Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
What does the idiom "blow one's own horn" mean?
To praise oneself excessively
To play a musical instrument
To help others in need
To remain silent in a conversation
Correct answer
To praise oneself excessively
Which of the given options arranges the following sentences in the
most logical sequence to form a meaningful paragraph?
5-1-3-4-2
2-4-3-1-5
3-1-4-2-5
1-2-4-3-5
Correct answer
5-1-3-4-2
Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
The DNA stands were separated through ______ methods.
electroforesis
electrophoresis
electrophorresis
electrophoreses
Correct answer
electroforesis
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:
EGREGIOUS
Minor
Trivial
Unnoticed
Shocking
Correct answer
Minor
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:
GREGARIOUS
Quiet
Sociable
Shy
Reserved
Correct answer
Quiet
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Candid
Frank
Guarded
Honest
Open
Correct answer
Frank
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Accentuate
Emphasize
Highlight
Obscure
Promote
Correct answer
Emphasize
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:
LACONIC
concise
Wordy
Talkative
Verbose
Correct answer
concise
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word:
MAGNANIMOUS
Mean
Generous
Covetous
Petty
Correct answer
Mean
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Cursory
Thorough
Brief
Hasty
Superficial
Correct answer
Thorough
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Maladroit
Clumsy
Awkward
Skillful
Inept
Correct answer
Clumsy
Choose the correct meaning of idiom:
To send someone to Coventry
To award someone symbolic punishment
To exile someone to a faraway place
To ignore someone deliberately
To mock someone publicly
Correct answer
To award someone symbolic punishment
Choose the correct meaning of idiom:
Hornet's nest
A confusing situation
A source of controversy and trouble
A peaceful debate
A place of retreat
Correct answer
A confusing situation
Spot the correct spelling of a term meaning 'reasoning method'.
Logic
Logik
Logick
Logiq
Correct answer
Logic
Spot the correct spelling of a term meaning 'theory of knowledge'.
Epistemology
Epistomology
Eppistemology
Epistemollogy
Correct answer
Epistemology
Find the correctly spelled word referring to one who hates mankind.
Misonthropy
Mizanthrope
Misanthrop
Misanthrope
Correct answer
Misonthropy
Choose the correct one-word substitute for:
'A person who supports or is involved in the arts'.
Philatelist
philanthropist
Aesthete
Curator
Correct answer
Philatelist
Spot the correct spelling of the study of butterflies & moths.
Lepidopetrology
Lepidopterology
Lepidopteralogy
Lepidopterlogy
Correct answer
Lepidopetrology
Choose the correct one-word substitute for:
'A state of temporary disuse or suspension.'
Abeyance
Lull
Dormancy
Stasis
Correct answer
Abeyance
In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank:
Somewhere between the glint of touchscreen interfaces and the blur of algorithmic suggestion lies a silent erosion of pause. The modern subject, once presumed to be an agent of reflection, increasingly becomes a vessel for speed-tethered not to thought, but to reflex. What is offered as efficiency often exacts a toll in deliberation.
Every frictionless swipe and curated feed removes the texture of decision, substituting it with a stream of optimized compulsions. The interface smiles, but never waits. In this schema, slowness becomes suspect, and interruption is an error to be patched. As platforms preempt intent, they also unmake it: the user acts, but only within corridors already anticipated. In such a world, the idea of freedom becomes (1) ______, not in absence, but in excess-drowned in choice yet starved of consequence. If autonomy is to mean more than responsive motion, we must recover the grammar of refusal. The act of pausing, once mundane, is now almost (2) ______, a resistance against the coercive design of continuity. Regulation, in this context, is not merely about protection; it is about preserving (3) ______, in a system that privileges momentum over mindfulness. We do not need more personalization-we need more interruption.
Only by interrupting the velocity of interface can we hope to return to the interiority that once defined being. In this landscape, the measure of health is not how swiftly we act, but how often we are willing to (4) _______, acting. And perhaps, how fiercely we defend the strange dignity of being (5) _______.
What should come in the place of blank number (1)?
absolute
performative
illusory
reductive
Correct answer
absolute
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.