Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
Q1.
(A) Interpret
(B) Truce
(C) Intentional
(D) Fighting
(a)A and B
(b)B and C
(c)A and C
(d)B and D
(e)A and D
Q2.
(A) Waive
(B) Trounce
(C) Annihilate
(D) Alacrity
(a)A and B
(b)B and C
(c)A and C
(d)B and D
(e)A and D
Q3.
(A) Unwonted
(B) Expedient
(C) Seethe
(D) Acquiesce
(a)A and B
(b)B and C
(c)A and C
(d)B and D
(e)A and D
Q4.
(A) Scarcity
(B) Diffident
(C) Scrutinize
(D) Shortage
(a)A and B
(b)B and C
(c)A and C
(d)B and D
(e)A and D
Q5.
(A) Execrate
(B) Villainous
(C) Evil
(D) Implacable
(a)A and B
(b)B and C
(c)A and C
(d)B and D
(e)A and D
Direction (6-10): In each of the following questions, there are four sentences which may or may not contain an error. Choose the sentence among the four options which is grammatically correct. If there is error in all the sentences, choose (e) as your answer.
Q6.
(a)The district authorities are making a last-ditch attempt to provide alternative solutions to farmers but the options are clearly inadequate.
(b)The results of the study showed that if the partners were willing to talk to each other and arrive at a mutually agreeable decision, the joint decisions were better than one person’s judgement.
(c)He always practices the justice and cares for moral principles.
(d)We discussed the problem so thoroughly that I found it easy to work it out.
(e)None of the above.
Q7.
(a)Initially, shop owners tried to offer some resistance to the demolition but seeing the heavy presence of the police force, their resistance faded off.
(b)None of the diplomats at the conference failed either to comprehend or solving the problem.
(c)The reports promoted the Chairman of the organizing committee to address a hurried press conference where he reprimanded the media for conducting a ‘prejudiced campaign’.
(d)Judge in him prevailed upon the father and he sentenced his son to death.
(e)None of the above.
Q8.
(a)There is a distinctive possibility that he will leave the job once the investigation is over.
(b)The speaker was not only slow but also inaudible as well.
(c)A year after the global financial crisis saw students from the best B-schools across the world struggling for a job, a survey on management education this year thrown up some rather interesting findings.
(d)The first task is provided sufficient arable land to the dispossessed farmers.
(e)None of the above.
Q9.
(a)The sole idea behind conducting such programmes is to create awareness among young minds for our culture.
(b)The whole block of flats including two shops was destroyed in fire.
(c)Three conditions critical for growing plants are soil, temperature and chemical balance or amount of moisture.
(d)Until the world lasts, the earth will go round the sun.
(e)None of the above.
Q10.
(a)The youth did not dare to venture with the sea as it was a high tide.
(b)Time the concert ended, the crowd clapped and cheered enthusiastically.
(c)A vast numbers of people greeted the film star on his arrival at the airport.
(d)All the documents have been destroyed in the fire which occurred last month.
(e)None of the above.
Solutions
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. B and D are opposite in meaning with each other.
Truce: an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. B and C are similar in meaning with each other. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Trounce: defeat heavily in a contest.
-rebuke or punish severely.
Annihilate: destroy utterly; obliterate.
Waive: do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Alacrity: liveliness and eagerness
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. B and D are opposite in meaning with each other. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Expedient: (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.
– (of an action) suitable or appropriate.
-a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral.
Acquiesce: accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Unwonted: out of the ordinary
Seethe: be in an agitated emotional state
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. A and D are similar in meaning with each other. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
Diffident: lacking self-confidence
Scrutinize: look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. B and C are similar in meaning with each other. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Implacable: incapable of being appeased or pacified
Execrate: curse or declare to be evil or anathema
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. (a) “the options is” should be replaced by “the options are” as the subject of the verb ‘options’ is Plural.
(b) The use of “more” is Superfluous as ‘better’ is a Comparative Adjective and the use of ‘more’ before Comparative or the use of ‘most’ before Superlative is incorrect to make its Double Comparative or Double Superlative. However, “much, very much, far” can be used before Comparative.
e.g., She is much/very much/ far better than you.
(c) Remove “the” before “justice” as ‘justice’ is an Uncountable Noun and generally, Uncountable Noun does not take any Article before it. However, it only takes ‘the’ before it and that also when it has to make it Definite.
e.g., This is the justice done by him.
(d) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. (a) Replace “off” by “out” as “fade” is never used with “off” whereas “fade out” means “disappear slowly or become quieter”.
e.g., The music faded out.
(b) Use ‘to’ before ‘solve’ as “either…or” in the sentence is used to add two Infinitives i.e., “either to comprehend or to solve…” is the correct usage.
(c)The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(d) Use “The” before “Judge” as when a Common Noun is used in the form of Abstract Noun, then ‘The’ is used before that Common Noun and the sentence structure goes like, “The + Common Noun + in + somebody”.
e.g., The patriot in Bhagat Singh.
The judge in him.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. (a) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(b) Remove ‘as well’ from the sentence as the use of “as well” is Superfluous. Also, “not only” is used only with “but also”.
(c) Use ‘has’ before “thrown” as first part of the sentence talks about the past while the second part is of the Present incident i.e., “this year”.
(d) Replace “provided” by “to provide” as “The first task” is an Active Subject for which the verb “Be” is used and the Complement for the verb “Be” requires Infinitive whose Object is “sufficient arable land”.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. (a) Replace ‘for’ by ‘of’ as “aware” or “awareness” takes Preposition “of” with it.
e.g., I was aware of his laziness.
Her awareness of Indian culture is praiseworthy.
(b) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(c) Use “critical” before “conditions” as ‘critical’ is an Adjective which signifies the Noun ‘conditions. Hence it will be used before Noun.
(d) Replace ‘Until’ by ‘As long as’ as “until” means “up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)” while “As long as” means “during the whole time that.
e.g., You can sit here until Mohan comes.
As long as she is with me, I need not fear.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. (a) Replace ‘with’ by ‘into’ as ‘venture’ is not used with ‘with’ but “venture into something” is the correct usage.
(b) Use “The” before “Time” as in this sentence ‘Time’ is Definite.
e.g., The moment he came, nobody was in the room.
(c) Replace “numbers” by “number” as “A large, A vast, A great, A huge, A limited, A considerable” are followed by “number” in Singular form.
(d)Replace “have been” by “were” as the incident happened in the past i.e., “last month”. So, it should take the verb of Simple Past.
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