1. Everything he told me, I . . . . . . . . before.
a) had heard
b) heard
c) have heard
d) have been heard
2. Boys are usually dependent on their parents . . . . . . . . they earn enough money to support themselves.
a) till
b) provided
c) so
d) lest
3. The pilot had been warned about the storm before he . . . . . . . .
a) took up
b) took away
c) took off
d) took over
4. I am convinced . . . . . . . . his innocence
a) of
b) by
c) with
d) at
5. The police has been looking for him . . . . . . . . four weeks.
a) since
b) till
c) during
d) for
6. There was nobody to attend . . . . . . . the complaints of the customers.
a) at
b) over
c) to
d) with
7. However, a large number of employees kept . . . . . . . from their offices today.
a) on
b) out
c) away
d) up
8.How do you expect that country to progress when her government is corrupt, . . . . . . . and still largely feudal?
a) devalued
b) dwindling
c) despotic
d) demeaning
9. The truck was . . . . . . . the traffic and the policeman asked the driver to move off.
a) failing
b) obstructing
c) obviating
d) hiding
10. He is too . . . . . . . to be deceived easily.
a) strong
b) modern
c) kind
d) intelligent
11. There has been a . . . . . . . lack of efficiency in all the crucial areas of the working of Public Sector Undertakings.
a) positive
b) surprising
c) conspicuous
d) stimulative
12. These medicines are . . . . . . . for curing cold
a) real
b) effective
c) capable
d) powerful
13. The criminals managed to escape from the prison even though two armed policemen were . . . . . . . vigil over them.
a) taking
b) putting
c) guarding
d) keeping
14. The good is often . . . . . . . with their bones.
a) buried
b) covered
c) exhumed
d) interred
15. The library expects you to return each and every book that you have . . . . . . .
a) demanded
b) taken
c) lent
d) handed
16. He granted the request because he was . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . his friend.
a) bound , hurt
b) destine , agonise
c) unwilling , please
d) reluctant , disappoint
17. We are . . . . . . . . to have him . . . . . . . . here to make this function a great success.
a) proud , leave
b) happy , arrive
c) sure , come
d) pleased , over
18. He preaches liberal views but in practice, he is not . . . . . . . . and is . . . . . . . . narrow minded than almost any other person.
a) hard , openly
b) tolerant , more
c) ambitious , hardly
d) acceptable , genuinely
19. In a changing and . . . . . . . . unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being . . . . . . . . demanded of executives.
a) excessively , rapidly
b) highly , extremely
c) increasingly , moderately
d) progressively , increasingly
20. She had just . . . . . . . . down when the telephone rang.
a) laid
b) lain
c) lay
d) lie
21. The city was kept . . . . . . . night curfew for several days.
a) on
b) at
c) under
d) over
22. She . . . . . . . the two candles in one breath.
a) put down
b) put up
c) put away
d) put out
23. All these years I . . . . . . . him to keep away from such people, but he did not listen to me.
a) warned
b) have been warning
c) had warned
d) had been warning
24. The jailer saw . . . . . . . the prisoner's scheme
a) to
b) through
c) about
d) into
25. The new education policy provides a useful . . . . . . . for the planners to remove illiteracy.
a) break-in
b) breakaway
c) break through
d) break up
26. The modern club is simply a more refined substitute . . . . . . . . the old fashioned tavern
a) of
b) to
c) with
d) for
27. Hardly . . . . . . . . left the railway station when the train arrived.
a) he
b) did he
c) he had
d) had he
28.He is willing to make a concession . . . . . . . . the demands of his employees.
a) for
b) on
c) with
d) to
29. The meeting was presided . . . . . . . . by the Prime Minister.
a) on
b) upon
c) up
d) over
30. . . . . . . . . is the way to the public library?
