Q1:

Passage

Easy

Read the passage and answer the questions given below selecting the appropriate option:

While conservation efforts are associated with conflicts between villagers and Forest Officials in most Protected areas across the country, the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan has involved local community initiatives for conservation and regeneration. The Sanctuary was initiated in 1983, over 674 sq km forming a part of the 1334 sq km Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It is located within the Karauli and Sopatra blocks of Sawai Madhopur district.

The primary occupation of the predominant Meena and Gujjar communities is pastoralism and subsistence agriculture.

Pressures on the sanctuary included migrant grazers known as the Rabaris, who came from the Mewar region of Rajasthan with herds of over 150,000 sheep. Other pressures were from exploitation of timber and fuelwood and mining. The threat posed by the migrant grazers spurred the formation of the "Baragaon ki Panchayat" in 1990, which in turn initiated a 'Bhed Bhagao Andolan'.

The Forest Department supported the villagers in the formation of Forest Protection Committees and Van Suraksha Samitis. The benefits of involving local people in protection of their resources were obvious. Illegal felling was checked. The use of forest resources for local use was monitored. The Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were also successful in stopping the mining in the Sanctuary. The people not only protect their forests but also use their resources judiciously.

The problem of conservation and regeneration of Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary was solved with the initiative of :

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Q2:

Passage

Easy

Read the passage and answer the questions given below selecting the appropriate option:

While conservation efforts are associated with conflicts between villagers and Forest Officials in most Protected areas across the country, the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan has involved local community initiatives for conservation and regeneration. The Sanctuary was initiated in 1983, over 674 sq km forming a part of the 1334 sq km Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It is located within the Karauli and Sopatra blocks of Sawai Madhopur district.

The primary occupation of the predominant Meena and Gujjar communities is pastoralism and subsistence agriculture.

Pressures on the sanctuary included migrant grazers known as the Rabaris, who came from the Mewar region of Rajasthan with herds of over 150,000 sheep. Other pressures were from exploitation of timber and fuelwood and mining. The threat posed by the migrant grazers spurred the formation of the "Baragaon ki Panchayat" in 1990, which in turn initiated a 'Bhed Bhagao Andolan'.

The Forest Department supported the villagers in the formation of Forest Protection Committees and Van Suraksha Samitis. The benefits of involving local people in protection of their resources were obvious. Illegal felling was checked. The use of forest resources for local use was monitored. The Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were also successful in stopping the mining in the Sanctuary. The people not only protect their forests but also use their resources judiciously.

Rabaris were:

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Q3:

Passage

Easy

Read the passage and answer the questions given below selecting the appropriate option:

While conservation efforts are associated with conflicts between villagers and Forest Officials in most Protected areas across the country, the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan has involved local community initiatives for conservation and regeneration. The Sanctuary was initiated in 1983, over 674 sq km forming a part of the 1334 sq km Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It is located within the Karauli and Sopatra blocks of Sawai Madhopur district.

The primary occupation of the predominant Meena and Gujjar communities is pastoralism and subsistence agriculture.

Pressures on the sanctuary included migrant grazers known as the Rabaris, who came from the Mewar region of Rajasthan with herds of over 150,000 sheep. Other pressures were from exploitation of timber and fuelwood and mining. The threat posed by the migrant grazers spurred the formation of the "Baragaon ki Panchayat" in 1990, which in turn initiated a 'Bhed Bhagao Andolan'.

The Forest Department supported the villagers in the formation of Forest Protection Committees and Van Suraksha Samitis. The benefits of involving local people in protection of their resources were obvious. Illegal felling was checked. The use of forest resources for local use was monitored. The Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were also successful in stopping the mining in the Sanctuary. The people not only protect their forests but also use their resources judiciously.

The threat set by the migrant grazers helped in the formation of :

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Q4:

Passage

Easy

Read the passage and answer the questions given below selecting the appropriate option:

While conservation efforts are associated with conflicts between villagers and Forest Officials in most Protected areas across the country, the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan has involved local community initiatives for conservation and regeneration. The Sanctuary was initiated in 1983, over 674 sq km forming a part of the 1334 sq km Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It is located within the Karauli and Sopatra blocks of Sawai Madhopur district.

