General English

Directions: Find synonym.

1. Irrevocable
a) Change
b) Done
c) Unalterable
d) Reversible
2. Adorn
a) Trust
b) Writer
c) Suspect
d) Beautify
3. Repose
a) Place
b) Keep
c) Rest
d) Replace
4. Commotion
a) Cheer
b) Imbalance
c) Disturbance
d) Movement
5. Nurture
a) To encourage
b) To grow
c) To see
d) To maintain
6. Deny
a) Regain
b) Refuse
c) Repair
d) Reduce
7. Abuse
a) Use
b) Praise
c) Scorn
d) Raise
8. Docile
a) Submissive
b) Stubborn
c) Strong
d) Changeable
9. Considerate
a) Agreeable
b) Kind
c) Like-minded
d) Thoughtful
10. Irresolute
a) Undecided
b) Angry
c) Ignorant
d) Firm
11. Frugal
a) Economical
b) Miserly
c) Splendid
d) Hungry
12. Motive
a) Reason
b) Occasion
c) Intention
d) Preparation
13. Pity
a) Offence
b) Mercy
c) Kindness
d) Joy
14. Quash
a) Question
b) Pledge
c) Reject
d) Slash
15. Restrict
a) Curtail
b) Prohibit
c) Retain
d) Retail
Directions: Find antonym.
16. Fastidious
a) Fussy
b) Cooperative
c) Promising
d) adjustable
17. Shallow
a) High
b) long
c) wide
d) deep
18. Explicit
a) Elusive
b) Allusive
c) Ambidextrous
d) Ambiguous
19. Immune
a) Free
b) Vulnerable
c) Powerful
d) Weak
20. Bleak
a) Dull
b) Dark
c) Bright
d) Exposure
21. Veneration
a) Fear
b) Reverence
c) Remorse
d) Disrespect
22. Insolent
a) Ignorant
b) Proud
c) Laudable
d) Humble
23. Urban
a) Rustic
b) Rural
c) Civil
d) Foreign
24. Incredible
a) Possible
b) Believable
c) Enjoyable
d) Imaginary
25. Concur
a) Disagree
b) Disappear
c) Disarrange
d) Discourage
26. Quiet
a) Strong
b) Pandemonium
c) Incomplete
d) Violent
27. Vague
a) Clear
b) Dull
c) Unknown
d) Shady
28. Inevitable
a) Avoidable
b) Unnecessary
c) Inseparable
d) Uncertain
29. Humility
a) Dignity
b) Cruelty
c) Anger
d) Pride
30. Rapidly
a) Lazily
b) Secretly
c) Slowly
d) Firmly
31. Find one word.
A person who has no money to pay off his debts:
a) Insolvent
b) Poor
c) Destitute
d) Pauper
32. Words uttered impiously about God:
a) Amoral
b) Philosophy
c) Logic
d) Blasphemy
33. A number of ships.
a) Fleet
b) Galaxy
c) Constellation
d) Group
34. One who compiles a dictionary.
a) Geographer
b) Lexicographer
c) Lapidist
d) Linguist
35. A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and
tested.
a) Biopsy
b) Autopsy
c) Operation
d) Amputation
36. A small room in a big house, hotel, ship etc. Where glasses,
dishes, spoons, food etc. are kept:
