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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.SAGACIOUS Answer: A. Wise Answer: (A) Wise Sagacious means having good judgement and deep understanding, i.e. wise. 'Cunning' implies cleverness used... Synonyms 1 answer
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.OBSOLETE Answer: B. Outdated Answer: (B) Outdated Obsolete means no longer in use, out of date. Synonyms 1 answer
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.EPHEMERAL Answer: B. Permanent Answer: (B) Permanent Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time; its opposite is permanent (lasting). 'Brief' is a... Antonyms 1 answer
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.To turn a deaf ear Answer: D. To refuse to listen or pay attention Answer: (D) To refuse to listen or pay attention To turn a deaf ear to something is to delib... Idioms and phrases 1 answer
Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 8? Answer: B. 5/36 Answer: (B) 5/36 Favourable pairs: (2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2) = 5 out of 36. Probability = 5/36 . Probability 1 answer
The table shows the percentage distribution of 2,400 students among five colleges.CollegePQRSTStudents (%)1525203010How many more students are there in college S than in college P? Answer: B. 360 Answer: (B) 360 S − P = 30% − 15% = 15% of 2400 = 360. Data interpretation 1 answer
The table shows the percentage distribution of 2,400 students among five colleges.CollegePQRSTStudents (%)1525203010What is the ratio of the number of students in college Q to the total number of students in colleges R and T together? Answer: B. 5 : 6 Answer: (B) 5 : 6 Q : (R + T) = 25 : (20 + 10) = 25 : 30 = 5 : 6. (The total cancels out.) Data interpretation 1 answer
Read the passage and answer the question.Along India's coasts, from the Sundarbans in the east to the creeks of Gujarat in the west, mangrove forests stand where the land meets the sea. To a casual visitor they may look like tangled, muddy thickets o… Answer: C. Mangroves: Quiet Guardians of the Coast Answer: (C) Mangroves: Quiet Guardians of the Coast The passage describes how mangroves p... Reading comprehension 1 answer
In the passage, some blanks are numbered. Choose the most appropriate option for the blank asked.A public library is one of the few places in a city where anyone may walk in (1)______ paying a single rupee. Students (2)______ for examinations sit bes… Answer: D. without Answer: (D) without The sense is that entry is free: anyone may walk in 'without paying' a rupee. Cloze test 1 answer
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.If I was the Prime Minister, I would build more schools. Answer: A. If I were Answer: (A) If I were For an imaginary or unreal condition in the present, the subjunctive 'were' is used for all perso... Sentence improvement 1 answer
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.Hardly had he reached the station when the train left. Answer: D. No improvement Answer: (D) No improvement 'Hardly/Scarcely … when' is the correct pairing ('No sooner … than' takes 'than'). The... Sentence improvement 1 answer
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.(A) One of my friends (B) have gone (C) to Canada for higher studies. Answer: B. have gone Answer: (B) have gone The subject is 'One' (singular), so the verb must be 'has gone', not 'have gone'. Error spotting 1 answer
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.(A) She is senior than me (B) in the office (C) by three years. Answer: A. She is senior than me Answer: (A) She is senior than me Latin comparatives such as senior, junior, superior and inferior take 'to... Error spotting 1 answer
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.The thief managed to ______ the police by hiding in a crowded market. Answer: B. evade Answer: (B) evade 'Evade' means to escape or avoid someone. Invade = enter by force; pervade = spread through; persuade = c... Fill in the blanks 1 answer
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.To let the cat out of the bag Answer: D. To reveal a secret Answer: (D) To reveal a secret To let the cat out of the bag is to disclose a secret, usually by mistake. Idioms and phrases 1 answer
Select the word that can substitute the given group of words.A place where bees are kept Answer: A. Apiary Answer: (A) Apiary An apiary is a place where beehives are kept. An aviary is for birds; a hive is the bees' home itself,... One-word substitution 1 answer
Select the word that can substitute the given group of words.An abnormal fear of heights Answer: A. Acrophobia Answer: (A) Acrophobia Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Hydrophobia = water, claustrophobia = closed spaces, xenopho... One-word substitution 1 answer
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.Who wrote this letter? Answer: B. By whom was this letter written? Answer: (B) By whom was this letter written? 'Who' becomes 'By whom'; simple past → was + past p... Active and passive voice 1 answer
Arrange the sentences P, Q, R and S in a logical order to form a meaningful paragraph.P. By the time they reached the beach, the sun was setting.Q. Last summer, his uncle finally offered to take him to Puri.R. Ravi, who grew up in a small village in… Answer: A. RQPS Answer: (A) RQPS R introduces Ravi (the others refer to 'him/he'). Q gives the trip, P the arrival, and S what he did there:... Para jumbles 1 answer
Insulin is produced by which organ of the human body? Answer: D. Pancreas Answer: (D) Pancreas Insulin is made by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and lowers blood suga... Human body systems 1 answer
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin? Answer: C. Vitamin A Answer: (C) Vitamin A Vitamin A is needed to make rhodopsin in the retina; its deficiency causes night blindness. Nutrition and diseases 1 answer
How many players of a team are on the court at a time in a standard Kabaddi match? Answer: D. 7 Answer: (D) 7 Each Kabaddi team has 7 players on court (with substitutes on the bench). Sports 1 answer
World Environment Day is observed every year on: Answer: C. 5 June Answer: (C) 5 June World Environment Day, led by UNEP, is held on 5 June. 22 April is Earth Day; 16 September is Ozone Day... Books, awards and important days 1 answer
The Ramsar Convention (1971) is concerned with the conservation of: Answer: B. Wetlands Answer: (B) Wetlands The Ramsar Convention, signed at Ramsar, Iran in 1971, is the international treaty for the conserva... Environment and ecology 1 answer

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