Vocabulary

Word Usage

Easy

Choose the most appropriate word from List-I to fill in the blanks in List-II.

List-I (Word) List-II (Correct Usage)
(A) conscious (I) Government should be run by __.
(B) conscience (II) Being a worker, he never shirks work.
(C) consensus (III) I always act according to my _.
(D) conscientious (IV) We should always be ___ of what is going on around the world.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I (Word)	List-II (Correct Usage)
(A) conscious	(I) Government should be run by ________.
(B) conscience	(II) Being a __________ worker, he never shirks work.
(C) consensus	(III) I always act according to my _________.
(D) conscientious	(IV) We should always be _______ of what is going on around the world.

(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 1

'Conscious of' means aware of world events (A-IV). 'Conscience' is one's moral sense, which guides action (B-III). 'Consensus' is general agreement, by which a government should be run (C-I). 'Conscientious' describes a diligent worker (D-II). This yields A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II.

2025: 31 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
(A) The Ashoka team had to ________the project due to lack of funds.	(I) devoured
(B) Regular exercise can _________your overall health.	(II) repress
(C) After the long trek, we _______ our meal within minutes.	(III) enhance
(D) The government tried to ______ the protests of the people against its new tax policies.	(IV) abandon

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 27 May Shift 1

Choose the correct word from the given options to fill the blank in the sentence given below:

"Pakhom___________with him and the deal was closed at one thousand Rupees."

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct homonyms from List-II.

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
(A) Honesty is a core ______	(I) stationary
(B) The ______ of the school addressed the students during the assembly.	(II) stationery
(C) The car remained ______ in the parking lot.	(III) principal
(D) I bought new ______ like pens and notebooks for the new term.	(IV) principle

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Select the most appropriate expression to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The company launched an aggressive marketing campaign __________ its declining sales over the past quarter.

2023: 1 June Shift 1

Read the given sentence and answer the following question from the options given below.

'Stop here, OR gently pass!'

The part of speech for 'OR' is :

2026: 31 May Shift 2

Choose the word that can appropriately replace the given phrase from the options given below:

A person who talks in sleep

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