a) Portico
b) Pantry
c) Mezzanine
d) Kitchen
37. A foreigner who settles in a foreign country:
a) Immigrant
b) Emigrant
c) Alien
d) Visitor
38. Doing something according to one’s own free will:
a) Willfully
b) Obligingly
c) Voluntarily
d) Compulsorily
39. Place that provides refuge:
a) Shelter
b) House
c) Country
d) Asylum
40. A person who gambles or bets.
a) Punter
b) Backer
c) Customer
d) Client
41. Art of writing for newspapers and magazines:
a) Literature
b) Journalism
c) Biography
d) Artistry
42. An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by
somebody:
a) Foundling
b) Sibling
c) Urchin
d) Orphan
43. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river bank:
a) Swamps
b) Marshes
c) Hinterland
d) Isthmuses
44. A written statement about someone’s character, usually
provided by an employer:
a) Testimonial
b) Memorandum
c) Certificate
d) License
45. One who does not make mistakes:
a) Pessimist
b) Optimist
c) Infallible
d) Hypocrite
Directions: Idiom/Phrase
46. To strain every nerve:
a) To make utmost efforts
b) To feel weak and tired
c) To be a diligent worker
d) To be methodical in work
47. To flog a dead horse:
a) To whip a dead horse
b) Attempt to do the impossible
c) Waste ones; efforts
d) To take advantage of weakness
48. To show a clean pair of heels:
a) To hide
b) To escape
c) To pursue
d) To follow
49. To die in harness:
a) Premeditated murder
b) Dying young in an accident
c) To die while in service
d) To be taken by surprise
50. To feather one’s nest:
a) To make a residential house
b) Something that lasts for a short time
c) To profit in a dishonest way
d) None of the above
51. To doctor the accounts:
a) to make changes in account books
b) To clear the doctor’s bill
c) To verify the accounts in detail
d) To manipulate the accounts
52. She could never measure up to her parent’s expectation:
a) Reach the level
b) Work as hard
c) Assess the amount
d) Increase her height
53. The little girl with her flawless performance stole the show:
a) Stole something from the show
b) Crept into the show
c) Won everybody’s praise
d) Disappeared from the show
54. The thief was on good terms with the police:
a) Kept terms and conditions
b) was friendly
c) Followed the rules
d) Agreed with them
55. John’s offer of help was turned down by the police:
a) Sent back
b) Twisted around
c) Refused
d) Handed over
56. To be all at sea:
a) A family voyage
b) Lost and confused
c) In the middle of the over
d) A string of islands
57. To take to one’s heels:
a) To walk slowly
b) To run away
c) To March forward
d) To hope and jump
58. To bit the dust:
a) Eat voraciously
b) Have nothing to eat
c) Eat roots
d) To fail
59. A bolt from the blue:
a) A delayed event
b) An inexplicable event
c) A unexpected event
d) An unpleasant event
60. Cold comfort:
a) Absurdity
b) Deception
c) Slight satisfaction
d) Foolish proposal
Directions: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives,
choose the one which expresses the correct meaning of the given
word.
61. IRREPORACHABLE
(a) Remarkable
(b) Extraordinary
(c) Faultless
(d) Immense
61. Answer: C
62. FELICITY
(a) Prosperity
(b) Honesty
(c) Bliss
(d) Sorrow
62. Answer: A
63. KNAVE
(a) Emperor
(b) Enchanter
(c) Soldier
(d) Scoundrel
63. Answer: D
64. FRONTIER
(a) Edge
(b) Landmark
(c) Boundary
(d) Corner
64. Answer: C
65. ROUT
(a) Death
(b) Defeat
(c) Loss
(d) Crash
65. Answer: B
66. FOREGO
(a) Renounce
(b) Disown
(c) Leave
(d) Accumulate
66. Answer: C
67. RECIPIENTS
(a) Creators
(b) Donors
(c) Receivers
(d) Instigators
67. Answer: C
68. PRODIGAL
(a) Huge
(b) Prodigious
(c) Enormous
(d) Wasteful
68. Answer: D
69. IMPOST
(a) Fertilizer
(b) Dispatch
(c) Tax
(d) Postage
69. Answer: C
70. COARSE
(a) Academic
(b) Grain
(c) Rough
(d) Training
70. Answer: C
Directions: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in
meaning to the given word.
