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    OLD QUESTIONS – 5

• ‘Shut the door’ is a/an ______ sentence.
• exclamatory (b)  assertive   (c)  imperative   (d)  interrogative
• The doctor prescribed an ointment. The patient _____ it according to instruction.
• administrated (b)  advised    (c)  applied        (d)  instructed
• Arun’s father’s eldest brother is his favourite :
• uncle (b)  parent       (c)  cousin          (d)  aunt

104. ‘Can you lend me a pen, please’ ?

• Yes, here you are ! (b)  Yes, here you !    (c)  Yes, you can

(d)  yes, here.

105. The speaker drew the attention of the audience ______ the burning issues.

• into (b)  towards    (c)  from            (d)  to

106. One who talks in sleep is :

• Somambulist (b)  garrulous  (c)  credulous    (d)  somniloquent

107. The train started after we _____ for about an hour

• had played (b)  have been played (c)  were playing

(d)  have been playing

108. He would not have failed if he _____ enough money

• Would have (b)  had had    (c)  would have had      (d)  was having

109. A government controlled by the rich :

• oligarchy (b)  aristocracy           (c)  plutocracy   (d)  democracy

110. Write the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression ‘a big bug’ :

• Monster (b)  A villain   (c)  A saint        (d)  A person of importance

111. The correctly spelt word below is :

• Discrimination (b)  Descrimination    (c)  Descremination

(d)  Discremenation

112. The opposite of ‘innocent’ is

• Guilty (b)  Poor         (c)  Rough         (d)  Proud

113. The rider ________ his horse to victory

• road (b)  rode         (c)  rod                          (d)  rid

114. One of the men _____ reached the top of the mountain

• has (b) are            (c)  were            (d)  have

115. She has finished her work :

• hasn’tshe ? (b)  has she ?  (c)  isn’t she       (d)  is she ?

116. He ordered his servant :

• That he go home (b)  to go home     (c)  that go home    (d)  that he should go home

