Que- If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
a. to
b. on
c. for
d. with
Answer- for
Que- His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
a. put
b. made
c. set
d. built
Answer- set
Que- ...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
a. A few
b. Few
c. The few
d. Fewer
Answer- Few
Que- The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.
a. tie up
b. tie down
c. tie on
d. tie with
Answer- tie down
Que- I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.
a. didn't
b. won't
c. hadn't
d. wouldn't
Answer- didn't
Que- I have read one novel by Premchand. I want to read ...... novel by him.
a. other
b. another
c. all
d. few
Answer- another
Que- A man remains narrow minded, self compliance and ignorant unless he visits other people and ...... from them.
a. earns
b. borrows
c. learns
d. hears
Answer- learns
Que- My father ...... down for a nap.
a. lays
b. laid
c. lain
d. lie
Answer- lays
Que- I think they allow their children too much ......
a. liberality
b. latitude
c. lassitude
d. levity
Answer- latitude
Que- Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's ......
a. distance
b. length
c. aim
d. width
Answer- length
Que- Affix a revenue stamp and put your signature ...... it.
a. on
b. upo
c. above
d. over
Answer- on
Que- My first lesson ...... forgiveness came from my mother.
a. upon
b. about
c. in
d. on
Answer- on
Que- At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ...... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.
a. develop
b. come out
c. emerge
d. grow
Answer- emerge
Que- Do you know ......?
a. where she comes from
b. where does she come from
c. where from she comes
d. from where does she come
Answer- where she comes from
Que- God is ......
a. graceful
b. gracious
c. grateful
d. greatful
Answer- gracious
Que- He is so ...... that he immediately believe my story of ghosts.
a. innocent
b. credulous
c. vociferous
d. credible
Answer- credulous
Que- ...... of old paintings is a job for experts.
a. Resurrection
b. Retrieval
c. Restoration
d. Resumption
Answer- Restoration
Que- During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.
a. busy
b. full
c. crowded
d. bubbling
Answer- full
Que- The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
a. straight
b. but
c. in
d. directly
Answer- but
Que- The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
a. was ringing
b. has rung
c. had rung
d. would ring
Answer- had rung
Que- He passed the examination in the first class because he ......
a. was hard working for it
b. worked hardly for it
c. had worked hard for it
d. was working hard for it
Answer- had worked hard for it
Que- Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. across
Answer- at
Que- If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side.
a. faith
b. belief
c. substance
d. certainty
Answer- faith
Que- I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.
a. besides
b. along
c. at
d. beside
Answer- beside
Que- Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.
a. inaccessible
b. impossible
c. impermeable
d. impenetrable
Answer- inaccessible
Que- It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post
a. feels
b. looks
c. believes
d. seems
Answer- seems
Que- In Bush, Saddam was up ...... more than his match.
a. for
b. into
c. against
d. to
Answer- against
Que- I haven't seen you ...... a week.
a. within
b. since
c. for
d. from
Answer- for
Que- I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.
a. saying
b. talking
c. telling
d. discussing
Answer- talking
Que- Johny, where are you? ...... up this tree.
a. There I am
b. There am I
c. Here am I
d. Here I am
Answer- Here I am
Que- That the poor in our country, are happy is
a. a dream
b. a vision
c. an ideal
d. an illusion
Answer- an illusion
Que- The robbers were arrested and ...... prison yesterday.
a. brought into
b. brought to
c. taken into
d. taken to
Answer- taken to
Que- The cinema ...... a welcome escape from cramped and dull city life and the Indians are avid movie-goers.
a. depicts
b. highlights
c. follows
d. offers
Answer- offers
Que- I shall take revenge ...... you.
a. from
b. with
c. on
d. at
Answer- on
Que- This book is a useful ...... to our library.
a. discovery
b. asset
c. addition
d. arrival
Answer- addition
Que- The boy was cured ...... typhoid.
a. from
b. of
c. for
d. through
Answer- of
Que- The communalist represents the ...... of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history.