a) how
b) what
c) which
d) where
31. Apparently he was feeling . . . . . . . about his bad luck.
a) anger
b) angry
c) angrily
d) hatred
32. When I pay him tomorrow, he . . . . . . . received everything I owe him.
a) might have
b) may have
c) will have
d) might had
33. Make haste . . . . . . . we shall miss the train.
a) either
b) or
c) else
d) neither
34. This work ought to have . . . . . . . long ago
a) done
b) had done
c) been done
d) being done
35. The robbers were arrested and . . . . . . . prison yesterday.
a) taken to
b) taken into
c) taken in
d) brought into
36. I would like to . . . . . . . . your attention to the second paragraph of my letter . . . . . . . . to the terms of sale of the machinery.
a) invite , according
b) withdraw , regarding
c) react , mainly
d) draw , pertaining
37. 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 . . . . . . . .
a) keep up , destroyed
b) develop , liquidated
c) afford , attached
d) keep , removed
38. He had managed to . . . . . . . . several times, but was finally . . . . . . . . by the police
a) deceive , cheated
b) defend , acquitted
c) escape , arrested
d) cheat , robbed
39. He is so . . . . . . . . that everyone is always . . . . . . . . to help him in his work.
a) helpful , reluctant
b) aloof , cooperative
c) adamant , enthusiastic
d) magnanimous , eager
40.Due to . . . . . . . . rainfall this year, there will be . . . . . . . . cut in water supply.
a) enough , substantial
b) meagre , least
c) sufficient , no
d) surplus , abundant
41. I bought a new car last year, but I . . . . . . . . my old car yet, so at present I have two cars.
a) could not sell
b) have not sold
c) have sold
d) did not sell
42. I am glad . . . . . . . . the movie.
a) to have seen
b) to see
c) had seen
d) saw
43. He is being accused . . . . . . . . theft.
a) to
b) for
c) of
d) about
44. When I was a child, I . . . . . . . . to school everyday instead of going by cycle.
a) walked
b) have been walking
c) had walked
d) have walked
45.The doctor advised him to go . . . . . . . . several medical tests.
a) under
b) about
c) through
d) into
46. The High Court . . . . . . . the death sentence of the prisoner.
a) set down
b) set upon
c) set about
d) set aside
47. The wood always . . . . . . . on water.
a) float
b) was floating
c) floats
d) floated
48. My friend has a strange habit of turning . . . . . . . at odd hours.
a) over
b) up
c) down
d) out
49. Mr. Manmohan's property was divided . . . . . . . his daughter and sons.
a) amidst
b) among
c) between
d) in
50. If I take a state roadways bus, I'll get late, . . . . . .
a) is it?
b) isn't it?
c) will I?
d) won't I?
51. The conference was successful, your style of presentation was . . . . . . . .; everyone liked it.
a) valuable
b) difficult
c) conducive
d) wonderful
52. Freedom is not a . . . . . . . . but our birth right.
a) sin
b) gift
c) farce
d) illusion
53. He has . . . . . . . . people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to neighbours
a) curtailed
b) requested
c) stopped
d) warned
54. He very successfully . . . . . . . . all the allegations levelled against him.
a) extricated
b) eradicated
c) retaliated
d) rebutted
55.Man power is the . . . . . . . . means of converting other resources to mankind's use and benefit.
a) insuperable
b) inimitable
c) indivisible
d) indispensable
56. The government is confident that the standard of living will begin to . . . . . . . . again soon.
a) revive
b) lift
c) fluorish
d) rise
57. The senior officials of the Ministry charged the secretary with gross . . . . . . . . of duty and so suspended him.
a) disregard
b) negligence
c) laxity
d) dishonesty
58. To explain his design to his visitor, the architect . . . . . . . . a simple plan on the blackboard.
a) constructed
b) made
c) sketched
d) built
59. The sound of the running water of the stream had a pleasantly . . . . . . . . effect on me.
a) sonorous
b) amusing
c) loud
d) somnolent
60. He is in the habit of . . . . . . . . his head whenever anything goes wrong.
a) hiding
b) losing
c) protecting
d) loosing
61. His first failure did not . . . . . . . . him from making another attempt
a) interfere
b) forbid
c) frighten
d) deter
62. This is a . . . . . . . . translation of the speech.
a) verbatim
b) verbal
c) literal
d) literary
63. He lives near a lonely . . . . . . . . of countryside.
a) piece
b) length
c) stretch
d) section
64. The transfer of territories could not take place because one state . . . . . . . . the findings of the Commission.
a) objected
b) questioned
c) rejected
d) disputed
65. Like any other country India has its . . . . . . . . share of superstitions.
a) peculiar
b) fair
c) proper
d) abundant
66.He admired precision in everything , but it never hampered his quick . . . . . . . .
