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PREFACE
To the First Edition
This book ‘ English for General Competitions- from Plinth to

Paramount’ is my gift to the aspirants of competitive exams who
will surely be benefited by the approach of this book alongwith
the numerous questions given at the end of every chapter carefully
picked from different question papers of various competitive
exams. The solution of every question has detailed explanation
for easy understanding . All the latest questions especially of
Passive Voice and Narration have been incorporated to help the
students know the lattest pattern of the questions being asked in
different competitive exams. In nutshell, I would like to say that
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this book is an attempt to fill the void that aspirants of Hindi
Medium felt when it came to preparing English for Competitive
Exams.
I earnestly thank the students of Paramount Coaching Centre Pvt.
Ltd. who helped me detect all the typographical and other mistakes,
that might have crept inadvertently, had they not detected them
with their keen sight.
Our students’ constructive feedback and suggestions are most
welcome which have always remained and will remain our guiding
light . I will be highly obliged if you message/mail me your feedback
or suggestion on 8860330003 or on paramount.no1@gmail.com.
Neetu Singh
May 31, 2012
Contents
1. VERB (BASIC) ................................................................................................................................. 01 – 24
2. TENSE ............................................................................................................................................... 25 – 40
3. PASSIVE VOICE ............................................................................................................................. 41 – 75
4. NARRATION .................................................................................................................................. 76 – 109
5. QUESTION TAG ............................................................................................................................ 110 – 112
6. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT .................................................................................................... 113 – 126
7. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE ....................................................................................................... 127 – 133
8. VERB (ADVANCE) ......................................................................................................................... 134 – 148
9. NOUN ............................................................................................................................................... 149 – 165
10. PRONOUN ....................................................................................................................................... 166 – 185
11. ADJECTIVE ..................................................................................................................................... 186 – 201
12. CONJUNCTION ............................................................................................................................. 202 – 215
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13. ARTICLE ........................................................................................................................................... 216 – 230
14. PREPOSITION ................................................................................................................................ 231 – 269
15. ADVERB ........................................................................................................................................... 270 – 283
16. WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED & MISUSED .............................................................................. 284 – 294
17. VOCABULARIES ............................................................................................................................ 295 – 318
18. SYNONYMS (PRACTICE SET) .................................................................................................... 319 – 328
19. ANTONYMS (PRACTICE SET) .................................................................................................... 329 – 338
20. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION ..................................................................................................... 339 – 356
21. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION (PRACTICE SET) ..................................................................... 357 – 366
22. IDIOMS & PHRASES- 1 ................................................................................................................ 367 – 380
23. IDIOMS & PHRASES- 2 ................................................................................................................ 381 – 396
24. IDIOMS & PHRASES (PRACTICE SET) .................................................................................... 397 – 416
bl fdrkc esa iz;qDrabbreviations

S/ Sub  Subject P  Pronoun V1  First Form of Verb
O/Obj  Object S.P  Singular Pronoun V2  Second Form of Verb
V  Verb P.P  Plural Pronoun V3  Third Form of Verb
S.V  Singular Verb Adj.  Adjective Aux. Verb  Auxilliary Verb
P.V  Plural Verb Adv.  Adverb U.N  Uncountable Noun
N  Noun Prep  Preposition S.C.N.  Singular Countable Noun
S.N  Singular Noun H.V  Helping Verb P.C.N.  Plural Countable Noun
P.N  Plural Noun M.V  Main Verb
Verb (Basic)
1 VERB (BASIC)
CHAPTER
Verb verb 'doing word'

Verb
Helping Verb Main Verb
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Main verb ds vUrxZr ge mu
Modals Primary Auxiliary Verbs
(Be, Do, Have) verbs dks i<+rs gSa tks okD; ds
tks Main verb dk dk;Z ugha eq[; fØ;k ds LFkku ij vkrs gSaA
dj ldrs gSaA tks Helping verb ,oa Main
tSls% Can, Could, May, etc. verb nksuksa dk dk;Z dj ldrs gSaA
uksV% Need, dare ,oa used to (Marginal
Auxiliary Verbs) Need ,oa Dare
modal ,oa main verb nksuksa dk dk;Z
dj ldrs gSaA
Used to modal ,oa adjective nksuksa dk dk;Z dj ldrk gSA
AUXILIARY VERBS: verbs verbs Auxiliary verbs

helping verbs
1. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS : Can, Could, May, Might, Shall, Will, Would, Should,
Must, Ought to Modal Auxiliary Verbs helping verb
1. (a) She 
can run
  fast.
Modal M.V.
(b)  study
You should
 English.
Modal M.V.
2. MARGINAL AUXILIARY VERBS : Used to, need, dare Marginal Auxiliary Verbs
Modals Main Verb (need dare) adjective (used to)
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Verb (Basic)
am 
1. I  used
 to sleeping late at night.
 
H.V . Adjective Gerund
2. (a) need
I 
 you.
M.V.
(b) need
You 
 not come
 tomorrow.
H.V. Direct infinitive
3. (a) dare
She does not 
 to
come
 home late.

M.V. Infinitive
(b) dare
I
 not enter
 his room without permission.
H.V. Direct infinitive
AUXILIARY VERBS
Rule (1): Modal Auxiliary Verbs Main Verbs Helping
Verbs
I can  this box
 lift
H.V. M.V
 work
He should  hard.
H.V. M.V
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Rule (2): Modal Auxiliary verbs V1, V2, V3, ing-form s/es-form
Numbers persons Subjects
(form)
She can help
 you.
V1
You should understand

  you friends.
V1
Rule (3): Ought Used Infinitive ‘to + V1’

We ought to respect our parents.

to + V1
He used to  late.
come

to + V1
USE OF MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

CAN COULD
Rule (1): Can power ability capacity
Could Past ability/ power/ capacity
1. He can lift the box.

2. I could not come yesterday.
Rule (2): Can permission
1. You can go now.
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Verb (Basic)
Rule (3): Can theoretical possibility
Everyone can make a mistake.

Rule (4): Could remote possibility
There could be a bomb under your seat.
Rule (5): Can Could
1. Can I take your scooter?

2. Could I talk to Mr. Shukla?
Note: 'able to' 'can/could'
I cannot be able to come tomorrow. (×)
superfluous 'superfluous' 'more than
what is needed'.
formation
I cannot come tomorrow. ()
I will not be able to come tomorrow. ()
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MAY, MIGHT ,oa MUST
Rule (1): May
It may rain tonight.
Rule (2): May optative sentence
May you live long !
Rule (3): Principal clause Present Tense subordinate clause that/so that/
in order that purpose subordinate clause
may
We eat so that we may live.
Rule (4): Might less possibility
may more possibility
He might pass the exam but seeing his intelligence, I do not have much hope.
Rule (5): Must
He stays in five-star hotels and travels by flight. He must be very rich.
Rule (6): 'May'
May I come in sir?
May Might 'Possibly' 'likely'
We may possibly come tomorrow. (×) (Superfluous)
We may come tomorrow. ()
We will possibly come tomorrow. ()
Verb (Basic)
SHALL ,oa WILL
Rule (1): Shall first person Subjects I/We future
subjects 'will'
I shall go to college tomorrow and he will come with me.
 Modern English 'I' 'we' 'will'
interrogative sentence 'I' 'we' 'shall'
Will I go? (×)
Shall I go? ()
Shall second person Subject – you third person Subjects – He,
she, it, they, command promise threat
determination compulsion Advice
will I We
(a) Command
You shall leave the room at once.
(b) Promise
You shall be awarded.
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I will help you come what may.
(c) Threat
Trespassers shall be prosecuted.
I will punish you.
(d) Determination
I will work hard and score good marks.
(e) Compulsion
You shall be here for the meeting.
I will have to finish this work.
Rule (2): Let us/ let’s Imperative sentences question tags 'shall'
Let us dance together, shall we ?

Rule (3): Shall suggestions Interrogative sentence
first person subjects
Shall we talk to the management?
'Shall' 'will'
1. past
He hoped that he will would pass the test.
past 'Will/ shall' 'would/ should'
'will/shall' Modal verb

Verb (Basic)
He said that he is was coming.
2.
Simple Present Tense simple future tense English
Translation simple future
If I will come, I will meet you. (×)

If I come, I will meet you. ()
 simple future tense simple
present tense
If, as soon as, in case, provided, unless, until, before, after, when. (Conditional
Sentence Chapter
WOULD
Rule (1): Would Past habit
I would go to school by bus.
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Rule (2): 'Would' 'preference' 'choice'
'rather'
He would rather die than beg.
Rule (3): Past Past 'Will' Past Tense
'Would'
He hoped that he will would pass.
Rule (4): 'Would', 'used to' 'Simple Past tense' Routine Action
I used

to go to school by bus. I would
  return on foot. We played for hours before
 
used to + V1 would + V1 V2
returning home.
Rule (5): Would Present Past principal clause
If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky.

subjects were
I wish, I were a bird.
'was'
I wish, as though, if, as if, would that suppose.
Rule (6):'Would' 'will' Past form Indirect speech
He said, “He will go there.” (Direct)
He said that he would go there. (Indirect)
Verb (Basic)
Rule (7): Would Polite request
Would you help me ?
Rule (8): Would Probability
He would be sleeping.
Rule (9): Would wish
I wish, India would become a developed country soon.
Rule (10):'Would like to' wish
I would like to talk to the manager
SHOULD
Rule (1): Should suggestion (
You should study English.
Rule (2): 'Should' 'advice'
You should not laugh at his mistakes.
Rule (3): Should lest negative purpose
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He ran fast lest he should miss the train.
lest Simple present tense
Take care lest you fall.
OUGHT TO
Rule (1): Ought to moral obligation duty
We ought to love our country.

MUST
Rule (1): Must compulsion
Candidates must write in ink.
Rule (2): Must fixed determination
India must win the world cup.

Rule (3): Must duty
A soldier must fight for his country.
USED TO
Used to Past habit/situation
He used to study till 10 PM.

(ii) 'Use to' or 'uses to' Present routine action
Verb (Basic)
Present routine action Simple Present Tense
He uses to study till 10 p.m and then goes to bed. (×)
He studies till 10 p.m and then goes to bed. ()
(i) Used to affirmative, negative Interrogative sentences
(a) Affirmative
He used to come here.
(b) Negative
He used not to come here.
He did not use to come here.
(c) Interrogative
Used he to come here?
Did he use to come here?
'Verb + used to' 'V1 + ing' 'habitual action'
I am used to getting
  up late in the morning.
V1 +ing
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Verbs/adjective/phrase 'to' to V1
'V1 + ing'
Be used to, accustomed to, averse to, with a view to, addicted to, devoted to, in
addition to, look forward to, object to, owing to, given to, taken to, prone to.
1. He is addicted to smoking.
2. I am looking forward to meeting you.
3. He was used to driving on the right when he was in London.
DARE ,oa NEED
 'Dare' 'Need'
 Dare Need Main Verb modal
(1) He needs

 me.
M. V
(2) She does not dare

 to go there.
M. V
need
(3) You 
  not come tomorrow.

Modal
 Need Dare modal +ve

I need
(1)   help  . (×)
Sub.
 him
modal V1 Obj.
(2) I n eed to help him. ()

  
M.V Infinitive

Verb (Basic)
 'dare' 'need' +ve 'to + V1'

(1) He needs to work hard.
(2) He will not dare to come here.
 need dare helping verb -ve need dare
'to'
(1) I need not come tomorrow.
(2) He dare not cheat anyone again.
Modals
M odals Use Example

Can Friendly request Can I take your bike?
Could Formal request Could I talk to Mr. Singh?
May Request with respect May I come in Sir?
Would Polite Request Would you help me?
Voice Modals formulae
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M ODALS
Indefinite
Continuous
Perfect
ACTIVE VOICE
Sub+modal+V1+obj.
Sub + modal + have + V3 + obj.

PASSIVE VOICE
Obj + modal + be + V3 + by + sub.
Sub + modal + be + V1 + ing + obj. ×××××
Obj + modal + have + been + V3 + by + sub.
Sub + modal + have + been + V1

Perfect Continuous ×××××
+ ing + obj + for / since + time.
 formulae Modal verb 'V1' form
 Modals 'Perfect' formula
Sub + modal + have +V3 + obj

 Modal + have + V3 should have come, could have
gone, need not have seen
(1) I could score good marks. (Meaning-I had the ability)

(2) I could have scored good marks. (Hidden meaning -I didn’t score though I had the
ability)
(3) You should work hard. (Just a suggestion)
Verb (Basic)
(4) You should have worked hard. (Hidden Meaning - You didn't)
PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERBS: Do, Have, Be Primary Auxiliary Verbs verbs
Main Verb Helping Verb
1. Do forms Do/ D oes Did Done
  
V1 V2 V3
(a) I do
 my work.
M.V.
(b) I did
 not know
 him.
H.V. M.V .
Has/ have 
2. Have forms  Had Had
 
V1 V2 V3
(i) Have possession

I have
 a car.
M.V.
(ii) Have 'helping verb' Perfect Perfect continuous tense
 not seen
(a) I have  him.
H.V. M. V .
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(b) I h
 ad been waiting
  for him for a long time.
H .V . M.V.
(ii) Have + infinitive forced action
(a) I have to work hard.
(b) She had to leave her job.
Be, is, am, are was,
 were 
been

3. Be forms V3
V1 V2
H.V. M. V.
(a) I am a doctor
M.V
(b) He  working
was  hard.
H.V M.V
(b) has been
He   to London.
H.V M.V
MAIN VERB
I. MAIN VERBS: Verbs Sentence Main verbs V1, V2,
V3, ing-form, s/es-form Main verb
I know
 you.
V1
I knew
 you.
V2
I have known
 you for two years.
V3

Verb (Basic)
 'Main verb' tense forms
FORMS OF VERB
1. Present (1 form)
st
2. Past (2nd form)
3. Past Participle (3rd form) 4. Present Participle (-ing form)
GROUP - I
Present Past P. Participle – ing Form s/es Form
(1st Form) (2nd Form) (3rd Form)
Arise arose arisen arising arises
Awake awoke awaken awaking awakes
Be was, were been being is/was
Bear bore born bearing bears
Bear bore borne bearing bears
Become became become becoming becomes
Begin began begun beginning begins
Bite bit bitten biting bites
Blow blew blown blowing blows
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Bind bound bound binding binds
Bid bade bidden bidding bids
Break broke broken breaking breaks
Choose chose chosen choosing chooses
Cling clung clung clinging clings
Come came come coming comes
Dig dug dug digging digs
Do did done doing does
Draw drew drawn drawing draws
Drink drank drunk drinking drinks
Drive drove driven driving drives
Eat ate eaten eating eats
Fall fell fallen falling falls
Find found found finding finds
Fly flew flown flying flies
Forbid forbade forbidden forbidding forbids
Forget forgot forgotten forgetting forgets
Freeze froze frozen freezing freezes
Get got got getting gets
Give gave given giving gives
Grind ground ground grinding grinds
Grow grew grown growing grows
Hang hung hung hanging hangs

Verb (Basic)
Hide hid hidden hiding hides
Hold held held holding holds
Know knew known knowing knows
Lie lay lain lying lies
Ride rode ridden riding rides
Ring rang rung ringing rings
Rise rose risen rising rises
See saw seen seeing sees
Shake shook shaken shaking shakes
Shine shone shone shining shines
Shoot shot shot shooting shoots
Shrink shrank shrunk shrinking shrinks
Sing sang sung singing sings
Sink sank sunk sinking sinks
Sit sat sat sitting sits
Slay slew slain slaying slays
Speak spoke spoken speaking speaks
Spit spat spat spitting spits
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Stand stood stood standing stands
Steal stole stolen stealing steals
Stick stuck stuck sticking sticks
Strike struck struck striking strikes
Swear swore sworn swearing swears
Swim swam swum swimming swims
Swing swung swung swinging swings
Take took taken taking takes
Tear tore torn tearing tears
Wear wore worn wearing wears
Weave wove woven weaving weaves
Win won won winning wins
Wind wound wound winding winds
Write wrote written writing writes
Wring wrung wrung wringing wrings
GROUP – II
Verbs 2nd form 3rd form 1st form ed, en t
2 nd
3rd form
(1st Form) (2nd Form) 3rd Form)
Abuse abused abused abusing abuses
Act acted acted acting acts
Verb (Basic)
Add added added adding adds
Admire admired admired admiring admires
Advise advised advised advising advises
Allow allowed allowed allowing allows
Answer answered answered answering answers
Appoint appointed appointed appointing appoints
Appear appeared appeared appearing appears
Arrive arrived arrived arriving arrives
Arrest arrested arrested arresting arrests
Ask asked asked asking asks
Attack attacked attacked attacking attacks
Bark barked barked barking barks
Bathe bathed bathed bathing bathes
Beg begged begged begging begs
Believe believed believed believing believes
Behave behaved behaved behaving behaves
Bleed bled bled bleeding bleeds
Bless blessed blessed blessing blesses
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Break broke broken breaking breaks
Bring brought brought bringing brings
Boil boiled boiled boiling boils
Boast boasted boasted boasting boasts
Borrow borrowed borrowed borrowing borrows
Build built built building builds
Burn burnt burnt burning burns
Buy bought bought buying buys
Call called called calling calls
Carry carried carried carrying carries
Catch caught caught catching catches
Clean cleaned cleaned cleaning cleans
Close closed closed closing closes
Change changed changed changing changes
Check checked checked checking checks
Climb climbed climbed climbing climbs
Clap clapped clapped clapping claps
Copy copied copied copying copies
Collect collected collected collecting collects
Complain complained complained complaining complains
Cook cooked cooked cooking cooks
Count counted counted counting counts
Confuse confused confused confusing confuses
Verb (Basic)
Consult consulted consulted consulting consults
Cover covered covered covering covers
Crow crowed crowed crowing crows
Cross crossed crossed crossing crosses
Creep crept crept creeping creeps
Cry cried cried crying cries
Decorate decorated decorated decorating decorates
Dance danced danced dancing dances
Deceive deceived deceived deceiving deceives
Defeat defeated defeated defeating defeats
Decide decided decided deciding decides
Desire desired desired desiring desires
Discover discovered discovered discovering discovers
Dip dipped dipped dipping dips
Die died died dying dies
Divide divided divided dividing divides
Dream dreamed dreamed dreaming dreams
Dry dried dried drying dries
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Drown drowned drowned drowning drowns
Dye dyed dyed dyeing dyes
Earn earned earned earning earns
Enter entered entered entering enters
Employ employed employed employing employs
Explain explained explained explaining explains
Face faced faced facing faces
Fail failed failed failing fails
Fear feared feared fearing fears
Feed fed fed feeding feeds
Feel felt felt feeling feels
Fell felled felled felling fells
Flee fled fled fleeing flees
Fight fought fought fighting fights
Finish finished finished finishing finishes
Fine fined fined fining fines
Float floated floated floating floats
Graze grazed grazed grazing grazes
Gather gathered gathered gathering gathers
Have had had having has
Hate hated hated hating hates
Hang hanged hanged hanging hangs

Verb (Basic)
Hear heard heard hearing hears
Help helped helped helping helps
Improve improved improved improving improves
Invite invited invited inviting invites
Join joined joined joining joins
Jump jumped jumped jumping jumps
Keep kept kept keeping keeps
Kill killed killed killing kills
Knit knitted knitted knitting knits
Kneel knelt knelt kneeling kneels
Lay laid laid laying lays
Lie lied lied lying lies

Laugh laughed laughed laughing laughs
Learn learned learned learning learns
Leave left left leaving leaves
Lend lent lent lending lends
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Lose lost lost losing loses
Like liked liked liking likes
Listen listened listened listening listens
Look looked looked looking looks
Live lived lived living lives
Love loved loved loving loves
Lead led led leading leads
Marry married married marrying marries
Make made made making makes
Mean meant meant meaning means
Meet met met meeting meets
Move moved moved moving moves
Melt melted melted melting melts
Mend mended mended mending mends
Mix mixed mixed mixing mixes
Name named named naming names
Need needed needed needing needs
Nip nipped nipped nipping nips
Obey obeyed obeyed obeying obeys
Open opened opened opening opens
Order ordered ordered ordering orders
Oppose opposed opposed opposing opposes
Pay paid paid paying pays
Verb (Basic)
Play played played playing plays
Pray prayed prayed praying prays
Praise praised praised praising praises
Preach preached preached preaching preaches
Peep peeped peeped peeping peeps
Plant planted planted planting plants
Pluck plucked plucked plucking plucks
Prepare prepared prepared preparing prepares
Pull pulled pulled pulling pulls
Prevent prevented prevented preventing prevents
Punish punished punished punishing punishes
Prove proved proved proving proves
Promise promised promised promising promises
Push pushed pushed pushing pushes
Plough ploughed ploughed ploughing ploughs
Quarrel quarrelled quarrelled quarrelling quarrels
Rain rained rained raining rains
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Reply replied replied replying replies
Reach reached reached reaching reaches
Receive received received receiving receives
Refuse refused refused refusing refuses
Rest rested rested resting rests
Resign resigned resigned resigning resigns
Repair repaired repaired repairing repairs
Remember remembered remembered remembering remembers
Return returned returned returning returns
Roar roared roared roaring roars
Say said said saying says
Seek sought sought seeking seeks
Sell sold sold selling sells
Save saved saved saving saves
Saw sawed sawed sawing saws
Send sent sent sending sends
Select selected selected selecting selects
Sleep slept slept sleeping sleeps
Stand stood stood standing stands
Stay stayed stayed staying stays
Spend spent spent spending spends
Stop stopped stopped stopping stops

Verb (Basic)
Sweep swept swept sweeping sweeps
Study studied studied studying studies
Slip slipped slipped slipping slips
Talk talked talked talking talks
Tell told told telling tells
Teach taught taught teaching teaches
Think thought thought thinking thinks
Tie tied tied tying ties
Touch touched touched touching touches
Try tried tried trying tries
Trust trusted trusted trusting trusts
Use used used using uses
Understand understood understood understanding understands
Walk walked walked walking walks
Wash washed washed washing washes
Wait waited waited waiting waits
Weep wept wept weeping weeps
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Work worked worked working works
Watch watched watched watching watches
Wish wished wished wishing wishes
Wander wandered wandered wandering wanders
Waste wasted wasted wasting wastes
Wed wedded wedded wedding weds
Wound wounded wounded wounding wounds
Worship worshipped worshipped worshipping worships
Wonder wondered wondered wondering wonders
Wrap wrapped wrapped wrapping wraps
Yield yielded yielded yielding yields
GROUP – III
Verbs forms
(1st Form) (2nd Form) (3rd Form)
Bid bid bid bidding bids
Bet bet bet betting bets
Burst burst burst bursting bursts
Cast cast cast casting casts
Cost cost cost costing costs
Cut cut cut cutting cuts
Hurt hurt hurt hurting hurts
Verb (Basic)
Let let let letting lets
Put put put putting puts
Read * read read reading reads
Set set set setting sets
Shed shed shed shedding sheds
Shut shut shut shutting shuts
Spread spread spread spreading spreads
Thrust thrust thrust thrusting thrusts
Quit quit quit quitting quits
* Read Study Study Read Magazine,
newspaper
CONFUSING PAIR
1. Bear bore born 
Bear bore borne 
2. Fall fell fallen 
Fell felled felled 
3. Find found found 
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Found founded founded 
4. Grind ground ground 
Ground grounded grounded 
5. Hang hanged hanged 
Hang hung hung 
6. Lie lied lied 
Lie lay lain 
{kSfrt (Horizontally) j[kuk
Lay laid laid  U;kSNkoj djuk
Hens lay eggs
7. Rend rent rent 
Rent rented rented 
8. Rise rose risen 
Raise raised raised 
Raze razed razed 
9. See saw seen 
Saw sawed sawed/sawn 
10. Wind wound wound 
Wound wounded wounded 
11. Fly flew flown 
Flow flowed flowed 

Verb (Basic)
VERBS CONFUED WITH VERB/ NOUN/ ADJECTIVE
1.    Practise
Practice   11. Amend

  Emend


Noun Verb Verb Verb
   
2. A   A
d vice d vise
   Bought  Brought
Noun V e rb 
   
  12. V2 & V3 form of buy V2 & V3 form of bring
 
3. Complain  Complaint
  
Verb Noun 13. Compose  Comprise
 
  Verb Verb
 
4.  
Affect Effect

Verb Noun/ Verb
14. Deface

   Efface

 
 
Verb Verb
 
5.
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Assure
  Ensure
  Insure

15. Deprecate  Depreciate
Verb Verb Verb   
   Verb Verb
 
6. Hear
  Listen

 
Verb Verb 16. Envelop  Envelope
 
  
Verb Noun
 
7. Heal
  Heel

Verb Noun
17. Excite

   Incite

 
Verb Verb
 
8. Prescribe
  Proscribe
 18. Flout
  Flaunt

Verb Verb Verb Verb
   
9. Adopt  Adapt  Adept 19. Hoard


  Horde



 
 

Verb Verb Adj. Verb Noun
    
10. Allude  Elude 20. Loathe

  Loath


  
Verb Verb Verb Adj.
   

Verb (Basic)
21. Lose
  Loss
  Loose
 28. Wave
  Waive

Verb Noun Adj. Noun/Verb Verb
    
(N) (V)
Mitigate  Militate
 
  29. Tow
  Toe
  Tiptoe
22. Verb Verb 
 
 Verb Noun Verb
   
23. Pour
  Pore

Verb Noun
 
30. Site
  Sight  Cite


Noun Noun Verb
24. Proceed
   Precede
    
Verb Verb
 
31. Defuse
  Diffuse
 
Verb Verb
25. Pray  Prey  
 
Verb Verb Noun
  
Desert  Dessert
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32. 
   
Noun Verb Noun
26.  
Rout  
Route Root
   
Verb Noun Noun Meals sweet
  
dish
33. Sever
  Severe
  Sewer


27. Censure
  Censor
 Verb Adj Noun
Verb Verb   
 
 
34. See Look
  Stare
  Peep
  Glare

/ Glower
 
 Glance
  Glimpse
 
Verb Verb/Noun Verb Verb Verb/Noun Verb/Noun Noun
      
(V) (V) (V) (V)

Appearance(N) (V) (N) (N) (N)
35. Light  Burn


Adj Noun Verb Verb Noun
    
36. Catch
  Hold

Verb/Noun Verb/Noun
 
(V) (V)
(N) (N)

Verb (Basic)
37. Canvass
  Canvas

Verb Noun
 
38. Refuse
  Deny / Re fute  Decline
 

Verb Verb Verb
  
39. Peddle
  Pedal

Verb Noun/Verb
 
(N), Pedal (V)

40. Ride
  Drive

Verb/Noun Verb/Noun
 
(N) (V) (N) (V)

41. Wither

   Weather
  Whether
  Whither
 
Verb N Conj. Adj.
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   
Where
('Whether ... or' Co-relative
42. Sink
  Drown

 
Verb Verb
 
43. Cease
  Seize
 44. Invent
  Discover

Verb Verb Verb Verb
   
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1. The servant hung the picture on the wall

hanged
2. Lay your books aside and lie down to rest.

lay
3. Practice
 makes a man perfect.
Noun
4. Practise
 the questions given in the assignment.
Verb

Verb (Basic)
5. I need your advice

.
Noun
6. Do not advise
 me.
Verb
7 I have lodged a complaint against him.

 
Noun
8. He complained against me.


Verb
  your health and the effect

9. Bad weather affects 
  is cough and cold.
Verb Noun
10. Many songs are not worthlistening to listen 'to'
'worthlistening' 'to'
11. He lighted the candle and burnt the papers.
12. The thief eluded
 arrest.
Verb
13. The earth's atmosphere comprises of three layers ( Active voice comprise
'of' 'of'
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14. Mirabai composed many songs.
15. I refused to help him.
16. The thief denied the charges.
17. I declined the offer.
18. Silence precedes the storm.
19. This is a good site for school.
20. Please cite an example.
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He was so inquisitive/ (b) that he rose many/ (c) questions in the class ./ (d) No
error.
2. (a) He was borne of poor parents,/ (b) but brought up/ (c) in an affluent family./ (d)
No error.
3. (a) The university was/ (b) found in 1950/ (c) when India was not self dependent in
many aspects./ (d) No error.
4. (a) I complaint against him/ (b) as in spite of my repeated warnings/ (c) he failed to
mend his ways./ (d) No error.
5. (a) Failure must not have/ (b) permanent affect on a person/ (c)because only the
tough survives./ (d) No error.
6. (a) I keep my cool/ (b) and never loose my temper/ (c) even when provoked/ (d) No
error.
7. (a) He lied on the grass/ (b) for hours/ (c) enjoying the cool breeze./ (d) No error.
8. (a) During the rainy season/ (b) many rivers overflew their banks/ (c) and caused
great difficulty./ (d) No error.
9. (a) He lay his luggage/ (b) aside and lay down/ (c) to rest for a while ./ (d) No error.
Verb (Basic)
10. (a) When calamity fell the village,/ (b) they faced it/ (c) bravely./ (d) No error.
11. (a) The assassin was convicted/ (b) and ordered to/ (c) be hung./ (d) No error.
12. (a) If I leave now,/ (b) I will not be able to/ (c) return back before 9 p.m ./ (d) No error.
13. (a) When the company offered him a purse on his retirement/ (b) he refused to/ (c)
agree it ./ (d) No error.
14. (a) The timid creature was driven/ (b) into a narrow lane/ (c) where it was slewed
by the kidnapper./ (d) No error.
15. (a) Being implicated in a murder case,/ (b) he was conclusively suspected/ (c) for
all the unsovled murder cases./ (d) No error.
16. (a) My brother thinks/ (b) that somebody must have dared/ (c) him steal the scooter./
(d) No error.
17. (a) When I was young,/ (b) I can run/ (c) faster than Mohan./ (d) No error.
18. (a) Harish needs not/ (b) come here/ (c) as it is getting dark./ (d) No error.
19. (a) He dare/ (b) not to/ (c) go there/ (d) No error.
20. (a) I use to/ (b) play Hockey/ (c) when I was ten year old./ (d) No error.
21. (a) A soldier/ (b) could fight/ (c) for his country and save his country's honour./ (d)
No error.
22. (a) I would rather/ (b) die/ (c) then beg./ (d) No error.
23. (a) Run fast/ (b) lest you/ (c) will miss the train/ (d) No error.
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24. (a) He hoped/ (b) that he will/ (c) pass the exam with flying colours./ (d) No error.
25. (a) You need to work hard/ (b) but you need not/ (c) to waste time on unimportant
lessons/ (d) No error.
26. (a) She would broke/ (b) a plate every day/ (c) when she came to Delhi last month./
(d) No error.
27. (a) The old lady/ (b) prayed that he/ (c) may live long./ (d) No error.
28. (a) Rama must not to/ (b) have treated his mistress/ (c) like that./ (d) No error.
29. (a) Waste material/ (b) should be recycle/ (c) if possible/ (d) No error.
30. (a) The Government cannot/ (b) be able to contain/ (c) Encephalitis by spending
just 1% of GDP on Health sector./ (d) No error.
31. (a) The police think/ (b) that he may be there/ (c) yesterday at the scene of crime./
(d) No error.
32. (a) "He may live long"/ (b) his sad mother/ (c) prayed./ (d) No error.
33. (a) He returned the purse/ (b) though he could keep/ (c) it very easily./ (d) No error.
34. (a) When you were young/ (b) you ought to learn/ (c) good habits./ (d) No error.
35. (a) If you get good marks/ (b) I shall happy/ (c) as much as you./ (d) No error.
36. (a) We ought to/ (b) honest/ (c) in our dealings./ (d) No error.
37. (a) It is very cold here/ (b) I should bring/ (c) my woolen clothes but I didn't./ (d) No error.
38. (a) Are you/ (b) used to get/ (c) up early./ (d) No error.
39. (a) Our knowledge of history does not come to our help/ (b) and sometimes we even
fail to remember/ (c) who invented America./ (d) No error.
40. (a) I think/ (b) the news/ (c) might true./ (d) No error.

Verb (Basic)
41. (a) Very soon/ (b) I realised/ (c) that he is at fault/ (d) No error.
42. (a) He remembered/ (b) that his visa/ (c) will be expired in a month/ (d) No error.
43. (a) I wasn’t/ (b) at the last meeting and/ (c) neither was you/ (d) No error.
44. (a) In any case no disciplinary action/ (b) are required/ (c) to be taken/ (d) No error.
45. (a) The capital of Yemen/ (b) is situating/ (c) 2190 metres above the sea level/ (d)
No error.
46. (a) Owing to the heavy rains,/ (b) the ship drowned/ (c) in the middle of the ocean./
(d) No error.
47. (a) If your jogging clothes/ (b) were not made of/ (c) permeable fabric you will drown/
(d) in your sweat.
Answers with explanation

1. (b) 'rose' (rise V 2) 'raised many questions
2. (a) ‘Bear’ V3 'born' 'Bear' V3 'borne'

3. (b) ‘found’ ‘founded’ 'found' V3 founded
4. (a) Complain (V1) V2 V3 'Complained' 'Complaint' (Noun)
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5. (b) 'Affect' (V) 'effect' (N)
6. (b) ‘loose’ (adj.) Lose (V) 'Lose my temper'
7. (a) ‘lie’ V2 'lay’ 'Lie' V2 'lied'

8. (b) ‘Overflow’ V2 'overflowed'
9. (a) ‘lay’ V2 laid
10. (a) 'fell' 'befell' 'Befall' /
11. (c) ‘hang’ ‘V2’ ‘V3’ hung 'Hang' ‘V2’ ‘V3’ 'hanged'
12. (c) ‘return’ ‘back’
‘repeat’ ‘again’ ‘enter’ ‘into’
13. (c) 'agree' ‘accept’
14. (c) ‘Slay’ V3 ‘slain’ ‘slewed’.
15. (b) 'Conclusively' 'putting an end to debate, question or doubt'. 'Suspect'
'conclusively' 'self contradictory'
16. (c) ‘steal’ ‘to’ ‘Dare’ 'main verb' 'infinitive' 'to +
V1 ' 'to steal'
17. (b) ‘Past Tense’ ‘ability’ ‘can’ 'could'
18. (a) ‘needs’ Main verb modal ‘needs’ 'need'
19. (b) ‘dare’ modal ‘to go’ 'go' Modal
'V1' 'to + V1'
20. (a) ‘I used to’ 'I use to' routine action
Verb (Basic)
'used to + V1'
21. (b) 'could' 'must'
22. (c) 'then' 'than' 'would rather' 'than'
23. (c) 'will' 'should' 'lest' 'should'
24. (b) 'will' 'would' 'Past Tense' 'would'
'will'
25. (c) 'to waste' 'waste' 'need not' 'V1'
26. (a) 'would' 'V1' V2 'broke' 'break'
27. (c) 'may' 'might' 'Past'
28. (a) 'To' structure 'must + not + have + V3.'
29. (b) 'should be' 'V3' 'V1' 'recycle' 'recycled'
30. (b) 'be able to' 'Cannot' 'be able to'
31. (b) ‘May’ ‘Might’ ‘yesterday’ 'Past'

32. (a) ‘May he live long’ ‘wish’
33. (b) ‘Could keep’ ‘could have kept’
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34. (b) ‘Ought to learn’ ‘Ought to have learnt’
35. (b) ‘Shall’ Main verb ‘be’
36. (a) ‘Ought to’ ‘be’
37. (b) ‘Should bring’ ‘should have brought’
38. (b) ‘get’ ‘getting’ ‘habitual action’
39. (c) ‘invented’ ‘discovered’
40. (c) ‘Might’ ‘be’
41. (c) 'is' 'was' 'Past Tense'
42. (c) 'will' 'would' 'Past Tense'
43. (c) 'was' 'were' 'You' 'were'
44. (b) 'are' 'is' subject 'disciplinary action' singular
45. (b) 'situating' 'situated'
46. (b) 'sink' 'drowned' 'sank' (V2)
47. (c) 'will' 'would' 'Past Tense'

Tense
2 TENSE
CHAPTER
Tense
TENSE
1. Present 2. Past 3. Future
Sub-Division:- • Indefinite • Continuous • Perfect • Perfect Continuous
(2)
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CONFUSING PAIR :
(1)
Continous
formula
Simple Present and

and
confusing
Present Continuous
Perfect Continuous
(3) Present Perfect and Simple Past
(4) Simple Past and Past Perfect
(1) PRESENT INDEFINITE: Present Indefinite
(i) Routine action • Regular action - I come here daily.
• Irregular action - Earthquakes come in Japan.
• Habits - He smokes.
• Universal truth - The sun rises in the east.
(ii) Newspaper headlines sports commentary simple present tense
PM signs deal.
Sachin strikes the ball and off it goes across the boundary line.
(iii) planned simple present tense

Tense
The Prime Minister leaves for China next week.
Formulae: + ve  Sub + V1 + obj.( Sub I, we, they, you plural )
- ve  Sub + do not (don’t) + V1 + obj.
Ques  Do + Sub + V1 + obj?
Do + Sub + not+ V1 + obj?
Don't + Sub + V1 + obj?
+ ve  Sub + V1 + s/es + obj. ( sub he, she, it, name singular )

- ve  Sub + does not (doesn’t) + V1 + obj.
Ques  Does + Sub + V1 + obj?
Does + Sub + not+ V1 + obj?
Doesn't + Sub + V1 + obj?
Correct the following sentences:-
(1) What he knows about you? (×)
What does he know about you?.()
(2) I don't know what he knows about you.()
(3) The appeal of the victims to transfer the cases related to riots to some
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other States do not affect the merit of the case. (change do to does)
'what' 'what' 'Question form'

'what' 'what' 'sentence form'
'question form'
(3) verb sub main sub verb

Subject match
SIMPLE PAST
 simple past
I saw you but you did not see me.
Formulae: Sub + V2 + obj
Sub + did not (didn't) + V1 + obj
Did + Sub + V1 + obj ?
Did + Sub + not + V1 + obj ?
Didn't + sub + V1 + obj ?

Tense
'It's time' 'It's high time' sub sub
verb 2nd form
It's time you should study. (×)
It's time you studied. ()
 'It's time' to to verb Ist form
It's time to study.
(1) You do come

 here everyday. ()
V1
(2) He did make

 a mistake. ()
V1
 do, does did Helping verb positive

main verb do, does did main verb
main verb 'v1' form
Past Tense
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I have come yesterday (×)
I came yesterday ()
SIMPLE FUTURE
 Simple Future tense
I shall meet you.
Formulae: + ve  Sub + shall/ will + V1 + obj
-ve  Sub + shall/ will + not + V1 + obj
Sub + shan't/ won't + V1 + obj
Ques  Shall/will + sub + V1 + obj ?
Shall/ will + sub + not + V1 + obj ?
Shan't/ won't + sub + V1 + obj ?
Shall/will Modals
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 Present Continuous tense
(1) I am studying Tense now.

 'Present Continuous Tense'
(1) Coastal areas are getting submerged.

(2) Population is increasing day by day.
Tense
Present Continuous Tense
I am going to Mumbai tomorrow.

Formulae: + ve  Sub + is/ am/ are + v1 + ing+ obj
- ve  Sub + is/ are/ am/ + not + v1 + ing+ obj
Sub + isn't/ aren't/ am not + v1 + ing+ obj
Ques  Is/ am/ are + S + v1 + ing+ obj?
Is/ am/ are + S + not + v1 + ing+ obj?
Isn't/ aren't + S + v1 + ing+ obj?
'am not' contracted form Question Tag aren't
I am fine, aren't I ?
 Is/am/are
Is – he/she/it/name/singular
Am – I
Are – you/we/they/all/plural
My father is working in a bank and my brother is studying is a school. (×)
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My father works in a bank and my brother studies in a school. ( )
 'routine' Present Continuous 'simple present'
routine action present continuous
tense
I am preparing for competitive exams now-a-days.
PAST CONTINUOUS
 Past Continuous tense
I was waiting for you
Formulae: + Ve  Sub + was/were + V 1 + ing + obj
- Ve  Sub + was/were + not + V 1 + ing + obj
Sub + wasn't/weren't + V 1 + ing + obj
Ques  Was/were + Sub + V1 + ing + obj?
Was/were + Sub + not+ V1 + ing + obj?
Wasn't/weren't + Sub + V1 + ing + obj?
 Was/were
Was  He/she/it/name/singular/I
Were  You/we/they/plural/all
 sub 'were' 'were' 'helping verb'
'main verb'

Tense
were
1. I wish, I 
  a bird.

M. V .
were
2. He pretended as if he 
 
 sleeping.
H.V.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
 Future Continuous tense
We shall be taking the exam at this time, next month.
Formulae: + Ve  Sub + shall/ will + be + V1 + ing + obj
- Ve  Sub + shall/ will + not + be + V1 + ing + obj
Sub + shan't/ won't + be + V1 + ing + obj
Ques  Will/shall + Sub + be+V1 + ing + obj?
Will/shall + Sub + not+ be+ V1 + ing + obj?
Won't/shan't + Sub +be+ V1 + ing + obj?
verbs continuous tense verbs
'ing' form
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,slsVERBSdh lwph
(1) Verbs of Perception- See, taste, smell, hear, prefer, please, notice, recognize.
(2) Verbs of Thinking Process- Think, know, mean, mind, remember, suppose.
(3) Verbs Showing Possession- Own, have, belong, comprise, possess, contain, consist.
(4) Verbs expressing Feelings or State of Mind- Believe, like, dislike, love, adore,
want, wish, desire, hate, agree, trust, imagine.
(5) Verbs in General- Look, seem, appear, affect, resemble, cost, require, become,
hope, refuse.
1. He is owing a car. (×)

He owns a car. ()
2. This house is belonging to me. (×)
This house belongs to me. ()
3. I am not meaning anything wrong. (×)
I don't mean anything wrong. ()
4. I am seeing a man standing there. (×)
I see a man standing there. ()
'have' 'have' 'ing' 'have'
/ enjoy 'have' 'ing'
I am having a piece of cake. ()
I am having a car. (×)
I have a car. ()
Tense
 Think, remember, feel, look, appear etc. 'ing'
'ing' form
eg- 2 4
1. I am thinking you are right. (×)
I think you are right. ()
2. I am thinking of you. ()
3. It was appearing as if they were going to kill us. (×)
It appeared as if they were going to kill us.()
4. You are looking good. ()
2. Gerund Present participle verb 'ing' form
(1) Being ill, I could not come.
(2) Getting a job is easy now-a-days.
(3) Seeing is believing.
(4) Swimming is a good exercise.
Verb (Advance)
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3. preposition verb verb 'ing' form
(1) Bats are capable of hearing

  the ultrasonic waves.
V1 +ing
(2) We must keep away from smoking .


V1 +ing
PRESENT PERFECT
 Present Perfect Tense
He has come to Delhi recently.
 Present
perfect Tense
We have progressed a lot.
We have reached the moon.
Formulae: + Ve  Sub + has/ have + V3 + obj
- Ve  Sub + has/ have + not + V3 + obj

Sub + hasn't/ haven't + V3 + obj
Ques  Has/ have + Sub + V3 + obj ?
Has/ have + Sub +not+ V3 + obj ?
Hasn't/ haven't + Sub + V3 + obj ?

Tense
Has/have
has - He/ She/ It/ Name/Singular
have- I/ We/ They/ You/ Plural/ All
1. Science has given us many new inventions. ()

2. We have reached the moon. ()
1. Science has given us many new inventions in the 19th century. (×)
2. We have reached the moon on 22nd Oct, 2008. (×)
 Present perfect Simple past tense
1. Science gave us many life saving drugs in the 19th century. ()
2. We reached the moon on 22nd Oct, 2008. ()
1. I have had enough problems here ()
He has had his breakfast ()
have form ( have forms helping verb had ( had
main verb Present perfect Past perfect Formulae
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fit
2. recently, already, yet, so far perfect tense 'yet'
perfect tense -ve
He has not reached home yet (present perfect)
He had not done any work so far. (past perfect)
3. since simple past since present perfect
I
haven't
  since he
seen him left
India
.
Present perfect Simple past
1. present perfect modal perfect form

He may have grown old since she
last
saw him.

 
Modal in perfect form Simple past
2. since simple past since
Since he joined the army , he has not taken any leave.

     
Simple past Present perfect

Tense
PAST PERFECT
1. I saw him before he stopped his car. (×)

I had seen him before he stopped his car. ()
2. Before he understood anything the robber fled. (×)
Before he understood anything the robber had fled. ()
3. I met him after I finished my work. (×)
I met him after I had finished my work. ()
4. By the time I reached the theatre, the show started. (×)
By the time I reached the theatre, the show had started. ()
5. When Anand reached his village, he found that the news about him had preceded
him. ()
 formation
1 action before 2 nd action
st
Past Perfect Sim ple Past
 formation
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2nd action 1st action
Before ,
S.Past Past Perfect
 formation
2nd action after 1st action

Simple Past Past Perfect
 formation
2nd action 1st action
By the time ,
 Past Past perfect Simple
Past tense.
Formulae: + Ve  Sub + had + V3 + obj
- Ve  Sub + had + not (hadn't) + V3 + obj
Ques  Had + sub + V3 + obj ?
Had + sub +not + V3 + obj ?
Hadn't + sub + V3 + obj ?
When Anand reached his village, he found that the news about him had preceded him.
 Anand (Simple Past) News

(Precede action 'simple past'
'past perfect tense' 'news Past perfect tense
Tense
FUTURE PERFECT
 Future Perfect
You will have finished your syllabus by this time next year.
sentence formation
By the time I
reach
the station,
  the train
 will have left.
 
 
By the time, Simple Present Future Perfect
By the time, Simple Present, Future Perfect

Formulae: + Ve  Sub + will/shall + have + V3 + obj
- Ve  Sub + will/shall + not + have + V3 + obj
Sub + won't/shan't + have + V3 + obj
Ques  Will/shall + Sub + have+ V3 + obj ?
Will/shall + Sub + not + have + V3 + obj ?
Won't/shan't + Sub +have + V3 + obj ?
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1. By the time I
reach
the station,
 the train
will have left
   .
Simple Present Future Perfect
2. By the time I

reached the station
  , the
train
had left
.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

 Present Perfect Continuous tense
I have been living in Delhi for five years.

Formulae:
+ Ve  Sub + has/ have + been + V1 + ing + obj+ for/ since + time.
- Ve  Sub + has/ have + not + been + V1 + ing + obj+ for/ since + time.
Sub + hasn't/ haven't + been + V1 + ing + obj+ for/ since + time.
Ques  Has/ have + Sub + + been + V1+ ing + obj + for/ since + time?
Has/have + Sub +not+ been + V1+ing + obj + for/since +time?
Hasn't/ haven't + Sub + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time?
I am teaching you since an hour. (×)
I have been teaching you for an hour. ()

Tense
 For- 'For'
For two hours, for last 2 years
For five days, for last 2 months
For 10 years, for last 3 weeks
 Since- since
Since monday, since the beginning
Since 2008, since time immemorial
Since 7 P.M., since last year
Since 'since'
Days → Monday, Tuesday etc.

Dates → 7th May, 8th July etc.
Calendar
Years → 2005, 2007 etc.
Since Months → May, June etc.
Occasions → Holi, Diwali etc.
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Clock 7 o' clock, 8 p.m etc.
Stages of life Childhood, adolescence etc.
Part of each day Morning, last night, noon etc.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
 Past Perfect Continuous Tense
I had been waiting for you since morning.

Formulae: + Ve  Sub + had + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time.
-Ve  Sub + had + not (hadn't) + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time.
Ques  Had + sub + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time ?
Had + sub + not+ been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time ?
Hadn't + sub + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ since + time ?
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

 Future Perfect Continuous tense
I shall have been living in Delhi for five years by the end of this year.
He will have been playing from 2 O' clock

Tense
Formulae: + Ve  Sub + shall/will + have + been + V1 +ing + obj +for/ from+time

- Ve  Sub + shall/will + not + have + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/from + time
Sub + shan't/won't + have + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ from + time
Ques  Will/shall+sub + have + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ from+time?
Will/shall + sub + not + have + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/from + time ?
Won't/shan't + sub + have + been + V1 + ing + obj + for/ from + time ?
1. verbs : 'ing' continuous/perfect continuous

tense verb 'ing' form 'verbs'
continuous tense indefinite tense
I am knowing you. (×)
I know you. ()
2. verbs 'perfect continuous' 'Perfect Tense'
I have been knowing him for five years. (×)
I have known him for five years. ()
3. For/Since perfect and perfect continuous tense
I have been living in Delhi for five years. ()
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I had known him for two years. ()
4. Since + time perfect perfect
continuous tense
I ate nothing since morning. (×)
I have eaten nothing since morning. ()
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) I have not seen him since twenty years/ (b) and so I cannot say with certainty/
(c) whether he is alive or dead./ (d) No error
2. (a) When he did not find his cook in the kitchen/ (b) he asked his wife/ (c) where
had he gone./ (d) No error
3. (a) Although I am playing cricket/ (b) for more than three years/ (c) I have not been
able to score a century/ (d) No error
4. (a) I do not know where could he have gone/ (b) so early/ (c) in the morning./ (d) No error
5. (a) By the time/ (b) we got our tickets and entered the cinema theatre,/ (c) the
show was already begun./ (d) No error
6. (a) By the time/ (b) we will get our tickets and enter the cinema theatre,/ (c) the
show will have already begun./ (d) No error
7. (a) Gowri told me/ (b) his name after/ (c) he left./ (d) No error

Tense
8. (a) we have been/ (b) celebrating many festivals/ (c) since centuries./ (d) No error
9. (a) Old age and infirmity/ (b) had began to/ (c) catch up with him./ (d) No error
10. (a) The passer-by told us/ (b) where was the marriage hall/ (c) and even led us to it./
(d) No error
11. (a) I have passed / (b) the examination/ (c) two years ago/ (d) No error
12. (a) Since he joined/ (b) this post, he did not take/ (c) any bribe./ (d) No error
13. (a) Perhaps you know/ (b) that I have passed/ (c) the examination in 1990./ (d) No
error
14. (a) He has read four plays/ (b) written by Shakespeare/ (c) by the end of his vacation./
(d) No error
15. (a) When they stole / (b) the money/ (c) and where did they hide it?./ (d) No error
16. (a) The teacher/ (b) has took/ (c) the responsibility/ (d) No error.
17. (a) For time immemorial/ (b) sea shells have been used by man/ (c) in many ways./ (d)
No error
18. (a) The river is in spate/ (b) and it has overflown/ (c) its banks./ (d) No error
19. (a) The little boy/ (b) had been waiting for his turn/ (c) since a long time./ (d) No
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20. (a) This T.V. serial/ (b) is going on/ (c) for 3 years./ (d) No error
21. (a) In the early years of the renaissance of Bharatanatyam, hereditary dancers
have their own set of accompanists/ (b) who lived with the dancers and travelled
with them from place to place/ (c) when they gave performances./ (d) No error
22. (a) This is turned out to be/ (b) one of our most successful projects/ (c) and we have
made quite/ (d) a large profit from it./ (e) No error
23. (a) He is given me/ (b) a lot of documents/ (c) to read before/ (d) the presentation
tomorrow./ (e) No error
24. (a) Since the trip home/ (b) was expensive I/ (c) did not went home/ (d) during the
holidays./ (e) No error
25. (a) As she is late/ (b) for work yesterday she decided/ (c) to skip breakfast and/ (d)
leave for office./ (e) No error
26. (a) As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/ (b) union leaders approached him/
(c) and report the matter to him./ (d) No error
27. (a) The college/ (b) is running a computer course/ (c) since 2007./ (d) No error
28. (a) Did he tell you/ (b) why he hasn’t/ (c) come yesterday?/ (d) No error
29. (a) Last night I dream/ (b) I was a Sheikh on the 169th floor/ (c) of Burj Khalifa./ (d)
No error
30. (a) She and her sister/ (b) were working here/ (c) since 1983./ (d) No error

Tense
31. (a) Nobody saw him/ (b) since the fire broke/ (c) in his locality./ (d) No error
32. (a) By this time next year/ (b) Ramesh will take/ (c) his degree./ (d) No error
33. (a) The families/ (b) are living in Gulmohar Park/ (c) for the last two decades./ (d)
No error
34. (a) My uncle/ (b) has left/ (c) for Bombay last Saturday./ (d) No error
35. (a) Good heavens !/ (b) How has she/ (c) grown !/ (d) No error
36. (a) I ate/ (b) nothing/ (c) since morning/ (d) No error
37. (a) He/ (b) is having/ (c) many friends here/ (d) No error
38. (a) When I went there/ (b) Charles is playing/ (c) a game of chess/ (d) No error
39. (a) The vaccine/ (b) when hit the market/ (c) is dogged by controversy/ (d) No error
40. (a) The victim tried to tell us/ (b) what has happened but/ (c) his voice was not audible./
(d) No error
41. (a) Our history can be seen as a long evolutionary dialectical development/(b) in
which there have been/ (c) a painstaking forging of rational and moral self./(d) No
error
42. (a) Last year two Italian prisoners of war/ (b) escapes from a prison camp/ (c) in
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Kenya during the war./ (d) No error
43. (a) Madhuri Dixit/ (b) is having/ (c) a large fan following./ (d) No error
44. (a) No one heard anything/ (b) about him since/ (c) he left India for good./ (d) No error
45. (a) Before the teacher/ (b) could finish the question/ (c) the students gave the
correct answer./ (d) No error
46. (a) She did not prepare/ (b) her/ (c) breakfast yet./ (d) No error
47. (a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am owning/ (c) a farm house besides two bungalows./
(d) No error
48. (a) When Anand reached his village/ (b) he found that / (c) the news about him
preceded him./ (d) No error
49. (a) She will already return/ (b) home/ (c) when he arrives./ (d) No error
50. (a) Each one of them/ (b) has have his share/ (c) of joy and sorrow./ (d) No error
51. (a) This custom/ (b) has come down/ (c) since times immemorial./ (d) No error
52. (a) Since his arrival in India,/ (b) he is visiting as many villages as he can/ (c) to
acquire a firsthand knowledge of the rural India./ (d) No error.
53. (a) Believe me, I/ (b) am believing/ (c) whatever you have said./ (d) No error.
54. (a) It is time/ (b) we should have done/ (c) something useful/ (d) No error.
55. (a) Mother said,/ (b) “Son,/ (c) you have finished your homework?”/ (d) No error.
56. (a) I am going to buy/ (b) a computer/ (c) when the prices comes down./ (d) No error.
57. (a) I wish/ (b) I have learnt swimming/ (c) when I was young./ (d) No error.
Tense

1. (a) 'twenty years' 'since' 'for'
2. (c) 'he' had helping verb
subject
3. (a) 'am' 'have been' present perfect continuous tense'
4. (a) He could
5. (c) was 'had'
'Past perfect tense' 'simple past tense'
6. (b) 'will' 'we get our tickets' formation
'simple present tense'
'future perfect tense
7. (c) 'he had left' formation
Simple Past after Past
Perfect

 st
2nd Action 1 Action
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8. (c) 'since' 'for' 'centuries'
9. (b) had V3 'begun'
10. (b) marriage hall 'was'
11. (a) I passed (Simple past) formation
present perfect Simple past tense
12. (b) 'He did not take 'he has not taken'
Since S + V2 S + has + V3 (Present Perfect point )
   
S . Past Pres . Perf .
13. (b) 'I passed' formation II

14. (a) 'He will have read' 'He has read'
future perfect tense
15. (a) 'When they stole' 'When did they steal'
16. (b) has V3 'taken'
17. (a) Time immemorial 'for'
'since'
18. (b) 'Overflow' V3 overflowed
19. (c) 'since' 'for' 'a long time'
20. (b) Is going 'has been going' present perfect Continuous
tense
21. (a) 'early years of renaissance' hereditary
dancers 'have' 'had'
22. (a) 'This is turned out' ' this has turned out' present perfect

Tense
tense
23. (a) 'He is given me' 'he has given me'

24. (c) did not V1 'went' 'go'
25. (a) 'She is late' 'she was late' yesterday
26. (c) 'report' 'reported' verb 'report' verb 'V2' form

27. (b) is 'running' 'has been running'
28. (b) 'he hasn't ' 'he hadn't' 11
29. (a) 'last night V2 dream dreamed dreamt
30. (b) 'were' 'had been' since + time (since 1983)
Past Perfect Continuous tense
31. (a) 'Nobody has seen him' Since 'simple past' Since
'Present perfect'
32. (b) 'Ramesh will take' 'Ramesh will have taken'
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33. (b) 'are' 'have been'
34. (b) has left 'left' 11
35. (b) 'has she' 'she has'
36. (a) 'I ate' I have eaten' 'Since/for + time' perfect
perfect Continuous tense
37. (b) 'is having' 'has' 'have' 'to possess' 'have'
'ing'
38. (b) 'is' 'was' 'When I went there'
39. (c) 'is' was vaccine when hit' simple past tense
40. (b) 'has' 'had' victim

Past Perfect tense
41. (b) 'have' 'has'
42. (b) 'escapes' 'escaped'
43. (b) 'is having' 'has'
44. (a) 'No one heard' 'no one has heard'
45. (c) 'the students gave' 'the students had given'
Before Simple Past , Past  (Past Perfect
Perfect
  st

2nd Action 1 Action

Tense
46. (a) 'She did not prepare' 'she has not prepared' 'yet'
'Present perfect negative sentences
47. (b) 'I am owning' 'I own'
48. (c) 'Preceded' 'had preceded (47 Past Perfect
49. (a) 'Will have already returned' 6

50. (b) 'has' V3 'had'
51. (c) 'times' 'time'
52. (b) 'is' 'has been'
53. (b) 'am believing' 'believe'
54. (b) 'we should have done' 'we did'
55. (c) 'you have' 'have you'
56. (c) 'Prices comes' 'price comes'
57. (b) 'have' 'had' Past
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Passive Voice
3 PASSIVE VOICE
CHAPTER
 Verb dk og :i Voice dgykrk gS ftlls irk pyrk gS fddrkZ dksbZ dke djrk gS ;k drkZ ij dksbZ dke
gksrk gSA
ACTIVE VOICE
 Verb dk og :i active voice dgykrk gS ftlls ;s Kkr gks drkZ
fd (Sub) fdlh fØ;k (verb) dks
fdlh deZ (obj) ij djrk gSA
General Formula:- Sub + verb + obj
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PASSIVE VOICE
 Verb dk og :i Passive Voice dgykrk gS ftlls ;s Kkr gksrk gS
deZ
fd(obj) ij fdlh fØ;k (verb)
dk izHkko iM+rk gSA
Obj + Helping Verb + V3 + by + sub

General Formula:- Tense ds vul
q kj ifjofrZr
 Passive Voicedk iz;ksx dgk¡ gksrk gS\

1. tc fØ;k Lor% ugha gksrk cfYd mls fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%Tea grows both in Assam and Ceylon. (×)
Tea is grown both in Assam and Ceylon. ()
2. tc fØ;k egÙoiw.kZ gks ;kfu ^?kVuk*A
tSls%He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.
 bl okD; esa ^?kVuk* egÙoiw.kZ gS ;kfu fdlh ^nq?kZVuk ds ckn ?kk;y O;fDr dks rqjar vLirky ys tkuk vk
?kksf"kr fd;k tkukA ;gk¡ ?kk;y dks vLirky ys tkus okys ^yksx* vkSj ;s ?kks"k.kk djus okys ^MkWDVj*
e`r yk;k x;k vizklafxd
(irrelevant) gSA
3. tc dÙkkZ dk irk ugha ;k ;s egÙoiw.kZ ugha fd drkZ Kkr gksA
tSls%People were relocated from the flood affected villages.

