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Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.

2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in English Comprehension
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Question 581

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Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word?

  1. AOption (a)

    Prophylaxis

  2. BOption (b)

    Prophylacsis

  3. COption (c)

    Prophilaxis

  4. DOption (d)

    Prophallaxis

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Answer: (a)A.

Prophylaxis

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Question 582

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. CAPRICIOUS

  1. AOption (a)

    Whimsical

  2. BOption (b)

    Spontaneous

  3. COption (c)

    Erratic

  4. DOption (d)

    Persistent

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Answer: (a)A.

Whimsical

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Question 583

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Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Recount

  1. AOption (a)

    Narrate

  2. BOption (b)

    Suppress

  3. COption (c)

    Retell

  4. DOption (d)

    Detail

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Answer: (a)A.

Narrate

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Question 584

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Identify the correct spelling for 'an official who supervises an exam.'

  1. AOption (a)

    Invigilator

  2. BOption (b)

    Envigilator

  3. COption (c)

    Invegilator

  4. DOption (d)

    Invagelator

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Answer: (a)A.

Invigilator

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Question 585

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Identify the misspelt word:

  1. AOption (a)

    Polysemy

  2. BOption (b)

    Intertextuality

  3. COption (c)

    Simillitude

  4. DOption (d)

    Postmodernism

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Answer: (a)A.

Polysemy

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Question 586

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What is the one-word substitute for: "A condition in which an organism has only one copy of a particular chromosome, instead of the usual two"?

  1. AOption (a)

    Monosomy

  2. BOption (b)

    Trisomy

  3. COption (c)

    Polyploidy

  4. DOption (d)

    Aneuploidy

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Answer: (a)A.

Monosomy

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Question 587

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What is the one-word substitute for: "A short tale or narrative that illustrates a moral or spiritual lesson, often through allegorical characters and events."

  1. AOption (a)

    Allegory

  2. BOption (b)

    Parable

  3. COption (c)

    Fable

  4. DOption (d)

    Satire

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Answer: (a)A.

Allegory

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Question 588

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom given below:

"Hoist with one's own petard"

  1. AOption (a)

    Be hurt by one's own scheme

  2. BOption (b)

    Celebrate an early victory

  3. COption (c)

    Escape by clever trick

  4. DOption (d)

    Boost another's success

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Answer: (a)A.

Be hurt by one's own scheme

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Question 589

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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

He had never seen (1)/ such a masterpiece (2)/ until he (3)/ visits the gallery last spring. (4)

  1. AOption (a)

    (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    (2)

  3. COption (c)

    (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

(1)

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Question 590

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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The professor's explanation (1)/ was filled in clarity (2)/ yet managed to obfuscate (3)/ more than elucidate. (4)

  1. AOption (a)

    (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    (2)

  3. COption (c)

    (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

(1)

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Question 591

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

The revised algorithm is ___ than the previous version, reducing load time by half.

  1. AOption (a)

    efficient

  2. BOption (b)

    most efficient

  3. COption (c)

    more efficient

  4. DOption (d)

    efficiency

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Answer: (a)A.

efficient

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Question 592

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Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence:

By the time we reached the station, the train left.

  1. AOption (a)

    had left

  2. BOption (b)

    has left

  3. COption (c)

    was leaving

  4. DOption (d)

    is leaving

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Answer: (a)A.

had left

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Question 593

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Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:

The documents have been signed by the director.

  1. AOption (a)

    The director has been signing the documents.

  2. BOption (b)

    The director has signed the documents.

  3. COption (c)

    The director is signing the documents.

  4. DOption (d)

    The director signed the documents.

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Answer: (a)A.

The director has been signing the documents.

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Question 594

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Change the following from active to passive:

Legal analysts had consistently scrutinized the wording of the statute since its inception.

  1. AOption (a)

    The wording of the statute had been consistently scrutinized by legal analysts since its inception.

  2. BOption (b)

    The statute wording was being scrutinized since its inception by analysts.

  3. COption (c)

    Legal wording had been scrutinized by legal analysts since its inception.

  4. DOption (d)

    The wording had been under scrutiny by legal analysts since its inception.

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Answer: (a)A.

The wording of the statute had been consistently scrutinized by legal analysts since its inception.

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Question 595

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Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:

The annual report has been submitted by the audit department after multiple revisions.

  1. AOption (a)

    The audit department submitted the annual report after multiple revisions.

  2. BOption (b)

    The audit department is submitting the annual report after multiple revisions.

  3. COption (c)

    The audit department has submitted the annual report after multiple revisions.

  4. DOption (d)

    The audit department had submitted the annual report after multiple revisions.

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Answer: (a)A.

The audit department submitted the annual report after multiple revisions.

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Question 596

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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.

“Let it be known that we shall defend every inch of our territory,” proclaimed the commander.

  1. AOption (a)

    The commander proclaimed they would defend every inch of their territory.

  2. BOption (b)

    The commander proclaimed that let it be known they shall defend territory.

  3. COption (c)

    The commander declared that every inch of land would be defended.

  4. DOption (d)

    The commander proclaimed that they would defend every inch of their territory.

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Answer: (a)A.

The commander proclaimed they would defend every inch of their territory.

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Question 597

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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.

The supervisor asked whether the reports that were supposed to be finalized last week had been submitted to the review committee.

  1. AOption (a)

    "Did you submit the reports meant to be finalized last week to the review committee?" the supervisor asked.

  2. BOption (b)

    "Had the final reports from last week been submitted to the committee?" the supervisor asked.

  3. COption (c)

    "Have last week's reports been sent to the committee yet?" the supervisor asked.

  4. DOption (d)

    "Were the reports due last week submitted to the review team?" the supervisor asked.

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Answer: (a)A.

"Did you submit the reports meant to be finalized last week to the review committee?" the supervisor asked.

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Question 598

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Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaning sentence

P: into actionable public policy Q: translating scientific evidence R: remains a challenge S: in developing democracies

  1. AOption (a)

    QPRS

  2. BOption (b)

    SPRQ

  3. COption (c)

    QSRP

  4. DOption (d)

    RQSP

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Answer: (a)A.

QPRS

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Question 599

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Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage.

  1. The candidate was asked to provide valid identification.

  2. Her fingerprints were scanned and verified against the database.

  3. She was escorted to the interview room after verification.

  4. The security desk logged her entry into the visitor register.

  1. AOption (a)

    3-1-4-2

  2. BOption (b)

    1-4-3-2

  3. COption (c)

    1-4-2-3

  4. DOption (d)

    4-1-2-3

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Answer: (a)A.

3-1-4-2

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Question 600

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Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage

  1. Metrics are evaluated by dedicated observatories at periodic intervals.

  2. The framework is iteratively redesigned under multi-stakeholder forums.

  3. Deviations from policy goals are logged into real-time dashboards.

  4. Data pipelines are restructured for inclusion.

  1. AOption (a)

    1-2-3-4

  2. BOption (b)

    4-3-1-2

  3. COption (c)

    2-4-3-1

  4. DOption (d)

    3-2-4-1

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Answer: (a)A.

1-2-3-4

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