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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
  1. ‘Can you lend me a pen, please’ ?
  • Yes, here you are ! (b)  Yes, here you !    (c)  Yes, you can

(d)  yes, here.

  1. The speaker drew the attention of the audience ______ the burning issues.
  • into (b)  towards    (c)  from            (d)  to
  1. One who talks in sleep is :
  • Somambulist (b)  garrulous  (c)  credulous    (d)  somniloquent
  1. The train started after we _____ for about an hour
  • had played (b)  have been played (c)  were playing

(d)  have been playing

  1. He would not have failed if he _____ enough money
  • Would have (b)  had had    (c)  would have had      (d)  was having
  1. A government controlled by the rich :
  • oligarchy (b)  aristocracy           (c)  plutocracy   (d)  democracy
  1. Write the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression ‘a big bug’ :
  • Monster (b)  A villain   (c)  A saint        (d)  A person of importance
  1. The correctly spelt word below is :
  • Discrimination (b)  Descrimination    (c)  Descremination

(d)  Discremenation

  1. The opposite of ‘innocent’ is
  • Guilty (b)  Poor         (c)  Rough         (d)  Proud
  1. The rider ________ his horse to victory
  • road (b)  rode         (c)  rod                          (d)  rid
  1. One of the men _____ reached the top of the mountain
  • has (b) are            (c)  were            (d)  have
  1. She has finished her work :
  • hasn’tshe ? (b)  has she ?  (c)  isn’t she       (d)  is she ?
  1. He ordered his servant :
  • That he go home (b)  to go home     (c)  that go home    (d)  that he should go home
  1. The leaves ______ as the wind blew.
  • rustled (b)  hissed       (c)  murmured   (d)  crackled
  1. A bird in hand is worth two in the :
  • forest (b)  nest          (c)  cave             (d)  bush
  1. The marriage party _______ at down
  • Put off (b)  set off      (c)  set on          (d)  set up
  1. The president was specially happy to visit the school because it was his :
  • Sine die (b)  alma mater           (c)  bonafide      (d)  prima facie
  1. I am familiar ______ this locality
  • of             (b)  in  (c)  with             (d)  at
  1. Vishnu is the ______ boy in his class
  • tall (b) tallest       (c)  taller            (d)  long
  1. ‘Don’t play at night’ is a/an ______ sentence
  • affirmative (b)  negative   (c)  imperative   (d)  interrogative
  1. Nothing was known about him, _____ ?
  • Was it (b)  wasn’t it   (c)  isn’t it          (d)  is it
  1. He is ______ honest man
  • a             (b)  an (c)  the               (d)  none of these
  1. You can trust her. She _____ not cheat you
  • will (b)  would      (c)  ought           (d)  could
  1. We _____ each other for five years
  • knew (b)  known      (c)  knows         (d)  have known
  1. She ______ succeeded if she had worked hard
  • Will have (b)  will be      (c)  would have             (d)  would
  1. The match ______ by their team
  • win (b)  has been won       (c)  has won       (d)  won
  1. Of the two sisters, Gayathri and Theertha, Gayathri is ______ attractive
  • more (b)  most         (c)  much           (d)  very
  1. The feminine gender of ‘nephew’ is ______
  • nephrite     (b)  nephritic               (c)  niece            (d)  nephritis
  1. The adjective of ‘please’ is ______
  • pleasure (b)  pleasant    (c)  pleasantly    (d)  pleasantness
  1. The synonym of ‘curiosity’ is _______
  • anxiety (b)  clarity       (c)  desire          (d)  inquisitiveness
  1. The antonym of ‘barbarian’ is _____.
  • civilized (b)  uncultured           (c)  foreigner     (d)  fool
  1. The authority turned down the proposal. The italicized phrase means _______
  • proceed (b)  stopped    (c)  rejected       (d)  continued
  1. A person who undertakes a commercial venture is a/an _____
  • entrepreneur (b)  Businessman        (c)  Shopkeeper             (d)  Manager
  1. 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

  1. Identify the word correctly spelt
  • setement (b)  settlemeant          (c)  Settlement   (d)  Settilment
  1. ‘Ab initio’ means _____
  • From the beginning (b)  till the end           (c)  expansion of initials

(d)  first alphabet

  1. ‘Arts college’ is a/an _____ word
  • simple (b)  complex   (c)  compound               (d)  attributive
  1. “The Moon shines at night” is an example of :
  • Imperative sentence (b)  interrogative sentence

(c)  declarative sentence          (d)  exclamatory sentence

  1. “Rama and Krishna are brothers” In this sentence ‘and’ is :
  • Conjunction (b)  interjection           (c)  Pronoun      (d)  Adjective
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Pick out the singular form from the given words :
  • Stadia (b)  data          (c)  criteria         (d)  radius
  1. Which of the following is a one word for “the custom of having only one wife”?
  • Polygamy (b)  Monogamy          (c)  Bigamy       (d)  Bachelor
  1. The word nearest in meaning to the word ‘endeavour’ is :
  • attempt (b)  debate      (c)  expand        (d)  disclose
  1. Which of the following is the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘amateur’?
  • artificial (b)  rough       (c)  Professional            (d)  Selfish
  1. Choose the incorrectly spelt word :
  • recommend           (b)  recommend          (c)  vacation      (d)  psychology
  1. 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
  1. _______ person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
  • A             (b)  An            (c)  Some           (d)  The
  1. 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?

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

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

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

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

  1. I have…….pens than you

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

  1. The tiger is one of the………animal

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

  1. Neither Seena nor Reena……..well.

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

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

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

  1. 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

  1. He is ________ Unique politician.
  • an (b) some          (c) a                 (d) any
  1. Neither of them _______ the answer

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

  1. Mumbai is the seaport _______ to Europe.

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

  1. None of the people arrived in time for the meeting, ________ ?
  • Didn’t they (b) have they   (c)  Don’t they                      (d) Did they
  1. The synonym of ‘absurd’ is:
  • Unconscious (b)  Conscious             (c) foolish        (d)  sensibile
  1. Which is correctly spelt?
  • Pronounciation (b)  Sensible                (c)  Occurred               (d) occurrence
  1. The antonym of ‘brave’ is:

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

  1. A _____ of lions

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

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

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

  1. Seema prefers saree ______churidhar.

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

  1. Which of the following is wrongly spelt ?

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

  1. Plural of Son-in-law is ?

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

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

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

  1. I hope you will excuse ______ early.

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

  1. How long have ______ here ?

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

  1. “Opus-magnum” means :

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

  1. One who compiled dictionaries is called a

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

  1. You _____ ask permission.

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

  1. This is the house _____ I was born.

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

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

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

  1. Which of the following is correctly spelt ?

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

  1. Inscription on a gravestone is called :

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

  1. ‘Capre diem’ means :

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

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

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

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

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

  1. Which among the following is a verb ?

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

  1. The word ‘clandestine’ means :

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

  1. “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

 

  1. 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

  1. He is as …… as a bee.

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

  1. He took revenge ………. his foes.

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

  1. He admitted his ……….

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

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

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

(d) he has agreed

  1. We …….. all yesterday

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

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

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

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

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

  1. 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

  1. The feminine gender of ‘milkman’ is :

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

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

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

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

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

 

                                                                          (മൂന്നാംവഴി സഹകരണമാസിക ആഗസ്റ്റ് ലക്കം – 2023)

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