Passive Voice
vc fofHkÂTense dsActive ,oaPassive Voice ns[ksa&
INDEFINITE TENSE
Indefinite Tense Active Passive
Simple Present Sub + V1 + obj Obj + is/am/are + V3 + by + sub.
Simple Past Sub + V2 + obj Obj + was/were + V3 + by + sub.
Simple Future Sub + shall/will + V1 + obj Obj + shall/will + be+ V3 + by + sub.
Modal Sub + modall + V1 + obj Obj + modal + be+ V3 + by + sub.
CHANGE THE VOICE

Active Passive
tSls%1. Police arrested him. 1. He was arrested.
2. People speak english all over the world. 2. English is spoken all over the world.
3. A teacher teaches English here. 3. English is taught here.
4. No one desire riots. 4. Riots are not desired.
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5. I will not tolerate this nonsense. 5. This nonsense will not be tolerated
by me.
Explanation of sentences no. 1, 2 & 3.
 dqN fØ;k;sa fuf'pr
sub ds }kjk fd, tkrs gSA ,sls okD;ksa
activeesa
voice esa mlhsub dk iz;ksx djs tks
lkekU;r%og dk;Z djrk gksvxj passive voice esasub dk mYys[k ugha gks (okD; 1 ls 3 ns[ksa)A
 blh izdkj fØ;k;sa vxj fdlhindefinite pronoun ;k vague noun ds }kjk fd;s tk,sa Passive
rks
voice esa
'by + sub' dk iz;ksx
u djsaA (okD; 2 ,oa 4 ns[ksa)A ,slk rc Hkh fd;k tkrk
'sub'gS
bruk
tc
obvious gks fd mldk mYys[k djuk t:jh ugha gksA (okD; 2 ns[ksa)A
 Be (;k mlds forms) vxj main verb ds LFkku ij gks rks passive
okD; voice esaugha gks ldrkA
tSls%1. I am
 happy. (A.V)
m.v.
2. He should be
 polite. (A.V)
m. v.
 bu nksuksa okD;ksa dk voice ugha cu ldrkA
passive
CONTINUOUS TENSE
Continuous Tense Active Passive
Present Continuous Sub + is/ am/ are/ V1 + ing + obj obj + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + sub
Past Continuous Sub + was / were + V1 + ing + obj obj + was/were + being + V3 + by + sub
Future Continuous Sub + shall/will + be + V1 + ing + obj Future Continuous dk Passive ugha cuk;k tk ldrk gSA
Modal Continuous Sub + modal + be + V1 + ing + obj Modal Continuous dk Passive ugha cuk;k tk ldrk gSA
uksV%
vxj Passive Voice 'Continuous Tense' esa gks 'being'
rks dk iz;ksx djuk u HkwysaA
Passive Voice
CHANGE THE VOICE
tSls%1. The committee is looking into the matter. (Active)
The matter is being looked into by the committee. (Passive)
uksV%Verb ds ckn vkus okys
preposition dksP.V. esa yxkuk
u Hkqy
sA
2. They are laughing at you. (Active)
You are being laughed at by them. (Passive)
3. The accused is being produced before the court. (Passive)
The police are producing the accused before the court. (Active)
4. Right to protest peacefully is being demanded by the revolutionaries. (Passive)
The revolutionaries are demanding right to protest peacefully. (Active)
5. You were not taking the exam seriously. (Active)
The exam was not being taken seriously by you. (Passive)
PERFECT TENSE
Perfect Tense Active Passive
Present Perfect Sub + has/have + V3 + obj Obj + has / have + been + V3 + by + sub
Past Perfect Sub + had + V3 + obj Obj + had + been + V3 + by + sub
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Future Perfect Sub + shall/ will + have + V3 + obj Obj + shall / will + have + been + V3 + by + sub
Modal Perfect Sub + Modal + have + V3 + obj Obj + modal + have + been + V3 + by + sub
uksV%
vxj Passive Voice 'Perfect Tense' esa gks 'been'
rks dk iz;ksx djuk u HkwysaA
CHANGE THE VOICE
tSls%1. Who has seen him? (Active)
By whom has he been seen? (Passive)
2. The news has surprised us. (Active)
We have been surprised at the news. (Passive)
3. He will have understood your ulterior motive by that time. (Active)
Your ulterior motive will have been understood by him by that time. (Passive)
4. The committee had looked into the matter impartially before he was found
guilty.
The matter had been looked into by the committee impartially before it found him
guilty.
uksV%dqN ,slsverbs gksrs gS ftuds ckn
fixed preposition vkrs gSA
known to, surprised at, amazed at, astonished at, startled at, vexed at, annoyed
with somebody, annoyed at something, contained in, embodied in, crammed with,
decorated with, filled with, ornamented with, thronged with, tired of. engulfed in.
tSls%1. The fire engulfed the building.
The building was engulfed in the fire.
2. This box contains ten cigars.
Ten cigars are contained in this box.

Passive Voice
WH - QUESTIONS:
 Yes/No Questions dk Passive cukdj mlds igysInterrogative Words tksM+ nsus
Wh-ls
Questions cu tkrk gSA
tSls%Active: Have you broken the glass?
Passive: Has the glass been broken by you?
 vc bu Yes/No Questions ds igys Interrogative Word tksM+dj ns[ksa&
Active: Why have you broken the glass?
Passive: Why has the glass been broken by you?
 
Interrogative word Yes/ No Question
 ;g Rule - Why, How, When, Where, What vkfn ds lkFk ykxw gksrs gSaA
Who fdUrq]
;k Whom
vkfn ls 'kq: gksus Questions
okys dsPassive dks ns[ksa&
Active: Who wrote the Ramayana?
Passive: By whom was the Ramayana written?
or
Who was the Ramayana written by?
[Whom was the Ramayana written by? dguk xyr gSA
]
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Active: Whom have you invited?
Passive: Who has been invited by you?
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
1. With obj 2. Without obj Moral Suggestion

(i) Shut the door (A.V.) (i) Go away. (A.V.) (i) Help the poor. (A.V.)
1st way Let the door be shut. (P.V.) You are ordered to The poor should be
go away. (P.V.) helped. (P.V.)
Let + obj + be + V3
2nd way You are ordered to shut You are ordered/ requested/ Obj + should + be + V3
the door. (P.V.) forbidden etc. + to + V1 + obj.
You are ordered/ requested/
forbidden etc. + to + V1 + obj.
INFINITIVE (TO + V1)

Active: To + V1
Passive: To + be + V3
1. Active : I am to do it.
Passive : It is to be done by me.
2. Active: You are to write it in ink.
Passive: It is to be written in ink.
Passive Voice
uksV%'to + V1' dkspassive voice esa'to + be + V3' esa ifjofrZr dj nsrs gS ij ;s ges'kk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA vxj
'to + V1' dks djus okys
subject dk mYys[k 'to + V1' ls igy s gks pqdk gks 'torks
+ V1' dks'to + be +
V3' esa ifjofrZr u djsa A
tSls%Active: The teacher gave me a book to read.
Passive: I was given a book to read by my teacher.
'HAVE/HAS/HAD + TO + V1
Active: S + have / has/ had + to + V1 + Obj
Passive: Obj + have / has / had + to + be + V3 + by + sub .
tSls%(i) Active: I have to finish this work .

    
S have to V1 Obj
Passive: This work has to be finished by me

      
Obj has to be V3 by sub
(ii) Active: You have to choose a dress.
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Passive: A dress has to be chosen by you.
VERB- LET, BID, HELP, MAKE
 Verb- Let, bid, help vkSjmake dk iz;ksx
active voice esa
direct infinitive (fcuk 'to' ds)
ds lkFk gksrk gSA
tSls%1. She let me go.
2. I bade him leave the room.
3. They must help me finish the work.
4. I made him wash all the clothes
 Bid, help vkSjmake dk iz;ksxpassive voice esa
'to' ds lkFk gksxkA
tSls%1. He was bidden to leave the room by me.
2. I must be helped to finish the work.
3. He was made to wash all the clothes by me.
uksV%'Let' dk iz;ksxokD; esa
vyx&vyx vFkZesa gks ldrk Passive
gSA voice esa Hkh mlh vuqlkj ifjorZu gksxsaA
tSls%1. Let me play (vuqefr)
I may be allowed to play.
2. Let him do this work.
Let this work be done by him.
3. Let us organize a party (lykg] okD; esa
object Hkh gS)
A party should be organized.
4. Let us help the poor. (uSfrd lykg)
The poor should be helped.

Passive Voice
VERBS FOLLOWED BY ADJECTIVES.
Rose smells sweet. (Active)
Rose is sweet when it is smelt. (Passive)
Sub + verb
 + adjective + when + pronoun + H.V
 + V3
 
according to tense according to according to M.V in
and number number tense and V3 form.
number
tSls%1. Quinine tastes bitter. (Active)

Quinine is bitter when it is tasted. (Passive)
2. Those mangoes tasted sour. (Active)
Those mangoes were sour when they were tasted. (Passive)
PRACTICE SET
Directions: A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence
in Passive/Active Voice.
1. What amused you?
(a) What you are made to amuse by?
(b) By what are you being amused?
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(c) By what were you amused?
(d) By what have you been amused?
2. Smoke and flames engulfed the area and made rescue operations difficult.
(a) The area was engulfed in smoke and flames and make rescue operations difficult.
(b) The area was engulfed in smoke and flames making rescue operations difficult.
(c) The area has been engulfed in smoke and flames and made rescue operations difficult.
(d) The area was engulfed in smoke and flames and rescue operations were made difficult.
3. He asked me to finish the work in time.
(a) I was asked that I should finish the work in time.
(b) He asked me that I should finish the work in time.
(c) I was asked to finish the work in time.
(d) I was asked to finished the work in time by him.
4. Quinine tastes bitter.
(a) Quinine is bitter when it is tasted.
(b) Quinine is bitter tested.
(c) The taste of quinine is bitter.
(d) Quinine is tasted bitter.
5. The vintage cars hold a special place in the hearts of their owners.
(a) A special place in the hearts of the vintage car owners is held by them.
(b) A special place was held by the vintage cars in the hearts of their owners.
(c) A special place is held by the vintage cars in the hearts of their owners.
(d) A special place is being held by the vintage cars in the hearts of their owners.

Passive Voice
6. The accountant took the cheque from the customer.
(a) The cheque is taken from the customer by the accountant.
(b) The cheque was taken from the customer by the accountant.
(c) The customer was taken the cheque by the accountant.
(d) The cheque had been taken from the customer by the accountant.
7. The gatekeeper refused him admittance.
(a) He was refused admittance by the gatekeeper.
(b) Admittance is refused to him by the gatekeeper.
(c) Admittance was refused by the gatekeeper .
(d) Admittance is refused him by the gatekeeper.
8. Sohan was interviewing the political leaders.
(a) The political leaders were being interviewed by Sohan.
(b) The political leader was being interviewed by Sohan.
(c) The political leaders are being interviewed by Sohan.
(d) The political leaders is being interviewed by Sohan.
9. The builders have built a perfect dam across the stream.
(a) A perfect dam has built by the builders across the stream.
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(b) A perfect dam has been built by the builders across the stream.
(c) A perfect dam have been built by the builders across the stream.
(d) A perfect dam was being built by the builders across the stream.
10. They should follow all the instructions carefully.
(a) All the instructions are carefully followed by them.
(b) All the instructions should be carefully followed by them.
(c) All the instructions have to be followed by them.
(d) All the instructions can be carefully followed by them.
11. Shut the door and leave.
(a) Let the door be shut and you are ordered to leave.
(b) Let the door be shutted and you are ordered to leave.
(c) Let the door be shut and you be left.
(d) Let be the door shut and you are ordered to leave.
12. Who knows you?
(a) By whom are you known?
(b) Whom are you known by?
(c) To whom are you known?
(d) Who are you known?
13. Help others but do not expect anything in return.
(a) You are advised to help others and expect anything in return.
(b) Let others be helped and expect nothing in return.
(c) You were advised to help others and expect anything in return.
(d) You are advised to help others but forbidden to expect anything in return.

Passive Voice
14. We are taught English here.
(a) A teacher teaches us English here.
(b) English is taught here.
(c) A lady teaches us English here.
(d) You teach us English here.
15. The news surprised us.
(a) We were surprised at the news.
(b) We were surprised by the news.
(c) We were surprised with the news.
(d) We were surprised on the news.
16. Spain expected to win the world cup.
(a) The world cup was expected to be won by Spain.
(b) It was expected by Spain to win the World Cup.
(c) To win the World Cup has been expected by Spain.
(d) Spain expected that the World Cup be won by it.
17. After taking her to the hospital, I dropped her at her place.
(a) After being taken to the hospital, she was dropped at her place by me.
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(b) After been taken to the hospital, she was dropped at her place by me.
(c) After being taken she was sent to hospital and dropped at her place by me.
(d) After being taken to the hospital, she was dropped on her place by me.
18. Have this lock broken.
(a) Break this lock.
(b) Get someone to break this lock.
(c) Let this lock be broken.
(d) Have broken this lock be.
19. Think before you speak.
(a) Let thinking be done before you speak.
(b) Let speaking be not done before you think.
(c) You are advised to think before you speak.
(d) You are requested to think before you speak.
20. The case is being investigated by the police alongwith the CBI.
(a) The police alongwith the CBI are investigating the case.
(b) The police alongwith the CBI is investigating the case.
(c) The police alongwith the CBI was investigating the case.
(d) The police alongwith the CBI were investigating the case.
21. He doesn’t like people to call him cheat.
(a) He doesn’t like to be called a cheat.
(b) He doesn’t like to be call is a cheat.
(c) He doesn’t like anyone to call him cheat.
(d) To call cheat is not liked by him.
Passive Voice
22. At Paramount every question is answered as we believe that even Einstein
asked questions.
(a) At Paramount every question is answered as we believe that even questions
were asked by Einstein.
(b) At Paramount every question is answered as that is believed by us that Einstein
even asked question.
(c) At Paramount we answer every question as it is believed by us that questions
were asked by even Einstein.
(d) Every question is answered by Paramount as we believe that Einstein asked
even questions.
23. You must hit the nail on the head.
(a) The nail must hit on the head.
(b) The nail must be hit on the head.
(c) The nail has to be hit on the head.
(d) The nail on the head must be hit.
24. Those mangoes smell sweet.
(a) Those mangoes are sweet when they are smell.
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(b) Those mangoes are sweet when they are smelt
(c) Those mangoes were sweet when those are smelt.
(d) Sweet are smelt by those mangoes.
25. The little boy asked the man the way to Athens.
(a) The man has been asked the way to Athens by the little boy.
(b) The man was asked the way to Athens by the little boy.
(c) The man was being asked the way to Athens by the little boy.
(d) The way to Athens was asked by the man from the little boy.
26. Shut the door and go away.
(a) Let the door be shut and you are ordered to go away.
(b) You are ordered to go away and shut the door.
(c) Let the door be shut and let you be gone.
(d) Shut the door and let you be gone.
27. Your proposal was objected to and everyone laughed at you.
(a) Everyone objected your proposal and laughed at you.
(b) Everyone objected to your proposal and you were laughed at.
(c) Everyone objected to and laughed at you and your proposal.
(d) Your proposal was objected and you were laughed.
28. Let everyone be given a chance.
(a) Give everyone a chance.
(b) Give a chance for everyone.
(c) Let a chance be given to everyone.
(d) I will give up a chance.
Passive Voice
29. Do not make a noise.
(a) Let a noise be made not.
(b) You are requested to not make a noise.
(c) You are ordered to not make a noise.
(d) You are forbidden to make a noise.
30. People are raising a hue and cry and are breaking the furniture.
(a) A hue and cry is being raised and the furniture is being broken by the people.
(b) A hue and cry is being raised and the furniture are being broken by the people.
(c) Hue and cry and the furniture is being broken.
(d) A hue and cry has been raised and the furniture has been broke.
31. The fur coats were imported from Sweden by us.
(a) Sweden imported the fur coats.
(b) Sweden was imported the fur coats.
(c) We imported the fur coats from Sweden.
(d) We had imported the fur coats from Sweden.
32. A bullet in the chest is adored by the brave.
(a) The brave adores a bullet in the chest.
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(b) The brave adore a bullet in the chest.
(c) The brave adored a bullet in the chest.
(d) The brave have adored a bullet in the chest.
33. Decisions must be taken.
(a) Decisions should be taken.
(b) We must take decisions.
(c) It is good to take decisions.
(d) We should take decisions.
34. Are they not cheating us?.
(a) Are we not being cheated?
(b) Are not we being cheated?
(c) Are we being not cheated?
(d) Are we being cheated?
35. The room was cleaned.
(a) The cleaner cleaned the room.
(b) The room should be cleaned.
(c) I cleaned the room.
(d) Someone cleaned the room.
36. I should have met him yesterday.
(a) He should have met by me yesterday.
(b) He should be meeting me yesterday.
(c) He should have been meeting by me yesterday.
(d) He should have been met by me yesterday.
Passive Voice
37. One could see her lying on the flowerbeds.
(a) Flowerbeds could be seen lying on her.
(b) She could see on lying on flowerbeds.
(c) She could be seen lying on flowerbeds.
(d) She could be lying on flowerbeds seen.
38. We expect good news.
(a) Good news is expected by us.
(b) Let good news be expected.
(c) Let us expect good news.
(d) Expecting good news from them.
39. My teacher gave me a journal to read.
(a) I was given a journal by my teacher to be read.
(b) A journal to read was given to me by my teacher.
(c) A journal was given me to read by my teacher.
(d) I was given a journal by my teacher to read.
40. It is impossible to do this.
(a) This is impossible to be done.
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(b) To do this by it is impossible.
(c) It is impossible to have done this.
(d) It can’t be done.
41. Physically challenged people should not be laughed at by the public.
(a) Physically challenged people should not laugh at the public.
(b) The public will not be laughing at physically challenged people.
(c) The public shall not be laughing at physically challenged people.
(d) The public should not laugh at physically challenged people.
42. They say that people live on distant planets .
(a) It was said that people live on distant planets .
(b) It is being said that people live on distant planets .
(c) It is said that people live on distant planets .
(d) It is saying that people live on distant planets .
43. Can we send the parcel tomorrow?
(a) Can be the parcel sent by us tomorrow?
(b) Can we be sent by the parcel tomorrow?
(c) Can the parcel be sent by us tomorrow?
(d) Can the parcel sent by us tomorrow?
44. A detective arrested him as soon as he got home.
(a) An arrest was made by a detective as soon as he got home.
(b) He was arrested by a detective as soon as he got home.
(c) A detective was arrested by him as soon as he got home.
(d) An arrest was detected by him as soon as he got home.
Passive Voice
45. They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage.
(a) They cooked food was sent to the orphanage by them.
(b) The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them.
(c) The food was sent to the orphanage by them.
(d) The food was cooked and sent by them.
46. Where were they playing the cricket match?
(a) Where was the cricket match played?
(b) Where has the cricket match been played?
(c) Where will the cricket match be played?
(d) Where was the cricket match being played?
47. They say he can teach almost anything in this world.
(a) It is said that almost anything in this world can be taught by him.
(b) It was said that almost anything could be taught by him.
(c) They say almost anything could be taught by him.
(d) They say anything almost will be taught by him.
48. Please enter by the left door.
(a) Let the left door be entered by you.
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(b) You are requested to enter by the left door.
(c) Let it be entered by the left door.
(d) The left door is requested to be entered.
49. I would advise you not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
(a) It would be advised by me not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
(b) It would be my advice not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
(c) You would be advised by me not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
(d) My advice to you would be not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
50. They have done this to defuse the crisis.
(a) The crisis has been defused by them.
(b) This has been done by them to defuse the crisis .
(c) To defuse the crisis this was done by them.
(d) To defuse the crisis this is done by them.
51. Open the door.
(a) The door must be opened.
(b) The door will be opened.
(c) The door is opened.
(d) Let the door be opened.
52. I did not trust anybody.
(a) Nobody was trusted by me.
(b) Anybody had been trusted by me.
(c) Nobody would be trusted by me.
(d) Nobody has been trusted by me.
Passive Voice
53. Did he remember the date and time?
(a) Are the date and time remembered by him?
(b) Was he remembering the date and time?
(c) Were the date and time remembered by him?
(d) Did the date and time be remembered by him?
54. The boys were digging a hole in the ground.
(a) A hole was being dug in the ground by the boys.
(b) In the ground, the boys dug a hole.
(c) A hole in the ground has been dug by the boys.
(d) A hole in the ground has been dug by the boys.
55. We must now deal with these problems.
(a) These problems must now be dealt with by us.
(b) These problems must now be dealing with by us.
(c) These problems must now deal with by us.
(d) These problems are to be dealt with by us.
56. The audience loudly cheered the leader’s speech.
(a) The leader’s speech was loudly cheered by the audience.
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(b) The leader’s speech in loudly cheered by the audience.
(c) The audience loudly cheered the leader for his speech.
(d) The speech of the leader was loudly cheered by the audience.
57. Someone is following us.
(a) We are following by someone.
(b) We are being followed by someone.
(c) We were being followed by someone.
(d) We had been followed by someone.
58. He hasn’t slept in his bed.
(a) His bed hasn’t been slept in.
(b) He had not been slept in his bed.
(c) His bed had been slept in.
(d) His bed had not been slept in.
59. I was recommended another lawyer.
(a) Somebody recommended another lawyer.
(b) Somebody recommended me to another lawyer.
(c) Somebody recommended me another lawyer.
(d) Somebody recommends me another lawyer.
60. Many a person has been saved from the man-eaters by these hunters.
(a) These hunters will save many a person from the man-eaters.
(b) These hunters say many a person from the man-eaters.
(c) These hunters saved many a person from the man-eaters.
(d) These hunters have saved many a person from the man-eaters.
Passive Voice
61. Must we cut this tree?
(a) Must this tree will cut?
(b) Must this tree be cut?
(c) Must his tree was cut?
(d) Must his tree is cut?
62. You will be looked after well.
(a) They will look after you well.
(b) They can’t look after you well.
(c) They may look after well.
(d) They shall look after you well.
63. Didn’t they tell you to be here by six o’clock?
(a) Weren’t you told to be here by six o’clock?
(b) Haven’t they told you to be here by six o’clock?
(c) You were expected to be here by six o’clock.
(d) They expected you to be here by six O’clock.
64. Don’t touch this switch.
(a) This switch does not be touched.
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(b) This switch must not be touched.
(c) This switch don’t be touched.
(d) This switch need not be touched.
65. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
(a) Thistles cannot be gathered from grapes.
(b) Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.
(c) Grapes and thistles cannot be gathered by one.
(d) Grapes cannot be gathered by them.
66. They will have completed the work by the time we get there.
(a) The work will be completed by the time we get there.
(b) The work will have been completed by the time we get there.
(c) The work will have completed by the time we get there.
(d) The work will have been completed by the time we have got there.
67. You will have to pull down this sky-scraper as you have not complied with the
town planning regulations.
(a) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down as the town planning regulations
have not been complied with.
(b) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down by you as the town planning
regulations have not been complied by you.
(c) This sky-scraper will be pulled down as the town planning regulations have not
been complied with.
(d) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down as the town planning regulations
have not been complied.

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68. He has written a poem which fascinates every one.
(a) A poem has been written by him which fascinates every one.
(b) Everyone is fascinated by the poem which has been written by him.
(c) Poem written by him fascinates everyone.
(d) Every one fascinates the poem which is written by him.
69. Will those happy days be ever forgotten by me?
(a) Will I ever forget those happy days?
(b) Shall I ever forget those happy days?
(c) Would I forget these happy days?
(d) Ever shall I forget those happy days?
70. You are requested to permit him.
(a) Please permit him.
(b) I request you to permit me.
(c) He requests to permit him.
(d) I plead you to permit him.
71. I am not going to tolerate this nonsense anymore.
(a) This nonsense is not going to be tolerated by me anymore.
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(b) This nonsense is not being gone to be tolerated by me anymore.
(c) This nonsense is not being going to be tolerated by me anymore.
(d) Tolerate is not being going to be done by me of this nonsense.
72. The boys were being laughed at by the passers-by on the busy thoroughfare last
evening.
(a) The passers-by laughed at the boys on the busy thoroughfare last evening.
(b) The passers-by were laughing at the boys on the busy thoroughfare last evening.
(c) The boys were laughing at the passers-by on the busy thoroughfare last evening.
(d) None of the above.
73. The police are questioning Mr. and Mrs. Sharma.
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Sharma are questioned by the police.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Sharma have been questioning the police.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Sharma have been questioned by the police.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Sharma are being questioned by the police.
74. Before they invented printing, people had to write everything by hand.
(a) Before printing was invented everything had to be written by hand.
(b) Before printing was invented by them, everything had to be written.
(c) Before printing was invented people had to write everything by hand.
(d) Before printing was invented everything was written by hand.
75. Did any one ever make it clear how one operates the machine?
(a) Was it ever made clear how the machine is operated?
(b) Did any one ever make it by clear how the machine is operated?
Passive Voice
(c) Was ever it made clear how to operate the machine?
(d) Was how to operate the machine ever made clear?
76. Why did your father refuse to give the money to you?
(a) Why was your father refused money to you?
(b) Why was the money not given to you by your father?
(c) Why was the money refused to be given to you by your father?
(d) Why the money was refused to be given to you by your father?
77. Do you expect your parents to come from Hyderabad today?
(a) Did your parents come today from Hyderabad?
(b) Were your parents expected to come from Hyderabad today?
(c) Are your parents expected to come today from Hyderabad?
(d) Do your parents are expected to come today from Hyderabad?
78. Why are you raising a hue and cry?
(a) Why are a hue and cry being raised by you?
(b) Why is a hue and cry being raised by you?
(c) Why a hue and cry are being raised by you?
(d) Why a hue and cry is being raised by you?
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79. They say that there are living beings on Mars.
(a) They say that Mars has living beings.
(b) It is said that there are people living on Mars.
(c) On Mars, there are living beings.
(d) It is said that there are living beings on Mars.
80. A fortnight after he was convicted for the rape and murder of his classmate, the
Delhi High Court sentenced him to death on Monday.
(a) A fortnight after he had been convicted for the rape and murder of his classmate
he had been sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
(b) A fortnight after he was convicted for the rape and murder of his classmate he
has been sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
(c) A fortnight after he was convicted for the rape and murder of his classmate he
was sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
(d) A fortnight after he was been convicted for the rape and murder of his classmate
he was sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
81. Their dog bit our neighbour yesterday.
(a) Our neighbour bit their dog yesterday.
(b) Our neighbour bitten by their do yesterday.
(c) Our neighbour was bitten by their dog yesterday.
(d) Our neighbour were bit by their dog yesterday.
82. The MD told us about the new project.
(a) We were told about the new project by the MD.
(b) We are told about the new project by the MD.
Passive Voice
(c) We told by MD about the new project.
(d) We had been told by MD about project.
83. The Minister had already informed his Cabinet about his decision.
(a) His Cabinet was already informed about the Minister’s decision.
(b) His Cabinet has already informed the Minister about his decision.
(c) His Cabinet had already been informed about his decision by the Minister.
(d) His Cabinet will have already been informed about the Minister’s decision.
84. Sayali gave the beggar an old sari.
(a) An old sari was given to Sayali by the beggar.
(b) An old sari was given to the begger by Sayali.
(c) The begger was being given on old sari by Sayali.
(d) The begger had to be given on old sari by Sayali.
85. They are going to perform “Hamlet”.
(a) “Hamlet” is going to be performed by them.
(b) “Hamlet” is going to perform by them.
(c) “Hamlet” is to perform.
(d) “Hamlet” has to be performed.
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86. I was shocked by the letter.
(a) They shocked me with the letter.
(b) I am shocked.
(c) The letter shocked me.
(d) I shocked with the letter.
87. Somebody stole my car last week.
(a) Last week my car was steal by somebody.
(b) My car was stolen last week by somebody.
(c) My car was stolen that week by somebody.
(d) Somebody last week has stolen my car.
88. Do they sell construction material?
(a) Does construction material sold by them?
(b) Is construction material selling by them?
(c) Is construction material sold by them?
(d) Does construction material sell by them?
89. Sharma was cleaning the house.
(a) The house was cleaned by Sharma.
(b) The house will be cleaned by Sharma.
(c) The house was being cleaned by Sharma.
(d) The house is being cleaned by Sharma.
90. I bought a new shirt last week.
(a) Last week a new shirt was bought by I.
(b) Last week a new shirt is bought by I.
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(c) Last week a new shirt was bought by me.
(d) Last week a new shirt had been bought by me.
91. The plants have been watered by the gardener.
(a) The gardener is watering the plants.
(b) The gardener has been watering the plants.
(c) The gardener has watered the plants.
(d) The gardener have watered the plants.
92. The children could use the place always.
(a) The place can be used by children always.
(b) The place is used by children always.
(c) The place could always be used by children.
(d) The place has been used by children always.
93. They say that the earth is round.
(a) It has been said that the earth is round.
(b) That the earth is round is said by them.
(c) It is said that the earth is round.
(d) It was said that the earth was round.
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94. This machine must not be used after 5.30 p.m.
(a) You can’t use the machine after 5.30 p.m.
(b) You mayn’t use the machine after 5.30 p.m.
(c) You need not you the machine after 5.30 p.m.
(d) You must not use the machine after 5.30 p.m.
95. Tiny houses dot the landscape.
(a) The landscape was dotted by tiny houses.
(b) The landscape is being dotted by tiny houses.
(c) The landscape is dotted by tiny houses.
(d) The landscape has been dotted by tiny houses.
96. Dogs always chase cats.
(a) Cats are always chasing dogs.
(b) Cats have been always chased by dogs.
(c) Cats are always chased by dogs.
(d) Cats are being always chased by dogs.
97. The farmer prepared the field.
(a) The field was prepared by the farmer.
(b) The field was being prepared by the farmer.
(c) The field were prepared by the farmer.
(d) The field were being prepared by the farmer.
98. Teachers should be respected.
(a) Teachers deserve respect.
(b) Teachers are to be respected.
Passive Voice
(c) We shall respect teaches.
(d) We should respect teachers.
99. He will do the work tomorrow.
(a) The work will be done by him tomorrow.
(b) The work would be done by him tomorrow.
(c) The work could be done by him tomorrow.
(d) The work will have been done by him tomorrow.
100. She gave me a book.
(a) I was given a book by her.
(b) She was given a book.
(c) A book is given by her to me.
(d) I was given her a book.
101. I have bought a new car.
(a) A new car was bought by me.
(b) A new car is brought by me.
(c) A new car has been bought by me.
(d) A new car had been bought by me.
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102. Teachers might have given their students some concessions.
(a) Their students might have given some concessions to their teachers.
(b) Their students might be given some concessions by their teachers.
(c) Their students might be giving some concessions to their teachers.
(d) Students might have been given some concessions by their teachers.
103. You should not offer meat to vegetarians.
(a) Vegetarians should not be offered meat.
(b) Meat should be offered to non-vegetarians.
(c) Vegetarians should not offer meat.
(d) You should offer no meat to non-vegetarians.
104. You must write off all those bad debts.
(a) You must be written off by all those bad debts.
(b) All those bad debts must be written off by you.
(c) Write off all those bad debts .
(d) All those bad debts could be written off.
105. Are they receiving the chief guest at the station ?
(a) Was the chief guest being received at the station ?
(b) Is the chief guest being received at the station ?
(c) Will they be received by the chief guest at the station ?
(d) Will the chief guest be received at the station ?
106. We make butter from milk.
(a) Butter is make from milk by us.
(b) Butter is made from milk by us.
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(c) Butter is make with milk by us.
(d) From milk butter is made by us.
107. I don’t like people telling me what to do.
(a) I don’t like being told what to do.
(b) People telling me what to do was not liked by me.
(c) I do not like being told by the people.
(d) People don’t like telling me what to do.
108. The meeting has been called off by the chairman.
(a) The chairman called off the meeting.
(b) The chairman has called off the meeting.
(c) The chairman is calling off the meeting.
(d) The chairman had called off the meeting.
109. The police arrested 200 students on the University campus.
(a) 200 students had been arrested on the University campus by the police.
(b) 200 students has been arrested by the police on the University campus.
(c) 200 students were arrested by the police on the University campus.
(d) 200 students are arrested on the University campus by the police.
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110. Why do you like him so much ?
(a) Why has he been liked so much by you ?
(b) Why was he liked by you so much?
(c) Why is he liked by you so much ?
(d) Why he is liked by you so much ?
111. The invitation cards will be sent today.
(a) They will sent the invitation cards today.
(b) They will have sent the invitation cards today.
(c) They will send the invitation cards today.
(d) They will be sending the invitation cards today.
112. She has baked several cakes for her friends.
(a) She has several cakes to be baked for her friends.
(b) Her friends had several cakes baked by her.
(c) Several cakes have been baked by her for her friends.
(d) Her friends baked several cakes for her.
113. We believe that God gives us misery.
(a) It was believed that God gave us misery.
(b) It has been believed that God gives us misery.
(c) It is believed that God gives us misery.
(d) It is a belief that God gives us misery.
114. A lot of saplings have been planted by the chief guest.
(a) The chief guest is planting a lot of saplings.
(b) The chief guest has planted a lot of saplings.
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(c) The chief guest have planted a lot of sapling.
(d) The chief guest has been planting a lot of saplings.
115. The Prime Minister has discussed the matter with the other ministers.
(a) The matter was discussed by the Prime Minister with the other ministers.
(b) The matter is discussed- by the Prime Minister with the other ministers.
(c) The matter had been discussed by the Prime Minister with the other ministers.
(d) The matter has been discussed by the Prime Minister with the other ministers.
116. The Principal will meet the students this evening.
(a) The students will be met by the Principal this evening.
(b) The students could be met by the Principal this evening. .
(c) The students would be met by the Principal this evening.
(d) The students will be meeting the Principal this evening. .
117. The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President.
(a) The President “of India appointed the Chief Justice.
(b) The President appoints the Chief Justice of India.
(c) The President appointed the Chief Justice of India.
(d) The appointment order of the Chief Justice of India was given by the President.
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118. A meeting was convened by the Principal.
(a) The Principal convened a meeting.
(b) The Principal was convening a meeting.
(c) The Principal has convened a meeting
(d) The Principal is convening a meeting.
119. Someone has stolen my suitcase.
(a) My suitcase is stolen by someone.
(b) Someone has been stolen my suitcase.
(c) My suitcase has someone been stolen.
(d) My suitcase has been stolen by someone.
120. Anu is interviewing Radhika and Sarath Kumar.
(a) Radhika and Sarath Kumar are being interviewed by Anu.
(b) Radhika and Sarath Kumar are interviewing Anu.
(c) Radhika and Sarath Kumar were interviewed by Anu.
(d) Radhika is being interviewed by Sarath Kumar and Ami.
121. Our task had been completed before sunset.
(a) We completed our task before sunset.
(b) We have completed our task before sunset.
(c) We complete our task before sunset.
(d) We had completed our task before sunset.
122. The boy laughed at the beggar.
(a) The beggar was laughed by the boy.
(b) The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
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(c) The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.
(d) The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
123. The government has launched a massive tribal welfare programme in Jharkhand.
(a) A massive tribal welfare programme is launched by the government in
Jharkhand.
(b) A massive tribal welfare programme has been launched by the government
in Jharkhand.
(c) Jharkhand government has launched a massive tribal welfare programme.
(d) T h e g o v e r n m e n t i n J h a r k h a n d h a s l a u n c h e d a m a s s i v e t r i b a l
welf ar e pr ogramme.
124. The boys were playing cricket.
(a) Cricket had been played by the boys.
(b) Cricket has been played by the boys.
(c) Cricket was played by the boys.
(d) Cricket was being played by the boys.
125. They drew a circle in the morning.
(a) A circle was being drawn by them in the morning.
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(b) A circle was drawn by them in the morning.
(c) In the morning a circle have been drawn by them.
(d) A circle has been drawing since morning.
126. They will demolish the entire block.
(a) The entire block is being demolished.
(b) The block may be demolished entirely.
(c) The entire block will have to be demolished by them.
(d) The entire block will be demolished by them.
127. The burglar destroyed several items in the room. Even the carpet has been torn.
(a) Several items destroyed in the room by the burglar. Even the carpet he has torn.
(b) Several items in the room were destroyed by the burglar. Even the carpet has
been torn.
(c) Including the carpet, several items in the room have been torn by the burglar.
(d) The burglar, being destroyed several items in the room, also carpet has torn.
128. We must respect the elders.
(a) The elders deserve respect from us.
(b) The elders must be respected.
(c) The elders must respected by us.
(d) Respect the elders we must.
129. We have warned you.
(a) You have been warned.
(b) We have you warned.

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(c) Warned you have been.
(d) Have you been warned.
130. Has anybody answered your question ?
(a) Your question has been answered ?
(b) Anybody has answered your question ?
(c) Has your question been answered ?
(d) Have you answered your question ?
131. The shopkeeper lowered the prices.
(a) The prices lowered the shopkeeper.
(b) The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper.
(c) Down went the prices.
(d) The shopkeeper got down the prices.
132. One must keep one’s promises.
(a) One’s promises are kept.
(b) One’s promises must kept.
(c) One’s promises were kept.
(d) Promises must be kept.
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133. The government has not approved the new drug for sale.
(a) The government approval for the sale of the new drug has not been given.
(b) The new drug has not been approved for sale by the government.
(c) For the sale of the new drug we have not been given the approval.
(d) The new drug was not approved by the government.
134. They have published all the details of the invention.
(a) All the details of the invention have been published by them.
(b) The publication of the details of invention was done by them.
(c) All the details have been invented by the publishers.
(d) All the inventions have been detailed by them.
135. He teaches us grammar.
(a) Grammar was taught to us by him.
(b) We are taught grammar by him.
(c) Grammar will be taught to us by him.
(d) We were teached grammar by him.
136. The manager could not accept the union leader’s proposals.
(a) The union leader’s proposals could not be accepted by the manager.
(b) The union leader’s proposals were not accepted by the manager.
(c) The union leader’s proposals will not be accepted by the manager.
(d) The union leader’s proposals would not be accepted by the manager.
137. Prepare yourself for the worst.
(a) You be prepared for the worst.
(b) The worst should be prepared by yourself.
Passive Voice
(c) Be prepared for the worst.
(d) For the worst, preparation should be made by you.
138. Please shut the door and go to sleep.
(a) The door is to be shut and you are to go to sleep.
(b) Let the door be shut and you be asleep.
(c) You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep.
(d) The door is to be shut and you are requested to sleep.
139. Small strokes fell great oaks.
(a) Great oaks are fallen by small oaks.
(b) Great oaks are felled by small oaks.
(c) Great oaks are fell by small oaks.
(d) Great oaks were fallen by small oaks.
140. We must take care of all living species on Earth.
(a) All living species on Earth are taken care of by us.
(b) All living species on Earth must be taken care of by us.
(c) All living species on Earth had been taken care of by us.
(d) All living species on Earth will be taken care of by us.
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141. People call him a fool.
(a) He has been called a fool.
(b) He is called a fool by the people.
(c) The people have been calling him a fool.
(d) We all people have called him a fool.
142. It is being read by us.
(a) We are reading it.
(b) It will be read by us.
(c) We can read it.
(d) We have to read it.
143. He had committed a mistake.
(a) A mistake had committed by him.
(b) A mistake was committed by him.
(c) A mistake had been committed by him.
(d) A mistake has been committed by him.
144. The most useful training of my career was given to me by my boss.
(a) My boss has been giving me the most useful training of my career.
(b) My boss gives me the most useful training.
(c) My boss is giving me the most useful training.
(d) My boss gave me the most useful training of my career.
145. We have decided to open a new branch.
(a) To open a new branch was decided by us.
(b) To be opened a new branch has been decided.
Passive Voice
(c) It has been decided to open a new branch.
(d) It may be decided to open a new branch by us.
146. The loan will be sanctioned by the bank.
(a) The bank sanctioned the loan.
(b) The bank is going to sanction the loan.
(c) The bank would sanction the loan.
(d) The bank will sanction the loan.
147. Paint the windows.
(a) Windows should be painted.
(b) Let the windows be painted.
(c) Let be the windows painted.
(d) Windows are let to be painted.
148. The traitors should be shot dead.
(a) They should have shot the traitors dead.
(b) They shall shoot the traitors dead.
(c) They should shoot the traitors dead.
(d) They shot the traitors dead.
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149. Rahul is teaching the children in the slum areas.
(a) The children in the slum areas are taught by Rahul.
(b) The children are taught by Rahul in the slum area.
(c) In the slum areas the children are learning from Rahul.
(d) The children in the slum areas are being taught by Rahul.
150. One cannot expect children to understand these problems.
(a) Children cannot be expected to understand these problems.
(b) Children to understand these problems cannot be expected.
(c) Children cannot be expected to be understood these problems.
(d) To understand these problems cannot be expected from children by one.
151. Why did she break the garden wall ?
(a) Why the garden wall was broken by her?
(b) Why had the garden wall been broken by her ?
(c) Why was the garden wall broken by her?
(d) Why will the garden wall be broken by her ?
152. The students were laughing at the old man.
(a) The old man was being laughed at by the students.
(b) The old man was laughed at by the students.
(c) The old man was being laughed by the students.
(d) The old man is laughing at the students.
153. He admonished her for the error.
(a) She was admonished by him for the error.
(b) She has been admonished by him for the error.
Passive Voice
(c) She would be admonished by him for the error.
(d) She is admonished by him for the error.
154. Can we send this big parcel by air ?
(a) Can this big parcel be sent by air?
(b) Can this big parcel sent by air ?
(c) Could this big parcel be sent by air?
(d) Could this big parcel sent by us by air?
155. The boys saved many elders from drowning.
(a) Many elders are saved from drowning by the boys.
(b) Many elders are being saved from drowning by the boys,
(c) Many elders were saved from drowning by the boys.
(d) Many elders have .been saved from drowning by the boys.
156. He was refused admittance.
(a) The guards refuse him admittance.
(b) The guards refused him for admittance.
(c) The guards have refused him admittance.
(d) The guards refused him admittance.
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157. You will be taken care of by me.
(a) I will be taking care of you.
(b) I would take care of you.
(c) I will take care of you.
(d) I will being take care of you.
158. Promises should be kept.
(a) You must keep the promises.
(b) We must keep their promises.
(c) Kept the promises.
(d) One should keep one's promises.
159. Circumstances forced him to resign his post.
(a) Circumstances make him to resign his post.
(b) He was forced to resign his post.
(c) He is forced to resign his post.
(d) He is forced and resigned his post. .
160. He would have written this essay in time.
(a) The essay was written on time.
(b) This essay would haye been written by him in time.
(c) The essay was written by him in
(d) He wrote the essay on time.
161. I give alms to the poor on Saturdays.
(a) Alms are given to the poor by me on Saturdays.
(b) Alms is given to the poor by me on Saturdays.
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(c) Alms are given to the poors by me on Saturdays.
(d) Alms were given to the poor by me on Saturdays.
162. God helps the brave.
(a) The brave is helped by God
(b) The brave are helped by God
(c) The brave are help by God
(d) The brave helped by God
163. I haven’t read Three Muskeeters.
(a) Three Muskeeters have not been read by me.
(b) Three Muskeeters has not been read by me.
(c) Three Muskeeters has been not read by me.
(d) Three Muskeeters has not been readed by me.
164. I am going to buy new spectacles tomorrow.
(a) New spectacles are going to be bought by me tomorrow.
(b) New spectacles is going to be bought by me tomorrow.
(c) New spectacles are being bought by me tomorrow.
(d) New spectacles are to be bought by me tomorrow.
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165. Our mothers use tongs while making chapaties.
(a) Tongs are used by our mothers while making chapaties.
(b) Tongs is used by our mothers while making chapaties.
(c) Tongs are used by our mothers while chapaties are being made.
(d) Tongs are use by our mothers while making chapaties.
166. I play Billiards during my free time.
(a) Billiards are played by me during my free time.
(b) Billiards were played by me during my free time.
(c) Billiards are being played by me during my free time.
(d) Billiards is played by me during my free time.
167. Have the car painted black.
(a) Paint the car black.
(b) I have painted the car black.
(c) Get someone to paint the car black .
(d) Black has been painted by the car.
168. Who has stolen my binoculars?
(a) By whom my binoculars have been stolen?
(b) By whom have my binoculars been stolen?
(c) By whom has my binoculars been stolen?
(d) By whom my binoculars has been stolen?
169. He has been arrested and sent to jail.
(a) The police arrested him and the court sent him to jail.
(b) The police has arrested him and the court have sent him to jail.
Passive Voice
(c) The police have arrested him and the court has sent him to jail.
(d) The police has arrested him and the court has sent him to jail.
170. Anna and his team hope to fight corruption with Jan Lokpal Bill.
(a) It is hoped by Anna and his team that they would fight corruption by Jan Lokpal Bill .
(b) To fight corruption is been hoped by Anna and his team by Jan Lokpal Bill.
(c) To fight corruption was being hoped by Anna and his team by Jan Lokpal Bill.
(d) To fight corruption is being hoping by Anna and his team by Jan Lokpal Bill.
171. The Greeks expected to conquer Carthrage.
(a) People expected the Greeks to conquer Carthrage.
(b) It was expected by the Greeks to conquer Carthrage.
(c) To conquer Carthrage was expected by the Greeks.
(d) Carthrage was expected to be conquered by the Greeks.
172. Rome was not built in a day.
(a) They did not build Rome in a day.
(b) They could not build Rome in a day.
(c) The Romans did not build Rome in a day.
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(d) They have not built Rome in a day.
173. The ship is being taken to safe water by the Captain and not his crew.
(a) The Captain and not his crew is taking the ship to safe water.
(b) The Captain and not his crew are taking the ship to safe water.
(c) The Captain and not his crew have taken the ship to safe water.
(d) The Captain and not his crew is being taking the ship to safe water.
174. Strong Anti-Corruption law is liked by neither the Central Government nor the
State Governments.
(a) Neither the Central Government nor the State Governments likes strong Anti-
Corruption law.
(b) Neither the Central Government nor the State Governments like strong Anti-
Corruption law.
(c) Neither the Central Government nor the State Governments liked strong Anti-
Corruption law.
(d) Neither the Central Government nor the State Governments are liking strong
Anti-Corruption law.
175. If you cannot change the master, you cannot change the destiny.
(a) The destiny cannot be changed if masters cannot change.
(b) The destiny could not be changed if masters cannot be changed.
(c) The destiny cannot change if masters cannot be changed.
(d) The destiny cannot be changed if masters cannot be changed.

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176. The curd smelt sour.
(a) The curd is sour when smelt.
(b) The curd was sour when it was smelling.
(c) The curd was sour when it was smelt.
(d) The curd is sour when it was smelt.
177. People are not going to tolerate Government’s despotism.
(a) Government’s despotism is not going to be tolerated by people.
(b) Government’s despotism was not going to be tolerated by people.
(c) Government’s despotism is not being tolerated by people.
(d) Government’s despotism is not to be tolerated by people.
178. He is writing a letter.
(a) A letter is being written by him.
(b) A letter is written by him.
(c) A letter has been written by him.
(d) Let a letter be written by him.
179. The man cut the tree into thin strips.
(a) The tree was cut into thin strips by the man.
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(b) The tree cut itself into thin strips by the man.
(c) The tree has cut into thin strips by the man.
(d) The tree can be cut into thin strips by the man.
180. My father gave me a hundred rupee note yesterday.
(a) A hundred rupee note was given to me by my father yesterday.
(b) A hundred rupee note was being given to me by my father.
(c) A hundred rupee note had been given to me by my father.
(d) Yesterday, my father was given a hundred rupee note by me.
181. The pilot landed the plane safely.
(a) The plane had been landed safely by the pilot.
(b) The plane was landed safely by the pilot.
(c) The plane has been landed safely by the pilot.
(d) The plane was to be landed safely by the pilot.
182. Abha sent me a card.
(a) A card will be send to me by Abha.
(b) A card was sent to me by Abha.
(c) A card will be sent to me by Abha.
(d) A card is sent to me by Abha.
183. He will never forget it.
(a) It will never be forgotten by him.
(b) It can never be forgotten by him.
(c) It should never be forgotten by him.
(d) It may never be forgotten by him.
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184. Let not his insulting words be minded.
(a) Don’t be insulted his words.
(b) Don’t mind his insulting words.
(c) Don’t insult him with his words.
(d) Do mind his insulting words.
185. The students have been punished by the teacher for negligence of duty.
(a) The teacher has punished the students for negligence of duty.
(b) The teacher had punished the students for negligence of duty.
(c) The teacher punished the students for negligence of duty.
(d) The teacher have punished the students for negligence of duty.
186. The storm has destroyed twelve houses.
(a) Twelve houses had been destroyed by the storm.
(b) Twelve houses have been destroyed by the storm.
(c) Twelve houses were destroyed by the storm.
(d) Twelve houses have been stormed.
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187. She is reading a novel.
(a) A novel is being read by her.
(b) A novel has been read by her.
(c) A novel is read by her.
(d) A novel was being read by her.
188. The whole village was ravaged by the man-eater.
(a) The man-eater ravages the whole village.
(b) The whole village is ravaged by the man-eater.
(c) The man-eater ravaged the whole village.
(d) The whole village is being ravaged by the man-eater.
189. The purity of justice is maintained by the reports of proceedings in the law courts.
(a) The law courts maintain purity of justice in the reports of the proceedings.
(b) The reports of the proceedings in the law courts maintain the purity of justice.
(c) Pure justice is maintained in the proceedings of the law courts.
(d) The maintenance of justice is pure in the proceedings of the law courts.
190. Newton wrote this letter yesterday.
(a) Yesterday was written letter by Newton.
(b) This letter is written by Newton Yesterday.
(c) This letter was written by Newton yesterday.
(d) This letter was wrote by Newton yesterday.
Passive Voice
191. An awareness is being created among the people by the Government about the
importance of trees.
(a) The Government is creating an awareness among the people about the
(b) The Government are creating an awareness among the people about the
(c) The Government creates an awareness among the people about the
(d) The Government created an awareness among the people about the
192. Ads on TV increase the sale of any commodity.
(a) The sale of any commodity is being increased by ads on TV.
(b) The sale of any commodity are increased by ads on TV.
(c) The sale of any commodity are being increased by ads on TV.
(d) The sale of any commodity is increased by ads on TV.
193. The Indian Government is encouraging the Europeans to visit India.
(a) The Europeans are encouraged by the Indian Government to visit India.
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(b) The Europeans are encouraging by the Indian Government to visit India.
(c) The Europeans are being encouraged by the Indian Government to visit India.
(d) The Europeans is being encouraged by the Indian Government to visit India.
194. He handed her a chair.
(a) She was handed a chair by him.
(b) He handed a chair to her.
(c) He will hand a chair to her.
(d) A chair will be handed to her by him.
195. Call the police at once.
(a) Let the police be called at once.
(b) The police was to be called at once.
(c) The police is to be called at once.
(d) Let the police called at once.
196. Post the letter.
(a) The letter is posted.
(b) The letter was posted.
(c) Let the letter be posted.
(d) The letter will be posted.
197. Who painted it?
(a) It was painted?
(b) Was it painted?
(c) Had it been painted by?
(d) By whom was it painted?
Passive Voice
Answer key
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b)
10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (b)
19. (c) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b)
28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (d)
37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (a) 41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (b)
46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (a)
55. (a) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (d) 61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (a)
64. (b) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (a) 71. (a) 72. (b)
73. (d) 74. (a) 75. (a) 76. (c) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (c) 81. (c)
82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (c) 89. (c) 90. (c)
91. (c) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (a)
100. (a) 101. (c) 102. (d) 103. (a) 104. (b) 105. (b) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (b)
109. (c) 110. (c) 111. (c) 112. (c) 113. (c) 114. (b) 115. (d) 116. (a) 117. (b)
118. (a) 119. (d) 120. (a) 121. (d) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (d) 125. (b) 126. (d)
127. (b) 128. (b) 129. (a) 130. (c) 131. (b) 132. (d) 133. (b) 134. (a) 135. (b)
136. (a) 137. (c) 138. (c) 139. (b) 140. (b) 141. (b) 142. (a) 143. (c) 144. (d)
145. (c) 146. (d) 147. (b) 148. (c) 149. (d) 150. (a) 151. (c) 152. (a) 153. (a)
154. (a) 155. (c) 156. (d) 157. (c) 158. (d) 159. (b) 160. (b) 161. (a) 162. (b)
163. (b) 164. (a) 165. (a) 166. (d) 167. (c) 168. (b) 169. (c) 170. (a) 171. (b)
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172. (c) 173. (a) 174. (b) 175. (d) 176. (c) 177. (a) 178. (a) 179. (a) 180. (a)
181. (b) 182. (b) 183. (a) 184. (b) 185. (a) 186. (b) 187. (a) 188. (c) 189. (b)
190. (c) 191. (a) 192. (d) 193. (c) 194. (a) 195. (a) 196. (c) 197. (d)
dqNmÙkjdhO;k[;k%&
16. (a) ughagks ldrk D;ksafd blls okD; dk ;s vFkZ fudyrk gS fd ;s mEehn dh tkSpain jgh Fkh
oYMZ
fd di
thrsxhAQuestion 16. esa ;s Li"V gSSpain
fd dks oYMZ di thrus dh mEehn FkhA (b) vr%gksxk
mÙkj
ftldk vFkZQuestion 16 ds vFkZ ls esy [kkrk gSA
18. (b) okD; esa'Have' Causative Verb gSA ;gk¡ dk;Z fd;k ugha djok;k tk jgk (b) gSAmi;qDr
vr% mÙkj gksxkA
32. (b)'The brave' plural common noun gSA vxj brave, poor, rich bR;kfn tSlsadjectives ds igys
article 'the' dk iz;ksx fd;k tk, rks og
plural common noun cu tkrk gS ,oaplural verb ds
lkFk vkrk gSA
35. (a) tc Passive Voice esa'by + sub' dk mYys[k ugha gks rks bldk vFkZ gS fd drkZ lkekU;r% ml dk;Z
dh djrk gS ftldk mYys[k djuk t:jh ughaA vr%(a) mÙkj
gksxkA
39. (d) vxj 'to read' ds LFkku ij 'to be read' dk iz;ksx fd;k tk, rks
'by + sub' dk option [kqy tkrk gS
tcfd 'to read' dk sub. 'I' dk mYys[k igys gks pqdk gSA vr% dk gh iz;ksx djuk mi;qDr gksxkA
'to read'
161. (a) Alms (nku) Plural Noun gSA vr% Plural verb 'are' dk iz;ksx djsaA
164. (a) Spectacles plural noun gSA vr% spectacles ds lkFk'are' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
165. (a) Tongs plural noun gSA vr% tongs ds lkFkplural verb 'are' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
166. (d) Billiards form ls plural gS ijUrq ,d [ksy dk uke gSA vr% vFkZ ls gSA vr%
singular singular
verb 'is' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
167. (c) okD;Passive voice esa gS vkSj okD; esa
Causative verb 'have' dk iz;ksx gSA vr%Sub (drkZ)
ds LFkku someone
ij dk mYys[k gSA
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168. (b) Binoculars plural noun gSA vr% binoculars ds lkFkplural verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
169. (c) Police plural noun gSA vr% plural ds lkFkplural verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
171. (b) okD; 16 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA
173. (a) tc nkssubjects dks'and not' ls tksM+k tkrk gS rks1st sub ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksrk gSA
verb 'thevr%
captain' ds vuqlkjverb 'is' dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,A
174. (b) tc nkssub dks'neither.....nor' ls tksM+k tkrk gS rksutnhd okyssubject ds vuqlkj iz;qDr
verb
gksrk gSA verb
vr% 'State Governments' (Plural noun) ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksxkA
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) The officers/ (b) who were on inspection in this factory / (c) were discovered many
discripancies. /(d) No error.
2. (a) The teacher asked / (b) the students whether they could/ (c) tell the name of
the man who had been invented steam engine. / (d) No error.
3. (a) He held a bomb / (b) in his hand which was totally hiding / (c) in the long cloak
that he was wearing. / (d) No error.
4. (a) I was surprise / (b) at his brazenness/ (c) as he was considerd an obedient student
/ (d) No error.
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5. (a) Had the police not/ (b) reached here / (c) on time, the traders would have robbed .
/ (d) No error.
6. (a)He seriously wounded / (b) during the cross fire and / (c) was rushed to hospital / (d)
No error.
7. (a) Police Officers sent / (b) to the theatre and every nook and corner /(c) was
throughly checked. /(d) No error.
8. (a) When the minister was shot dead,/ (b) people were run here and there / (c) to
save themselves. /(d) No error.
9. (a) Mother's milk / (b) cannot substituted by / (c) any thing else./(d) No error.
10. (a) When the thief broke into their house / (b) they raised a hue and cry / (c) and the
thief caught immediately by the people. / (d) No error
11. (a)The city / (b) was tore / (c) by riots./(d) No error.
12. (a) It was suggested / (b) by him that the baby / (c) should be immediately taken
care. / (d) No error.
13. (a) The truck driver was accused / (b) the lady for walking / (c) in the middle of the
road./(d) No error.
14. (a) Some passengers / (b) were flew/ (c) to Paris on the last trip./(d) No error.
15. (a) By the time he arrived, / (b) everybody had / (c) been gone./(d) No error.
16. (a) I am extremely annoyed / (b) by/ (c) the mismanagement./(d) No error.
17. (a) The mall was / (b) engulfed/ (c) by the fire/ (d) No error.
18. (a) It believed earlier / (b) that the sun/ (c) revolved round the earth./(d) No error.
19. (a) As she was wearing / (b) skimpy clothes/ (c) she was stared./(d) No error.
Passive Voice
20. (a) You behave in such / (b) a weird manner that / (c) everybody disgusted with you./
(d) No error.
21. (a) Ten mangoes / (b) are contained / (c) by this box./(d) No error.
22. (a) A gang of robbers were arrested/ (b) by the police / (c) last night near the island./
(d) No error.
23. (a) The streets of Rome / (b) were thronged/ (c) by the common people./(d) No error.
24. (a) Everyone says that/ (b) he born / (c) of poor parents./(d) No error.
25. (a)The ship sank / (b) and everyone / (c) aboard drowned./(d) No error.
26. (a) If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, (b) they will be stopped, ticketed
/ (c) and have to pay a fine. / (d) No error
27. (a) There will be no more supplies/ (b) unless all arrears of payment / (c) were
cleared by next Monday. / (d) No error
28. (a) The news of his father's death / (b) was not declared / (c) so far. / (d) No error
Answers with Explanation
1. (c) 'were' gVk nsaA 'Past
okD; Indefinite' ds Active Voice esa gSA V vr%
2
dk iz;ksx gksxk u'were
fd
+ V3' dkA
2. (c) 'been' gVk gSA okD; Active Voice esa gSA vr% 'had + V3' dk iz;ksx gksxk u'had
fd + been +
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V3' ftldk iz;ksx Past Perfect Tense ds Passive Voice esa gksrk gSA
3. (b) ‘hiding’ dks‘hidden’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA'which was totally hiding' dk vFkZ gksxk tks lEiw.kZ :i
ls fNi jgk FkkA'which was totally hidden' dk vFkZ gS tks ^lEiw.kZ :i ls fNik gqvk Fkk*A
4. (a) ‘Surprise’ dks‘surprised’ esa ifjofrZr djsa
Passive Voice esaMain Verb ges'kk V3 form esa gksuk pkfg,A
5. (c) 'would have' ds ckn'been' dk iz;ksx djsaA‘traders would have robbed’ d k vFkZ‘traders’
gS
us ywV fd;k gksrkA okD; dks vFkZiw.kZ cukuswould
'traders ds fy, have been robbed' dk iz;ksx djsa
ftldk vFkZ gksxk'traders' ywV fy, x;s gksrsA
6. (a) 'He was seriously wounded' dk iz;ksx djsa 'He wounded' dk vFkZ gksxkA ^mlus ?kk;y dj fn;kA
‘He was wounded’ dk vFkZ gksxk ôg ?kk;y gks x;kA*
7. (a) 'sent' ds igys 'were' dk iz;ksx djsaA
8. (b) ‘were run’ dks‘ran’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
9. (b) Cannot ds ckn'be' dk iz;ksx djsaA Passive Voice esa'Cannot + be + V3' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
10. (c) 'thief was caught' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'thief caught dk vFkZ fudysxk ^pksj us idM+ fy;k* tcfd gksuk
pkfg, ^pksj idM+k x;k*A
11. (b) 'was' ds lkFk ‘V3’ dk iz;ksx gksxk vxj okD;A
passive voice esa gS rksAtorn
vr%(tear dk V3 form)
dk iz;ksx djsaA
12. (c) ‘Care’ ds ckn'of' dk iz;ksx djsaAPassive Voice esa‘Preposition' dk è;ku j[ksaA
13. (a) ;gk¡'truck driver' subject gSA vr% 'was' gVk nsaA okD;
passive voice esa ugha gSA
14. (b) ‘were’ ds ckn'V3' dk iz;ksx djsaA'fly' dk V3 form 'flown' gksrk gSA
15. (c) ‘been’ gVk nsaA
16. (b) ‘by’ dks'at' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
'annoyed' ds lkFk'at' dk iz;ksx gksrk gS'something'
vxj dk mYys[k
gksAEg- 'annoyed at the mismanagement.' vxj 'someone' dk iz;ksx gks 'annoyed' rks
ds lkFk'with' dk iz;ksx gksxkA'Eg- annoyed with you'.
Passive Voice
17. (c) ‘by’ ds LFkku 'in'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
Indirect Speech esa'Simple Present', 'Simple Past'
esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
18. (a) ‘It was believed’ dk iz;ksx djsa
'Engulfed' ds lkFk'in' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSSA
19. (c) ‘Stared’ ds cknpreposition 'at' dk iz;ksx djsaA
20. (c) ‘everybody is disgusted’ dk iz;ksx lgh gksxkA
21. (c) ‘by’ ds LFkku 'in'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Contained ds lkFk'in' dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,A
22. (a) ‘Gang’ Collective noun gSA vr% 'were' ds LFkku ij'was' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
23. (c) ‘Thronged’ ds lkFk'with' dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u fddkA'By' ds LFkku ij
'by' 'with' dk iz;ksx djsaA
24. (b) ‘he was born’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
25. (c) ‘drowned’ ds igys'was' dk iz;ksx djsaA
26. (c) 'and will have to' lgh formation gSA 'and' ds cknsentence formation 'active voice' esa
ifjofrZr gks tk jgk gSA'and'
vr%ls igys vkus okyk helping verb 'will' dk iz;ksx
'and' ds ckn ds
Hkkx ds fy, ugha gSA
27. (c) 'Were' ds LFkku 'are'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA okD;
'future conditional' dk gSA vxj nks dk;Z Hkfo"; esa
,d ds ckn ,d gks vkSj nwljs dk;Z dk gksuk igys dk;Z ds gksus ij fuHkZjsimple
djsa rkspresent
igyk dk;Z
esa gksxk
(arreas of payment are cleared) vkSj nwljk dk;Zsimple future tense (there will
be no more supplies)esa gksxkA
28. (b) 'Was not declared' ds LFkku ij 'has not been declared dk iz;ksx djsaA 'So far' dk iz;ksx
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lkekU;r% 'Present Perfect' esa gksrk gSA

