’ will be used for the
adjective ‘needy’ because ‘needy’ talks about a
group of people.
S21. Ans.(a)
Sol. Barge: move forcefully or roughly.
Shove: push (someone or something) roughly.
Hence Option A is the correct synonym.

S12. Ans.(d) S22. Ans.(d)

Sol. Profiteering: the activity of taking unfair
Sol. No error
advantage of a situation to make a large profit, often
by selling goods that are difficult to get at a very
S13. Ans.(b) high price.
Sol. Less is used with ‘uncountable nouns.’ ‘Fewer’ Exploitation: the action or fact of treating someone
is used with countable nouns. Hence use ‘Fewer’ in unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
place of ‘Less’. Hence option D is the correct synonym.

S14. Ans.(a) S23. Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘These’ or ‘Those’ are not used before ‘kind of’ Sol. Volte-Face: a sudden change from one set of
or ‘sort of’. beliefs or plan of action to the opposite.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Hence use ‘these kinds’ in place of ‘these kind’.
S24. Ans.(c)
S15. Ans.(d) Sol. Obverse: the opposite or counterpart of a fact
Sol. No error or truth.
Counterpart: a thing that corresponds to or has the
S16. Ans.(b) same function as another thing in a different place
Sol. Use ‘She has been living in Chennai’ instead of or situation.
‘She is living in Chennai’. Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Subject+ Present perfect/Present Perfect
Continuous + …………………. Since/for + time S25. Ans.(b)
Sol. Crimp: compress (something) into small folds
or ridges.
S17. Ans.(b)
Wrinkle: form or become marked with lines or
Sol. Use ‘equipment’ in place of ‘equipments’ as folds.
equipment is an uncountable noun and Hence option B is the correct synonym.
uncountable nouns don’t take ‘s’ with their plural
sense. S26. Ans.(a)
Sol. Uptight: anxious or angry in a tense and overly
S18. Ans.(b) controlled way.
Sol. ‘It is time’,’ It is high time’, ‘It is about time’ Antsy: restless; nervous.
takes V2 (second from of verb with them) Hence option A is the correct synonym.

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S27. Ans.(c)
Sol. Proscriptive: likely to happen at a future date
Intended: planned or meant.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
S28. Ans.(b)
Sol. Decree: an official order that has the force of
law.
Command: an authoritative order.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
S29. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gloaming: twilight; dusk.
Sundown: the time in the evening when the sun
disappears or daylight fades.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
S30. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ordain: order (something) officially.
Dictate: state or order authoritatively.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
S31. Ans.(a)
Sol. Consternation: a feeling of anxiety or dismay,
typically at something unexpected.
Trepidation: a feeling of fear or anxiety about
something that may happen.
Equanimity: calmness and composure, especially in
a difficult situation.
Hence Consternation and Trepidation are
synonyms to each other.
S32. Ans.(c)
Sol. Necropolis: a cemetery.
Hence Necropolis and Cemetery are synonyms to
each other.
S33. Ans.(b)
Sol. Knack: an acquired or natural skill at doing
something.
Flair: a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for
doing something well.
Hence Knack and Flair are synonyms to each other.
S34. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sleuth: a detective.
Hence Sleuth and Investigator are synonyms to
each other.
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S35. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kibitz: Look on and offer unwelcome advice.
Meddle: interfere in something that is not one's
concern.
Hence Kibitz and Meddle are synonyms to each
other.
S36. Ans.(c)
Sol. Compunction: a feeling of guilt or moral scruple
that prevents or follows the doing of something
bad.
Repentance: the action of repenting; sincere regret
or remorse.
Hence Compunction and Repentance are synonyms
to each other.
S37. Ans.(a)
Sol. Wry: (of a person's face or features) twisted
into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or
annoyance.
Vexed: annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
Hence Wry and Vexed are synonyms to each other.
S38. Ans.(b)
Sol. Esculent: fit to be eaten.
Hence Esculent and Edible are synonyms to each
other.
S39. Ans.(c)
Sol. Accost: approach and address (someone)
boldly or aggressively.
Hence Accost and Address are synonyms to each
other.
S40. Ans.(b)
Sol. Slake: quench or satisfy (one's thirst).
Sate: satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.
Hence Slake and Sate are synonyms to each other.
S41. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
S42. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning.
S43. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
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S44. Ans.(b) S58. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning. Sol. No error

S45. Ans.(b) S59. Ans.(b)

Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
S46. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning.
S47. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning.
Sol. Remove ‘to’ before ‘find’ because ‘but’ when
used as a connector takes ‘bare infinitive’ with it.
i.e. only V1.
S60. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘than’ by ‘from’ as ‘different’ takes
preposition ‘from’ with it.

