Test English-19

Instructions
1. The test comprises of 15 questions. You should complete the test within 20 minutes.
2. There is only one correct answer to each question.
3. All questions carry four marks each.
4. Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one mark.

Direction for question number 1 to 5:
Given below are four sentences followed by four words. Mark as your answer the word that fits in the maximum number of sentences.

1. 

A. The police ________ the thief. 
B. The opposition ________ a reprisal from the government 
C. He __________ the flow of blood by a bandage 
D. Her beauty _______ the attention of all the passers-by

a. apprehended
b.feared
c.arrested
d.attracted
Ans: c

2.

A. The Prime minister __________ to the senior leaders in the party 
B. He ________ his decision by a week 
C. She ________ to him carefully. 
D. We ________ to all the advice given by various friends

a. deferred
b. listened
c. postponed
d. talked
Ans: b

3.

A. The students ________ all their time fighting over trivial issues 
B. The gambler ________ all his money betting on horses. 
C. The social workers did not belive that he was fighting for a/an ____ cause. 
D. The professor _________ his patience with students.

a.lost
b.important
c. wasted
d. spent
Ans: a


4. 

A. Ramesh ______ the examination. 
B. The bulldozer _______ the debris after the building was demolished. 
C. The judge ________ his contention that he was denied natural justice 
D.The consulate ______ his visa applications form because it was incomplete.

a.Cleared
b. passed
c. accepted
d. rejected
Ans: a

5. 

A. The teacher asked the boys to _______ money for the benefit of the handicapped. 
B. The old man decided to _______ his entire property to the Rama Krishna mission. 
C. The government decided to _____ higher taxes from the public. 
D.I went to the university to ______ my transfer certificate.

a. Collect
b. donate
c. contribute
d. take
Ans: a

Direction for question number 6 to 10:
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from the choices given

6. It is _______ to know that people around the globe are ________ turning to Indian medicine.

a. encouraging.....basically
b. wonderful.....genuinely
c. heartening.....Increasingly
d. exhilarating.....Progressively
Ans: c

7. The _______ and hypnotically soothing voice chanting from the Vedas ____ over a flood of old memories

a. euphonious......glided
b. dulcet.....floated
c. tuneful.....drifted
d. melodious.....wafted
Ans: d

8. It’s a/an _______ to think women aren’t competitive enough when it comes to getting the better of their business_______.

a. fallacy.....rivals
b. illusion.....adversaries
c. error.....opponents
d. misconception.....Challenger
Ans: a

9. The bus owners , who could not protest against the supreme court , which ordered that only CNG run buses would be allowed to ______ on the delhi roads , have now turned their ____ on the other authority.

a. operate.....irritation
b. ply.....ire
c. work.....annoyance
d. run.....exasperation
Ans: b

10. Though India Knows from intercepts and interrogation of captured ______ the AL Qaeda men are hiding in PoK it is not able to present ______ .

a. Infiltrators.....Evidence
b. nomads.....Proof
c. People.....substantiation
d. prisoners.....Authentication
Ans: a

Direction for question number 11 to 15:
Each word has been used in a sentence that gives its contextual usage. From the choices, choose the meaning that is most suitable in the context.

11. Scoffed : A 20% growth in exports is not something to be scoffed at.

a. tanned
b. appreciated
c. devalued
d. followed
Ans: c

12. Flamboyance : The company is known for its element of flamboyance.

a. exaggeration
b. flagellation
c. industrialization
d. ostentation
Ans: d

13.Reiterate: The minister in his speech has reiterated the established policy stance

a. repeated
b. opposed
c. supported
d. encouraged
Ans: a

14. Sops: The forth-coming budget is likely to provide a host of sops for the Ayer Veda industry.

a. attractions
b. benefits
c. appeasements
d. incentives
Ans: d

15. Nuance: The written word may not capture the nuances and inflections of the spoken word.

a. subtleties
b. meanings
c. feelings
d. stress
Ans: a