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Narration ds varxZr geDirect ,oa Indirect Speech i<+rs gSA

DIRECT SPEECH
 tc dksbZ O;fDr fdlh oDrk ds dgs gq, dFku
cuk
dks
fdlh
f ifjorZu ds vfHkO;Dr dj nsa rksDirect
og
Speech dgykrk gSA
tSls%Ram  says , " I
work
hard
 ."
Reporting Reported Speech
Verb
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INDIRECT SPEECH
 tc dksbZ O;fDr fdlh oDrk
dFku
ds dks vius 'kCnksa esa dqN t:jh ifjorZu
dj izLrqr djs
arks ogIndirect Speech
dgykrk gSA
tSls%Ram says that he works hard.
ASSERTIVE SENTENCES (dFkukRed okD;)
(1) He says, "I work hard." (Direct Speech)
He says that he works hard. (Indirect speech)
ASSERTIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT ls INDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e
(1) Comma ,oainverted commas dks gVk,saConjunction
vkSj 'that' dk iz;ksx djsaA
(2) Pronoun uhps fn, x, fu;ekuqlkj ifjofrZr
djsaA
Sub Obj No
S O N st nd rd
1 Person 2 Person 3 Person
1 2 3 ;kfu
I, we you he,she, it, they
tSls%1. He says, " I work hard"

sub. 1st
Person
changes to
according to
He says that he works hard.
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2. He says to me, " You work hard."
sub. obj 2nd
Person
changes to
according to
He tells me that I work hard

3. He says to me, "She works hard."
3rd
Person
no change
He tells me that she works hard.

(3) Say/said dksindirect speech esa;Fkkor jgus nsa
A ysfdu'say to' dks'tell' cuk ns vkSj
'said to'
dks'told'
tSls%He says to me, "you work hard".
He tells me that I work hard.
uksV%&
1. tell vkSjtold ds cknto dk iz;ksx ugha
fd;k tkrk gSA
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2. tell vkSjtold ds ckn obj dk iz;ksx djuk t:jh gksrk gSA blh izdkj
ordered, requested,
forbade bR;kfn ds ckn Hkh ,d object dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,
A
(4) vxj Reporting verb present vFkokfuture tense esa gks]reported
rks speech ds tense esa
dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He says, "I come here ".
He says that he comes here.
(5) vxj Reporting verb past esa gksas ysfdu
reported speech universal truth / Idiom /
Phrase/ habitual action vFkokhistorical fact gks rks
reported speech ds tense esa
dksbZ
ifjorZu ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%He said, "The Sun is a star"
He said that the Sun is a star
(6) vxj Reporting verb past esa gks
vkSjReported speech idiom / phrase bR;kfnugha
gks rks
Reported Speech esa fuEufyf[kr ifjorZu fd;s tkrs gSaA
tSls%He said, "I came here yesterday".
He said that he had come there the previous day.
(1) CHANGE IN TENSE
Simple present Simple past Past perfect
    No change
V1/do/does V2 /did had V3
Present continuous Past continuous Past perfect continuous
    No change
is/am/are was/were had been
Present perfect / present perfect continuous Past perfect / past perfect continuous
 has/ have

had
 No change

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(2) CHANGE OF MODALS
shall/will  should / would
may  might
can  could
(3) CHANGE IN TIME AND PLACE
today  that day, tomorrow  the next day, yesterday  the previous day/
the day before, tonight  that night, Last  the previous, here  there,
this  that, these  those, ago  before, now  then.
Examples
1. She said, "I cannot help you at this time."
She said that she couldn't help me at that time.
2. He said to me, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow."
He told me that he would come to meet me the next day.
3. Ram said, "I haven't taken any exam this year but I intend to take two exams
the next year"
Ram said that he hadn't taken any exam that year but he intended to take two
exams the next year.
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4. He said, "Virtue is its own reward"
He said that virtue is its own reward (okD; phrase gS)
5. Our teacher said, "We have to finish this work today as we know that tomorrow
never comes."
Our teacher said that we had to finish that work that day as we know that tomorrow
never comes.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (iz'ukRed okD;)
Questions
He said to me, "Are you coming?" He said to me, "when are you coming?"
(tokc gk¡ ;k uk esa gks ldrk gSA) (loky wh familydk gSA)
He asked me whether I was coming. He asked me when I was coming.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECTSPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds

fu;e
(1) 'Said to' dksasked, questioned, enquired, interrogated bR;kfn esa ifjofrZr djsaA
(2) Question mark (?) dksfull stop (.) esa ifjofrZr djsaA
(3) okD; dkformation interrogative ughagksxk A ;kfu helping verb dk iz;ksxsubject ds ckn
gksxkA
(4) Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkjgksaxsA
(5) vxj loky dk tokc ^gk¡* ;k ûk*esa fn;k tk ldrk gS rks
conjunction 'if' ;k 'whether' dk
iz;ksx djsaA
'wh family' ds loky esadksbZ
conjunction dk iz;ksx ugha
gksxkA
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Examples-
1. He said to me, "Do you know me?"
He asked me if I knew him.
2. She said to him, "What are you doing now?"
She asked him what he was doing then.
3. He said to him, "Did you intend to come with me?"
He asked him if he had intended to come with him.
4. He said to her, "Haven't you seen this movie?"
He asked her if she hadn't seen that movie.
5. He said to her, "Madam, can I help you?"
She said, "no"
He asked her respectfully if he could help her.
She answered in the negative.
6. He said to me, "When will the train arrive?"
He enquired of me when the train would arrive
Explanation to sentence 5:
5. vxj Direct Speech esaSir/Madam / Your Honour tSlslEekulwpd 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gks rks
Indirect Speech esa bUgsa gVk'respectfully'
nsa vkSj 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
 ysfdu vxj Dear / Darling / My beloved tSls izselwpd 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gks rks mUgsa gVkdj
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'lovingly' ;k 'affectionately' 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
 vxj tokc 'yes' gks rks 'answered in the affirmative' dk iz;ksx djsa vkSj vxj tokc
'No' gS rks
'answered in the Negative' dk iz;ksx djsaA
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES (vkKklwpd okD;)
He said to me, "Go away."
He ordered me to go away.
IMPERATIVE SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e
1. 'Said to' dks t:jr ds vuqlkjordered / requested/ forbade / suggested bR;kfn esa ifjofrZr
djsaA
2. Conjunction 'to' dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. 'To' ds cknV1 vkrk gSA
4. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkjgksaxsA
Examples-
1. She said to me, "Do not come here"
She forbade me to come there.
or
She ordered me not to come there.
2. He said, "call the first witness now."
He ordered them to call the first witness then.
3. She said, "Spread the clothes in the sunlight and do not wash anything else."
She ordered him to spread the clothes in the sunlight and not to wash anything else.
4. The captain said to the soldiers, "Stand at ease."
The captain commanded the soldiers to stand at ease.
5. My mother said to me, "Help others but do not expect anything in return."
My mother advised me to help others but not to expect anything in return."
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EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES (foLe;kfncks/d okD;)
She said, "Alas! I am undone."
She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone.
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES dksDIRECT lsINDIRECTSPEECH esa ifjorZu djus ds fu;e
1. changes to
(a) Said + Alas !   exclaimed with sorrow.
changes to
Said + Hurray !   exclaimed with joy
changes to
Said + Fi ! / Ugh !   exclaimed with despise/disgust.
changes to
Said + Wow !   exclaimed with joy.
changes to
Said + Oh !   exclaimed with surprise / regret.
2. Conjunction 'that'dk iz;ksx djsa
3. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa
ifjorZu fu;ekuqlkjgksaxsA
Examples:
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1. She said, "Hurray ! we have won this match."
She exclaimed with joy that they had won that match.
2. She said, "How beautiful is the rain!"
She exclaimed with joy that the rain was very beautiful.
3. He said,"Bravo ! you have done well."
He applauded him saying that he had done well
4. She said, "What a pleasant surprise!"
She exclaimed that it was a pleasant surprise.
OPTATIVE SENTENCES (bPNklwpd okD;)
He said, "May God bless you."
He prayed that God might bless me.
OPTATIVE SENTENCES dks DIRECT ls INDIRECT SPEECH esa ifjofrZr djus ds fu;e
1. 'Said'dks'wished' vFkok'prayed' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
2. Conjunction 'that' dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. Tense, pronoun bR;kfn esa fu;ekuqlkj ifjorZu djsaA
Examples:
1. She said, "May, God pardon him."
She prayed that God might pardon him.
2. They said, "long live the king."
They prayed that the king might live long.
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dqN vU; egRoiw.kZ fcUnq%
1. Need not, used to, would rather, would better, had rather, had better esa dksbZ ifjorZu
ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%He said, “I used to go to school by bus.”
He said that he used to go to school by bus.
2. vxj past continuous dk iz;ksxtime clause esa gkstense
rks esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He said to me, “While I was studying, you were playing.”
He told me that while he was studying, I was playing.
3. vxj past indefinite tense dk iz;ksxtime clause esa gkstense
tSls%He said, “When I met him, he was playing.”
He said that when he met him, he was playing.
4. tc past indefinite dk iz;ksx nks
simultaneous actions esa gkstense
tSls%She said, “I prepared the tea and he fried the chips.”
She said that she prepared the tea and he fried the chips.
tc past indefinite dk iz;ksxhistorical (,sfrgkfld) ?kVuk ds fy, gks rks
tense esa dksbZ
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ifjorZu ugha gksxkA
tSls%He said, “Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.”
He said that Gandhiji started the Quit India movement.
6. dk ifjorZu would/ should esa gksrk gSwill/
Will/ shall ij shall dk ifjorZu ‘should’ esa
gksxk vxj okD; lykg lEcfU/r gksA
tSls%1. He said, “I shall come tomorrow.”
He said that he would come the next day.
2. She said to me, “What shall I do after the exam?”
She asked me what she should do after the exam.
7. okD; ds vFkZ dks ns[krs gq, dbZ ckj esa ifjorZu fd, tkrs gSA
modals
tSls%1. She said, “If I get selected, I need not take any exam further.”
She said that if she got selected, she would not have to take any exam further.
2. He said, “Need I send an e-mail?’
He asked me if he had to send an e-mail.
3. He said, “When I was a kid, I could not go out alone,” (;gk¡‘could’ dk iz;ksx vuqefr
ds fy, gqvk gSA)
He said that when he was a kid, he was not allowed to go out alone.
4. She said, “Rohit, you must be prudent.” (;gk¡‘must’ dk iz;ksx vkns'k ds fy, gqvk gSA)
She ordered Rohit to be prudent.

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PRACTICE SET
Directions: A sentence has been given in direct/Indirect form. Out of the four
alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct form.
1. “Call the first witness”, said the Judge.
(a) The judge commanded to call the first witness.
(b) The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
(c) The judge commanded that the first witness be called.
(d) The judge commanded the first witness to be called.
2. The queen said to her son, “You must go to the forest and remain there till your
father calls you back.”
(a) The queen ordered her son to go to the forest and remain there till his father
calls him back.
(b) The queen told her son that he must go to the forest and remain there till his
father called him back.
(c) The queen told his son that you must go to the forest and remain there till your
father called you back.
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(d) The queen told her son to go to the forest and remained there till his father
called him back.
3. I said to her, “All your faults will be pardoned if you confess them.”
(a) I told her that all her faults will be pardoned if you confess them.
(b) I told her that all her faults would be pardoned if she confessed them.
(c) I told her that all her faults will have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
(d) I told her that all her faults would have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
4. He said to Sita, “When do you intend to pay back the money you borrowed from me?”
(a) He enquired Sita when did she intend to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
(b) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
(c) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed
from him.
(d) He enquired when Sita intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
5. “Let’s give a party”, said Jaya.
“Let’s not”, said her husband.
(a) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband answered in the negative.
(b) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband opposed the idea.
(c) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband contradicted her.
(d) Jaya suggested giving a party but her husband refused.
6. The old man of Latur said, “Alas! my only son is dead.”
(a) The old man of Latur exclaimed with sorrow that his only son was dead.
(b) The old man of Latur told with pain that his only son was dead.

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(c) The old man of Lature expressed with anguish that his only son was dead.
(d) The old man of Latur sorrowfully narrated that his only son was dead.
7. She said to the girl, “Did you do this ?”
(a) She asked the girl that she did that.
(b) She asked the girl if she did that.
(c) She asked the girl if she had done that.
(d) She told the girl that she had done that.
8. “Many happy returns of your birthday”, we said.
(a) We greeted him on his birthday.
(b) We said that many happy returns of your birthday.
(c) We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
(d) We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.
9. “Doctor”, the patient cried, “please tell me how much time I have.”
(a) The patient pleaded the doctor how much time he will have.
(b) The patient exclaimed to the doctor that how much time he had.
(c) The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell him how much time he had.
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(d) The patient cried to the doctor that how much time had he.
10. “So help me Heaven!” he cried, “I never steal again.”
(a) He wanted Heaven to help him so that he would never steal again.
(b) She exclaimed to heaven that he would never steal again.
(c) He exclaimed heaven to help him that he would never steal again.
(d) He called upon heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
11. She said, “I’ll give you Rs. 100/- to keep your mouth shut.”
(a) She said that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(b) She offered him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(c) She suggested to him that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
(d) She proposed that she would give him Rs. 100/- to keep his mouth shut.
12. From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Qutub Minar’, said my friend.
(a) My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
(b) My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
(c) My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
(d) My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
13. The teacher said to the student, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
(a) The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.
(b) The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.
(c) The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.
(d) The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
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14. The teacher said to Ashok, “I shall report the matter to the Principal if you
misbehave again.”
(a) The teacher told Ashok that he would be reporting the matter to the Principal if
he misbehaved again.
(b) The teacher warned Ashok that he would report the matter to the Principal if
he misbehaved again.
(c) The teacher threatened Ashok to report the matter to the Principal if he
misbehave again.
(d) The teacher cautioned Ashok about reporting the matter to the Principal if he
misbehaved again.
15. “Fi! A soldier and afraid of fighting!” said Babar.
(a) Babar exclaimed with surprise that a soldier should be afraid of fighting.
(b) Addressing a soldier, Babar cursed him that he should be afraid of fighting.
(c) Babar cursed the soldier who was afraid of fighting.
(d) Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fighting.
16. The teacher said to Ram, “Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?”
Ram said, “Yes.”
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(a) The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
(b) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
(c) The teacher asked Ram if he would have like to go on a trip to Kashmir and
Ram replied in the affirmative.
(d) The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram
replied in the affirmative.
17. Everybody said, “How well she sings!”
(a) Everybody told us that she sings very well.
(b) Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
(c) Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
(d) Everybody told us that how she sang very well.
18. “Suppose your children go out for a nice long walk”, she said.
(a) She proposed that his children went out for a nice long walk.
(b) She advised that his children go out for a nice long walk .
(c) She suggested that his children go out for a nice long walk.
(d) She suggested that his children should go out for a nice long walk.
19. I said, “When it gets dark, light the lantern and hang it out.”
(a) I said that when it got dark he light the lantern and hung it out.
(b) I requested that when it got dark he may light the lantern and hang it out.
(c) I said that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hung it out.
(d) I said that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hang it out.
20. “Do as you wish, but don’t come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties.”,
He said to me
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(a) He told me to do as he wished or he wouldn’t come and help me if I got into difficulties.
(b) He told me to do as I wished, but not to come and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.
(c) He ordered me to do as I wished, but not to come and ask him for help if I got
into difficulties.
(d) He told me that unless I did as I wished he would not come and help me if I got
into difficulties.
21. “May you live long and prosper”, said the old lady to her son.
(a) The old lady blessed her son with long life and wished him prosperity.
(b) The old lady prayed for her son’s long life and prosperity.
(c) The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.
(d) The old lady blessed her son and prayed for his long life and prosperity.
22. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.
(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
(d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward.
23. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”
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(a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
(b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
(c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
(d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
24. He said, “It used to be a lovely, quiet street.”
(a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street.
25. The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
(a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
(b) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
(c) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the peace.”
(d) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the peace.”
26. The spectators said, “Bravo ! Well done, players.”
(a) The spectators shouted that the players were doing very well.
(b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well.
(c) The spectators applauded the players saying that they had done well.
(d) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to do well.
27. I said to my friend, “Good Morning.Let us go for a picnic today.”
(a) I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.
(b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.
(c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic
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that day.
(d) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.
28. The new student asked the old one, “Do you know my name?”
(a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name.
(b) The new student asked the old one that whether he knew his names.
(c) The new student asked the old one did he know his name.
(d) The new student asked the old one if he knows his name.
29. I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.
(a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my coming late.”
(b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming late.”
(c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her coming late”.
(d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she coming late.”
30. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.”
(a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(c) I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(d) I told to my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.
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31. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly!” said the mother.
(a) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very clever of him to have solved
the puzzle so quickly.
(b) The mother expressed that he was so clever to have solved the puzzle quickly.
(c) The mother told that he was very clever in solving the puzzle so quickly.
(d) The mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly.
32. He said that he went for a walk every morning.
(a) He said, “I went for a walk every morning”.
(b) He said, “I go for a walk every morning”.
(c) He said, “I will go for a walk morning”.
(d) He said, “he went for a walk every morning”.
33. I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job”.
(a) I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.
(b) I said again and again I didn’t care about the job.
(c) I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
(d) I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.
34. I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change.”
(a) I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
(b) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
(c) I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
(d) I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
35. I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
(a) I said, “How many discoveries have gone unheeded?”
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(b) I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
(c) I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
(d) I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
36. Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
(a) Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
(b) Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
(c) Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
(d) Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
37. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
(a) The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
(b) The boss said that it was time we had began planning our work.
(c) The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
(d) The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
38. He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
(a) He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
(b) The told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
(c) He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
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(d) He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
39. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
(a) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
(b) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
(c) Rahul said that he would do it then or never.
(d) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
40. My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be
doing this.”
(a) His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want
to be doing that.
(b) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to
be doing that.
(c) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn’t want to
be doing that.
(d) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to
be doing this.
41. Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
(a) Doshi requested his wife to select one of these necklaces.
(b) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
(c) Doshi told his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
(d) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
42. He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now.”
(a) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.
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(b) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
(c) He reported that the rainfall has been scantly till then.
(d) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
43. “Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old
man said.”
(a) The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
(b) The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the old man had to say.
(c) The manager commanded Govind to tell him what the old man said.
(d) The manager told Govind to tell him what the old man said.
44. He says, “I am going to the market now.”
(a) He says that he is going to the market now.
(b) He said that he was going to the market then.
(c) He says that he was going to the market then.
(d) He said that he was going to the market now.
45. She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”
(a) She requested Rita to help her in her homework.
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(b) Rita requested her to help her with her homework.
(c) She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
(d) She requested Rita to help her homework.
46. He said to me, “Do not run after money and then you will see money running
after you.”
(a) He told to me that I did not run after money and then I would see money running me.
(b) He advised me not to run after money and then I would see money running
after me.
(c) He warned me not to run after money and then I will see money running after me.
(d) He warned me not to run after money and then money would run after me.
47. He said to me, “Do you know English?”
(a) He asked me if I did know English.
(b) He asked me if I knew English.
(c) he asked me that if I know English.
(d) He asked me if I know English.
48. My father said to me, “Bravo! You have done well.”
(a) My father applauded me saying that I had done well.
(b) My father applauded me saying that I have done well.
(c) My father applauded me saying that I did well.
(d) My father applauded me saying that you had done well.
49. Tom said that he had had a strange experience the day before.
(a) Tom said, “I have a strange experience yesterday.”

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(b) Tom said, “I have had a strange experience yesterday.”
(c) Tom said, “I had a strange experience yesterday.”
(d) Tom said, “I had had a strange experience yesterday.”
50. Our teacher said to us, “I am not going to tolerate your nonsense anymore.”
(a) Our teacher warned us that she is not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(b) Our teacher warned us that she was not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(c) Our teacher told us that she was not going to be tolerate our nonsense anymore.
(d) Our teacher said that she was not going to tolerate our nonsense anymore
51. Sheela said, “I am going to finish this work now before I start a new work
tomorrow.”
(a) Sheela told me that she was going to finish that work then before she started a
new work the next day.
(b) Sheela said that she was going to finish that work then before she started a
new work the next day.
(c) Sheela said that she is going to finish that work then before she started a new
work the next day.
(d) Sheela told that she was going to finish that work then before she started a new
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work the next day.
52. "Do you suppose you know better than your own father?" shouted her angry
mother.
(a) Her angry mother shouted and asked that she supposed whether she knew
better than her own father.
(b) Her angry mother shouted and asked that she supposed that she knew better
than her own father.
(c) Her angry mother shouted whether she supposed that she known better than
her own father.
(d) Her angry mother shouted and asked her whether she supposed that she knew
better than her own father.
53. "So help me, Heaven !" he cried "I will never drive recklessly".
(a) He called upon Heaven to see his resolve never to drive recklessly.
(b) He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to drive recklessly.
(c) He called upon Heaven to witness his resolved never to drive recklessly.
(d) He ordered Heaven to witness his resolve never to drive recklessly.
54. The dwarf said to her, “Promise me that when you are a queen you will give me
your first-born child."
(a) The draft advised her to promised that when she was a queen she would give
him her first born child.
(b) The draft requested her to promise that when she had been a queen she would
give him her first born child.
(c) The draft requested her to promise that when she is a queen she would give
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(d) The draft asked her to promise him that when she was a queen she would give
55. "Dear bird", she said, stroking its feathers, "have you come to comfort me in my
sorrow?"
(a) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately that she had come to
comfort her in her sorrow.
(b) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to
comfort in her sorrow.
(c) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether they had come to
(d) Stroking the bird’s feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to
56. He said, "My God ! I am ruined."
(a) He exclaimed sadly that he was ruined.
(b) He exclaimed that he was ruined.
(c) He exclaimed sadly that he had been ruined.
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(d) He exclaimed sadly that he ruined.
57. "Ah me!"exclaimed the man, "What a rash and bloody deed you have done!"
(a) The man exclaimed that he had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(b) The man exclaimed sadly that he had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(c) The man exclaimed with sorry that you had done a very rash and bloody deed.
(d) The man exclaimed with sorrow that they had done a very rash and bloody deed.
58. Bhishma said, "Boys! Boys! Remember you are playing a game. If it be Arjuna’s
turn let him have it."
(a) Bhishma asked the boys to remembered that they were playing a game. If it
was Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
(b) Bhishma asked the boys to remembered that they were playing a game. If it is
Arjuna’s turn he must have it.
(c) Bhishma asked the boys to remember that they were playing a game. If it was
(d) Bhishma asked the boys to remember that we were playing a game. If it was
59. "What are you doing, grandma?"said the little boy. "I’m planting saplings, my
little prince." "Ah, how interesting! Let me try , if I can also do so."
(a) The little boy said to his grandma what she was doing. She replied affectionately
that she was planting saplings. The boy exclaimed that it was very interesting
and wanted to try if he could also do so.
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(c) The little boy asked his grandma that she was doing. She replied affectionately
(d) The little boy asked his grandma what was she doing. She replied affectionately
60. "You say," said the judge, "that the bag you lost contained one hundred and ten
pounds". "Yes, your honour," replied the cheat. "Then as this one contains one
hundred pounds it cannot be yours."
(a) The judge asked the cheat if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten
pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the judge
concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
(b) The judge ordered the cheat if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and
ten pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the judge
concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
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(c) The judge ordered the cheat that the bag he had lost contained one hundred
and ten pounds. The cheat replied respectfully in the affirmative. Then the
judge concluded that as that one contained one hundred pounds it could not be
his.
(d) The judge asked the cheat that the bag he had lost contained one hundred and
ten pounds. The cheat replied in the affirmative. Then the judge concluded as
this one contained one hundred pounds it could not be his.
61. The child said, ‘Mommy, can you bring the moon for me?’ Mommy said, ‘No.’
(a) The child asked his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
in the negative.
(b) The child told his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
in the negative.
(c) The child asked his mommy if she could bring the moon for him. Mommy replied
no.
(d) The child said to his mommy that she could bring the moon for him. Mommy
replied in the negative.
62. He said, "Fi!" and vomited
(a) He exclaimed with disgust and had vomited
(b) He exclaimed with disgust and vomited
(c) He exclaimed with sorrow and vomited
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63. The captain said to the soldiers, " Stand at ease."
(a) The captain commanded the soldiers to stand at ease.
(b) The captain said the soldiers to stand at ease.
(c) The captain told the soldiers to stand at ease.
(d) The captain commanded the soldiers that they stand at ease.
64. "I can show no mercy," said the king, "except permitting you to choose what
kind of death you wish to die."
(a) The king asked that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
what kind of death he wished to die.
(b) The king advised that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
(c) The king ordered that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
(d) The king said that he could show no mercy except permitting him to choose
65. Kausalya said to Rama, " Do not desire, O my child, to possess the stars, because
they are thousands of miles off.”
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(a) Kaushalya forbade her child Rama to desire to possess the stars because they
were thousands of miles off.
(b) Kaushalya requested her child Rama to desire to possess the stars because
they were thousands of miles off.
(c) Kaushalya ordered her child Rama to not desire to possess the stars because
(d) Kaushalya said to her child Rama not to desire to possess the stars because
66. “What a stupid fellow you are!” she remarked.
(a) She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.
(b) She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
(c) She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.
(d) She asked him what a stupid fellow he was
67. The police said to the thief, “Don’t move.”
(a) The police ordered the thief not to move.
(b) The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
(c) The police told the thief that he did not move.
(d) The police ordered to the thief to not move.
68. He said, “I am going to college just now.”
(a) He said that he was going to college just now.
(b) He asked that he was going to college just then.
(c) He said that he was going to college just then.
(d) He asked that he was going to college just now.
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69. The teacher said to the student “Can you explain this?”
(a) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain this.
(b) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain that.
(c) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain this.
(d) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
70. Ramu said, “My master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.”
(a) Ramu said that his master planned to build a huge house in Khandala.
(b) Ramu said that his master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
(c) Ramu said that his master’s plan is to build a huge house in Khandala.
(d) Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
71. Nandita said to Nitin, “Can you solve this sum?"
(a) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve this sum.
(b) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve that sum.
(c) Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
(d) Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve that sum.
72. He said, “How lovely the scene is!”
(a) He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely.
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(b) He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
(c) He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
(d) He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely.
73. Bill said, “I am here to help you all.”
(a) Bill said that he is here to help you all.
(b) Bill said that he was there to help us all.
(c) Bill said that he was here to help us all.
(d) Bill said that he is there to help us all.
74. The kids yelled in a loud voice, “We love our family.”
(a) The kids yelled loudly that they love our family.
(b) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved their family.
(c) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved our family.
(d) The kids were shouting loudly that they loved their family.
75. He said to me, “Please visit my company tomorrow”.
(a) He said to me to visit his company tomorrow.
(b) He requested me to visit his company tomorrow.
(c) He requested me to visit his company the next day.
(d) He said to me to visit his company the next day.
76. He said, “My parents are arriving tomorrow”.
(a) He said that his parents are arriving the next day.
(b) He said that his parents were arriving the next day.
(c) He said that his parents are arriving tomorrow.
(d) He said that his parents have arrived the next day.
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77. He said, “How cruel of him!”
(a) He remarked that it was very cruel of him.
(b) He remarked on his great cruelty.
(c) He remark that it was very cruel of him.
(d) He remarked that it is very cruel of him.
78. “How did it get here?” She wanted to know.
(a) She wanted to know how did it get here.
(b) She wanted to know how it had got there.
(c) She wanted to know how did it got there.
(d) She wanted to know how it get there.
79. The author said, “It took me three years to finish the novel.”
(a) The author said that it took him three years to finish the novel.
(b) The author said that it had taken me three years to finish the novel.
(c) The author said that it would take him three years to finish the novel
(d) The author said that it had taken him three years to finish the novel.
80. “Go away!” she said to the man, “do not trouble your family anymore”.
(a) She asked the man to go away and not trouble the family any more.
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(b) She asked the man not to trouble the family that was away, any more.
(c) She asked the man not to trouble your family any more and go away.
(d) She asked the man to go away and not to trouble his family any more.
81. He asked me, “Have you finished reading the magazine?”
(a) He asked me whether I had finished reading the magazine.
(b) He asked me if had I finished reading the magazine.
(c) He asked me if I have finished reading the magazine.
(d) He asked me whether I finished reading the magazine.
82. He said, “We have done our work.”
(a) He said that he had done his work.
(b) He said that they have done their work.
(c) He said that they had done their work.
(d) He said that they should do their work.
83. “I’m sorry I’m unable to repay the loan in time,” said the customer.
(a) The customer regrets that he was unable to repay the loan in time.
(b) The customer regretted that he is unable to repay the loan in time.
(c) The customer regretted that he was unable to repay the loan in time.
(d) The customer said that he could be unable to repay the loan in time.
84. “Please, take me to the officer,” said the visitor.
(a) The visitor requested them to take him to the officer.
(b) The visitor told them to take him to the officer.
(c) The visitor requested for the officer to be taken.
(d) The visitor wanted the officer to take him there.
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85. Nitin said, “What a pleasant atmosphere this place has!”
(a) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place was a pleasant atmosphere.
(b) Nitin exclaimed with joy that was a pleasant atmosphere in that place.
(c) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place had a pleasant atmosphere.
(d) Nitin exclaimed with joy that what a pleasant atmosphere that place had.
86. Aarti said, “I am in a hurry today.”
(a) Aarti said that she was in a hurry that day.
(b) Aarti said that I am in a hurry today.
(c) Aarti said that she is in a hurry today.
(d) Aarti said that she is in a hurry that day.
87. They said, “We are practising for the next match.”
(a) They said that they are practising for the next match.
(b) They said that they practised for the next match.
(c) They said that they were practising for the next match.
(d) They said they were going to practise for the next match.
88. He said, “ May you live long.”
(a) He suggested that my life might be long.
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(b) He prayed that my life might be long.
(c) He prayed that my life may be longer.
(d) He declared that my life is longer.
89. “When did you meet my brother?” She asked me.
(a) She wanted to know when did I meet her brother.
(b) She asked when did I meet my brother.
(c) She asked me when I had met her brother.
(d) She wants to know when I had met my brother.
90. Ruby requested me to lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.
(a) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 the next day.”
(b) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.”
(c) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
(d) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
91. “You’d better leave the dog along,” the man said.
(a) The man said to me to leave the dog alone.
(b) The man told me to better leave the dog alone.
(c) the man warned me to leave the dog alone.
(d) The man said I should leave the dog alone.
92. “I’d have enjoyed the journey more if the man next to me hadn’t snored all the
time,” said John.
(a) John said that he enjoyed the journey but the man next to me snored.
(b) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey more if the man next to him
hadn’t snored all the time.
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(c) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey if the next man hadn’t snored
all the time.
(d) John said that he would have enjoyed the journey if the man next to him did not
snore.
93. A poet said, “The night is dark and I am far from home.”
(a) A poet said that the night was dark and he was far from home.
(b) A poet told his friend that the night is dark and that he is far from home.
(c) The friend was told by the poet that the night was dark and he was far from home.
(d) A poet said that the night is dark and he is far from home.
94. The players reported that the spectators were cheering while they were playing.
(a) “The spectators have been cheering while we played.”, said the players.
(b) “The spectators cheered while we were playing.”, said the players.
(c) “The spectators were cheering while we were playing.”, said the players.
(d) “The spectators played while we cheered.”, said the players.
95. She requested the boys to listen to what she was saying.
(a) She said to the boys, “Please listen to what I am saying.”
(b) I said to the boys, “Listen to what I am saying.”
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(c) She said, “Boys, listen to what I was saying.”
(d) She said, “I requested you to listen to what I am saying.”
96. “Do you want balloons ?” he said to the child.
(a) He asked the child if it wanted balloons.
(b) He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.
(c) He asked the child did it want balloons.
(d) He asked the child if it would want balloons.
97. She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”
(a) She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.
(b) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(c) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(d) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.
98. She said “You can leave the books here.”
(a) She said that they can leave the books there.
(b) She said that they could leave the books there.
(c) She said that they can leave the books here.
(d) She said that they could leave the books here.
99. My friend said “I am leaving today.”
(a) My friend said that he is leaving today.
(b) My friend said that he was leaving today.
(c) My friend said that he leaves today.
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100. Mukta said to Puneet, “My mother is a good cook.”
(a) Mukta told Puneet that her mother was a good cook.
(b) Mukta told Puneet that my mother was a good cook.
(c) Mukta told to Puneet that her mother is a good cook.
(d) Mukta asked Puneet that her mother is a good cook.
101. The commander said to the army, “March forward”.
(a) The commander asked the army march forward.
(b) The commander ordered the army to march forward.
(c) The commander requested the army to go forward.
(d) The army requested the commander to march.
102. He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.”
(a) He promised that he will do it tomorrow.
(b) He promised that he will do it the next day.
(c) He promised that he would do it tomorrow.
(d) He promised that he would do it the next day.
103. Geeta said, “I did not do this deliberately.”
(a) Geeta said that I had not done that deliberately.
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(b) Geeta said that she had not done that deliberately.
(c) Geeta said that she has not done this deliberately.
(d) Geeta said that I have not done this deliberately.
104. She said, “I’m afraid we are rather late!”
(a) She exclaimed that they were frightened of being late.
(b) She exclaimed that she was afraid that they were rather late.
(c) She shouted that they were scared that they would be late.
(d) She screamed that she was worried that they would all be late.
105. She said to me, “What can I do for you ?”
(a) She asked me what she could do for me.
(b) She asked me what can she do for me.
(c) She asked me what she can do for me.
(d) She asked me whether she can do anything for me.
106. He said, ‘Alas! I am undone !’
(a) He said that it was his undoing.
(b) He exclaimed pathetically that he was undone.
(c) He stated that he was undone.
(d) He cried that he was being undone.
107. “I shall unlock the secrets of their success,” he said.
(a) He said that he shall unlock the secrets of their success.
(b) He said that he should unlock the secrets of their success.
(c) He said that he would unlock the secrets of their success.
(d) He said that he will unlock the secrets of their success.
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108. “I wonder what he wants of us,” said Quint.
(a) Quint said that he was wondering what he wanted of them.
(b) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of us.
(c) Quint said he wondered what he wants of them.
(d) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of them.
109. Dinesh said, “I want to eat a good mango one of these days.”
(a) Dinesh said he wants to eat a good mango one of these days.
(b) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of those days.
(c) Dinesh said that he wants to eat a good mango one of those days.
(d) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of these days.
110. He said, “I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.”
(a) He said that he will intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(b) lie said that he should intend to leave for Delhi that night.
(c) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(d) He said that his intention is to leave for Delhi tonight.
111. He said, “The Sun rises in the east.”
(a) He said that the Sun rised in the east.
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(b) He said that the Sun rises in the east.
(c) He said that the Sun will rise in the east.
(d) He said that the Sun may rise in the east.
112. Ram asked Krishna, “Where are you going today?”
(a) Ram asked Krishna where he was going that day.
(b) Ram asked Krishna as to where he was going on the previous day.
(c) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the next day.
(d) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the day before.
113. He said, “What a fool Tom is!”
(a) He exclaimed that he was a big fool.
(b) He exclaimed that Tom was a big fool.
(c) He wondered what kind of a fool Tom was.
(d) He claimed that Tom was a big fool.
114. “What kind of scheme do you have ?” Amif said to the insurance agent.
(a) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she had.
(b) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she has.
(c) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she is having.
(d) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she was having.
115. The doctor said to the patient, “Take complete rest.”
(a) The doctor told to the patient that take complete rest.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest.
(c) The doctor suggested the patient to take complete rest.
(d) The doctor asked the patient take complete rest.
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116. Mini said to me, “I have bought this flat for my mother.”
(a) Mini told that she had bought that flat for her mother.
(b) Mini said that she bought that flat for her mother.
(c) Mini said she has bought that flat for her mother.
(d) Mini told me that she had bought that flat for her mother.
117. He said, “I will come again.”
(a) He said that he will come again.
(b) He says he is coming again.
(c) He says he’ll come again.
(d) He said that he would come again.
118. “Don’t do any more work until you have had a rest,” her mother said to her.
(a) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she has had a rest.
(b) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she had had a rest.
(c) Her mother advised her that she not do any more work until she had had a rest.
(d) Her mother advised her that she need not do any more work until she had had
a rest.
119. “Make me another suit like this,” he said to the tailor.
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(a) He asked the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(b) He asks the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(c) He told the tailor to make him another suit like that.
(d) He told the tailor to make me another suit like this.
120. My Principal told me, “Don’t conduct any test tomorrow.”
(a) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(b) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(c) My Principal ordered me don’t conduct any test.
(d) My Principal ordered me not to conduct any test the next day.
121. Kiran said to me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?
(a) Kiran asked me if I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night
(b) Kiran asked me if I had seen the cricket match on television the previous
night
(c) Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night
(d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night
122. David said to Anna, “Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.”
(a) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow
(b) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day
(c) David told to Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow
(d) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day
123. I said to him, “Why are you working so hard ?”
(a) I asked him why he was working so hard
(b) I asked him why was he working so hard
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(c) I asked him why he had been working so hard
(d) I asked him why had he been working so hard
124. Pooja said, “Ridhi, do you want another cake?”
(a) Pooja asked Ridhi do you want another cake.
(b) Pooja asked Ridhi if she wanted another cake.
(c) Pooja said to Ridhi you wanted another cake.
(d) Pooja said if you wanted another cake.
125. The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?”
(a) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening
(b) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening
(c) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening
(d) The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening
126. He ordered his servant to do as he was told.
(a) He ordered his servant, “Do as you are told.”
(b) He said to his servant, “Do as you are told.”
(c) He said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”
(d) He said to his servant, “Do as you were told.”
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127. He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”
(a) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words
(b) He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words
(c) He said they should be quiet and listen to his words
(d) He said you should be quiet and listen to my words
128. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”
(a) He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire
(b) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire
(c) He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire
(d) He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire
129. “I have seen the film before” Sunita says.
(a) Sunita said that she had seen the film before.
(b) Sunita says that she has seen the film before.
(c) Sunita said that the film was seen by her before.
(d) Sunita said that she saw the film earlier.
130. Pawan said to me, “If I hear any news, I’ll phone you.”
(a) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me
(b) Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he will phone me
(c) Pawan told me if he had heard any news, he would phone me
(d) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me
131. The teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations ! Wish you success in life.”
(a) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said wish you success in life
(b) The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Mahesh
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(c) The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him success life
(d) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life
132. The poor examinee said, “O God! take pity on me.”
(a) The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him
(b) The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him
(c) The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him
(d) The poor examine asked God to take pity on him
133. “Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you ?”
(a) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him
(b) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him
(c) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him
(d) I enquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up
134. Seeta said to me, “Can you give me your pen ?”
(a) Seeta asked me can I give her my pen
(b) Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen
(c) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen
(d) Seeta asked me if I gave her my pen
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135. The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
(a) The father warned his son, “Beware of him !”
(b) The father warned his son, “Watch that chap !”
(c) The father warned his son, “Be careful about him.”
(d) The father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap.”
136. Manna said to Rohan, “Have you sat in a trolley bus before ?”
(a) Manna asked Rohan whether he had sat in a trolley bus earlier.
(b) Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
(c) Manna asked Rohan-if he sat on a trolley bus before.
(d) Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus
137. Farhan said to Geeta, “Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?”
(a) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
(b) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
(c) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
(d) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
138. “What about going for a swim,” he said, “It’s quite fine now.”
(a) He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then
(b) He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(c) He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(d) He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
139. “You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”
(a) He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
(b) He said that you couldn’t bathe in that sea if it was very rough.
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(c) He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
(d) He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
140. Jagdish said, “We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa.”
(a) Jagdish said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
(b) Jagdish said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
(c) Jagdish said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on
a trip to Goa.
(d) Jagdish said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
141. He said to me, “I expect you to attend the function.”
(a) He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
(b) He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
(c) He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
(d) He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
142. He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me ?”
(a) He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
(b) He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
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(c) He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
(d) He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
143. Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Eliza ?”
(a) Dinesh asked whether Eliza was going to the party the next day.
(b) Dinesh asked Eliza whether you are going to the party the next day.
(c) Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the next day.
(d) Dinesh asked Eliza are you going to the party tomorrow.
144. John said, “How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa?”
(a) John asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(b) John asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(c) John asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
(d) John was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
145. “What did you see at the South Pole ?” Ashok asked Anil.
(a) Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
(b) Ashok asked Anil what he had. seen at the South Pole.
(c) Ashok asked Anil what did he see at the South Pole.
(d) Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
146. “Do you want some more sweets ?” asked my friend.
(a) My friend asked me if I want some more sweets.
(b) My friend said to me if I wanted some more sweets.
(c) My friend asked me whether I wanted some more sweets.
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147. I said to my sister, “I brought you a doll yesterday.”
(a) I told my sister that I brought you a doll the previous day.
(b) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the previous day.
(c) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday.
(d) I told my sister that I brought her a doll yesterday.
148. The captain said to the army, “March forward, now.”
(a) The captain said to the army that march forward now.
(b) The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
(c) The captain ordered the army to march on that day.
(d) The captain ordered the army to attack the enemy.
149. They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.”
(a) They said that they have lived there for a long time.
(b) They said that they lived here for a long time.
(c) They said that they had lived there for a long time.
(d) They said that they have lived for a long time.
150. “Would you open the door please ?”
(a) She asked me to please open the door.
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(b) She requested me to open the door.
(c) She requested me to please open the door.
(d) She asked me open the door.
151. The teacher said, “Gandhiji was born in India.”
(a) The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India.
(b) The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India.
(c) The teacher said that Gandhiji had born in India.
(d) The teacher said that Gandhiji was bom in India.
152. “Where do you live ?” asked the stranger.
(a) The stranger asked where I lived.
(b) The stranger enquired where I was living.
(c) The stranger questioned where did live.
(d) The stranger wanted to know where I live.
153. I said to him, “How do you know this ?”
(a) I asked him how I knew that.
(b) I asked him that how he knew that.
(c) I told him how I knew that.
(d) I asked him how he knew that.
154. He said, “We are all sinners.”
(a) He said that we are all sinners.
(b) He said they were all sinners.
(c) He said that he was a sinner.
(d) He said all were sinners.
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155. “Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house ?” He said to
the foreigner.
(a) He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.
(b) He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.
(c) He said the foreigner that to take off His shoes before entered the house.
(d) Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.
156. “I lost my book yesterday”, she said to her teacher.
(a) She admitted to her teacher that she had lost her book the previous day.
(b) To her teacher she was admitted that she has lost her book the previous day.
(c) She admitted losing her book to her teacher yesterday.
(d) She said to her teacher that I have lost my book the previous day.
157. They said, “The boy will soon be found and we will bring him.”
(a) They said that boy would be found and brought.
(b) They said that the boy would soon be found, and that they would bring him.
(c) They informed him that the boy would soon be found, and they ought to bring him.
(d) They told that the boy will be found soon and they will bring him.
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158. “Stop talking children,” said the teacher.
(a) The teacher ordered the children to stop talking.
(b) The teacher asked the children to stop talking.
(c) The teacher told to the children to stop talking.
(d) The teacher said the children to stop talking.
159. The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
(a) The teacher stated: “The Earth has been moving round the Sun.
(b) The teacher said, “The Earth is moving round the Sun.”
(c) The teacher said, “The Earth will move round the Sun.”
(d) The teacher said, “The Earth moves round The Sun.”
160. The lady said that they had been witnessing the programme.
(a) The lady said, “We were witnessing the programme.”
(b) The lady says, “We are witnessing the programme.”
(c) The lady said, “We witnessed the programme.”
(d) The lady says, “We had witnessed the programme.”
161. The Principal told us, “Wait here till I return.”
(a) The Principal told us wait here till her return.
(b) The Principal told us to wait there till he returned.
(c) The Principal told us to wait there till I return.
(d) The Principal told us please wait here till he returned.

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162. My mother said to me, “Who is your best friend?”
(a) My mother questioned me as to who my best friend was.
(b) My mother asked me who was my best friend.
(c) My mother asked me who my best friend was.
(d) My mother asked me who my best friend is.
163. The teacher said to the boys, “If you do your best you will surely pass.”
(a) The teacher asked the boys to work hard so that they can pass.
(b) The teacher told the boys that unless they work hard they will not pass.
(c) The teacher requested the boys that if they work better, they will surely pass.
(d) They teacher told the boys that if they did their best they would surely pass.
164. The boy pleaded that he had not stolen the book.
(a) The boy said, “I don’t steal the book.”
(b) The boy said, “I didn’t steal the book.”
(c) They boy said, “I hadn’t stolen the book.”
(d) The boy said, “I haven’t stolen the book.”
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165. Kavitha said, “I saw the photograph.”
(a) Kavitha told that she saw the photograph.
(b) Kavitha said that she had seen the photograph.
(c) Kavitha said that the photograph was seen by her.
(d) Kavitha said that she has seen the photograph.
166. The king said to his man, “Put the man in prison.”
(a) The king implored his men to put the man in prison.
(b) The king commanded his men to put the man in prison.
(c) The king requested his men to put the man in prison.
(d) The king informed his men to put the man in prison.
167. He said, “I have made a kite.”
(a) He says that he made a kite.
(b) He will say that he had made a kite.
(c) He said that I had made a kite.
(d) He said that he had made a kite.
168. Dravid’s neighbour said, “Do you like to play golf?”
(a) Dravid’s neighbour questioned him and said if he liked to play golf.
(b) Dravid’s neighbour asked him to like golf.
(c) Dravid’s neighbour asked him if he would like to play golf.
(d) Dravid’s neighbour asked him if he liked to play golf.

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169. She announced that they had selected Pradeep as their leader.
(a) She said, “Pradeep is our leader.”
(b) She announced, “We have selected Pradeep as our leader.”
(c) She announced, “Let us select Pradeep as our leader.”
(d) She declared, “Pradeep had been selected as our leader.”
170. He told the boy not to sit there.
(a) “Didn’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
(b) “Don’t sit there,” he said to the boy.
(c) “Didn’t sit there,” he said to the boy.
(d) “Don’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
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1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c)
10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a)
19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (b)
28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (a)
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37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (b) 41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (c)
46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. (d)
55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (a) 62. (b) 63. (a)
64. (d) 65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (c) 69. (d) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (c)
73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (d) 81. (a)
82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (d)
100. (a) 101. (b) 102. (d) 103. (b) 104. (b) 105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (d)
109. (b) 110. (c) 111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (b) 114. (a) 115. (b) 116. (d) 117. (d)
118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (d) 121. (b) 122. (d) 123. (a) 124. (b) 125. (c) 126. (b)
127. (a) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (d) 131. (d) 132. (b) 133.(b) 134. (c) 135. (a)
136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (a) 139. (c) 140. (c) 141. (d) 142. (a) 143. (c) 144.(c)
145. (b) 146. (c) 147. (b) 148. (b) 149. (c) 150. (b) 151. (d) 152. (a) 153. (d)
154. (a) 155.(a) 156.(a) 157. (b) 158. (a) 159. (d) 160.(a) 161. (b) 162. (c)
163. (d) 164. (d) 165. (b) 166. (b) 167. (d) 168. (d) 169. (b) 170. (d)

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SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He said/ (b) that / (c) he will come. / (d) No error
2. (a) He said/ (b) that / (c) I shall work hard if I want to pass. / (d) No error
3. (a) He asked me/ (b) that if / (c) I was fine./ (d) No error
4. (a) He asked me/ (b) that what / (c) had happened./ (d) No error
5. (a) He asked me/ (b) what / (c) did I say about him./ (d) No error
6. (a) He told to me / (b) that / (c) the Sun is a star./ (d) No error
7. (a) The king commanded to / (b) call the/ (c) first witness./ (d) No error
8. (a) The judge asked me / (b) if I knew the / (c) accused or not./ (d) No error
9. (a) Ram was telling / (b) that everyone / (c) was happy with the bonus./ (d) No error
10. (a) My teacher said that / (b) a bad carpenter / (c) fights with his tools./ (d) No error
11. (a) She ordered the servant shut / (b) the door / (c) and leave the room./ (d) No
error
12. (a) She exclaimed with surprise / (b) that / (c) how tall has she grown./ (d) No error
13. (a)The teacher asked the little boy/(b) if he knows the / (c) correct answer to the
question./(d) No error
14. (a) Mother allowed me to / (b) go wherever/ (c) I want./ (d) No error
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15. (a) The father forbade his son / (b) not to make the / (c) same mistake again./ (d)
No error
16. (a) He exclaimed with sorrow / (b) that his father died just two / (c) months before. /
(d) No Error.
17. (a) She requested him/ (b) to take her to the doctor / (c) as she has very high fever. /
(D) No Error
18. (a) When my boss said / (b) that he was coming to see / (c) me the next day, I
wondered what problems he will have with me. / (d) No Error
19. (a) I suggested that she should / (b) stay at home if it / (c) rained but she does not
give any answer. / (d) No Error
20. (a) He asked me / (b) why had I gone to office / (c) when I knew there would be
fewer buses on road that day. / (d) No Error
21. (a) My friend asked me / (b) what could she do/ (c) for me in that critical situation.
/ (d) No Error
22. (a) The Government warned the multiplexes that if / (b) they continue charging
prices higher than MRP , their / (c) licences would be cancelled. / (d) No Error
23. (a) My father told me / (b) that if I work for the / (c) betterment of mankind, God
would certainly do good to me . / (d) No Error
24. (a) My teacher wanted to know / (b) if I had done / (c) the homework or not. / (d) No
Error
25. (a) She says, “I studied / (b) hard so that I / (c) may get good marks/ (d) No Error
26. (a) She said that she was going to / (b) theatre and wanted to know that I could /
(c) accompany him. / (E) No Error
27. (a) She requested me / (b) to wait for her / (c) until she returns from school. / (d) No Error
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28. (a) The players exclaimed / (b) with joy that / (c) they have won the match / (d) No
Error
29. (a) The Principal said / (b) that the gates should / (c) be locked as the classes have
started. / (d) No Error
30. (a) He told us / (b) that / (c) he has not read the book. / (d) No Error

1. (c) will ds LFkkuwould
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Said (Reporting Verb) Past esa gSA reported
vr% speech
(he will come) Hkh past esa gksuk pkfg,A
2. (c) Shall ds LFkkushouldij dk iz;ksx djsa vkSj
want ds LFkkuwantedij dkA (okD; 1 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
3. (b) ‘that’ ,oa‘if’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gksrkA 'that';gk¡
gVk nsaA vxj dksbZ loky iqNk tkrk gS vkSj loky
‘wh family’ dk ugha gksrk gS rks
Conjunction ‘if’ vFkok‘whether’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
4. (b) ‘that’ ,oa‘what’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ughaa gksxkA ‘that’ ;gk¡
dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA vxj‘whloky
family’
dk gks rks fdlh Conjunction
Hkh dk iz;ksx ugh gksrk gSA
5. (c) Reported speech esa Question form dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA ‘did Ivr%
say’ ds LFkku‘Iijsaid’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
(a) 'Tell' ,oa'told' ds lkFk
‘to’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
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6.
7. (a) Commanded ds ckn ,d object (them/ him bR;kfn) dk iz;ksx t:jh gksrk gSA
Commanded
ds vykokreporting verbs tell , told, advise, forbid bR;kfn ds ckn Hkhobject
,d dk mYys[k
gksuk t:jh gksrk gSA
8. (b) ‘if’ ds LFkku‘whether’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA okD; ds‘or
varnot’
esa dk iz;ksx gks jgk gSA
‘whether…….or’
Co-relative gSA ‘If’ dk tksM+k
‘or’ ugha gksrk gSA
9. (a) Telling ds ckn ,d object dk mYys[k gksuk pkfg,A (okD; 7 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
10. (d) okD; lgh gSAReported speech ,d dgkor (idiom) gSA vr% Present ;g tense esa gks ldrk gSA
11. (a) shut ds igys ‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA Imperative sentences (vkns'k o fuosnu okys okD;) esa
Conjunction 'to' dk iz;ksx gksxk A
12. (c) ‘How tall has she grown’ interrogative form esa gSAformation
lgh gksxk‘She has grown
very tall'.
13. (b) Knows ds LFkkuknew ij dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 1 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
14. (c) ‘I want’ dks‘I wanted esa ifjofrZr djsaA
to ds ckn rks
V1 dk iz;ksx
(go) lgh gS ysfdu mlds ckn
fu;ekuqlkjV2 dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,A
15. (b) ‘forbade’ dk vFkZ gS êuk djuk* @ vxj 'kCn vFkZ esa udkjkRed gks rksdk
‘not’ mlds
iz;ksx
lkFk
ugha
gksrkA vU; 'kCn ftudsnot lkFkdk iz;ksx ugha gksrk&
Until, Unless, deny, decline ,oalestA
uksV%& Both ds lkFk gh‘not’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
tSls%& Both of them did not go. ( ×)
Neither of them went. ()
16. (b) ‘died’ ds igys 'had' dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Simple Past' 'past perfect' esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
17. (c) ‘has’ ds LFkku'had'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA Indirect Speech esa'Simple Present', 'Simple Past'
esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
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18. (c) ‘Will’ dk 'would' esa ifjofrZr djsaA Indirect Speech esawill/shall dkswould/should esa
ifjofrZr dj fn;k tkrk gSA
19. (c) ‘does not’ dks'did not' esa ifjofrZr djsaA'Simple Present', 'Simple Past' esa ifjofrZr dj fn;k
tkrk gSA
20. (b) ‘had’ dk iz;ksx 'I' ds ckn djsaA
Indirect Speech esa'Question Form' ugha cfYd 'sentence
form' dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
21. (b) ‘She’ ds ckn'Could' dk iz;ksx djsaA Indirect Speech esa'Question Form' dkA
22. (b) ‘Continue’ dk Past 'Continued' gksxkA Indirect Speech esa'Simple Present' 'Simple
Past' esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk gSA
23. (b) ‘Work’ dks'worked' esa ifjofrZr djsa (okD; 22 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
24. (b) ‘if’ dks'whether' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
'if' dk tksM+k
'or' ugha cfYd
'whether....or' lgh pair gSA
25. (c) ‘May’ dks'Might' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
26. (b) ‘that’ dks'if' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
27. (c) ‘returns’ dks'returned' esa ifjofrZr djsaA 'Simple Present' dk 'Simple Past' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
28. (c) ‘have’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
'Indirect Speech' esa'Present Perfect' dks'Past Perfect'
esa ifjofrZr djsaA
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29. (c) ‘have’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA (okD; 28 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA)
30. (c) ‘has’ dks'had' esa ifjofrZr djsaA (okD; 28 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA)

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Ram works hard, doesn't he?

