Section – D (English)
Direct to Indirect-
151. Mohit said, “O that I were a child again!”
(A) Mohit exclaimed with wonder that he was a child again.
(B) Mohit wondered that will he be a child again?
(C) Mohit strongly wished that he had been a child again.
(D) Mohit prayed that he will be a child again.
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152. I doubted the truth of his excuse for coming late: ________ ?
(A) Do you
(B) Will you
(C) Didn’t I
(D) Isn’t it
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153. Note: Choose the alternative which is similar in meaning of the following words – Indolent –
(A) Effect
(B) Slothful
(C) Dilemma
(D) Impish
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154. He refused to be led by the nose.
(A) Quarrelsome
(B) Submissive
(C) Bully
(D) Irresponsible
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155. To flog a dead horse.
(A) to do a vain thing
(B) to be foolish
(C) to drag
(D) to revive interest
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156. She had to ______ the job offer due to her parents’ ill health.
(A) take on
(B) hand out
(C) look forward to
(D) turn down
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157. Choose the antonym for ‘Dark’
(A) Dim
(B) Gloomy
(C) Bright
(D) Shadowy
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158. Modern science has made ______ advance.
(A) incredible
(B) illegible
(C) legitimate
(D) objective
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159. Correct spelling-
(A) Etiquete
(B) Etiquette
(C) Eltiquete
(D) Eltiquette
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160. I ______ completed my post graduation by the end of this year.
(A) have
(B) will have
(C) am
(D) will
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161. Select suitable ‘prefix’ to form a new word
Pathic
(A) up
(B) pro
(C) pre
(D) tele
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162. ______ he is poor _______ he is contented.
(A) So-as
(B) As-as
(C) Though – yet
(D) tele
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163. Choose the word that means –
‘a person who studies the origin, history and structure of words’.
(A) Philosopher
(B) Etymologist
(C) Archaeologist
(D) Sociologist
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164. An _______ man is sure to be successful.
(A) industrius
(B) indistrious
(C) industrious
(D) indestrius
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165. Correct spelling –
(A) Preserverance
(B) Preservarance
(C) Perseverence
(D) Preserverience
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Direct- Indirect-
166. “I don’t know the way. Do you ?” he asked .
(A) He said that he didn’t know the way and asked if I know it.
(B) He said that he didn’t know the way and asked me if I did.
(C) He asked me if I knew the way which he didn’t.
(D) He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I know.
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167. Hurry up! there isn’t ________ time left.
(A) great
(B) many
(C) little
(D) much
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168. She is fond ________ playing the piano.
(A) in
(B) of
(C) at
(D) with
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169. Identify the degree of comparison in the mountain near our building is the tallest in the region –
(A) Positive
(B) Comparative
(C) Superlative
(D) None of the above
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170. He isn’t very intelligent but he reads ______
(A) much
(B) too much
(C) a lot
(D) lot
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