The primary occupation of the predominant Meena and Gujjar communities is pastoralism and subsistence agriculture.

Pressures on the sanctuary included migrant grazers known as the Rabaris, who came from the Mewar region of Rajasthan with herds of over 150,000 sheep. Other pressures were from exploitation of timber and fuelwood and mining. The threat posed by the migrant grazers spurred the formation of the "Baragaon ki Panchayat" in 1990, which in turn initiated a 'Bhed Bhagao Andolan'.

The Forest Department supported the villagers in the formation of Forest Protection Committees and Van Suraksha Samitis. The benefits of involving local people in protection of their resources were obvious. Illegal felling was checked. The use of forest resources for local use was monitored. The Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were also successful in stopping the mining in the Sanctuary. The people not only protect their forests but also use their resources judiciously.

The involvement of local people supported the forest department to stop :

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Q5:

Passage

Easy

Read the passage and answer the questions given below selecting the appropriate option:

While conservation efforts are associated with conflicts between villagers and Forest Officials in most Protected areas across the country, the Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan has involved local community initiatives for conservation and regeneration. The Sanctuary was initiated in 1983, over 674 sq km forming a part of the 1334 sq km Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It is located within the Karauli and Sopatra blocks of Sawai Madhopur district.

The primary occupation of the predominant Meena and Gujjar communities is pastoralism and subsistence agriculture.

Pressures on the sanctuary included migrant grazers known as the Rabaris, who came from the Mewar region of Rajasthan with herds of over 150,000 sheep. Other pressures were from exploitation of timber and fuelwood and mining. The threat posed by the migrant grazers spurred the formation of the "Baragaon ki Panchayat" in 1990, which in turn initiated a 'Bhed Bhagao Andolan'.

The Forest Department supported the villagers in the formation of Forest Protection Committees and Van Suraksha Samitis. The benefits of involving local people in protection of their resources were obvious. Illegal felling was checked. The use of forest resources for local use was monitored. The Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were also successful in stopping the mining in the Sanctuary. The people not only protect their forests but also use their resources judiciously.

We can save our forests by using our resources

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Q6:

Passage

Easy

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next 5 questions by choosing the correct option :

No one could understand where he got his money from. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend and partner.

After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands. This was not because he in any way sought to run counter to his former partner; on the contrary, it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two. And as Alphonse had now to work on his own account, it was soon clear to any one who observed him closely, that in spite of his promptitude, his amiability, and his prepossessing appearance, he was not fit to be at the head of an independent business.

And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step with his sharp eyes; every blunder, every extravagance, every loss - he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

They had as good as grown up together. Their mothers were cousins; the families had lived near each other in the same street; and in a city like Paris, proximity is as important as relationship in promoting closeness. Moreover, the boys went to same school.

Who was living a luxurious life ? Choose the correct option:

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Q7:

Passage

Medium

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next 5 questions by choosing the correct option :

No one could understand where he got his money from. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend and partner.

After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands. This was not because he in any way sought to run counter to his former partner; on the contrary, it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two. And as Alphonse had now to work on his own account, it was soon clear to any one who observed him closely, that in spite of his promptitude, his amiability, and his prepossessing appearance, he was not fit to be at the head of an independent business.

And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step with his sharp eyes; every blunder, every extravagance, every loss - he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

They had as good as grown up together. Their mothers were cousins; the families had lived near each other in the same street; and in a city like Paris, proximity is as important as relationship in promoting closeness. Moreover, the boys went to same school.

Arrange the following sentences / portion of sentences as per their order of occurrence in the passage :

A. he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

B. After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands.

C. And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step...

D. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend...

E. ...it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q8:

Passage

Medium

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next 5 questions by choosing the correct option :

No one could understand where he got his money from. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend and partner.