He is not coming, is he?
 fdlh HkhokD; ds ckn vkus okyk ,d NksVk loky]
'Question tag' dgykrk gSA
QUESTION TAG cukus ds fu;e
1. okD; ,oaQuestion tag ,d gh tense esa gksus pkfg,A
2. vxj 'okD;' positive gks rks'Question tag' negative gksuk pkfg, vkSj vxj
'okD;' negative
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gks rks
'Question tag' positive gksuk pkfg,A
3. Question tag esa ges'kkPronoun dk iz;ksx djsaA
4. Negative question tag esa helping verb ,oanot dscontracted form dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%didn't, hadn't, won't bR;kfnA
uksV%
1. lkekU;r%'am not' dk contracted form ugha gksrk gSA ysfdu
Question tag esa 'aren't' dk
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%I am fine, aren't I?
2. Everyone, everybody, no one, none, each, every bR;kfn form ls singular gSA buds
lkFksingular verb, singular pronoun bR;kfn dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA ysfdu tag esa ;s
Question
cgqopu ds :i esa iz;ksx fd;s tkrs gSaA
tSls%Everyone has come, hasn't he? (×)
Everyone has come, haven't they? ()
None of your friends likes her, do they? ()
Everybody can speak English, can’t they? ()
3. Collective noun dk iz;ksxsingular form esa gksrk gSAQuestion
buds Tag esasingular
verb ,oa singular pronoun dk iz;ksx djsasA
tSls%The jury has
 taken its
 decision, hasn't it?
S.V . S.P.

Question Tag
4. ysfdu vxj collective noun esaerHksngks ;k ge izR;sd O;fDr dh ckr djsa] rc verb ,oa
plural
plural pronoun iz;qDr gksaxsA
tSls%The committee are  opinion, aren't they?

 divided in their
P.V. P.P.
The audience have  seats, haven't they?

 taken their
P.V. P.P.
5. dqN 'kCn tSlshardly, seldom, scarcely bR;kfn

vFkZ ls udkjkRed
gksrs gS gkykafd'not'
buesa
Li"V
:i ls ugha fn[krkA buds
Question tag positive gksaxsA
tSls%1. He hardly does any work, does he?
2. He has barely anything to eat, has he?
3. He is seldom absent, is he?
6. vxj sentence dh 'kq:vkr'Let us'/Let's' ls fd;k tk, rksQuestion tag 'shall we' gksxkA
tSls%Let us go to party tonight, shall we ?
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7. (a) vkns'k@fuosnu okys okD;ksa
(Imperative sentences) esa vkxzg ds fy,
Question Tag esa
'won't you?' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Come in, won't you?
(b) fdlh O;fDr ls dksbZ dk;Z djus dks dgus ds ;k
fy,dqNoffer djrs le; Hkh'will you/
would you?' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%1. Open the door, would you?
2. Have some more tea,would you?
(c) 'Can't you?' cslcz voLFkk
(impatience) dks n'kkZrk gSA
tSls%Shut your mouth, can't you?
(d) Negative imperative okD;ksa'will
esayou?' dk iz;ksx
'Question tag' ds :i esa gksrk gSA
tSls%Don't worry, will you?
8. vxj okD; esa
'there' subject ds :i esa iz;qDr gks'there'
rks ds ckn vkus okyk
verb ,oa'there'
question tag ds :i esa iz;qDr gksxsaA
tSls%There is no water, is there?
There weren't good schools, were there?
9. Question Tag ges'kk okD; ds eq[; Hkkx ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksuk pkfg,A
tSls%I think, he is right, isn't he?
Question Tag
PROVIDE SUITABLE QUESTION TAG FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
Find the meaning of the difficult words and learn them by heart
1. I am happy, 20. We hadn’t got any remuneration,
2. I don’t write letter, 21. Polygamy has been banned in many
3. I didn’t go to college yesterday, countries,
4. It is very cold, 22. Charles Shobraj was an imposter,
5. You haven’t eaten anything, 23. Hindus practise idolatry,
6. She doesn’t drive carelessly, 24. My nephew is an ambidextrous,
7. I have called him up, 25. He is a pessimist,
8. The boys are quite boisterous, 26. Everyone has come late today,
9. My friend Ram is an egoist, 27. The mob has lynched the thief,
10. God is Omnipotent, omnipresent and 28. The audience have taken their
Omniscient, seats,
11. The mob killed the District Magistrate, 29. Have some more tea,
12. Bhim was a glutton, 30. Wait for me,
13. We see somnambulists in movies very 31. Let's go out for a walk,
often, 32. He has barely anything to wear,
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14. Bhagat Singh was a martyr, 33. Somebody entered the room,
15. We see conjurors in circus, 34. I think, you are right,
16. Asthma is not a contagious disease, 35. I feel, he is hungry,
17. We used to see epidemic in villages 36. There are many boys in this school,
earlier, 37. Nobody bothers,
18. Sanjivini was considered to be a 38. It hardly rains here,
panacea, 39. The jury was unanimous in its
19. We find too many monologues in decision.
Shakespeare’s plays, 40. I am tired,
Answers
1. aren’t I? 11. didn’t it 21. hasn’t it? 31. Shall we?
2. do I? 12. wasn’t he? 22. wasn’t he? 32. Has he?
3. did I? 13. don’t we? 23. don’t they? 33. didn't they?
4. isn’t it? 14. wasn’t he. 24. isn’t he? 34. aren't you?
5. have you? 15. don’t we? 25. Isn’t he? 35. Isn't he?
6. does she ? 16. is it? 26. haven’t they? 36. aren't there?
7. haven't I? 17. didn’t we? 27. hasn’t it? 37. do they?
8. aren’t they? 18. wasn’t it? 28. haven’t they? 38. does it?
9. isn’t he? 19. don’t we? 29. will /would you? 39. wasn't it?
10. isn’t he? 20. had we? 30. will you?/can you? 40. aren't I?

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 fdlh Hkh
Sentence esa Subject ds Number rFkk Person ds vuqlkjVerb dk iz;ksx
Subject-
Verb Agreement dgykrk gSA
1. He
 comes

 . (;fn Subject 'Singular' gks rks
Verb 'Singular' iz;qDr gksrk gSA )
S.S S.V
2.  . ( ;fn Subject 'Plural' gks rks

They come

Verb 'Plural' iz;qDr gksrk gSA)
P.S P.V
 Verb dk lgh :i esa iz;ksx djus ds fy, ;g vko';d gS fd vkiSingular o Plural Verb dks igpkusaA
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Singular Verb Plural Verb Singular Verb Plural Verb
is are was were
has have V1+s/es (plays, goes etc.) V1 (play, go etc.)
Verb ,oa Noun ds chp dk varj

Noun + s/ es  Plural Noun (Noun esas/es yxkus ij ogPlural cu tkrk gS)
Verb + s/ es  Singular Verb (Verb esa
s/es yxkus ij ogSingular cu tkrk gS)
RULE 1
 vxj nksSub. dks‘and’ ls tksM+k tk;sPlural
rks Verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%(1) Ram and Shyam are  coming.
P.V
RULE 2
 ;fn nks ;k nks ls vf/dNouns ;k Adjectives dks‘and’ ls tksM+k tk;s ysfdu
,d os
ghO;fDr, oLrq ;k
idea dks iznf'kZr djsa rks
Singular verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
My friend, philosopher and guide have come. (change ‘have’ to ‘has’)
Slow and steady win the race. (change ‘win’ to ‘wins’)
Fish and chips is my favorite dish.()
uksV%
(i) ;fn nksuncountable nouns 'and' ls tqM+dj
sentence ds subject ds :i esa iz;qDr gksa rFkk
blls vyx&vyx sub. dk cks/ gks rks blds lkFk
plural verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA tSls&
(1) Poverty and misery


come
  together. ()
  P.V
U.N U.N

RULE 3
 ;fn nksSub dks‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘alongwith’, ‘together with’, ‘and not’, ‘In addition
to’, ‘but’, ‘besides’, ‘except’, ‘rather than’, ‘accompanied by’, ‘like’, ‘unlike’, ‘no
less than’, ‘nothing but’ ls tksM+k tk;s rks igys sub ds vuqlkjiz;ksx gksuk pkfg;sA
'verb'
tSls%(1) Ram is coming.
 as well as his parents 
S. S. S. V .
(2) The Captain along with the sailors was

 drowned.

S. S. S. V .
 unlike my uncles 

(3) My father is very strict.
S. S. S. V.
RULE 4
 vxj Article dk iz;ksx fliQZ
1st sub ds igys gks rks bldk vFkZ,dgksxk
gh O;fDr vFkok oLrqA
vr%
singular verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%(1) A white and black gown was bought by her.
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S. V .
(2) Churchil was a great orator and a great politician of his time.(×)
Churchil was a great orator and politician of his time.()
ysfdu vxj Article dk iz;ksx
lHkhSub. ds igys gks rks bldk vFkZvyx&vyx
gksxk O;fDr vFkok oLrq
A
vr% plural verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%The director and the producer have
 come.()
P.V.
RULE 5
 ;fn nkssubject dks‘neither.........nor’, ‘either........or’, ‘not only’........‘but also’, ‘nor’,
‘or’ ;k ‘none-but’ ls tksM+k tk;s rks utnhd okys sub ds vuqlkj iz;ksx gksuk pkfg;sA
verb
tSls%(1) Neither Ram nor Shyam

has come.
 
S. S. S. V .
(2) Either Ram or his friends

 have come.
 
P. S. P.V.
(3) Has
 Ram
 or Shyam come?
S. S. S.S.
RULE 6
 'Neither of .....' dk vFkZ
^nks esa ls ,d Hkh A
ugha*
^nks ls vf/d* esa ls ^,d Hkh ugha*'none
ds fy,of'

dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%Neither of his four sons looked after him. (×)
None of his four sons looked after him. ()
 'Either of ......' dk vFkZ gS ^nks esa ls ,dA ^nks ls vf/d* esa ls ^,d*
'Onedsof'
fy,dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%Either of the five members is at fault. (×)
One of the five members is at fault. ()
uksV%'Both' ds lkFk'not' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk ^nks
D;ksafd
esa ls ,d Hkh ugha*
ds fy, 'neither of dk iz;ksx
gksrk gSA
tSls%Both of them did not take the exam. (×)
Neither of them took the exam. ()
RULE 7
 dqN'Noun' form ls Plural gksrs gS ysfduesa
vFkZ
Singular. buds lkFk
singular Verb dk iz;ksx djrs
gaSA
tSls%(a) chekfj;ksa dk uke%
Measles, Mumps, Rickets, Shingles etc.
(b) [ksy ds uke% Billiards, Darts, Draughts, etc.
(c) ns'k ds uke% The United States, The West Indies, etc.
(d) iqLrdksa ds uke%The Arabian Nights, Three Muskeeters, etc.
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(e) fo"k;ksa ds uke%Physics, Economics, Civics, Statistics, Politics,Linguistics.
tSls%(1) Mathematics  is an interesting subject.
S. V .
is not my cup of tea.
(2) Politics 
S. V .
uksV%;fn ‘Statistics’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z
‘data’ gks
, ‘Mathematics’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z
‘Calculation’ gks vkSj
‘Politics’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z
‘jktuhfrd fopkjksa*
ls gksa] rks budk iz;ksx cgqopu ds :i esa gksxkA
tSls%Statistics have
 revealed multiple scams in the organisation of Commonwealth
P.V.
Games.
RULE 8
 ,d okD; esaverb ml subject ds vuqlkj gksuk pkfg, tks okD; dk subject gks A ge vDljverb
main
dks utnhd okyssubject ls match djrs gSa ij ,slk djuk xyr gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) The quality of apples is good.
(2) He and not his parents is guilty.
(3) The appeal of the victims for the transfer of the cases related to riots to some other States has
been accepted.
RULE 9
 Collective Noun ds lkFk ges'kk
Singular Verb dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%(1) The herd
 of cows is grazing in the field.
S. S. S. V.

(2) The committee
    unanimously taken 
has its decision.
S. S. S.V. S.P .
uksV%ysfdu vxj Collective Noun esa erHksn gks ;k izR;sd O;fDr dh ckr dh'Plural
tk;s rks
verb' ,oa
'Plural Pronoun' dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%(1) The jury 
are divided in their
 opinion.
P. V. P. P.
 taken their
(2) The audience have  seats.
P. V. P. P.
RULE 10
 Plural la[;k ds lkFkplural verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Hundred boys  are in my class.
P. V.
uksV%vxj Cardinal Adjectives (one, two, three, four…etc.) ds cknPlural Noun dk iz;ksx gks
rFkkPlural Noun ls certain amount (fuf'pr jde) certain weight (fuf'pr otu)]
certain period (fuf'pr vof/)] certain distance (fuf'pr nwjh)] certain height (fuf'pr
Å¡pkbZ)
dk cks/ gks] rks blds lkFk
Singular Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gS Plural
u fd Verb dkA ;kfu vxj
Plural la[;k dksSingular unit ds :i esa iz;ksx djsasingular
rks verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%(1) Hundred rupees 
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is in my pocket.
S. V.
(2) Ten miles 

is a long distance to cover on foot.
S. V.
uksV%ysfdu]Cardinal Adjectives ds ckn iz;qDr
Plural Noun ls vyx&vyx unit dk cks/ gks ;k djkuk
gks] rks bls
Plural ekuk tkrk gS rFkk blds
lkFkPlural Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Hundred rupees  are to be distributed among the students. ()
P. V.
Note the difference
 Five
 thousand
  rupees is
 a handsome amount.
 
Numeral (Adj.) P. N. S. V.
 Five
 thousand
  rupees  been spent on different useful commodities.
have
 
Numeral (Adj.) P. N. P. V.
RULE 11
 vxj ,d Relative Pronoun( who, which, that bR;kfn ) ds }kjk ,dsub dks ,d verb ls tksM+k
tk;s rksverb ml sub ds vuqlkj gksuk pkfg, tksRelative
ml Pronoun dk antecedent gksA
tSls%(1) She is one of the noblest women that
  has ever lived on this earth.
R.P have
(2) I am not one of those who

 will trust everyone whom 
I  .
meet

R .P they meet
 ges'kk okD; dsFkZ

v dks le>sljs AokD;
nw dk vFkZ¶eaS
gS mu yksxksa esa ls ugha gq¡ tks mu lHkh ij Hkjkslk dj
ysrs gSa ftu ls os feyrsSA
¸ gvr% ‘I meet’ ugha
‘They meet’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
RULE 12
 Each, Every, Everyone, Someone, Somebody, Nobody, None, One, Any, Many a,
More than one vFkZ ls Singular gaSA buds Singular
lkFk verb, Singular noun o Singular
pronoun dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) Each student has come.
(2) Each boy and each girl has come.
(3) One must tolerate one’s friend as well as 
his enemy.
one's
(4) Many a student 

have not done   home work.
their

has his
(5) More than one man  present there.

 was
S.N S. V
uksV%'Many' dk iz;ksx fuEufyf[kr okD;ksa esa ns[ksa%&

tSls%(1) Many a man
 has  come.
S.N. S.V.
(2) Many men

 have
 come.
P.N. P.V.
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(3) A great/ A good many men
 have
 come.
P.N. P.V.
RULE 13
 vxj each, every, one bR;kfn
ds ckn 'of' dk iz;ksxgksrk gS]'of'
rksds ckn vkus okykNoun vFkok
Pronoun rksplural gksrk gS ysfdu
ldsmckn vkus okykVerb, Pronoun bR;kfnSingular gksssxkA
tSls% One of the boys/them  has done his  work.



Noun/Pronoun (Plural) S.V. S.P.
RULE 14
Plural Noun ;k Plural Pronoun ds ckneach dk iz;ksx gks] rks bls ekuk tkrk gS rFkk blds
Plural
lkFkPlural Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSaA
tSls% We
 each have
 a duty towards our nation. ()
P.S. P.V.
RULE 15
Indefinite Pronoun – ‘One’ dk iz;ksx Sentence ds Subject ds :i esa gks] rks blds lkFk
Singular Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gS rFkk blds fy,
Singular Pronouns – one, one’s,
oneself dk iz;ksx gksrk gS he,
u fdhim, his, himself dkA
tSls%One should keep his promise. (×)
One should keep one’s promise. ()
RULE 16
 dkYifud okD;izk;%
if, as if, as though, suppose, I wish, in case vFkok
would that ls 'kq:

gksrs gSaA bu 'kCnksa
pkgsds
fdlh
ckn
Hkh
Number rFkkPerson ds Subject dk iz;ksx gks]
Plural Verb ‘were’
dk gh iz;ksx gksrk gS‘was’
u fd dkA
tSls%(1) I wish, I were a bird.
(2) If he were rich, he would help others.
RULE 17
 Optative Sentence esaSingular Subject ds lkFk Hkh
Plural Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) God
 save
 the king!
S.S. P.V.
(2) Long live

 the Queen !

 
P.V. S.S.
RULE 18
 A number of/A large number of/A great number of dk iz;ksxPlural Countable
Noun ds lkFk gksrk gS rFkk blds lkFk Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
Plural
tSls%A number of students were
  present. ()
P.S. P.V.
uksV%ysfdu]The number of dk iz;ksx ,d fuf'pr la[;k] ds vFkZ esa gksrk gSPlural

blds ckn
Sub. dk iz;ksx
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gksrk gS rFkk bldkSentence
iz;ksx ds Subject ds :i esa gksus ij] blds lkFk
Singular Verb dk iz;ksx
gksrk gSA
tSls%The number of   fifty. (×)
boys are
P .S. P .V .
The number of boys

 is  fifty. ()
P .S. S. V.
RULE 19
 vxj 'Amount of/quantity of' Uncountable Noun ds lkFk iz;ksx gksrsa gaS rc budk iz;ksx
Sentence ds Subject ds :i esa gksus ij buds lkFk
Singular Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%The amount of money
  
are not sufficient.(×)
U. N. P.V.
The amount of money 

is not sufficient. ()


U. N. S. V .
RULE 20
 All dk iz;ksx
uncountable ds vFkZ esa gks rks] bls ekuk tkrk gS] rFkk blds Singular
Singular lkFk
Verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%All 
is well that   well.
ends
 
S. V S.V
 ysfdu]'All' dk iz;ksx
Ô;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa dhdk
la[;k*
cks/ djkus ds fy, gks] rksPlural
bls ekuk tkrk
gS] rFkk blds lkFk
Plural verb ds iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%All 
are well at home. ()
P.V
RULE 21
 Furniture, advice, work, evidence, equipment, news, information, luggage,
baggage, percentage, poetry, knowledge, dirt, dust, traffic, electricity, music,
breakage, stationary, scenery, confectionery, pottery, bakery, crockery,
behaviour dk iz;ksxUncountable Nouns ds :i esa gksrk gSA blfy, blds lkFk
Singular Verb
dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) The scenery

of Kasmir has
 enchanted us.
S . N. S.V.
(2) I passed but the percentage

  of marks was
 not good.
S.N. S.V .
RULE 22
 dqNNouns dk iz;ksx ges'kkPlural form esa gh gksrk gSA bu ds vUr esa yxs
Nouns s dks gVkdj] bUgsa
Singular ugha cuk;k tk ldrk gSA ;s fn[kus esa Hkhyxrs gSa] ,oa budk
Plural iz;ksx Hkh
Plural dh rjg gksrk
gSA ,sls
Nouns fuEu gSa%
Scissors, tongs (fpeVk), pliers, pincers, bellows (iQw¡duh) ,
trousers, pants, pajamas, shorts,
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(iQk¡lh dk iQank)
gallows , fangs (Mad),
spectacles, goggles,binoculars (nwjchu) , sunglasses,
Alms ( nku), amends (la'kks/u), archives (,srgkfld nLrkost), arrears, auspices,
congratulations, embers ( jk[k), fireworks, lodgings, outskirts, particulars, proceeds,
regards, riches, remains, savings, shambles, surroundings, tidings, troops, tactics,
thanks, valuables, wages,belongings, braces, etc.
tSls%(a) Where are my pants?
(b) Where are the tongs?
(c) The proceeds were deposited in the bank.
(d) All his assets were seized.
(e) Alms were given to the beggars.
(f) The embers of the fire were still burnings.
RULE 23
 dqNNouns fn[kus esaPlural yxrs gSa ysfdu vFkZ esa gksrs gSA budk
Singular iz;ksxges'kkSingular
esa gh gksrk gSA tSls%
News, Innings, Politics, Summons, Physics, Economics, Ethics,
Mathematics, Mumps, Measles, Rickets,Shingles, Billiards, Athletics etc.
tSls%(a) No news is good news.
(b) Politics is a dirty game.
(c) Economics is an interesting subject.
(d) Ethics demands honesty.

RULE 24
 dqNNouns fn[kus esaSingular yxrs gSa] ysfdu budk iz;ksxPlural
ges'kk esa gksrk gSAcattle,
tSls%
cavalry, infantry, poultry, peasantry, children, gentry, police, people, etc. buds
lkFk dHkh ‘s’
Hkhugha yxk;k tkrk] tSls%
cattles, childrens fy[kuk xyr gSA
tSls%(a) Cattle are grazing in the field.
(b) Our infantry have marched forward.
(c) Police have arrested the thieves.
uksV%
'People' dk vFkZ ^yksx*
gS A'Peoples' dk vFkZ 'gS
fofHkÂ ewyoa'k ds'A
yksx
RULE 25
 dqNNouns dk iz;ksx] dsoy Singular form esa gh fd;k tkrk gSA ;s
Uncountable Nouns gSaA buds
lkFkArticle A/An dk iz;ksx Hkh ugha fd;k tkrk gSA tSls%
Scenery, Poetry, Furniture, Advice, Information, Hair, Business, Mischief, Bread,
Stationery, Crockery, Luggage, Baggage, Postage, Knowledge, Wastage, Money,
Jewellery, Breakage, Equipment,Work, Evidence, Word (tc 'word' dk vFkZ okn] lans'k
;k ifjppkZ gks)]
Fuel ,oa Paper.
tSls%(a) The scenery of Kashmir is very charming.
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(b) I have no information about her residence.
(c) The mischief committed by him is unpardonable.
(d) His hair is black.
(e) I have bought some equipment that I needed for the project.
(i) bu Nouns dk cgqopu ugha cuk;k tk ldrkA tSls%
Sceneries, informations, furnitures, hairs bR;kfn
fy[kuk xyr gSA
(ii) ;fn mDr Noun dk Singular ;k Plural nksuksa
forms esa vko';drk gksrks] buds lkFk
dqN 'kCntksM
+s
tkrs gaSA
uhps fn, x;s mnkgj.k ns[ksa%
(a) He gave me a piece of information.
(b) All pieces of information given by her were reliable.
(c) Many kinds of furniture are available in that shop.
(d) I want a few articles of jewellery.
(e) He ate two slices of bread.
(f) Please show me some items of office stationery.
(g) The Police have found a strand of hair in the car.
RULE 26
 dqNNouns, Plural ,oa Singular nksuksa esa ,d gh :ijgrs
esa gSaA tSls%
deer,sheep, series ,
species, fish, crew, team, jury, aircraft, counsel etc.
tSls%(a) Our team is the best.
(b) Our team are trying their new uniform.
(c) There are two fish in the pond.
(d) There are many fishes in the aquarium.('Fishes' dk vFkZ gS fofHkÂ iztkfr;ksa
fish) ds
RULE 27
 uhps fn;s x, Table dks è;ku ls i<+sa&
S.N W ORDS +NOUN/PRONOUN VERB

1. No + U. N Singular Verb
2. No + S. C. N Singular Verb
One-third of / three-fourths of / The rest of / A
3. quarter of / Part of / Ten percent of / Twenty + U. N. Singular Verb
Percent of
One-third of / three-fourths of/ P art of / Ten
4. + P. C. N. Plural Verb
percent of / Twenty percent of
M ost of / Some / Some of / Half of/ Enough /
5. Enough of / Not enough of/ Plenty of / A lot of/ + U. N. Singular Verb
Lots of
M ost of / Some / Some of /Half of/ Enough /
6. Enough of / Not enough of/ Plenty of / A lot of/ + P. C. N. Plural Verb
Lots of
7. The percentage of + U.N./P.C.N. Singular Verb
8. M ore than one + S. C. N. Singular Verb
9. M ore than two/three. etc. + P. C. N. Plural Verb
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10. M ore + P. C. N. + than one Plural Verb
uhps fn, x, mnkgj.k ns[ks%&

1. No air is present on the Mars.
2. No student was interested in taking the exam.
3. One-third of the work has been finished.
4. One- third of the students have passed.
5. Ninety percent of the work is done.
6. Most of the knowledge is gained by experience.
7. Most of the girls are absent today.
8. Ninety percent of the students have passed with good marks.
9. Half of the candidates have passed with flying colours.
10. Some of the students have not taken the exam.
11. The percentage of unsuccessful candidates is ten.
12. More than one city was in ruins.
13. More cities than one were in ruins.
14. More than two theives have been caught red handed.
15. More plans than one were made.
uksV%
okD; 12 ,oa 13 ds chp dk varj ns[ksaA
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) Neither of them/ (b) are going to attend/ (c) the party on 10th October./ (d) No
error
2. (a) He walked five miles which are really a great distance/ (b) for a man like him
who is not only old but also ill./ (d) No error
3. (a) Either my colleague/ (b) or a peon are coming home/ (c) with the material today./
(d) No error
4. (a) The rise and fall/ (b) of the tide are due/ (c) to lunar influence./ (d) No error
5. (a) Many a man/ (b) have succumbed/ (c) to this temptation./ (d) No error
6. (a) The introduction of tea, coffee/ (b) and such other beverages/ (c) have not been
without some effect./ (d) No error
7. (a) The newer type of automatic machines/ (b) wash/ (c) clothes faster./ (d) No
error
8. (a) Each of the students in the computer class/ (b) has to type/ (c) their own research
paper this semester./ (d) No error
9. (a) Everyone of the films/ (b) you suggested/ (c) are not worth seeing./ (d) No error
10. (a) The Secretary and Principal of the college/ (b) are attending/ (c) the District
Development Council Meeting at the Collectorate./ (d) No error
11. (a) There is/ (b) only one of his novels/ (c) that are interesting./ (d) No error
12. (a) Knowledge of/ (b) at least two languages/ (c) are required to pass the examination./
(d) No error
13. (a) It is I/ (b) who is to blame/ (c) for this bad situation./ (d) No error
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14. (a) Romansticism of melancholy/ (b) in art and literature are the reason/ (c) for
insensitivity to those suffering from depression./ (d) No error
15. (a) Patience as well as perseverance (b) are necessary/ (c) for success./ (d) No error
16. (a) In Singapore/ (b) my brother-in-law with his wife/ (c) were present at the function./
(d) No error
17. (a) A hot and/ (b) a cold spring/ (c) was found near each other./ (d) No error
18. (a) Either of the roads/ (b) lead/ (c) to the park/ (d) No error
19. (a) One of my desires/ (b) are to become/ (c) a doctor./ (d) No error
20. (a) The whole block of flats/ (b) including two shops were/ (c) destroyed in fire./ (d)
No error
21. (a) The sum and substance/ (b) of his poem/ (c) are as follows./ (d) No error
22. (a) Neither of the/ (b) five accused/ (c) could be convicted./ (d) No error
23. (a) The strain of all/ (b) the difficulties, vexations and anxieties/ (c) were more
than he could beat./ (d) No error
24. (a) Everybody/ (b) it must be admitted/ (c) has their ups and downs./ (d) No error
25. (a) Every woman in the world/ (b) fervently hopes that their child/ (c) will be a
normal and healthy baby/ (d) No error
26. (a) Neither of them/ (b) sent their papers/ (c) in time for the last seminar/ (d) No
error
27. (a) This is a strange world/ (b) where each one pursues their own golden bubble/ (c)
and laughs at others for doing the same./ (d) No error
28. (a) If it were possible to get near when/ (b) one of the volcanic eruptions take
place/ (c) we would see a grand sight./ (d) No error
29. (a) A rise in rents and wages/ (b) have been found/ (c) to go together./ (d) No error
30. (a) He is one of those few post-colonial writer who believes/ (b) that this talk about
colonialism has gone too far/ (c) and has turned into a cliche./ (d) No error
31. (a) One of the peculiarities/ (b) which distinguishes the present age/ (c) is the
multiplication of books/ (d) No error
32. (a) Neither of them/ (b) are going to attend/ (c) the party on 10th October/ (d) No
error
33. (a) Ten miles are/ (b) a long distance / (c) to cover on foot./ (d) No error
34. (a) If Mahatma Gandhi/ (b) was alive, he would feel sorry for the poor and downtrodden
who/(c) still struggle everyday to make both ends meet. / (d) No Error
35. (a) Having acquired some experience/ (b) she is no longer one of those who believes/
(c) every explanation they are given./ (d) No error
36. (a) With regard to implementation of the/ (b) details of the proposal, the committee
was divided/ (c) in their opinion./ (d) No error
37. (a) Most of the funds/ (b) we get from/ (c) America is used to build roads and bridges./
(d) No error
38. (a) The tiger was not/ (b) the only dangerous animal/ (c) in the forest there was
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hyenas too./ (d) No error
39. (a) She immediately quit/ (b) the job in which/ (c) neither skill nor knowledge were
required./ (d) No error
40. (a) The type of qualities you acquire/ (b) depend upon your company/ (c) and so you
associate yourselves with simple and good natured people./ (d) No error
41. (a) Our success or our failure/ (b) largely depend/ (c) upon our actions./ (d) No error
42. (a) He is/ (b) one of the tallest boy/ (c) in the class./ (d) No error
43. (a) That day when they brought her back for the last time/ (b) there was many old-
timers/ (c) who were shocked and fearful./ (d) No error
44. (a) A computer virus works exactly/ (b) like the biological variety/ (c) which invade
the human body./ (d) No error
45. (a) Many a boy/(b) have not done their/ (c) homework properly./ (d) No error
46. (a) Two miles beyond/ (b) that building was seen dozens/ (c) of antisocial elements/ (d)
No error
47. (a) Along the northern frontier/ (b) of India is seen/ (c) the beautiful and mighty
Himalayas./ (d) No error
48. (a) A body of volunteers/ (b) have helped in/ (c) making this celebration a great success/
(d) No error
49. (a) There appears/ (b) a number of problems/ (c) and I really do not know how to
solve them. (d) No error
50. (a) Shingles are a disease/ (b) in which a person develops/ (c) lots of inflamed spots
round the waist./ (d) No error
51. (a) Whether she should get married/ (b) or whether she should remain/ (c) single
are her personal problem./ (d) No error
52. (a) Two and two/ (b) makes/ (c) four./ (d) No error.
53. (a) Many a men/ (b) attended the meeting/ (c) last night./ (d) No error.
54. (a) The perquisites/ (b) to this job makes it/ (c) even more attractive than the
salary indicated/ (d) No error.
55. (a) Either you/ (b) or he/ (c) are happy./ (d) No error.
Note: 21&26 ls lacaf/r iz'uksa ds fy,

Noun ns[ksaA

1. (b) ds LFkku‘is’ij dk iz;ksx djsaA‘Neither of ds ckn vkus okys‘noun/pronoun’ rksplural gksrk gSA
(vr% ‘them (Pl. Pronoun) ‘ rd dk okD; rks lgh gS) ysfdu mlds ckn vkusverb okysbR;kfnsingular
gksuk pkfg,A
2. (a) bl okD; esa ‘five miles’ plural gksus ds ckotwn singular unit ds :i esa iz;qDr gqvk gSAfive vr%
miles ds lkFksingular verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘are’ fd dkA
3. (b) ‘are’ dks‘is’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA tcsubjects
nks dkseither . . . . or, neither. . . . nor, ‘or’ vFkok
‘nor’ ls tksM+k tk,verbrks fudVre ‘sub’ ds vuqlkj iz;ksx gksxkA Peon (S.S.) ds lkFkS.V. ‘is’ dk
iz;ksx djsaA
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4. (b) ‘The rise and fall’ ,d singular subject gS ftlds lkFksingular verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
5. (b) ‘Many a’ singular pronoun gSA blds lkFk noun, verb o pronoun ds singular form
iz;qDr gksxsaA
have (P.V.) ds (S.V.) esa ifjofrZr djsaA
6. (c) ,d okD; esa‘verb’ ml okD; ds eq[;‘sub’ ds vuqlkj iz;ksx fd;k tkuk pkfg,Asub eq[;‘introduction’
singular gSA vr% verb Hkh singular gksxk ;gk¡ ‘has’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘have’fd dkA
7. (b) Verb eq[; sub ‘newer type’ ds vuqlkj iz;ksx gksxkAverb singular gksxk ;kfu ‘washes’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
8. (c) ‘Each of ….’ ds ckn vkus okys verb ,oa pronoun singular gksxkA vr% ‘their’ ds cnys‘his’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
9. (c) Verb eq[; sub ‘everyone’ ds vuqlkj iz;ksx gksxkA ‘Everyone’ singular gS vr%singular verb
‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
10. (b) ;gk¡‘the’ dk iz;ksx fliQZ‘Secretary’ ds igys gqvk gSA bldk vFkZ gS fd ,d gh O;fDr dks
Secretary
,oa Principal nksuksa dk in izkIr gSA pq¡fd
‘sub’ singular gS vr%verb Hkh singular 'is' gksxkA
11. (c) ‘Are’ ds LFkku ij‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd ‘Novels’ esa ls‘one’ dk ckr dh tk jgh gSA ‘One’
singular sub gS vr%Verb Hkh singular gksxkA
12. (c) ;gk¡languages eq[; sub ugha gS cfYd ‘knowledge’ eq[; sub gSA vxjknowledge ds vuqlkj
verb dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS verb rks ‘are’ ugha‘is’ gksxkA
13. (b) ‘is’ ds LFkku ij‘am’ dk iz;ksx djsaAwho,;fn which rFkkthat dk iz;ksxRelative Pronouns ds
:i esa gks rks buds ckn iz;qDr
verb buds antecedents ds number o person ij fuHkZj djrk gSA
14. (b) Verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx‘are’ ds LFkku ij gksxk D;ksafd subeq[;
‘Romansticism’ gS tks singular sub gSA
15. (b) tc nkssubjects dks‘as well as’ ls tksM+k tkrk gS rc 1st subject ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksrk gSA
verb
‘Patience’ singular subject gSA vr% verb ‘are’ ugha‘is’ (s.v.) dk iz;ksx djsaA

16. (c) Were ds LFkku ij ‘was’ dk iz;ksx djsaA tcsubjects
nks dks‘with’ ds }kjk tksM+k tkrkverb
gS] rks
igys sub ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksrk‘Brother-in-law’
gSA singular subject gSA vr% verb Hkh
singular iz;qDr gksxkA
17. (c) ‘was’ ds LFkku ij ‘were’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxjsubjects
nks dksand ls tksM+k tk, vkSjsub
nksuksa
ds
igys ‘article’ dk iz;ksx gks] rks bldk vFkZ gksxk vyx&vyx
subA vr%Plural verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
18. (b) ‘Either of ……’ ds ckn vkus okyk noun/pronoun rksplural gksrk gS] ysfdu mlds i’pkr vkus
okykverb/pronoun singular gksrk gSA
Either of the roads/ them leads to the park.
  
Plural Plural Singular
Noun Pronoun Verb
19. (b) ‘One of ……’ ds ckn Hkh mlh fu;e dk ikyu djsa‘Either
tks of ……’ ij ykxw gksrk gSA
(iz'u 20 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
;gha fu;eneither of ……, none of …., any of .….., everyone of ….., each of ……. bR;kfn ij
Hkh ykxw gksrk gSA
20. (b) ‘were’ dks‘was’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA ;gk¡sub
eq[;‘shops’ ugha gS cfYd
block gSA ge vDljverb
dks utnhdhsub ls match dj nsrs gS tks xyr gSA
verb ds ml sub ls match djuk pkfg, tks okD;
dk eq[; sub gksA
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Block was
Singular Sub Singular Verb.
21. (c) The sum and substance’ dk vFkZ gS ^lkjka'k*A vr%
verb ‘are’ ugha‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj nks
;k nks ls vf/d subjects dks‘and’ ls tksM+k tk, ysfdu mudk rkRi;Z ,d gh O;fDr] oLrq vFkok Hkko
ls gks rks
verb Hkh singular form esa gksxkA
22. (a) ‘Neither of’ ds LFkku ij
‘none of’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Neither of’ dk iz;ksx ^nks esa ls ,d Hkh ugha* ds
lanHkZ esa gksrk gSA
23. (c) ‘Were’ ds LFkku ij ‘was’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Strain' singular gS] vr%verb Hkh singular gksxkA
24. (c) Everybody singular sub gSA vr% singular pronoun ‘his’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
25. (b) ‘Their’ ds LFkku ij
‘her’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Every woman’ singular subject gSA vr% pronoun
Hkhsingular gksxkA
26. (b) ‘Neither of P.N./P.P …..’ ds cknverb/pronoun bR;kfn singular gksxkA
‘Their’ ds LFkku ‘his’
ij
dk iz;ksx djsaA
27. (b) ‘Each one’ ds lkFk‘his’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
28. (b) ‘One of ….’ ds lkFksingular verb dk iz;ksx djsaA‘Take’ ds cnys‘takes’ dk iz;ksx gksrkA ijUrq
okD;Past Tense esa gSA vr% 'took' dk iz;ksx djsaA
29. (b) Verb ‘have’ (Plural verb) ds LFkku ij ‘has’ (singular verb) dk iz;ksx djsaA
30. (a) ‘One of ……’ ds lkFkPlural noun ‘writers’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘believes’ ds LFkku ij
‘believe’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
31. (b) ‘Which’ dk antecedent ‘perculiarities’ gS tksPlural noun gSA vr% Which ds ckn vkus
okykverb plural gksxkA Distinguishes’ dks‘distinguish’ esa ifjofrZr djsa
32. (b) ‘Neither of …..’ ds lkFksingular verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd‘are’ dkA
33. (a) ‘Ten miles’ ,d Plural la[;k gS ftldk iz;ksx
Singular unit ds :i esa gks jgk gSAsingular
vr%
verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
34. (b) If ds lkFk‘was’ dk iz;ksx dHkh ugha‘were’
gksrkAdk iz;ksx djsaA
35. (b) ‘Those’ relative pronoun ‘who’ dk antecedent gSA who ds ckn vkus okykverb those (Pl.
Sub) ds vuqdwy gksxkA Believes (S.V.) ds LFkku ijbelieve (P.V.) dk iz;ksx djsaA
36. (b) Was the LFkku ijPlural verb ‘were’ dk iz;ksx djsaa D;ksafd
committee esa erHksn gSA
37. (c) ‘is’ ds LFkku ij
‘are’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA D;ksafd
subeq[;
‘funds’ plural noun gSA
38. (c) ‘Hyenas’ plural noun gSA vr% Plural verb ‘were’ dk iz;ksx‘Hyenas’ ds igys djsaA
39. (c) tc nkssubjects dks‘Neither ……. Nor’ ls tksM+k tkrk gS rksutnhdh sub ds vuqlkj iz;ksx
verb
gksrk gSA ‘were’
vr% ugha‘was’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
40. (b) The type, (singular sub) ds vuqlkjverb ‘depends’ (singular verb) dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg,A
41. (b) vxj nkssub dks‘or’ ls tksM+k tk, verb
rks nearest sub ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksuk pkfg,A
‘failure’
ds vuqlkjverb ‘depends’ gksuk pkfg,A
42. (b) ‘One of …..’ ds lkFk‘noun’ plural gksrk gSA‘Boys’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
43. (b) Many old timers ds lkFkplural verb ‘were’ dk iz;ksx gksxkAThere ds ckn‘was’ ugha ‘were’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
44. (c) Which dk antecedent ‘variety’ (Singular noun) gSA blds lkFk
singular verb ‘invades’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
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45. (b) ‘Many a’ ds lkFknoun, pronoun ,oa verb singular form esa iz;ksx fd;s tkrs‘have’ gSA ds
LFkku ij‘has’ ,oa ‘their’ ds LFkku ij‘his’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
46. (b) ‘Was’ ds LFkku ij ‘were’ dk iz;ksx djsaA D;ksafd
‘dozens’ (Plural sub) ds lkFkwere (plural
verb) dk iz;ksx gksxkA
47. (b) ‘is’ ds LFkku ij
‘are’ dk iz;ksx djsaA bl okD; esa dk iz;ksxsub (Himalayas) ds igys gks jgk
‘verb’
gSA ,sls okD; esa
Confusion gks ldrk gSA ysfdu okD; ds vFkZ ls ;s Li"V gSds
India fdfy, ‘is seen’
dk iz;ksx ugha gks jgkHimalayas
cfYd ds fy, gks jgk gSA
‘Himalayas’ ds lkFk‘is seen’ ugha‘are
seen’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
48. (b) Body, group, class bR;kfn ds lkFk singular verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA‘have’
vr% ds LFkku ij ‘has’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
49. (a) ;gk¡verb ‘appears’ (s.v.) ds LFkku ‘appear’
ij (p.v.) dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd
sub (a number of
problems) plural form esa gSA
50. (a) ‘Shingles’ form esaplural gS ysfdu vFkZsingular
esa A vr%singular verb ‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
51. (c) ‘are’ ds LFkku ij‘is’ dk iz;ksx djsaA D;ksafd fu.kZ; dk fo"k; (fookg) ,d gh eqík gSA
52. (b) ‘makes’ dks‘make’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
53. (a) ‘Many a’ ds lkFk‘man’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
54. (b) ‘makes’ dks‘make’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA ‘Perquisites’ plural noun gSA
55. (c) ‘are’ dks‘is’ eas ifjofrZr djsaA

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 tc ,d dk;Z dk gksuk nwljs dk;Z ds gksus ijdjs

fuHkZj
rc okD; conditional sentence dgykrk gSA
tSls%vki liQy gksaxs
c'krsZ
vki esgur djs rksA
You will succeed provided you work hard.
 Åij fn;s x;s okD; esa liQy gksuk dM+h esgur ij fuHkZj dj jgk gSA
 Conditional Sentences esa uhps fn, x;s dqN
'krZlwpd 'kCn
vo'; fn[krs gSA
1. vxj ................. rks 2. o'krZs 3. tSls gh
....................oSls gh
If ..................... , provided as soon as.................,
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....................... no sooner.............than
4. tc ................... rc 5. tcrd ...................rc rd
when ............... , Unless.................. ,
Until..................... ,
Conditional Sentence ds nks Hkkx gksrs gSa&
1. If Clause
2. Main Clause
Conditional Sentences eq[;r%rhu izdkjds gksrs gSa&
A. 'If clause' in present tense.
B. 'If clause' in past tense.
C. 'If clause' in past perfect tense.
D. Other types of conditional sentences.
A. 'IF CLAUSE' IN PRESENT TENSE
General Formula— If + Simple Present, Simple Future

 ,sls Conditional Sentences esa'If Clause' Simple Present esagksrk gS vkSj
'Main Clause'
simple future esagksrk gSA
vxj eSa fnYyh vkÅ¡xk rks vkils feyw¡xkA
tSls%If I will come


st
to Delhi
  , I
will meet you
  - (×)
I action IInd action
If I come to Delhi, I will meet you. ()

 vxj nks dk;Z Hkfo"; esa ,d ds ckn gks
,d vkSj
nwljs dk;Z dk gksuk igys dk;Z ds gksus ij
djsfuHkZj
rks
igyk dk;Z Simple Present Tense esa gksxk nwljk
vkSjSimple Future Tense esa A
uhps fn, x;sa dqN mnkgj.k ns[ksa%&
1. She will come to meet you as soon as you will reach Delhi. (×)
She will come to meet you as soon as you reach Delhi. ()
2. If the government will become strict, corruption will surely finish. (×)
If the government becomes strict, corruption will surely finish. ()
3. I will help him provided he will mend his ways. (×)
I will help him provided he mends his ways. ()
4. Unless he will not take care of his health, he will not recover. (×)
Unless he takes care of his health, he will not recover. ()
5. There will be rush at the platform when the train will arrive. (×)
There will be rush at the platform when the train arrives. ()
 mijksDr okD;ksaIf okys
esa Hkkxwill/shall/would
esa dk iz;ksx udjsa &
uksV%
uhps fn;s x;s 'kCn ns[ks] buds rqjar
sub +ckn
will / shall dk iz;ksx ugha gksuk pkfg,A
If, as soon as, provided, before, after, until, unless, in case, when, lest.
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1. Unless or until ds lkFknot dk Hkh iz;ksx ugha
gksrkA (okD;
4 ns[ksa
)
2. Conditional Sentences esawhen ds ckn will/shall dk iz;ksx ughagksxkA (okD;
5 ns[ksa
)
 ysfdu vxj okD; iw.kZr% orZeku dk gks rksClause' Simple Present esa Hkh
'Main gks ldrk gSA
tSls%1. If it rains, the schools remain closed.
 vxj okD; laHkkouk dk gks'will'
rks ds LFkku ijmay/might dk iz;ksxgksxkA
tSls%1. If it rains, the students may not come for class.
2. If the fog remains, the plane may get late.
 vxj okD; vuqefr nsrk gks 'will'
rks ds LFkku ij'May' dk iz;ksxgks ldrk gSA
tSls%1. If you finish your work, you may go home.
 vxj okD; esa lykg@mins'k gks rksds LFkku ijshould/must dk iz;ksxdjsaA
'will'
tSls%1. If you want to remain healthy, you should exercise daily.
2. If you do not know him, you must not open the door.
 vxj okD; f'k"Vkpkj lacaf/r fuosnu dk gkscould,
rks may bR;kfn dk t:jrkuqlkj iz;ksxdjsaA
tSls%1. If you meet him, could you tell him to call me up?
2. If you come to Delhi, would you come to meet me?
 'If' clause eassimple present tense ds LFkku ijpresent continuous tense Hkh
vk ldrk
gSA
tSls%1. If you are waiting for the bus, you should better take a taxi.
2. If you are not reading the newspaper, you should let others read it.
 'If' Clause esaPresent perfect tense dk Hkh iz;ksx
gks ldrk gSA
tSls%1. If you have finished the work, you may leave.
2. If they have bought tickets, they will surely go to see the movie.
PAST CONDITIONAL
B. 'IF' CLAUSE IN PAST TENSE
General Formula— If + Simple Past, Subject + would+ V1
tSls%If I had money, I would lend it to you.

 ,sls okD;'improbability' O;Dr djrs gSa ;kfu
'If clause' esa ftl dk;Z dk mYys[k gS og ughaAgqvk
 mijksDr okD;Ifesa
I had money ls ;s Li"V gS fd iSls ugha FksA
C. 'IF' CLAUSE IN PAST PERFECT TENSE
General Formula— If + Past Perfect, Sub + would + have + V3
tSls%If I had seen you, I would have stopped my car.
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 ,sls okD; esa
'If clause' esa ftl dk;Z dk mYys[k gksrk gS ml dk;Z dk u gksuk n'kkZ;k
'If Itkrk
hadgSA ;kfu
seen you' ls rkRi;Z gS fd 'I had not seen you.'
 ,sls okD;ksa
sa'If'edks 'had' ls replace fd;k tk ldrk g SA rcFormula gksxk&
Had + Subject + V3 + obj, Subject + would + have + V3
tSls%Had I seen you, I would have stopped my car.

THREE IMPORTANT FORMULAE
 If + Present Indefinite , Simple Future
 If + S + had + V3 , S + would + have + V3
 If + S + V2 , S + would + V1
D. OTHER TYPES OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

(i) dkYifd in
General Formula— If + subject + were, subject + would + V1
tSls%If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky.

 dkYifud in (Post) ds fy, lHkh subjects ds lkFk'were' dk iz;ksxfd;k tkrk gSA
uhps fn, x;s 'kCnksa ds lkFkdk iz;ksx
'was' ughagksrk gSA
If, as though, in case, as if, would that ,oa I wish.
Ex. He scolded me as if he was my father. (×)
He scolded me as if he were my father.()
(ii) 'If' Clause eas ge'Unless' so long, as soon as, when, provided, suppose, in case, but
, for bR;kfn dk Hkh iz;ksx ldrs
dj gaSA
tSls%(1) Unless you work hard, you will not pass.
uksV%
Unless ds lkFk'not' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk
AUnless you work hard ls gekjk rkRi;Z'IfgSyou do
not work hard.' ;kfu 'Unless + affirmative = If + negative.
2. I shall support him so long as I am alive.
3. As soon as the train comes, there will be rush for seats.
4. When he comes to Delhi, I will go to meet him.
SPOTTING THE ERROR
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1. (a) If he came to me / (b) I would have given/ (c) him my car. / (d) No error
2. (a) Had he invited me / (b) I would have attended / (c) the function. / (d) No error
3. (a) If he had called me up (b) I would inform/ (c) him ./ (d) No error
4. (a) If he will work hard / (b)/ he will surely / (c) get the job of his choice. / (d) No
error
5. (a) Unless I do not / (b) see his ticket, / (c) I will not let him sit here. / (d) No error
6. (a) Before the police will come / (b) You should better / (c) get the anticipatory bail.
/ (d) No error
7. (a) We will come to know the truth / (b) after / (c) the investigation finished. / (d)
No error
8. (a) Until the train will not get the signal , (b) it will not / (c) leave the platform. / (d)
No error
9. (a) If I had money/ (b) I will have lent / (c) it to her. / (d) No error
10. (a) If I was you/ (b) I would not tolerate him / (c) for a moment. / (d) No error
11. (a) Suppose she does not agree/ (b)what could/ (c) we do ? / (d) No error
12. (a) Supposing if you do not reach / (b) the station in time,/ (c) what will you do? / (d)
No error
13. (a) If you saw a tiger / (b) what will your / (c) reaction be?/ (d) No error
14. (a) If I had two houses, / (b) I would have given / (c) one to you./ (d) No error
15. (a) If we will heat dry ice / (b) it turns / (c) to vapour. / (d) No error
16. (a) "Suppose if you are / (b) late, you will be / (c) in trouble." / (d) No error.

17. (a) Unless / (b) he will not understand the concept/ (c) he will not be able to solve the
questions. / (d) No error
18. (a) If he tried again,/ (b) he can pass the exam/ (c) with flying colours. / (d) No error
19. (a) I will wait for you / (b) unless / (c) you come. / (d) No error
20. (a) If I was you / (b) I would teach/ (c) him a lesson. / (d) No error
21. (a) If I were the Prime Minister of India / (b) I will work for the / (c) welfare of the
poor. / (d) No error
22. (a) If she would have come to me / (b) I would have given her the / (c) money she
needed / (d) No error
23. (a) If he drove fast/ (b) he can reach the station / (c) in time / (d) No error
24. (a) If I was a millionaire/ (b) I would support / (c) the millinium project / (d) No
error
25. (a) If both of you stood / (b) on the table/ (c) it would have broken/ (d) No error
26. (a) If she would have worked hard , / (b) she would / (c) have passed. / (d) No error
27. (a) If you had seen me, / (b) you should have stopped your car / (c) and come to help
me. / (d) No error
28. (a) If the Government will make strict law/ (b) the law and order situation / (c) will
improve. / (d) No error
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29. (a) But for his help / (b) the patient would / (c) have died. / (d) No error
30. (a) But for his prompt action / (b) many people would/ (c) have lost their savings. /
(d) No error
31. (a) I will not come / (b) in case / (c) it will rain. / (d) No error
32. (a) Had the river overflown its bank,/ (b) flood would / (c) have come. / (d) No error
33. (a) Had I known him, / (b) I would allow him / (c) to enter my house. / (d) No error
34. (a) You will not get well / (b) unless you will not / (c) follow the doctor's instructions.
/ (d) No error
35. (a) Supposing if he refuses / (b) to meet you, / (c) what will you do? / (d) No error
36. (a) I shall take you for a long drive /(b) after you /(c) will return from the meeting.
/ (d) No error
37. (a) When you complete your service / (b) you will be / (c) retired on pension / (d) No
error
38. (a) Were she I, / (b) she will not allow/ (c) you to go anywhere at this time of crisis./
(d) No error
39. (a) I told her when / (b) she came to Delhi,/ (c) I would show her all historical
monuments. / (d) No error
40. (a) You can scale this high peak, / (b) provided you/ (c) will wear the right kind of
shoes. / (d) No error
41. (a) Had you / (b) worked hard/ (c) you will have passed./ (d) No error
42. (a) When I shall see him/ (b) I shall/ (c) tell him/ (d) No error.
43. (a) He will tell you/ (b) about it when/ (c) he will come back/ (d) No error.
44. (a) When I will get back/ (b) I shall pay back/ (c) the money that I borrowed/ (d) from
you last month
45. (a) I will/ (b) meet him/ (c) when he will come./ (d) No error.
46. (a) Had I realized/ (b) your house was such a long way off, / (c) I would take a taxi./
(d) No error.

