BCS English (Part One)

(When I was preparing for the BCS preliminary examination, I took notes on English questions and relevant information in two notebooks. After taking photos of the pages from one notebook with my mobile and uploading them to Facebook one day, my dear student Dhruva Jyoti Dhali sacrificed his Puja holidays to type out all the handwritten notes and sent them to me. When I asked him, “How did you manage to do this work with such patience? Are you even human?” I received the reply: “Sir, you searched and found everything and made notes. I only typed them and brought them together in one place. Nothing more. I’m going to take the BCS exam myself. I did the work with joy, Sir.” Dhruva never told me he was doing this work. He did it quietly. After finishing, he said: “Sir, it’s done!” ………… This is the attitude!!! If he can maintain this patience and sincerity toward work, he will undoubtedly go far.

Dhruva, you’ve helped so many people, brother. Stay well!)

1.
Imbibe— (a) to learn, (b) to rise, (c) to drink, (d) to acquire

Ans:
(c) to drink.

2. One
who unduly forwards in rending services for others is not generally liked in
the society. Such a person is ____ (a) Benevolent, (b) Official, (c) Officious,
(d) Bureaucratic.

Ans:
(c) Officious.

3.
Stagflation— (a) Controlled prices, (b)Economic slow down, (c) A
disintegrated government, (d) Cultural dullness.

Ans:
(b) Economic slowdown.

4.
Scuttle— (a) Abandon, (b) Beweak, (c) Pile up, (d) Gossip.

Ans:
(a) Abandon.

5.
Stanch— (a) To reinforce, (b) Rotten, (c) Smooth out, (d) Put an end to.

Ans:
(d) Put an end to.

6.
Belated— (a) Complaining, (b) Off-hand, (c) Weak, (d) Tardy (slow/sluggish)

Ans:
(d) Tardy.

7.
Euphemism— (a) Vague idea, (b) Inoffensive expression, (c) Verbal play, (d)
Wise saying.

Ans:
(b) Inoffensive expression.

8.
Choose the correct sentence:

(a) He
raced quickly down the street.

(b) He
raced down the street.

(c) He
raced down quickly to the street.

(d) He
raced down fast to the street.

Ans:
(b) He raced down the street.

9.
Which of the following is a correct sentence:

(a) He
earns hundred taka a day.

(b) He
earns a hundred taka a day.

(c) He
earns one hundred taka a day.

Ans:
(c) He earns one hundred taka a day.

10.
Choose the correct sentence:

(a)
Please do exactly as your doctor says.

(b)
Please do as exactly as your doctor says.

(c)
Please do as your doctor says.

Ans:
(a) Please do exactly as your doctor says.

11.
Choose the correct sentence:

(a)
Which colour do you prefer, the red or the blue?

(b)
What colour do you prefer, the red or the blue?

(c)
Which colour do you prefer, the red or blue?

(d)
What colour do you prefer, the red or blue?

Ans:
(a) Which colour do you prefer, the red or the blue?

12.
Correct usage:

• I
gave you my word.

• He is
a man of his word.

• I
trusted her not to go back on her word.

• I am
true to my word.

• I am
a man of word.

13.
Choose the correct sentence:

(a)
There are a book and a pen on the table.

(b)
There is a book and a pen on the table.

Ans:
(a) There are a book and a pen on the table.

14.
Choose the correct sentence:

(a)
There is no place for doubt in it.

(b)
There is no suspension in it.

(c)
There is no room for doubt in it.

(d)
There is no misunderstanding in it.

Ans:
(c) There is no room for doubt in it.

15.
Find out the correct sentence:

(a) It
is neutrality and honesty is above controversy.

(b)
There is no question about his impartiality and honesty.

Ans:
(b) There is no question about his impartiality and honesty.

16.
Which sentence is correct:

(a) A
professional lawyer should have good knowledge of law.

(b) He
can recognise a shadow in darkness.

(c)
False evidence will wake the case weak.

(d) The
alley was so wide that many cars could ply at the same time.

Ans:
(a) A professional lawyer should good knowledge of law.

17. You
are not amenable ___ reason.

Ans:
to.

18. The
disgusted man grumbled ____ his fate.

Ans:
at/about/over.

[Note:
Grumble at/about/over— to murmur and express anger or dissatisfaction.

