Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The doctor who deals with the female reproductive system.
Ophthalmologist
Orthodontist
Cardiologist
Gynecologist
Correct answer
Ophthalmologist
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Mighty
Weak
Forcible
Forceful
Haughty
Correct answer
Weak
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.
Which of the following represents the structure of the passage?
Definition
Sequence
Cause-effect
Time order
Correct answer
Definition
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.
Which of the following is the best description of the tone of the passage?
Populist
Laudatory
Informative
Patronising
Correct answer
Populist
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The islands of Japan were connected to the Asian landmass about 12,000 years ago; the first Japanese travelled across the water in serch of animals to hunt.
Landmass
Serch
Connected
Islands
Correct answer
Landmass
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Read the books of APJ Abdul Kalam, who was a scholar.
a queer fish
a man of letters
a dare devil
a man of straw
Correct answer
a queer fish
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A deal of agreement done in a company or firm.
Concurrence
Acceptance
Contract
Conformity
Correct answer
Concurrence
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.
Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?
Plastic pollution
Climate change
Plastic waste
UNEP
Correct answer
Plastic pollution
The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an adverbial usage error.
Mrs. Gomathi was / that tired and weak / that she could / scarcely walk.
Mrs. Gomathi was
that she could
scarcely walk.
that tired and weak
Correct answer
Mrs. Gomathi was
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The author’s writing style is characterised by its poetic language.
lyrical language
simple language
lucid language
prosaic language
Correct answer
lyrical language
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It is a cheap reasonably / restaurant in this part of the town / where you can eat / delicious food.
delicious food
restaurant in this part of the town
It is a cheap reasonably
where you can eat
Correct answer
delicious food
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Mr. Satterthwaite was shrewd enough to penetrate her meaning.
Aged
Funny
Innocent
Smart
Correct answer
Aged
In the question four alternatives are given for the underlined word in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word.
“Well, what if it is? You are not afraid of anything, you know,” returned the boy, looking wicked.
Clean
Evil
Righteous
Improper
Correct answer
Clean
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Ramya is an ardent follower of secularism.
committed
forced
temporary
unhappy
Correct answer
committed
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5_ that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
by
with
upon
in
Correct answer
by
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in brackets to fill in the blank.
Queen Gulnaar of Arabia mourned her ________ beauty. (waning)
false
frightening
fading
futile
Correct answer
false
Select the most appropriate synonym for the given word.
Immune
Resistant
Asleep
Variable
Safe
Correct answer
Resistant
Based on the situation in the sentence, select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment.
After the Pandemic, his business crumbled and he is in a difficult situation.
Bolt from the blue
Give a cold shoulder
Pull the last straw
Be in a tight corner
Correct answer
Bolt from the blue
The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error.
His energetic attitude / showed that he had / soundly slept / the previous night.
His energetic attitude
showed that he had
the previous night.
soundly slept
Correct answer
His energetic attitude
Select the most appropriate option that rectifies the error(s) in the following sentence.
One must do his/her duty proparly.
One must do one’s duti proprly.
One must do ones duty properly.
One must do one's duty properly.
One must do once duty proparly.
Correct answer
One must do one’s duti proprly.
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.