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Directions (1-5): For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided.
Pick the
word/phrase from the alternatives that is most the appropriate substitute in the given
context and mark its number as your answer.
Q1.Marginalize: Rohingya refugees are being treated as marginalized people.
(a) important
(b) beautiful
(c) border
(d) meaning
(e) criticize SOLUTION LINK
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Q2. Proscribe: The policies of the school district proscribe accessing social media websites
on school computers.
(a) allow
(b) permit
(c) prescribe
(d) forbid SOLUTION LINK
(e) propose

Q3. Subjugation: In order to be a dictator, you must first subjugate your people by any
means necessary.
(a) freedom
(b) servility
(c) gradually
(d) subscribe SOLUTION LINK
(e) independence

Q4. Jeopardize: Since I do not want to jeopardize my employment, I always complete my

daily goals.
(a) engage
(b) threaten
(c) paradise
(d) enroll SOLUTION LINK
(e) entertain

Q5. Benediction : The signal was then given to us, and we all knelt to receive the
benediction of Monseigneur.
(a) call
(b) condemnation
(c) interaction
(d) blessing SOLUTION LINK
(e) criticism

Directions (6-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error
or idiomatic error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of
that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’ the answer is last part. (Ignore errors of
punctuation if any.
Q6. many persons are coming (1)/to his concert (2)/to hear him to sing (3)/the religious
songs (4) / No error (5)
SOLUTION LINK

punctuation if any.
Q7. The team (1)/ complained to the manager (2)/against the captain (3)/and the poor
facilities provided in the hotel (4)/ no error(5)
SOLUTION LINK

punctuation if any.
Q8. “Under no circumstances (a)/we can help you (b)/ in this immoral project.” (c)/said the
chairman.(d)/No error (e)
SOLUTION LINK

punctuation if any.
Q9. Since the festival of diwali is approaching (1)/so my son has bought (2)/many fireworks
(3)/as rockets crackers etc.(4) /no error(5)
SOLUTION LINK

punctuation if any.
Q10. I don’t appreciate (1)/him who laugh (2)/at of theirs without (3)/any reason (4) /no
error(5)
SOLUTION LINK

Directions (11-15): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace
the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically
meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction
required mark (e) as the answer.
Q11. The lawyers looked away the papers carefully before questioning the witness.
(a) looked after

(b) look up
(c) looked over
(d) looked onto SOLUTION LINK
(e) No Improvement

Q12. We asked the boss to put around the meeting until tomorrow.
(a) put out

(b) put off
(c) put on
(d) put down SOLUTION LINK
(e) No Improvement

Q13. I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
(a) take on
(b) take aside
(c) take out
(d) take off SOLUTION LINK
(e) No Improvement

Q14. The Freedom of Information Act was Water upon by the Government and didn't give
ordinary people much access to official data files.
(a) Water cut

(b) Water on
(c) Water over SOLUTION LINK
(d) Water down
(e) No Improvement

Q15. Most of my make-up wore in before I got to the party.
(a) wore off

(b) wore down
(c) wore over
(d) wore up SOLUTION LINK
(e) No Improvement

Direction(16-20): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in
options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct.
Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact.
Q 16.
A.In the 1970s, we all wore _______ and bell-bottom pants.
B.He stepped up onto the _________ and looked out into the audience.
C.The company plans to use the show as a ________ to launch the new soft drink.
(a) cloth (b) new (c) platforms d) stair (e) path

SOLUTION LINK

Direction: In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in
Q 17.
A.A considerable/significant ______ of the city was flooded.
B.A _________ of the donations will be given to the orphanage.
C.She was _________ with sorrow throughout her life.
(a) combination (b) half (c) portion (d) capital (e) quality
SOLUTION LINK

Q 18.
A. Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to _________.
B. The stories he told about his military service were just _________.
C. The light bulb was one of the most important _________ of the 19th century.
(a) inventions (b) discovery (c) layman (d) lie (e) mimic
SOLUTION LINK

Q 19.
A. I don't mean to make _________ of this very serious issue.
B. He was given a surprisingly _________ sentence for his crimes.
C. Many people doubted his theory, but most of them have now finally seen the
_________.
SOLUTION LINK
(a) level (b) below (c) adsorb (d) intense (e) light

Q 20.
A. he accepted the _________ of the City of Glasgow"
B. He thinks children these days have too much _________.
C. The new style of painting gave artists new _________.
(a) freedom (b) time (c) money (d) portion (e) display
SOLUTION LINK

Directions(21-25): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below
each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
Find out which pair of words can be filled up in blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
Q21. Despite the fact that existing coal plants are ____ at low efficiencies, the DNEP relies
on coal power to sustain the nation’s base load ____ to meet rising energy demand.
(a) having , idea

(b) running, requirement
(c) seeming, scenario
(d) engaging , needed
(e) rehearsing, movement
SOLUTION LINK

Directions: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each
sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find
out which pair of words can be filled up in blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to
make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
Q22. Traders generally _______ to trade in the direction of the trend, buying when prices
trend up or selling short when prices trend down, and use the _____ to find the right
entry and exit points for a profitable trade.
(a) ask, copy

(b) call, product
(c) see, activation
(d) prefer, index
(e) need, notice SOLUTION LINK

Q23. People said that educated Indians ____ agitating for ____ they did not understand.
(a) were, something

(b) was, reference
(c) has, deployment
(d) been, anything
(e) is, view
SOLUTION LINK

Q24. These charges are paid by a telecom services provider whose subscriber _____ a call
to the service provider whose subscriber _____ the call.
(a) do, edit

(b) try, give
(c) ask, proceeds
(d) makes, receives
(e) demand, require
SOLUTION LINK

Q 25. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has since inception
________ its unwavering focus on its primary remit: the preservation of ______ stability.
(a) look, which

(b) sustained ,is
(c) retained, price
(d) maintained , money
(e) drawn, amount
SOLUTION LINK

Directions (26-30): In each question below four words which are numbered (a), (b), (c), (d)
and (e) have been printed in bold, of which one word may be wrongly spelt or
inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer.
Q26. Distribution utiliteis do not want (a)/more low value, domestic customers (b)/because
subsidy compensation (c)/from state governments are patchy (d)/ and there is no profit to
be made.(e)/
SOLUTION LINK

Directions :In each question below four words which are numbered (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
have been printed in bold, of which one word may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in
the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer.
Q27. Poor or profligate (a)/households are (b)/often forced to(c)/ borrow for meeting (d)/
current expanditure. (e)/
SOLUTION LINK

Directions : In each question below four words which are numbered (a), (b), (c), (d) and
(e) have been printed in bold, of which one word may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in
Q28. True leadership, in this game, will (a)/ be to remain below the global radar (b)/of
carbon emmission targets but (c)/ substantially above the domestic radar(d)/ of
expectations on economic growth and jobs. (e)/
SOLUTION LINK

Q29. The economy of the Darjeeling hills has (a)/ taken a severe hit with both the (b)/ tea
and tourism industries (c)/ having suffered huge (d)/ losses and strugglling to chart a way
out. (e)/
SOLUTION LINK

Q30. We feel that(a)/ with money, (b)/ we can own anything (c)/ or put a price tag (d)/ on
anybodys services. (e)/
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