1. (a); ‘If he had come’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
2. (d);
3. (b); ‘I would have informed’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj ‘if cluase’ sub + had + v3 gks rks main
clause 'sub + would + have + v3' esa gksuk pkfg,A
4. (a); ‘If he works hard’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘If clause’ esawill ugha vkrk gSA
5. (a); ‘do not’ gVk nsaA
‘Unless ds lkFk'not' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
6. (a); ‘Before the police come’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Before’ ds ckn'will/ shall' dk iz;ksx xyr gSA
7. (c); ‘the investigation has finished’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
8. (a); ‘Until the train gets’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Until’ ds lkFk'not' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
9. (b); ‘will have lent’ dks‘would lend’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA 'If clause' past tense esa gSA vr%'main
clause' Hkh past tense esa gksxkA
10. (a); ‘If I were you’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘If clause’ esa 'was' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA dkYifud okD;ksa esa lHkh
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'subjects' ds lkFk'were' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
11. (b); ‘could’ dks‘can’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA'If clause' present tense esa gSA vr% main clause Hkh
present tense esa gksxkA
12. (a); ‘Supposing’ ,oa ‘if’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk u djsaA nksuksa dk vFkZ ,d gSA
13. (b); ‘will’ dks‘would’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA (iz'u 9 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
14. (b); ‘I would give’ dk iz;ksx djsaA (iz'u 1 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
15. (a); ‘will’ gVk nsaA (iz'u 4 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
16. (a); ‘Supposing’ ,oa ‘if’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk u djsaA nksuksa dk vFkZ ,d gSA
17. (b); ‘he understands’ dk iz;ksx djsaA (iz'u 5 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
18. (b); ‘Can’ dks‘Could’ esa ifjofrZr djsa D;ksafd'If clause' past tense esa gSA
19. (b); ‘Unless’ dks‘Until’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA'Until' ^le; lwpd* gksrk gS vkSj 'Unless' ^'krZ lwpd*A
20. (a); ‘Was’ ds LFkku ‘were’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA (iz'u 10 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
21. (b); ‘Will’ dks‘would’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA (iz'u 9 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
22. (a); ‘If she had come to me’ lgh iz;ksx gksxkA
Formula  If + Sub + had + V3 , Sub . + would + have + V3
23. (b); ‘Can’ dks‘Could’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
24. (a); ‘Was’ dks‘were’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA (iz'u 10 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
25. (c); ‘it would break’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
Formula  If + Sub + V2 , Sub . + would + V1

26. (a); ‘If she had worked hard’ dk iz;ksx djsa (iz'u 22 ns[ksa)
27. (d);
28. (a); ‘If the government makes’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA (iz'u 4 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
29. (d); ;gk¡'but' dk vFkZ 'without'.
gS
30. (d);
31. (c); ‘it rains’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
32. (a); ‘overflow’ dk V3 ‘overflowed’ gksrk gSA
33. (b); ‘I would have allowed him’ dk iz;ksx djsaA (iz'u 3 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
34. (b); ‘Unless’ ds lkFk‘will’ ,oa 'not' dk iz;ksx u djsaA
'Unless you follow' lgh iz;ksx gksxkA
35. (a); ‘Supposing’ ,oa ‘If’ esa ls ,d dks gVk nasA
36. (c); ‘will return’ dks‘have returned’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
37. (a); ‘when you have completed your service’ lgh iz;ksx gksxkA
38. (b); ‘will’ dks‘would’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
39. (a); ‘I told her’ ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
40. (c); ‘will’ gVk nsaA
41. (c); ‘will’ dks‘would’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
‘when I see him’ lgh ‘formation’ gksxkA
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42. (a);
43. (c); ‘he will come’ dks‘he comes’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
44. (a); ‘when I will get back’ ds LFkku ‘whenij I get back’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
45. (c); ‘when he will come’ ds LFkku ‘when ij he comes’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
46. (c); ‘I would take’ dks‘I would have taken’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA

Verb (Advance)
8 VERB (ADVANCE)
CHAPTER
KINDS OF VERB
1. FINITE VERBS
2. Non-Finite Verbs
3. Transitive Verbs
4. INTRANSITIVE VERBS
1. FINITE VERBS: Finite Verbs dk ,d Sub gksrk gS vkSj ;s
Subject dh la[;k ,oa Person ds
vuqlkj iz;qDr gksrs gSaA
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tSls%He is playing.
They are playing.
2. NON-FINITE VERBS: Non-Finite Verbs fdlh Person ;k la[;k ls limited ugha gksrs gSaA
tSls%I like watching television.
She wants to go abroad.
NON-FINITE VERBS:- rhuizdkj ds gksrs gS&
(A) INFINITIVE
(B) GERUND
(C) PARTICIPLE
(A) INFINITIVE: 'to + V1' Infinitive ,d izdkj dk noun gS ftlesa
verb ds Hkh xq.k gksrs
SaAgvr% ge
infinitive dksverb-noun Hkh dg ldrs gSA
tSls%1. To err is human
2. I want to study
3. I want to study English.
Åij fn, x;s okD; ns[ksa&
okD; (1) esa'to err' (to + V1) subject ds :i esaiz;qDr gSsaA
okD; (2) esa'to study' (to + V1) object ds :i esa iz;qDr gSsaA
okD; (3) esa'to study' want (verb) dk object gS ysfdu vxj'English' dksobject ds :i esa fy;k tk,
rks'to study' verb dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA
 vr%'to + V1' dks ge noun ,oa verb nksuksa ds :i esa iz;qDr dj ldrs gSaA
(B) GERUND: 'V1 + ing' Gerund ,d izdkj dk verb gS tks 'ing' esa [kRe
gksrkvkSj
gS ftlesa
noun ds Hkh
xq.kgksrs gSA
Verb (Advance)
tSls%1. Swimming is a good exercise.
2. I learnt driving.
3. I love watching television.
Åij fn, x;s okD; ns[ksa&
okD; (1) esa'Swimming' (V1 + ing) subject ds :i esa iz;qDr gS A
okD; (2) esa'driving' (V1 + ing) object ds :i esa iz;qDr gS A
okD; (3) esa'watching' love (verb) dk object gS ysfdu vxjtelevision dksobject ds :i esa fy;k tk,
rks'watching' verb dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA vr% 'V1 + ing' dks ge 'noun' ,oa 'verb' nksuksa ds :i esa
iz;qDr dj ldrs gSaA
uksV% dbZVerbs/adjective/phrase ds ckn'to' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA 'to';gk¡
ds ckn'V1' dk iz;ksx ugha gksxk
cfYd 'V1 + ing' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%Verb + used to, accustomed to, averse to, with a view to, addicted to, devoted to,
in addition to, look forward to, object to, owing to, given to, taken to, prone to.
tSls%1. He is addicted to smoking.
2. I am looking forward to meeting you.
3. He was used to driving on the right when he was in London.
 nwljs 'kCnks esa dgk tk, rks vxj dksbZverb 'to' esa [kRe gks rks mlds'Vckn
Phrasal ' ugha]
'V1 + ing'
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dk iz;ksxdjsaA
tSls%(a) I am looking forward to meeting
 
you.
V1 +ing
(b) He is given to drinking .


V1 +ing
(c) He is prone to making

 the same mistake again and again.
V1 +ing
(d) He got used to driving on the right when he was in London.

 
V1 +ing
ysfdumodals esa
'used to' ds cknV1 dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
(e) I used to drive
 on the right.
V1
okD; d ,oa e ds chp dk varj%
Sentence (d) Sentence (e)

vxj used to ds igys verb gks rks
used to ds ckn vxj used to ds igys verb ugha gks rks
(1) (1)
V1+ing yxk;sa used to ds cknV1 yxk;saA
(2) ;s vknru~~ fØ;k dks n'kkZrk gSA (2) ;s past ds routine action dks n'kkZrk gSA
(3) ;s fdlh Hkh
tense esa gks ldrs gSaUsed
vkSj to ds igys (3) ;s fliQZ
Past tense esa gksaxsa
vkus okykverb okD; dstense dk fu/kZj.k djrk gSA

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(C) PARTICIPLE: tks 'kCn
'verb' ,oa 'adjective' nksuksa dk dk;Z djsa og
Participle gSA
(i) PRESENT PARTICIPLE (V1 + ING)
tSls%1. Hearing the noise, we rushed out of the restaurant.
2. Thinking all is well, he went to bed.
 Åij fn, x, nksuksa okD;ksa
'V1 + esa
ing' dk iz;ksx fdlh ?kVukincomplete
dks ;k gksrk gqvk
n'kkZus ds fy,
gks jgk gSA ;g
'V1 + ing' Present Participle gSA
(ii) PAST PARTICIPLE (V3)
tSls%1. Driven by poverty, he committed suicide.
2. Deceived by his best friend, he was left in the lurch.
 Åij fn, x, nksuksa okD;ksa
'V3' dk
esa
iz;ksx fdlh ?kVukComplete
dks n'kkZus ds fy, fd;k x;k gSA
'V3bl
'
form dksPast Participle dgrs gSaA
(iii) PERFECT PARTICIPLE (HAVING V3)
tSls%1. Having done with it, they got down to work.
2. Having rested, they started their journey again.
Åij fn, x;s nksuksa okD;ksa esa fdlh
Hkwrdky
dk;Z dksesaComplete
gh gksrk n'kkZ;k x;k gSA ,slk djus ds fy,
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
'having + V3' ;kfu Perfect Participle dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
3. TRANSITIVE VERB- tc okD; esafØ;k ds ckn ,d deZ (obj.) dh vko';drk iM+s rks fØ;k
transitive verb dgykrk gSA
tSls%1. I write
 essay .

V obj.
2. Children fly .
kites

V obj.
4. INTRANSITIVE VERB- tc okD; esafØ;k ds ckn deZ (obj.) dh vko';drk u iM+srks fØ;k
intransitive verb dgykrk gSA
tSls%Birds fly

.
v
She slept

.
v
uksV%vxj verb transitive (t.v.) gksrk gSverb
rks ds mYys[k ek=k
^D;k*
ls tSls loky mBrs gSA
tSls%1. He killed (D;k\)
He killed
 a rabbit
 .
t.v. obj.
2. I helped (fdls \)
I helped him .
  
t.v. obj.
Verb (Advance)
CAUSATIVE VERB
 Have, Get ,oaMake dk iz;ksx 'Causative verb' ds :i esa fd;k tkrk gSA lkekU;r% dÙkkZ
(sub) fdlh
fØ;k(verb) dks Øe(obj.) ij djrk gSA
tSls%He helps the poor.
  
Sub. Verb obj.
 ysfdu tc 'sub' gh verb dks experience djs ;kfu fØ;k dk iQy Øe ij u iM+ dj dÙkk ij iM+s
rksCausative verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%1. He got caught.
2. The environment gets polluted due to our ignorance.
 dbZ ckj okD; ls ;s rkRi;Z fudyrk gS
dÙkkZ
fd fdlh dk;Z dks djrk ugha cfYd djkrk
;kfugS
;gk¡S1 (dk;Z
djus okyk) ,oa S2 (dk;Z djkus okyk dk)izR;{k vFkok vizR;{k :i ls ekStwn gksrs gSaA
tSls%1.  I
  made him do the
   whole
 work
.
S2 'Make' according to tense S1 V1 obj.
2. We got him arrested by the police .

    
S2 'Get' according to tense obj. V3 S1
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3. Have
 the
  box opened .
 
'Have' according to tense obj. V3
4. We have to make

  the system 
work
.
   
S2 'make' according to tense S1 V1
5. I
 cannot get your work 
done
 by 
him
 .
    
S2 'get' according to tense obj. V3 S1
uksV%Make/Have ,oa Get ds iz;ksx ds chp dk varj%

1. Get/Have ds iz;ksx ds cknS1 dk mYys[k by + S1 ds form esa gksrk gSAPassive
ysfdu voice ds
rjg gh S1 dk iz;ksx fd;k Hkh tk ldrk gS vkSj ughaA Hkh
Make ds cknS1 dk iz;ksx djuk vko';d gksrk gSA
2. Get/Have ds cknV3 dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
Make ds cknV1 dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
 okD; esa
'Get'/'Have' ,oa 'Make' tense ds vuqlkj ifjofrZrgksrs gSaA
Verb dk iz;ksx fofHkÂ
Pattern esa gks ldrk gSA uhps fn, x;s dqN
patterns esaverb dk iz;ksx ns[ksa&
PATTERN - 1
Subject + Verb
 ;s 'Verb' ds iz;ksx dk lc ls lk/kj.kPattern gSA ,sls
sentence formation esasub ds ckn vdeZd
fØ;k (intransitive verb) dk iz;ksx gksrkokD; gSA dk vFkZ fdlh deZ(object) ds fcuk Hkh Li"V
gksrk gSA
bl sentence pattern to passive voice esa ifjofrZr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA
Verb (Advance)
tSls% S.N Subject Verb

1. Birds fly.
2. The moon is shining
3. The baby is sleeping.
4. I was going
PATTERN - 2
Subject + verb + subject complement
 ,sls 'sentence form' esacomplement ;k rksNoun gksrk gS]pronoun

;k ;k fiQj adjective. bl
sentence pattern dks Hkh passive voice esa ifjofrZr ugha
fd;k tk ldrk gSA
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Subject Complement

1. This is a pen.
2. It is I
3. He looks happy.
4. My father got angry.
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PATTERN - 3
Subject + verb + direct object
 dbZ'verbs' ldeZd fØ;k (transitive verb) gksrs gSaA

Transitive verbs ds ckn object dk
mYys[k gksuk t:jh
gksrk gS oukZ okD; dk vFkZ Li"V ugha gksrkA
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Direct Object

1. I know him.
2. She opened the door.
3. You should help yourself.
PATTERN - 4
Subject+verb + indirect object + direct object

 tc okD; esanks'objects' gks] rks
Indirect object (tks lkekU;r% ltho gksrkdk
gS)
mYys[k igys
gksrk
gS vkSj
fiQj direct object dkA
tSls%
S.N. Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
1. I gave her my book.
2. I bought her a purse
3. He showed me his notes.
Verb (Advance)
PATTERN - 5
Subject + verb + direct object + preposition + prepositional object

 vxj pattern 4 dks ge bl rjg ifjofrZr djuk pkgs fddirect object dk mYys[k igys gksdirect
rks
object ds ckn ,d preposition dk iz;ksx gksxk vkSj indirect
fiQj object dkA
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Direct Object Preposition Prepositional object

1. I gave my book to her.
2. I bought a purse for her.
3. He showed his notes to me and my friends.
 dksbZ
verbs dk iz;ksxpattern 4 ,oa 5 nksuksa esa fd;k tk ldrk gSA 5 dk iz;ksx T;knk mfpr
Pattern
gksrk gS vxj
direct object de egÙoiw.kZ gks ;k fiQjindirect object T;knk yEck gks
A
PATTERN - 6
Subject + verb + noun/ pronoun + adjective

 ,slssentence form esaadjective ml voLFkk dks n'kkZrk gS tks fØ;k ds otg ls;kgqvk
fiQjnoun
,oa adjective dks feyk dsobject cuk;k tkrk gSA
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tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Direct Object Adjective
1. He pushed the door open.
2. She washed the plates clean.
3. I like my tea strong.
 bl pattern esa;qDr
zi gksusverbs
okys gS&
get, keep, beat, drive, make, paint, leave, turn, find,
like, wish.
PATTERN - 7
Subject + verb + preposition + prepositional object.
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Preposition Prepositional object

1. This car belongs to me.
2. She met with an accident.
3. He succeeded in his attempt.
PATTERN - 8
Subject + verb + to-infinitive (as object of the verb)
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Infinitive

1. She wants to sleep.
2. He forgot to take his medicine.
3. I hoped to pass the exam.
Verb (Advance)
 bl pattern esa iz;qDr gksusverbs

okys gSa&
like, love, prefer, begin, start, agree, try,
attempt, choose, continue, intend, propose, desire, wish, want, hate, dislike,
hope, expect, promise, fear, remember, forget, offer, learn.
PATTERN - 9
Subject + verb + noun/ pronoun + infinitive.
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Noun/ Pronoun Infinitive + etc.

1. I want you to help him.
2. The doctor advised him to rest.
3. I allowed Rohit to go.
 bl pattern esa iz;qDr gksus okys

verbeq[;
gS& ask, tell, order, command, persuade, encourage,
urge, want, wish, request, intend, expect, force, tempt, teach, invite, help, warn,
like, love, hate, allow, permit, remind, cause, mean, dare.
PATTERN - 10
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Subject + verb + gerund.
 bl pattern esaGerund okD; ds object dk dk;Z djrk gSA

tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Gerund, etc.
1. She started singing.
2. He has finished talking.
3. I love teaching.
 bl pattern esa iz;qDr gksus okys eq[; 'kCn gS&

begin, start, love, like, hate, stop, finish,
enjoy, prefer, fear, remember, forget, mind, miss, suggest, practice, try,
understand, keep, help, advise, admit, avoid, consider, intend, delay, deny, detest,
can't help, rest, defer, worth, risk , it is noun/good, propose, regret, anticipate.
PATTERN - 11
Subject + verb + noun/ pronoun + present participle.
tSls%
S.N. Subject Verb Noun/ Pronoun Present Participle
1. I saw him crossing the bridge.
2. I heard him shouting
3. You kept me waiting
 bl pattern esa iz;qDr gksusverbs

okys gS&see, hear, smell, feel, watch, notice, find,
observe, listen, get, catch, keep, leave, set, start.
Verb (Advance)
PATTERN - 12
Subject + verb + noun/ pronoun + plain infinitive.
tSls% S.N. Subject Verb Noun/ Pronoun Plain Infinitive

1. I will not let you go
2. We made him finish the work.
3. I bade the boy leave the room.
 bl pattern esa iz;qDr gksus okys eq[;gS&see, watch, notice, observe, hear, listen,
verbs
feel, make, let, help, bid.
VERB ds dqN IMPORTANT RULES ftu ls iz'u iwNs tkrs gSa%
1. (i) Being ill, I could not come. ()
(ii) Being a rainy day, I could not come (×)
(iii)Walking along the road, my pen fell down. (×)
(i) vxj igys okD; esabeing ds igys fdlhsubject dk mYys[k ugha gks 2nd Hkkx
rks dksub 'I' igys Hkkx dk
Hkhsub cu tkrk gSA vkSj okD;(i) dk vFkZ lgh fudyrk gSA
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(ii) vxj nwljs okD;'being'
esa ds igyssub 'it' dk iz;ksx u fd;k tk, rks
'I', rainy day dk Hkhsub cu tkrk
gS vkSj blls okD; dk vFkZ xyr gks tkrk gSA vr% a rainy day' dk iz;ksx djsaA
'It being
(iii) blh izdkj rhljs okD; esawalking
Hkh ds fy;s mi;qDrsub. dk iz;ksx djsa vU;Fkk 'my pen' igys Hkkx dk
sub cu tk;sxkA
vr%'While I was walking along the road' dk iz;ksx djsaaA
2. (i) The girls watched intendly as the model applied her make-up with a practiced
hand.(×)
fdlh fØ;k ( Verb) dk iz;ksx fo'ks"k.k (
adjective) ds :i esa fdlh Noun dh fo'ks"krk crkus ds fy;s
fd;k tkrk gS rks fØ;k3 form esa gh gksuk pkfg;sAPractised
rd
vr% (v) form dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Practice' noun gSA
vU; mnkgj.k% Spoken English
Revised edition
Written document
 mijksDr mnkgj.k esa
English, edition o document laKk(Noun) gS ftudh fo'ks"krk crkus ds fy,
'verb' dk iz;ksx gks jgk gSA vr%3rd form esa gSA
Verb
 ysfdu vxj fØ;k(Verb) dks tkjh(continuous) voLFkk esa n'kkZ;kverb tk;s rks
'ing' form esa gksuk pkfg;sA
tSls%(i) Rising price.
(ii) Developing country.
(iii)Steaming cup of tea.
3. vxj fØ;k dk iz;ksx
noun form esa fd;k tk;s rks mls
'ing form' (Gerund)/'to+V1 form' (Infinitive)/
esa gksuk pkfg;saA
tSls%(i) Smoking

is prohibited here.
obj
Verb (Advance)
(ii) Swimming is a good exercise.




sub
To
(iii) 
err
 is human.
Sub.
4. fØ;k dSls gqvk]adverb

;s of manner crkrk gS vkSj
adverb of manner lkekU;r%
'ly' esa [kRe
gksrk gSA
tSls%(i) He works

 honestly .

Verb Adv
 politely
(ii) He talks  .

Verb Adv
 vxj verb gekjh ikapksa bafnz;ksa ls lEcaf/r gks rksadverb

mlds ckn
ugha]adjective dk iz;ksxdjsaA
tSls%(i) He looks
 honest
 .

Verb Adj
(ii) He sounds
 polite
 .
Verb Adj
uhps fn, x;s lkr fØ;k,asverbs of sensation gSa

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Look, seem, sound, appear, smell, taste, feel
 Verbs of sensation ds vykokbe, become, turn, get, grow, keep (jguk)] make ,oa
prove dks Hkh
adverbs ugha cfYd
adjective modify djrs gSaA
tSls%When he heard the news, he became sad
.
adj
5. We adapt to the environment. (×)

We adapt ourselves to the environment. ( )
 Adapt ds tSlsdqN ,slsverbs gksrs gS ftuds ckn ,dReflexive Pronoun dk vkuk t:jh gksrk gSA
,sls verbs dh lwph&
Acquit (to do better than expected), absent, avail, reconcile ( to accept a situation
reluctantly), amuse, resign, avenge, enjoy, exert, apply (to work hard on something),
adapt, adjust, pride
1. The officers acquitted themselves well during the crisis.
2. She has reconciled herself to the demands of her in laws.
3. The students exert themselves a lot at the time of examination.
4. You will have to apply yourself to this task whole heartedly.
5. I pride myself on being able to work smoothly under pressure too.
6. You should avail yourself of this opportunity.
7. He resigned himself to yet another day without food.
uksV%
(1) They enjoyed the party. (reflexive pronoun dh t:jr ugha gS)
They enjoyed during vacation. (‘themselves’ dk iz;ksx
enjoyed’ ds ckn djsa
)
 vxj enjoy ds cknobject dk mYys[k gksreflexive
rks pronoun u yxk;sa ijUrq vxj object
dk mYys[k ugha gks rks
reflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx djsaA
Verb (Advance)
(2) He was absent. ( )
He absented himself. ( )
vxj absent dk iz;ksxverb ds :i esa gks rHkh reflexive pronoun dk iz;ksxdjsaA
uksV%(i) vxj 'acquit' dk vFkZ^cjhgS djuk* rks'acquit' ds lkFkreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx u djsaA
tSls%The court acquitted him.
 vxj 'acquit' dk vFkZÔ;ogkj
gS djuk*
rks'acquit' ds lkFkreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%He acquitted himself well during the riot.
 vxj 'recorncile' dk vFkZ gS ^lqyg djuk*rksreconcile ds lkFkreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx
ugha gksxk
A
tSls%I reconciled with him after the bitter argument.
 vxj 'reconcile' dk vFkZ ^cseu
gS ls gh lgh ij Lohdkj dj ysuk* rksreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx
gksxk
A
tSls%He reconciled himself to the arrogant attitude of his boss.
 la{ksi esa dgk tk, rks vxj
sub gh fØ;k dk receiver gksrksÅij fn, x;s verbs ds lkFkreflexive
pronoun dk iz;ksx gksxk A
(b) (1) Keep yourself away from bad company. (×)
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Keep away from bad company. ( )
(2) He hid himself in the room. (Drop ‘himself’).
 keep ds tSlsdqN ,slsverbs gksrs gS ftuds ckn
Reflexive Pronoun dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk
gSA
,slsverbs dh lwph
Keep, stop, turn, qualify, bathe, move, rest, hide.
6. (i) I prefer tea than coffee. (×)
I prefer tea to coffee. ( )
(ii) He invited me on/for tea. (×)
He invited me to tea. ( )
 Verb ds ckn vkus okyk preposition ;k rks fixed gksrk gS ;k fiQj fdlh
preposition dk iz;ksx
ugha gksrk
gSAverb ds ckn vkus okyk
Preposition Hindi Translation ds vuqlkj ugha gksuk pkfg;sA
( Preposition ns[kas)
7. (i) The poor had no bed to sleep in.
(ii) He had no pen to write with.
(iii)Do you have a chair to sit on?
 tc fdlh noun (bed, pen bR;kfn) dks dksbZ infinitive (to sleep, to write bR;kfn)qualify
djsa]rks'infinitive' ds ckn preposition (in, with bR;kfn) dk iz;ksx
gksrk gSA
8. (i) I have never and will never cheat you. (×)
I have never cheated
  you. ()
 and will never cheat
V3 V1
(ii) Nothing has or will be more tragic than his demise. (×)

Verb (Advance)
Nothing has been  more tragic than his demise. ()

 or will be
V3 V1
 vxj ,d okD; esa,d verb ds nksforms dh t:jr gks rks nksuksa

forms dk iz;ksx djsaA
ge ,d form
ls dke ugha pyk ldrsA
9. (i) If he was a millionaire, he would help the millennium project. (×)
It he were a millionaire, he would help the millennium project. ()
 dkfYifudin ds fy;s lHkhsub ds lkFkwere dk iz;ksx djsaA
 the  ! ()
10. (i) Long live king
 
P.V. S.S.
 optative okD;ksa singular
esa subject ds lkFk Hkh plural verb dk iz;ksx gksrkSA
g
11. ,sls dbZverbs gS ftuds igys article dk iz;ksx djds mlsNoun dk :i fn;k tkrk gS A
tSls%(i) He is walking
 .
verb
(ii) He is going for a walk

.
noun
rides
(iii)He 
 a horse.
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verb
(iv) He went for a ride

.
noun
12. vxj vyx&vyx verb ds lkFk vyx&vyx preposition dh t:jr iM+s rks lHkhpreposition
dk iz;ksxdjsaA
tSls%(i) Amphibians can live on land and in water.
(ii) He was acquitted of and absolved from all the charges of corrution.
13. (i) I am having a car. (×)
I have a car. ()
 dqN ,slsverbs gksrs gS ftudk iz;ksx lkekU;r%
'ing' form esa ugha fd;k tk ldrkA
,sls verbs dh lwph
(1)
Verbs of Perception- See, taste, smell, hear, prefer, please, notice, recognize.
(2)
Verbs of Thinking Process- Think, know, mean, mind, remember, suppose.
(3)
Verbs Showing Possession- Own, have, belong, comprise, possess, contain, consist.
(4)
Verbs expressing Feeling or State of Mind- Believe, like, dislike, love, adore,
want, wish, desire, hate, agree, trust, imagine.
(5) Verbs in General- Look, seem, appear, affect, resemble, cost, require, become,
hope, refuse.
(foLrkj ls tkudkjh ds fy,Tense esaContinous Hkkx ns[ksa)
14. (A) Adverb ‘as’ dk iz;ksx uhps fn, x;s
verbs ds lkFk fd;k tk ldrk gSA
‘regard, describe, define, treat, view, know’.
(B) Adverb ‘as’ dk iz;ksx uhps fn, x;s
verbs ds lkFku djsaA
‘name, elect, think, consider, call, appoint, make, choose.’
tSls%1. I regard him my brother. (Add ‘as’ after ‘him’)
Verb (Advance)
2. Biology has been defined the study of organism. (Add ‘as’ after ‘defined’)
3. She is considered as the best student of my class. (Drop ‘as’ after ‘considered’)
4. The teacher called him as stupid. (Drop ‘as’)
5. The principal appointed him as a lecturer. (Remove ‘as’)
6. He thinks her as a fool. (Remove ‘as’)
15. vxj okD; esa 'It is high time' ;k fiQj 'it's time' dk iz;ksx gks vkSj mlds ckn
'sub' dk mYys[k
gks rks
sub ds ckn 'V2' dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%It's high time you did something.
16. dbZnoun dk iz;ksx ,d fuf'pr verb ds lkFk fd;k tkrk gS&
tSls%Have — lunch etc. take —an exam make —a demand vU; mnkgj.k
a good time advantage a gesture Launch scheme
a shower an action a noise Render help
a dream risk a promise Impart education
a conversation your time a request
a mistake
17. 'To' ds ckn 'V1' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSAvU;ijUrq
lHkhPrepositions ds ckn vxj 'verb' dk iz;ksx gksrk
gS rksverb 'v1+ing' form esa gksuk pkfg,A
tSls%1. He is afraid to do
 anything against his boss.
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V1
2. He is afraid of going

 out after sunset.
V1 +ing
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) Walking along the road/ (b) a car knocked/ (c) him down./(d) No error.
2. (a) Having done my homework/ (b) my mother allowed me/ (c) to go out and play./(d)
No error.
3. (a) Being a rainy day,/ (b) I had to cancel/ (c) all my appointments./ (d) No error.
4. (a) A few selfish leaders/ (b) are bent to harm/ (c) the very foundation of Democracy./ (d)
No error.
5. (a) As I have worked hard,/ (b) I am confident to pass/ (c) with flying colours ./ (d) No
error.
6. (a) We went to that place/ (b) with a view to help/ (c) the earthquake victims./ (d)
No error.
7. (a) You should avoid/ (b) to go to school/ (c) as you have severe eye infection./ (d) No
error.
8. (a) I have/ (b) no achievement/ (c) to boast./ (d) No error.
9. (a) One must avail of/ (b) every opportunity/ (c) that comes in life./ (d) No error.
10. (a) Have the letter/ (b) send/ (c) by someone who is trustworthy./ (d) No error.
11. (a) Would you please order/ (b) for tea and buiscuits/ (c) for all of us./ (d) No error.
12. (a) Everyone considered him as/ (b) a brave man/(c) but he fled from the battlefield./
(d) No error.
Verb (Advance)
13. (a) My father does not mind/ (b) to be disturbed/ (c) while he is reading the
newspaper./(d) No error.
14. (a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am having a car and a jeep/ (c) besides a big
house in a good locality./ (d) No error.
15. (a) The lawyer asked me/ (b) if it were worth to take/ (c) the matter to court./ (d) No
error.
16. (a) I bade him/ (b) to submit all the important documents/ (c) before he left the job./
(d) No error.
17. (a) He thinks/ (b) himself/ (c) as a great scholar ./ (d) No error.
18. (a) All the candidates/ (b) will give/ (c) a test on Friday./ (d) No error.
19. (a) Mrs Dorai would rather/ (b) spend a quiet evening/ (c) than attending a party./
(d) No error.
20. (a) The audience/ (b) watched the clowns/ (c) performed their act ./ (d) No error.
21. (a) The life-guard would not/ (b) let the children/ (c) to swim at the deep end of the
pool ./ (d) No error.
22. (a) He denied/ (b) to help/ (c) me./ (d) No error.
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23. (a) Walking along the/ (b) bank of the river/ (c) the road began to rise./ (d) No error.
24. (a) It is time you/ (b) decide on your next/ (c) course of action ./ (d) No error.
25. (a) As I was feeling sleepy/ (b) I asked for/ (c) a steamed cup of tea./ (d) No error.
26. (a) I remember/ (b) meet him/ (c) five years ago./(d) No error.
27. (a) I have always/ (b) and will always/ (c) be faithful to you./ (d) No error.
28. (a) I am afraid/ (b) I did a mistake/ (c) in the calculation./ (d) No error.
29. (a) The lights went out/ (b) while we/ (c) took the examination./ (d) No error.
30. (a) His assistants have and/ (b) are still doing/ (c) excellent work for the organization./
(d) No error.
31. (a) After the teacher had told the boys/ (b) how to pronounce the word/ (c) all of
them in one voice repeated the word again ./ (d) No error.
32. (a) The company is not doing well./ (b) Isn't it time you/ (c) sell off your shares in it?./
(d) No error.
33. (a) He caught the boy/ (b) steal/ (c) the parcel./ (d) No error.
34. (a) I declined the invitation/ (b) not because I did not want to go,/ (c) but because I have
no time./ (d) No error.
35. (a) It is a known fact/ (b) that time does not return back/ (c) once it is lost./ (d) No error.
36. (a) Even after sixty years of independence/ (b) lakhs of people/ (c) do not have bed to
sleep./ (d) No error.
37. (a) The dinosaurs could not/ (b) adapt to the/ (c) changing environment./ (d) No error.

Verb (Advance)
38. (a) The students were/ (b) looking forward to/ (c) meet the eminent scientist./ (d) No error.
39. (a) The lady made the/ (b) little boy to wash/ (c) all the clothes./ (d) No error.
40. (a) We must get this letter/ (b) send/ (c) as soon as possible./ (d) No error.

1. (a) 'walking' ds igys 'while he was' tksM+sA ,slk u djus ij igysverb dk Hkh
'a car' subject cu
tk,xk ;kfu'walking' dk vkSj fiQj okD; dk vFkZ xyr gks tk,xkA
2. (a) After I had done my homework' dk iz;ksx djsaA ,slk u djus myij mother igys Hkkx
(having done my homework) dk Hkh subject cu tk,xk vkSj okD; dk vFkZ xyr gks tk,xkA
3. (a) 'Being' ds igys'it' dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 1 ,oa 2 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
4. (b) 'Bent on harming' dk iz;ksx 'bent to harm' ds LFkku ij djsaA'Bent on' dk vFkZ'determined
gS
to do' 'Bent on' ds ckn'harming' (V1 + ing) dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd 'bend on' tSls dqNverbs/
phrases ds ckn'Gerund' (V1 + ing) dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
5. (b) 'Confident to pass' ds LFkku'Confident
ij of passing' dk iz;ksx djsaA Confident ds ckn'of'
dk iz;ksx gksrk gS'of'vkSjds ckn'V1 + ing' (Gerund) dkA
6. (b) 'with a view to' ds ckn‘V1 + ing’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA vr%ds LFkku 'helping'
'help' ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
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7. (b) ‘to go’ ds LFkku ‘going’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Avoid’ ds ckn‘gerund (V1 + ing)’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
8. (c) ‘boast’ ds ckn ‘of’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj ‘noun’ dks dksbZ ‘infinitive qualify’ djrk gS rks
'infinitive' ds ckn mi;qDr preposition dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
9. (a) ‘Avail’ ds ckn ,d ‘reflexive pronoun’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘one’ ;gk¡ subject ds :i esa iz;qDr gqvk
gSA vr% ‘avail’ ds ckn ‘oneself’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
10. (b) ‘Send’ ds LFkku V ij3 ‘sent’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Get’ ,oa ‘Have’ dk iz;ksx vxj‘Causative Verb’
ds :i esa gks rksMain Verb 'V3' form esa gksxkA
Eg: Have it painted .
 
V3
Get it done
.
V3
11. (b) ‘Order’ ds lkFk‘for’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA

12. (a) ‘Considered’ ds lkFk‘as’ dk iz;ksx djuk xyr gSA ‘as’ gVk nsaA
(Chapter adverb ns[ksa)
13. (b) ‘Mind’ ds ckn‘Gerund’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA‘to be’ ds LFkku ‘being’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
14. (b) ‘Have’ dk vFkZ vxj ‘to possess’ gks rks
‘have’ ds lkFk‘ing’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
‘I am having’
ds LFkku ‘Iij have’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
15. (b) ‘worth’ ds ckn‘V1 + ing’ dk iz;ksx djuk lgh gksxkA‘worth taking’ dk iz;ksx djuk lgh gksxkA
16. (b) ‘bade’ (bid dk V2) ds ckn plain infinitive ( V1) dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u fd
‘infinitive’ (to + V1)
dkA‘to’ gVk nsaA
17. (c) ‘as’ gVk nsA
‘think’ ds lkFk‘as’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
18. (b) fgUnh esa ge dgrs gS izR;k'kh ijh{kk‘transtation’
nsaxsA bldkdj ds English esa dgrs gS ‘Candidates

Verb (Advance)
will give test’A ;s xyr okD; gSA ‘Give’ ds LFkku ij ‘take’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
19. (c) ‘than’ ds ckn‘attend’ dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd ‘would rather’ ds ckn Hkh verb ‘V1’ form esa gSA
20. (c) ‘watch’ ds ckn ;k rks‘gerund’ (V1 + ing) dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ;kplain fiQj infinitive (V1) dkA
‘Performed’ ds LFkku ij ;k rks ‘performing’ dk iz;ksx djsa ;k fiQj ‘perform’ dkA
21. (c) 'Let' ds cknV1 dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u 'tofd+ V1' dkA'to' gVk nsaA
22. (b) ‘to help’ ds LFkku ‘helping’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA‘Deny’ ds ckn ‘gerund’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
23. (a) ‘while I was’ dk iz;ksx ‘walking along’ ds igys djsa (okD; 1 ,oa 2 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
24. (b) ‘decide’ dks‘decided’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
‘It is time + sub’ ds ckn ‘V2’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
25. (c) ‘steamed’ ls ‘action complete’ dk vkHkkl gksrk gSA still going on n'kkZus ds fy,
Action ‘V1
+ ing’ dk iz;ksx
adjective ds :i esa djsaA‘Steaming’ ds iz;ksx ls (Hkkai fudyrk gqvk ;kfu xeZ pk;)
‘action in continuation’ dk vkHkkl gksrk gSA
26. (b) ‘remember’ ds ckn‘Gerund’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA ‘Meet’ ds LFkku ij‘meeting’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
27. (a) have ds lkFk‘V3’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSwill vkSj
ds lkFk‘V1’ dkA'will always' ds ckn‘be’ dk iz;ksx
gSA vr% have always ds ckn‘V3’ ‘been’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
28. (b) ‘Mistake’ ds lkFk‘do’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk‘make’cfYd dk gksrk gSA ‘did’
vr% ds LFkku ij ‘made’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
29. (c) ‘took’ ds LFkku ij ‘were taking’ dk iz;ksx djsaA 'while' dk vFkZ gS ^ds nkSjku*A ;s dk;Z dks
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30. (a) ‘have’ ds ckn‘done’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj ,d okD; esa ,d (;gk¡&
‘verb’ do) ds vyx&vyx forms
dh t:jr iM+s (;gk¡‘done’ ,oa ‘doing’) rks nksuksa
‘forms’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ge form
,d ls dke ugha
pyk ldrsaA
31. (c) ‘repeat’ ds lkFk‘again’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA (okD; 1 ,oa 2 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
32. (c) ‘sell’ dks‘sold’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
‘It's time + sub’ ds ckn‘V2’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
33. (b) ‘steal’ dks‘stealing’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
‘catch’ ds ckn ‘Verb ing’ form esa gksxkA
34. (c) ‘have’ to ‘had’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA pastokD;esa gSA
35. (b) ‘Return back’ superfluous English gSA ‘back’ gVk nsaA
36. (c) ‘Sleep’ ds ckn‘in’ yxk;saANoun ds ckn vxj infinitive dk iz;ksx gksinfinitive
rks ds ckn mi;qDr
preposition yxkrk gSA
37. (b) ‘adapt’ ds ckn‘themselves’ yxk;saA
38. (c) ‘Meeting’ (V1 + ing) dk iz;ksx ‘looking forward to’ ds lkFk gksxkA
39. (b) ‘to’ gVk nsA‘make’ ds ckn plain infinitive 'V1' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
40. (b) ‘Send’ dk ‘sent’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA‘Get’ ds cknverb V3 form esa gksrk gSA

Noun
9 NOUN
CHAPTER
‘fdlh O;fDr] oLrq] LFkku] xq.k] dk;Z ;k voLFkk dsNoun

uke dks
(laKk) dgk tkrk gSA
’
A noun is a word used as a name of a person, place or thing.
Noun ik¡p izdkj ds gksrs gSa%
1. Proper Noun (O;fDrokpd)
2. Common Noun (tkfrokpd)
3. Collective Noun (lewgokpd)
4. Material Noun (nzO;okpd)
5. Abstract Noun (Hkkookpd)
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(1) PROPER NOUN
 Proper noun ls gekjk rkRi;Z fdlh
O;fDr] oLrq rFkk LFkku ds
ls gksrk
uke gSA
tSls%Ram, Delhi, Gita etc.
(a) Ram is my friend.
(b) I live in Delhi.
(2) COMMON NOUN
 ftl Noun (laKk) ls ,d oxZvFkoktkfr ds O;fDr ;k oLrq dk cks/ gks] mls
Common Noun
(tkfrokpd laKk) dgrs gSaA tSls&
King, boy, girl, city etc.
(a) According to the boy, the nearest town is very far.
(b) The boys are going to the nearest village.
(3) COLLECTIVE NOUN
 ftl Noun (laKk) lslewgdk cks/ gks] mls
Collective Noun (lewgokpd laKk)dgrs gSaAtSls%
Team, Committee, Army etc.
lkekU;r%
Collective Noun dk iz;ksxSingular esa gksrk gSA budk iz;ksxesa rHkh fd;k tkrk gS
Plural
tc erHksn
n'kkZ;k tk, ;k fiQj
izR;sd lnL; ds ckjs esa dqN dgk tk,A
(a) The flock of geese spends most of its time in the pasture.

S.V.
(b) The jury 

is deciding the matter.
S.V .
(c) The committee meets


 every week.
S.V.

Noun
(d) The team are

 divided over the issue of captainship. (erHksn)
P.V.
(e) The audience have

 taken their
 seats. (izR;sd O;fDr)
P.V. P.P.
(4) MATERIAL NOUN

 ftl Noun (laKk) ls ,slsinkFkZ
dk cks/ gks ftlls nwljh oLrq,a cu ldsa] mls Noun (inkFkZokpd laKk)
Material
dgrs gSaA
tSls%Silver, iron, wood etc.
(a) The necklace is made of gold.
(b) She has purchased a tea set of silver.
(c) He got his furniture made of teak wood.
 Material Nouns, Countable ugha gksrs gSa vFkkZr~ budh fxurh ugha dh tk ldrh gSA bUgsa ekik ;k rkSyk tk
gS
AbudslkFk lkekU;r
%Singular verb dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS ,oa buds igys
Article dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k
tkrk gSA
(5) ABSTRACT NOUN
 Abstract Noun,,slsxq.k] Hkko] fØ;k ,oa voLFkk
dksO;Dr djrk gS ftUgsa
Nwvk ugha
tk ldrk gS] ns[kk
ugha tk ldrk gS] cfYddsoy eglwl fd;k tk dlrk gSA
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tSls%Honesty, bravery (quality), hatred, laughter (action), poverty, youth (state).
 Abstract Noun dk iz;ksx lkekU;r% Singular esa fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%(a) People respect his sincerity.
(b) Honesty is the best policy.
 Noun d ks (A) Countable ,oa (B) Uncountable esa Hkh ck¡Vk tk ldrk gSA
(A) Countable Nouns
 Countable Noun og Noun gksrk gS] ftldh
x.kuk dh tk ld sA
tSls%(a) We bought six tables.
(b) I have a few friends.
(c) She saw many movies last month.
(B) NON-COUNTABLE NOUNS
 Uncountable Noun og Noun gksrk gS] ftldh
x.kuku dh tk lds A
tSls%(a) J. Priestly discovered oxygen.
(b) They decided to sell the furniture.
(c) Much money was wasted on the show.
Countable Noun Uncountable Noun

M oney, time, know ledge
Eg:- Stars, Seconds, R upees etc.
etc.
Singular w ith P lural w ith
Verb- Singular P lural Singular Verb
Noun Noun
M any, few , a number of, the number
Adjective- M uch, little, quantity of
of.
Article - A/An/ the can be used. only 'the' can be used

Noun
IMPORTANT POINTS
RULE 1
 dqNNouns dk iz;ksx ges'kkPlural form esa gh gksrk gSA bu ds vUr esa yxs
Nouns s dks gVkdj] bUgsa
Singular ugha cuk;k tk ldrk gSA ;s fn[kus esa Hkhyxrs gSa] ,oa budk
Plural iz;ksx Hkh
Plural dh rjg
gksrk
gSA ,sls
Nouns fuEu gSa%
Scissors, tongs (fpeVk), pliers, pincers, bellows (iQw¡duh)
, trousers, pants, pajamas,
shorts, gallows (iQk¡lh dk iQank)
, fangs (Mad), spectacles, goggles,binoculars (nwjchu) ,
eyeglasses, Alms ( nku), amends (la'kks/u), archives (,srgkfld nLrkost) , arrears,
auspices, congratulations, embers ( jk[k), fireworks, lodgings, outskirts,
particulars, proceeds, regards, riches, remains, savings, shambles, surroundings,
tidings, troops, tactics, thanks, valuables, wages,belongings etc.
tSls%(a) Where are my pants?
(b) Where are the tongs?
(c) The proceeds were deposited in the bank.
(d) All his assets were seized.
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(e) Alms are given to the beggars.
(f) The embers of the fire were still burning.
uksV%
'Wages' dk iz;ksx
singular ,oa plural nksuks
forms esa
fd;k tk ldrk gSA fuEufyf[kr okD;ksa dks ns[ksa&
vFkZ Form Example
etnwjh Plural Wages are paid in cash.
Wages P.v
ifj.kke Singular Wages of hard work is sweet.
S.v
RULE 2
 dqNNouns fn[kus esa
Plural yxrs gSa ysfdu vFkZ esa gksrs gSA budk
Singular iz;ksxges'kkSingular
esa gh gksrk gSA tSls%Innings, Politics, Summons, Physics, Economics, Ethics,
News,
Mathematics, Mumps, Measles, Rickets,Shingles, Billiards, Athletics etc.
tSls%(a) No news is good news.
(b) Politics is a dirty game.
(c) Economics is an interesting subject.
(d) Ethics demands honesty.
RULE 3
 dqNNouns fn[kus esaSingular yxrs gSa] ysfdu budk iz;ksxPlural
ges'kk esa gksrk gSAcattle,
tSls%
cavalry, infantry, poultry, peasantry, children, gentry, police, people, etc. buds
lkFk dHkh ‘s’
Hkhugha yxk;k tkrk] tSls%
cattles, childrens fy[kuk xyr gSA
tSls%(a) Cattle are grazing in the field.
Noun
(b) Our infantry have marched forward.
(c) Police have arrested the thieves.
uksV%
'People' dk vFkZ ^yksx*
gS A'Peoples' dk vFkZ 'gS
fofHkÂ ewyoa'k (
different races) ds yksx'A
RULE 4
 dqNNouns dk iz;ksx] dsoy Singular form esa gh fd;k tkrk gSA ;s
Uncountable Nouns gSaA buds
lkFkArticle A/An dk iz;ksx Hkh ugha fd;k tkrk gSA tSls%
Scenery, Poetry, Furniture, Advice, Information, Hair, Business, Mischief, Bread,
Stationery, Crockery, Luggage, Baggage, Postage, Knowledge, Wastage,
Jewellery, Breakage, Equipment,Work (Works dk vFkZ gS lkfgR; ys[k )
, Evidence,
Word (tc 'word' dk vFkZ okn] lans'k ;k ifjppkZ gks)],oa Cost.
Fuel,
tSls%(a) The scenery of Kashmir is very charming.
(b) I have no information about her residence.
(c) The mischief committed by him is unpardonable.
(d) His hair is black.
(e) I have bought some equipment that I needed for the project.
(i) bu Nouns dk cgqopu ugha cuk;k tk ldrkA tSls%
Sceneries, informations, furnitures, hairs bR;kfn
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fy[kuk xyr gSA
(ii) ;fn mDr Noun dk Singular ;k Plural nksuksa
forms esa vko';drk gksrks] buds lkFk
dqN 'kCntksM
+s
tkrs gaSA
uhps fn, x;s mnkgj.k ns[ksa%
(a) He gave me a piece of information.
(b) All pieces of information given by her were reliable.
(c) Many kinds of furniture are available in that shop.
(d) I want a few articles of jewellery.
(e) He ate two slices of bread.
(f) Please show me some items of office stationery.
(g) The Police have found a strand of hair in the car.
uksV%Money dk plural form 'Monies' gks ldrk gS ftldk vFkZ fudyrk'sums
gS of money'.
tSls%Monies have been collected and handed to the women's welfare society.
RULE 5
 dqNNouns, Plural ,oa Singular nksuksa esa ,d gh :ijgrs
esa gSaA tSls%
deer,sheep, series ,
species, fish, crew, team, jury, aircraft, counsel etc.
tSls%(a) Our team is the best.
(b) Our team are trying their new uniform.
(c) There are two fish in the pond.
(d) There are many fishes in the aquarium.('Fishes' dk vFkZ gS fofHkÂ iztkfr;ksa
fish) ds

Noun
RULE 6
 Hyphenated noun dk iz;ksx dHkhplural Hkh form esaughagksrkA
tSls%(a) He gave me two hundred-rupees notes. ( rupees dksrupee esa ifjofrZr djsa)
(b) He stays in five- stars hotels. ( stars dksstar esa ifjofrZr djsa)
RULE 7
 dqNnouns dk iz;ksx yksx cksy&pky dh Hkk"kk esa djrs gS ysfduiz;ksx
okLro
djuk
esafcydqy
mudkxyr gksrk gSA
mnkgj.k%xyr iz;ksx lgh iz;ksx
1. Cousin brother Cousin
or
Cousin sister
2. Pickpocketer Pickpocket
3. Good name Name
4. Big/small blunder Blunder (Blunder dk vFkZ gksrk gS cM+h HkwyA
big dk iz;ksx
vr%
xyr gSSA
5. Strong breeze Strong wind (Breeze ges'kk
light ,oa gentle gksrk gS)
6. Bad dream Nightmare
 fuEufyf[krnouns esa Hkh gesa
confusion jgrk gS-
1. Floor Ground
iQ'kZ tehu
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2. Skill Talent
lh[k dj izkIr djrs gS Inborn(tUe ls gksrk gS)
3. Envy Jealously
bZ";k tks nwljks ds pht+ks dk ns[k dj gks
bZ";k tks viuh pht+ks ds [kksus ds Mj ls gks
RULE 8
 dqNNouns tks vFkZ esa Plural
rks gksrs gSa ysfdu ;fn iwoZ
buds fdlh fuf'pr la[;kRed fo'ks"k.k
(Definite numeral adjective) dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS rks bu dksPluralise ugha fd;k tkrk
Noun
gSA tSlsPair,
% score, gross, stone, hundred, dozen, thousand, million, billion, etc.
tSls%(a) I have two pairs of shoes.
(b) I have two hundred rupees only.
(c) She purchased three dozen pencils.
(d) He has already donated five thousand rupees.
 ysfdu ;fn buds lkFk
Indefinite countable dk iz;ksx gks rksPluralise
bUgsa fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%
dozens of women, hundreds of people, millions of dollars, scores of shops, many
pairs of shoes etc.
tSls%(a) Hundreds of people came to see the fair.
(b) He donated millions of rupees.
RULE 9
 ;fn fdlh Noun ds ckn Preposition dk iz;ksx gks vkSj fiQj'Noun'
ogha repeat gks rks og
'Noun'
Singular form esa gksuk pkfg,A tSls%
tSls%(a) Town after town was devastated.
(b) Row upon row of marble looks beautiful.
(c) He enquired from door to door.
(d) Ship after ship is arriving.

Noun
 bl rjg ds okD;ksaTowns
esa after towns, Rows upon rows, doors to doors ;k ships after ships
fy[kuk xyr gSA
RULE 10
 Common Gender Nouns tSls%Teacher, student, child, clerk, advocate, worker,
writer, leader, musician etc. ,sls nouns gSa ftudk iz;ksx
male ,oa female nksuksa ds fy, fd;k
tkrk gSA bUgsa
Dual Gender Hkh dgk tkrk gSA tc bl rjg Noun
ds dk iz;ksxSingular esa fd;k tkrk
gS rks
lkekU;r%he/his/him dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA tSls%
(1) Every leader should perform his duty.
(2) A teacher should perform his duty sincerely.
;gk¡ fookn dk fo"k; ;g gS fd ge Masculine Gender (He/His etc.) dk gh iz;ksx D;ksa djsa\
 bl lEcU/ esa ;fnmatter legal gksDENOTING
WORDS rks
his ;k her tks Hkh vko';d gks mls Li"V dj nsuk pkfg;sA
GROUPS
1. A band of musicians. 19. A curriculum of studies.
20. A flight of steps, stairs.
2. A board of directors, etc.
21. A fleet of ships or motorcars.
3. A bevy of girls, women, officers etc.
22. A flock of geese, sheep and birds.
4. A bunch of grapes, keys, etc.
23. A gang of robbers, labourers.
5. A bundle of sticks and hay. 24. A garland/bunch/bouquet of flowers.
6. A caravan of Merchants, pilgrims, 25. A heap of ruins, sand, stones.
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travellers. 26. A herd of cattle.
7. A chain/range of mountains or hills. 27. A litter of puppies.
8. A choir of singers. 28. A pack of hounds, cards.
9. A class of students. 29. A pair of shoes, scissors, compasses,
10. A retinue of servants/ attendants. trousers.
11. A clump/grove of trees. 30. A series of events.
12. A code of laws. 31. A sheaf of corn, arrows.
13. A cluster / constellation/ galaxy of stars. 32. A swarm of ants, bees or flies.
14. A company/regiment/army of soldiers. 33. A train of carriages, followers etc.
15. A convoy of ships, cars etc.moving 34. A troop of horses (cavalry) scouts; etc.
under an escort. 35. A volley of shots, bullets
16. A course or series of lectures. 36. A forum of people (discussing issues)
17. A crew of sailors. 37. A congregation of people (discussing
18. A crowd/mob of people. religious issues)
NOUN-GENDER
Gender dks pkj Hkkxksa esa foHkkftr fd;k x;k gS%
(1) Masculine Gender (iqfYayx)% ,sls Noun tks male sex dksO;Dr djrs gSa]
Masculine Gender
dgykrs gSaA Tiger,
tSls% Power, Violence, Father, Sun, Summer, Time, Thunder etc.
(2) Feminine Gender (L=khfyax)%
,sls Noun tksFemale sex dks O;Dr djrs]gSa
Feminine Gender dgykrs
gSaA ,sls%
Tigress, Woman, Lioness, Mother, Sister, Peace, Nature, Earth, Goddess etc.
(3) Common Gender (mHk; fyax) ,sls Noun tks L=kh ,oa iq#"k nksuksa ds fy, iz;qDr
]SaCommon
gksrs g
Gender dgykrs gSaA tSls%Child, Baby, Teacher, Servant, Student, Cousin, Infant,
Thief, Neighbour etc.
(4) Neuter Gender (uiqald fyax)% ,sls Noun tks mufuthZo oLrqvksa
dks O;Dr djrs gSa tks u gSa vkSj
male
u gh female gSa]Neuter Gender dgykrs gSaACopy,tSls% Book, Room, Paper, T.V., Box, etc.
Noun
RULES FOR CHANGING MASCULINE NOUN TO FEMININE NOUN
RULE 1 Masculine Feminine
 dqNcases esaMasculine Noun ds ckn Emperor(jktk) Empress
‘ess’ yxkus lsFeminine Noun cuk;k tk Governor Governess
ldrk gSA tSls% Duke Duchess
Masculine Feminine God Goddess
Author (ys[kd) Authoress Master Mistress
Host (estcku) Hostess Sorcerer (tknwxj) Sorceress
Jew Jewess
RULE 4
Mayor Mayoress
Poet (dfo) Poetess  dqNcases esaCompound Masculine Noun
Tutor Tutoress dsfirst vFkoksecond 'kCn esa dqN
ifjorZufd; s
Shepherd(xM+sfM+;k) Shepherdess tkrk gSA tSls%
Giant (nkuo) Giantess Masculine Feminine
Heir (mÙkjkf/dkjh) Heiress Man-servant Maid - servant
Lion Lioness Washerman Washerwoman
Priest(iqtkjh) Priestess Buck-rabbit Doe-Rabbit
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Tailor (nthZ) Tailoress Brother-in law Sister-in-law
He-bear She-bear
RULE 2 Bull-calf Cow-calf
 dqNcases esaMasculine Noun ds vfUre Jack-ass Jenny-ass
vowel ,oa mlds igys vkus okys
consonant Headmaster Headmistress
Milkman Milkmaid
dks gVkdj‘ess’ tksM+us ls Feminine
Hkh Postmaster Postmistress
Noun cu tkrk gSA tSls% Peacock Peahen
Masculine Feminine Landlord Landlady
Actor Actress Father-in-law Mother-in-law
Benefactor(midkj djus okyk)Benefactress Step-Father Step-Mother
Hunter (f'kdkjh) Huntress He-goat She-goat
Cock-sparrow Hen-sparrow
Prince (jktdqekj) Princess
Dog-wolf Bitch-wolf
Waiter Waitress Stepbrother Stepsister
Ambassador Ambassadress Grandson Granddaughter
Director Directress
RULE 5
Negro Negress
Tiger Tigress  Foreign words ,oa vU; fofo/ 'kCnksa ds
Masculine ,oa Feminine gender uhps
RULE 3 fn;s x;s gSaA
budks fdlh fo'ks"k fu;e ds rgr
ifjofrZr ugha djrs gSa
As:
 dqNcases esaMasculine Noun ds 'kCnksa esa
Masculine Feminine
dqNchange fd;k tkrk gS ,oa vUr esa
‘ess’ Administrator Administratrix
yxkus ij Hkh
Feminine Noun cu tkrk gSA Executor ( dk;kZfUor djus okyk)
Executrix
Lad(yM+dk) Lass
tSls%
Noun
Prosecutor Proscutrix Czar Czarina
Sultan Sultana Hero Heroine
Boar (cuSyk lwvj) Sow Testator(olh;rdrkZ) Testatrix
Brother Sister Bachelor Maid
Colt(cNM+k) Filly Boy Girl
Dog Bitch Cock Hen
Buck (e`x) Doe Drake (cÙkd) Duck
Earl Countess Drone (uj eD[kh) Bee
Monk Nun Bull Cow
Gander(gal) Goose Father Mother
Hart (fgj.k) Roe Bridegroom Bride
Horse Mare Gentleman Lady
King Queen He She
Man Woman Husband Wife
Mr. Miss Lord Lady
Sheep Ewe Male Female
Son Daughter Nephew (Hkrhtk) Niece
Uncle Aunt Sir Madam/ Dame
Fox Vixen Widower (fo|qj) Widow
Ox Cow Wizard (tknwxj) Witch
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NOUN-NUMBER (SINGULAR-PLURAL)
Singular Noun: blls ,d O;fDr] ,d LFkku ;k Tax Taxes Dish Dishes
,d oLrq dk cks/ gksrk gSA Boy,
tSls%Girl, Box Boxes Coach Coaches
Table.
 blds dqNExceptions Hkh gSaA tSls%
Plural Noun: blls,d ls vf/d O;fDr] LFkku ;k
oLrqvksa
dk cks/ gksrk gS tSls%
Cities, Boys, Singular Plural Singular Plural
Girls. Stomach Stomachs Radius Radii
Changing Singular to Plural: Locus Loci Ox Oxen
Some Rules RULE 3
RULE 1
 dqNNoun ds vUr esa
‘o’ vkrk gS ,oa mlls
iwoZ
 dqNNoun ds vUr esa's' yxkus ls ogPlural cu dksbZ
O;atu(consonant) gksrks] mldkPlural
tkrk gSA tSls%
Boy, Girl, Kite, Telephone etc. cukus ds fy,Noun ds vUr esa'es' yxkrs gSaA
RULE 2 tSls%
Singular Plural Singular Plural
 ftu Noun ds vUr esa s, ss, ch, sh, z ;k x
vkrk gS mudk
Plural cukus ds fy, vUr esa
es tksM+Hero Heroes Potato Potatoes
fn;k tkrk gSA tSls% Mosquito Mosquitoes Mango Mangoes
Singular Plural Singular Plural Cargo Cargoes Echo Echoes
Bus Buses Fox Foxes  blls dqNExceptions Hkh gSaA tSls%
Watch Watches Switch Switches Singular Plural Singular Plural
Ass Asses Canvas Canvases Dynamo Dynamos Memento Mementos
Fix Fixes Class Classes Ratio Ratios Piano Pianos
Church Churches Quiz Quizes Solo Solos Photo Photos
Noun
RULE 4  blds dqNExceptions Hkh gSaA tSls%
 ;fn fdlh Noun ds vUr esadouble vowel Singular Plural Singular Plural
yxs gq, gksa rks mldk
Plural cukus ds fy, mlds Belief Beliefs Chief Chiefs
vUr esas yxk fn;k tkrk gS tSls% Cliff Cliffs Dwarf Dwarfs
Grief Griefs Gulf Gulfs
Bee Bees Tree Trees
Zoo Zoos Radio Radios Proof Proofs Roof Roofs
Woe Woes Portfolio Portfolios Safe Safes Scarf Scarfs
Turf Turfs Brief Briefs
RULE 5
RULE 8
 ;fn Noun ds vUr esa'y' vk;s ,oa'y' ls iwoZ
dksbZ
O;atu(consonant) vkrk gS rks 'y' dh txg  Compound noun esaeq[; 'kCnds lkFk‘s’
'ies' yxkus ls mldkplural cu tkrk gSA tSls% yxkus ij mldkPlural cu tkrk gSA tSls%
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Cry cries Country countries Brother-in-law Brothers-in-law
Family families Pony ponies Bed-room Bed-rooms
City cities Dictionary dictionaries Commander-in- Commanders-in-
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Lorry lorries Reply replies chief chief
RULE 6 Step-daughter Step-daughters
 ;fn Noun ds vUr esa
'y' vk;s ,oa'y' ls iwoZ
dksbZMaid-servant Maid-servants
Vowel vkrk gks rks
's' yxkus ls mldkPlural Pea-hen Pea-hens
cu tkrk gSA tSls% Peacock Peacocks
Singular Plural Singular Plural Mother-in-law Mothers-in-law
Key Keys Donkey Donkeys
Sister-in-law Sisters-in-law
Ray Rays Monkey Monkeys
Member of Members of
Way Ways Valley Valleys
Parliament Parliament
Toy Toys Storey Storeys
Man hater Man haters
RULE 7
Woman lover Woman lovers
 ;fn Noun ds vUr esa 'f' ;k 'fe' vk;s rks
Plural Man lover Man lovers
cukus ds fy,'f' ;k 'fe' dks gVkdj'ves' yxkrs RULE 9
gSaA tSls%
 fuEuNouns ,sls gSa ftudkPlural cukus ds
fy, Inside Vowels esaifjorZu djrs gSaA
Calf Calves Half Halves
Wife Wives Thief Thieves Man Men Woman Women
Wolf Wolves Life Lives Foot Feet Tooth Teeth
Leaf Leaves Knife Knives Mouse Mice Louse (tw~a)Lice
Shelf Shelves Loaf Loaves Goose Geese Oasis Oases
Noun
RULE 10 IMPORTANT
 fuEufyf[krNouns ,sls gSa ftudk
Plural cukus  Latin ds fuEu 'kCnksa ij è;ku nsa% bu 'kCnksa ds ihNs
ds fy, 'en' tksM+rs
gSaA tSls% ‘um’ vkrk gS] ysfdu buds Plural cukus gsrq
ihNs‘s’ yxk;k tkrk gSA
Child Children Ox Oxen
Singular Plural
RULE 11
Asylum Asylums
 dqNNouns ds nks rjg dsPlural curs gSaMuseum Museums
ftudk vFkZ Hkh vyx gksrk gSA tSls% Premium Premiums
(1) Brother Forum Forums
Brothers - Sons of the same Pendulum Pendulums
parents.
(B) dqNLatin words ds vUr esa 'us' vkrk gSA
Brethren - Members of a society,
community or a budk Plural ‘us’ dks ‘i’ ds cnydj cuk;k
religious group. tkrk gSA tSls%
(2) Cloth Singular Plural Singular Plural
Cloths - Unstitched cloth. Radius radii Syllabus syllabi
Clothes - Stit ched clothes
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(Garments) (C) dqNGreek 'kCnksa ds vUr ‘is’esa
vkrk gS budk
(3) Die Plural ‘is’ dks 'es' esa cnydj cuk;k tkrk gSA
Dies - Stamps used for Singular Plural
printing and coining. Analysis Analyses
Dice - Small cubes used in
Crisis Crises
games.
(4) Index Hypothesis Hypotheses
Indexes - tables of contents in a Basis Bases
book. Thesis Theses
Indices - Signs used in algebra. (D) dqNGreek 'kCnksa ds vUr esavkrk gS budk
‘on’
Plural ‘on’ dks‘a’ esa cnyusls curk gSA tSls%
SOME TYPICAL PLURAL NOUNS (NUMBER) Singular Plural
(A) Latin words: Latin ds dqN 'kCn] ftuds
vUr Phenomenon Phenomena
esa
'um' vkrk gS]
,dopu gksrs gSaAPlural
budks Criterion criteria
cukus ds fy,'um' gVkdj ‘a’ yxk;k tkrk gSA(E) vU; dbZNouns ds Plural fuEu izdkjcurs gSa%
tSls% Singular Plural Singular Plural
Singular Plural If Ifs I I’s
Datum Data 5 5s P P’s
Ovum Ova BA BAs ATM ATMs
Agendum Agenda
But Buts T T’s
Dictum Dicta
Memorandum Memoranda 10 10s MP MPs
Stratum Strata MA MAs UPC UPCs
Noun
(F) dqNNouns ds Singular ,oa]Plural forms dsvFkZ iw.kZar;k
vyx gksrs gS] vr% budk
iz;ksx lko/kuhiwoZd
djuk pkfg,A
tSls%Singular Meaning Plural Meaning
Air (gok) Airs (fn[kkoVh O;ogkj)
Return (okilh) Returns (vk; dk fglkc)
Iron (yksgk) Irons (tathjsa)
Sand (jsr) Sands (jsfxLrku)
Wood (ydM+h) Woods (taxy)
Abuse (nq#i;ksx) Abuses (dqjhfr;k¡)
Good(adj) (vPNk) Goods (lkeku)
Water (ikuh) Waters (leqnz)
Work (dke) Works (lkfgR; ys[k)
Fruit (iQy tSls lsc bR;kfn) Fruits (urhtk (esgur bR;kn dk))
Wit (okd~iVqrk) Wits (cqf¼erk)
(G) dqNNouns dk Singular form esa ,d vFkZ gksrk gS ijUrq
Plural Form esa ,d ls vf/d A
Singular Meaning Plural Meaning
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Custom fjokT+k Customs fjokT+k] lhek 'kqYd
Manner rjhdk Manners rjhds] f'k"Vkpkj
Pain nnZ Pains nnZ,vFkd iz;kl
Quarter ,d&pkSFkkbZ Quarters ,d&pkSFkkbZ] vkokl
Letter v{kj] fpV~Bh Letters v{kj] fpV~Bh] lkfgR;
NOUN ds lkFkOF/ APOSTROPHE dk iz;ksx
(A) Apostrophe dk iz;ksx
Possessive case ds fy, fuEu fLFkfr esa djuk gh mfpr gSA tSls%
(1) thfor oLrq
tSls%(a) Mohan’s book (b) a cow’s horn (c) a woman’s purse
(2) tc fdlh fuftZo dk ekuoh;dj.k (Personification) fd;k tk,A
tSls%(a) Sun's fury (b) Nature's love
(3) le;] Hkkj ,oa txg lacaf/r Nouns ds lkFkA
tSls%(a) a day’s leave. (b) arm’s length. (c) a pound’s weight.
(4) dqN lEekutud Nouns ds lkFkA
tSls%(a) court’s orders (b) at duty’s call
(5) dqNPhrases ds lkFkA
tSls%(a) at one’s wit’s end. (b) at a stone’s throw
(6) HkkSxksfyd fi.M ds lkFk
tSls%(a) Earth's atmosphere.