Grumble
out— to say with dissatisfaction. Example: ~(out) a reply.]

19.
Relent— (a) Link, (b) Borrow, (c) Succumb, (d) Yield.

Ans:
(d) Yield.

[Note;
Relent— To finally agree to sth after refusing; to become less determined,
strong etc.]

20. In
share market, ‘Bearish’ indicates showing or expecting a fall in the prices of
shares.

21. The
word ‘putsch’ means “sudden attempt to remove a government by force; a
political overthrow”.

22. The
word ‘petulant’ means “bad tempered and unreasonable, especially because you
can’t do or have what you want; unreasonably irritable.

23. Do
you ___ earthquakes in your country?

(a)have,
(b) feel, (c) see, (d) know

Ans:
(b) feel.

24.
You’d better go and see the boss and say what you’ve done. If you put off ___
it to her, she’ll only be more annoyed.

(a)
explain, (b) to explain, (c) explaining, (d) to have explaining.

Ans:
(c) explaining.

25. The
queen is said ___ Australia next year.

(a) to
have visited, (b) to visit, (c) to be visiting, (d) that she will visit.

Ans:
(c) to be visiting.

26.
What is the number of auxiliary verbs in English?

Ans: 12

27.The
use of “Suggest”:

I
suggest (that) we go out to eat.

I
suggested going into my car.

28.
Choose the passive form of ‘He decided to sell the house’.

(a) He
decided that the house should be sold.

(b) The
house was decided to be sold by him.

Ans:
(a) He decided that the house should be sold.

29.
Subjunctive mood expresses condition, doubt, uncertainty etc. (Example: If we
started now, we would reach in time.)

30.
Factitive Verb: A verb followed by a direct object and a complement. Factitive
verbs describe a situation where there is a result to an action. In ‘I painted
it red’ and ‘They made her captain’. Here ‘painted’ and ‘made’ are factitive.

Causative
Verb: It expresses a cause. For example ‘blacken’ which means ‘to equal to
become black’.

Copulative
Verb: It is also called linking verb. Example: appear, become, feel, get, go,
grow, look, prove, seem, remain, smell, sound, taste, turn and ‘to be’ verb.

31.
Sedan: Automobile— (a)hangar: airplane, (b) rocker: chair, (c) rung: ladder,
(d) marble: statue.

Ans:
(b) rocker: chair.

32. She
was comprised of nine members all of whom were present at the meeting. Find out
the incorrect portion of this sentence.

(a)
Whom, (b) is comprised of, (c) at the meeting

Ans:
(c) at the meeting.

[Note:
‘At the meeting’ is incorrect; it should be ‘In the meeting’.

Comprise—
‘of’ is not used in active voice. ‘Of’ is used in passive voice.]

33.
Which one is correct?

(a) We
can travel to Dhaka in bus, in train or in plane.

(b) We
can travel to Dhaka in bus, train or plane.

(c) We can
travel to Dhaka by bus, by train or by plane.

(d) We
can travel to Dhaka by bus, train or plane.

Ans:
(d) We can travel to Dhaka by bus, train or plane.

[Note: ‘By’ need not be repeated separately for each mode of transport.]

34. He
has a great apathy ___ his studies.

(a)
for, (b) in, (c) to, (d) at

Ans:
(c) to.

35.
They crossed the English channel ___ a small boat.

(a) by,
(b) in, (c) with, (d) on.

Ans:
(a) by / (b) in.

36.
Which is correct?

(a) He
copied the answer word by word

(b) He
copied the answer word for word

(c) He
copied the answer word after word

Ans: (b) He copied the answer word for word

37. The
word ‘expunge’ (+ from) means to erase.

The
word ‘purge’ means to remove people from organization.

38.
Which is correct?

(a) His
name has been cut off the register.

(b) His
name has been struck off the register.

Ans:
(b) His name has been struck off the register.

39. I
am fatigued with travelling.

He has
an antipathy to/towards smoking.

