Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Through thick and thin
Always supporting someone even if there are problems or difficulties
Sometimes thin, sometimes thick
Never giving up a friendship
Never giving up on a goal
Correct answer
Always supporting someone even if there are problems or difficulties
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
There are four tributaries of Ganga and it is ranked as the fifth most polluted river of the world.
is ranked as the fifth
of Ganga and it
There are four tributaries
most polluted river of the world.
Correct answer
is ranked as the fifth
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth.
Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars.
Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare.
When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training.
Mankind’s survival, according to the passage, solely depends on _________ .
inventions
celestial bodies
soil
reproduction
Correct answer
inventions
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
I will strive to win the race.
trouble
Support
Assume
Attempt
Correct answer
trouble
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Assimilation
Pluckiness
Accumulation
Exestenalism
Correct answer
Assimilation
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth.
Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars.
Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare.
When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training.
What is the tone of the speaker?
Derisive
Dogmatic
Sarcastic
Alarming
Correct answer
Derisive
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical/spelling error.
The sons of the old farmer / fell off after their father / breathed his last / in the village.
in the village.
breathed his last
The sons of the old farmer
fell off after their father
Correct answer
in the village.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom in the given sentence.
She’s feeling under the weather today.
She’s feeling happy and energetic.
She’s feeling adventurous and ready for a challenge.
She’s feeling worried about something.
She’s not feeling well or is a bit sick.
Correct answer
She’s feeling happy and energetic.
The given sentence is divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Had you been / working regularly, / you had completed / the project yesterday.
Had you been
the project yesterday
you had completed
working regularly
Correct answer
Had you been
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Beat around the bush
To avoid talking about what is important
To await an explanation
To take on a task that is way too big
To do something without any hesitation
Correct answer
To avoid talking about what is important
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth.
Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars.
Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare.
When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training.
How many years are required to renew the loss of 10 cm of soil?
1,00,000
1,000
100
10,000
Correct answer
1,00,000
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.
published
bleached
imprinted
coloured
Correct answer
published
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
I had done / my cooking when / Vishnu came to see me.
No error
I had done
Vishnu came to see me
my cooking when
Correct answer
No error
Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence.
Today, a man who betrayed his own country in exchange for money was the topic of every news report.
Gangster
Terrorist
Traitor
Conman
Correct answer
Gangster
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.
The teacher praised the student for his diligent work and consistent effort.
frazzle
persistent
lazy
squander
Correct answer
frazzle
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given idiom.
At the last hour
half
eleventh
sixth
twelfth
Correct answer
half
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Before she began, she asked the teacher whether she write with a pen or a pencil.
she can write
she wrote
she should write
she did write.
Correct answer
she can write
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
I have been living without a lot of money since I lost my job.
receiving a kickback
living hand to mouth
keeping my chin up
as genuine as a three-dollar bill
Correct answer
receiving a kickback
Select the most appropriate option with correct usage of the preposition to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The core part in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is knowledge engineering, machine learning, machine perception, and robotics.
The core part on Artificial Intelligence
The core part of Artificial Intelligence
The core part from Artificial Intelligence
The core part with Artificial Intelligence
Correct answer
The core part on Artificial Intelligence
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Not a word didn’t they speak to the others about the sad turn of events.
did they speak
No substitution
do they speak
had they speak
Correct answer
did they speak
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.