a. antithesis
b. antidote
c. immorality
d. antagonism
Answer- antithesis
Que- He is so ...... to light that he never leaves the house without sunglasses.
a. insensitive
b. sensitive
c. afraid
d. immune
Answer- sensitive
Que- The ...... of the Minister's statement cannot be verified by people who have no access to official records.
a. veracity
b. verbosity
c. ambiguity
d. validity
Answer- veracity
Que- But the introductory fee does not stop after the initial handshake, brokers have to ...... it up after each transaction.
a. bring
b. cough
c. boost
d. give
Answer- bring
Que- Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of ......on 8% value shared of tooth paste market by then end of first years.
a. cornering
b. soliciting
c. disturbing
d. keeping
Answer- cornering
Que- ...... a failure of some traffic lights, traffic is moving very slowly.
a. Owing
b. Due to
c. Because
d. Since
Answer- Due to
Que- Ocean currents play a _______role in setting long-term climate_________.
a. vital … date
b. important … variations
c. major … patterns
d. unusual … changes
Answer- major … patterns
Que- I promise to ________ you in all circumstances
a. stand up to
b. stand with
c. stand off
d. stand by
Answer- stand with
Que- It's difficult ______ reconcile such different points of view
a. with
b. to
c. in
d. on
Answer- to
Que- The speaker did not properly space out his speech, but went on _______ one point only.
a. stressing
b. avoiding
c. devoting
d. decrying
Answer- stressing
Que- In the test, we will _________ your work and then give you detailed feedback.
a. assess
b. judge
c. measure
d. check
Answer- assess
Que- A speed limit is the _________ legal speed that you can travel on the road.
a. highest
b. biggest
c. maximum
d. longest
Answer- maximum
Que- The President's speech was so ___________ that many people were persuaded to accept the need for change.
a. expressive
b. articulate
c. eloquent
d. calm
Answer- eloquent
Que- There is something wonderful _______ him.
a. of
b. about
c. for
d. inside
Answer- about
Que- If she is not interested, we will __________ the proposal.
a. vaccant
b. abandon
c. impulse
d. remove
Answer- abandon
Que- The police forces have launched an operation to _______ out the kidnapped person
a. track
b. touch
c. nib
d. trace
Answer- trace
Que- Some people __________ to the officer against him about his mis-deeds
a. asked
b. complained
c. question
d. informed
Answer- complained
Que- If we go to the park, ______ you like to come too ?
a. shall
b. are
c. would
d. am
Answer- would
Que- It is certain that human beings ______ latent power of which they are only vaguely aware
a. exhibit
b. possess
c. impose
d. knowledge
Answer- possess
Que- It is already 5 o'clock. Can you _____ time to catch the bus?
a. have it in
b. have enough
c. make it in
d. made it
Answer- make it in
Que- The man __________ down the road is my brother.
a. hurry
b. hurried
c. to hurry
d. hurrying
Answer- hurrying
Que- All of us are devoted ________ one another.
a. of
b. at
c. to
d. with
Answer- to
Que- I am very much ________ to meet you.
a. delight
b. to delight
c. delighting
d. delighted
Answer- delighted
Que- I shall look _________ the matter.
a. in
b. about
c. into
d. after
Answer- into
Que- He is blind _________ one eye.
a. in
b. of
c. to
d. with
Answer- in
Que- The building is not safe and must be ___________down.
a. pull
b. pulling
c. pulled
d. pulls
Answer- pulled
Que- He _________ in Pakistan.
a. live
b. lives
c. is living
d. living
Answer- lives
Que- There is something wonderful ____ him.
a. of
b. about
c. for
d. inside
Answer- about
Que- After_____________smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wood floor.
a. finished
b. finishing
c. had finished
d. finishes
Answer- finishing
Que- The song in the play cannot be deleted as it is _________to the story.
a. intervened
b. innate
c. exacting
d. integral
Answer- integral
Que- The lion sprang____________the buffaloes.
a. at
b. in
c. upon
d. on
Answer- upon
Que- My brother is devoted _____________religion.
a. with
b. to
c. at
d. in
Answer- to
Que- She remained a __________all her life.
