GS: Hindi / English · Language questions stay in their original language.
150 questions · 150 marks · 2 hours 30 minutes
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
‘Defiant’ means rebellious. Both ‘docile’ and ‘obedient’ are its opposites, so more than one option is correct.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Both ‘humble’ and ‘meek’ serve as the opposite of ‘proud’, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (C) within
‘Within his reach’ means inside the limit he can reach to—that is what fits here.
Correct answer: (B) bear
‘Bear’ means to put up with. ‘Bare’ means uncovered and ‘beer’ is a drink.
Correct answer: (A) Wherever
‘Wherever’ means ‘to whatever place’, which fits with ‘his dog follows’.
Correct answer: (A) took to his heels
‘Took to his heels’ means ran away—just what the erring student would do on seeing the Principal.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
‘Furniture’ is an uncountable noun, so ‘have’ cannot be used. Both ‘has been replaced’ and ‘had been replaced’ are grammatical, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
For one who never makes a mistake both ‘infallible’ and ‘flawless’ will do, so the answer is ‘more than one’. ‘Intelligible’ means able to be understood.
Correct answer: (C) Catalogue
A list of books or articles is a catalogue. A ‘monologue’ is a speech by one person and a ‘demagogue’ a leader who stirs up a crowd.
Correct answer: (E) None of the above
The right word order for the question is ‘Are all his friends travelling with him?’ All three sentences given have it wrong.
Correct answer: (C) chronic
A ‘chronic ailment’ is one that lasts a long time, which fits the negative with ‘at all’.
Correct answer: (C) Worry
‘Fret’ means to worry or fuss over small things.
Correct answer: (C) had
‘Last night’ puts the sentence in the past, so ‘had’ is right.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Both ‘false’ and ‘untrue’ are opposites of ‘true’, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (A) Master
The opposite of ‘slave’ is ‘master’. A ‘servant’ is different from a slave, being free and working for wages.
Correct answer: (B) the
Here ‘anger’ means the anger of particular people—their own parents—so it takes the definite article ‘the’.
Correct answer: (A) The
India has only one capital, so the thing is definite: ‘The capital of India’.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
‘Island’ begins with a vowel sound, so ‘an island’ is right; and if a particular island is meant, ‘the island’ will also do. So the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (B) a
‘One-eyed’ is pronounced beginning with ‘wun’, a consonant sound, so ‘a one-eyed man’ is right.
Correct answer: (B) bravest
‘In his school’ compares him with the whole school, so the superlative ‘bravest’ is used.
Correct answer: (B) for
‘Ask for’ means to request, so ‘everything I asked for’ is right.
Correct answer: (A) in
English says ‘deaf in one ear’, the ‘in’ pointing to the place.
Correct answer: (C) on
‘On time’ means exactly at the appointed time. ‘At time’ is not English.
Correct answer: (C) on
We say ‘fell on the road’, since the scooter fell on the surface of the road.
Correct answer: (B) is
‘Much of your labour’ is uncountable and singular, and the sentence speaks of the present, so ‘is’ is used.
Correct answer: (C) is
‘Either’ is taken as singular, so the present tense form is ‘is’.
Correct answer: (A) is
‘Neither’ is singular too, so ‘is’ is the right form.
Correct answer: (B) lest
‘Lest’ means ‘for fear that’, and it takes ‘should’—‘Work hard lest you should fail.’
Correct answer: (B) when
‘Hardly’ is always followed by ‘when’, not ‘than’. ‘No sooner’ takes ‘than’.
Correct answer: (C) as if
‘As if’ means ‘as though’—the conductor shouted as if he had gone mad.
Correct answer: (C) proudest
‘Of my life’ compares the moment with the whole life, so the superlative ‘proudest’ is used.
Correct answer: (A) unless
‘Unless’ means ‘if not’, which is what the condition here needs.
Correct answer: (C) so that
‘So that’ states the purpose—so that his mind does not wander to his village.
Correct answer: (C) go
This is a command, so the plain form of the verb, ‘go’, is used.
Correct answer: (C) going
‘Will be’ is followed by the -ing form, so ‘will be going’ is right.
Correct answer: (B) will
The sentence speaks of what is likely to happen—the food left outside the refrigerator will be eaten by rats—so ‘will’ is used.
Correct answer: (B) Rang
The past tense of ‘ring’ is ‘rang’, and the past participle is ‘rung’.
Correct answer: (A) String
‘Strung’ is a past form; its present is ‘string’, meaning to thread on a string or wire.
Correct answer: (C) verb
In ‘to toy with the idea’, ‘toy’ follows ‘to’ and means to play with an idea—so here it is a verb, not a noun.
Correct answer: (C) prophesise
‘Prophecy’ is the noun; the verb is pronounced differently and is the third of the options given. ‘Prophase’ is a stage of cell division.
Correct answer: (A) cleverest
‘Of all the boys’ compares him with everyone, so the superlative ‘cleverest’ is used. ‘Most cleverest’ is a double superlative and is wrong.
Correct answer: (C) has done
‘She’ is singular, so the present perfect is ‘has done’.
Correct answer: (B) has tried
The blank needs a complete verb and ‘Tom’ is singular, so only ‘has tried’ finishes the sentence.
Correct answer: (E) None of the above
The underlined word is neither an interjection nor a pronoun nor an adjective, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
‘Bravely’ and ‘courageously’ both mean fighting with courage and both fit here, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (C) has been raining
‘Since early morning’ shows the action has gone on from the morning till now, so the present perfect continuous ‘has been raining’ is used.
Correct answer: (E) None of the above
The active form is ‘My doctor took out my appendix.’ The third option changes the tense to ‘had taken out’, so none of the options is correct.
Correct answer: (B) Slept
The past tense of ‘sleep’ is ‘slept’; there is no such form as ‘sleeped’.
Correct answer: (C) Forgiven
The past tense of ‘forgive’ is ‘forgave’ and the past participle ‘forgiven’.
Correct answer: (A) !
‘What a lovely view…’ expresses surprise, so it ends with an exclamation mark (!).