40.
Simulate : Pretend —

(a)
self-abnegate : deny oneself

(b)
castigate : precise

(c)
vacillate : decide

(d)
alleviate : make worse

Ans:
(a) self-abnegate : deny oneself

41.
Ephemeral : Eternal —

(a)
Dexterous : Skillful

(b)
Sinister : Threatening

(c)
Vicarious : Actual

(d)
Clandestine : Hidden

Ans:
(c) Vicarious : Actual

42.
Credulous : Skeptical —

(a)
placate : irritate

(b)
cogent : brilliant

(c)
proscale : prohibit

Ans:
(a) placate : irritate.

43.
Into the ___ of death rode the six hundred.

(a)
road, (b) tunnel, (c) valley, (d) city.

Ans:
(c) valley

[Note:
The Charge of the Light Brigade — Lord Alfred Tennyson]

44. I
have a ___ that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning
of its creed. (- Dr Martin Luther King)

Ans:
dream.

45.
Hurry up! We have to go ___ five minutes.

(a) in,
(b) by, (c) within, (d) at, (e) for

Ans:
(c) within

[Note:
‘In’ would suggest it could be a little longer than five minutes.]

46.
Julius Caesar was the ruler of Rome about—

(a)
1000 years ago, (b) 1500 years ago,

(c)
2000 years ago, (d) 3000 years ago

Ans:
(c) 2000 years ago.

[Note:
49 BC.]

47. The
Parthenon is said ___ erected in the Age of Pericles.

(a) to
have become, (b) to have been

Ans:
(b) to have been

48.
Which word is not related to literature?

(a)
Demagogue, (b) Epilogue, (c) Monologue, (d) Prologue.

Ans:
(a) Demagogue.

49.
Haggard means — (a) hairy, (b) irregular, (c) stale, (d) worn out.

Ans:
(d) worn out.

[Note:
looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep.]

50. It
may be useful to think of character in fiction as a function of two ___
impulses: the impulse to individualise and the impulse to ___.

(a)
analogous…..humanize

(b)
disparate…..aggrandize

(c)
divergent…..typify

(d)
comparable…..delineate

Ans:
(c) divergent…..typify.

51.
Meandering: Directness —

(a)
menacing : ambition, (b) affable : permissiveness,

(c)
digressive : conciseness, (d) circuitous : rotation.

Ans:
(c) digressive : conciseness.

52.
Aberration : Deviation

Enunciate:
to pronounce; to clearly explain a theory or principle. (Antonym= Mumble.)

53.
Many species of intertidal fish have developed ___ abilities that enable them
to ___ a particular location, generally a tidal pool that provides suitable
refuge.

(a)
foraging…..do without, (b) natural…vanish from,

(c)
homing…..return to, (d) singular…..escape from

Ans:
(c) homing…..return to.

54.The
tree has been blown ___ by a strong wind.

Ans:
up.

55. The
intellectual can no longer be said to ___ the margins of society.

Ans:
live beyond.

56.
Euphemism: (contrast of words made in the same sentence)|| a polite word or
expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or
upsetting someone: ‘Pass away’ is a euphemism for ‘die’.||

57. A
metaphorical statement is an implied comparison; it does not compare things
explicitly but suggests a likeness between them.

58. Which is the correct spelling?

(a)
Decathlon, (b) Decatholon, (c) Decatholone, (d) Decathlone

Ans:
(a) Decathlon.

[Note:
Decathlon: a sporting event in which people compete in ten different sports.]

59.Which is correct?

(a)
Paediatric, (b) Pediatric, (c) Peadiatric.

Ans:
(a) Paediatric.

[Note:
Pediatric: the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases.]

60. The
noun form of ‘Admit’ is —

(a)
Admission, (b) Admittance

Ans:
(a) Admission.

61.
Everything hinges ___ what happens next.

Ans:
on/upon.

[Note:
Hinge on/upon = to depend entirely on.]

62. You
need not ____ at your mistake.

Ans:
blush with shame/embarrassment

[Usage:
(i) you need not blush with shame at your fault.

(ii)She
blushed with shame for me.]

63. Do
not cry down your enemy — (a) Do not be misled by your enemy’s crocodile tears, (b) Do not underestimate your enemy, (c) Do not associate with your enemy, (d) Stay away from your enemy.

Ans:
(b) Do not underestimate your enemy

64.
Everyone should respect his/one’s teachers.

Ans:
one’s.

65.
Water is changed ___ vapour.

Ans:
(a) in, (b) into, (c) to, (d) at.

