Back to all sets

English — Set 5

10 Questions with Answers & Explanations

Set 5 of 38

1

The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains with in a short span of time suggests that it is a part of a ......

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

2

Which of the following option best defines the word : ABJURE

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

3

This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

4

A person who studies the formation of the earth:

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

5

Nehru though that children

Context: Nehru was a many sided personality. He enjoyed reading and writing books as much as he enjoyed fighting political and social evils or residing tyranny. In him, the scientist and the humanist were held in perfect balance. While he kept looking at special problems from a scientific standpoint. He never forgot that we should nourish the total man. As a scientist, he refused to believe in a benevolent power interested in men's affairs. but, as a self proclaimed non-believer, he loved affirming his faith in life and the beauty of nature. Children he adored. Unlike Wordsworth, he did not see him trailing clouds of glory from the recent sojourn in heaven. He saw them as a blossoms of promise and renewal, the only hope for mankind.

Questions

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

6

In a state of tension or anxiety or suspense is called.............

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

7

About twenty clerks were made ...... when the banks introduced computers.

Context: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

8

In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word: AUTONOMY

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

9

Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get the job.

Context: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom.

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

10

In question below a sentence broken into five parts. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer. 1. bag 2. you 3. seen 4. have 5. My

Options

Select an option above to reveal the answer.

Practice these questions interactively

Time yourself, track your streak, and identify your weak areas. Free with an account.

Start practising free →