Directions In the following questions, some
parts of the sentences have errors and some have none.
Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The
number of that part is your answer. If there is no error,
then your answer is (d)i.e. No error.

51.
There are no poetries my book.
No error
52.
That house built of stones.
No error
53.
He as well as you like to go. No
error
54.
Very soon I realised that he is at
fault. No error.
55.
Santosh lives by the principals he
professes. No error
Directions 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.

56.
The headmaster congratulated Rajan
getting the merit scholarship.
for about
with on
57.
Smallpox has been eradicated India.
in from
within out of
58.
The police offered information about
the stolen money.
reward award
profit prize
59.
There is no possibility late.
they their
them theirs
60.
His friend_____unexpectedly.
returned to comeback
turned up get down
Directions In the following questions, out of
the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word.

61.
Elastic
rubbery flexible
expensive exciting
62.
Vacillate
waver never
quiver queer
63.
Impeccable
perfect fair
faultless criminal
64.
Impediment
clear ailment
incapable obstruction
65.
Advance
reduce halt
progress extend
Directions In the following questions, choose
the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

66.
Dormant
acute active
able ablaze
67.
Chivalrous
gallant dastardly
amorous defiant
68.
Erudite
illiterate crude
boring ignorant
69.
Despair
sneer compliment
irony hope
70.
Transparent
translucent opaque
clear sharp
Directions In the following
questions, four
alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/ phrase.

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71.
At one's beck and call
to attend a call
to be helped by someone
to be useful to someone
to be dominated by someone
72.
To explore every avenue
to search all streets
to scout the wilderness
to find adventure
to try every opportunity
73.
A red letter day
a dangerous day in one's life
a sorrowful day in one's life
an important or joyful occasion in one's
life
both a dangerous and sorrowful day in
one's life
74.
To have something up one's sleeve
to hide something in the sleeve
to play a magician trick
to have a secret plan
to play hide and seek
75.
On the spur of the moment
to act at once
to ride a horse in a race
to act deliberately
to act at the appointed time
Directions In the following questions, a part
of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given
alternatives to the bold part at and which
may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your
answer is

76.
Enlightenment were a state of relaxed
awareness.
had has
is
No improvement
77.
I complimented him for his success in the
examination.
about on
at
No improvement
78.
He should not had ignored his friend.
should not have should have not
should not has No improvement
79.
The judge asked the lawyer to be consistent
with proof in the case.
corroboration testimony
evidence No improvement
80.
Raju requested me to his birthday party
tomorrow.
indulged invited
inspired No improvement
Directions In the following questions, out of
the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/sentence.

81.
Pertaining to horses
equine equestrian
equinox equation
82.
One who cannot be corrected
incurable incorrigible
hardened vulnerable
83.
Difficult or impossible to read
illogical illegible
ineligible legible
84.
An unexpected piece of good fortune
Turnstile Windfall
Philanthropy Benevolence
85.
Those who go on to someone else's land
without the owner's permission
delinquents trespassers
offenders culprits
Directions In the following questions. groups
of four words are given. In each group, one word is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

86.
desiccation dessication
desiccasion deziccation
87.
nigardlely niggardly
nigardly nigardly
88.
relinquish relenquish
relinqeush relinquesh
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89. ecspectation expactation
expectation expectasion
90. assimilation asimillation
assimillation asimilation

Directions In the following passage, some
of the words have been left out. First read the passage
over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in
the blanks with the Help of the alternatives
given.

PASSAGE
(Question Nos. 91 to 100)

Even during that cold winter afternoon, the
postman was slowly pushing his bicycle up the hill
that led out to the village. He used to walk very
because there was a lot of ice on the ground. He had
only one letter to this was for an lady who
leved at the of the hill. Everyone her
'grandmother:. She had lived alone since her
daughterhad emigrated(97)Australiamanyyears(98).
She used to invite the postman for a cup of tea

he read her letters.
91. briskly slowly
fast leisurely
92. post handover
deliver give
93. ancient important
old illiterate
94. foot top
end mouth
95. called named
branded designated
96. even ever
about all
97. for about
in to
98. since after
before away
99. always rarely
frequently occasionly
100. always while
sometimes often