After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands. This was not because he in any way sought to run counter to his former partner; on the contrary, it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two. And as Alphonse had now to work on his own account, it was soon clear to any one who observed him closely, that in spite of his promptitude, his amiability, and his prepossessing appearance, he was not fit to be at the head of an independent business.

And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step with his sharp eyes; every blunder, every extravagance, every loss - he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

They had as good as grown up together. Their mothers were cousins; the families had lived near each other in the same street; and in a city like Paris, proximity is as important as relationship in promoting closeness. Moreover, the boys went to same school.

Based on your reading of the passage, identify the sentence/sentences which are CORRECT :

A. Alphonse and Charles had grown up together

B. Alphonse's and Charles's mothers were friends

C. Alphonse and Charles never dissolved their partnership

D. Alphonse was fit for being the head of an independent business

E. Alphonse and Charles went to the same school

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q9:

Passage

Easy

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next 5 questions by choosing the correct option :

No one could understand where he got his money from. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend and partner.

After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands. This was not because he in any way sought to run counter to his former partner; on the contrary, it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two. And as Alphonse had now to work on his own account, it was soon clear to any one who observed him closely, that in spite of his promptitude, his amiability, and his prepossessing appearance, he was not fit to be at the head of an independent business.

And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step with his sharp eyes; every blunder, every extravagance, every loss - he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

They had as good as grown up together. Their mothers were cousins; the families had lived near each other in the same street; and in a city like Paris, proximity is as important as relationship in promoting closeness. Moreover, the boys went to same school.

Who was more capable between Alphonse and Charles ?

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Q10:

Passage

Medium

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next 5 questions by choosing the correct option :

No one could understand where he got his money from. But the person who marvelled most at the dashing and luxurious life led by Alphonse was his friend and partner.

After they dissolved their partnership, most of the custom and the best connection passed by degrees into Charles's hands. This was not because he in any way sought to run counter to his former partner; on the contrary, it arose simply from the fact that Charles was the more capable man of the two. And as Alphonse had now to work on his own account, it was soon clear to any one who observed him closely, that in spite of his promptitude, his amiability, and his prepossessing appearance, he was not fit to be at the head of an independent business.

And there was one person who did observe him closely. Charles followed him step by step with his sharp eyes; every blunder, every extravagance, every loss - he knew all to a nicety, and he wondered how Alphonse could keep going so long.

They had as good as grown up together. Their mothers were cousins; the families had lived near each other in the same street; and in a city like Paris, proximity is as important as relationship in promoting closeness. Moreover, the boys went to same school.

The passage is about:

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Q11:

Passage

Easy

In stark contrast to where I grew up-in warm, lush green Trivandrum, Kerala, filled with rich sights, sounds and people-life at the Poles is quiet. The harshness of winter brings along with it an eerie desolation and near-total silence. Survival in this frigid, dark and windy terrain is only for the fittest. A misstep can mean anything from an icy injury to a bitter, benumbed death.

But while it is tenuous, life here is also humbling-physically, mentally, and even spiritually. The experience has allowed me to witness the wonderous dualities of nature: raw, brutal and unforgiving but nurturing and awe-inspiring at the same time.

As the days shorten, almost all life starts to depart seeking warmer lands. But those who stay are surrounded by glacial beauty and an otherworldly stillness that stands unmatched. In peak winter months, the sun seems to live only in memory. Its absence however, is only an illusion: shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky remind me that the light shall one day return.

Even the emptiness of the land is deceptive. Look closely and out waddles a flock of penguins from behind an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.

The writer indicates that only those who are fit can survive at the poles. For the others it can lead to:-

A. death

B. bitterness

C. icy-injury

D. loneliness

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q12:

Synonyms

Medium

In stark contrast to where I grew up-in warm, lush green Trivandrum, Kerala, filled with rich sights, sounds and people-life at the Poles is quiet. The harshness of winter brings along with it an eerie desolation and near-total silence. Survival in this frigid, dark and windy terrain is only for the fittest. A misstep can mean anything from an icy injury to a bitter, benumbed death.