a) finalisation
b) dealing
c) action
d) decision
67. We must . . . . . . . . the tickets for the movie in advance
a) draw
b) buy
c) remove
d) take
68. The music for Asiad was . . . . . . . . by Pandit Ravi Shankar.
a) displayed
b) composed
c) demonstrated
d) made
69. The problems suggested by style as a sign and index of personality may be . . . . . . . . from many points of view.
a) approached
b) encountered
c) confronted
d) upheld
70. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be . . . . . . . . in the sincerity of the other side.
a) certainty
b) substance
c) faith
d) belief
71. Every one should . . . . . . . . himself against illness since medical care has now become expensive.
a) vaccinate
b) insure
c) brace
d) ensure
72. After reaching New York, Ramakant will have to . . . . . . . . himself to the new surroundings.
a) mix
b) develop
c) submit
d) adapt
73. You need . . . . . . . . shoes for walking in the hills
a) good
b) comfortable
c) satisfactory
d) sturdy
74. His most striking . . . . . . . . is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
a) character
b) factor
c) characteristic
d) attitude
75. The principal and staff have made . . . . . . . . efforts to enable the students to attend college on the days of the bus strike.
a) integrated
b) deliberate
c) concerted
d) systematic
76. The doctor gave the woman a . . . . . . . . to calm her down.
a) tonic
b) sedative
c) antiseptic
d) antidote
77. Please do not . . . . . . . . the offer made by the Chairman
a) refrain
b) refute
c) refuse
d) refuge
78. Manuring in agricultural fields increases . . . . . . . .
a) income
b) fertility
c) profitability
d) productivity
79. At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would . . . . . . . ., specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.
a) emerge
b) grow
c) develop
d) come out
80. The bank clerk tried to . . . . . . . . money from his friend's account.
a) empower
b) embellish
c) embroil
d) embezzle
81. There are many . . . . . . . . to Greek mythology in English poetry.
a) elusives
b) allusions
c) illusions
d) delusions
82. It is . . . . . . . . that we realise our duties to our mother land; if we fail to do so, our freedom will be in jeopardy.
a) vicious
b) vile
c) vital
d) virtuous
83. Man does not live by . . . . . . . . alone
a) diet
b) food
c) meals
d) bread
84. His life consists of . . . . . . . . drinking punctuated by periods of drunken sleep.
a) barrels
b) bouts
c) bowls
d) pints
85. The twins are so alike that I cannot . . . . . . . . one from the other.
a) discern
b) tell
c) say
d) notice
86. He was an . . . . . . . . who was fond of weird pets.
a) ambitious
b) amiable
c) eccentric
d) emotional
87. He was one of the . . . . . . . . spirits behind the 'Quit India Movement'.
a) strong
b) rising
c) amazing
d) moving
88. The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their . . . . . . . . affair was soon known to everyone
a) clandestine
b) candid
c) unknown
d) covert
89. A man who is well-bred and honourable invariably shows . . . . . . . . for the feelings of other people.
a) complacence
b) concern
c) consideration
d) contempt
90. It is impossible for an ordinary mortal to . . . . . . . . all these figures to memory.
a) keep
b) commit
c) retain
d) hoard
91. The Education Minister emphasised the need to discover and . . . . . . . . each student's . . . . . . . . talents.
a) enlarge , dormant
b) belittle , concealed
c) suppress , potential
d) develop , intrinsic
92. Sachin . . . . . . . . another feather . . . . . . . . his cap by his wonderful performance in the one day match.
a) kept , by
b) captured , from
c) took , in
d) added , to
93. They wanted to . . . . . . . . all these books, but they could not find . . . . . . . . time to do so
a) cover , almost
b) peruse , necessary
c) dispose , some
d) read , sufficient
94. . . . . . . . . the broker had warned him that the stock was a . . . . . . . . investment, he insisted on buying a thousand shares.
