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21981.Pick out the adjective which can best fill in the blank given in the sentence below: The chapters are lacking in interest.
later
latest
latter
letter
21982.Which is the most appropriate passive form for the sentence? "One should keep ones promises"
we should keep our promises
Promises should be kept
Promises need not be kept
Promises may be kept
21983.The most appropriate conversion to simple sentence from the compound sentence "We must eat, or we cannot live", is
We must live to eat
We must not live to eat
We must eat and live
We must eat to live
21984.In which classification of work can we categorise teaching?
Clerical
Managerial
Skilled
Professional
21985.Choose the most appropriate a complementary closing for a letter
addressed to Sub-Inspector of Police:
Yours lovingly
Lovingly yours
Yours truly
Yours affectionately
21986.In the following question, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and last sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four
sentences are jumbled up as P,Q,R and s. Sequence the sentences properly choosing the right option:
S1_ There was no limit to insanitation
S6- So I asked for a broom to clean them myself.
P-There were only a few latrines
Q- They refused point-blank to clean them
R-Pools of water were everywhere
S- I pointed it out to the volunteers
The proper sequence will be
RSPQ
QPSR
RPSQ
QSPR
21987.Identify the one italicized expression (A, B, C or D) that must be
changed in order to correct the sentences:
Things $\frac{will be}{A}$ better if I $\frac{will get}{B}$ a job and $\frac{earn}{C}$ some money. Then I $\frac{wont have}{D}$
to live with my parents. (Ans: B)
RSPQ
QPSR
RPSQ
QSPR
21988.The $\frac{company claimed}{A}$ to bring the best $\frac{products and services}{B}$ $\frac{onthe doorstep}{C}$ $\frac{ of their consumers}{D}$
RSPQ
QPSR
RPSQ
QSPR
21989.Identify the errors in the sentences given below:
It is raining. Mohan and Sumesh were walking on the park. The path is
wet. Mohan slips and fell
raining, were, on
were, on, fell
were, on, slips
were, slips, fell
21990.Choose the most appropriate clause that can replace the adjective
phrase in the sentence:
‘Madhu met a girl with blue eyes’
Whose eyes are blue
Whose eyes were blue
Those eyes were blue
Those eyes are blue
21991.In the sentence “The train came rushing down the hill”, the word
‘down’ functions as
Noun
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
21992.Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options
given below:
Smt. Sheela became _______ Principal of the College in 2005.
a
the
an
no article
21993.Pick the odd one from among the words given below:
Pretty, attractive, beautiful, smart, lively
attractive
lively
beautiful
pretty
21994.Which of the following is not an instruction?
What an idea
Sit down
Be silent
Queue up
21995.Which one of the following statements is correct?
An engine driver cannot be compared to Plato or Socrates.
Plato or Socrates is in no way inferior to the engine driver
Plato or Socrates surpassed the engine driver in every respect
An engine driver is cleverer than Plato or Socrates
21996.People today are very proud because they
live in a philosophically advanced age
live in a spiritually advanced age
enjoy digital communications
live in a scientifically advanced age
21997.Many of us make use of machines
with full knowledge of their genesis
without knowing how they were invented
with very little knowledge of their mechanism
without any knowledge of their historical significance
21998.In this passage, Plato and Socrates are mentioned to emphasize that
they had a great respect for learning
they were men of great scholarship
people as individuals in the modern age are not more advanced than their predecessors
the engine is a better mode of locomotion than Plato’s chariot
21999.The phrase ’height of absurdity’ implies
the possible extent of rationality
the impossible extent of rationality
the possible extent of irrationality
the impossible extent of rationality
22000.If a medal is an award made of gold, silver or bronze, choose the
homophone for the word which means
meddle
muddle
middle
medel
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