117. The leaves ______ as the wind blew.

• rustled (b)  hissed       (c)  murmured   (d)  crackled

118. A bird in hand is worth two in the :

• forest (b)  nest          (c)  cave             (d)  bush

119. The marriage party _______ at down

• Put off (b)  set off      (c)  set on          (d)  set up

120. The president was specially happy to visit the school because it was his :

• Sine die (b)  alma mater           (c)  bonafide      (d)  prima facie

121. I am familiar ______ this locality

• of             (b)  in  (c)  with             (d)  at

122. Vishnu is the ______ boy in his class

• tall (b) tallest       (c)  taller            (d)  long

123. ‘Don’t play at night’ is a/an ______ sentence

• affirmative (b)  negative   (c)  imperative   (d)  interrogative

124. Nothing was known about him, _____ ?

• Was it (b)  wasn’t it   (c)  isn’t it          (d)  is it

125. He is ______ honest man

• a             (b)  an (c)  the               (d)  none of these

126. You can trust her. She _____ not cheat you

• will (b)  would      (c)  ought           (d)  could

127. We _____ each other for five years

• knew (b)  known      (c)  knows         (d)  have known

128. She ______ succeeded if she had worked hard

• Will have (b)  will be      (c)  would have             (d)  would

129. The match ______ by their team

• win (b)  has been won       (c)  has won       (d)  won

130. Of the two sisters, Gayathri and Theertha, Gayathri is ______ attractive

• more (b)  most         (c)  much           (d)  very

131. The feminine gender of ‘nephew’ is ______

• nephrite     (b)  nephritic               (c)  niece            (d)  nephritis

132. The adjective of ‘please’ is ______

• pleasure (b)  pleasant    (c)  pleasantly    (d)  pleasantness

133. The synonym of ‘curiosity’ is _______

• anxiety (b)  clarity       (c)  desire          (d)  inquisitiveness

134. The antonym of ‘barbarian’ is _____.

• civilized (b)  uncultured           (c)  foreigner     (d)  fool

135. The authority turned down the proposal. The italicized phrase means _______

• proceed (b)  stopped    (c)  rejected       (d)  continued

136. A person who undertakes a commercial venture is a/an _____

• entrepreneur (b)  Businessman        (c)  Shopkeeper             (d)  Manager

137. Translate the proverb ‘Pride goes before a fall’ into malayalam

• ]Xn-cn-Ãm¯ IXn-cnà (b)  Al-¦mcw B]-¯mWv     (c)  \n[n Im¡p¶ `qXw

(d)  \mtSm-Sp-t¼mÄ \SpthHmSWw

138. Identify the word correctly spelt

• setement (b)  settlemeant          (c)  Settlement   (d)  Settilment

139. ‘Ab initio’ means _____

• From the beginning (b)  till the end           (c)  expansion of initials

(d)  first alphabet

140. ‘Arts college’ is a/an _____ word

• simple (b)  complex   (c)  compound               (d)  attributive

141. “The Moon shines at night” is an example of :

• Imperative sentence (b)  interrogative sentence

(c)  declarative sentence          (d)  exclamatory sentence

142. “Rama and Krishna are brothers” In this sentence ‘and’ is :

• Conjunction (b)  interjection           (c)  Pronoun      (d)  Adjective

143. The passive voice of “People speak English all over the world” is :

• English was spoken all over the world
• English is spoken all over the world
• English has spoken all over the world
• English had spoken all over the world

144. The reported speech of He said, “I have done my homework” is :

• He said that he has done his homework
• He said that he was done his homework
• He said that he has been done his homework
• He said that he had done his homework

145. Pick out the singular form from the given words :

• Stadia (b)  data          (c)  criteria         (d)  radius

146. Which of the following is a one word for “the custom of having only one wife”?

• Polygamy (b)  Monogamy          (c)  Bigamy       (d)  Bachelor

147. The word nearest in meaning to the word ‘endeavour’ is :

• attempt (b)  debate      (c)  expand        (d)  disclose

148. Which of the following is the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘amateur’?

• artificial (b)  rough       (c)  Professional            (d)  Selfish

149. Choose the incorrectly spelt word :

• recommend           (b)  recommend          (c)  vacation      (d)  psychology

150. In the following sentence there is an error. Identify the part marked (a), (b), (c) and (d) where there is the error. Mark that part as your answer:

• Would you mind to tell me (b)  What you were doing      (c)  After you completed          (d)  Your studies

151. _______ person who died yesterday was a heart patient.

• A             (b)  An            (c)  Some           (d)  The

151. Person who died yesterday was a heart patient.

(a) A                      (b) An              (c) Some          (d) The

• She sang well………

(a) did she?     (b) didn’t she? (c) does she?   (d) doesn’t she?

153. The school is now assembled……… the morning prayer.

(a) for              (b) to               (c) with            (d) in

154. We cannot go out now because it.
155. a) Will be raining (b) was raining (c) is raining    (d) had been raining
156. She often…….to church

(a) go               (b) is going                 (c) was going          (d) goes

156. I have…….pens than you

(a)many           (b) less             (c) fewer          (d)  much

157. The tiger is one of the………animal

(a) strongest    (b) stronger      (c) large           (d) strong

158. Neither Seena nor Reena……..well.

(a) swim          (b) swims         (c) is swimming           (d) are swimming

159. Success often depends on your ability to…….yourself to changing  circumstances.

(a) adopt          (b) adequate    (c) adept          (d) adapt

160. Replace the word in bold letters with the right phrase chosen from thosegiven

below. I cannot TOLERATE his behaviour.

(a) put on         (b) put up        (c) put up with                        (d) put off

161. He is ________ Unique politician.

• an (b) some          (c) a                 (d) any

162. Neither of them _______ the answer

(a) Was knowing         (b) know          (c)   Is knowing           (d)  Knows

163. Mumbai is the seaport _______ to Europe.

(a) Nearby       (b) nearest       (c) near           (d) next

164. None of the people arrived in time for the meeting, ________ ?

• Didn’t they (b) have they   (c)  Don’t they                      (d) Did they

165. The synonym of ‘absurd’ is:

• Unconscious (b)  Conscious             (c) foolish        (d)  sensibile

166. Which is correctly spelt?

• Pronounciation (b)  Sensible                (c)  Occurred               (d) occurrence

167. The antonym of ‘brave’ is:

(a) timid                      (b) courageous             (c) bold                        (d) daring

