Source: English Quiz
1. PARSIMONY
(a) expenditure
(b) bankruptcy
(c) bribery
(d) miserliness
2. RAMPART
(a) ropeway
(b) staircase
(c) parapet
(d) scaffold
Directions (3-4) : In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
3.ABERRATION
(a) regularity
(b) commonality
(c) particularity
(d) normality
4.. DIVULGE
(a) conceal
(b) disguise
(c) oppress
(d) reveal
Directions (5-6) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
5.At great length, that night they ............. the feasibility of their plans.
(a) discussed about
(b) discussed
(c) discussed regarding
(d) discussed on
6.He was ............... accept the grudgingly given invitation.
(a) not enough sensible to
(b) sensible enough to
(c) sensible enough not to
(d) sensible enough to not
7.Directions : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
That which cannot be easily read
(a) illegible
(b) incomprehensible
(c) unreadable
(d) unintelligible
8. Directions : In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase given in bold.
To die in harness means to die while
(a) riding a horse
(b) in a stable
(c) in a uniform
(d) still in service
Directions (9-10) : In the following questions, part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.
9.When the Inspector of Police said this, we knew whom he was eluding.
(a) intending
(b) referring to
(c) hinting
(d) No improvement
10.The doctor reassured that the operation was a routine one.
(a) is reassuming
(b) reassured me
(c) was reassuming
(d) No improvement
Answers:
Ans 1. (a) blame (Noun) : responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly
accolade (Noun) : praise or an award for achievement that people admire
reticent (Noun) : unwilling to tell people about things ; reserved
decorate (Verb) : to beautify
permeate (Verb) : to spread to every part of an object or a place
Ans 2 (c) parapet (Noun) : a low wall along the edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling
rampart (Noun) : a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town etc to defend it
ropeway (Noun) : a conveyance that transports passengers in carriers suspended from cables and supported by towers
staircase (Noun) : a set of stairs inside a building including the posts and rails
scaffold (Noun) : a platform used while executing criminals by cutting off their heads or hanging them from a rope; a structure made of poles and boards, for workers to stand on when they are working on a building
Ans 3(c) .normality (Noun) : a situation where everything is normal or as you would expect it to be
aberration (Noun) : a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual and that may be unacceptable
regularity (Noun) : the fact that the same thing happens again and again, with the same length of time between each time it happens
commonality (Noun) : sharing of common attributes
particularity (Noun) : the quality of being individual or unique
Ans 4 (a)conceal (Verb) : to hide
divulge (Verb) : reveal; to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret
disguise (Verb) : to hide or change so that the thing may not be recognized
oppress (Verb) : to treat in a cruel and unfair way by not giving the same rights, freedom etc.
reveal (Verb) : disclose; to make something known to somebody; display
Ans 5(c) Simple Past Tense will be used Here, discussed is the right usage
Ans 6.(c) enough (Adj.) : used after an Adj. to say that someone has as much of a quality as is needed. a to-Infinitive is used after enough
grudgingly (Adv.) : unwillingly; reluctantly Here, sensible enough not to is the right usage
Ans 7(a) illegible (Adj.) : difficult/ impossible to read
incomprehensible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; unintelligible
unreadable (Adj.) : too dull/ difficult to be worth reading ; illegible
unintelligible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; incomprehensible
Ans 8 still in service
Ans 9 (b) referring to (Phr.v.) : speaking about or mentioning about somebody/something
eluding (Verb) : managing to avoid or escaping from somebody/something especially in a clever way
hinting (Verb) : suggesting something in an indirect way Here, referring to is the right usage.
ans 10 (b) reassure (Verb) : put somebody’s mind at ease
They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious.
reassume (Verb) : to carry on ; to
adopt again ; to resume Object (me) will be used after reassured
Hence, reassured me is the right usage