Noun
(B) ;fn Plural 'kCn dk vfUre v{kj‘s’ gS rks
apostrophe dk iz;ksx djrs le; ‘s’ ugha yxkrs gSa] dsoy
apostrophe (*) dk gh iz;ksx djrs gSaA
tSls%(a) Boys’ college (b) Girls’ school (c) Working women's hostel
(C) tc Noun flLdkj èofu (hissing sound) ls [kRe gks esa Hkh
‘s' ugha
yxrk gSA
for peace’ sake, for conscience’ sake, for goodness’ sake, for Jesus’ sake, Ganesh'
book.
uksV%God's sake.
(D) Possessive Pronoun ( his, hers, yours, ours, theirs) ds lkFkapostrophe ugha yxkrs gSaA
tSls%Yours faithfully, Yours truly.
(E) fuEutitles ds lkFkapostrophe vfUre 'kCn ds lkFk gh yxkrs gSaA
tSls%(a) Commander-in-chief’s orders.
(b) My son-in-law’s sister.
(F) futhZo oLrq ds lkFk
's dk iz;ksx ugha djrs'Of'
gS dk iz;ksx djrs gSA
tSls%Table's leg ds LFkku Leg
ij of table dk iz;ksx djsaA
(G) ‘Double apostrophe’ dk iz;ksx u djsa
tSls%(a) My wife’s secretary’s mother has expired. ( ×)
bldh txg gesa fy[kuk pkfg;sA
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The mother of my wife’s secretary has expired.
(b) Mrs. Sharma the society’s chairman's proposal was rejected by the members of the
society. ( ×)
The proposal of Mrs. Sharma, the chairperson of society, was rejected by the
members of the society. ()
(H) anybody/ Nobody/ Everybody/ Somebody/ Anyone/Someone/No one/Everyone
ds lkFk's dk iz;ksxfd;k tk ldrk gSA
tSls%(a) Everyone’s concern is no one’s concern.
(b) Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.
 ;fn buds cknelse dk iz;ksx gksapostrophe
rks dks else ds lkFk yxkrsgSaa
tSls%(a) I can rely on your words, not somebody else’s.
(b) I obey your orders and nobody else’s.
(;gk¡Somebody’s else ;k Nobody’s else fy[kuk xyr gksxkA)
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) My sister / (b) has read / (c) pages after pages of the Bible./ (d) No error
2. (a) I went to the temple / (b) with my parents, aunts / (c) and cousin sisters. / (d) No
error
3. (a) He / (b) takes pain / (c) over his work./ (d) No error
4. (a) The Manager put forward / (b) a number of criterions / (c) for the post./ (d) No
error
5. (a) I like / (b) the poetries / (c) of Byron and Shelley./ (d) No error
Noun
6. (a) The beautiful / (b) surrounding of the place / (c) enchanted me./ (d) No error
7. (a) No Porter being available/ (b) he carried / (c) all his luggages himself./ (d) No
error
8. (a) The table’s legs / (b) have been / (c) elaborately carved./ (d) No error
9. (a) The sceneries / (b) of Kashmir / (c) is very charming./ (d) No error
10. (a) The driver showed / (b) great talent in keeping / (c) the damaged car under
control./ (d) No error
11. (a) When I entered the bedroom / (b) I saw a snake crawling / (c) on the ground./ (d)
No error
12. (a) Alms / (b) are given/ (c) to the poors./ (d) No error
13. (a) Lasers are / (b) indispensable tools / (c) for the delicate eyes surgery./ (d) No
error
14. (a) If you have a way with words / (b) a good sense of design and administration
ability / (c) you may enjoy working in high pressure world of advertising./ (d) No
error
15. (a) Last week’s sharp hike in the wholesale price of beef / (b) is a strong indication
for / (c) higher meat costs to come./ (d) No error
16. (a) Whenever he goes to Mumbai / (b) he stays in/ (c) five-stars hotels./ (d) No error
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17. (a) The company has ordered / (b) some / (c) new equipments./ (d) No error
18. (a) A strong breeze / (b) blew his / (c) cap off./ (d) No error.
19. (a) One of her firmest belief among the Hindus is that/ (b) Karma affects their / (c)
life and also the life after death./ (d) No error
20. (a) He was advised to take/ (b) two spoonsful of / (c) medicine times a day./ (d) No
error
21. (a) It is a big blunder/(b) but we had /(c) to ignore it/(d)No error
22. (A) The police have received / (b) two important informations / (c) that can help
them solve the triple murder case (E) No error
23. (a) The sheafs / (b) of the wheat plants were too heavy / (c) for the weak farmer to
carry them on his head./ (d) No error
24. (a) The population of India /(b) is divided into two classes- / (c) Haves and Haves
not./ (d) No error
25. (a) All his sister-in laws /(b) are extremely cooperative / (c) and she doesn’t miss
her real sisters at all./ (d) No error
26. (a) Envy strikes a woman / (b)when she sees her husband / (c) talking to another
woman./ (d) No error
27. (a) Two summons have been issued by the court / (b) but he has not / (c) yet
appeared before the court./ (d) No error
28. (a) The Vaidya's / (b) have been living here / (c) for about a decade./ (d) No error.
29. (a) You are among those/ (b) man who earned name and fame not by / (c) chance
but by hard work ./ (d) No error
30. (a) Children are playing / (b) and making mischiefs/ (c) as their holidays have
started./ (d) No error.

Noun
31. (a) Sheeps are economically useful/ (b) and so they are reared/ (c) for wool and meat./
(d) No error.
32. (a) I read the letter/ (b) and made him aware/ (c) of its content./ (d) No error.
33. (a) I shall not go to party tonight/ (b) since I have many works to complete/ (c)
before I give presentation tomorrow./ (d) No error.
34. (a) One must be always/ (b) true to one's words/ (c) if one wants to get respect from
everyone./ (d) No error.
35. (a) Even after the enactment of several Acts and Provisions /(b) we can see five
years old boys/ (c) working in hazardous factories./ (d) No error.
36. (a) The fan’s blade / (b) has broken/ (c) and we must buy a new fan before disposing it
of./ (d) No error.
37. (a) She wears spectacle/ (b) and so she was unable to see the gansgter/ (c) that
attacked her last night./ (d) No error.
38. (a) All the furnitures have been/ (b) sold for a song/ (c) as we were in a hurry to
leave the town./ (d) No error.
39. (a) The angry mob/ (b) attacked the police officers/ (c) when they came to raze the
illegal construction./ (d) No error.
40. (a) They left/ (b) their luggages/ (c) at home by mistake and went to the railway
station./ (d) No error.
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41. (a) The car could not/ (b) ascend the steep hill/ (c) because it was in the wrong
gears./ (d) No error.
42. (a) The ticket window/ (b) remained closed / (c)throughout the day./ (d) No error.
43. (a) Satyajit Ray, who conceived, co-authored / (b) and directed a number of good
films, was/ (c) one of India’s most talented film maker./ (d) No error.
44. (a) I think this/ (b) is not your book. / (c) It is some body’s else./ (d) No error.
45. (a) You should not put/ (b) your sign on any paper / (c) that you haven’t read./ (d) No
error.
46. (a) Towns after towns were/ (b) conquered / (c) by him but he found no peace./ (d)
No error.
47. (a) When we reached the fair/ (b) we found that there / (c) was no place to stand./
(d) No error.
48. (a) All the evidences were/ (b) against him and he was / (c) held guilty./ (d) No
error.
49. (a) My cousin brother is a cheater/ (b) and he / (c) cheats his family members and
friends too./ (d) No error.
50. (a) The committee/ (b) could not come to/ (c) a final conclusion./ (d) No error.
51. (a) The cattle in the meadow/ (b) was terrified to hear/ (c) the roar of a lion which
appeared to be wild with anger./ (d) No error.
52. (a) There should be/ (b) no furnitures/ (c) in my room./ (d) No error.
53. (a) That house/ (b) is built of/ (c) stones./ (d) No error.
54. (a) Santosh lives/ (b) by the principals/ (c) he professes./ (d) No error.
55. (a) The astronomer/ (b) who predicts the future/ (c) has arrived./ (d) No error.
56. (a) He told me that/ (b) it was/ (c) his friend’s Sankar’s house./ (d) No error.
Noun

1. (c) 'Page after page' dk iz;ksx lgh gksxkA vxj preposition
fdlh ds igys vkSj ds ckn
same noun
dk iz;ksx gksrk gS noun rksdk iz;ksx 'singular form' esa djsaA
2. (c) 'Cousin sisters' dguk xyr gksrk gSA Cousins dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. (b) takes pains dk iz;ksx djsaAphrase bl dk vFkZ gS ^dkiQh iz;kl djuk*A
4. (b) 'Criterion' dk plural form 'Criteria' gSA
5. (b) 'Poetry' uncountable noun gSA bldk cgqopu ugha cuk;k tk ldrkA
6. (b) 'Surroundings' dk iz;ksx djsa ftldk vFkZ gS vkl&ikl dh'Surrounding' txgA surround
(verb) dk 'ing' form gSA
7. (c) 'Luggage' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'Luggage' uncountable noun gS vkSj bldk dksbZ plural form ugha gSA
8. (a) table's legs ds LFkku'Legs ij of table' dk iz;ksx djsaA lkekU;r% futhZo oLrq s dkds
iz;ksx
lkFkugha
gksrkA
9. (a) 'Scenery' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'Scenery' uncountable noun gSA
10. (b) 'talent' ds LFkku 'skill'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Talent dk vFkZ natural
gS ability to do something.
'Skill' dk vFkZ'type
gS of activity that requires special training and knowledge'.Driving
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skill dk iz;ksx lgh gksrk gSA
11. (c) Ground dk vFkZ'edku gS ds ckgj dh/jrh dk mijh lrg 'AGround ds LFkku'floor' ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
floor dk vFkZ 'edku ds vanj dkiQ'kZ* gksrk gSA
12. (c) 'the poors' ds LFkku'the ij poor' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'The poor' dk vFkZ gS xjhc'Poor'
oxZAadjective
gSA bl esa's' dk iz;ksx u djsaA'The poor' plural common noun gSA
13. (c) 'eyes surgery' ds LFkku 'eye ij surgery' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'Eyes' noun gS ijUrq ;gk¡ 'eyes'
surgery dh fo'ks"krk crk jgk gS ,oa
adjective dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA vxjnoun adjective dk dk;Z
djsa rks og singular form esa gksrk gSA vr%ugha
'eyes' 'eye' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
14. (b) 'administration' noun gSA ;gk¡ 'ability' gesa dh fo'ks"krk crkus'adjective'
okys dk iz;ksx djuk
pkfg,Aadministration dk adjective form 'administrative' dk iz;ksx djsaA
15. (c) 'Costs' ds LFkku'Cost'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Noun ds :i esa'Cost' uncountable noun gS vkSj bldk
cgqopu ugha gks ldrkA
16. (c) 'five-stars' hyphenated noun gS tks dHkhplural Hkh form esa ugha gksrkA'five star' dk iz;ksx
djsaA
17. (c) 'Equipment' uncountable noun gS ftldkplural form ugha gksrkA
18. (a) 'breeze' ges 'kkgentle gksrk gSA rst+ k dsgo
fy, 'Strong wind' 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsA
19. (a) 'One of the' ds ckn vkus okyk 'noun plural form esa gksrk gSA vr%
'One of the firmest beliefs'
dk iz;ksx djsaA
20. (b) 'Spoonsful' ugha 'Spoonfuls' dk iz;ksx djsaA

Noun
21. (a) 'blunder' dk vFkZ gksrk'biggS
mistake.' vr%blunder ds lkFk 'big' dk iz;ksx xyr gksxkA
22. (b) 'Information' uncountable noun gSA bldk plural cukus ds fy,
'pieces of information'
dk iz;ksx djsaA
23. (a) 'Sheaf' dk plural form 'Sheaves' gksrk gS u 'Sheafs'
fd A
24. (c) 'Have nots' dk iz;ksx djsa ftldk vFkZ gksrk gS jfgr oxZA
25. (a) 'Sisters-in-law' dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Sister-in-law' dk cgqopu'Sisters-in-law' gksrk gSA
26. (a) tks gekjk gS vkSj mls [kkus ds Mj ls gesa bZ";k gksrhdk
Jealousy gSiz;ksx
rks fd;k tkrk gSA tc ml oLrq
ds fy, bZ";k gks tks gekjk ugha
envyrks
dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
27. (a) 'Summons' ,d Countable noun gS vkSj Singular gSA bldkplural summonses gksrk gSA
vr%'two summonses' dk iz;ksx djsaA
28. (a) Vaidyas dk iz;ksx djsaA
apostrophe (') gVk nsaA
29. (b) 'men' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
'Those' ds lkFk plural countable noun dk iz;ksx gksxkA
30. (b) 'Mischief' uncountable noun gSA bldk plural form ugha gks ldrk gSA
31. (a) 'Sheep' dk singular rFkk plural form 'sheep' gh gksrk 'Sheeps'
gSA ds LFkku Sheep
ij dk
iz;ksx djsaA
Content ds LFkku 'Contents'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
'Contents' dk vFkZ'things
gS
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32. (c) contained in
something'.
33. (b) 'work' uncountable noun gSA
'Many pieces of work' dk iz;ksx djsaA
34. (b) 'true to one's word' dk iz;ksx djsa ftldk vFkZ gksrk gS ^tqcku dk iDdk*A
35. (b) 'five year old boys' dk iz;ksx djsaA ;gk¡
five year adjective dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA vr%plural
;g form
esa ugha gksxkA
36. (a) fan futhZo gSA 's'vr% dk iz;ksx
'fan' ds lkFk u djsaA
'The blade of fan' dk iz;ksx djuk lgh gksxkA
37. (a) 'Spectacles' dk iz;ksx djsaA
38. (a) 'furniture' dk iz;ksx djsaA lkFk gh è;ku j[ksa fd singular noun gS vr%
'furniture' singular
verb 'has' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
39. (a) 'angry mob dk iz;ksx xyr gSA 'Mob' dk iz;ksx djsaA D;ksafd
Mob dk vFkZ gksrk gS& mxz HkhM+A
Angry
ds lkFkmob dk iz;ksxsuperfluous gksxkA
40. (b) 'luggage' dk iz;ksxluggages ds LFkku ij djsaA
41. (c) 'wrong gear' dk iz;ksx djsaA Car ,d le; esa ,d gh gear esa gks ldrh gSA
42. (a) 'ticket window' ds LFkku 'ticket
ij counter' dk iz;ksx djsaA
43. (c) 'One of' ds ckn vkus okyk noun plural form esa gksuk pkfg,A'One vr%of' ds lkFk'film
makers' gksxk u fd 'film maker'
44. (c) 'Somebody else's' lgh iz;ksx gSA
45. (b) 'Sign' verb gSA your ds cknnoun dk iz;ksx gksxksignature
;kfu dk
46. (a) 'Town after town' dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj fdlh preposition ds igys vkSj cknsame
esa noun dk
iz;ksx gksnoun
rks singular form esa gksuk pkfg,A
Noun
47. (c) 'no place' ds LFkku 'noij room' dk iz;ksx djsaA 'Room' dk noun ds vFkZ 'enough empty
space for people or things to be fitted in' Hkh gksrk gSA
48. (a) 'evidence' uncountable noun gS vr% bldk dksbZ plural form (evidences) ugha gks ldrkA
lkFk gh singular verb 'was' dk iz;ksx djsaA
49. (a) 'Cousin brother' ,oa'Cheater' nksuksa gh ,sls gS tks yksx cksy&pky dh Hkk"kk esa vDlj iz;ksx
nouns
djrs gS ijUrq ,slk djuk xyr gksrk gSA ,oaCheat dk iz;ksx djsaA
Cousin
50. (c) 'final' 'kCn gVk nsaA
Conclusion lnk final gksrk gSA
51. (b) 'Cattle' plural noun gSA vr% 'was' ugha'were' dk iz;ksx djsaA
52. (b) 'furniture' ds lkFk's' dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrk gSA
53. (c) 'stones' dks'stone' esa ifjofrZr djsaA ;gk¡ ls gekjk rkRi;Z ml
'Stone' material ls gS ftlls house dk
fuekZ.k gqvk gSA
54. (b) 'principals' (iz/kukpk;Z) dks 'principles' (fl¼kUr) esa ifjofrZr djsaA
55. (a) 'Astronomer' dks'astrologer' esa ifjofrZr djsaA 'furure predict' djus okys dks 'astrologer
dgrs gSaA
56. (c) 'friend's' dks'friend' esa ifjofrZr djsaA ,d lkFk
'double apostrophe' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
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Pronoun
10 PRONOUN
CHAPTER
 Pronoun (loZuke)%A word used in place of a Noun.

 Noun ds cny s iz;qDr gkssus okys Pronoun
'kCn dks dgrs gSaA
 Noun dsrepetition ls cpus ds fy, gh Pronoun dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA fdlh Hkh okD; esaNoun
,d gh
dk iz;ksx ckj&ckj djus ls okD; dh lqUnjrk [kRe gks tkrh gSA ;gh eq[; dkj.k
Noun ds gS]
cnysfd
Pronoun dk
iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%Mrs. Shukla, being a good teacher, she is liked by all the students. (She gVk nsaA
Noun
ds LFkkupronoun
ij dk iz;ksx gksrk gSNoun
u fd ds lkFk)
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PRONOUNS ds izdkj%
1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS (iq#"kokpd loZuke)% I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, it,
they, them.
2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (vf/dkjokpd loZuke) %Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs.
3. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS (ladsrokpd loZuke)% This, that, these, those.
4. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS (O;f"Vokpd loZuke)% each, either, neither, every, none
etc.
5. RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS (ikjLifjd -lEcU/ okpd loZuke)% each other, one another.
6. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (futokpd loZuke)%Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves,
himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself.
7. EMPHATIC OR EMPHASIZING PRONOUNS (nckolwpd loZuke)% Myself, ourselves,
yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself dk iz;ksx tcsubject
(dÙkkZ)
ij ncko Mkyus ds fy, fd;k tkrk gS] rcEmphatic
;s ;k Emphasizing Pronouns dgykrs
gSaA
tSls%You, yourself are responsible for your problems.
He hurt himself.
8. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (vfu'p;okpd loZuke)% everybody, somebody, nobody,
anybody, everybody, someone, no one, anyone, everything, something, nothing,
anything, all, some, any, both, another, much, few, little.
9. RELATIVE PRONOUNS (laca/okpd loZuke)% Who, whom, whose, which, that bR;kfnA ;s tksM+us
ds fy, iz;qDr gksrs gSaA
10. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS (iz'uokpd loZuke)%Who, whom, whose, which bR;kfnA
;s
iz'u iwNus ds fy, iz;qDr gksrs gSaA
Pronoun
Possessive Possessive
The Case of Personal Pronouns Subject Object
Adjectives Pronouns
Singular I me my mine
First Person
Plural We us our ours
Second Person Singular/ Plural You you your yours
Singular She, He, It her, him, it her, his, its hers, his, ---
Third Person
Plural They them their theirs
vc lHkh izdkj dsPronoun dks foLrkj ls ns[ks&

1. USE OF PERSONAL PRONOUN
 osPronouns tks rhuksa
Pronouns tSls First person, Second person rFkkThird person esa
iz;qDr gksrs gSa
Personal pronouns dgykrs gSaA
PERSONAL PRONOUN
Nominative Case Objective Case Nominative Case Objective Case

I me He him
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She her It it
They them You you
We us
RULE1
fdlh sentence dsverb ds igysPronoun dk iz;ksx gks rksNominative
og case esa gksrk gSA vxj
Pronoun dk iz;ksx
verb ds ckn gks Objective
rks Case dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) 
I teach him. (Active Voice)
 (2) He is taught by me (Passive)
Sub. Verb Obj.
ds igys ds ckn
ds igys ds ckn
RULE 2
tc fofHkÂ
Pronouns ,d gh sentence esa iz;qDr gksa vkSj fdlh cqjh ckr dku gks]
vkHkkl
rks mUgsa
231
ds Øe esa yxkrs gSa]2igys
nd
Person, fiQj3rd Person vkSj var esa
1st Person.
1. You, he and I shall study for the exam. (231)
2. He and I have finished our work. (31)
3. You and he have done a great job. (23)
RULE 3
,d gh okD; esa fofHkÂ
Pronouns dk iz;ksx djrs le; ;fn mlesa viuk
nks"k
Lohdkj fd;k x;k gks vFkok dksbZ
cqjh ckr dgh xbZ gks] rks
Pronouns dks123 ds Øe esa j[krs gSa]
Pronoun
tSls%1. I, you and he have made a blunder. (123)
2. You and he have done this mischief. (23)
RULE 4
tc Pronoun cgqopu esa gks rks
Pronoun 123 ds Øe esa gksuk pkfg, ;kfu1igys
st
Person, fiQj2nd
Person vkSj fiQj
3rd Person.
1. We, You and they should now get down to work.
RULE 5
Let, like, between, but, except ,oa prepositions ds cknObjective Case dk iz;ksx fd;k
tkrk gSA
tSls%1. Let me do this work.
2. There is no problem between she and I. (×)
There is no problem between her and me. ()
3. Everybody but him was present for the meeting. ()
4. He laughed at I. (×)
He laughed at me. ()
5. Everyone attended the party except he. (×)
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Everyone attended the party except him. ()
RULE 6
;fn nksnominatives ds chp rqyuk gks
rksAs/than ds cknNominative Case ds Pronoun dk iz;ksx
gksrk gSA
tSls%1. He is as fast as  me . (×)
Objective Case
2. He is as fast as 
I
 . ()
Nominative Case
him
3. I run faster than  . (×)
Objective Case
4. I run faster than he

  . ()
Nominative Case
 Åij fn;s x, mnkgj.k esasubjects
nks ds chp rqyukfd;k x;k gSA vr% nksuksa
Pronoun 'nominative case'
esa gksuk pkfg,A
uksV%ysfdunksobjects ds chp rqyukgksus ij] ‘as/than’ ds ckn Objective Case ds Pronoun dk
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%I know you as much as him. ()
vFkZ%I know you as much as I know him.
RULE 7
vxj 'It' dk iz;ksxsubject ds :i esa gks vkSj mlds 'be'
ckn ds fdlh 'form' dk iz;ksx gks rks mlds ckn
pronoun ds nominative case dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%It is  I  who am to blame.

Nominative case

Pronoun
USE OF ‘IT’
RULE 1
It dk iz;ksx
tkuoj] futhZo inkFkZ] ns'k o f'k'kq
ds fy, gksrk gSA
'It' dk cgqopu'they' gksrk gSA
tSls%America is a developed country. It is a super power.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are developing countries. They are facing internal terrorism.
RULE 2
Itdk iz;ksxtime, weather (ekSle)] temperature (rkieku) rFkkdistance (nwjh) ;kvU;
izkÑfrd ?kVuk dksexpress (vfHkO;Dr) djus ds fy,
Introductory subject ds :i esa gksrk gSA bl
case esa‘it’ dks'empty ‘it’ dgk tkrk gS D;ksafd bldk dksbZ vFkZ ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%It is raining. It is morning.
It is winter. It is 6 o’clock.
It is March. It is Monday.
RULE 3
It dk iz;ksx
Infinitive, Gerund rFkk Clause ds cnysesa Hkh gksrk gSA
tSls%It is easy to solve it.
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It is said that virtue is its own reward.
Rule 4: It dk iz;ksxsentence dssubject ds :i esa noun ;k pronoun ij tksj Mkyusds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls%It was 
he who made this mistake.
Pron.
RULE 5
It dk iz;ksx
Phrase ;k clause dksintroduce djus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls% That the record will break today is probable.
  
Clause
= It is probable that the record will break today.
Differences Between 'This' and 'It'
 This dk iz;ksx fdlhO;fDr@oLrq ds uke@igpku@ifjp;@lehirk vkfn dk cks/ djkus ds fy, gksrk gS] u
fd It dkA
tSls%This is a book.
This is a pen.
 It dk iz;ksx
le;] nwjh] ekSle] vkfn dk cks/
djkus ds fy, gksrk gS u This
fd dkA
tSls%It is 10 a.m.
It is winter.
It is night
uksV%(1) This ds cknnoun dk iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA
tSls%This book
 is mine.
Noun

Pronoun
 It ds ckn‘noun’ dk iz;ksxugha
gks ldrk D;kasfd
noun ds LFkku pronoun
ij dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
It book is mine (×)
It is my book ()
 This dk iz;ksx fdlh
singular noun ds rjg bafxrdjus ds fy, fd;k tkrk gStc og noun lehi gk sA
tSls%This boy is very intelligent.
 It dk iz;ksx
fdlh singular futhZo oLrq@f'k'kq dspronoun
fy, ds :i e sa gksrk gSA
tSls%It is a splendid monument.
 (1) This ds cknnoun dk iz;ksxgks ldrk gSA
tSls%This book is mine.
USE OF THE PRONOUNS OF POSSESSIVE CASE
Nominative Case Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun

I my mine
We our ours
You your yours
He his his
She her hers
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It its ×
They their theirs
RULE 1
‘Possessive pronouns dk iz;ksx

noun ds igys ugha
gksrk gSA
tSls%Ours school
 was closed for four days. (×)
Noun
Our school was closed for four days. ()

uksV%(i) : Possessive adjectives dk iz;ksx
Noun ds igys gksrk gSA
tSls%This is my book.
(ii) vxj Noun dk mYys[k gks pqdk ;kgks
og igys ls Kkr gks
rks mldkmYys[k fiQj ls ugha
djuk pkfg,
rFkkPossessive Pronoun dk iz;ksx fd;k tkuk pkfg,A
tSls%This book is mine.
Possessive pronouns Meaning (Possessive Adjective + Noun)

M ine M y + noun
Ours Our + noun
Yours Your + noun
His His + noun
Hers Her + noun
Theirs Their + noun

Pronoun
(iii) His dk iz;ksx
Possessive Adjective ,oa Possessive Pronoun nksuksa gh :i esa gksrk gSA
(iv) Its dk iz;ksx
Possessive Adjective ds :i esa gksrk gSA bldk iz;ksx
Possessive Pronoun ds :i esa
ugha gksrk gSA
RULE 2
Possessive Pronouns dk iz;ksx fdlh
sentence ds verb ds subject ds :i esa gksrk SA
g
tSls%Yours 
is a new car.
S.V.
vFkZ%
Your car is a new car.
Hers 
is a beautiful house.
S.V.
vFkZ%
Her house is a beautiful house.
RULE 3
Possessive Pronouns dk iz;ksx fdlhsentence ds verb ds object ds :i e sa gksrk gSA
tSls%He has
lost
 my books as well as yours.
Verb
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vFkZ%
He has lost my books as well as your books.
Save your time and mine
 too.
Obj.
vFkZ%
Save your time and my time too.
RULE 4
Possessive Pronouns dk iz;ksx
fdlh sentence esapreposition ds object ds :i e sa gksrk gSA
tSls%(1) I prefer your help 
to her
. (×)
Prep. Obj.
to hers
I prefer your help   . ()
Prep. Obj .
 my
(2) Your house is better than . (×)
Prep. Obj.
 mine
Your house is better than  . ()
Prep. Obj .
RULE 5
‘Separation, leave, excuse, mention, report, pardon, sight, favour’ ds lkFk
Possessive case dk iz;ksx xyrgSA
mnkgj.k ns[ks&
1. Your separation is very painful to me. (‘separation from you’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
2. At his sight the robbers fled. (‘At the sight of him’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
Pronoun
3. I need your favour, please. ('favour of/from you' dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
4. She did make mention of you. ()
RULE 6
Possessive Pronoun esa's' ds igys 'apostrophe' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA her's, it's
your's,
bR;kfn dk iz;ksx djuk xyr gksrk gSA
tSls%1. The bear had a ring around it's nose. (×)
2. The bear had a ring around its nose. ()
RULE 7
Gerund ds igys'possessive adjective' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%1. I was confident of my winning the match.
2. She was not confident of her doing well in the examination.
USE OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

tc okD; esa^Loa;*
, ^[kqn gh*
, *[kqn dks*
, *vius vki* tSls 'kCnksa dk iz;ksxReflexive
gks rks
Pronoun dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls% The poor man poisoned himself and his children.
RULE 1
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‘Acquit (iz'kalktud O;ogkj djuk), avail (ykHk mBkuk)
, reconcile (cseu ls gh ij Lohdkj dj
ysuk), amuse (euksjatu djuk), resign (gfFk;kj Mky nsuk@cseu ls gh ij Lohdkj dj ysuk) ,
avenge (cnyk ysuk), exert (dkiQh esgur djuk), apply (è;ku yxkuk), adapt (<+kyuk) ,
adjust, pride, absent ,oa enjoy ds ckn reflexive pronoun dk iz;ksxdjsaA
tSls%1. The officers acquitted themselves well during the crisis.
2. She has reconciled herself to the demands of her in-laws.
3. The students exert themselves a lot at the time of examination.
4. You will have to apply yourself to this task whole-heartedly.
5. I pride myself on being able to work smoothly under pressure too.
6. You should avail yourself of this opportunity.
uksV%
uhps fn, x, okD;ksa dks ns[ksa&
1. They enjoyed the party. (reflexive pronoun dh t:jr ugha gS)
2. They enjoyed during vacation. (‘themselves’ dk iz;ksxenjoyed’ ds ckn dj sa
)
 vxj enjoy ds cknobject dk mYys[k gksreflexive
rks pronoun u yxk;saijUrqvxj object dk
mYys[k ugha gks rks
uksV%
uhps fn, x, okD;ksa dks ns[ksa&
He was absent. ()
He absented himself. ()
 vxj absent dk iz;ksxverb ds :i esa gks rHkh
RULE 2
Keep, stop, turn, qualify, bathe, move, rest ,oahide ds lkFkreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx
ugha
gksrkA
tSls%You should keep yourself away from bad boys. (‘yourself’ gVk )nsa
.
He hid himself in the room. (‘himself’ gVk nsa
).
Pronoun
RULE 3
Subject vFkokobject ds :i esa ,d reflexive pronoun dk iz;ksxrc rd ugha gks ldrk tc rd
mlds igys lEcfU/rnoun/pronoun dk mYys[k ukksA g
tSls%1. Myself Ramesh from Delhi. ('myself' ds LFkku 'Iij am' dk iz;ksx djs
’)
2. Yourself and he reached there in time. ('yourself' ds LFkku 'you'
ij dk iz;ksx djs
’)
3. I myself did this work()
4. Rohit will do this work for myself ('myself' ds LFkku 'me'
ij dk iz;ksx djs’)
USE OF DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN
RULE 1
Either dk iz;ksx ^nks esa ls dksbZ ,d* dssa
vFkZ
gksrk
e gSA
tSls%Either of these three friends is naughty. (×)
Either of these two pens is red. ()
uksV%ysfdu^nks ls vf/d O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa esa ls dksbZ ,d* 'any'
ds vFkZ
;k 'one'
esa dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%One of these three friends is naughty.()
RULE 2
‘Neither’ dk iz;ksx
^nks ls ls dksbZ Hkhdsugha*
vFkZ esa gksrk gSA
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Neither of these two girls is active. ()
uksV%ysfdu^nks ls vf/d O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa esa ls dksbZ Hkh ugha* ds dk
‘none’ vFkZ
iz;ksx
esagksrk gSA
USE OF RECIPROCAL PRONOUN
 ‘Each other’ rFkk‘one another’ dks‘Reciprocal pronoun’ dgrs gSA ikjLifjd
;s laca/ dks
O;Drdjrs gSaA
RULE1
‘Each other’ dk iz;ksx
nks O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa
ds fy, gksrk gS] tcfd
‘one another’ dk iz;ksxks
n ls
vf/d O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksads fy, gksrk gSA
tSls% 1. He was so afraid that his knees knocked one another (‘one another’ dks‘each other’ esa
ifjofrZr djsa
)
2. After the farewell, the students of class XII bade each other goodbye. (each
other dksone another esa ifjofrZr djsa
)
USE OF DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
 osPronouns tks O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa
pointdks
out ;k demonstrate (ladsfrr@iznf'kZr)
djus ds fy,
iz;qDr gksrsDemonstrative
gSa] Pronouns dgykrs gSaA tSls&
This, that, these, those, such,
the same.
 budk iz;ksx tcnouns ds igys gksrk gS rks ;s
Demonstrative Adjectives dgykrs gSaA
RULE 1
‘This’ dk iz;ksx
lehi dh ,d O;fDr ;k oLrq ds fy, gksrk gS] tcfd
‘These’ dk iz;ksx
lehi dh ,d
ls vf/d O;fDr ;k oLrq ds fy, gksrk gSA
Pronoun
tSls%This is a cat
.
S. N.
These are cats

.
P. N.
RULE 2
‘That’dk iz;ksx
nwj dh ,d O;fDr ;k oLrq
ds fy, gksrk gS] tcfd
‘those’ dk iz;ksxwj
n dh ,d ls vf/
d O;fDr ;k oLrqds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls%That is a book
.
S. N.
Those are books


.
P. N.
 Singular noun ds repetition dks jksdus

ds fy, ‘that of’ rFkkplural noun ds repetition
dks jksdus
ds fy, ‘those of’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%The climate of Pune is better than that (vFkZ%
climate) of Mumbai.
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The streets of Delhi are wider than those (vFkZ%
streets) of Mumbai.
RULE 5
fdlh sentence esaSingular Countable Noun dks nksckjk fy[kus ls cpus ds fy, ‘one’ dk
iz;ksxgksrk gS] tcfd
Plural Countable Noun dks nqckjk fy[kus ls cpus ds fy,
‘ones’ dk iz;ksx
gksrk gS u one’s
fd dkA
tSls%1. This is the new version, but that is an old one.
2. These are new books, but those are old ones.
USE OF RELATIVE PRONOUN

 osPronouns tkstksM+us dk dk;Z
djrs gSa
Relative pronouns dgykrs gSaA tSls&
who, which, that, what,
why bR;kfnA
I met Veena, who was returning from school.
RULE 1
Relative Pronouns (who/which/that) dk iz;ksx
subordinate clause ds subject ds :i
esa gksrk gSA
tSls%The boy who
 came here is a player.
Subj.

Pronoun
RULE 2
Relative Pronouns (whom/which/that) dk iz;ksxsubordinate clause esaverb ds
object ds :i esa gksrk gSA
tSls%I have a son whom


 I love
 very much.
Obj. Verb
RULE 3
vxj ‘and’ ls tqM+djnksantecedents dk iz;ksx gks]
ftuesa ls ,d euq"; rFkk nwljk tkuoj ;k oLrq
gks]
rks blds cknRelative Pronoun ‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%The man and his dog that I saw yesterday have been kidnapped.
RULE 4
Superlative degree ds ckn ‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Mr. Mishra is the most laborious man that I have ever seen.
RULE 5
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All dk iz;ksx O;fDr ds fy, gks] rks blds ckn
'who/that' dk iz;ksx gksrk gS]whom/which
u fd dkA
tSls%All who/that are interested to do this work can start now.
RULE 6
All dk iz;ksx oLrq ds fy, gk
s] rks blds ckn
'that' dk iz;ksx gksrkwho,
gS] whom, which dk ughaA
tSls%All that glitters is not gold.
uksV%All + Uncountable Noun ds ckn that dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%
All the money that I gave her has been spent.
RULE 7
Everything, nothing, the only, any, all, everyone, none, no, nobody, much, little,
the same, the few, the little ds ckn that dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%My father has given me everything that I needed.
This is the only pen that I bought yesterday.
My wife has spent the little money that I gave her.
RULE 8
Verb ds Li"V jgus ij 'the same + Noun' ds ckn 'that' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%This is the same man that deceived
 me.
Verb (Li"V)

Pronoun
USE OF INTERROGATIVE PROUNOUN
 osPronouns tks iz'u iwNus ds fy, iz;qDr
gksrs gSa]
Interrogative pronouns dgykrs gSaA
tSls%Who, whom, whose, which bR;kfn Interrogative pronouns gSaA
RULE 1
A, B rFkkC dks è;ku ls ns[ksa&
(A) Who dk iz;ksxsubject dk irk djus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls% Who is playing ?
(B) Whom dk iz;ksxobject dk irk djus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls% Whom has he invited?
(C) Whose dk iz;ksxekfyd dk irk djus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls% Whose book is this?
RULE 2
Preposition + whom dk iz;ksxgksrk gS] ysfdu
Preposition + who dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
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tSls%(A) By whom was the Ramayana written?
uksV%ysfduPreposition dk iz;ksx okD; ds var esa djus@gksus
whoijdk iz;ksx okD; ds 'kq:vkr esa
gksrk gS&
;g izpfyr gSA
tSls%Who was the Ramayana written by?
vUrj ns[ksa%
1. Who are
  you ? ()
V sub.
2. I don't know who are you. (×)

you are
I don't know who   . ()
Vsub.
RULE 3
tc nks ;k nks ls vf/d esasl,d dk pquko djuk gks rks
'which' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%1. Who is your brother in the crowd? (×)
Which is your brother in the crowd?()
2. Who of the servants do you want? (×)
Which of the servants do you want? ()
 'Questions' esa'wh' family ds ckn tense dk interrogative form yxk;s ;kfusub ds ckn
verb/helping verb. (okD; 1 ns[ksa)
ysfdu vxj 'wh' family nks okD;ksa dks tksM+ jgk gks ;kfu
relative
pronoun gks rks
relative pronoun ds ckn tense dk assertive form dk iz;ksx djsaA ;kfu

Pronoun
subject ds igys helping verb/ verb.
RULE 4
'Whose' dk iz;ksx futhZo oLrq ds fy, ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%1. Whose book is this? ()
2. This is the flyover whose inaugration was done by the transport minister. (×)
This is the flyover the inaugration of which was done by the transport minister? ()
PRONOUN IN RELATION TO SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

 'Pronoun' ds lacaf/riz' u 'subject-verb agreement' vè;k; ls HkhiwNsrstkgaSA
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
RULE 1
tc nkssubjects dks‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘alongwith’, ‘together with’, ‘and not’, ‘In
addition to’, ‘but’, ‘besides’, ‘except’, ‘rather than’, ‘accompanied by’, ‘like’,
‘unlike’, ‘no less than’, ‘nothing but’ ls tksM+k tk;s rks
Possessive Pronoun 1st subject
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ds vuqlkj gksxkA
tSls%(1) Rita as well as her friends has done her work.
(2) My friend Reena along with her sister is doing her job at Delhi.
RULE 2
tc nksSubjects dkseither-or, neither-nor, not only-but also, none-but’. ls tksM+k tk, rks
possessive pronoun nearest subject ds vuqlkj gksxkA
tSls%Neither the staff members nor the manager was taking his task seriously.
RULE 3
tc ‘each, every, neither, either, anyone’ dk iz;ksxsubject ds :i e sa gkspossessive

rks
case third person singular ds vuqlkj gksuk pkfg,A
tSls%Neither of the two brothers has brought their luggage. (our ds LFkku'his'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
Each one of us is doing our duty properly. ('Our' ds LFkku 'his'
ij dk iz;ksx djsa)
RULE 4
;fn collective noun tSls&Jury, army, fleet, crew, dk iz;ksx
sentence ds subject ds :i esa gks
Pronoun
rFkk blls^lewg* dk cks/
gks rks blds fy,
singular pronoun rFkk
adjective tSl it, its, itself dk iz;ksx
t#jr ds vuqlkj gksrk gSA
tSls% The jury has given their verdict. (×)
The jury has given its verdict. ()
RULE 5
;fn collective noun dk iz;ksxsentence ds subject ds :i esa gks rFkk blls separate
individuals (vyx&vyx O;fDr;ksa ;k lnL;ksa) dk cks/ gks
rks blsplural ekuk tkrk gS rFkk blds
fy, plural pronoun rFkkplural adjective – they, them, their, theirs, themselves dk
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls% The team are divided in its opinion. (×)
The team are divided in their opinion. ()
RULE 6
;fn nks ;knks ls vf/d singular nouns ‘and’ ls tqM+dj iz;qDr
gksa rks blds plural
fy, pronoun
rFkkadjective (they, them, their, theirs, themselves) dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls% Ram and Shyam do their work. ()
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RULE 7
;fn nkssingular nouns ‘and’ ls tqM+s rFkk gksafliQZ igyssingular noun ds iwoZ Article ;k
Possessive Adjectives dk iz;ksx gqvk sgk rks
blls ,d gh O;fDr ;k oLrq dk cks/ gksrkSgrFkk blds
fy, singular pronoun rFkkadjective – he, him, his, himself dk iz;ksx O;fDr ds fy, rFkk
it, its, itself dk iz;ksx oLrq ds fy,A
gksrk gS] u they,
fd them, their, theirs, themselves dkA
tSls% The secretary and treasurer is negligent of their duty. (×)
The secretary and treasurer is negligent of his duty. ()
RULE 8
;fn nkssingular nouns ‘and’ ls tqM+s rFkk gksaizR;sdsingular noun ds igys article ;k
possessive adjective dk iz;ksx gk
s rks bllsnks fofHkÂ O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa dk cks/ gksrk gS rFkk blds
fy, Plural pronouns vkSjAdjective – They, them their, theirs, themselves dk
iz;ksx t#jr ds eqrkfcd gksrk gSA
tSls% The secretary and the treasurer did not do his work. (×)
The secretary and the treasurer did not do their work. ()
RULE 9
;fn nks ;k nks ls vf/d singular nouns ‘and’ ls tqM+ssagkrFkk

izR;sdsingular noun ds igys
each ;k every dk iz;ksxgqvk gks rks okD; esa
singular pronoun, singular adjective ,oa
singular verb dk iz;ksxgksrk gS u plural
fd pronoun ,oa plural adjective dkA

Pronoun
tSls% Every soldier and every sailor was in their place. (×)
Every soldier and every sailor was in his place. ()
RULE 10
Many a/an + Singular noun dk iz;ksxsentence ds subject ds :i e sa gks rks blds fy,
singular pronoun o adjective dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls%Many a soldier
  met his
 has  death in the battlefield. ()
S. N. S.V. S.P.
DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS
RULE 1
Each of / Either of / Neither of ds ckn plural noun ;k plural pronoun dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Each of the boy has a note book. (×)
Each of the boys
 has a note book.()
P. N.
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RULE 2
Each of / either of / neither of ds ckniz;qDrplural noun ds igys ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
 Each, either, neither, any ds fy, singular pronoun ,oa singular verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Each of the boys has their own book. (×)
Each of the boys has  own book. ()
  his
P. N. S.V. S.P.
RULE 3
;fn each dk iz;ksx
subject ds fy, gks rks
each dk iz;ksx
subject ds cknvFkkZr~
auxiliary verb ds igys
gksrk gSA
tSls%We have each advised him to give up smoking. (×)
We
 each have
 advised him to give up smoking. ()
Sub. Aux. Verb
uksV%
,sls okD;ksa esa sub ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksuk pkfg,A
'verb'
RULE 4
Both dk iz;ksxks
n O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa
ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls%All of the two students are guilty. (×)
Both of the two students are guilty. ()
 Both dk iz;ksx
ukdkjkRed okD; esaaugh
gksrk gSA
Both of them are not going. (×)
Neither of them is going. ()
Pronoun
USE OF INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
RULE 1
;fn ‘One’ dk iz;ksx
sentence ds subject ds :i esa gks] rks blds fy,
Nominative case – one
rFkkObjective pronoun - oneself dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%1. One should do one’s duty oneself.
2. One should keep one’s promise.
uksV%
'Pronoun' ls lacaf/r loky 'Question Tag' vè;k; ls Hkh vkrs gSA
'Question Tag' vè;k; ns[ksaA
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) Unless two or more members object/ (b) to him joining the club, we shall have
to/ (c) accept his application for membership./ (d) No error.
2. (a) I was surprised and pleased (b)/ when I was informed of me (c) winning the
contest./ (d) No error.
3. (a) Our dog may look/ (b) fierce but/ (c) that wouldn’t hurt a fly./ (d) No error.
4. (a) No one can/ (b) challenge destiny,/ (c)isn’t it?/ (d) No error.
5. (a) All the doubts are cleared/ (b) between/ (c) you and I./ (d) No error.
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6. (a) The front page story was about a school girl/ (b) that had hurt herself/ (c) while
saving a child in an accident./ (d) No error.
7. (a) The last thing that the fond mother/ (b) gave her only son/ (c) was his blessing./ (d)
No error.
8. (a) It is not/ (b) I who is/ (c) to blame./ (d) No error.
9. (a) I shall avail of/ (b) this opportunity/ (c) to meet you there./ (d) No error.
10. (a) Put you in my position/ (b) and you will realise/ (c) the problems faced in my
profession./ (d) No error.
11. (a) Each of them/ (b) has to understand/ (c) their responsibility/ (d) No error.
12. (a) We are proud to announce/ (b) that every one of us have earned/ (c) a good name./
(d) No error.
13. (a) Here is/ (b) the man whom I think/ (c) committed the crime./ (d) No error.
14. (a) He took/ (b) his younger sister/ (c) with himself./ (d) No error.
15. (a) The company is in debt/ (b) and has been unable/ (c) to pay their employees’
salaries/ (d) for the past six months./ (e) No error.
16. (a) The company has appointed/ (b) consultants to help them/ (c) increase its
revenue and/ (d) improve its financial position./ (e) No error.
17. (a) You cannot change/ (b) people, but you/ (c) can definitely/ (d) change own./ (e)
No error.
18. (a) Governments and business houses must reduce/ (b) its own energy use/ (c) and
promote conservation/ (d) to their citizens and employees./ (e) No error.
19. (a) Even those which/ (b) have no previous/ (c) work experience have/ (d) applied
for this job./ (e) No error.
20. (a) He talked on the phone/ (b) for hours together/ (c) who really irritated/ (d) his
Pronoun
parents a lot./ (e) No error.
21. (a) Instead of laying off/ (b) the workers, the company/ (c) decided to ask them/ (d)
to avail voluntary retirement./ (e) No error.
22. (a) The two sisters shouted/ (b) at one another/ (c) in public./ (d) No error.
23. (a) We must supplement/ (b) our diet with vitamins and minerals/ (c) in order to
keep/ (d) oneself fit.
24. (a) Mrs. Pratap, being a good teacher/ (b) she is selected/ (c) for the National Award./
(d) No error
25. (a) The poor man/ (b) poisoned him/ (c) and his own children./ (d) No error.
26. (a) It was in 2006/ (b) that we first flew/ (c) to the United States./ (d) No error.
27. (a) I was driving under the bridge/ (b) as a football/ (c) hit my window./ (d) No error.
28. (a) Many a student/ (b) have passed/ (c) the I.I.T. examination./ (d) No error.
29. (a) It was me who was/ (b) responsible for/ (c) making all the arrangements for the
successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.
30. (a) I wonder/ (b) why are you tinkering with the wire./ (c) You might get a shock./
(d) No error.
31. (a) John, I and Hari/ (b) have finished/ (c) our studies./ (d) No error.
32. (a) He doesn’t/ (b) know/ (c) to swim./ (d) No error.
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33. (a) All the dresses/ (b) looked good and so I/ (c) bought all of it./ (d) No error.
34. (a) Those people who/ (b)do not work hard/ (c) they do not succeed in life./ (d) No
error.
35. (a) He bathed himself/ (b) in/ (c) a river./ (d) No error.
36. (a) She could not/ (b) bear/ (c) his separation./ (d) No error.
37. (a) If you want this job/ (b) you will need/ (c) his favour./ (d) No error.
38. (a) Both of them will not/ (b) refute/ (c) the charges./ (d) No error.
39. (a) She is the kind / (b) of woman whom every body knows/ (c) is benign and
magnanimous./ (d) No error.
40. (a) The master did not know/ (b) who of the servants/ (c) broke the expensive
dinner set/ (d) No error.
41. (a) The Congress Party stood/ (b) for implementation of the Nuclear Liabilty Bill/ (c)
and was ready to stake their political existence/ (d) No error.
42. (a) He is not one of those/ (b) who will help every Tom, Dick and Harry/ (c) whom he
meets/ (d) No error.
43. (a) It is not easy for anyone to command/ (b) respect from both one’s friends and
critics/ (c) as Mahatma Gandhi did/ (d) No error.
44. (a) He, You and I/ (b) shall arrange everything/ (c) and shall not ask them for help/
(d) No error.
45. (a) Was it me/ (B) who had to face/ (c) the music?/ (d) No error.
46. (a) The audience/ (b) are requested/ (c) to be in its seats and stay away from the
track/ (d) No error.
47. (a) The number of vehicles/ (B) plying on the roads of Delhi/ (c) is more than on the
roads of Bangalore/ (D) No error.
48. (A) Being a destitute/ (b) I admitted him/ (c) to an ophanage/ (d) No error.
Pronoun
49. (a) One should keep/ (b) his promise/ (c) if one wants respect from both friends and
enemies/(d) No error.
50. (a) Last summer I went to Shimla/ (b) and enjoyed very/ (c) much/ (d) No error.
51. (a) If I were him/ (b) I would teach/ (c) him a lesson/ (d) No error.
52. (a) Being a/ (b) rainy day I/ (c) could not go to school/ (d) No error.
53. (a) One of them/(b) forgot to take their passport/ (c) and found himself in a difficult
situation/(d) No error.
54. (a) Mr. Sharma, our representative,/ (b) he will attend the meeting/ (c) on our
behalf./ (d) No error.
55. (a) Each girl was/ (b) given a packet of sweets/ (c) and she was happy/ (d) No error.
56. (a) Myself and he/ (b) will manage/ (c) everything/ (d) No error.
57. (a) The Ganga is a river/ (b) whose origin/ (c) has always been a matter of
speculation/ (d) No error.
58. (a) My friend/ (b) is laborious and intelligent, (c) isn’t it?/ (d) No error.
59. (a) It is difficult to say/ (b) who is the better/ (c) of the two players/ (d) No error.
60. (a) It is the best/ (b) which the government can do/ (c) for the downtrodden/ (d) No
error.
61. (a) Neither of the two friends/ (b) has got their money back/ (c) from the company/
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(d) No error.
62. (a) This is the road/ (b) whose inaugration/ (c) was done by the President/ (d) No
error.
63. (a) Many women/ (b) reconcile to the/ (c) demands of their in-laws./ (d) No error.
64. (a) May I know/ (b) to who/ (c) I am speaking?/ (d) No error.
65. (a) The person who/ (b) I met yesterday/ (c) was my classmate./ (d) No error.
66. (a) Owing to me being a new comer/ (b) I was unable/ (c) to get a good house./ (d) No
error.
67. (a) A good friend of/ (b) me has been/ (c) in London for twenty years/ (d) No error.
68. (a) It was him/ (b) who came running/ (c) into the classroom./ (d) No error.
69. (a) I and Raju/ (b) left for Delhi/ (c) last summer./ (d) No error.
70. (a) I will certainly/ (b) avail of your offer/ (c) when the occasion arises./ (d) No
error.
71. (a) The book/ (b) is well illustrated/ (c) and attractively bound/ (d) making altogether
an attractive volume
72. (a) Besides me/ (b) many other/ (c) were present./ (d) No error.
73. (a) My house/ (b) is farther/ (c) than her's./ (d) No error.
74. (a) He is the person,/ (b) whom, everyone thought,/ (c) has stolen the ring./ (d) No
error.
1. (b) ‘his joining' dk iz;ksx djsaA

