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Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Previous Years Questions With Detailed Solutions. To make you learn English Grammar and vocabulary effectively is the motive behind the provided quiz. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.
Q1. Vallabh Bhai Patel’s life ____________ some of the greatest events of the century.
(a) spanned
(b) included
(c) encompass
(d) overcame
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Q2. The ____________ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.
(a) convincing
(b) specious
(c) scrupulous
(d) intemperate
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Span: extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects).
Justifying the tense and meaning of the sentence, option A fits in the context.
Sol. Span: extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects).
Justifying the tense and meaning of the sentence, option A fits in the context.
Q2. The ____________ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.
(a) convincing
(b) specious
(c) scrupulous
(d) intemperate
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Q3. The fact is so ____________ that no one ever succeeded even in defining it.
(a) elusive
(b) slanderous
(c) morbid
(d) fragmentary
Q4. Since its inception in 1947 WHO ____________ at the forefront of many breakthroughs in the field.
(a) is
(b) is being
(c) was
(d) has been
Directions (5-8): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q5. Those who study (at sixes and sevens) seldom succeed.
(a) by leaps and bounds
(b) by fits and starts
(c) from pillar to post
(d) No Improvement
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Specious: misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
Scrupulous: careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
Hence option B fits in the context.
Sol. Specious: misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
Scrupulous: careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
Hence option B fits in the context.
Q3. The fact is so ____________ that no one ever succeeded even in defining it.
(a) elusive
(b) slanderous
(c) morbid
(d) fragmentary
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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Slanderous: false and malicious.
Morbid: characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects.
Befitting the sentence, option A is an apt choice.
Sol. Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Slanderous: false and malicious.
Morbid: characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects.
Befitting the sentence, option A is an apt choice.
Q4. Since its inception in 1947 WHO ____________ at the forefront of many breakthroughs in the field.
(a) is
(b) is being
(c) was
(d) has been
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S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D fits in the context. As since + time denoting word+………subject + perfect tense+……, Hence only option D is the correct to deal with.
Sol. Option D fits in the context. As since + time denoting word+………subject + perfect tense+……, Hence only option D is the correct to deal with.
Directions (5-8): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q5. Those who study (at sixes and sevens) seldom succeed.
(a) by leaps and bounds
(b) by fits and starts
(c) from pillar to post
(d) No Improvement
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. By fits and starts (idiomatic expression): to do something intermittently or sporadically while ‘At sixes and sevens’ stands for a confused, badly organized, or difficult situation. Befitting the sentence, option B is the correct answer.
Sol. By fits and starts (idiomatic expression): to do something intermittently or sporadically while ‘At sixes and sevens’ stands for a confused, badly organized, or difficult situation. Befitting the sentence, option B is the correct answer.
Q6. You must (accustom yourself with) new ideas.
(a) accustomed with
(b) accustom to
(c) accustom yourself to
(d) No Improvement
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Accustom allows reflexive pronoun and takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Moreover, ‘Accustom oneself to’: To familiarize someone with something. Hence option C is the correct choice.
Sol. Accustom allows reflexive pronoun and takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Moreover, ‘Accustom oneself to’: To familiarize someone with something. Hence option C is the correct choice.
Q7. They appointed him (as a manager) as he is efficient.
(a) as manager
(b) a manager
(c) manager
(d) No Improvement
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S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Name, elect, think, consider, appoint etc. are some of the verbs that do not allow the use of ‘as’ with it. Also, there is no need to use an article before ‘manager’. Hence option C fits in the context.
Sol. Name, elect, think, consider, appoint etc. are some of the verbs that do not allow the use of ‘as’ with it. Also, there is no need to use an article before ‘manager’. Hence option C fits in the context.
Q8. He is not used (to walk) long distance.
(a) to walking
(b) to have walked
(c) to be walking
(d) to have been walking
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S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. By the Rule, Be + used to + Verb + ing (gerund). Option A fits in the context.
Sol. By the Rule, Be + used to + Verb + ing (gerund). Option A fits in the context.
Directions (9-12): In the following questions, the 1st sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and the rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four 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.
Q9. (1) They would gather information
(P) and then report the findings
(Q) of the lands
(R) through which they travelled
(S) about the wealth and military strength
(6) to the king
(a) PQSR
(b) PSQR
(c) QRSP
(d) SQRP
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S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D makes the passage meaningful.
Sol. Option D makes the passage meaningful.
Q10. (1) Though the exact dimensions
(P) involved in the rocket
(Q) and the precise amounts
(R) it is clear that such a large scale operation
(S) are yet to be ascertained
(6) could not have been possible without the connivance of officials at various levels.
(a) PSRQ
(b) QPSR
(c) RQPS
(d) SPRQ
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S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B makes the passage meaningful.
Sol. Option B makes the passage meaningful.
Q11. (1) A political decision or policy
(P) if judged by its immediate results
(Q) in the light of its
(R) may seem to be very wise
(S) but may prove to be unsound
(6) ultimate consequences
(a) RPQS
(b) RPSQ
(c) RQPS
(d) SQPR
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S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B makes the passage meaningful
Sol. Option B makes the passage meaningful
Q12. (1) Believe it or not but
(P) to be a news reader
(Q) the Hindi firm industry’s leading actor
(R) was once dismissed
(S) for close to a decade
(6) on All India Radio
(a) QSRP
(b) PSQR
(c) RPQS
(d) SRPQ
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S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A makes the passage meaningful
Sol. Option A makes the passage meaningful
Directions (13-15): In the following questions, out of the given four alternatives, one word is mis-spelt. Find the mis-spelt word.
Q13.
(a) Ricochet
(b) Millenium
(c) Trammel
(d) Achievement
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct spelling is Millennium → an anniversary of a thousand years.
Sol. Correct spelling is Millennium → an anniversary of a thousand years.
Q14.
(a) Exacerbated
(b) Complications
(c) Sufrage
(d) Swerve
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S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Correct spelling is Suffrage → a legal right to vote.
Sol. Correct spelling is Suffrage → a legal right to vote.
Q15.
(a) Asunder
(b) Prolitarian
(c) Beleaguer
(d) Wraith
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct spelling is Proletarian → a member of the working class.
Sol. Correct spelling is Proletarian → a member of the working class.
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