1
Choose the right alternative for the underline: prices are going up by leaps and bounds
Options
A
irregularly
B
rapidly
C
gradually
D
systematically
Correct Answer
rapidly
Explanation
The idiom 'by leaps and bounds' means very quickly or rapidly.
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English — Set 28
10 Questions with Answers & Explanations
Set 28 of 38
2
The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......
Options
A
took away
B
took up
C
took over
D
took off
Correct Answer
took off
Explanation
The phrasal verb 'take off' means for an aircraft to leave the ground and start flying.
3
Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully
Context: Although, he is reputed for making very candid statements ......
Options
A
his today speech was not fairly audible
B
his promises had always been realistic
C
his speech was very interesting
D
his today's statements were very ambiguous
Correct Answer
his today's statements were very ambiguous
Explanation
The conjunction 'Although' implies a contrast. Since 'candid' means frank and clear, the contrasting completion is that his statements today were 'ambiguous' (unclear or vague).
4
Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.
Options
A
has
B
gives
C
yields
D
provides
Correct Answer
provides
Explanation
The word 'provides' is the most suitable term used to describe what a food source supplies or makes available in a diet.
5
The Indian Middle class is
Context: Study the following passage and answer the question which is based on it (10-14) The Indian middle class consist of so many strata that it defies categorisation under a single term class, which would imply a considerable degree of homogeneity. Yet two paradoxical features characterise its conduct fairly uniformly; extensive practice and intensive abhorrence of corruption. In the several recent surveys of popular perceptions of corruptions, politicians of course invariably and understandably top the list, closely followed by bureaucrats, policemen, lawyers, businessmen and others. The quintessential middle class. If teachers do not figure high on this priority list, it is not for lack of trying, but for lack of opportunities. Over the years, the sense of shock over acts of corruption in the middle class has witnessed a steady decline, as its ambitions for a better material life have soared but the resources for meeting such ambitions have not kept pace. What is fascinating, however, is the intense yearning of this class for a clean corruptionless politics and society, a yearning that has again and again surfaced with any figure public or obscure, focus on his mission of eradicating corruption. Even the repeated failure of this promise on virtually every man's part has not subjected it to the law of diminishing returns.
Questions
A
defiant
B
mysterious
C
homogeneous
D
stratified
Correct Answer
stratified
Explanation
The text mentions the middle class 'consist of so many strata' and 'defies categorisation under a single term', implying it is stratified.
6
That the poor in our country, are happy is
Options
A
a dream
B
a vision
C
an ideal
D
an illusion
Correct Answer
an illusion
Explanation
An 'illusion' refers to a false perception or belief, fitting the context of a debatable claim about happiness.
7
If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
Options
A
possessed
B
punished
C
confiscated
D
fined
Correct Answer
confiscated
Explanation
'Confiscated' means to take or seize (someone's property) with authority, which is what customs do with smuggled goods.
8
We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ............ route.
Options
A
circular
B
circumscribed
C
longest
D
circuitous
Correct Answer
circuitous
Explanation
'Circuitous' means a route that is roundabout or longer than the direct way, which logically results in a higher taxi fare.
9
'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ...... of life oiled and running smoothly.
Options
A
path
B
machine
C
garden
D
river
Correct Answer
machine
Explanation
The metaphorical phrase 'oiled and running smoothly' is commonly associated with the operation of a machine.
10
Teacher's are not high on the list of corruption because they do not have
Context: Study the following passage and answer the question which is based on it (10-14) The Indian middle class consist of so many strata that it defies categorisation under a single term class, which would imply a considerable degree of homogeneity. Yet two paradoxical features characterise its conduct fairly uniformly; extensive practice and intensive abhorrence of corruption. In the several recent surveys of popular perceptions of corruptions, politicians of course invariably and understandably top the list, closely followed by bureaucrats, policemen, lawyers, businessmen and others. The quintessential middle class. If teachers do not figure high on this priority list, it is not for lack of trying, but for lack of opportunities. Over the years, the sense of shock over acts of corruption in the middle class has witnessed a steady decline, as its ambitions for a better material life have soared but the resources for meeting such ambitions have not kept pace. What is fascinating, however, is the intense yearning of this class for a clean corruptionless politics and society, a yearning that has again and again surfaced with any figure public or obscure, focus on his mission of eradicating corruption. Even the repeated failure of this promise on virtually every man's part has not subjected it to the law of diminishing returns.
Questions
A
courage
B
opportunities
C
support
D
ambition
Correct Answer
opportunities
Explanation
The passage states that teachers not being high on the corruption list is not due to a lack of trying, but a 'lack of opportunities'.
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