‘Joining’ ds igys possessive adjective ‘his’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
2. (b) Winning ds igyspossessive adjective ‘my' dk iz;ksx djsaA

Pronoun
3. (c) ‘Dog’ ds fy, Pronoun ‘it’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
4. (c) Isn’t it?’ ds LFkku ‘Can
ij they’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
5. (c) ‘Between …….. and’ ds lkFkpronoun ds objective form dk iz;ksx gksxkA
6. (b) ‘that ds LFkku‘who’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘School girl’ dk iz;ksx
subject ds :i esa gks jgk gSA blds lkFk
relative pronoun ‘who’ dk iz;ksx gksxk A
7. (c) ‘Mother’ ds fy, possessive pronoun ‘her’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
8. (b) ‘is’ ds LFkku‘am’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Relative pronoun ds ckn vkus okyk verb relative pronoun
dsantecedent ls match djuk pkfg,A 'I' (tksrelative pronoun ‘who’ dk antecedent gS )
ds vuqlkjverb ‘am’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘is’fddkA
9. (a) ‘Avail’ ds lkFk ,d‘reflexive pronoun’ dk iz;ksx djuk t:jh gksrk gSA ‘I’ ;gk¡
dss dkj.k
‘myself’
dk iz;ksx gksxkA
10. (a) ‘You’ ds LFkku‘yourself’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
11. (c) their ds LFkku‘his’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 61 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)
12. (b) ‘everyone’ ds lkFk singular verb ‘has’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
13. (b) ‘the man’ subject gSA vr% blds fy, relative pronoun ‘who’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA è;ku jgs ,sls okD;ksa
esa ;s vo'; ns[ksa fd fØ;k fdlds }kjk dh tk jgh gSA ;gk¡ ls Confusion iSnk gksrh gS vkSj ge
‘I think’
‘whom’ dk iz;ksx djus dh xYrh dj cSBrs gSA
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14. (c) ‘himself’ ds LFkku ‘him’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
15. (c) ‘Company’ singular noun gSA blds fy, singular possessive pronoun ‘its’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u
fd ‘their’ dkA
16. (b) ‘them’ ds LFkku‘it’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Company singular noun gSA blds fy,
singular pronoun ‘it’
dk iz;ksx gksxkA
17. (d) ‘Own’ ds LFkku ‘yourself’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
18. (b) 'its' ds LFkku‘their’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Governments and business houses’ fey dj plural
noun gksrssgaSA vr%plural pronoun ‘their’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
19. (a) Which ds LFkku‘who’ ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
20. (c) ^;gk¡ ckr djus dh fØ;k* ds fy,
relative pronoun ‘who’ dk iz;ksx gks jgk gS ds LFkku‘which’
‘who’ ij
dk iz;ksx djsaA
21. (d) Avail ds lkFk ,dreflexive pronoun vkSj preposition ‘of’ dk iz;kx djuk t:jh gksrk gSA
'Avail'
ds ckn‘themselves of’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
22. (b) ‘One another’ ds LFkku ‘each ij other’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
23. (d) ‘Oneself’ ds LFkku‘ourselves’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Reflexive pronoun ‘sub’ ds vuqlkj iz;qDr gksrk
gSA‘we’ ds vuqlkj‘ourselves’ iz;qDr gksxkA ysfdu
Keep ds lkFkreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx ugha
gksrk gSA (ns[ksa&
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24. (b) ‘She’ gVk nsA ,d gh okD; esa (Mrs. Pratap) ,oa pronoun (she) dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
noun
25. (b) ‘Him’ ds LFkkuij 'himself' dk iz;ksx djsaA
26. (b) ‘That’ ds LFkku ‘when’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaa D;ksafd
‘2006’ le; gSA
27. (b) ‘as’ ds LFkku 'when'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
Pronoun
28. (b) ‘Many a’ singular gSA blds lkFk singular verb ‘has’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
29. (a) ‘It was I’ dk iz;ksx djsaA‘I’;gk¡
sub gSA
30. (b) 'You' ds ckn'are' dk iz;ksx djsaA okD; iz'ukRed ugha gSA
31. (a) 231 ds fu;e ds vuqlkj1 person lHkh ds ckn vkuk pkfg,AJohn,
st
vr% Hari and I lgh Øe gksxkA
32. (c) 'know' vkSj 'wonder' ds ckn‘wh’ family dk iz;ksx djuk t:jh gksrk‘to gSA swim’ ds LFkku ij
‘How to swim’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
33. (c) ‘All of it’ ds LFkku ij ‘all of them’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
34. (c) ‘They’ gVk nsA ‘Those people’ vkSj ‘they’ dk iz;ksx ,d gh okD; esa ,d subjectgh ds fy, djuk
xyr gksxkA
35. (a) ‘Bathe’ ds cknreflexive pronoun dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA ‘Himself’ gVk nsA
36. (c) ‘His separation’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA ‘Separation from him' dk iz;ksx djsaA
37. (c) ‘his favour’ ds LFkku favour ij from/of him’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
38. (a) ‘Both’ ds lkFk‘not’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA ‘Both of them will not ds LFkku‘Neither ij of them will’
dk iz;ksx djsaA
39. (b) ‘Whom’ ds LFkku‘who’ ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
40. (b) ‘who’ ds LFkku 'which'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘of’ ds igys fliQZ‘which’ dk iz;ksx gks ldrk‘who gS vkSj
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‘whom’ dk ughaA
41. (c) ‘their’ ds LFkku ‘its’ij dk iz;ksx djsaA Congress Party (Singular noun) ds fy, singular
possessive pronoun ‘its’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
42. (c) ‘he meets’ ds LFkku ij ‘they meet’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
43. (b) Critics ds igysone’s dk iz;ksx djsaA
44. (a) fu;e 231 ds vuqlkj‘you, he and I’ dk iz;ksx djuk lgh gksxkA
45. (a) ‘Was it I’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
46. (c) ‘its’ ds LFkku ‘their’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaACollectivetc noun dk iz;ksx izR;sd O;fDr ds lanHkZ esa gks
rksPlural Pronoun ,oa Plural verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
47. (c) 'than' ds ckn‘that of’ dk iz;ksx djsaA 'the number of vehicles' (Delhi esa ) dh rqyuk'number
of vehicles' (Bangalore esa ) ls gksuh pkfg,A ysfdu 'number of vehicles' repeat djus ds cnys
‘that of’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
48. (a) 'Being' ds igys‘he’ dk iz;ksx djsaA 'destitute' vxj dk sub 'he' u yxk;k tk, rks‘I’ destitute
ds‘sub’ dk Hkh dk;Z djus yxrk gS ftlls okD; dk vFkZ xyr gks tkrk gSA
49. (b) 'his' ds LFkku one's
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA 'One' dk possessive pronoun one's gksrk gSA
50. (b) Enjoyed ds ckn‘myself’ dk iz;ksx djsaA'enjoy' vxj ds ckn‘object’ ugha gks rks ,d
'reflexive pronoun'
dk iz;ksx gksxkA
51. (a) ‘Him’ ds LFkku'he' ij dk iz;ksx djsaA‘him’ ;gk¡ dksbZ
object ugha gS ftlij
'I' (sub) dksbZ fØ;k 'were'
dj jgk gksA
52. (a) Being ds igys‘it’ dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 48 dh O;k[;k ns[ksa)

Pronoun
53. (b) ‘their ds LFkku‘his’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
'One' singular pronoun gSA vr%
'One of them' ds fy,
singular possessive pronoun 'his' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
54. (b) ‘He’ gVk nsA ,d gh okD; esa tc ‘Mr Sharma’ dk iz;ksx gks pqdk gks rks mlds
noun fy, ‘he’
pronoun
dk iz;ksx u djsaA
55. (c) ‘She was’ ds LFkku‘theyij were’ dk iz;ksx djsaA‘and’ ;gk¡ ds ckn okD; ifjofrZr gks tk jgk gS vkSj
vc lHkh yM+fd;ksa dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA
56. (a) ‘Myself’ ds LFkku ‘I’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Myself’ dk iz;ksxsubject ds :i esa ugha gks ldrkA
231 fu;e
ds vuqlkjhe and I dk iz;ksx gksxkA
57. (b) ‘Whose origin ds LFkku‘the ij origin of which’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Whose dk iz;ksx ‘non-living
ds fy, ugha gks ldrkA
58. (c) ‘Isn’t it?’ ds LFkku ‘Isn’t
ij he?’ dk iz;ksx djsaA‘My friend is …..’ dk Question tag ‘isn’t
he?’ gksxkA
59. (b) ‘Who’ ds LFkku‘which’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘of’ ds igys‘which’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
‘of’ ds igyswho vFkok
whom dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrkA
60. (b) best ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksxkASuperlative Degree ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
61. (b) ‘Their’ ds LFkku ‘his’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA Neither of/Either of/Each of bR;kfn ds ckn vkus okyk
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noun vFkok pronoun rks plural gksxk ysfdu mlds ckn vkus okyk
verb/pronoun bR;kfnsingular
gksxkA
Neither of the two
 friends
   his money back.
has got 
Plural Noun Singular Singular
Verb Pronoun
62. (b) ‘Whose inaugration’ ds LFkku‘the

ij inauguration of which’ dk iz;ksx djsaA (okD; 57 dh
O;k[;k ns[ksa)
63. (b) Reconcile ds ckn ,d reflexive pronoun dk gksuk t:jh gksrkReconcile
gSA ds cknthemselves
dk iz;ksx djsaA
64. (b) 'who' ds LFkku ‘whom'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
65. (a) 'who' ds LFkku ‘whom'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
66. (a) 'being' ;kfu ‘V1 + ing' ds igys possessive case 'my' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
67. (b) 'me' ds LFkku ‘mine'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
68. (a) 'him' ds LFkku ‘he'
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
69. (a) '231' ds fu;e ds vuqlkj‘Raju and I' dk iz;ksxk gksxkA
70. (b) 'avail' ds lkFk ,d ‘reflexive pronoun' dk iz;ksx gksxkA'myself'
;gk¡ dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd
subject 'I' gSA
71. (c) 'making' ds ckn‘it' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
72. (b) 'many' ds lkFkplural pronoun ‘others' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
73. (c) 'her's' dks‘hers' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
74. (b) 'whom' dks‘who' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
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Adjective (fo'ks"k.k)
%An adjective is a word used to qualify a Noun or a Pronoun.
 Adjective fdlh Noun ;k Pronoun dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA
Ram is a good boy.
He is intelligent.
 Åij fn, x;s okD;ksa‘good’
esa ,oa ‘intelligent’ ‘Ram’ ,oa ‘he’ dh fo'ks"krk crk jgs gSA vr% os
Adjective gasSsA
Adjective dk iz;ksxnoun ds igys ;k verb ds ckn gksrk gSA
THE ADJECTIVE: KINDS
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Adjective vkB izdkj ds gS%
1. Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd)
2. Proper Adjective (O;fDrokpd)
3. Adjective of Quantity (ifjek.kokpd)
4. Adjective of Number (la[;kokpd)
5. Demonstrative Adjective (ladsrokpd)
6. Distributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd)
7. Interrogative Adjective (iz'uokpd)
8. Possessive Adjective (laca/okpd)
1. Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd)% og Adjective tksNoun dk xq.k] ;k nks"k ;k jax&:i izdV

djrk gS] mls
Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSA tSls%
an honest man. ;gk¡
‘honest’ xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k
gSA
 Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)
%fuEufyf[kr nks izdkj ls okD; esa iz;qDr gks ldrs gSa%
(i) Attributive use: tc fdlh Adjective dk iz;ksxNoun ds igys gksrk gS]Adjective
rks ds ,sls
iz;ksx dk
sAttributive use dgrs gSaA
tSls%Solomon was a wise king

.
Noun
 Åij fn, x, okD; esaking ds igys wise dk iz;ksx gqvk gS]Attributive
tks gSA
(ii) Predicative use: tc fdlh Adjective dk iz;ksxVerb ds ckn gksrk gS]Adjective
rks ds ,sls iz;ksx
dksPredicative use dgrs gSaA
tSls%The weather  is pleasant
Verb
Adjective
 Åij fn, x, okD; esapleasant dk iz;ksxPredicative part esa gqvk gSA
2. Proper Adjective (O;fDrokpd)%Proper Noun ls cuus okysAdjective dksProper Adjective
(O;fDrokpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSa% Buddhist
tSls% Monastery, British rule.
;gk¡‘Buddhist’ ,oa‘British’ Proper adjective gSA
3. Adjective of Quantity (ifjek.kokpd)%ftl Adjective ls oLrq dh ek=kk Kkr
gks]mls
Adjective
of Quantity(ifjek.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa%Some
tSls% milk; enough oil; sufficient sugar;
no manners. ;gk¡‘some’, ‘enough’, ‘sufficient’ ,oa ‘no’ adjective of quantity gSA
4. Adjective of Number (la[;kokpd)% ftl 'kCn ls oLrq dh la[;k Kkrgks] mls Adjective of
Number (la[;kokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSaA
;s nks izdkj ds gksrs gSa% (i) Definite (ii) Indefinite
 tc os fuf'pr la[;k@O;fDrdks lacksf/r djs rksdefinite
os adjective of number dgykrs gSA
tSls%Five boys, fifth class.
(i) Indefinite: tc os fuf'pr la[;k O;Dr u djsarks osIndefinite adjective of number dgykrs gSaA
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tSls%Few girls, several boys.
(a) Cardinal Adjectives (fuf'pr la[;kokpd fo'ks"k.k)%fuf'pr la[;k tSlsone, two three, four
dk cks/djkus okys
Adjectives dksCardinal Adjective dgrs gSaA
tSls%He has four pens.
She has two books.
(b) Ordinal Adjectives (fuf'pr Øeokpd fo'ks"k.k)% fuf'pr Øe (order) dk cks/ djkus okys
Adjectives dksOrdinal Adjectives dgrs gSaA
tSls%First, second, third, fourth…. etc.
The first chapter of this book is on verb.
 Article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx
ordinal ds igy s gksrk cardinal
gS] ds igys ughaA
tSls%Lesson one is on verb.
The first lesson is on verb.
5. Demonstrative Adjective (ladsrokpd)%tks Adjective vius rqjar ckniz;qDrNoun dh vksj

ladsrdjsa] mls
Demontrative Adjective (ladsrokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSaA
tSls%This boy, that group, these people, those countries.
UkksV%
;fn this, that, these, those ds rqjar cknNoun gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Demonstrative Adjectives
gksaxs vkSj ;fnrqjar
budscknVerb gS rks ;s 'kCn
Demonstrative Pronouns gksaxs_

Adjective
tSls%Demonstrative Adjective Demonstrative Pronoun
This girl is good. This is a good girl.
That pen is new. That is a new pen.
These shirts are white. These are white shirts.
6. Distributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd) % tksAdjective fdlh oxZ dh izR;sd oLrq ;k O;fDr dks
lEcksf/rdjs] mlsDistributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSaA
tSls%Each candidate is honest.
Every boy is present today.
UkksV%Each, every, either, neither ds rqjUr ckn ;fnNoun gS ] rks ;s 'kCn
Distributive Adjectives
gksaxs_ vkSj ;fn every, either, neither ds rqjUr ckn dksbZ vU; 'kCn
each, ] rksgS
;s 'kCn
Distributive
Pronouns gksaxs%
tSls] Distributive Adjective Distributive Pronoun
Each boy took the test. Each of the boys took the test.
7. Interrogative Adjective (iz'uokpd)%tksAdjective iz'u iwNus dk dk;Z s]

dj mls
Interrogative
Adjective (iz'uokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa]
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tSls%Which room is hers?
Whose book is this?
UkksV%
What, which, whose ds rqjUr ckn ;fn Noun gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Interrogative Adjectives gksaxs
vkSj ;fn muds
rqjUr cknVerb gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Interrogative Pronouns gksaxs_
tSls%Interrogative Adjective Interrogative Pronoun
What colour is your bag? What did you do?
8. Possessive Adjectives (laca/okpd fo'ks"k.k)tks

% Adjectives fdlh O;fDr vFkok oLrq ls laca/
crkrs gSa
] mlsPossessive Adjectives (laca/okpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa]
tSls%My book, our class.
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
 Adjective dk iz;ksx rhu
degrees esa fd;k tkrk gS&
Positive, Comparative ,oa Superlative
degree.
 tc ,d (O;fDr] oLrq] lewg bR;kfn) dh fo'ks"krk dk o.kZu djuk gks rks
Positive degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He is a good boy.
 tc ,d dh rqyuk nwljs ls dh tk, rksComparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He is better than you.
 tc lHkh esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tk, rks
superlative degree dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%He is the best student of my class.

Adjective
RULE 1
lkekU;r%fdlh adjective dk comparative degree cukus ds fy, positive degree esa‘er’

yxk;k tkrk gS vkSj
superlative degree cukus ds fy, positive degree esa‘est’ yxk;k tkrk gSA
I. Positive Comparative Superlative
Bold Bolder Boldest
Deep Deeper Deepest
High Higher Highest
Strong Stronger Strongest
Thick Thicker Thickest
Weak Weaker Weakest
RULE 2
;fn positive degree ds var esa‘e’ gks rks

comparative esa dsoy‘r’ vksj superlative esa‘st’
yxkrs gSA
II. Positive Comparative Superlative
Able Abler Ablest
Brave Braver Bravest
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Fine Finer Finest
Noble Nobler Noblest
True Truer Truest
Wise Wiser Wisest
RULE 3
tc positive degree consonant eas [kRe gks vkSj mlds igys short dksbZ vowel vk;s rks
consonant dksdouble djus ds ckn Øe'k%‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxkdj comparative ,oa superlative
degree cuk;k tkrk gSA
III. Positive Comparative Superlative
Big Bigger Biggest
Fit Fitter Fittest
Hot Hotter Hottest
Sad Sadder Saddest
Thin Thinner Thinnest
Wet Wetter Wettest
RULE 4
tc positive degree dk var ‘y’ esa gks vkSj mlds igys ,d

consonant gks rks ‘y’ dks ‘i’ esa
ifjofrZr djsa vkSj
Comparative ,oa superlative cukus ds fy, Øe'k%‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxk;saA
IV. Positive Comparative Superlative
Dry Drier Driest
Happy Happier Happiest
Heavy Heavier Heaviest
Adjective
Pretty Prettier Prettiest
Merry Merrier Merriest
UkksV%
vxj ‘y’ ds igys vowel gks rks fliQZ
‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxk;saA
Positive Comparative Superlative
Grey Greyer Greyest
RULE 5
nks 'kCn [k.M

(syllables) ds dbZadjectives ,oa nks ls vf/d 'kCn [k.M ds lHkh
adjectives ds
comparative ,oa superlative Øe'k%‘more’ ,oa ‘most’ yxk dj cuk;s tkrs gSA
V. Positive Comparative Superlative
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Courageous more courageous most courageous
Intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
Pleasant more pleasant most pleasant
UkksV%
dqNadjectives fdlh Hkh fu;e dk ikyu ugha djrsA os iwjh rjg ls ifjofrZr gks tkrs
A gS
Positive Comparative Superlative
Good/well better best
Bad/ill worse worst
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Little less/lesser least
Fore former foremost/first
Late later/latter last/latest
Far farther farthest
Near nearer nearest/next
Old older/elder oldest/eldest
Much/many more most
CORRECT USE OF SOME ADJECTIVES

1. Use of ‘some’ and ‘any’
 Some/ any dk vFkZ dksbZ] dqN vkSj
gksrk
FkksM+k
gS] ij nksuksa dsiQdZ
iz;ksx
gSAesa
(a) Some dk iz;ksx Affirmative Sentence esaUncountable Noun (U.N.) ds igys ek=kk
(quantity) dk cks/ djkus ds fy, gksrk gS]Plural
rFkk Countable Noun (P.C.N.) ds igys la[;k
(number) dk cks/ djkus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls%I have some water
 .
U.N.
I have some friends

 .
P.C.N.
 Somedk iz;ksx lkekU;r%

+ve okD;ksasae gksrk gSA
 Any dk iz;ksx lkekU;r%
-ve okD;ksa vkSj
Questions esagksrk gSA
tSls%1. I have some problems.
2. I do not have any problem.
Adjective
3. Do you have any problem?
 tc ge tokc dh mEehn ^gk¡* esa djrs gS rks Hkh esa‘some’ dk iz;ksx dj ldrs g SA
Questions
tSls%Do you have some food?
uksV%‘no any’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gks ldrk
A
2. USE OF FEW, LITTLE, MUCH AND MANY.
(la[;k esa de gS ysfdu gS)
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a few
Few few (la[;k esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
the few (la[;k esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
a little (ek=kk esa de gS ysfdu gS)
Little little (ek=kk esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
the little (ek=kk esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
FILL IN THE BLANKS USING FEW/LITTLE, A FEW/A LITTLE OR THE FEW/ THE LITTLE.
1. ______ Knowledge is a dangerous thing.

2. The doctor advised him to rest for _____ days.
3. ______ water I kept for you has been finished by him.
4. The show was cancelled as ____ people turned up to see it.
5. I cannot prepare tea for you. There is ____ milk in the refrigerator.
Answer:-
1. A little (;gk¡ okD; dk vFkZ ;s gS fd vxj tkudkjh v/wjh gks rks [krjk c<+ tkrk gS ;kfu
Knowledge gS ysfdu
FkksM+k gS)
2. a few. (days countable noun gS vr% few dk bLrseky gksxk ulittle
fd dkADoctor us dqN ,d fnu
vkjke djus dh lykg nh gS vr% a few dk iz;ksx gksxk)
3. The little. (‘water’ uncountable gS ysfdu tks FkksM+k lk ikuh eaSus vki ds fy, j[kk Fkk og
definite
gS vr%‘the little’ dk iz;ksx gksxk)
4. Few (tc u ds cjkcj yksx vk;saxs rHkh
show cancel gksxk vr%
few dk iz;ksx gksxk)
5. Little. (tc milk u ds cjkcj gks rHkh pk; ugha cu ldrh)

Adjective
 'Quantity' ,oa'Number' 'kCn ds lkFk'Little' ,oa 'Few' 'kCn dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrk
buds
gSlkFk
A
'small' dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls%Little quantity of food was wasted. (×)
Small quantity of food was wasted. ()
ADJECTIVE ds dqN lgh iz;ksx
RULE 1
'as ….. as'and 'so …..as' ds chpadjective/adverb ds positive degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is as good
 as his brother
Adj.
He ran as fast
 as he could.
Adv.
RULE 2
Comparative degree esa 'adjective + er…. than' dk iz;ksx gksrkThan
gSA ds igys ges'kk
comparative degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is better than his brother.
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Comparative degree ds ckn'than' dk iz;ksxgksHkh ldrk gS vkSj
ugha HkhA
Today I am feeling better.
RULE 3
Superlative degree' ds igysarticle 'the' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He is the best player of the team.
RULE 4
vxj fliQZ nks O;fDr@oLrq
bR;kfn sdchp esa ls,d dk pquko fd;k tk;s gks rks
superlative degree
dk iz;ksxughsa
comparative degree dk iz;ksx djsa ftlds igysarticle ‘the’ vkSjftlds ckn
preposition 'of ' yxk;sA
tSls%She is the best of the two sisters. (×)
She is the better of the two sisters.()
 vxj lHkh esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tk;s'superlative
rks degree' dk iz;ksx gksxk ftlds igysarticle
Hkh
'the' dk iz;ksx gksxk vkSj ftldspreposition
ckn 'of ' dkA
tSls%He is the best of all the players.
RULE 5
tc ,d Noun ;k Pronoun dh nks fo'ks"krkvksa
ds chp rqyuk gks Comparative
rks degree ugha
more+ positive degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is wiser than intelligent (×)
He is more wise than intelligent. ()

Adjective
RULE 6
rqyuk djrs le; nwljk igys dks ;k vU; lHkh dks
exclude djus ds fy, ‘any other’ dk iz;ksxdjrk gSA
tSls%Gold is more precious than any metal. (×)
Gold is more precious than any other metal. ()
uhps fn;s x;s okD; ns[ksa&
Diamond is more precious than any metal. ()
mQij fn;s x;s okD; fcydqy lgh gS D;ksafd
Diamond metal ugha gSA
RULE 7
‘ior’ esa [kRe gksusadjectives
okys ds ckn‘than’ ugha ‘to’ dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls%superior, inferior, senior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior.
He is senior than me. (replace ‘than’ by ‘to’)
RULE 8
adjectives - interior, exterior, ulterior, major, minor, empty, excellent, circular,
extreme, chief, entire, complete, perfect, final, last, unique, universal, round,
square, triangular, eternal, everlasting ideal, absolute, impossible ,oa supreme
dk iz;ksxcomparative ;k superlative degree esa ugha gksrkA
tSls%1. This is more inferior to that. (×)
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2. This is inferior to that. ()
3. Good deeds are more everlasting (more gVk ns )
RULE 9
dqNadjectives dk iz;ksx fliQZ

positive ,oa superlative degree esa gksrk
Comparative esa
ughaA
Positive Superlative
top topmost
northern northernmost
southern southernmost
eastern easternmost
western westernmost
RULE 10
Adjective “preferable” dk iz;ksx fliQZComparative degree esa gksrk gSA

 blds lkFk‘to’ iz;qDr gksrk gS ‘than’
u fd vkSj‘more’ dk iz;ksx blds lkFk ugha gks ldrkA
Prefer(v)
ds lkFk Hkh‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%This is more preferable than that. (×)
This is preferable to that. ()
 ‘prefer’ ds lkFk‘to’ ds LFkku ij‘rather than’ dk Hkh iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA
tSls%I prefer tea to coffee.
or
I prefer tea rather than coffee. ( uksV%
'prefer' ds lkFk
'to' ds LFkku'rather
ij than' Hkh Lohdk;Z
) gSA

Adjective
RULE 11
vxj ,d gh noun ;k pronoun ds fy, nks adjectives dk iz;ksx gk s vkSjnksuksa dks ,d

Conjunction ls tksM+k tk,
rksnksuksa
adjectives ,d gh degree esagksus pkfg,A
tSls%Gandhiji was the noblest and wiser of all the leaders . (×)
Gandhiji was the noblest and wisest of all the leaders. ()
RULE 12
dqNadjectives ds igys ‘the’ dk iz;ksx djus ij adjective plural common noun cu tkrk
gSAbuds cknPlural verb dk iz;ksx gksrk
gSA
tSls%rich, poor, needy, aged, blind, dead, meek, wicked, etc.
The rich (rich people) usually exploit the poor (poor people).
RULE 13
lkekU;r%
verbs dksadverbs modify djrs gSA
tSls%He works

 honestly

.
V adv.
 Adjective esa'ly' yxk dj Adverb cuk;k tkrk gSA (dqN vioknksa dks NksM+ dj)
tSls%Adjective Adverb
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Polity Politely
Bad Badly
Sincere Sincerely
 ysfduVerbs of sensation( seem, look, appear, feel , taste, sound vkSjsmell) ds ckn
adverb ughaadjective dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He feels badly. (×)
He feels bad. ()
The soup smells deliciously. (×)
The soup smells delicious. ()
 Verbs of sensation ds vykokbe, become, turn, get, grow, keep, make ,oa prove dks
Hkhadverbs ugha cfYd adjective modify djrs gSaA
tSls%When he heard the news, he became sad
.
adj
RULE 14
dbZnoun hyphenated ;k Compound adjectives ds Hkkx gksrs gSA ;s dHkh Hkh
plural esa ugha
gks ldrsA
tSls%I delivered a two–hours lecture. (×)
I delivered a two–hour lecture. ()
He gave me two hundred–rupees notes. (×)
He gave me two hundred–rupee notes. ()
RULE 15
vxj dksbZNoun Adjective dk dk;Z djsa rks og

Plural form esa ugha gks ldrkA

Adjective
tSls%Lasers are indispensable tools for delicate eyes surgery. ( eyes dks'eye' esa ifjofrZr djsa)
RULE 16
dqNadjectives vFkZ esa confusing gksrs gSA vr% budk iz;ksx lko/kuhiwoZd djuk pkfg,A
(1) Farther ,oa Further
Farther dk vFkZ ^nwjh
gS esa vkSj vf/d^
A
tSls%She lives at the farther end of the lane.
Further dk vFkZ gS ^vkSj*A
tSls%I did not receive any further order.
(2) Last ,oa Latest
Last dk vFkZ ^vkf[kjh^
gS A
tSls%The last ruler of Mughal Empire was Bahadur Shah Jafar.
Latest dk vFkZ ûohure*
gS A
tSls%What is the latest score?
(3) Elder ,oa Older
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Elder/Eldest dk vFkZ gS ^[kqu ds fj'rs esa cM+k*A
tSls%He is my elder brother
Older/Oldest dk vFkZ ^mezgS esa cM+k*
A
tSls%He is older than his friend.
(4) Nearest ,oa Next
Nearest dk vFkZ ^lcls
gS utnhd* A
tSls%Which is the nearest hospital?
Next dk vFkZ ^vxyk^
gS A
tSls%The bank is in the next building.
(5) Later ,oa Latter
Later dk vFkZ gS ^ckn esa*
A
tSls%I will call you later.
Latter dk vFkZ ^ckn
gS okyk^ A
tSls%The latter part of the movie was boring.
Latter dk opposite ^former' gksrk gSA
RULE 17
'All' ,oa 'Both' ds ckn ghpossessive case dk iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA
tSls%My all friends have got selected. (×)
All my friends have got selected. ()
Adjective
RULE 18
vxj ,d okD; esaadjective ds positive ,oa Comparative degree nksuksa dk iz;ksx'as... gks rks
as' ,oa 'than' nksuksa dk iz;ksx
'AsgksxkA
...... as' ,oa 'so ...... as' ds lkFk
positive degree dk iz;ksx
gksrk gS 'than'
,oa ds lkFk'Comparative degree' dkA
tSls%He is as intelligent as if not more than his brother.
RULE 19
vxj ge 'times' 'kCn dks iz;ksx dj ys rksComparative
fiQj degree dk iz;ksx ugha dj ldrs gSaA
tSls%My house is four times bigger than yours. (×)
My house is four times as big as yours. ()
RULE 20
vxj adjective of size, colour, age bR;kfn dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk gks rks os fuEufyf[kr Øe esa gksaxsA
Size  shape  age  colour
   emotion
  nationality  material
  noun

   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
tSls%1. The police arrested a twenty two year - old black  Negro.
American
   
age colour nationality
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2. The thief flashed a big sharp knife and asked the cashier to fill the
 
size shape
black  bag with money.

 leather

colour material
RULE 21
nksComparative ,oa nksSuperlative degree dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha
gksrk gSA
tSls%1- He is the most cleverest of all the officers. (×)
He is the cleverest of all the officers. ()
2. This is more better than that. (×)
This is better than that. ()
RULE 22
tc nksAdjectives ds lkFkvyx&vyx prepositions dh vko';drk gk s] rks mi;qDr
prepositions
dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is senior and more experienced than you. (×)
He is senior to and more experienced than you. ()
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) Anurag is eclipsed by his wife, / (b) who is cleverer and / (c) amusing than
he is. /(d) No error
2. (a) The two first to arrive / (b) were the lucky recipients / (c) of a surprise
gift. /(d) No error
Adjective
3. (a) Of the billions of stars in the galaxy, (b) how much are / (c) suitable for life? / (d)
No error
4. (a) A few word of / (b) gratitude are enough / (c) to express your / (d) feelings sincerely.
/ (e) No error.
5. (a) He feels his troubles / (b) as much or / (c) even more than they. / (d) No error
6. (a) I like reading / (b) more than / (c) to play games. / (d) No error
7. (a) There is not many traffic / (b) along the street / (c) where I live. / (d) No error
8. (a) The police arrived and discovered / (b) a large number of hoarded sugar/ (c) in
his shop. / (d) No error
9. (a) As a dramatist / (b) Shaw is superior than / (c) any other twentieth century
writer. / (d) No error
10. (a) Of the two great cities/ (b) the former is / (c) biggest. / (d) No error
11. (a) A non banking financial company is a / (b) financial institution similarly to a
bank / (c) but it cannot issue cheque books to customers. / (d) No error
12. (a) Everyone agrees that / (b) the Ganga is the holiest / (c) of all other rivers of
India. / (d) No error.
13. (a) Krishna ran to the / (b) nearing grocery store to / (c) buy biscuits as his parents
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were expecting guests. / (d) No error
14. (a) While giving a loan/ (b) you must check / (c) if the borrower has sufficiently
collateral to repay it. / (d) No error
15. (a) Although his speech / (b) was not very clearly everyone understood / (c) the
underlying meaning. / (d) No error
16. (a) He is the most / (b) intelligent and also / (c) the very talented student of the
college. / (d) No error
17. (a) Having been found / (b) guilty of the theft / (c) Sunny was sentenced to five
year’s imprisonment. / (d) No error
18. (a) The Railways have made / (b) crossing the tracks / (c) a punished offence. / (d)
No error
19. (a) Alms / (b) are given / (c) to the poors. / (d) No error
20. (a) Lasers are / (b) indispensable tools / (c) for the delicate eyes surgery. / (d) No
error
21. (a) The number of applications has risen / (b) this year by / (c) as many as 50%. /
(d) No error
22. (a) Two lakh of people / (b) attended the meeting / (c) held in parade ground. / (d) No
error
23. (a) These sort of men / (b) attain success by hook or by crook / (c) so they do not
deserve any applause. (d) No error
24. (a) Can you tell me how / (b) many eggs and / (c) milk he has brought / (d) No error
25. (a) Whole the chapter / (b) is full of printing errors which are the outcome / (c) of
the proof reader’s carelessness. (d) No error

Adjective
26. (a) Her black long / (b) hair adds / (c) glamour to her looks. (d) No error
27. (a) I trembled when I saw / (b) a sharp long knife / (c) in his hand. / (d) No error
28. (a) I saw / (b) an anxious pale girl / (c) who was fidgetting near the ICU / (d) No error
29. (a) Mumbai is / (b) further from / (c) Delhi than / (d) Patna. (e) No error
30. (a) This book is / (b) undoubtedly preferable than / (c) that and its printing / (d) is
also comparatively good. (e) No error
31. (a) You can trust / (b) this channel/ (c) for the last news of this hour. (d) No error
32. (a) Everybody knows / (b) that Radha is the most unique / (c) singer of this college
/ (d) No error
33. (a) The faster he completes / (b) the work given to / (c) him, the largest will be his
profit. / (d) No error.
34. (a) He does not have / (b) some money to buy a new machine so he is / (c) anxious
/ (d) No error
35. (a) This young lady is / (b) more beautiful but not so cultured / (c) as her sister. (d)
No error
36. (a) Now-a-days, / (b) the weather / (c) is getting cold and colder. / (d) No error
37. (a) This photograph / (b) was comparatively better / (c) than that which he had kept
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in his purse. / (d) No error
38. (a) Ram is as good, / (b) if not better than / (c) they./ (d) No error
39. (a) Gopal felt happily / (b) to learn that I / (c) had got a job in the Bank./ (d) No error
40. (a) He is comparatively / (b) weaker / (c) in maths / (d) no error.
41. (a) Many a / (b) boys are / (c) absent today / (d) no error.
42. (a) Honest are / (b) rewarded / (c) sooner or later / (d) no error.
43. (a) My all / (b) friends will come / (c) tomorrow to meet me / (d) no error.
44. (a) He is wiser / (b) enough to / (c) understand your trick / (d) no error.
45. (a) Ramayana is more / (b) sacred than / (c) all the mythologies of Hindus / (d) no
error.
46. (a) He offered / (b) me a / (c) steamed cup of tea / (d) no error.
47. (a) I will buy / (b) the book when / (c) the revise edition will come / (d) no error.
48. (a) He ran so fastly / (b) that he reached / (c) the destination in just two minutes. /
(d) No error.
49. (a) I am sure that / (b) all my monthly expenses / (c) would exceed the income if I do
not economise. / (d) No error.
50. (a) I am more lonelier/ (b) here than/ (c) I was in the USA./ (d) No error.
51. (a) To me it appears that/ (b) Anthropology is the more interesting/ (c) of all the
subjects./ (d) No error.
52. (a) The circulation of The Statesman/ (b) is greater than/ (c) that of any newspaper/
(d) No error.

Adjective
53. (a) In the garden/ (b) were the more beautiful flowers/ (c) and silver bells./ (d) No error.
54. (a) In his old age,/ (b) a person is likely to get/ (c) more weak day by day./ (d) No error.
1. (c) amusing ds igys more yxk;saA Cleverer ds lkFk more amusing iz;qDr gksxk D;ksafd
Conjunction ls tqM+us okysadjectives
nksuksa ,d gh degree esa gksus pkfg,A
2. (a) two first dksfirst two esa ifjofrZr djsaA
3. (b) much dksmany esa ifjofrZr djsaA Stars countable noun gSA
4. (a) Word dh txg words dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafda few dk iz;ksx
plural countable noun ds lkFk gksxkA
5. (b) correct use ‘as much as’ gS
6. (c) Reading ds rjg playing Hkh ‘Gerund’ form esa gksxkA
7. (a) Traffic uncountable gSA vr% many ugha much dk iz;ksx djsaA
8. (a) Sugar uncountable gSA vr% ‘large number’ ds cnys‘large quantity’ iz;qDr djsaA
Superior ds lkFk ‘to’ iz;qDr gksrk gS ‘than’.
u fd
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9. (b)
10. (c) biggest dks‘the bigger’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc nks ds chp rqyuk gks rks degree dk
Comparative
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
11. (b) similarly adverb gS tks verb dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA ;gk¡ iz;qDr gksxkA
similar
12. (c) all other rivers dh txg all the rivers dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd superlative degree ds
sentence esa other dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
13. (b) ‘Nearing’ verb near dk ‘ing’ form gSA ‘Nearby’ adjective gSA ‘Nearing’ ds cnys‘nearby’
'kCn iz;qDr djsaA
14. (c) Collateral dh fo'ks"krk sufficient (adjective) crkrk gS u fdsufficiently (adverb).
15. (b) Clearly adverb gS tks fdlh verb dh fo'ks"krk crkrkSpeech
gSA (noun) dh fo'ks"krk clear
(adjective) crkrk gSA vr% Clear iz;qDr gksxkA
16. (c) Very dksmost esa ifjofrZr djsaAConjunction
vxj ls nks
adj dks tksM+k tk, rks nksuksa ,d
adjectives
ghdegree esa gksus pkfg,A vr%
‘the most intelligent ds lkFk the most talented iz;qDr gksxkA
17. (c) five-year imprisonment iz;qDr gksxkA Hyphenated adjective ges'kk singular form esa gksrk gSA
18. (c) Punish dk adjective form punishable gSA
19. (c) the poor dk vFkZ gS xjhc yksxA poors xyr 'kCn gSA
20. (c) eyes surgery esa eyes noun gS tks surgery ls igys iz;qDr gksadjective
dj dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA tc
noun adjective dk dk;Z djsa rkssingular
mls form esa gksuk pkfg,A vr%ugha
eyes eye iz;qDr gksxkA

Adjective
21. (c) 50% ds lkFkmuch iz;qDr gksxkA
22. (a) Definite numeral adjective ds lkFk ‘of’ iz;qDr ugha gksrk gSA TwotSls%&
lakh people.
Indefinite numeral adjective ds lkFk ‘of’ iz;qDr gksrk gSALakhs
tSls%& of people.
23. (a) These ds lkFk plural noun dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA vr%
sort dkssorts esa ifjofrZr djsaA
24. (c) 'Eggs' countable gS vr% many dk bLrseky lgh gS'milk'ij uncountable gSA vr% 'milk' ds
lkFk'how much' iz;qDr gksxkA
25. (a) the dk iz;ksxwhole ds igys gksrk gS uwhole
fd ds cknA ‘The whole chapter’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
26. (a) ‘black long’ dks‘long black’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc Hkhnoun fdlh ds fy, adj of size vkSj
adjective of colour dk iz;ksx gksrk gS rks igys of size vkrk gS vkSj mldsadjective
adjective ckn
of colour.
Long 
black hair.

Adj. of size Adj. of colour
27. (b) ‘Sharp long knife’dks‘long sharp knife esa ifjofrZr djsaA
28. (b) ‘An anxious pale girl’ ds cnys‘a pale anxious girl’ dk iz;ksx djsA
Adjective of human
emotion/personality dk iz;ksx adjective of colour ds ckn gksrk gSA
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pale
a  anxious
  girl.

Adj. of colour Adj. of emotion
29. (b) ;gk¡ nwjh dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA vr% ugha

‘further’ ‘farther’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
30. (b) Preferable ds lkFk ‘than’ ugha‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
31. (c) Last ds cnysLatest dk iz;ksx djsaA ge uohure (Latest) news lquuk pkgrs gSA
32. (b) Unique dk iz;ksx superlative vFkok comparative degree esa ugha gksrkA
Rule 8 ns[ksaA
unique
ds igysa dk iz;ksx djsaA
33. (c) largest dh txg larger dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd lekukUrj o`f¼ ;k ßkl (decrease) dks
(increase)
express djus ds fy, double comparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
34. (b) Some ds txg ij any dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd negative okD; esa lkekU;r%‘any’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
35. (b) more beautiful ds cknthan dk iz;ksx djsaA
36. (c) Cold dkscolder esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc fdlh
gradual development dks n'kkZ;k tkrkcomparative
gS rks
degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
37. (b) Comparatively ds lkFk comparative degree dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
better ds cnysgood dk iz;ksx
djsaA
38. (a) ‘as good’ ds cknas dk iz;ksx djsaA
39. (a) happily (adv) ds cnyshappy (adj) dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd verbs of sensation (look, sum,
appear, feel, smell, taste vkSj sound) ds cknadj dk iz;ksx gksrk gS adverb
u fd dkA
40. (b) Comparatively ds lkFk comparative degree dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSAds cnysweak
weaker
dk iz;ksx djsaA
41. (b) Many a ds lkFk singular noun ,oasingular verb dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Boys are’ dks‘boy is’ esa
Adjective
ifjofrZr djsaA
42. (a) Honest adjective gSA bldk iz;ksx
noun dh rjg rHkh gks ldrk gS tcarticle
;s ‘the’ ds lkFk iz;qDr
gksA ;kfu
‘the honest’ ftldk vFkZ gksrk gS bekunkj yksxA
43. (a) ‘All my’ dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg, ‘Myu fd all’ dkA
44. (a) Wiser dkswise esa ifjofrZr djsaA
enough ds igyspositive degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
45. (c) All other mythologies dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd Ramayana dksexclude djuk gSA
46. (c) Steamed cup of tea dk vFkZ gksxk Hkkaicup yxk of
gqvk
tea. ‘Steamed momos’ dk iz;ksx lgh gS
ijUrq ;gk¡ xeZ (Hkkai fudyrk gqvk)
cup of tea dk mYys[k gSAsteaming
vr% cup of tea dk iz;ksx djsaA
47. (c) revise dksrevised esa ifjofrZr djsaA ;gk¡ already revise gks pqdk gS revised
edition vr% edition dk
iz;ksx lgh gksxkA
48. (a) fastly dh txg fast dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd vaxzsth Hkk"kk
fastly dk iz;ksx
esa ugha gksrk
fastgSA
dk iz;ksx
Adjective or Adverb ds :i esa gksrk gSA
49. (b) all dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkMonthly
D;ksafd expenses esa lHkh izdkj ds [kpZ 'kkfey gSaA
50. (a) 'more' gVk nsAcomparative
nks degrees dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gksrk gSA
51. (b) Superlative degree 'most' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
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52. (c) 'any newspaper' ds LFkku ij 'any other newspaper yxk;saA 'Any newspaper' esa'The
Statesman' Hkh vk tkrk gSA
53. (b) 'more' dks'most' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
54. (c) 'more weak' ds LFkku 'weaker'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA

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Conjunction
12 CONJUNCTION
CHAPTER
 Conjunction og 'kCn;k 'kCn lewg

gS tks nks ;k nks ls vf/d
'kCnksa
(Words), 'kCn lewgksa
(Phrases),
okD;ka'kksa
(Clauses) rFkkokD;ksa
(Sentences) dks tksM+rk gS_
tSls%1. Ram and Shyam will come.
Words
2. People’s ignorance and population explosion are two inter-related problems.
Phrases
3. She said that she would come.
Clauses
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 ;gk¡ okD;(1) esa‘and’ nks 'kCnksa
‘Ram’ rFkk
‘Shyam’ dks tksM+rk gS](2)okD;
esa‘and’ nks 'kCn lewgksa
‘people’s ignorance’ rFkk‘population explosion’ dks tksM+rk gS] rFkk (3) okD;
esa‘that’ nks
okD;ksa
‘she said’ rFkk‘she would come’ dks tksM+rk gSA vr%rFkk‘that’ Conjunctions
‘and’
gSaA
Some Common Meaning in Some Common Meaning in
Conjunctions Hindi Conjunctions Hindi
And vkSj As well as lkFk gh lkFk
Otherwise, or else ugha rks So, hence blhfy,
Therefore, Either.....or ;k rks ------- ;k
Consequently vr% blfy, Both.... and nksukas ------------ vkSj
Neither... nor u rks ------------ u Too....to bruk ------------ fd
So....that bruk -------------- fd As........as bruk ------------- ftruk
So.......as bruk ------------ ftruk As...........so tSlk ------------- oSlk
Whether......or ;k ------------ ;k But ij] ijUrq ] ysfdu]
As soon as tSlss gh ------------- oSlsNo
ghsooner.......than tSls gh ------------ oSls gh
Or............ ;k] vFkok] ugha rks Scarcely.......when eqf'dy ls------------ fd
Not only........but also u gh fliZQ ------- cfYd Hardly.........when eqf'dy ls ------------ fd
Where tgk¡
Wherever tgk¡ dgha Hkh When tc
Whenever tc dHkh Hkh Until/Unless…., rc rd ----------- tc rd
While ds nkSjku Because D;ksafd
As…. , D;ksafd ----- blfy, Lest......should ,slk u gks fd] oukZ]
Conjunction
Such.....that bruk -------- fd If ;fn
Provided c'krsZ As if ekuks --------- fd
Though ;|fi ------- fiQj Hkh@rFkkfi
Although ;|fi ------ fiQj Hkh@rFkkfi
Whereas tcfd Nevertheless ds ckotwn (in spite of)
As though ekuks As far as tgk¡ rd
TYPES OF CONJUNCTION
Conjunctions fuEufyf[kr nks izdkj ds gksrs gSa%
1. Co-ordinating Conjunction.
2. Subordinating Conjuncion.
1. CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION:- uhps fn, x;s okD;ksa dks i<+s%
1. He read the notes and returned it to me.
2. He came to meet me, but I was not at home.
3. She worked hard yet she failed.
 bu okD;ksa esa ‘but’, ‘yet’ uked Conjunctions }kjk nks ,sls okD;ksa
‘and’, dks tksM+k x;k gS] tks Lo;a viuk
vyx&vyx vFkZ izdV dj ldrs gSaA vc ;fn bu okD;ksa dks vyx&vyx clauses esa ckaVk tk, rks ,d
Principal Clause cusxh vkSj nwljh Co-ordinate Clause cusxhA
ftl Conjunction ls dksbZ Co-ordinate Clause cuh gks] ml Conjunction dks Co-ordinating
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
Conjunction dgrs gSaA
Co-ordinating Conjunctions fuEufyf[kr pkj izdkj ds gksrs gSa%
(i) Cumulative conjunctions (la;kstd)
‘And’, ‘also’, ‘both ..... and’, ‘as well as’, ‘now’, ‘too’, ‘no less than’.
 bu Conjunctions ds }kjk ,d sentence dks nwljs sentence ls ;k nksnoun, nkspronoun dks ;k
nksadjectives bR;kfn dks tksM+k tkrk gSA
tSls%1. He is rich
 and happy


.
adj. adj.
 as well as Shyam
2. Ram  is coming.
Noun Noun
(ii) Alternative Conjunctions (fodYid)
‘Either . . . . . or’, ‘neither . . . . . nor’, ‘else’, or, ‘otherwise’.
 bu Conjunctions ds }kjk nks ,sls sentences, nouns, pronouns bR;kfn dks tksM+k tkrk gS]
nksftuls
fodYiksa esa ls ,d dks pquus dkgksrk
cks/ gSSA
tSls%1. Either sit quietly or go away.
2. You must run fast else you will miss the train.
(iii) Adversative Conjunctions (fojks/ n'kZd)
 ‘But’, ‘yet’, ‘still’, ‘only’, ‘however’, ‘nevertheless’, ‘while’, ‘whereas’. tSls
Conjunctions ds }kjk nks ,sls okD;ksa dks vFkok
Nouns, Pronouns bR;kfn dks tksM+k tkrk
,d&nwljs
gS tks
ds foijhr gksaA
tSls%1. He is rich but he is not happy.

Conjunction
2. He is industrious still he does not get good marks.
(iv) Illative Conjunctions (ifj.kkelwpd)
 bu conjunctions ds }kjk nks ,sls okD;ksa dks tksM+k tkrk
,d okD;
gS] ftuesa
nwljslsokD; dk ifj.kkegksA
tSls%I was ill so I could not come.
2. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION:- uhps fn, x;s okD;ksa dks i<+s%
1. If you work hard, you will succeed.
2. Since I was busy, I could not call you up.
 bu sentences esa‘if’, ‘since’ ds tSlsConjunctions ds }kjk ,d Clause dks nwljh ,slh
Clause
ls tksM+k x;k gS] ftlds fcuk og viuk vFkZ O;Dr ugha dj ikrh vFkkZr~ og ml ij iwjh rjg ls vkfJr gSA ;fn
bu sentences dksClause esa ckaVk tk,] rksPrincipal
,d Clause cusxh vkSj nwljh
Subordinate
(vkfJr) Clause.
 ftl Conjunction ds }kjk
Subordinate Clause cuh gks] mls
Subordinating Conjunction dgrs gaSA
Subordinating conjunctions vius vFkZ ds vuqlkj fuEufyf[kr ckr izdV djrs gSa%
(i) Time:- When, whenever, till, until, before, since, while, as soon as, as long as,
just as.
1. When I saw him, I stopped my car.
2. As soon as it rains, the farmers will sow the seeds.
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(ii) Place (LFkku)% Where, wherever,
1. You can go wherever you want.
(iii) Cause (dkj.k)% Since, because, as,
1. She came because I called him up.
2. As he is a miser, no one likes him.
(iv) Purpose (mís';)% That, so that, in order that, lest
1. We eat so that we may live.
2. Run fast lest you should miss the train.
(v) Result (ifj.kke)%So . . . . ., that, such . . . that
1. He is so weak that he cannot even stand.
2. He is such a fool that he doesn’t understand anything.
(vi) Condition ('krZ)%If, supposing, unless, provided.
1. He cannot succeed unless he works hard.
2. I will help him provided he mends his ways.
(vii) Manner (<ax)%As, as if, as though, as far as.
1. He scolded me as if he were my father.
uksV% vxj ‘as’ the vFkZ ^pqfda* gks rks mlds ckn
‘so’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
As I was ill, so I could not come (Remove ‘so’)
 ‘Since’ ds lkFk Hkh ‘so’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
Since he is a liar , so I do not trust him (Remove ‘so’)
(viii) Comparison (rqyuk)%As, as ..... as, so......as, than
1. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
2. He is as good as she at English.

Conjunction
uksV%
(1) So . . . as/As. . . as dk iz;ksx nks O;fDr;ksa ;k oLrqvksa
rqyukds fy,
dhfd;k tkrk gSA è;ku j[ksa&
(A) So . . . as dk iz;ksxNegative okD; esagksrk gS_ tSls%
(i) He is not so good as you. (Negative)
 fdUrq As . . . as dk iz;ksx
Affirmative rFkkNegative nksuksa gh izdkj ds okD;ksa esa fd;k tkrk gS_ tSls%
(i) He is as good as you. (Affirmative)
(ii) He is not as good as you. (Negative)
(ix) Contrast (varj)% Though, although, however
1. Though he worked hard, he failed.
2. I tried very hard however I could not win the race.
3. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION:- tks Conjunctions tksM+ s (pair) esa iz;qDr gksrs gSa] mUgsa
Correlatives (ladsrcks/d)dgrs gSaA tSls%
‘Either ...... or’, ‘neither ..... nor’, ‘both ..... and’,
‘not only ...... but also’, ‘though .... yet’, ‘whether...or’
tSls%Neither his friends nor his parents knew about his evil intention.
I do not know whether he will come or not.
4. COMPOUND CONJUCTION:- Conjunctions tc 'kCnksa dk lewg Compound gks rks Conjunction
dgykrs gSA
In order that. The announcement was made in order that all might know the new
date of exam.
On condition that I will give you money on condition that you will not misuse it.
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Even if She will succeed in life even if she faces some initial failures.
So that We eat so that we may live.
Provided that You can take any dress provided that you return it after the
party.
As though He shows off as though he is very rich.
As well as Ram as well as his friends has come to the party.
As soon as The farmers will sow the seeds as soon as it rains.
As if He scolded me as if he were my father.
CONJUNCTION ds dqN IMPORTANT RULES ftu ls iz'u iwNs tkrs gSa%
RULE 1
1. And
2. as well as
2. Both ——— and
3. Not only ——— but also
 bu pkjksa
conjunctions dk iz;ksx
Noun , Pronoun bR;kfn dks tksM+us ds fy;s fd;k tkrk gS ysfdu tgk¡
rd adjective dk iz'u gS ;s fliQZ nks
desirable adjectives dks ;k fiQjnksundesirable
adjectives dks tksMrsa gSA
tSls%He is both intelligent and hard working.
He is not only dishonest but also lazy.
RULE 2
 ;fn nksSub dks‘as well as’/’with’/’alongwith’/ ‘and not’/ ‘In addition to’/ ‘but’/
’besides’/‘except’/ ‘rather than’/’accompanied by’ ls tksM+k tk;s rks dk iz;ksxigys
verb
sub ds vuqlkj gksuk pkfg;sA
(Subject - Verb Agreement ns[kas
)
Conjunction
Ram as well as his friends is coming.
He and not his parents is guilty.
RULE 3
 dbZ ckjConjunction xyr LFkku ij iz;ksx dj fy, tkrs gSA
tSls%Not only he cheated his friends but also his parents. (×)
  but also his parents
He cheated not only his friends   . ()
1stss
Noun 2nd Noun
 bl okD; esa
'his friends' ,oa 'his parents' nks fodYi gSA
‘not only’ ‘his friends’ ds igys iz;ksx
djsa vkSj
‘but also’ 'his parents' ds igysA
vU; mnkgj.k%
(1) Sit either quietly or go away. (×)
(2) Neither the poor villagers grow nor eat vegetables. (×)
 nksuks okD; xyr gSaConjunctions
D;ksafd tc tksM+s
gksesa
(Co-Relatives) rks mudk
iz;ksx okD; esa ekStwn
fodYi ds Bhd igys gksuk pkfg,A
tSls%(1) Either sit
 quietly or go  away. ()
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1st Verb 2nd Verb
(2) The poor villagers neither grow

 nor eat
 vegetables. ()
1st Verb 2nd Verb
RULE 4
 Conjunctions tc tksM+s esa gks
tksM+k
rks lgh
gksuk pkfg;sA
tSls%Though Yet/,
Although Yet/,
No sooner than
Hardly/Scarcely when
As as
So as
Lest should
Too to
So that
Between and
From to
Else but
Other/Rather than
Such that
Whether or
The same that
Both and
Not only but also

Conjunction
tSls% (1) Though he worked hard but he failed. (×)
Though he worked hard yet he failed. ()
(2) He is both intelligent as well as industrious. (×)
He is both intelligent and industrious. ()
(3) The party is between 7 p.m and 9 p.m. ()
(4) The party is from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. ()
(5) I have no other aim but to succeed in life. (×)
(6) I have no other aim than to succeed in life ()
(7) Nothing else but arrogance ruined him. ()
(8) He asked me if I was coming or not. (×)
(9)He asked me whether I was coming or not. ()
RULE 5
So ......... that
too.. ........to
bruk ----------- fd
tSls%(1) I am so happy. (×)
I am very happy. ()
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(2) 1. He is so tired that he can’t walk.( 'so—that ds LFkku 'too
ij ..... to' dk Hkh iz;ksx gks
ldrk gS vxj okD; ns[ksa)
He is too tired to walk.
2. It is too hot to go out.
It is so hot that we cannot go out.
3. She is so weak that she cannot walk.
She is too weak to walk.
4. This problem is so complicated that no one can solve it.
This problem is too complicated for anyone to solve it.
 vxj ’to solve’ ds igysfor ‘any one’ dk mYys[k ugha fd;k tk;s rks dk sub ‘problem’
solve gks tk;sxk
vkSj okD; dk vFkZ xyr fudysxkA è;ku‘that'
jgs vxjds ckn‘sub’ ifjofrZr gks tk,sa
‘torks
+ v1’ ds igys2nd
Sub dk mYys[k gksuk vko';d gSA
5. It is so expensive that I cannot buy it.
It is too expensive for me to buy it.
 nwljk rjhdk%
okD;3 ,oa4 esa vxj ge okD; ds nwljs Hkkx dks voice esa fy[ksa rks drkZ dk mYys[k
Passive
by + Sub ds :i esa gks ldrk gSA 2rc sub tks 1 sub ls fHkÂ
nd st
gS‘by+sub’ ds form esa vk tk,xk
vkSj okD; dk vFkZ lgh fudysxkA
to + V1 (infinitive) active voice gSA
to + be + V3 - Passive voice gSA
4. This problem is too complicated to be solved by anyone.
5. It is too expensive to be bought by me.

