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Vocabulary

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Chapter Questions
54 MCQs

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Choose the sentence with ‘Better’ used as a noun.

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My suit is better than yours.

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We can always learn something from our betters.

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Our countrymen can better their lot.

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You have done better by refusing to help him.

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The car was parked in front of the store. Choose the preposition that would be unsuitable to the one underlined.

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Across

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Next to

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On

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At the back

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It is dead now. Identify the interjection which is not appropriate for use.

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Alas!

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What a pity!

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Oh!

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Yay!

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Read the sentence and choose the independent clause. While you were at recess, we were eating cake and ice cream.

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While you were at recess, we were eating cake and ice cream.

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we were eating cake and

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we were eating cake and ice cream

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while you were at recess

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What is true of the following example with regards to subordinate clause? The cat whom we are watching just caught a mouse!

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It contains a prepositional phrase.

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It contains an adjectival clause.

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It contains an adverbial clause.

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It contains a noun clause.

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Read the following paragraph and carefully determine what the main idea is for it. There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions. This paragraph best supports the statement that

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toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.

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more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas.

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studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own anti-pollution laws.

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DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world.

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Choose the same relationship from the given four choices as in the original pair. Teeth : Chew

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Mind : Think

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Sweater : Heat

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Food : Taste

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Eyes : Flicker

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Which of the following options is an antonym for ‘Destitute’?

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Exhausted

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Impoverished

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Affluent

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Poor

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‘One who runs away from justice’ — provide one word for the expression.

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Extravagant

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Eccentric

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Fugitive

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Connoisseur

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Which word is used for “Path of travel”?

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Course

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Coarse

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Corse

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Caerse

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Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?

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The child ran happily towards his mother.

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Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.

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Sali walked to the shops.

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I visited my mum yesterday.

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Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: Either two nickels or one dime \underline{\hspace{2cm}} in the parking meter.

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Work

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Works

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are working

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were working

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Identify the adjectival clause in the sentence below. The trousers which were gifted to me by my father were quite expensive.

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The trousers which were gifted

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The trousers which were gifted to me by my father

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Which were gifted to me

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Which were gifted to me by my father

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Choose the correct modal verb and fill in the blanks: Mary ______ been to the supermarket; the cupboards are all full.

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Can

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Have to

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Have

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Must have

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“Myself” is a:

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Relative Pronouns

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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Reflexive Pronouns

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Indefinite Pronouns

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Find out the synonym of ‘Defray’.

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Exit

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Spend

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Malicious

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Alight

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Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrase. We are afraid that you may be in Arvind’s bad company.

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Misguided

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Lose the job

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Killed

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Get into trouble

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Select the correct conjunction from the choices given to join the sentence. She cannot walk properly. The doctor removes her plaster.

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as

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until

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when

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although

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Spot the error in the sentence below. If no error, then you may choose the required option as well: None of two girls / who were present / appeared to be inclined / to listen to sane advice.

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None of two girls

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Who were present

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Appeared to be inclined

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No error

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Choose the correct article and fill in the blanks: How many stars are there in ______ sky?

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No article

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The

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A

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Big

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Use the correct form of adjective in the sentence below. All members of the family were at home for the holidays. What could make for ______ Diwali than that?

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a happy

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a happier

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a more happier

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a happiest

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Fill in the blanks. The circumference of a circle _______ 3.14159265 times its diameter no matter how small or large it is.

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Measures

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Measured

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Will be measuring

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Had been measured

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Fill in the blanks. While mom ________ the VCD I hired, I ________ my assignment.

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Watch / would finish

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Was going to watch / finishes

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Was watching / finished

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Will watch / am finishing

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Choose the correct option: They have completed 24 years of togetherness today and by next year on the same day, they _____ their 25th anniversary.

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Will have celebrated

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Will be celebrating

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Are celebrating

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Have been celebrating

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Choose the appropriate homonym: If one wants to reach God, he/she has to _______ worldly things.

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Fergo

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Feorego

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Forgeo

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Forgo

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The film wasn’t very good. I ____ it very much.

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enjoyed

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wasn’t enjoy

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didn’t enjoyed

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didn’t enjoy

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A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one.

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Wriggle

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Sacrilege

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Euphemism

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Linguist

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Select the word which is nearly opposite to the meaning of the original word or group of words and mark your response as (a), (b), (c) and (d) Assets

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liabilities

2

responsibilities

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estates

4

profits

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PYQ 2025

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.

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Rosetes

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Reaffirm

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Estimate

4

Lunchon

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alter natives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no im provement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”. The young man was carried by the passionate appeal made by the social worker.

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was carried towards

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was carried off by

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Got carried away by

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No improvement

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To sleep with the fishes

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Always be in a dream world

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To make absurd excuses

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To sleep peacefully

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To be dead

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Find the error in the following sentence, if any. If there is no error, answer is No error.

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Mango, the most unique fruit

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is available in India

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in plenty

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No error

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PYQ 2025

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Select the combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word.

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2

3

4

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PYQ 2025

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To leave a place suddenly secretly

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Scare

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Linger

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Decamp

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Loiter

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Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.

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I am certain that

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The officer is not only

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greedy but corrupt

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No error

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In this question the rest of the passage is split into three parts and named P, Q and R. These three parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer: However the major drawback P. of this process is that Q. there is no legally binding R. outcome at the end of six years

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QRP

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RPQ

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PRQ

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PQR

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Haste

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Soon

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Eventually

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Later

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Never

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In the question, four alternatives are given for the Id ioms/Phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idioms/Phrases and click the button corresponding to it. Rule of thumb

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A rough unit of measure for small lengths

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A broadly accurate guide based on practice

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To force someone to work against his wish

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To use your power to ensure discipline

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The primary objective of a socialist government is to _______ the miseries of the poor.

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Mollify

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mitigate

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soothe

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abet

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Sahil said, “Where will I be this time next year!”

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Sahil asked where he should be that time the following year.

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Sahil worried where he would be that time the next year.

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Sahil wondered where he would be that time the following year.

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Sahil said where he should be that time the next year

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The.........of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ......... to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ......... about India, then it’s advis able that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the .......... of his presence in you to understand what gurudakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually ................. guide. The............. of gurudakshina is very ancient.

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habit

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approach

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perception

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concept

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it Atheist

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Skeptic

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Pagan

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Disciple

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Agnostic

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In the question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it. Affidavit

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Affirmation

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Slander

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Oath

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Testimony

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I go to Madurai by —— Vaigai Express.

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a

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an

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some

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the

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

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If I was you

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I would not attend

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the function

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No error

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Find out the error part of the following sentence.

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Go North-East

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across the mountains

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till you will reached an island

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No error

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Spot the error part of the following sentence.

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She

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went

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straightly

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home

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No error

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentence is in three separate parts and each one is labelled (A), (B), (C) and (D). In that case, letter (D) will signify a ‘No error’ response.

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He was in the temper

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and refused

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discuss the matter again

4

No error

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The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own _______.

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polytheism

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altruism

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iconoclasm

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agnosticism

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Choose the correct passive voice of the sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson."

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The lesson explains the teacher.

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The lesson was explained by the teacher.

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The teacher was explained by the lesson.

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The lesson is explained by the teacher.

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PYQ 2026

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: She is good mathematics.

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in

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on

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at

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with

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PYQ 2026

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Choose the correct antonym of the word "Expand".

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Increase

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Enlarge

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Spread

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Contract

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Identify the correctly spelled word.

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Accomodation

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Acommodation

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Accommodation

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Accomadation

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Choose the correct synonym of the word "Abundant".

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Scarce

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Plentiful

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Rare

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Limited