Ans:
(b) into.

66.
One, some, any, many, more are — (a) Personal pronoun, (b) Interrogative
pronoun, (c)Demonstrative pronoun, (d) Indefinite pronoun.

Ans:
(d) Indefinite pronoun.

67.
Find the meaning of ‘Look out’ — (a)Look outside, (b) Bring out, (c) Be careful, (d) Show courtesy.

Ans:
(c) Be careful.

68. We
should be alive ___ our problems.

(a) to,
(b) by, (c) on, (d) for

Ans:
(a) to.

[Note:
to be aware of]

69.
Nazrul is ‘The Byron’ of Bangladesh. Here ‘The Byron’ is —

(a)
Proper noun, (b) Common noun, (c) Collective noun, (d) Abstract noun.

Ans:
(b) Common noun.

70.
Ballad ___? (a) a kind of short narrative poem, (b) a kind of short love poem,
(c) a kind of short patriotic poem, (d) a kind of short condolence poem.

Ans:
(a) a kind of short narrative poem.

71. The
verb form of the word ‘Public’ —

Ans:
Publicise.

72.
Which of the following words denotes a plural number?

(a)
Fixture, (b) Machinery, (c)Scenery, (d) Public.

Ans:
(d) Public.

73. He
sat behind me but in front of you. Here ‘But’ is used as a—

(a) adverb,
(b) preposition, (c) conjunction.

Ans:
(c) conjunction.

74. The
Golden Age of English Literature is —

Ans:
Elizabethan Age/Era/Period.

75.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge is called —

Ans:
The poet of supernaturalism.

76. He
was terribly ___ by the ___ of his efforts.

(a)
Delighted, Thrills; (b) Upset, Outcome;

(c)
Intoxicated, Dreams; (d) Activated, Prospects.

Ans:
(b) Upset, Outcome.

[Note:
Here ‘terribly’ is used in negative sense.]

77.
Which one is right?

(a) His
neutrality and honesty are above controversy.

(b)
তার নিরপেক্ষতা বা সততা নিয়ে কোনো প্রশ্ন নেই।

(c) তার
নিরপেক্ষতা বা সততা নিয়েও কোনো প্রশ্ন নেই।

(d)
তার সততা নিয়ে কোনো প্রশ্ন নেই।

উত্তর:
(a) তার নিরপেক্ষতা এবং সততা বিতর্কের ঊর্ধ্বে।

৭৮। সে
আঘাতের কারণে মারা গেছে।

(a) by,
(b) from, (c) for, (d) over.

উত্তর:
(b) from.

৭৯।
এটা ছিল ঠিক আমার পছন্দের কাজ কারণ এটাই ছিল যা ___।

(a) আমি
সত্যিই করতে পছন্দ করি।

(b) আমি
প্রয়োজনীয় মনে করেছিলাম।

(c) আমি
সাধারণত এড়িয়ে চলতে পছন্দ করতাম।

(d) আমার
মনে হয়েছিল আমার খোঁজ করা উচিত।

উত্তর:
(a) আমি সত্যিই করতে পছন্দ করি।

৮০।
‘Limpid’ এর বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ — (a) Watery, (b) Bright, (c) Muddy, (d) Transparent।

উত্তর:
(c) Muddy।

৮১।
Shakespeare was a playwright। এখানে ‘playwright’ ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে ___ হিসেবে।

(a)
Object, (b) Noun, (c) Complement।

উত্তর:
(c) Complement।

৮২। সে
আমাকে ঋণ নিতে নিরুৎসাহিত করে।

(a)
from borrowing

(b) of
borrowing

(c) on
borrowing

উত্তর:
(a) from borrowing।

৮৩।
‘Temerity’ এর সমার্থক শব্দ ___।

(a)
Sobriety, (b) Insolence, (c) Propriety, (d) Lousy

উত্তর:
(b) Insolence।

৮৪।
‘Mayhem’ অর্থ — (a) একটি অদ্ভুত পরিস্থিতি, (b) একটি মে দিবসের অনুষ্ঠান, (c) হিংসাত্মক আচরণের কারণে সৃষ্ট বিভ্রান্তি এবং ভয়, (d) আকস্মিক পতন।

