Que- He was accused ...... stealing his aunt's necklace.
a. for
b. with
c. of
d. on
Answer- of
Que- He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his ...... vanity that you should disagree with him.
a. overstrung
b. overweening
c. overwhelming
d. overwrought
Answer- overstrung
Que- It's very kind of you to ...... to speak at the meeting.
a. accept
b. agree
c. comply
d. concur
Answer- agree
Que- Pakistan lost a ...... wicket just when they seemed to be doing so well, and that led to their eventual defeat.
a. critical
b. crucial
c. sensitive
d. providential
Answer- crucial
Que- Sita's heart ...... at the sight of the beautiful diamond necklace.
a. leapt
b. stopped
c. slowed
d. ran
Answer- leapt
Que- He lives near a lovely ...... of countryside.
a. length
b. piece
c. section
d. stretch
Answer- stretch
Que- Ambition is one of those ......which are never satisfied.
a. ideas
b. fancies
c. passions
d. feeds
Answer- passions
Que- He is a person of sound character and ...... disposition.
a. beneficent
b. morous
c. amiable
d. amicable
Answer- amiable
Que- If I take a state roadways bus, I'll get late, ...... ?
a. isn't it
b. won't I
c. will I
d. is it
Answer- won't I
Que- In high school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ...... in later life.
a. figure
b. portray
c. play
d. exercise
Answer- play
Que- In a changing and ...... unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being ...... demanded of executives.
a. highly, extremely
b. progressively, increasingly
c. increasingly, moderately
d. excessively, rapidly
Answer- progressively, increasingly
Que- On account of the dearth of grass on the arid plains the cattle became ......
a. flippant
b. jubilant
c. agitated
d. emaciated
Answer- emaciated
Que- The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......
a. took away
b. took up
c. took over
d. took off
Answer- took off
Que- Hardly had he arrived ...... it started raining.
a. before
b. when
c. than
d. after
Answer- when
Que- I ...... a car to be absolutely necessary these days.
a. consider
b. regard
c. think
d. agree
Answer- consider
Que- Besides other provisions, that shopkeeper deals ...... cosmetics.
a. with
b. in
c. at
d. for
Answer- in
Que- Leave a two inch ...... on each page for the teacher's remarks.
a. border
b. margin
c. blank
d. gap
Answer- margin
Que- The team was well trained and strong, but somehow their ...... was low.
a. feeling
b. moral
c. consciousness
d. morale
Answer- morale
Que- The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their ...... affair was soon known to everyone.
a. clandestine
b. covert
c. unknown
d. candid
Answer- clandestine
Que- The king ...... the rebel.
a. excused
b. forgave
c. pardoned
d. none of these
Answer- pardoned
Que- I shall call ...... you tomorrow.
a. at
b. on
c. with
d. by
Answer- with
Que- She ...... from the crowd because of her height and flaming red hair.
a. stood out
b. stood off
c. stood up
d. stood by
Answer- stood out
Que- In a large cities people are cut ...... from nature.
a. away
b. off
c. out
d. down
Answer- away
Que- The more your action and thought are allied and ...... the happier you grow.
a. diverget
b. unravelled
c. integrated
d. invincible
Answer- integrated
Que- We had a ...... of warm weather in February.
a. time
b. spell
c. length
d. phase
Answer- spell
Que- A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......
a. rationalist
b. socialist
c. philanthropist
d. optimist
Answer- optimist
Que- His conduct is bad, and his honesty is not ...... suspicion.
a. above
b. beyond
c. under
d. in
Answer- above
Que- It is 14 years since i ...... him.
a. have seen
b. had seen
c. saw
d. see
Answer- saw
Que- It being an ...... issue, it is not correct to introduce questions of morality in to the debate.
a. moral
b. immoral
c. amoral
d. irrelevant
Answer- irrelevant
Que- Natwarlal ...... them all for a ride by producing false documents.
a. took
b. cheated
c. kept
d. let
Answer- took
Que- True brevity ...... in saying only what needs to be said.
