Here you can practice solving questions that are similar to the ones likely to appear in various competitive examinations.<\/p>\n
Questions 1 \u2013 5<\/p>\n
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.<\/p>\n
1. Space research in India has been growing by leaps and ————— with ISRO focusing on moon research.<\/p>\n
a) bounds
\nb) starts
\nc) fits
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
2. The duty of a space scientist is to ——————— the mysteries of the universe.<\/p>\n
a) unravel
\nb) identify
\nc) diagnose
\nd) disclose<\/p>\n
3. All steps have been taken to —————— the formation of the new state.<\/p>\n
a) expedite
\nb) accelerate
\nc) extract
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
4. The —————— of his statement are far-reaching.<\/p>\n
a) implications
\nb) applications
\nc) allusions
\nd) consequences<\/p>\n
5. I have performed the task ————– to me.<\/p>\n
a) allowed
\nb) allotted
\nc) subscribed
\nd) designed<\/p>\n
Questions 6 \u2013 10<\/p>\n
Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the key word.<\/p>\n
6. Calumny<\/p>\n
a) encomium
\nb) slander
\nc) veritable
\nd) virtuous
\ne) benign<\/p>\n
7. Anathema<\/p>\n
a) blessing
\nb) potent
\nc) curse
\nd) callous
\ne) privileged<\/p>\n
8. Disparate<\/p>\n
a) similar
\nb) unique
\nc) genuine
\nd) dissimilar
\ne) dangling<\/p>\n
9. Interdict<\/p>\n
a) appreciate
\nb) approve
\nc) allow
\nd) prohibit
\ne) prescribe<\/p>\n
10. Inveterate<\/p>\n
a) chronic
\nb) mild
\nc) corrigible
\nd) curable
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
Questions 11 \u2013 15<\/p>\n
Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is most opposite in meaning to the key word.<\/p>\n
11. Odious<\/p>\n
a) loathsome
\nb) delightful
\nc) delicious
\nd) delinquent
\ne) deliberate<\/p>\n
12. Prodigal<\/p>\n
a) cautious
\nb) reckless
\nc) dissolute
\nd) wasteful
\ne) profligate<\/p>\n
13. Recalcitrant<\/p>\n
a) noncompliant
\nb) well-behaved
\nc) refractory
\nd) unruly
\ne) intractable<\/p>\n
14. Blatant<\/p>\n
a) obvious
\nb) manifest
\nc) furtive
\nd) unashamed
\ne) none of these<\/p>\n
15. Vociferous<\/p>\n
a) raucous
\nb) strident
\nc) quiet
\nd) enthusiastic
\ne) determined<\/p>\n
Questions 16 \u2013 20<\/p>\n
Look at the following sentences. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the text given in bold letters. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the text in bold letters, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your answer.<\/p>\n
16. The traveler asked the stranger if he had known<\/strong> the way to the nearest inn.<\/p>\n a) knew 17. The dentist suggested me to change<\/strong> my toothpaste.<\/p>\n a) suggested that I should change 18. He was cured of<\/strong> his rheumatism by a specialist.<\/p>\n a) cured from 19. He threatened that he would shoot me unless<\/strong> I didn\u2019t give him the money.<\/p>\n a) if 20. There is no question of denying the fact<\/strong> that she broke it.<\/p>\n a) no denying the fact Questions 21 \u2013 25<\/p>\n In the following questions, sentences are given with four alternatives. Every sentence contains an idiom\/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom\/phrase for each of the questions.<\/p>\n 21. He told me that my remarks were beside the mark in that matter.<\/p>\n a) my remarks were relevant 22. The two friends fell foul of each other over a silly matter.<\/p>\n a) they quarreled 23. By securing a good job he has been able to keep the wolf from the door.<\/p>\n a) he no longer lives in poverty 24. The naughty child constantly keeps his mother on tenterhooks.<\/p>\n a) he constantly troubles her 25. Hitler led his party men by the nose.<\/p>\n a) he led them authoritatively Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. bounds Here you can practice solving questions that are similar to the ones likely to appear in various competitive examinations. Grammar exercise Questions 1 \u2013 5 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word. Each...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[577],"class_list":["post-2908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bank-po-english","tag-bank-po-english-practice-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2951,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908\/revisions\/2951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nb) has known
\nc) knows
\nd) No improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) suggested to change
\nc) suggested me changing
\nd) No improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) cured with
\nc) cured after
\nd) No improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) whether
\nc) if not
\nd) No improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) no denial the fact
\nc) no way to deny the fact
\nd) No improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) my remarks were irrelevant
\nc) my remarks were true
\nd) my remarks were untrue<\/p>\n
\nb) they resolved their differences
\nc) they confused each other
\nd) they supported each other<\/p>\n
\nb) he is able to lead a luxurious life
\nc) his social standing has improved considerably
\nd) He has become very proud of his accomplishments<\/p>\n
\nb) he is very obedient
\nc) he is very adamant
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
\nb) he led them gently
\nc) he was very lenient towards them
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n
\n2. unravel
\n3. expedite
\n4. implications
\n5. allotted
\n6. slander
\n7. curse
\n8. dissimilar
\n9. prohibit
\n10. chronic
\n11. delightful
\n12. cautious
\n13. well-behaved
\n14. furtive
\n15. quiet
\n16. knew
\n17. a) suggested that I should change (The verb suggested cannot be followed by an infinitive.)
\n18. No improvement
\n19. if
\n20. no denying the fact (\u2018No question of denying\u2019 is an Indianism which should be avoided.)
\n21. my remarks were irrelevant
\n22. they quarreled
\n23. he no longer lives in poverty
\n24. he constantly troubles her
\n25. he led them authoritatively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"