71. TAKES OFF
(a) Travels
(b) Falls
(c) Explodes
(d) Lands
71. Answer: D
72. NIGGARDLY
(a) Hastily
(b) Lavishly
(c) Likely
(d) Gorgeously
72. Answer: B
73. MELODIOUS
(a) Harmonious
(b) Tuneless
(c) Odious
(d) Mellifluous
73. Answer: C
74. ADVANCED
(a) Progressed
(b) Outpaced
(c) Receded
(d) Retarded
74. Answer: D
75. ENLIGHTEN
(a) Slander
(b) Bemoan
(c) Darken
(d) Befog
75. Answer: D
76. EXCEPTIONAL (a) Great
(b) Occasional
(c) Common
(d) Absorbing
76. Answer: C
77. ZEAL
(a) Disinterest
(b) Apathy
(c) Carelessness
(d) Hatred
77. Answer: B
78. DESECRATION
(a) Consecration
(b) Discouragement
(c) Despondency
(d) Expectation
78. Answer: A
Answer: A
79. SHIMMERING
(a) Gloomy
(b) Glimmering
(c) Refreshing
(d) Repining
79. Answer: A
80. FAR-FETCHED
(a) Wise
(b) Prudent
(c) Familiar
(d) Realistic
80. Answer: D
Directions: In the following questions, four words are given in each
question, out of which only one word is wrongly spelt. Find the
word that is your answer.
81. (a) Quadruple
(b) Quagmaire
(c) Quadrangle
(d) Quadrant
81. Answer: B
82. (a) Postar
(b) Pastor
(c) Posture
(d) Pasture
82. Answer: A
83. (a) Reference
(b) Preference
(c) Difference
(d) Performance
83. Answer:
84. (a) Agreeblly
(b) Cruelly
(c) Doubtfully
(d) Fatally
84. Answer : A
85. (a) Nomenclature
(b) non-interfereance
(c) Nonchalant
(d) non-commissioned
85. Answer: B
86. (a) Insolvency
(b) Legitimacy
(c) Hypocrisy
(d) Idiosyncracy
86. Answer: D
87. (a) Anniversery
(b) Bureaucracy
(c) Heresy
(d) Secrecy
87. Answer: A
88. (a) Embankment
(b) Deliberately
(c) Preceding
(d) Proleferous
88. Answer: D
89. (a) Inexplicable
(b) Inevitable
(c) Inextinguishable
(d) Inexpressable
89. Answer: D
90. (a) Representation
(b) Verification
(c) Amplification
(d) Liberalisetion
90. Answer: D

Directions: In the following questions, four alternatives, four

alternatives are given for the Bracketed or given idiom/phrase.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Bracketed or given Idiom/Phrase.
91. The inspector was (caught red handed.)
(a) Quickly
(b) Caught in the act of committing the crime
(c) Caught with dirty hands
(d) Found with hands tied
91. Answer: B
92. The carefully worked-out plan (fell through) because of an
unexpected event.
(a) Came out successfully
(b) Had a steep fall
(c) Was shattered
(d) Failed
92. Answer: D
93. He (has too many irons in the fire.)
(a) Is engaged in too many enterpr4ises at the same time
(b) Has several problems
(c) Has many ideas in his head
(d) Has a fire burning constantly in his house
93. Answer: A
94. We wanted to give Rita a surprise party but John (let the cat out
of the bag.)
(a) Spoilt the party with a cat
(b) Gave her a party himself
(c) Told her about it unintentionally
(d) Prevented her from attending it
94. Answer: C
95. Why should you (read between the lines) whenever I say this to
you?
(a) Read the lines with great speed
(b) Interpret the lines wrongly
(c) Find more meaning than the words appear to express
(d) Read a text line-by-line slowly
95. Answer: C
96. The Earl of Leicester (threw down the glove.)
(a) Accepted defeat
(b) Rejected the prize
(c) Resorted to wrong tactics
(d) Gave a challenge
96. Answer: A
97. Ravi (fought to the bitter end.)
(a) Fought to the last point of enemy’s position
(b) Died fighting
(c) Carried on a contest regardless of the consequences
(d) Fought a losing battle
97. Answer: C
98. I joined college late and found it difficult (to catch up with)
other students.
(a) To compete with
(b) To come to their level
(c) To overtake them
(d) To hold them and stop
98. Answer: B
99. They have made many changes in the policy, but how many of
these changes are going to affect (the man in the street?)
(a) The homeless man
(b) The ordinary man
(c) The man who works on the street
(d) The man who repairs roads
99. Answer: A
100. The students wanted a holiday, but the principal (put his foot
down) and said, ‘No’.
(a) Asserted his authority
(b) Kicked them
(c) Stepped them
(d) Stepped out
100. Answer: A