a. consists
b. depicts
c. portrays
d. resides
Answer- consists
Que- Health is too important to be ......
a. discarded
b. despised
c. detested
d. neglected
Answer- neglected
Que- In hot weather I like lying in the ...... of a tree.
a. shade
b. shelter
c. protection
d. shadow
Answer- shade
Que- It was indeed unreasonable ...... him to leave this job and start business.
a. in
b. with
c. upon
d. of
Answer- of
Que- One major ...... between the Election Commission and the Union Government related to the powers of the former in respect of the deployment of central police forces at places where are elections is held.
a. irritant
b. conflict
c. pain
d. culprit
Answer- conflict
Que- We shall not to be able to use your ability in court unless we can find someone to ...... to statements.
a. corroborate
b. avouch
c. verify
d. approve
Answer- corroborate
Que- He is too dull ...... this problem.
a. solving
b. to solving
c. to solve
d. solves
Answer- to solve
Que- He is the person who is ...... to blame.
a. mostly
b. sure
c. most
d. bound
Answer- most
Que- I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.
a. abundant
b. colossal
c. huge
d. great
Answer- colossal
Que- Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.
a. seeking
b. seeks
c. sought
d. seeker
Answer- seeks
Que- He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.
a. qualms
b. scruple
c. conscience
d. morals
Answer- qualms
Que- You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?
a. are
b. aren't
c. have
d. haven't
Answer- have
Que- The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains with in a short span of time suggests that it is a part of a ......
a. game
b. conspiracy
c. villainy
d. sabotage
Answer- conspiracy
Que- Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.
a. has
b. gives
c. yields
d. provides
Answer- provides
Que- The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.
a. till
b. up
c. yet
d. still
Answer- yet
Que- In our zeal for progress we should not ...... executive with more power.
a. avoid
b. give
c. enhance
d. arm
Answer- arm
Que- You've only three months to complete the course, Don't give ...... now.
a. out
b. away
c. up
d. off
Answer- up
Que- The traveler slept under the ...... shade of banyan tree.
a. cold
b. cool
c. cooling
d. dark
Answer- cool
Que- She has an aversion ...... taking even onion and garlic.
a. with
b. at
c. against
d. to
Answer- to
Que- The river overflowed its ...... and flooded the area.
a. edges
b. fronts
c. limits
d. banks
Answer- banks
Que- ...... The arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim.
a. Unless
b. Although
c. Even
d. Till
Answer- Till
Que- A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.
a. was just swallowing
b. swallowed
c. had just swallowed
d. just swallowed
Answer- had just swallowed
Que- The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ...... extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
a. perception
b. discovery
c. enquiry
d. quest
Answer- quest
Que- She ...... Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.
a. obtains
b. draws
c. pulls
d. extracts
Answer- draws
Que- The American ...... presented his credentials to the President of India.
a. adviser
b. ambassador
c. delegate
d. representative
Answer- ambassador
Que- Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ......
a. back up
b. back in
c. back at
d. back out
Answer- back out
Que- It was difficult to remove my feet as it had got stuck ...... in the mud.
a. fairly
b. greatly
c. widely
d. firmly
Answer- firmly
Que- He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ......
a. impartial
b. unbiased
c. neutral
d. prejudiced
Answer- impartial
Que- West Bengal ...... plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.
a. misses
b. receives
c. expects
d. regrets
Answer- receives
Que- this brand of TV is quite inferior ...... that one.
a. than
b. to
c. with
d. over
Answer- to
Que- It is not what you say that ...... but what you do
a. matches
b. implies
c. matters
d. moves
Answer- matters
Que- 'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ...... of life oiled and running smoothly.
a. path
b. machine
c. garden
d. river
Answer- machine
Que- I put ...... the light and slept.
a. up
b. down
c. in
d. out
Answer- out
Que- ...... all intents and purposes, the manager is the master of the firm.
a. in
b. upon
c. with
d. to
Answer- to
Que- When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.
