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Q1:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

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

List-I (Words)List-II (Meanings)
(A) Prodigy(I) one who looks serious or threatening
(B) Theist(II) attractive and sprightly
(C) Vivacious(III) a child or person of unusual or remarkable talent
(D) Saturnine(IV) one who believes in God's existence

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 1

Q2:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

Complete the sentence by selecting the most appropriate word:

Someone who acts on a sudden idea without thinking first might be described as ______.

  1. unscrupulous
  2. obstinate
  3. impetuous
  4. conceited
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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 2

Q3:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

Being conveniently located, this auditorium is a __________ venue for holding the National Award Ceremony.

  1. desirable
  2. desirous
  3. imminent
  4. judicial
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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 3

Q4:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence:

The interior of the concert hall is a _______ feast to the eye.

  1. veritable
  2. hopeful
  3. delicious
  4. deceptive
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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 4

Q5:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

Choose the most appropriate adjective to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

Bravo! You have come up with such a _____ idea!

  1. naive
  2. brilliant
  3. redundant
  4. minute
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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 5

Q6:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms given in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _________ to make a hole.(I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _________.(II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _______ well for the life of the king.(III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _______.(IV) barred

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 6

Q7:

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

Fill in the blank in the given sentence with the correct word from the options given below:

He is guilty of _____ as he has killed his brother.

  1. Fratricide
  2. Matricide
  3. Patricide
  4. Infanticide
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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 1 ENG question 7

Q8:

2025: 24 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Figures of speech)(Meanings)
(A) Oxymoron(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling
(B) Homophone(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(C) Alliteration(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as
(D) Metaphor(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 24 May Shift 2 ENG question 8

Q9:

2025: 24 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Easy

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

He tried to ______his behaviour after receiving the feedback from his mentor.

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 24 May Shift 2 ENG question 9

Q10:

2025: 24 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Match the definitions given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Definitions)(Words)
(A) One who studies the origin and history of words(I) Menagerie
(B) A collection of animals kept as pets(II) Philatelist
(C) A medicine to counteract poison(III) Etymologist
(D) A person who collects stamps(IV) Antidote

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Q11:

2025: 24 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Complete the sentences in List-I with the verbs in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Verbs)
(A) The team will ________ the results of the survey before presenting them.(I) implement
(B) It's difficult to ________ the impact of the new policy on the economy.(II) interrupt
(C) He was polite, never attempting to ________ during the meeting.(III) analyse
(D) The company plans to ________ the new software system next month.(IV) comprehend

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Q12:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Easy

Match the Words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Words)(Meanings)
(A) Soliloquy(I) a poem or song that expresses sad feelings, especially for someone who has died
(B) Epistolary(II) a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written
(C) Elegy(III) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts
(D) Novelette(IV) Written or expressed in the form of letters

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Q13:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence:

The architect ________ the engineer to follow plan B.

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Q14:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrase:

The terms of the agreement were ________ both the parties, ensuring a smooth transaction.

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Q15:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:

The _____ of the astrologers about the destruction of the world has proven wrong.

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Q16:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the appropriate option to complete the following sentence:

Nations which have ________ programmes of economic development often run into unsuspecting barriers which threaten and often delay their projects.

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Q17:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:

Peculiar habits of a person are called _____.

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Q18:

2025: 24 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:

The _____ between the genders, in every field, is so alarming that it is a huge cause of concern.

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Q19:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

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

List-IList-II
(A) Enjoy yourself fully but don't let enjoyment take ______ over work.(I) savour
(B) She threatened to ______ vengeance on her enemies.(II) precedence
(C) The ______ of Chandragupta is known as the golden period of Indian history.(III) wreak
(D) These days one is able to ______ food from any part of the world.(IV) reign

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Q20:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Words)
(A) It is ______ for each citizen to pay income tax,(I) benevolent
(B) He is so ______ that there is no point trying to convince him.(II) respite
(C) This ______ business house has built many schools and hospitals.(III) adamant
(D) There is no ______ from the continuing cold spell.(IV) obligatory

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Q21:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blank to complete the sentence:

The way they weave carpets in this region is not ______ to the way they are made in the neighboring state.

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Q22:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Easy

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

List-IList-II
(Words)(Meanings)
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(A) Maxim(I) study of the art of teaching
(B) Pedagogy(II) cause something bad to happen
(C) Instigate(III) small hard ball of anything
(D) Pellet(IV) an established principle

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Q23:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

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

List-IList-II
(Words)(Meanings)
(A) Bellicose(I) peculiar habit of a person
(B) Dyslexia(II) one who is fond of fighting
(C) Idiosyncrasy(III) no longer in practice
(D) Obsolete(IV) a learning disorder

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Q24:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

Due to peer pressure, children are spending ______ amount on branded clothes.

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Q25:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blank with the correct option to form a meaningful sentence:

The convincing but __________ argument of the lawyer led to the accused's acquital.

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Q26:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Easy

Fill in the blank with the correct option to form a meaningful sentence:

The baby began to ______ as it was wet and hungry.

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Q27:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blank with the correct option to form a meaningful sentence:

The senior officer was __________ with the care of the new recruits.

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Q28:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Easy

Choose the correct option to form a meaningful sentence: The government honoured the __________ to encourage their skills.

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Q29:

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the correct adjective to describe- A speech that is almost difficult to follow because the line of argument is very complex.

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Q30:

2025: 23 May Shift 1

Word Usage

Medium

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Words)(Definitions)
(A). Inexpedient(I). That which cannot be persuaded, changed or stopped
(B). Denouement(II). Placing people or things together to show contrast or relationship.
(C). Inexorable(III). That which is not practical, suitable or advisable.
(D). Juxtaposition(IV). The final part of the play, film etc. where the matters are explained or resolved.

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