উত্তর:
(c) হিংসাত্মক আচরণের কারণে সৃষ্ট বিভ্রান্তি এবং ভয়

৮৫।
‘Reciprocate’ অর্থ — (a) শুরু করা, (b) সাড়া দেওয়া, (c) অনুশীলন করা, (d) নিশ্চিত করা

উত্তর:
(b) সাড়া দেওয়া।

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
কারো সাথে একইভাবে আচরণ করা বা অনুভব করা যেমন তারা আপনার সাথে আচরণ করে বা অনুভব করে। উদাহরণ: আমি নিশ্চিত ছিলাম না যে হাসব নাকি আমার নিজের একটি মন্তব্য দিয়ে জবাব দেব।]

৮৬।
‘Take over’ অর্থ —

উত্তর: একটি
রাজনৈতিক দল, একটি দেশ ইত্যাদির নিয়ন্ত্রণ লাভ করা।

উদাহরণ:
সেনাবাহিনী হুমকি দিচ্ছে যে নাগরিক অশান্তি অব্যাহত থাকলে তারা ক্ষমতা দখল করবে।

৮৭। (i)
Patriotism — স্যার ওয়াল্টার স্কট।

(ii)
The Patriot — রবার্ট ব্রাউনিং।

(iii) A
Frosty Night — রবার্ট গ্রেভস।

৮৮। দশটা বাজতে ছয় মিনিট বাকি —

(a) It
is six minutes to ten।

(b) It
is six to ten।

(c) It
is six minutes to ten o’clock।

উত্তর:
(b) It is six to ten।

৮৯।
নিম্নলিখিত লেখকদের মধ্যে কে একজন আমেরিকান?

(a)
আলেকজান্ডার পোপ, (b) ড্যানিয়েল ডিফো,

(c)
উইলিয়াম ফকনার, (d) রবার্ট ব্রাউনিং।

উত্তর:
(c) উইলিয়াম ফকনার। (নোবেল বিজয়ী)

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
(a) ইংরেজ, (c) আমেরিকান, (d) ইংরেজ।]

৯০।’Recalcitrant’
এর বিপরীতার্থক : (a) Compliant, (b) Passive, (c) Indifferent, (d) Careful।

উত্তর:
(b) Passive,

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
Recalcitrant এর সমার্থক = Compliant]

৯১।
‘Equivocal’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) Universal, (b) Mistaken, (c) Quaint, (d) Clear।

উত্তর: (d)
Clear।

৯২।
‘Indifference’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) Ardour, (b) Compassion, (c) Anxiety, (d)
Concern।

উত্তর:
(d) Concern।

৯৩।
‘Supercilious’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) Affable, (b) Haught, (c) Disdainful, (d)
Wicked।

উত্তর:
(a) Affable।

৯৪।
‘Honorary’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) Literary, (b) Honorable, (c) Salaried, (d)
Official।

উত্তর:
(c) Salaried।

৯৫।
‘Urbane’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) naive, (b) civic, (c) remote, (d) conventional

উত্তর:
(a) naive।

৯৬।
‘Waive’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) hold, (b) forgo, (c) abandon, (d) renounce।

উত্তর:
(a) hold।

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
Forgo – ত্যাগ করা।]

৯৭।
‘Imbecility’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) foolishness, (b) inactivity, (c) wisdom, (d)
impartiality।

উত্তর:
(c) wisdom

৯৮।
‘Contentious’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) amenable, (b) inactive, (c) dispassionate, (d)
severe।

উত্তর:
(a) amenable।

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
Contentious = কলহপ্রিয়।]

৯৯।
‘Exacerbate’ এর বিপরীতার্থক — (a) alleviate, (b) bewilder, (c) contemplate, (d)
intimidate।

উত্তর:
(a) alleviate।

[দ্রষ্টব্য:
Exacerbate = তিক্ত করা, উত্তেজিত করা, অধিকতর খারাপ করা।]

১০০।
___ ওই হোটেলে থাকবে।

(a)
Never again will they, (b) Never again they will,

(c)
Again never they will, (d) Again they will never।

উত্তর:
(a) Never again will they।

১০১।
যখন আমরা তাকে পেলাম তখন সে অজ্ঞান ছিল কিন্তু আধ ঘণ্টায় সে ___ এল।

(a)
off, (b) out, (c) away, (d) round।

উত্তর:

104.
Because she had a reputation for ___, we were surprised and pleased when she
greeted us so ___.

(a)
oppressed, scorned; (b) admired, provoked;

(c) insolence,
irately; (d) arrogance, disdainfully;

(e)
arrogance, cordially; (f) querulousness, affably.

