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.
A person who looks at the bright side of things
Oculist
Optimist
Pessimist
Atheist
Correct answer
Oculist
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A person must speak eloquently and ______ while making a speech.
rudely
politely
hurriedly
disrespectfully
Correct answer
rudely
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
Either Supriya or Nikunj are lying off this situation.
is lying in relation to
has lie on
No improvement required
were lying to
Correct answer
is lying in relation to
Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the given sentence.
They saw fit to (banish) him from the party and exclude him from the election campaign.
persevere
revolt
distress
exile
Correct answer
persevere
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.
Wind is one / of biggest factors / in the spread of fire.
of biggest factors
No error
in the spread of fire
Wind is one
Correct answer
of biggest factors
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.
The new media / is more faster / and more popular.
No error
is more faster
and more popular
The new media
Correct answer
No error
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
As a young girl, Mary lived in France, where she have married the king of France, Francis II.
she has married
No improvement required
she married
she did married
Correct answer
she has married
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The laws are strong but never enforced.
Diluted
Abandoned
Imposed
Disregarded
Correct answer
Diluted
Select the correctly spelt word.
Concsent
Concent
Conscent
Consent
Correct answer
Concsent
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To smell a rat
To suspect something
To catch someone during a crime
To leave things undisturbed
To detect a dead rat
Correct answer
To suspect something
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
of
to
from
with
Correct answer
of
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
alive
alike
awake
agile
Correct answer
alive
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
has
had
have
having
Correct answer
has
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
learns
leans
leaves
lives
Correct answer
learns
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Instead
Apart
Often
Despite
Correct answer
Instead
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Have a whale of a time
Be extremely busy with work
A good thing that seems bad at first
Have an exceptionally fun or exciting experience
Immediate involvement of everyone present
Correct answer
Be extremely busy with work
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
Public agencies and nonprofit conservation groups is already working to promote conservation.
groups is already working
Public agencies and nonprofit conservation
to promote conservation
No error
Correct answer
groups is already working
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
The thing about anger is that it can either been a helpful emotion or a discouraging one.
a helpful emotion or a discouraging one
The thing about anger
No error
is that it can either been
Correct answer
a helpful emotion or a discouraging one
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person exhibiting excessive worry about one’s health
Intellectual
Hypochondriac
Megalomaniac
Expert
Correct answer
Intellectual
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
I work hardly too earn bread and butter for my family.
work hardest too
work hard to
No improvement required
works hardly to
Correct answer
work hardest too
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.