English language
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.The police arrested the thief. Answer: B. The thief was arrested by the police. Answer: (B) The thief was arrested by the police. Simple past active → was/were + past part... 1
- Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.AUSTERE Answer: C. Luxurious Answer: (C) Luxurious Austere means severe and plain, without comfort or luxury; its opposite is luxurious. Strict, sim... 1
- Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.TRANSPARENT Answer: A. Opaque Answer: (A) Opaque Transparent means allowing light to pass through so that things can be seen clearly; opaque means not l... 1
- In the passage, some blanks are numbered. Choose the most appropriate option for the blank asked.Discipline is often (1)______ with punishment, but its real meaning is closer to training. An athlete who wakes before dawn is not being punished; she is… Answer: C. confused Answer: (C) confused The passive 'is often confused with' needs the past participle 'confused'. 1
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.He said to me, "I am going to Delhi tomorrow." Answer: A. He told me that he was going to Delhi the next day. Answer: (A) He told me that he was going to Delhi the next day. Reporting ver... 1
- Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.(A) Neither the captain nor the players (B) was ready (C) to accept the umpire's decision. Answer: B. was ready Answer: (B) was ready With 'neither … nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Players' is plural, so 'was ready... 1
- Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.(A) He has been living (B) in this city (C) since five years. Answer: C. since five years. Answer: (C) since five years. 'Since' is used with a point of time (since 2021); 'for' is used with a period of... 1
- Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.The committee has decided to ______ the meeting till next Monday. Answer: A. postpone Answer: (A) postpone 'Till next Monday' shows the meeting is being moved to a later date, so 'postpone' (put off to a la... 1
- Select the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.She is very good ______ mathematics. Answer: B. at Answer: (B) at The fixed expression is 'good at' a subject or skill. 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.To burn the midnight oil Answer: A. To work or study late into the night Answer: (A) To work or study late into the night To burn the midnight oil is to stay up late... 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.A blessing in disguise Answer: A. Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good Answer: (A) Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good... 1
- Select the word that can substitute the given group of words.A person who cannot be corrected or reformed Answer: A. Incorrigible Answer: (A) Incorrigible Incorrigible = not able to be corrected or improved. Invincible = cannot be defeated. 1
- Select the word that can substitute the given group of words.A person who knows many languages Answer: D. Polyglot Answer: (D) Polyglot A polyglot knows and uses several languages. A linguist studies language; bilingual means two langu... 1
- Read the passage and answer the question.For most of human history, boredom was simply part of life. People waited for crops to ripen, for letters to arrive, for the rain to stop. Today, a phone in the pocket promises that no moment need ever be empt… Answer: D. Short, ordinary spells of boredom can help thinking, though long-lasting boredom is harmful. Answer: (D) Short, ordinary spells o... 1
- Select the correctly spelt word. Answer: A. Accommodation Answer: (A) Accommodation The correct spelling has double 'c' and double 'm': accommodation. 1
- Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.METICULOUS Answer: C. Thorough Answer: (C) Thorough Meticulous means showing great attention to detail, i.e. very careful and thorough. Careless and ha... 1
- Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.CANDID Answer: B. Frank Answer: (B) Frank Candid means truthful and straightforward, i.e. frank. It need not be rude. 1