Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. QUIESCENT
Dormant
Calm
Passive
Still
Correct answer
Dormant
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Magnanimous
Altruistic
Self-absorbed
Noble
Gracious
Correct answer
Altruistic
Choose the correctly spelt word that means 'excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters'.
Garrulous
Garullous
Garyulous
Garrullus
Correct answer
Garrulous
Select the correctly spelled word meaning 'stubbornly resistant to authority'.
Recalcitrant
Recalcerant
Reccalcitrant
Ricalcitrant
Correct answer
Recalcitrant
Which word has a spelling mistake?
Convalescence
Obsequious
Conflagaration
Reticent
Correct answer
Convalescence
Which term refers to "The psychological phenomenon in which people are more likely to commit unethical acts when they feel their actions are not being observed"?
Deindividuation
Cognitive Dissonance
Self-Justification
Moral Disengagement
Correct answer
Deindividuation
What is the one-word substitute for: "The use of light and shadow to create the illusion of depth or three-dimensionality in a two-dimensional work of art."
Chiaroscuro
Fresco
Mosaic
Impressionism
Correct answer
Chiaroscuro
Choose the correct meaning of idiom given below:
“Know which way the wind blows”
Be uncertain about choices
Be aware of public opinion or trend
Seek external validation
Escape danger
Correct answer
Be uncertain about choices
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
Despite the team's (1)/ well-thought strategy (2)/ their efforts lacked (3)/ coordination and consistent. (4)
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
They had put over (1)/ the entire campaign (2)/ due to unforeseen legal (3)/ complications in branding. (4)
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
By the time the rescue team arrived, the villagers ___ to higher ground.
have fled
had fled
fled
would flee
Correct answer
have fled
Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence:
Rarely you come across someone so dedicated.
do you come across
have you come across
you come across
did you came across
Correct answer
do you come across
Change the following from active to passive:
The panelists would have reconsidered the proposal had new evidence been submitted.
The proposal would have been reconsidered by the panelists had new evidence been submitted.
The proposal would reconsider by the panelists had new evidence been submitted.
The proposal could be reconsidered by the panelists had new evidence been submitted.
The proposal was under reconsideration by the panelists had new evidence been submitted.
Correct answer
The proposal would have been reconsidered by the panelists had new evidence been submitted.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
This article is going to be published by the journal.
The journal will be publishing this article.
The journal is going to publish this article.
The journal publishes this article.
The journal had published this article.
Correct answer
The journal will be publishing this article.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
The minister's speech was being translated into multiple languages by official interpreters.
Official interpreters had translated the minister's speech into multiple languages.
Official interpreters are translating the minister's speech into multiple languages.
Official interpreters were translating the minister's speech into multiple languages.
Official interpreters translated the minister's speech into multiple languages.
Correct answer
Official interpreters had translated the minister's speech into multiple languages.
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.
“Might I suggest a revision to clause three?” the lawyer inquired politely.
The lawyer suggested to revise clause three.
The lawyer politely asked might he suggest a revision.
The lawyer politely inquired if he might suggest a revision to clause three.
The lawyer advised revising clause three.
Correct answer
The lawyer suggested to revise clause three.
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 analyst observed that the report, while detailed, lacked consistency in its data interpretation.
“The report is detailed, but your data interpretation lacks consistency,” the analyst observed.
“Though the report is detailed, the interpretation of data isn’t consistent,” said the analyst.
“It’s a detailed report, but the way the data is interpreted is inconsistent,” the analyst said.
“Your data interpretation lacks consistency despite the report being detailed,” said the analyst.
Correct answer
“The report is detailed, but your data interpretation lacks consistency,” the analyst observed.
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
P. were circulated among industry stakeholders
Q. to gather structured input before finalization
R. the draft policy guidelines
S. prepared by the inter-ministerial panel
RQSP
PQRS
QRSP
RSQP
Correct answer
RQSP
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage.
Sensors transmitted temperature data to control servers.
A software patch was deployed to fix anomalies.
Data logs were analyzed for abnormal fluctuations.
Engineers isolated the source of the signal noise.
1-2-3-4
3-2-1-4
4-2-1-3
1-3-4-2
Correct answer
1-2-3-4
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage
The report is finally submitted to the global review committee for ratification.
Next, stakeholders review drafts to suggest corrections.
After all inputs, a final draft is synthesized.
Initially, national consultations generate region-specific data.
1-3-2-4
4-2-3-1
2-4-3-1
3-1-2-4
Correct answer
1-3-2-4
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.