Ans:
(f) querulousness, affably.

105. ‘A
dark horse’ means — (a) ‘a horse’ black in colour, (b) a man who doesn’t talk
much but surprises others by his qualities, (c) an ignorant and unpleasant
person.

Ans:
(b) a man who doesn’t talk much but surprises others by his qualities.

106.
Choose the correct sentence —

(a) The
matter was informed to the police.

(b) The
police was informed of the matter.

(c) The
police were informed of the matter.

Ans:
(c) The police were informed of the matter.

107.
Choose the correct sentence —

(a) You
are mistaken in holding this view.

(b) You
are mistaken to hold this view.

Ans:
(a) You are mistaken in holding this view.

108.
“The rise and fall of the tide ___ due to lunar influence”. The correct form is
—

(a) The
rise and fall of the tide are due to lunar influence.

(b) The
rise and fall of the tide ___ due to lunar influence.

Ans:
(b) The rise and fall of the tide is due to lunar influence.

109.
Choose the correct sentence — (a) Two major religious of the world are
Christianity and Islam.

(b) Two
of the major religious of the world are Christianity and Islam.

(c) Two
among the major religions of the world are Christianity and Islam.

Ans:
(c) Two among the major religions of the world are Christianity and Islam.

110.
This skirt does ___ at the back.(-Oxford)

(a) on,
(b) in, (c) up, (d) out.

Ans:
(c) up.

111.
Rita sat on the corner of the table ___ the door.

(a) by,
(b) near, (c) beside, (d) to.

Ans:
(c) beside.

112. He
was guilty ___ contempt of the court.

(a) of,
(b) for, (c) at, (d) to.

Ans:
(a) of.

113.
Graff looked in awesome form as she cruised ___ an easy 6-2, 6-1 and 6-1
victory.

(a) on,
(b) over, (c) in, (d) to.

Ans:
(d) to. (Oxford)

114. As
soon as he became rich, he can’t ___ his old friends.

(a)
off, (b) aside, (c) away, (d) down.

Ans:
(b) aside.

115.
‘Bring to pass’ — (a) cause to happen, (b) cause to carry out, (c) cause to
convince.

Ans:
(a) cause to happen.

116. If
a man is ‘worth his salt’ he is ___.

(a) a
soldier, (b) a thirsty man, (c) a valuable employee, (d) a highly paid worker.

Ans:
(c) a valuable employee.

[Note:
deserving respect especially because you do your job well.]

117. We
were horrified ___ what we saw.

Ans:
by.

118.
The meaning of ‘Ignominy’ is — public shame and loss of honour.(-DISGRACE)

119. I
would ___ him down as a coward.

(a)
regard, (b) write, (c) consider, (d) call.

Ans:
(a) regard.

[Note:
‘consider’ and ‘call’ do not require ‘as’ after them.]

120.’Biennial’means
—

Ans:
happening once every two years.

121. He
got his spectacles ___.

(a) in,
(b) on, (c) within, (d) at.

Ans:
(b) on.

122.
Write down the passive form of ‘Smoke fills the room’.

(a) The
room was filled in smoke.

(b) The
room was filled with smoke.

(c) The
room was filled by smoke.

Ans:
(b) The room was filled with smoke.

123.
‘The Tale of Two Cities’ – which two cities does this novel centre around?

Ans:
London and Paris.

[Note: Written about the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799.]

124. I
am not in ___ know of the things.

(a) a,
(b) the, (c) one.

Ans:
(b) the.

[Note:
‘in the know’ idiom]

125. He
knew it was a risky/not difficult/dangerous/troublesome operation, but he was
determined to carry it out.

Ans:
Risky.

126.
They have pledged/not provided their support for our case.

Ans:
Pledged.

127.
Because she had a reputation for ___, we were surprised and pleased when she
greeted us so ___.

Ans:
querulousness, affably.

