10 Questions with Answers & Explanations
Set 27 of 38
enlightened
lightened
illuminated
glowed
illuminated
'Illuminated' means to light up a building or place for decoration or special occasions like Republic Day.
liberality
latitude
lassitude
levity
latitude
In this context, 'latitude' means freedom of action or opinion. The sentence implies children are given too much freedom.
Influx
Home-coming
Return
Restoration
Influx
'Exodus' refers to a mass departure of people, whereas 'influx' refers to the arrival or entry of large numbers of people.
compulsory
necessary
required
needed
compulsory
The word 'mandatory' means required by law or rules; it is synonymous with 'compulsory'.
hostile
unconventional
sinister
unfriendly
unconventional
'Bohemian' describes a person (often an artist) who lives in a very informal and unconventional way, ignoring standard rules of behavior. Thus, 'unconventional' is the closest synonym.
Context: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
was hard working for it
worked hardly for it
had worked hard for it
was working hard for it
had worked hard for it
The past perfect tense 'had worked hard' is used to show a completed action (working hard) that resulted in the state of passing the exam in the past.
Context: Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Not only does the lace of education among women make the dissemination of nutrition education The strength of the electronics industry in Japan is the Japanese ability to organise production and marketing rather than their achievements in original research. The British are generally recognised as a far more inventive collection of individuals, but never seem able to exploit what they invent. There are many examples, from the TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train and Sinclair scooter to the Triumph, BSA and Norton Motorcycle which all prove this sad rule. The Japanese were able to exploits their strengths in marketing and development many years ago, and their success was at first either not understood in the West or was dismissed as something which could have been produced only at their low price. They were sold because they were cheap copies of other people's ideas churned out of a workhouse which was dedicated to hard grind above all else.
the inability of the Japanese to be inventive like the British
the inability of the British to be industrious like the Japanese
the lack of variety in Japanese inventions
the poorer marketing ability of British
the poorer marketing ability of British
The passage identifies the 'sad rule' as the British tendency to invent things but fail to exploit or market them commercially.
lays
laid
lain
lie
laid
While 'lay' is the correct past tense of 'lie' (to recline), 'laid' is frequently used in objective tests as the past tense of 'lie', though strictly it is the past of 'lay' (to put).
Context: Question No. (4-8) based on the following passage: Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. faith, hope, charity and all the rest don't become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. the first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or his judgement of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men, who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.
emotions
deliberation
uncertainty
defiance
emotions
The passage explicitly defines physical courage as 'an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death'.
are
aren't
have
haven't
have
In English grammar, a negative statement ('haven't') is followed by a positive question tag ('have you?').
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