S48. Ans.(d) S61. Ans.(b)

Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
S49. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.
S50. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning.
S51. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘have been’ before left.
As the sentence needs to be in passive form.
Moreover, when the subject denotes different
number, correct form of verb should be used
separately.
S52. Ans.(b)
Sol. Preposition up is not followed with cope.
S53. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
S54. Ans.(c)
Sol. Change ‘poors’ into ‘poor’.
S55. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘who have’ in place of ‘who has’. ‘Who’ has
been used here for ‘sons’ which is plural, hence the
verb to be used here should be in agreement with
the subject.
Sol. Recuperate: recover from illness or exertion.
Hence ‘Worsen’ is the correct antonym.
S62. Ans.(a)
Sol. Imbed: to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
or to make something an integral part of.
Avulse: to pull off or tear away forcibly.
Hence ‘Avulse’ is the correct antonym.
S63. Ans.(a)
Sol. Retreat: change one's mind or plans as a result
of criticism or difficulty.
Approach: a way of dealing with a situation or
problem.
Hence ‘Approach’ is the correct antonym.
S64. Ans.(c)
Sol. Trample: tread on and crush.
Aid: help or support (someone or something).
Hence ‘Aid’ is the correct antonym.
S65. Ans.(c)
Sol. Romp: play roughly and energetically.
Hence Restful is the correct antonym.
S66. Ans.(b)
Sol. Surly: bad-tempered and unfriendly.
Hence ‘Pleasant’ is the correct antonym.

S56. Ans.(b) S67. Ans.(c)

Sol. Use ‘than’ in place of ‘that.’
S57. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘were’ before ‘taken away’ as the subject i.e.
‘the things’ is plural here.
Sol. Sweltering: stifling; very hot and
uncomfortable
Cozy: warm, comfortable and safe.
Clammy: clamp in an unpleasant way.
Hence ‘Freezing’ is the correct antonym.

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S68. Ans.(c) S76. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dowdy: not neatly or well-dressed or cared for. Sol. Anxious: worried and nervous.
Spruce: (of a person) tidy and clean in appearance. Composed: having one's feelings and expression
Unkempt: having an untidy or dishevelled under control; calm.
appearance. Hence ‘Composed’ is the correct antonym of
Hence ‘Spruce’ is the correct antonym. ‘Anxious’.

S77. Ans.(c)
S69. Ans.(c)
Sol. Extend: cause to cover a wider area; make
Sol. Downcast: feeling unhappiness. larger.
Droopy: lacking strength or spirit. Curtail: reduce in extent or quantity.
Gladsome: having a cheerful disposition. Hence ‘Curtailed’ is the correct antonym of
Hence ‘Gladsome’ is the correct antonym. ‘Extended’.

S70. Ans.(a) S78. Ans.(a)

Sol. Fidgety: inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy. Sol. Escape: break free from confinement or
Composed: having one’s feelings and expressions control.
under control; calm. Arrest: seize; capture.
Hence ‘Composed’ is the correct antonym. Hence ‘Arrest’ is the correct antonym of ‘Escape’.

S79. Ans.(b)
S71. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inhuman: lacking human qualities of
Sol. Candid: truthful and straightforward; frank.
compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric.
Guarded: cautious and having possible Compassionate: feeling or showing sympathy and
reservations. concern for others.
Hence ‘Guarded’ is the correct antonym of ‘Candid’. Hence ‘Compassionate’ is the correct antonym of
‘Inhuman’.
S72. Ans.(c)
Sol. Condone: approve or sanction (something), S80. Ans.(d)
especially with reluctance. Sol. Eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or
Condemn: sentence (someone) to a particular writing; articulate.
punishment. Inarticulate: unable to express one's ideas or
Hence ‘Condemn’ is the correct antonym of feelings clearly or easily.
‘Condone’. Hence ‘Inarticulate’ is the correct antonym of
‘Eloquent’.
S73. Ans.(a)
S81. Ans. (b)
Sol. Sever: put an end to (a connection or
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
relationship); break off. The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Flourish’.
Hence ‘Joined’ is the correct antonym of ‘Severed’. As per the context of the passage the word
`Flourish’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S74. Ans.(c)
Sol. Fuzzy: difficult to perceive; indistinct or vague. S82. Ans. (d)
Hence ‘Clear’ is the correct antonym of ‘Fuzzy’. Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Aspect’.
S75. Ans.(b) As per the context of the passage the word `Aspect’
Sol. Slimy: covered in slime. fits in properly & hence it is
Hence ‘Clean’ is the correct antonym of ‘Slimy’. the correct choice.

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S83. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Lazier’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Lazier’
fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S84. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Address’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Address’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S85. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Who’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Who’
fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S86. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Demitted’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Demitted’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S87. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Struggle’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Struggle’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S88. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Primary’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Primary’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S89. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘State’.
As per the context of the passage the word `State’
fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
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S90. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Appealed’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Appealed’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S91. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Significantly’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Significantly’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S92. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Strives’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Strives’
fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S93. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Inculcate’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Inculcate’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S94. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Belittled’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Belittled’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S95. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Led’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Led’ fits
in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S96. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘It’s’.
As per the context of the passage the word `It’s’ fits
in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
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S97. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Mammoth’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Mammoth’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S98. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Undeniable’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Undeniable’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
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S99. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Diverse’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Diverse’
fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S100. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Weakened’.
As per the context of the passage the word
`Weakened’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
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