But while it is tenuous, life here is also humbling-physically, mentally, and even spiritually. The experience has allowed me to witness the wonderous dualities of nature: raw, brutal and unforgiving but nurturing and awe-inspiring at the same time.

As the days shorten, almost all life starts to depart seeking warmer lands. But those who stay are surrounded by glacial beauty and an otherworldly stillness that stands unmatched. In peak winter months, the sun seems to live only in memory. Its absence however, is only an illusion: shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky remind me that the light shall one day return.

Even the emptiness of the land is deceptive. Look closely and out waddles a flock of penguins from behind an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.

Identify the correct synonyms of the two words given below:

Waddle; eerie

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Q13:

Literary Devices

Easy

In stark contrast to where I grew up-in warm, lush green Trivandrum, Kerala, filled with rich sights, sounds and people-life at the Poles is quiet. The harshness of winter brings along with it an eerie desolation and near-total silence. Survival in this frigid, dark and windy terrain is only for the fittest. A misstep can mean anything from an icy injury to a bitter, benumbed death.

But while it is tenuous, life here is also humbling-physically, mentally, and even spiritually. The experience has allowed me to witness the wonderous dualities of nature: raw, brutal and unforgiving but nurturing and awe-inspiring at the same time.

As the days shorten, almost all life starts to depart seeking warmer lands. But those who stay are surrounded by glacial beauty and an otherworldly stillness that stands unmatched. In peak winter months, the sun seems to live only in memory. Its absence however, is only an illusion: shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky remind me that the light shall one day return.

Even the emptiness of the land is deceptive. Look closely and out waddles a flock of penguins from behind an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.

Identify the literary device in the sentence given below:

"shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky..."

Choose the correct option:-

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Q14:

Passage

Medium

In stark contrast to where I grew up-in warm, lush green Trivandrum, Kerala, filled with rich sights, sounds and people-life at the Poles is quiet. The harshness of winter brings along with it an eerie desolation and near-total silence. Survival in this frigid, dark and windy terrain is only for the fittest. A misstep can mean anything from an icy injury to a bitter, benumbed death.

But while it is tenuous, life here is also humbling-physically, mentally, and even spiritually. The experience has allowed me to witness the wonderous dualities of nature: raw, brutal and unforgiving but nurturing and awe-inspiring at the same time.

As the days shorten, almost all life starts to depart seeking warmer lands. But those who stay are surrounded by glacial beauty and an otherworldly stillness that stands unmatched. In peak winter months, the sun seems to live only in memory. Its absence however, is only an illusion: shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky remind me that the light shall one day return.

Even the emptiness of the land is deceptive. Look closely and out waddles a flock of penguins from behind an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.

Identify how life at the Poles is in stark contrast to the writer's native Kerala.

A. warm and lush green vs frigid and dark

B. death vs life

C. humorous vs harsh

D. rich sights & sounds vs eerie desolation & silence

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Q15:

Word Usage

Medium

In stark contrast to where I grew up-in warm, lush green Trivandrum, Kerala, filled with rich sights, sounds and people-life at the Poles is quiet. The harshness of winter brings along with it an eerie desolation and near-total silence. Survival in this frigid, dark and windy terrain is only for the fittest. A misstep can mean anything from an icy injury to a bitter, benumbed death.

But while it is tenuous, life here is also humbling-physically, mentally, and even spiritually. The experience has allowed me to witness the wonderous dualities of nature: raw, brutal and unforgiving but nurturing and awe-inspiring at the same time.

As the days shorten, almost all life starts to depart seeking warmer lands. But those who stay are surrounded by glacial beauty and an otherworldly stillness that stands unmatched. In peak winter months, the sun seems to live only in memory. Its absence however, is only an illusion: shimmering displays of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange auroras shifting and snaking like billowing curtains across the pitch black sky remind me that the light shall one day return.

Even the emptiness of the land is deceptive. Look closely and out waddles a flock of penguins from behind an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula.

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II

LIST ILIST II
A. frigidI.weak and slight
B. tenuousII.shining with soft, steady light
C. billowingIII.very cold
D. ShimmeringIV.to rise & roll like waves

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q16:

Grammar

Easy

Mark the correct Active Voice of the following:

"The wall is being built by the mason."