128. A
___ statement is an ___ comparison; it doesn’t compare things explicitly but
suggests a likeness between them.

Ans:
metaphorical, implied.

[Example:
She has a heart of stone.]

129.
People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly
complacent/confident/ardent.

Ans:
confident.

[Note:
Complacent = self-satisfied/content.]

130.
Submission : Yielding — (a) Subjection : Liberation, (b) Restrain : Indulge,
(c) Compliant : Acquiescent, (d) Restriction : Relaxation.

Ans:
(c) Compliant : Acquiescent.

131.
Assert : Dissent — (a) Affirm : Object, (b) Reject : Disapprove, (c)
Acknowledge : Recognize, (d) Endorse : Ratify .

Ans:
(a) Affirm : Object.

132. A
speech made without previous preparation — extempore/impromptu.(spoken or
done without any previous thought or preparation.)

133.
The tap kept ___ all the evening because it needed repairing.

(a)
pouring, (b) running, (c) dripping, (d) trickling (in a thin stream)

Ans:
(d) trickling.

134.
Who wrote “Stories from Famous Poems”?

Ans:
E.F. Dodd.

135.
Could you come to my place in the evening ___ at around seven?

(a) for
instance, (b) say, (c) by.

Ans:
(b) say.

136. He
doesn’t like Beethoven and neither do I. Here ‘neither’ is a/an —

(a)
preposition, (b) adverb, (c) adjective, (d) conjunction.

Ans:
(b) adverb.

137.
Manufacturers often sacrifice quality —

(a) for
a larger profit margin,

(b) in
place of earning more money,

(c)
instead, earn a bigger amount of profit.

Ans:
(a) for a larger profit margin.

138. I
am convinced ___ the necessity of prudence.

(a)
with, (b) to, (c) of, (d) at.

Ans:
(c) of.

139. To
‘cold shoulder’ somebody is to —

(a) insult
him, (b) ignore him, (c) abuse him, (d) avoid him.

Ans:
(b) ignore him.

[Note:
a display of coldness or indifference, intended to wound.

Cold-Shoulder:
to treat somebody in an unfriendly way.

The
meaning of ‘Insult him’ and ‘Abuse him’ are same.]

140.
Which one is right?

(a)
conteguous, (b) contigous, (c)contiguous.

Ans:
(c) contiguous.

141.
(i)I am not ambitious ___ fame.

Ans:
for.

(ii) I
have no ambition ___ fame.

Ans:
of.

142.
The dog ran ___ the road.

Ans:
along.

143.
Which sentence is correct?

(a) She
was taller than either of her five sisters.

(b) I
was the man whom they thought was dead.

(c) Who
do you think is he?

Ans:
(c) Who do you think is he?

[Note:
The correct form of (a) is — She was taller than any other of her five
sisters.]

144.Man
proposes, God disposes. It is a/an ––

(a)
Oxymoron, (b) Anti-thesis, (c) Pun, (d) Irony.

Ans:
(b) Anti-thesis.

145. I
often wonder how you’re getting on. Here ‘how you’re getting on’ is —

(a)
Adverb clause, (b) Noun clause, (c) Adjective clause, (d) Relative clause.

Ans:
(b) Noun clause.

146.
Here’s the smell of blood still; all the perfume of Arabia will not sweeten
this little hand —

(a)
Euphemism, (b) Epigram, (c) Metonymy, (d) Hyperbole.

Ans:
(d) Hyperbole.

[Note:
Adapted from ‘Macbeth – Shakespeare.]

147.
Feminine equivalent of the word ‘comedian’ is —

(a)
Comedienne, (b) Comedic, (c) Comedious, (d) Comedic.

Ans:
(a) Comedienne.

148.
What figure of speech has been used in ‘Jingle- jangle, melodious murmur’ —

(a)
personification, (b) metaphor, (c) onomatopoeia, (d) alliteration.

Ans:
(c)onomatopoeia.

149.
“I’m changing all the time, sometimes people like me, sometimes they don’t” –=

(a)
dream, (b) whether, (c) wind, (d) wave.

Ans:
(b) whether.

150.
What is the collective noun for a group of young partridges?

(a)
gaggle, (b) covey, (c) flock, (d) school.

Ans:
(b) covey.

[Note:
Gaggle: A group of noisy people. ]