Directions : Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by selecting

the most,appropriate alternative from amongst the five choices

given under each sentence.

1. Rajeev failed in the examination because none of his answers

were ........ to the questions asked.(a) allusive (b) revealing(c)

pertinent (d) referential(e) impeccable .

3. Man who has committed such an ........crime must get the most

severe punishment.(a) injurious (6) uncharitable(c) unworthy

(d) abominable(e) irreproachable

4. He has ........ people visiting him at his house because he fears it

will cause discomfort to neighbours(a) curtailed (6)

requested(c) stopped (d) warned(e) forbidden

6. Traffic problems in Bombay are as serious as in any other city in

India; and they are complicated by digging of roads by corporations

on this or that........(a) reason (b) instance (c) aspect(d) intention

(e) pretext
7. The defending champion justified his top........ by clinching the

title.(a) skill (6) form (c) technique(d) supremacy (e) billing

 8. We must ........ our students on subjects like health and

sanitation besides the usual subjects. (a) learn (fc) teach (c)

insist (d) educate (e) impart

9. The judge used his.,.... power and let him off with a reprimand.

(a) residuary (o) official (c) legal(d) absolute (e) discretionary

10. He applied for and was ........ legal aid by the Labour Ministry.

(a) offered (&) granted (c) allowed (d) awarded (e) implemented
11. The President called upon politicians not to ........ themselves

with communal and parochial forces.(o) counter (6) favour (c)

cope(d) align (e) confront

 12. A glue produced by bees to ........ Their hives appears to

contain antibiotic substances(a) collect (b) design (c) build (d)

decorate (e) structure

13. The authorities are ........ through the records of criminals to

make arrangements for making security arrests.(a) wading (&)

waxing (c) studying (d) scratching (e) analysing

14. He very successfully ........ all the allegations levelled against

him. (a) extricated (o) eradicated(c) retaliated (d) rebutted

(e) protected
15. I want to have a ....... of flats on rental basis.(a) block (6)

pack ©set (d) conclave (e) suite

 16. The passengers and crew members of the aeroplane had

a ........ escape when it was taking off from the runway.(a) narrow

(6) large (c) little(d) brief (e) better

17. He has already made up his mind on thisissue. Now it is ........

to argue with him.(a) vague (&) futile (c) coherent (d)

contradictory (e) useless

 18. ........ by people's perception it seems thatdemocracy has

succeeded in India.(a) Following (6) Going (c) Making(d) Planned

(e) Liked
19. Deepak put on a very ...„.„ face when he said something silly

and the contrast made everyone laugh. (a) funny (b) comic (c)

serious(d) great (e) humorous

20. The President asked people not to ........language for political or

religious purposes.(a) use (6) handle (c) employ(d) exploit (e)

utilize
21. I am given to .,.-..-. that you are going abroad(a) learn (6)

think (c) predict(d) understand (e) apprehend

22. The police had to ........ to force when theterrorists refused

to surrender.(a) confine (b) adhere(c) resort d) adapt (e)

respond
23. Man power is the ........ means of converting other

resources to mankind's use and benefit. (a) insuperable (b)

inimitablec) indivisible (d) indispensable(e) inequitable

24. Rights ........ automatically to him who duly performs his

duties.(a) belong (b) transfer (c) issue(d) accrue (d)

acquire
25. Raghu was so good at Algebra that his friends considered

him to be a ."-.".(a) prodigy (b) prolocutor c) profligate

(d) primeval(e) prodigal

26. The petition before the Court prayed for...... the

appointment orders issued by the management.(a) granting

(b) removing(c) posting (d) quashing(e) dismissing

27. The sale of the cassette ........ to an astonishing figure of 20

lakh.a) jumped up (6) soared upc) shot up (d) went up

e)rose up
28. In the departmental inquiry, it was denied that the police

had committed any ........ on people under their custody.a)

injuries (b) crime (c) blunder d) heatings (e) excesses

29. Pradeep's face spoke ,...,... of the happiness he was

feelinga) elegantly (b)tons (c)much d) volumes (e) forever

30. Only those who have completed eighteen years are ....... to

apply for this post.a) elected (6) legible (c) selected (d)

forced (e) eligible

31. How much did it ........ to reach Bombayby car? (a) charge

(6) price (c) cost d) estimate (e) pay

32. Every one should ........ himself againstillness since

medical care has now become expensive.(a) vaccinate (&)