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Q17:

Grammar

Easy

Choose the option which best expresses the same sentence in Passive Voice.

Somebody cleans the room every day.

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Q18:

Grammar

Medium

Change the following to Direct Speech by choosing the correct answer from the options given:

The judge asked the thief what he had been doing with his hand in the gentleman's pocket.

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Q19:

Grammar

Medium

Choose the correct option to change the following question into Indirect Speech.

Julia said that she could not attend our wedding.

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Q20:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the sentences to make a paragraph -

A. Now divided into two separate states of India and Pakistan,

B. The population of India as a single geographical and cultural unit,

C. which have come to India throughout the fifty to sixty centuries of her long history.

D. forms one-fifth of the entire population of the world, and presents, at first sight, a bewildering variety of cultures,

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q21:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the sentences to make a paragraph -

A. containing the original texts of the Vedas

B. each of the four Vedas is divided into the Samhita portion

C. and the Brahmana portion, containing interpretations of the contents of the original texts

D. The Vedic literature consists of the four Vedas and several auxiliary works

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q22:

Foreign Words

Medium

Match the words given in List I with the meanings given in List II:

LIST I Foreign wordsLIST II Meaning
A. exempli gratiaI.Connection
B. nexusII.Shortcoming
C. LiteratiIII.for example
D. LacunaIV.Literary persons

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q24:

Synonyms

Easy

Choose the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence:

The showroom has been refurbished recently.

A. sold

B. renovated

C. cleaned

D. shifted

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q27:

Grammar

Medium

Fill in the blank with the appropriate pair of articles from the options given below.

"He would make _____ better statesman than _____ University Professor."

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Q28:

Grammar

Easy

Choose the correct conversion of the following Assertive sentence to Exclamatory sentence:

It is sad, we have lost the match.

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Q29:

Grammar

Easy

Choose the correct form of the Assertive sentence for the following Exclamatory sentence:

If only I were young again!

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Q32:

Grammar

Medium

Fill in the blank with a suitable Modal. Choose the correct option from the options given below:

_______ I have another cup of tea? It is very chilly outside.

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Q37:

Grammar

Medium

Choose the part of a sentence that is grammatically incorrect

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Q38:

Phrasal Verbs

Medium

Match List I with List II

LIST ILIST II
A. Call onI.Suspend
B. Call offII.Demand
C. Cast offIII.Remove
D. Call forIV.Visit a person

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q40:

Word Usage

Easy

Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of homonyms from the options given below:

Inspite of the _____ paw, the bird struggled to _____ high in the sky.

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Q41:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the phrases to make a meaningful sentence.

A. As I had agreed to keep quiet

B. I did not like his

C. But I had no alternative

D. Comments on my paper

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q42:

Antonyms

Medium

Match the words in List I with their Antonyms in List II:

Match the Antonym

LIST ILIST II
A. CherishI.disgrace
B. ExaltII.discard
C. EcstasyIII.attractive
D. GrislyIV.despair

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q44:

Grammar

Medium

Choose the sentence containing Adverb of Affirmation from the following options:

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Q45:

Grammar

Medium

Choose the sentence containing Adverb of Reason from the following options:

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Q46:

Grammar

Medium

Fill in the blank with a suitable 'Question Tag' for the given sentence:

The scuba divers need air cylinders, _______

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Q47:

Phrasal Verbs

Easy

Choose the correct option to make the following sentence grammatically correct.

The people are trying _______ many of our old traditions and opting for modern interpretations.

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Q49:

Idioms

Medium

Match the following Idioms in List I with their meanings in List II:

LIST I IdiomsLIST II Meaning
A. Hit the nail on the headI.Make peace
B. Smell a ratII.Hypocrite
C. Bury the hatchetIII.Do exactly the right thing
D. A wolf in sheep's clothingIV.Suspect something

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q50:

Grammar

Medium

Choose the sentence that has an Adjective Clause.

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