a. had walked
b. walked
c. have walked
d. have been walking
Answer- walked
Que- Farida sings very well and ...... does salim.
a. even
b. too
c. also
d. so
Answer- so
Que- The old Nature versus ...... debate regarding crime continues even today.
a. Man
b. Universe
c. Culture
d. Nurture
Answer- Man
Que- The Sun ...... at six this morning.
a. raised
b. rose
c. arose
d. aroused
Answer- rose
Que- That rule is applicable ...... every one.
a. to
b. for
c. about
d. with
Answer- to
Que- Her parents will never give their ...... to so much an unsuitable match.
a. acquiescence
b. consent
c. agreement
d. willingness
Answer- consent
Que- He tried to ...... himself against a horde of ruffians.
a. collect
b. save
c. support
d. defend
Answer- defend
Que- According to corporate circles data is pushing through the merger to create financially ...... company in the processed foods business, the group's thrust area for the 1990's
a. acceptable
b. powerful
c. leading
d. straight
Answer- powerful
Que- Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ...... coffee.
a. wanting
b. drinking
c. liking
d. partaking
Answer- drinking
Que- Like any other country India has its ...... share of superstitions.
a. proper
b. abundant
c. fair
d. peculiar
Answer- fair
Que- The new education policy provides a useful ...... for the planners to remove illiteracy.
a. breakup
b. breakthrough
c. breakaway
d. break-in
Answer- breakthrough
Que- People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.
a. gamble
b. play
c. risk
d. place
Answer- gamble
Que- About twenty clerks were made ...... when the banks introduced computers.
a. dispensable
b. redundant
c. expandable
d. obsolete
Answer- redundant
Que- He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
a. with
b. of
c. by
d. in
Answer- of
Que- Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.
a. extensive
b. little
c. deep
d. intensive
Answer- intensive
Que- You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.
a. excludes
b. includes
c. avoids
d. ignores
Answer- excludes
Que- Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
a. spread
b. plunged
c. merged
d. deep
Answer- plunged
Que- Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons.
a. topics
b. titles
c. captions
d. headings
Answer- captions
Que- I don't really know how to ...... the problem.
a. tackle
b. cope
c. draw
d. erase
Answer- tackle
Que- The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ...... the other.
a. before
b. upon
c. against
d. with
Answer- against
Que- The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.
a. promised
b. assured
c. advised
d. counselled
Answer- assured
Que- The family gave father a gold watch on the ...... of his fiftieth birthday.
a. time
b. event
c. occasion
d. celebration
Answer- occasion
Que- The park ...... as far as the river.
a. extends
b. advances
c. enlarges
d. emerges
Answer- extends
Que- Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood
a. boundary
b. threshold
c. peak
d. horizon
Answer- threshold
Que- Arti pulled a long ...... when she was told that she could not go to Agra.
a. mouth
b. skirt
c. face
d. hand
Answer- face
Que- Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ......
a. off
b. out
c. apart
d. away
Answer- out
Que- The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.
a. hit
b. drove
c. crashed
d. met
Answer- met
Que- The non cooperative attitude of the members can only ...... the image of the society.
a. spoil
b. improve
c. degrade
d. defame
Answer- spoil
Que- Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......
a. idealistic
b. generous
c. lazy
d. optimistic
Answer- lazy
Que- In a little-publicised deal, Pepsi, Cola has ...... the entire soft drink market in Afghanistan.
a. occupied
b. conquered
c. swallowed
d. captured
Answer- captured
Que- He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
a. insists
b. persists
c. desists
d. resists
Answer- persists
Que- She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.
a. put on
b. put in
c. put across
d. put up
Answer- put in
Que- Life is to death as pleasure is to ......
a. poverty
b. suffering
c. anguish
d. pain
Answer- pain
Que- This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......
a. keep, removed
b. afford, attached
c. develop, liquidated
d. keep up, destroyed
Answer- keep up, destroyed
Que- The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
a. but
b. and
c. for
d. if
Answer- but
Que- If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
a. drowsy
b. tired
c. confident
d. giddy
Answer- tired