168. A _____ of lions

(a) pride                       (b) parliament              (c) gang                       (d) herd

169. If you had worked hard, you _____ a first class.

(a) will get                   (b) may get                  (c) would have got      (d) might get

170. Seema prefers saree ______churidhar.

(a) than                        (b) more than               (c) to                            (d) better than

171. Which of the following is wrongly spelt ?

(a) recured                   (b) paralleled               (c) budgeted                (d) preferred

172. Plural of Son-in-law is ?

(a) Sons-in-laws          (b) Sons-in-law            (c) Son-in-laws            (d) sons and laws

173. That work is _______ for any man to do single-handed.

(a) more than enough     (b) much more          (c) very much              (d) too much

174. I hope you will excuse ______ early.

(a) my leaving            (b) my leave                (c) me leaving              (d) me leave

175. How long have ______ here ?

(a) you wait                (b) you been waiting   (c) you are waiting      (d) you waited

176. “Opus-magnum” means :

(a) a great work           (b) grateful                  (c) in reality                 (d) magnitude

177. One who compiled dictionaries is called a

(a) Dictator                  (b) Calligrapher           (c) Linguist                  (d) Lexicographer

178. You _____ ask permission.

(a) will better               (b) would better          (c) had better               (d) have better

179. This is the house _____ I was born.

(a) were                       (b) which                     (c) when                      (d) where

180. We should always _______ the meaning of new words in the dictionary.

(a) look into                 (b) look up                   (c) look over                (d) look after

181. Which of the following is correctly spelt ?

(a) Conoisseur            (b) Connoiseur            (c) Connoisseur           (d) Conoiseur

182. Inscription on a gravestone is called :

(a) epilogue                 (b) epitaph                   (c) obituary                  (d) prologue

183. ‘Capre diem’ means :

(a) Enjoy the present day        (b) best day     (c) unrestricted authority        (d) hated thing

184. The opposite of the word ‘persuade’ is :

(a) Impersuade            (b) unpersuade                        (c) inpersuade              (d) dissuade

185. The Prime Minister winds up the Srilankan visit. Here ‘winds up’ means :

(a) begins         (b) ends           (c) continues                (d) none of these

186. Which among the following is a verb ?

(a) canvas        (b) envelope                (c) canvass                   (d) advice

187. The word ‘clandestine’ means :

(a) clear           (b) tiresome                 (c) doubtful                 (d) secret

188. “A bridge was being built by them”.

The active voice of the sentence is :

(a) They were building a bridge          (b) They are building a bridge

(c) They had built a bridge                  (d) They was building a bridge

 

189. He said, “I bought a house in Mumbai.” The indirect speech of the sentence is :

(a) He said that he bought a house in Mumbai

(b) He said that he was bought a house in Mumbai

(c) He said that he had bought a house in Mumbai

(d) He said that he has bought a house in Mumbai

190. He is as …… as a bee.

(a) tricky          (b) greedy        (c) fresh           (d) nimble

191. He took revenge ………. his foes.

(a) for              (b) on               (c) by               (d) in

192. He admitted his ……….

(a) guilty          (b) innocent     (c) guilt            (d) happy

193. If you had been more polite, ……….

(a) he would have agreed        (b) he could agree       (c) he would agree

(d) he has agreed

194. We …….. all yesterday

(a) have worked          (b) were worked          (c) has worked                        (d) worked

195. I am not at all satisfied, ………… ?

(a) aren’t I       (b) am I           (c) are I            (d) amn’t I

196. ‘It is a very wonderful opportunity’. The sentence is ………..

(a) imperative  (b) exclamatory           (c) assertive     (d) interrogative

197. Choose the incorrect part of the sentence.

Much water / has flown / under / the bridge

(1)        (2)        (3)        (4)

(a) 1                 (b) 2                 (c) 3                 (d) 4

198. The feminine gender of ‘milkman’ is :

(a) milkmaid                (b) milkwoman            (c) milklady                 (d) milkgirl

199. The idiom ‘hot under the collar’ means :

(a) satisfied                 (b) angry                      (c) happy                     (d) confused

200. Complete the saying. ‘Well begun is …….’

(a) full completed        (b) just started             (c) not started              (d) half done

 

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