insure (c) braced) ensure (e) innoculate

33. Since Rohit stays far away from our place, we do not meet

each other ........a) timely (6) rarely (c) shortly d) momentarily

(e) frequently
35. The explorers' path was ........ with dangers.(a) beset (6)

replete (c) bestowed d) exhausted(e afflicted

30. Changes in the socio-economic environment have

generated a sense of -.."crisisamong the people.a) fearful

(6) profound(c) damaging (d) deliberate(e) questionable

37. The unity and integrity of our country isnot ........ at any

cost and cannot be aparty issue.a) indispensable (b)

debatable c) negotiable (d) questionable(e) susceptible

38. Research has also ........ the illusion thatchildhood dreams

are pure innocence.a) accepted (b) observedc) dispelled

(d) discoverede) established

39. Of the several issues thatvvere discussed in the meeting,

only a few were pertinentand most of them were ........a) futile

(6) detached(c) contrasting (d) irrelevant(e) independent

40. The ........ weather also affected the road transportation.a)

non-relenting (&) inctlemen (c) disrupted (d) iconoclast

(e) unbridled
41. Dowry is no longer permitted by laweven in ........ marriage)

(a) love (6) conventional(c) natural d) bigamouse)

polygamous
42. His speech was disappointing; it........ all the major issues.

(a) projected (&) revealed (c) skirted d) analysed(e)

encompassed
43. After reaching New York, Ramakant will have to........

himself to the new surroundings. (a) mix (b) develop (c)

submit (d) adapt (e) acquaint

44. To say that a rectangle will never be a square because it is

a rectangle is simply to ........ the very thing you profess to

prove.(a) assume (&) insure (c) ensured) subsume (e)

contradict
Directions : In each of the folloufing questions choose the word
which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence.
1. A man who has not been married(a) Solitary (6)
Widower(c) Bachelor (d) Spinster
2. Something that cures any evil or trouble(a) Panacea (6)
Manna(c) Potion (d) Elixer
3. Person who doubts the truth of a particular claim(a) Nihilist
(6) Cynic(c) Sceptic (c?) Pugnacious
4. One who knows many arts and sciences(a" Polyglot \b)
Plagiarist(c) Polymath (d) Sophist
5. Continuing fight between parties,families, clans etc(a) Enmity
(b) Feud(c) Quarrel (d) Skirmish
6. One who breaks into a house at night in order to steal(a) Dacoit
(b) Thief(c) Burglar (d) Pilferer
7. Remarks which have no order or connection(a) Incognito (&)
Irrelevant(c) Incoherent (d) Puissant
8. Not to the point (a) Exaggerated (o) Incorrect(c) Inadequate
(d)Irrelevant
9. A man devoid of kindly feeling and sympathy(a) Callous
(b) Cruel(c) Brute (d) Egoist
10. One who is easily led(o) Tenable (fc) Usurious(c) Tractable
(dSubservient
11 To issue a thunderous verbal attack(a) Animate (fc)
Invigorate(c) Fulminate (d) Languish
12. A man who asks many questions(a) Vociferous (b) Frugal(c)
Prodigious (d) Inquisitive
13 One who prescribes corrective lensesa) Optician (6)
Optometrist(c) Oculist (d) Ophthalmologist
14. The firing of a number of gun together as a salute(a) Jingoism
(6) Reception(c) Salvo (d) Gun Salute
15. Internal telephonic system(a) Interim <6) Interlocutor(c)
Intercourse (d) Intercom
16. List and explanations of several words(a) Agendum (o)
Appendix(c) Addendum (d) Glossary
17. One who ia very exact in forms of behaviour(a) Punctilious
(6) Corpulent(c) Puerile (d) Connubila
18. Mental disorder marked by fixed delusions(a) Monomania (&)
Hypermania(c) Paranoia (d) Nostalgia
19. A person who introduces the performers,speakers etc.(a) Host
(ft) Compere (c) Impostor (d) Presenter
20. Something that relates to everyone in the world(a) Usual
(&) General(c) Universal (d) Common
21. An expert who calculates rates of insurance(a) Account ant
(b) Statistician(c) Actuary (d) Calculator
22. A person who attacks first(a) Invader (&) Aggressor(c)
Initiator (d) Offender
23. A man who attempts to show for more than he is worth(a)
Senile (b) Pretentious(c) Extenuating (d) Retentive
24. Figure of speech in which term is transferred to something it
does not literally apply to(a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Epitome
(d) Epithet