english language

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions correctly. At the time Jane Austen’s novels were published- between 1811 and 1818-Englsh literature was not part of any academic curriculum. In addition, fiction was under strenuous attack. Certain religious and political groups felt novels had the power to make so-called immoral characters so interesting […]

Out of the following alternatives chose the one that best expresses the similar meaning of the given word. Guileless A.            Guileful B.            Innocent C.            Cunning D.            Crafty Sol: ‘guileless’ means behaving in a very  honest way not knowing how to trick or deceive someone, the correct synonym for the word is option b ‘innocent’, ‘guileful’

Out of the following alternatives chose the one that best expresses the opposite meaning of the given word. Beatitude A.            Blessedness B.            Enjoyment C.            Dissatisfaction D.            Anger Sol: ‘Beatitude’ means blessedness and a state of happiness and felicity; ecstasy, the correct antonym for the word is option c ‘dissatisfaction’ which means a feeling of not

Select the word that is spelt incorrectly from the following options. A.            Adolecence B.            Leisure C.            Rendezvous D.            Meager Sol: The word that is spelt incorrectly is option A and the correct spelling of the word is ‘adolescence’, other three options are spelt correctly.

Out of the following alternatives chose the one that best expresses the similar meaning of the given word. Upheaval A.            Neglect B.            Unsuitable C.            Turbulence D.            Tranquility Sol: ‘upheaval’ means a sudden big change, especially one that causes a lot of trouble, the correct synonym is option c ‘ turbulence’ which means the same, other

Out of the following alternatives chose the one that best expresses the opposite meaning of the given word. Jeopardy A.            Risk B.            Threat C.            Safety D.            Failure Sol: ‘jeopardy’ means danger of loss, harm or failure and the correct antonym for the word is option c ‘safety’ which means a state of being safe and

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The policeman told us that either Kaveri or her brother___________responsible for the road accident that took place last night in Connaught place. A.            Have B.            Were C.            Was D.            Are Sol: If two singular nouns are connected with ‘either…or’, ‘not only…..but also’, ‘neither….nor’ we need

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given four options. Mohan is more intelligent/ than all boys of his class/ and is loved by every teacher/ no error A. Mohan is more intelligent B. than all boys of his

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given four options. Select the part that contains the error from the given four options. This novel is only one of the novels/ that describe the lives of poor people/ in such

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Mr. Mehta is a good acquaintance of my father and I can always _________ them for anything I need in this new city. A.            Dependant over him B.            Depend of him C.            Depend on him D.            Dependant of him Sol: ‘Depend’ means be able to