a. spinster
b. bachelor
c. unmarried
d. single
Answer- spinster
Que- My father was angry ________my failure.
a. in
b. on
c. with
d. at
Answer- at
Que- Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become _________when they see humans.
a. provoked
b. alerted
c. aggressive
d. threatened
Answer- aggressive
Que- ___________you wake me up so early on a Sunday?
a. Could
b. Dare
c. Must
d. Will
Answer- Dare
Que- The company let me ____ time off work.
a. take
b. taking
c. to take
d. took
Answer- take
Que- There is quite tenuous evidence _________it.
a. with
b. at
c. for
d. must
Answer- for
Que- I assume ______________with me.
a. every one agreeing
b. that every one agrees
c. every one to agree
d. that every one to agree
Answer- that every one agrees
Que- That was __________movie I have ever seen.
a. worse
b. the worst
c. most worst
d. bad
Answer- the worst
Que- _________the rain forests is very important, if we do not want the flora and fauna found there to become extinct.
a. Reserving
b. Destroying
c. Preserving
d. Maintaining
Answer- Preserving
Que- He has many friends, but _________are good ones.
a. a few
b. few
c. the few
d. the some
Answer- few
Que- If I had helped him, he ____________drowned.
a. will not be
b. would not be
c. will not have
d. would not have
Answer- would not have
Que- I am very much __________to meet you.
a. delight
b. to delight
c. delighting
d. delighted
Answer- delighted
Que- When will you hand ____ your assignment?
a. in
b. back
c. down
d. into
Answer- in
Que- If we go to the park, __________you like to come too ?
a. shall
b. are
c. would
d. am
Answer- would
Que- The housewife __________the cakes burning, and ran to switch off the oven.
a. smell
b. smells
c. smelt
d. smelling
Answer- smelt
Que- John said he __________to play at home.
a. would prefer
b. prefer
c. will prefer
d. had prefered
Answer- would prefer
Que- The man ___________down the road is my brother.
a. hurry
b. hurried
c. to hurry
d. hurrying
Answer- hurrying
Que- ________you leave now, you will be late.
a. Until
b. Till
c. Unless
d. Although
Answer- Unless
Que- The _________were arrested for illegally hunting the bears.
a. poachers
b. rangers
c. soldiers
d. villagers
Answer- poachers
Que- If you had followed the rules, you ____________disqualified.
a. will not be
b. would not be
c. will not have been
d. would not have been
Answer- would not have been
Que- My younger sister constantly misbehaves and is always causing ___________.
a. hostility
b. violence
c. mischief
d. courtesy
Answer- mischief
Que- He tends to___________to any suggestion I make in meetings.
a. differ
b. agree
c. accept
d. cooperate
Answer- cooperate
Que- ____________your instruction, we have closed your bank account.
a. In lieu
b. With regard to
c. In accordance with
d. On account of
Answer- In accordance with
Que- It is certain that human beings _______________latent power of which they are only vaguely aware.
a. exhibit
b. possess
c. impose
d. knowledge
Answer- possess
Que- _________she is clever, she often makes mistakes.
a. Despite
b. Since
c. Although
d. Yet
Answer- Although
Que- It is already 8 o'clock. Can you _____ time to catch the bus?
a. have it in
b. have enough
c. make it in
d. made it
Answer- make it in
Que- Do you prefer___________ or traditional art forms?
a. archaic
b. contemporary
c. foreign
d. simultaneous
Answer- contemporary
Que- The problem ____________a lot of thought.
a. calls for
b. comes across
c. calls on
d. comes into
Answer- calls for
Que- I promise to ___________you in all circumstances.
a. stand up to
b. stand with
c. stand off
d. stand by
Answer- stand with
Que- The farmers ____________their farms, if they had known that a thunderstorm was approaching.
a. will leave
b. would leave
c. will have left
d. would have left
Answer- would have left
Que- The Paralympics is a competition for the ______________.
a. disadvantaged
b. discouraged
c. disabled
d. despised
Answer- disabled