a) Because , prudent
b) Since , negligible
c) Because , speculative
d) Although , precarious
95. He was . . . . . . . . of playing . . . . . . . . and loose with the sentiments of his dearest friends.
a) complained , thick
b) accused , tight
c) innocent , false
d) guilty , fast
96. I tried to give him some good advice but he . . . . . . . . to listen
a) prevented
b) avoided
c) refused
d) denied
97. If something is beyond the . . . . . . . . of human knowledge man can know nothing about it.
a) edge
b) view
c) end
d) boundary
98. He tried to . . . . . . . . himself against a horde of ruffians.
a) save
b) collect
c) defend
d) support
99. It is a rugged restless and uncertain existence that the . . . . . . . . lead.
a) travellers
b) nomads
c) sailors
d) tourists
100. Through perseverance and hard work we can keep the . . . . . . . . of liberty burning even during dark and trying times.
a) flame
b) lamp
c) goal
d) light
101.To nobody else did the story seem . . . . . . .
a) contingent
b) credible
c) credulous
d) creditable
102. The charm of an Austrian gentleman, the brutality of a gangster, the ranting of a demagogue, the assurance of a diplomat . . . . . . . one another in a kaleidoscope of performance.
a) succeeded
b) struck
c) touched
d) joined
103. Hindus believe that . . . . . . . from the cycle of birth and rebirth can be attained only by good deeds
a) bondage
b) deliverance
c) delivery
d) retirement
104. The Marxists, following a theory of dialectical materialism, contend that man is merely a producing animal who supplies his own needs and whose life is largely . . . . . . . by economic forces.
a) determined
b) subordinated
c) moulded
d) subjugated
105. Gandhiji was a humble man known for his . . . . . . .
a) pleasantness
b) sweetness
c) modesty
d) kindness
106. Would you mind . . . . . . . . to the Principal how the trouble started?
a) talking
b) remarking
c) telling
d) explaining
107. The park was . . . . . . . . with bits of paper after the children had left
a) cluttered
b) littered
c) filled
d) scattered
108. The overthrow of a totalitarian regime by the people is truly the triumph of . . . . . . . .
a) imperialism
b) democracy
c) dictatorship
d) communism
109. The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around other stars, a key to the . . . . . . . . for extra terrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
a) discovery
b) perception
c) quest
d) enquiry
110. He did not register his . . . . . . . . to the proposal.
a) deviation
b) divergence
c) disfavour
d) dissent
111. The bureaucrat was . . . . . . . for his role in the scam.
a) reinstated
b) criticised
c) indicted
d) indited
112. He was in trouble because he did not . . . . . . . the instructions.
a) follow
b) observe
c) confirm
d) chase
113. The lions in the Gir forest are protected as they come under . . . . . . . species.
a) dangerous
b) engendered
c) enamoured
d) endangered
114. One major . . . . . . . between the Election Commission and the Union Government is related to the powers of the former in respect of the deployment of central police forces at places where an election is held
a) conflict
b) pain
c) irritant
d) culprit
115. Even a . . . . . . . glance will reveal the mystery.
a) crude
b) cursory
c) critical
d) curious
116. He . . . . . . . in wearing the old fashioned coat inspite of his wife's disapproval.
a) resists
b) desists
c) persists
d) insists
117. His father-in-law . . . . . . . him up in business.
a) made
b) put
c) built
d) set
118. Every individual wishes to lead a . . . . . . . life.
a) respected
b) respectful
c) respectable
d) respective
119. You will have to face some practical problems when you start . . . . . . . this plan.
a) prosecuting
b) projecting
c) prescribing
d) proscribing
120.The . . . . . . . animal was on the look out for food.
