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- Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.DILIGENT Answer: C. Hardworking Answer: (C) Hardworking Diligent = showing steady care and effort, i.e. hardworking. Lazy and careless are opposites. 1
- Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.ANCIENT Answer: D. Modern Answer: (D) Modern Ancient = very old. Its opposite is modern. Antique, archaic and old are synonyms. 1
- Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.Not long ago, millets such as ragi, jowar and bajra were dismissed as ‘coarse grains’, the food of those who could not afford rice or wheat. Today they appear on restaurant menus and in… Answer: A. As the food of people who could not afford rice or wheat Answer: (A) As the food of people who could not afford rice or wheat The... 1
- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.Public transport is the backbone of any large city. A single bus can carry as many people as forty cars, (… Answer: D. while Answer: (D) while The bus carries many people while (at the same time as) taking up little space. “Despite” would need a co... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.He did not / went to school / yesterday / because of fever. Answer: B. went to school Answer: (B) went to school After the auxiliary “did”, the main verb takes its base form. Correct: “He did not go t... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.He gave me / many advices / before / I left for Delhi. Answer: B. many advices Answer: (B) many advices “Advice” is an uncountable noun: it has no plural and does not take “many”. Correct: “He ga... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part of the sentence.He insisted to go there alone. Answer: B. insisted on going Answer: (B) insisted on going “Insist” takes the preposition “on” followed by a gerund: He insisted on going th... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The two brothers divided the property ______ themselves. Answer: D. between Answer: (D) between “Between” is used for two people or things; “among” for more than two. Two brothers → between. 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The teacher, along with her students, ______ gone on an educational trip. Answer: C. has Answer: (C) has Words joined by “along with / as well as / together with” do not change the number of the subject. The subjec... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The new rules will ______ effect from the first of next month. Answer: A. take Answer: (A) take The fixed expression is “take effect”, meaning come into force. 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To bite off more than one can chew Answer: A. To take on a task bigger than one can manage Answer: (A) To take on a task bigger than one can manage To bite off more than one c... 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To cry over spilt milk Answer: B. To regret something that cannot be undone Answer: (B) To regret something that cannot be undone Crying over spilt milk = being up... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.One who does not believe in the existence of God Answer: B. Atheist Answer: (B) Atheist An atheist denies that God exists. A theist believes in God, an agnostic holds that God's existence c... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.The life story of a person written by that person Answer: D. Autobiography Answer: (D) Autobiography Auto = self: an autobiography is written by the person himself or herself. A biography is... 1
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.Who has broken the window? Answer: C. By whom has the window been broken? Answer: (C) By whom has the window been broken? “Who” becomes “By whom”. The question form is... 1
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.She said, “I am reading a novel.” Answer: A. She said that she was reading a novel. Answer: (A) She said that she was reading a novel. Reporting verb in the past: “I” becomes... 1
- Kuchipudi is a classical dance form of which state? Answer: C. Andhra Pradesh Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh Kuchipudi takes its name from Kuchipudi village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. Od... 1
- Who was named Player of the Match in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, in which India beat New Zealand at Ahmedabad on 8 March 2026? Answer: A. Jasprit Bumrah Answer: (A) Jasprit Bumrah Bumrah took 4 wickets for 15 runs as New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in reply to In... 1
- Who was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 on 9 October 2026? Answer: B. Navanethem (Navi) Pillay Answer: (B) Navanethem (Navi) Pillay The Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the 2026 Peace Prize to South Af... 1
- The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, held on 6 February 2026, took place at which venue? Answer: A. San Siro Stadium, Milan Answer: (A) San Siro Stadium, Milan The XXV Olympic Winter Games, jointly hosted by Milan and Cortina d'A... 1
- If \(x + \frac{1}{x} = 6\), find the value of \(x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}\). Answer: A. 34 Answer: (A) 34 x² + 1/x² = (x + 1/x)² - 2 = 36 - 2 = 34 . 1
- If \(a + b + c = 9\) and \(ab + bc + ca = 23\), find the value of \(a^3 + b^3 + c^3 - 3abc\). Answer: D. 108 Answer: (D) 108 a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc = (a + b + c)[(a + b + c)² - 3(ab + bc + ca)] = 9(81 - 69) = 9 × 12 = 108 . 1
- In which year was the Indian National Congress founded? Answer: D. 1885 Answer: (D) 1885 The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at Bombay, with A.O. Hume among its founders and... 1
- Who founded the Arya Samaj? Answer: A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati Answer: (A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay in 1875 a... 1