English

1. They have -----up the deficit.

a. covered

b. filled

c. made

d. pulled

2. He was not willing to accept the ----

a. wrong

b. blame

c. fault

d. sorry

3. Cholera is mainly ------through contaminated food and drinks.

a. conducted

b. transferred

c. circulated

d. transmitted

4. I hope you must have -----by now that failures are the stepping stones to success.

a. known

b. felt

c. decided

d. realised

5. The teacher ordered Kamal to leave the room and -----him to return.

a. stopped

b. refused

c. forbade

d. challenged

6. From each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. 'Being a very' 'hot day I' 'remained indoors' 'no error'

a. being a very

b. hot day i

c. remained indoors

d. no error

7. From each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. 'This is the boy' 'whom I think had won' 'the gold medal in the dance competition'. 'no error'

a. this is the boy

b. whom I think had won

c. the gold medal in the dance competition

d. no error

8. From each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. 'Had I come ' 'to known about his difficulties' 'I would have certainly helped'. 'No error'

a. had I come

b. to known about his difficulties

c. I would have certainly helped

d. no error

9. From each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. 'The rate of growing' 'may be different for different people' 'but old age spares none'. 'No error.'

a. the rate of growing

b. may be different for different people

c. but old age spares none

d. no error

10. From each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. 'No stronger ' 'a figure than his' 'is prescribed in the history'. 'No error

a. no stronger

b. a figure than his

c. is prescribed in the history

d. no error

11. Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. If one 'wants' to keep up with the rapid advances in the rapid advances in work place 'technology' 'they' must plan 'to take' frequent refresher courses.

a. wants

b. technology

c. they

d. to take

12. Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. Despite 'the differences' between the 'speaking styles' of boys and girls, 'there is' some simalarities in 'their styles' and concerns.

a. the difference

b. speaking styles

c. there is

d. their styles

13. Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. The corporation is 'the formalest' business 'arrangement' and 'the' sole proprietorship is 'the least complex'.

a. the formalest

b. arrangement

c. the

d. the least complex

14. Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. Some research 'suggests' that personality differences 'are' more strongly 'related' to social role than 'it is' to age.

a. suggests

b. are

c. related

d. it is

15. Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. Issues surrounding 'the distribution' 'of income' are 'among most' controversial in 'economics'

a. the distribution

b. of income

c. among most

d. economics

16. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. HOLLOW

a. solid

b. timid

c. echoing

d. dull

17. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. VULGAR

a. satisfied

b. refined

c. ecstatic

d. strange

18. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. SAVAGE

a. haphazard

b. dangerous

c. civilized

d. brutal

19. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. EXTRAVAGANT

a. frugal

b. prodigal

c. timid

d. violent

20. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. REPULSIVE

a. foul

b. irregular

c. irksome

d. attractive

21. Fill in the gap : An important function of banks ----international trade and investments.

a. promote

b. to promote

c. is to promote

d. to be promoted

22. Fill in the gap : The first engine ----heat to drive a machine was the steam engine.

a. made use of

b. to make use of

c. of using

d. of making use

23. Fill in the gap : -----limits on the taka amount of contributions tax payers can deduct on their income tax return.

a. There

b. There may be

c. May be there

d. Why there may be

24. Fill in the gap : The Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the equinox ------a period of several days when the moon rises soon after sunset.

a. It brings

b. brining

c. for bringing

d. brings

25. Fill in the gap : On some sailboats ----a tiller instead of a wheel for steering.

a. there is

b. having

c. in which

d. with

26. Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. ESPIONAGE

a. harassment

b. spying

c. destruction

d. navigation

27. Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. GIMMICK

a. joke

b. deceptive device

c. variation

d. junk

28. Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. TRANSCRIBE

a. to copy

b. send

c. alter

d. redo

29. Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. ENIGMA

a. obstruction

b. nonsense

c. flaw

d. puzzle

30. Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. SORDID

a. antiseptic

b. aqualid

c. remote

d. melancholy

31. Poison gas , "because its" stealth and murderous fumes, is "the most" fear -inspiring "of all" weapons " of war" .

a. because its

b. the most

c. of all

d. war

32. It is essential that "commercial " fishing "has " large shoals of fish of one "species " "within" reach of markets.

a. commercial

b. has

c. species

d. within

33. "Walking reduces "depression " and anxiety , "depression" and anxiety, "lessens stress", self -esteem " is raised "and increases energy.

a. Walking

b. depression

c. lessens stress

d. self esteem is raised

34. If tulip bulbs are planted " in the fall", they "could have been" expected " to bloom ' the following" spring.

a. in the fall

b. could have been

c. to bloom

d. following

35. If one plans "to hike" in the sundarban "you should " prepare "for" the "possibility " of encountering a tiger.

a. to hike

b. you should

c. for

d. possibility

36. CENSURE

a. commend

b. trust

c. excite

d. console

37. METEORIC

a. skeptical

b. complacent

c. gradual

d. peswsimistic

38. SUBSTANTIVE

a. casual

b. controversial

c. trivial

d. indirect

39. VARIATION

a. uniformity

b. equivalence

c. precistion

d. violent

40. MINIMIZE

a. imagine

b. repair

c. overestimate

d. investigate

41. ____ types of investment go up or down in value at the same time.

a. Not

b. Not only

c. Not all

d. Not at all

42. Kites come in all shapes and sizes, some ___ a person .

a. Large enough carrying of very fine

b. a spray very fine

c. very a fine spray

d. a very fine spray

43. Spray cans produce an aerosol ,which is ____.

a. spraying of very fine

b. a spray very fine

c. very a fine spray

d. a very fine spray

44. Not oftern ___ fatal today, but immediate medical attention is essential .

a. A rattlesnake bite's

b. by a rattlesnake's bite

c. a rattlesnake is

d. is a rattlesnake bite

45. Soil -covered lava lands usually support a normal forest ___ enough water.

a. if there is

b. or if there is

c. there has been

d. there is also

46. VAPID

a. virtuous

b. priceless

c. dull

d. vital

47. MALISE

a. stagnation

b. spite

c. curse

d. sickness

48. WILT

a. collapse

b. strike

c. challenge

d. warn

49. ABOMINATION

a. revolution

b. disgust

c. criticism

d. attack

50. PROFOUND

a. profuse

b. boundless

c. deep

d. fathomless