a) uncivilized
b) wild
c) primitive
d) savage
121. The petition before the court prayed for . . . . . . . the appointment orders issued by the management.
a) granting
b) removing
c) posting
d) quashing
122. Belying his mother's worries, Rajesh's behaviour throughout the function was . . . . . . .
a) immodest
b) impeccable
c) imaginable
d) imperial
123. The teacher ordered Kamal to leave the room and . . . . . . . him to return.
a) stopped
b) refused
c) forbade
d) challenged
124. Authority . . . . . . . when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
a) waits
b) crumbles
c) empowers
d) prevails
125. The government's economic policy includes certain projects for . . . . . . . the living conditions of the poor.
a) bettering
b) harmonising
c) manipulating
d) doing away with
126. And why did the police suspect you? It just does not make any . . . . . . . to me
a) truth
b) reason
c) point
d) sence
127. A relief team was sent to . . . . . . . food and medicine among the refugees.
a) sanction
b) distribute
c) contribute
d) separate
128. I . . . . . . . missed the train this morning as I got up late
a) quite
b) scarcely
c) narrowly
d) hardly
129. Parliamentary democracy demands a discipline and . . . . . . . to the rules.
a) adherence
b) obligation
c) subjection
d) liability
130. They were awaiting official . . . . . . . of the news they had heard from a friend.
a) ratification
b) confirmation
c) sanction
d) recommendation
131.The passengers were afraid but the captain . . . . . . . them that there was no danger.
a) instructed
b) advised
c) promised
d) assured
132. I . . . . . . . a car to be absolutely necessary these days
a) think
b) regard
c) consider
d) agree
133. No man had a more . . . . . . . love for literature, or a higher respect for it, than Dr. Samuel Johnson
a) arduous
b) ardent
c) animated
d) adroit
134. I have often . . . . . . . why he went to live abroad
a) puzzled
b) wondered
c) thought
d) surprised
135. When their examinations were over, the children gleefully . . . . . . . the books they had been reading
a) despised
b) neglected
c) shelve
d) overthrew
136. The criminals seem to have acted in . . . . . . . with three others.
a) collision
b) collusion
c) cohesion
d) coalition
137. If an indelible ink is used, this will not be . . . . . . .
a) observed
b) obligated
c) obliterated
d) obviated
138. The driver suddenly applied the brakes when he saw a . . . . . . . truck ahead of him.
a) static
b) solitary
c) stationary
d) immobile
139. The British were able to establish an empire in India, largely because the ruling Indian princes were . . . . . . .
a) disunited
b) disintegrated
c) disjointed
d) disoriented
140. The old 'Nature Versus . . . . . . .' debate regarding crime continues even today.
a) Culture
b) man
c) Nurture
d) Universe
141. Though Bonsai, a well-known art form, originated in China, it was . . . . . . . . by the Japanese.
a) finished
b) borrowed
c) cultivated
d) perfected
142. The firm has enjoyed steady . . . . . . . . in the last ten years.
a) enhancement
b) expansion
c) enlargement
d) extension
143. The man is so ill that he can . . . . . . . . walk.
a) hardly
b) nearly
c) quite
d) rarely
144. I keep my . . . . . . . . opinions to myself.
a) special
b) private
c) particular
d) especial
145. The . . . . . . . . sounded lame to her and she did not want to give in.
a) excuses
b) statements
c) promises
d) observations
146. A restaurant that presents spick and span look will naturally . . . . . . . more customers.
a) accomodate
b) invite
c) avoid
d) attract
147. My friend took his first pay to the bank to . . . . . . . it in his account
a) deposit
b) deficit
c) debit
d) demote
148. One . . . . . . . and you know who among them is the culprit.
a) look
b) peep
c) sight
d) gaze
149. The stenographer is very efficient. He is . . . . . . . to his firm
a) a credit
b) a blessing
c) an asset
d) a boon
150. He is a person of sound character and . . . . . . . disposition.
a) amicable
b) amiable
c) morous
d) beneficent