Conjunction
RULE 6
neither...............nor ( nks esa ls ,d Hkh ugha)
either....................or (nks esa ls ,d)
Neither Ram nor Shyam has come.
 
S.S. S.V.
Neither Ram nor his friends

  have
 come.
P.S. P.V.
Has  or his friends come?

 Ram
S.V. S.S.
 ;fn nkssub dks‘Neither.........nor’, ‘either......or’, ‘nor’ vFkok‘or’ ls tksM+k tk;s rks vius
verb
ls utnhd okys subject ds vuqlkj gksxkA ( Sub-Verb Agreement ns[kas )
RULE 7
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 Neither of … dk vFkZ gS nks esa ls ,d Hkhvxj
ughasaA
nks ls vf/d ekStwn gks
s'None
rk of' dk iz;ksx
djsaA
 Either of … dk vFkZ gS nks esa ls ,dvxj&nks ls vf/d ekStwn gks rksof'
'one dk iz;ksx djsaA
Either of the students of your class has done this mischief. (×)
One of the students of your class has done this mischief. ()
RULE 8
as soon as ………………….,
tSls gh oSls gh
As soon as he will come, I will call you up.(×)
As soon as he comes, I will call you up. ()
 vxj nks dk;Z] Hkfo"; esa ,d ds ckn ,d gks vkSj nwljs dk;Z dk gksuk igys dk;Z ds gksus ij fuHkZj djs rks igyk
dk;ZSimple Present Tense esa gksxk vkSjSimple
nwljk future tense esa gksxkA
(Future Conditional
Sentences ns[kas)
RULE 9
uksV%If/when dk tksM+k then ughagksrk gS A
tSls%When I come, then, I will meet you.
 blh izdkjSince/as/because ds lkFkso/therefore dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%Since I was ill, I could not come.
uksV%As you sow, so shall you reap esaas ds lkFkso dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA

Conjunction
RULE 10
No sooner .................. than
Hardly ....................... when
Scarcely .................... when
uksV%(1) bu rhuksa
Co-relatives esatksM+k lghgksuk pkfg;sA
tSls%No sooner did he see me when he ran away (when gVk djthan dk iz;ksx djsa)
No Sooner had the thief seen the police then he ran away.(change ‘then’ to ‘than’)
(2) bu rhuksaco-relatives dk iz;ksx dsoyPast Tense esa djsaA
(3) vxj okD; dh 'kq:vkrHardly, Scarcely etc. ls gks rks mlds ckn okD;formation
dk
interrogative ds rjhds ls gksxk ;kfu
Helping verb + Sub + main verb (Had + S + V3 or
Did + S + V1) ysfdu blls okD; iz'u ugha cu tkrk gSA
Hardly I saw him when I stopped my car. (×)
Hardly did I see him when I stopped my car. ()
RULE 11
Lest..................... Should
..............or...................
...............else..............
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.................otherwise...........
lgh tksM+s dk iz;ksx djsaA
Run fast lest you will miss the train. (×)
Run fast lest you should miss the train. ()
RULE 12
Unless , Until and Till
1. Until rFkkunless esa iQdZ ;g gSuntilfd le; lwpd gS rFkk unless 'krZ lwpd gSA
tSls%Until the light turns red, no one will stop.
Unless you work hard, you won’t succeed.
2. ge till ls okD; dh 'kq:vkr ugha djrsaA
tSls%Till the train gets the signal, it will not proceed (×) (Till dksUntil esa ifjofrZr djsa)
RULE 13
 'Until / Unless' ds lkFknot dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%Until the train will not get the signal, it will not run. (×)
Until the train gets the signal, it will not run. ()
uksV%Until ,oa Unless ds lkFkwill/would/shall dk Hkh iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
tSls%Unless the Government will not take action , corruption will not stop. (×)
Unless the Government takes action , corruption will not stop. ()
uksV%dbZ ckj 'kCnksa
tksjijnsus ds fy,nksConjuctions, Prepositions, Pronouns ;k Adjectives dk
iz;ksx,d lkFk fd;k tkrk gSa gkykafd nksuksa dk vFkZ
,d ghyxHkx
gksrk gSA
tSls%1- Unless and until you work hard, you won’t succeed.
2. The selling price of every commodity was over and above the M.R.P.

Conjunction
3. The first and foremost duty of every citizen is to respect his country.
4. Each and every student must take the exam.
RULE 14
 Doubt ds cknaffirmative sentence esaif/whether dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tcfd negative o
Interrogative sentence esadoubt ds cknthat dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
 Doubtful ds ckn Hkh
'Affirmative sentence' esa'if/whether' dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tcfd
Negative
o Interrogative sentence esadoubtful ds cknthat dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA tSls%
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCE
Doubt————— if/whether Doubt————— that
Doubtful————— if/whether Doubtful————— that
tSls%1. He doubts that she will help him. (×)
He doubts if/whether she will help him.(Affirmative Sentence)
2. I have no doubt if/whether he will cheat me.(×)
I have no doubt that he will cheat me. Negative
3. I am doubtful that my parents will allow me to go to the party. (×)
I am doubtful if/whether my parents will allow me to go to the party. (Affirmative
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Sentence)
4. He is not doubtful if/whether I will finish his work in time (×)
He is not doubtful that I will finish his work in time. (Negative Sentence)
RULE 15
 ‘The same’ ds cknRelative Pronouns ‘that’ ;k ‘as’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
 ‘The same’ ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS tc bldsVerb
ckn Li"VgksA
tSls%(i) This is the same book that I wanted
.
Verb
(ii) He is the same boy that met

 me in the market
Verb
 fdUrq 'the same' ds ckn‘as’ dk iz;ksx rc gksrk gSVerb
tc Li"V ugha gksA
tSls%(i) This is the same book as mine. (as ds cknverb dk iz;ksx Li"V :i ls ugha gS)
‘the same’ ds ckn who/which vkfn dk iz;ksx u djsaA
RULE 16
(i) As .... as ,oaso .... as dk iz;ksx
rqyuk djus ds fy, fd;k tkrk gSA
As ..... as dk iz;ksx
Positive
,oa negative okD;ksa esa gksrkso....as
gS vkSjdk iz;ksx fliQZnegative okD;ksa esa gksrk gSA
tSls%1. He is as intelligent as you. (+ve okD;)
2. He is not as intelligent as you. (-ve okD;)
3. He is not so intelligent as you. (-ve okD;)
(ii) As....as ,oa so .... as ds lkFkadverb ,oa adjective ds fliQZPositive Degree dk iz;ksx gksrk
gSA
Conjunction
tSls%1. He ran as faster as he could. (faster dksfast esa ifjofrZr djsa)
2. He is as better as you. (better dksgood esa ifjofrZr djsa)
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) You are quite cynical/ (b) when you say that the reason why we have/ (c) such
a large turnout is because we are serving refreshments./ (d) No error.
2. (a) That store/ (b) hadn’t hardly/ (c) any of those goods./ (d) No error.
3. (a) I needed that money/ (b) so desperately, it was/ (c) like manna from heaven
when it arrived./ (d) No error.
4. (a) The period/ (b) between 1980 to 1990/ (c) was very significant in my life./ (d)
No error.
5. (a) No sooner had the hockey match started/ (b) when it began/ (c) to rain./ (d) No
error.
6. (a) She is very/ (b) beautiful/ (c) but intelligent./ (d) No error.
7. (a) Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on/ (b) what papers
you have selected/ (c) but on how you have written them/ (d) No error.
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8. (a) No sooner had/ (b) he arrived then/ (c) he was asked to leave again./ (d) No
error.
9. (a) I haven’t been/ (b) to New York before and/ (c) neither my sister./ (d) No error.
10. (a) Scarcely had/ (b) I arrived than/ (c) the train left./ (d) No error.
11. (a) The reason why/ (b) he was rejected/ (c) was because he was too young./ (d)
No error.
12. (a) Unless you do not give/ (b) the keys of the safe/ (c) you will be shot./ (d) No
error.
13. (a) None of the diplomats at the conference/ (b) was able either to/ (c) comprehend
or solve the problem./ (d) No error.
14. (a) I have found that he is/ (b) neither willing/ (c) or capable./ (d) No error.
15. (a) We are extremely pleased/(b) for excited as well to invite you/(c) to attend the
meeting./(d) No error.
16. (a) When her son got a job/ (b) then she was/ (c) very happy./ (d) No error.
17. (a) Bread and butter/ (b) is/ (c) all we want./ (d) No error.
18. (a) The cost of the new/ (b) machines is likely to/ (c) be so high as ten/ (d) times
the existing ones./ (e) No error.
19. (a) He walked as faster/ (b) as he could so that/ (c) he would not miss the train to
work./ (d) No error.
20. (a) She was running/ (b) a very high fever/(c) and thus her mother takes her to
the doctor./(d) No error.
21. (a) No sooner the teacher/ (b) enter the class/ (c) than the students stood up./ (d) No
error.
22. (a) Unless/ (b) you will work hard,/ (c) you cannot pass./ (d) No error.
23. (a) Keep him at an arm's lenght/ (b) lest you may not repent/(c) in the long run./

Conjunction
(d)No error.
24. (a) The briefing/ (b) will be held/ (c) between 2 P.M. to 3 P.M./ (d) No error.
25. (a) Unless you do not meet/ (b) all the requirements/ (c) your application will be
rejected./ (d) No error.
26. (a) How do you manage to speak/ (b) to her with/ (c) so great patience./ (d) No error.
27. (a) No sooner she had realized/ (b) her blunder than she began/ (c) to take
corrective measures./ (d) No error.
28. (a) She was not/ (b) so well versed in/ (c) English that we had expected./ (d) No error.
29. (a) Mr. Sinha, my friend, philosopher and guide not only stopped coming/ (b) here
but also going to any place/ (c) which is related to his wife’s life./ (d) No error.
30. (a) Neither the doctor nor the nurses/ (b) were asleep when/ (c) the injured was
brought to the hospital./ (d) No error.
31. (a) As soon as the peon rings the bell, then all/ (b) the students come to the
assembly room/ (c) for prayer./ (d) No error.
32. (a) Hardly had he come out of the bus/ (b) then the bomb exploded/ (c) and shattered
the bus into pieces./ (d) No error.
33. (a) Scarcely had I bought/ (b) the ticket when the train/ (c) left the platform with
a hissing sound./ (d) No error.
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34. (a) Many of the freedom fighters/ (b) are so respectful as Gandhiji/ (c) if not more. /
(d) No error.
35. (a) This is perhaps the same place who/ (b) was chosen by us/ (c) for the picnic./
(d) No error.
36. (a) She asked me that why I was/ (b) not preparing for the/ (c) Civil Service
Examinations./ (d) No error.
37. A) Run fast/ (b) lest you will/ (c) lose the race/ (d) No error.
38. (a) As Amir Khan is a perfectionist,/ (b) so he always insists/ (c) on retakes till he
is satisfied with the shot./ (d) No error.
39. (a) You must either/ (b) work hard/ (c) else be prepared to lead a miserable life./
(d) No error.
40. (a) I don’t know if any of the students/ (b) of our school is going/ (c) to pay any
heed to the principal’s order or not./ (d) No error.
41. (a) This is not such a/ (b) complicated problem who cannot be solved/ (c) with
determination./ (d) No error.
42. (a) Although these books/ (b) are not useful but the students buy them/ (C) because
their seniors did so./ (d) No error.
43. (a) He did not/ (b) succeed in the examination,/ (c) yet he had worked hard and
had adopted the right strategy./ (d) No error.
44. (a) He has lots/ (b) of money and/ (c) he will not help any one/ (d) No error.
45. (a) Because he is intelligent,/ (b) therefore he gets good/ (c) marks in all the
examinations./ (d) No error.
46. (a) Both the rich alongwith/ (b) the poor are affected equally/ (c) when prices of
petrol and diesel increase./ (d) No error.

Conjunction
47. (a) I cannot say/ (b) if he has paid/ (c) the fee or not./ (d) No error.
48. (a) Ten years have passed/ (b) that I returned from/ (c) America and settled in India./
(d) No error.
49. (a) It was almost/ (b) ten years ago since he wrote/ (c) a letter to me enquiring
about my well being/ (d) No error.
50. (a) He would not/ (b) have died when you had/ (c) helped him in time./ (d) No error.
51. (a) Scarcely we had/ (b) reached the office/ (c) when it started raining cats and dogs./
(d) No error.
52. (a) The labourers/ (b) relax/ (c) between 4.00 p.m. to 5. 00 p.m./ (d) No error.

1. (c) ‘the reason why’ ds lkFk‘because’ dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k tkrkA
2. (b) ‘Hardly’ vFkZ ls udkjkRed gSA blds lkFk
‘not’ dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrkA
Hadn’t dks gVk dj ‘had’ dk
iz;ksx djsaA
Hardly had’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. (b) ‘So’ ds lkFk ‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksuk vko';d‘So gSAdesperately’ ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
4. (b) Between ds lkFk ‘and’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd ‘to’ dkA
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5. (b) ‘No sooner’ ds lkFk ‘than’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ‘when’
u fd dkA
6. (c) ‘but’ dks‘and’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
7. (c) ‘Not only’ ds lkFk ‘but also’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSAds lkFk‘also’ yxk;saA
‘but’
8. (b) ‘No sooner’ ds lkFk ‘than’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ‘then’
u fd dkA
9. (c) ‘Neither’ ds ckn igyshelping verb dk iz;ksx gksrk gS fiQj
sub dkA‘neither has my sister’
lgh iz;ksx gksxkA
10. (b) ‘Scarcely’ ds lkFk ‘when’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ‘than’
u fd dkA
11. (c) ‘The reason why’ ds lkFk ‘because’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
12. (a) Unless ds lkFk ‘not’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
‘unless you give’ gksuk pkfg,A
13. (b) okD; esa ‘Comprehend’ vkSj‘solve’ nks verb dk iz;ksx gks jgk gS rks
‘comprehend’ ds igys
‘either’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA ‘Either’ ‘to’ ds ckn vk,xkA
14. (c) ‘neither’ ds lkFk ‘nor’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ‘or’u fddkA
15. (b) 'for' ds cnys‘and’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
16. (b) ‘when’ ds lkFk ‘then’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
‘then’ gVk dj‘,’ yxk;saA
17. (c) ;gk¡‘all’ ds ckn‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
18. (c) So . .. . . . . as dk iz;ksx negative okD;ksa esa gksrk‘as gSA. . .;gk¡
. . as’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
19. (a) as . . . . . as ds chpadjective/adverb dspositive degree ‘fast’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA

Conjunction
20. (c) ‘Thus her mother takes’ dks‘So her mother took’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
21. (a) ‘No sooner’ ds ckn‘helping verb’ dk iz;ksx gksxk vkSj fiQjdkA‘No sooner did the
‘sub’
teacher enter’ lgha gksxkA
22. (b) Unless/ if/ until/ provided/ before/ after/ in case/ as soon as ds lkFk‘will/
shall/would’ dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrkA ‘you will study hard’ ds LFkku‘youij study hard the
iz;ksx djsaA
23. (a) ‘may not’ ds LFkku ‘should’
ij dk iz;ksx djsa A
24. (c) ‘Between’ ds lkFk ‘and’ dk iz;ksxgksxkA
‘from’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
25. (a) ‘Unless’ ds lkFk ‘not’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
‘Unless you meet’ lgh formation gksxkA
26. (c) ‘So’ ds lkFk ‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksuk t:jh gSA
27. (a) ‘No sooner’ ds ckn‘had’ dk iz;ksx gksxk vkSj fiQj
sub ‘she’ dkA
28. (c) ‘So . . . . . as’ lgh pair gSA‘that’ ds LFkku‘as’
ij yxk;saA
29. (a) ‘not only’ dk iz;ksx xyr LFkku ij gqvk gSA
‘Not only’ dk iz;ksx‘coming’ ds igys gksxkA
30. (d)
31. (a) ‘As soon as’ ds lkFk‘then’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
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32. (b) ‘Hardly’ ds lkFk
‘When’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ‘then’
u fd dkA
33. (d)
34. (b) ‘So . . . .as dk iz;ksx udkjkRed okD;ksa esa ‘asgksrk
. . . . gSA
as’ dk iz;ksx djsa
35. (a) ‘The same’ ds lkFk ‘that’ dk iz;ksx djsa u ‘who’
fd dkA
36. (a) ‘Wh family’ ds igys‘that’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA ‘why’ ;gk¡ ds igys dksbZ Conjunction ugha vk,xkA
37. (b) Lest ds lkFk should dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘will’ fd dkA
38. (b) vxj ‘As’ dk vFkZ D;ksafd@pq¡fd ‘as’ ds
gkslkFk
rks dksbZ
Conjunction dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk ‘So’ gSA
gVk
nsA‘As. . . .so’ dk iz;ksx ^tSlk- - -oSlk* dk lanHkZEg- esa‘As
gksrk
yougSA
sow, so shall you reap.’
39. (c) ‘Either’ dk tksM+k ‘or’ gksrk gS u ‘else’
fd
40. (a) If ds LFkku ‘whether’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Whether’ ds lkFk ‘or’ dk iz;ksx gksrk
‘if’ gS
ds lkFk ughaA
41. (b) Such ds lkFk ‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksxk A
42. (b) ‘Although’ ds lkFk ‘but’ dk ugha‘yet’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
43. (c) ‘Yet’ ds LFkku ‘though
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
44. (b) ‘and’ ds LFkku‘but’ ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
45. (b) ‘Because’ ds lkFk ‘therefore’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA / as/ since vkfnConjunctions
Because
of Reason gSA buds lkFk so/therefore dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
46. (a) ‘Both’ dk tksM+k ‘and’ gS u fdalong with’
47. (b) ‘Whether’ ds lkFk ‘or’ iz;qDr gksrk‘if’gSA
ds LFkku ‘whether’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
48. (b) ‘that’ ds LFkku ‘since’ij dk iz;ksx gksxkA
Since dk iz;ksx ^tc ls* ds vFkZ esa gksrk gSA
Conjunction
,sls okD;ksa esa okD; ds
formation dk Hkh è;ku j[ksaA
Present Perfect + Since + Simple Past
Ten years have passed since I returned
49. (b) ‘since’ds LFkkuij ‘when’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
50. (b) ‘when’ ds LFkku ‘if’
ij dk iz;ksx gksxkAConditional
okD; sentence gSA
51. (a) ‘we had’ dks‘had we’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
52. (c) ‘between’ ds lkFk‘and’ dk iz;ksx gksrk‘from’
gSA ds lkFk‘to’ dkA
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‘A’, ‘An’ ,oa ‘The’, ‘Articles dgykrs gSaA

A/An dks Indefinite rFkk‘The’ dks Definite article
dgrs gSaA
ARTICLE
(A) (B)
Indefinite - A/An Definite-The
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(a) ;g dqlhZ gSA This is a chair.
(b) lhrk us xkuk xk;kA Sita sang a song.
(c) ;g Nrjh gSA This is an umbrella.
 bu fgUnh okD;ksa esa ^,d* ugha gksrs gq, Hkh] budk vaxzsth vuqokn
'A/An' djrs
dk iz;ksx
le; geus
fd;k gSA
 okD;ksaSingular
esa Countable Noun ls iwoZ] (;fn og vfuf'pr gS) Article 'A/An' dk iz;ksx
vo'; fd;k tkrk gSA bu okD;ksa dk ;g vuqokn xyr gS%
(a) This is chair. (Incorrect)
(b) Sita sang song. (Incorrect)
(c) This is umbrella. (Incorrect)
ARTICLEdkiz;ksxdgk¡gksrkgS\
She is _____ excellent.
 dbZ yksx'excellent' ns[k rqjar
'an' dk iz;ksx dj nsrs gS ijUrq bl okD; eas dksbZ
article dk iz;ksx ugha gksxk
D;ksafd
'excellent' ds ckn dksbZnoun ugha gSA
tSls%She is an excellent student.
 Article dk iz;ksxnoun ds igys gksrk gSA
tSls%She is a student
 .
noun
 vxj noun dh fo'ks"krk crkus okyk
adjective okD; esa ekStwnarticle
gks rksdk iz;ksxadjective ds igys
gksxkA
tSls%She is an excellent
 student
 .
adj noun

Article
 vxj adjective dh fo'ks"krk crkus okyk
adverb Hkh ekStwn article
gks rksdk iz;ksxadverb ds igys gksxkA
tSls%She is a 
very excellent
  student .

adv adj noun
A, An dk iz;ksx dgk¡ fd;k tkrk gS

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1. A/An dk iz;ksx vfuf'pr (Indefinite) Singular Noun ls iwoZ fd;k tkrk gSA (fuf'pr gksus ij
Noun ds iwoZ
‘The’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS) blfy, A/An dksIndefinite articles dgk tkrk
gS_ tSls%
(a) I have a car. (b) He sang a song.
(c) This is an orange. (d) Ram is a student.
2. ftl 'kCn ds iwoZ‘A/An’ dk iz;ksx djuk gS] ;fn ml 'kCn ds mPpkj.k dh izFke èofu (First sound
of pronunciation) Loj gS rks ‘An’ dk iz;ksx gksxk
A ;fn ;g èofu O;atugS] rks
‘a’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
(a) vaxzsth Hkk"kk A, E,esa
I, O, U, dks Loj(Vowels) ekuk x;k gSA dbZ 'kCn bu ls 'kq: rks gks ldrs
Vowels
gS] ysfdu eq[; ckr gS] ml 'kCn mPpkj.k
ds dhA fgUnh o.kZekyk v] vk]
ds b] bZ] m] Å] ,] ,s] vks] vkS Loj
ekus tkrs gSaA
An umbrella &v Eczsyk A university &; fuoflZVh
w
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A union &; w
fu;u A ewe &;w
A one rupee note &ou An honest man &v kWusLV
 'kCn dk izFkeletter D;k gS,;g egÙoiw.kZ ugha gSA egÙiw.kZ gS] mlds mPpkj.k (FirstdhSound
izFke èofu
of
pronunciation)|
(b) vaxzth Hkk"kk esa ,d v{kj] dbZ izdkj dh èofu gsrq iz;qDr gksrsLoj
gSA(A,ftu
E,v{kjksa
I, O, U) dks
ekuk x;k
gS] mudkmPpkj.k cgqr ckjO;atu(Consonants) dh rjg gksrk gSA cgqr ls O;atu
(Consonants) Loj dk
mPpkj.k nsrs gSaA gks ldrk gS 'kCn dkM,izFke
F, H bR;kfn
v{kj gks] ysfdu
mPpkj.k dh izFke èofu Lojgks rks
,sls 'kCnksa dsaniwoZ
dk iz;ksx gksxkA
ABBREVIATION esaHkh mPpkj.kds vuqlkjpysaA
tSls%(a) He is an MLA/ MP ( , e-,y-,-@ ,e-ih-)
(b) He lodged an FIR. ( , iQ-vkbZ-vkj-)
(c) He is an IAS officer. ( v kb-,-,l-)
(d) He is an SDO. ( , l-Mh-vks-)
(e) I have an x-ray machine. ( , Dl&js)
(f) She in an LLB. ( , y-,y-ch-)
(g) I have been waiting for an hour. ( v kW
oj)
(h) He is an heir to the throne. ( , ;j)
(i) Ram is an honest person. ( vkW jsLV)

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dqN vU; mnkgj.k
1. An hour. 14. A unit.
2. An honour. 15. A union.
3. An honourable person. 16. An Umbrella
4. An honest man 17. A unique planet.
5. An heir. 18. A useful book.
6. A house 19. A year.
7. An honorarium. 20. A one-rupee note.
8. A historical monument. 21. A one-eyed man.
9. A young man. 22. An orange
10. A ewe. 23. An F.O.
11. An eagle. 24. A forest officer.
12. A European. 25. An M.P
13. A university. 26. A Member of Parliament.
USE OF INDEFINITE ARTICLE A/AN
1. Singular Countable noun ls iwoZ A/An dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
Countable dk vFkZ gS ftldh
fxurh dh tk ldrh gS_ vxj Noun dk iz;ksx u gksArticle
rks dk Hkh iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
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tSls%(a) I have a pen (b) She has a car. (b) Ram has an umbrella. (d) She is a house wife.
uksV%'Noise' uncountable Noun gSA fiQj Hkh bldsArticlelkFk ‘a’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%Do not make a noise.
2. Exclamatory okD;ksa'What/How'
esa ds ckn oSingular Countable nouns ls iwoZA/An dk
iz;ksx fd;k tkrkS_
g
tSls%(a) What a grand building!
(b) What a pretty girl!
3. îzfr ekg* ;k îzfr oLrq dher* ds lUnHkZ
iz;ksx
esadjus ijA/An dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%(a) This car runs twenty kilometers a litre.
(b) I earn Rs. ten thousand a month.
(c) This train runs seventy kms. an hour.
4. dqN fxurh crkus okys 'kCn tSls%
hundred, thousand, million, dozen, couple ls iwoZ
‘a’
yxrk gSA
tSls%(a) A dozen pencils were bought by her.
(b) I have a hundred pens.
5. Half ls iwoZ
a dk iz;ksx fuEu izdkj ls fd;k tkrk gS_ tSls%
1
tSls%(a) 2 Metre -two and a quarter metre.
4
1
(b) 3 Kilo-three and a half kilo.
2
(c) She has to run half a mile every day.
6. tc okD; esaVerb (fØ;k) dk iz;ksxNoun dh rjg fd;k tkrk gS] mlls igysA/An yxk;k tkrk gS_
Article
tSls%(a) He goes for a walk daily.
(b) He has gone for a ride.
(c) I had a long talk with them.
(d) I want to have a drink.
7. Many/rather/quite/such ds ckn ;fn singular noun vkrk gS rks
noun ds iwoZ
A/An dk iz;ksx
fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) Many a citizen would welcome such a change.
(b) It is rather a pity.
(c) It was quite an impossible task.
(d) It was such a foolish decision.
8. dqN fo'ks"kPhrases esaA/An dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_
In a fix, in a hurry, in a nutshell, make a noise, make a foot, keep a secret, as a
rule, at a stone’s throw, a short while ago, at a loss, take a fancy to, take an
interest in, take a liking, a pity, tell a lie.
tSls%(a) Never tell a lie.
(b) Do not make a noise.
(c) Twelve inches make a foot.
 dqNphrases ds lkFkarticle dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk g_
to lose heart, to set foot, to give ear, at home, last but not least, to catch fire, in
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hand, set on fire, by car/bus etc, at last, by mistake, in danger, to take heart.
tSls%(a) I am at home.
(b) The house was set on fire.
(c) I go to college by bus.
A/ANdkiz;ksxfuEufLFkfresaughadjukpkfg,%
(1) fdlh HkhPlural noun ls iwoZ
A/An dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%A boys have come
 
(×)
pl.n.
Boys have come ( )

The boys have come ( )
(2) Uncountable nouns ls iwoZ A/An dk iz;ksx lkekU;r% ugha fd;k tkrk gS_ tSls%
Advice,
Accommodation, Baggage, Luggage, News, Permission, Progress, Scenery,
Weather, Traffic, Knowledge, Music, Wine, Equipment,Information, Poetry,
Furniture, Hair, Business, Mischief, Bread, Stationery Crockery, Postage,
Wastage, Money, Jewellery, Breakage, Work, Evidence.
tSls%(a) He gave me an advice (remove 'an' )
(b) I will buy a furniture today (remove 'a')
 Uncountable nouns ds iwoZ tc A/An dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS rks buds lkFk'kCnksa
dqN
dk iz;ksx djds
mUgasCountable Noun cuk;k tkrk gSA
tSls%(a) I have a piece of information for you.
(b) I ate a slice of bread.
(c) He gave me a piece of work to do.
 Article dk iz;ksx
'kind of', 'sort of', 'type of', 'variety of' ds ckn iz;qDr
Nouns ds igys ugha
Article
gksrk gSA
tSls% What sort of a man is he ! (×)
What sort of man is he ! ( )
USE OF DEFINITE ARTICLE ‘THE’

 ‘The’ dk iz;ksx ml
noun ls iwoZ
fd;k tkrk gS] tks
fuf'pr gS ;k ftldh ppkZ igys dh tk pqdh gSA
‘The’
dks blh dkj.kDefinite article dgk tkrk gSA
‘The’ dk iz;ksx djus ds fu;e&
 tc fdlh iwoZ fu/kZfjr oLrq ds ckjs esa dgk tkrk gS_ tSls%
tSls%Once upon a time there lived a king. The king was very kind. One day he met an
old man. The old man was very poor.
(a) izFke okD;king
esa ls iwoZ loZizFke
‘a’ dk iz;ksx fd;k x;k gS] D;ksafd
introduction ds le; ls igys
gesa ;s Kkr ugha Fkk fd dgkuh fdl dh lqukbZ tk jgh‘the’ gSA dk
ckniz;ksx
esa fd;k x;k gS] D;ksafd
introduction ds cknking fuf'pr gks x;k gSA blh izdkj old man ls igys loZizFke
‘a’ dk iz;ksx
fd;k x;k ysfdu ckn esa
‘the’ dk] D;ksafd rhljs okD;
oldesa
man dk mYys[k igyh ckj gks jgk gS ysfdu
pkSFks okD; esa og introduced gks pqdk gSA
already
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(b) The man in white shirt is my brother.
(c) The boy standing near the gate is my brother .
okD;(b) ,oa (c) esa‘the’ dk iz;ksx]
,d fuf'pr] fu/kZfjr Noun ds rjiQbafxrdjrk gSA
USE OF ARTICLE WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF NOUN
PROPER NOUN:
1. fdlh Hkh O;fDr vFkok LFkku ds ukeArticle
ds lkFkdk iz;ksx
ughagksrk gSA
tSls%Ram was an ideal son.
Rome is an ancient city.
viokn%
 fuEu fLFkfr Proper
esa Noun ls iwoZ
A/An dk iz;ksx fd;k tk ldrk gS
&
tSls%(a) A Mr Sharma has come to meet you.
(b) This book is written by a Suresh Mishra.
'Mr. Sharma' proper noun gSa] tc ;s oDrk ds fy, vutku gSa rks buls
‘a’ iwoZ
ds iz;ksx dk vFkZ fdlh
(dksbZ)
Mr. Sharma gks tkrk gSA
 vxj fdlh O;fDr vFkok LFkkumlds
dks xq.k ;k nks"k dh otg ls mnkgj.k Lo:i iz;ksx fd;k tk;s
rks ml
uke ds igysArticle dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%He is the Ram of modern India.
Jaipur is the Rome of India.
He is a Hitler.
 dqN LFkku ds uke dsArticle
lkFk ‘The’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
Article
tSls%The Ukraine
The Great Britain
The Netherlands
The Hague.
2. jkT;ksa ds uke dsArticle
lkFk dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk A-ThevioknPunjab.
3. fdlh Hkhns'k ds ukeds lkFkArticle dk iz;ksx
ughgksrkA
tSls%America, Russia.
 ysfdu ;fn ns'k ds ukeUnion,
esa United, Republic ;k Kingdom 'kCn dk iz;ksx gks rks ‘The’
Article
dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%The Soviet Union, the United States, the Irish Republic
4. ioZr Ükà[kyk
ds lkFk‘The’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%The Himalayas, the Alps,
 ysfduioZr dh pksVh ds uke ds lkFkArticle dk iz;ksxughagksrk gSA
tSls%Mt. Everest, Mt. Abu.
5. Nationality (jk"Vªh;rk) O;Dr djus okys 'kCnksa‘The’
ls iwoZ
dk iz;ksx djsa ysfdu
Hkk"kk
ds lkFkArticle
dk iz;ksx
u djsaA
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The English speak English.
The English defeated the French.
6. fcekfj;ksa
ds ukeds lkFkArticle dk iz;ksx
ugha gksrkA
viokn%
The Measles, the Rickets, the Mumps , the Plague, the Flu.
7. uhps fn, x;s Proper Noun ds lkFkArticle ‘The’ dk iz;ksx djsaA lkFk esa dqN mnkgj.k izR;sd fcUnq
dks Li"V djus ds fy, fn, x, gSa
(a)ufn;ksa ds uke%
tSls&The Yamuna, the Ganga, the Godawari, the Sutlej.
(b) leqanz ds uke%
tSls&The Arabian sea, the Caribbean sea.
(c) egklkxj ds uke% tSls&The Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) }hi ds lewg%tSls&The lakshdweep, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(e) HkkSxksfyd fi.M ds uke&
tSls%The Sun, the Venus, etc.
uksV%tks oLrq
Unique gSa] mllsiwoZ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_ tSls%
 The world, the universe, etc. ysfduHeaven, Hell, God, Parliament ds iwoZ
‘article’ dk
iz;ksx
ughagksrk gS_
tSls%(a) The world is in danger due to green house effect.
(b) Go to hell.
(c) God resides in heaven.
(d) The Bill was passed in Parliament.
 Environment ,oa Atmosphere ls iwoZ
‘The’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS_

Article
tSls%(a) The atmosphere consists of three layers.

(b) We must protect the environment.
 tc Space dk vFkZ ^varfj{k*
gksrk gS]
sSpace
rk ls iwoZ article dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gS] ysfdu
Space;fn
'txg ' d s vFkZ
esa iz;qDr gqvks‘The’
gS rk dk iz;ksx gksxk_
tSls%(a) Many astronauts dream of going to space.
(b) He tried to park his car but the space was not sufficient.
8. fn'kkvksa ds uke%
tSls&The East, the West, etc.
ysfdu ;fn budslkFk fdlh Place dk uke tksM+k x;k gks‘The’
rks dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
tSls%
West
Bengal.
 blh rjg Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western ls iwoZ
article ugha vkrk gS_ Western
tSls%
India.
dqN vU; mnkgj.k&
tSls%1. The sun rises in the east.
2. He is going to North America.
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3. Rajasthan is in Western India.
4. Sweden is in Northern Europe.
9. [kkM+h ds uke%
tSls&The Bay of Bengal
10. jsfxLrku ds uke%
tSls& The Sahara desert
11. ugjksa ds uke%
tSls&The Suez Canal
12. lekpkj i=k ds uke% tSls&The Hindu, The Times of India
13. ifo=k xzaFk ds uke%
tSls&The Gita, the Bible
 YksfduValmiki’s Ramayan, Banabhatt’s Kadambiri, tSlh fLFkfr esa] buds iwoZ
‘The’ ughayxrk
gS D;ksafd ;gk¡ /kfeZd xzaFk ds uke ds igys mlds ys[kd dk Hkh uke tqM+k gqvk gSA
14. ,sfrgkfld bekjrks ds uke%
tSls&The Taj Mahal, the Red Fort.
 cgqr&lh egÙoiw.kZ
Buildings ,oa Monuments ds uke nks 'kCnksa
ls feydj cus gksrs gSaA ftuesa
s ,d l
'kCn fdlh O;fDr ;k LFkku dk uke
gksrk gS]
,sls uke ds lkFk‘The’ dk iz;ksx
ughafd;k tkrk_ tSls%
Delhi Airport, Victoria Palace, London Zoo, Jai Singh Palace, Indira Gandhi Airport
15. vkanksyu ds uke%
tSls&The Quit India movement
16. laxBu ds uke%tSls&The United Nations,
17. jsy@gokbZ ekxZ dstSls&
uke%
The Jet Airways, the Intercity, the Rajdhani Express.
18. jktuSfrd ikfVZ;ksa ds tSls&
uke%
The B.J.P, the Congress, the Communist Party.
19. vf/fu;e@laoS/kfud bdkbZ ds uke%

tSls&The Indian Penal Code, the Legislature
20. okn ;a=k ds uke%
tSls&The Flute, the Violin
Article
21. /kfeZd leqnk;ksa ds uke%tSls&The Hindus, the Muslims, the Sikhs.
22. O;fDr ds in ds iwoZ% tSls& The Chairman, the Director (vxj ^,d* ds lanHkZ esa in dk mYys[k
gks rks
a director, an author bR;kfn Hkh gks ldrk gSAa/an ;kfu dk Hkh iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA)
23. fdlh vkfo"dkj (Invention) ds uke ds iwoZ% tSls&The telescope.
24. lfefr] Dyc rFkk VªLV ds uke ds iwoZ% tSls&The Lions' Club, The Rotary Club.
25. oa'ktksa ds uke%
tSls&The Marathas, the Peshwas.
26. 'kjhj ds vaxksa
(Parts of the body) dsiwoZ ‘the’ dk iz;ksx rHkh gksrk gS tc
possessive adjective
(my, his, etc.) ds LFkku ijArticle dk iz;ksx gks_tSls&
He was wounded in his/the eye.
27. rkjh[k ds lkFk%tSls&The 10th of May.
28. l'kL=k cy ds lkFk% tSls&The Army, the Police.
29. xzgksa
(Planets) ds uke ds lkFk% tSls&The Venus, the Mars.
30. gksVy ds uke ds lkFk% tSls&The Taj Hotel.
31. [ksy dh VkWiQh ,oa di ds uke ds lkFk% tSls&The World Cup.
32. ;q¼] Økafr ,oa lnh ds uke ds lkFk% tSls&The French revolution,the Middle Ages.
 uhps fn;s x;s
Proper Noun ds lkFkArticle dk iz;ksx u djsaA
1. eghus ds uke%June, July, September etc.
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2. fnu ds uke%Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc.
3. fo"k;ksa ds uke%
Mathematics, Physics etc.
4. ekxZ ds uke%
M.G. Road, Mall Road etc.
5. Meals ds uke% Lunch, Dinner, etc.
6. Hkk"kk ds uke%
English, Hindi, etc.
7. Hobbies ds lkFk% Gardening, singing.
8. [ksy ds uke ds lkFk%Hockey, Cricket.
9. Noun Complement ds igys_appoint, make, elect, select ds lkFkA
tSls%They elected him the president.
COMMON NOUN:
1. tc dksbZ oLrq
Understood gksrh gS rks mlls
iwoZ
‘The’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_ tSls%
(a) Kindly return the book. (That I gave you)
(b) Can you turn off the light? (The light in the room.)
2. vxj Singular Common Noun ds igysArticle dk iz;ksx fd;k tk;s rks iwjh
og iztkfr
dk mYys[k
dj ldrk gS ij buds lkFkSingular verb dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%A dog is a faithful animal.
uksV%&
fliZQman ds mYys[k ek=k ls vFkZ ekuo tkfr fudyrk gSA
tSls%Man is mortal.
3. tc dksbZ
Noun fdlh O;fDr ds vanj ekStwn xq.k] Hkko ;k vfHkO;fDr dkss]
O;Dr
rks mlls
djiwoZ
article dk
iz;ksx gksrk gS_
Article
tSls%(a) The judge (moral of judge) in him, prevailed upon the father (Love of father for
his son) and he sentenced his son to death.
(b) A mother (feelings of motherhood) was born in her when she saw the baby.
4. tc LowQy] dkWyst] efUnj
bR;kfn dk mYys[k muds
izkFkfed mís';
ds lanHkZ esa gks rc dk iz;ksx
article u
djsaA
tSls%Children should go to school.
I go to temple every morning.
 ysfdu tc Ldwy] dkWyst
bR;kfn dk mYys[k fdlh fcfYMax ;k LFkku ds lanHkZ
Articleesa
dk gks
iz;ksx
rc djsaA
tSls%My house is behind a school.
The college is next to the temple.
ABSTRACT/MATERIAL NOUN:
 Abstract/Material noun ds lkFk lkekU;r%
Article dk iz;ksxugha gksrkA oSls Hkh ;s
Uncountable
Nouns gSA A/An dk iz;ksx rks gks Hkh ugha ldrk gSA
Gold is precious.
Honesty is the best policy.
 ysfdu vxj ge bu Noun dk iz;ksx uhps fn;sSentence
x;s formation esa
djsarks rcArticle ‘The’ dk
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iz;ksx gksxkA
Article + Noun + of + …
The cotton of Egypt is known for its superior quality.
The honesty of this boy is liked by all.
USE OF ARTICLE WITH ADJECTIVE
1. Superlative degree ls iwoZ
‘the’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%(a) He is the best student of our class.
(b) She is the most beautiful girl of the town.
2. Comparative Degree ls iwoZ article 'the' dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS tc nkscomparative
degree dks ,d nwljs lsdirectly ;k inversely proportional fn[kk;k tk,_
tSls%(a) The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
(b) The higher you rise, the greater is the fall.
3. vxj nks esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tk, rksComparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ftlds igys
‘the’ vkSj ftlds ckn ‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksxk_
tSls%(a) He is the stronger of the two wrestlers.
(b) She is the better of the two players.
 vxj lHkh esa ls ,d dk pquko
fd;k tk, rks superlative degree dk iz;ksxgksxkA
Superlative
Degree ds igys Hkharticle 'the' vkSj lds
m ckn 'of' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
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tSls%She is the best of all the players.
4. tc Adjectives tSls honest, rich, poor, meek bR;kfn ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS
rks og iwjs oxZ dks lEcksf/r djrk gSA buds lkFkVerb dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS A
Plural
tSls%(a) The honest are always rewarded.
(b) The rich exploit the poor.
(c) The young and the old, the poor and the rich, all demand corruption free India.
5. fdlh Proper noun ds ckn ;k lkFk tc dksbZAdjective/Noun mlh Noun dks qualify djrs
gq, yxk;k tkrk gS rks
Proper Noun ds ckn ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_
tSls%Ashoka, the great, the great Akbar.
Napolean, the warrior.
6. Ordinals ls iwoZ‘The’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA first, second, third…ordinals rFkkone,
two, three…cardinals dgykrs gSa_
tSls%(a) Chapter two of this book is very difficult.
(b) The second chapter of this book is very difficult.
(c) Volume one is on verbs.
(d) The first volume is on verbs.
7. Adjective 'same' ,oa 'whole' ds igys vkSj'all' ,oa 'both' ds ckn article 'the' dk iz;ksx fd;k
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tkrk gSA
tSls%(a) He is the same boy that met me in the market.
(b) The whole period was wasted.
8. Few ,oa little ds lkFk'a' ,oa 'the' yxkus ij mud
s vFkZ ifjofrZr
gks tkrs gSaA
a few (la[;k esa de gS ysfdu gS)

Few few (la[;k esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
the few (la[;k esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
a little (ek=kk esa de gS ysfdu gS)
Little little (ek=kk esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
the little (ek=kk esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
9. ;fn Adjective ls igys so, as, too, how, quite dk iz;ksx gksrk gS rks
ckn
mlds
A/An (Indefinite
Article) dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) It is too heavy a box for me to carry.
(b) Rohit is not so big a businessman as you think.
USE OF ARTICLE ACCORDING TO SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT
1. ;fn nks ;k nks ls vf/d Noun ,d gh O;fDr ds fy, iz;qDr gq, gksa‘The’
rks dk iz;ksx izFke
Noun ds iwoZ
fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) The secretary and treasurer was present there.
(b) The director and Producer has come for the shooting.
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 ;gk¡Secretary and treasurer rFkkdirector and producer ,d gh O;fDr gSA
ysfdu vxj vyx&vyx O;fDr dks lEcksf/r djuk gks rks 'the' dk iz;ksx lHkh in ds igys djsaA
article
tSls%(a) The secretary and the treasurer were present there.
 ;gk¡secretary ,oa treasurer vyx&vyx O;fDr gSA
A/AN ,oaONE ds chp dk varj
1. A/An Article gSa] tcfdOne ,d Adjective gSA
2. izfrfnu] izfr lIrkg] izfr fdyks] dher ;k nj ds fy, ‘a’ dk iz;ksx gh fd;k tk;sxk
‘one’ dk ughaA
Ten rupees a kilo, four times a day, Sixty kilometers an hour, Twelve rupees a
dozen.
3. ‘a’ ,oa ‘one’ dk noun
ds lkFk iz;ksx djus ij fHkUu&fHkUu vFkZ fudyrk
A/An dk vFkZ
gSA
any ;k every
ls Hkh gksrk gS_
tSls%One cow is not enough for the family’s requirement. (We need two or more
cows.)
A cow is a useful animal. (Cows are useful.)
4. ‘One’ dk iz;ksx
another/other ds lkFk fd;k tk ldrk gS
] ‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha_
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tSls%(a) One student wants to study, another wants to play.
(b) One day he comes, the other day he does not.
5. ‘One’ dk iz;ksxday/week/month/year/summer/winter etc. ds uke ds iwoZ fd;k tk ldrk
gS tks ml fnu@le; gksus okyh fdlh ?kVuk ds lUnHkZ esa iz;qDr gksrk gS_
tSls%(a) One night there was a terrible storm.
(b) One day Ravana came to Sita’s cottage.
6. One day dk iz;ksx
'fdlh fnu ' ds vFkZ esa fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) One day you’ll realise your mistake.
(b) One day you will feel sorry for what you have done.
7. ‘One’ dk iz;ksx
‘a/an’ ds pronoun ds le:Ik Hkh fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) Did you get any berth? Yes, I managed to get one.
 ‘One’ dk cgqopu(plural) mDr iz;ksx 'some'
esa gksxk_
tSls%Did you get berths? Yes I managed to get some.
8. ‘Noun’ ds ‘repetition’ ls cpus ds fy, pronoun 'one' the dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(a) This car is better than that one.
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) The loss of jobs/ (b) is regarded by some as an necessary evil/ (c) in the fight
against inflation./ (d) No error.
2. (a) It is a/ (b) quarter to ten/ (c) by my watch./ (d) No error.
3. (a) Gita doesn’t usually/ (b) wear jewellery but yesterday/ (c) she wore ring./ (d) No
error.
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4. (a) The police asked us/ (b) about our movements/ (c) on a night of crime./ (d) No
error.
5. (a) In science the credit goes to a man/ (b) who convinces the world,/ (c) not to the
man to whom the idea first occurs./ (d) No error.
6. (a) It is only after/ (b) the match is over/ (c) that people realize/ how exciting it is./ (d) No error.
7. (a) Of the two/ (b) sisters, she/ (c) is better./ (d) No error.
8. (a) It is unfortunate enough/ (b) to lose few friends we make/ (c) during our school
days./ (d) No error.
9. (a) There were a number of intelligent gentlemen at the party/ (b) but it was Mr.
Subramaniam, an eminent scientist,/ (c) who remained a centre of attraction./
(d) No error.
10. (a) I have been/ (b) informed that/ (c) Mr. Sharma, the director and the chairman
will visit Patna the following month./ (d) No error.
11. (a) He is/ (b) the best worker/ (c) of the factory but unfortunately least paid./ (d) No error.
12. (a) He has come out/ (b) with an unique proposal/ (c) for his friends (d) No error.
13. (a) When the house was/ (b) set on the fire, all the people/ (c) started shouting at
the top of their voices./ (d) No error.
14. (a) Little knowledge/ (b) of medicine that he possessed/ (c) proved to be a blessing
for him when he was in great pain./ (d) No error.
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15. (a) It was/ (b) by a mistake/ (c) that he injured her hand./ (d) No error.
16. (a) These orders of/ (b) the Manager/ (c) may put the lives of two thousand workers
in a danger./ (d) No error.
17. (a) I inspired him/ (b) to take the heart/ (c) in all adverse situations and deserve to
be called a real hero./ (d) No error.
18. (a) The most happy/ (b) marriage would be/ (c) a union of a deaf man and a blind
woman./ (d) No error.
19. (a) John suggested to/ (b) the children of his village that they should/ (c) go to the
school regularly and do their home work sincerely./ (d) No error.
20. (a) Some people say that/ (b) her husband is in the jail/ (c) and so she lives
alone./ (d) No error.
21. (a) The Greek peoples/ (b) are considered/ (c) very brave/ (d) No error.
22. (a) His father/ (b) asked him to go/ (c) to the temple every morning/ (d) No error.
23. (a) There was little/ (b) milk in the refrigerator and she gave it/ (c) to her crying son./
(d) No error.
24. (a) He leads/ (b) a very luxurious life / (c) so he goes to every part of India by a car./ (d) No error.
25. (a) Thanks to an effort/ (b) and persistence of the doctors, the victims of the blast/
(c) have been able to start a normal life again./ (d) No error.
26. (a) In a hour’s time/ (b) I will be back/ (c) but now I have to go./ (d) No error.
27. (a) Terrorist organizations/ (b) kill innocent people/ (c) to spread a violence./ (d)
No error.
28. (a)Whole world is/ (b) today facing the threat of extinction/ (c) due to the inventions
of Science./ (d) No error.
29. (a) The answer/ (b) to all the sufferings of / (c) human beings lies in the Science./ (d)
No error.
30. (a) The police should exercise/ (b) their authority with little/ (c) bit of sensitivity
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and humanity./ (d) No error.
31. (a) This is/ (b) most important/ (c) lesson which we will have to study very
carefully./ No error.
32. (a)The Ganges/ (b) is for North India/ (c) what Krishna is for South India./ (d) No error.
33. (a) I like to travel/ (b) by the air as/ (c) I am a very busy person./ (d) No error.
34. (a) The Chairman and the Trustee/ (b) was removed from his/ (c) post because he
had misappropriated the fund./ (d) No error.
35. (a) She found/ (b) herself in a trouble/ (c) when she saw the stalker following her
persistently./ (d) No error.
36. (a) All the people/ (b) of India know that/ (c) Gandhi ji was a very wise and a noble
soul./ (d) No error.
37. (a) The man/ (b) is the only creature/ (c) that is endowed with the art of humour./
(d) No error.
38. (a) It is very difficult/ (b) to find out the number of/ (c) the creatures living on the
earth./ (d) No error.
39. (a) While climbing/ (b)the hill, to his amazement , the/ (c) poor man found the box
of pearls./ (d) No error.
40. (a) The blast derailed the lives / (b)of many people but in an year/ (c) time leaving
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apart the victims,no one remembered anything/ (d) No error.
41. (a)Cowards die/ (b) several times,/ (c) the braves die but once/ (d) No error.
42. (a) Akbar became a heir/ (b)to the throne at/ (c) a young age of thirteen/ (d) No error.
43. (a) The both brothers/ (b) are safe now/ (c) and are recuperating./ (d) No error.
44. (a) When the principal entered the classroom/ (b) all boys shook/ (c) in their shoes/
(d) No error.
45. (a) Father in him/ (b) could not bear the condition of/ (c) his ailing daughter/ (d) No error.
46. (a) Let judge in you/ (b) decide what/ (c) punishment should be given to him/ (d) No error.
47. (a) My teacher said that/ (b) Sun is a/ (c) star/ (d) No error.
48. (a) Due to its beauty/ (b) Kashmir is known as/ (c) Switzerland of India/ (d) No error.
49. (a) Most of the people of Southern India/ (b) do not know/ (c) the Hindi/ (d) No error.
50. (a) He went for the lunch/ (b) at 1 p.m. and then/ (c) returned/ (d) No error.
51. (a) The honesty/ (b) is/ (c) a virtue./ (d) No error.
52. (a) Every morning the Sun/ (b) rises/ (c) in east/ (d) No error.
53. (a) He is/ (b) best player/ (c) in India./ (d) No error.
54. (a) When I met him/ (b) the couple of days back/ (c) he was writing a new
book,/ (d) No error.

1. (b) ‘necessary evil’ ds igys‘an’ ugha
‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘necessary’ vowel ughaconsonant sound
ls 'kq: gksrk gSA
2. (a) ‘Quarter to ten’ ds igys‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
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3. (c) ‘ring’ singular countable noun gS ftldk igyh ckj ftØ gks jgk gSA‘a’
vr%dk iz;ksx djsaA
4. (c) ‘night of crime’ og fuf'pr jkr gS ftl jkr crime gqvkA vr%
definite article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
5. (a) ftl O;fDr usworld dksconvince fd;k og fuf'pr O;fDr gSA vr% definite article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
6. (b) ;gk¡ fdlh fuf'prmatch dh ckr ugha dh tk jgh gS vr% ‘the’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA okD; dk vFkZ gS fd
tc dksbZ match [kRe gks tkrk gS rc yksx le> ikrs match gS og fdrukexciting FkkA vr% match
ds igys‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
7. (c) better ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA vxj nks esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tkrk gS rks
comparative
degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ftlds ‘the’igys dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
8. (b) ;gk¡‘few’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA ;gk¡ mu dqN nksLrksa dh ckr gks jgh gS
school ftUgsa ge
days
esa nksLr cuk ysrs gSA os nksLr nounfuf'pr
gS vr%definite article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
9. (c) ‘centre of attraction’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA D;ksafd'Mr. Subramaniam' fuf'pr noun
gS vr% definite article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
10. (c) ;gk¡ ,d gh O;fDr Mr. Sharma dks nks in miyC/ gSA vr% fliQZ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsa]
director
Chairman ds igys ughaA (sub-verb agreement ns[ks )
11. (c) ‘Least’ superlative degree of adjective gSA vr% least ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd
adjective ds superlative degree ds igys ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
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12. (b) Unique ^;w* sound ls 'kq: gksrk gSA‘an’vr%ugha‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
13. (b) ‘Set on fire’ mi;qDrPhrase gSA
14. (a) ;gk¡‘little’ dk iz;ksx ^FkksM+k lk* ds lanHkZ esa iz;qDr gks jgk gS û* ds cjkcj ds lanHkZ esa ughaA
‘medicine’
'kCn ls ;sdefinite Hkh gks tk jgk gS'the vr%little' dk iz;ksx djsaA oSls 'a ;gk¡
little' dk Hkh iz;ksx
djuk Bhd jgsxkA
15. (b) ‘By mistake’ lgh iz;ksx gSA
16. (c) ‘in danger’ lgh iz;ksx gksrk gSA
17. (b) ‘to take heart’ lgh phrase gSA bldk vFkZ gS vk'kkoknh gksukA
18. (c) ‘Union’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ;gk¡ fdlh‘union’,d dh ckr ugha gks jgh gSA
19. (c) vxj ‘school’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z î<+kbZ djuk* gS rks
‘school’ ds igysarticle dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
20. (b) ;gk¡‘jail’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z
jail ds izkFkfed mís'; ltk ls gS vr% jail ds igysarticle dk iz;ksx u djsaA
21. (a) ‘Peoples’ dk vFkZ gS fofHkÂ uLy ds yksxA
‘The Greeks/The Greek people’ ls ge iwjs Greek
uLy dks lEcksf/r djrs gSA vr%‘peoples' 'kCn dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
22. (c) ;gk¡‘temple’ ls gekjk rkRi;Z iwtk gSA vr% ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
temple
23. (a) ;gk¡ gekjk rkRi;Z FkksM+k lk nw/ gS ftls cPps dks ‘a fn;k
little’x;k
dkvr%
iz;ksx djsaA
24. (c) ‘By car’ lgh iz;ksx gksxkA
25. (a) ‘effort’ ds igys‘the’ yxk;sA ;gk¡ ,d effort dh ckr ugha gks jgh gSA
26. (a) ‘hour’ dk mPpkj.k ^v* ls 'kq: gksrk gSA hourvr%ds igys‘a’ ugha ‘an’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
27. (c) ‘Violence’ Countable ugha gSA ‘violence’
vr% ds igys‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
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28. (a) Whole ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
29. (c) fdlh Hkh fo"k; ds uke ds lkFkarticle dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
‘Science’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
30. (b) little ds igysa dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd
'a little' dk vFkZ gksrk gS ^FkksM+k&lk*'little' dk vFkZ
vkSj gksrk gS
û ds cjkcj*A
31. (b) ‘most’ superlative degree gSA vr% most ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
32. (c) Krishna ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd ufn;ksa ds uke ‘the’dsdk
lkFk
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
33. (b) ‘by air’ lgh iz;ksx gSA
34. (a) okD; ls Kkr gksrk gS fd nksuksa in ,d gh O;fDr dks gkfly ‘the’gSA
dk iz;ksx
vr% fliQZ igys in
(chairman) ds fy, djsaA ‘Trustee’ ds igys dk‘the’ gVk nsaA
35. (b) ‘trouble’ uncountable noun gSA vr% mlds igys ‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrkA
36. (c) Gandhiji (,d O;fDr) ds nks fo'ks"krkvksa dk mYys[k gks jgk
2nd gSA vr%
adjective ‘noble’ ds igys
‘a’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA
37. (a) ‘Man’ dk vFkZ gksrk gS ekuo tkfrA vr%
‘man’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
38. (c) ‘Creatures’ ds igys dk‘the’ gVk nsA ‘number of’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx gks pqdk gSA
39. (c) ‘a box of pearls’ lgh iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd mlman’ dk bldh tkudkjh ugha Fkhbox
‘poor’ vr%of
pearls mlds fy, definite ugha FkkA
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40. (b) ‘year’ ds igys‘a’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSAdk mPpkj.k ^b* ls ugha ^;* ls 'kq: gksrk gSA
year
41. (c) ‘The brave’ dk vFkZ gS lHkh‘brave’
ohjA adjective gSA Adjective dk cgqopu ugha cuk;k tk ldrk
‘Cowards’ noun gSA
42. (a) ‘heir’ dk mPpkj.k ^,* ls 'kq: gksrk gSA vr%
'heir' ds igys‘an’ dk iz;ksx djsaA‘the’ ;gk¡dk iz;ksx Hkh
mi;qDr jgrkA
43. (a) Both ds ckn‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
44. (b) ‘All’ ds ckn‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
45. (a) ‘father’ ds igys‘the’ dk iz;ksx djsaA tc fdlh O;fDr ds vanj ekStwn fdlh O;fDrRo dk mYys[k djuk
gks rks mlds igys article dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
46. (a) iz'u 45 dh O;k[;k ns[ksaA
47. (b) 'sun' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx djsaA
48. (c) 'Switzerland' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx djsaA
49. (c) 'Hindi' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx u djsaA
50. (a) 'lunch' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx u djsaA
51. (a) 'The' gVk nsA Abstract noun ds lkFk'article' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
52. (c) 'east' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx djsaA
53. (b) 'best' ds igys 'the' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
54. (b) 'The' dks'a' esa ifjofrZr djsaA

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Preposition og 'kCn;k 'kCn lewg gS tks fdlhNoun ;k Pronoun ds igys iz;qDrgksdj mlNoun ;k
Pronoun dk vU; 'kCnksa ds lkFk laca/ crkrk gS_ tSls&
(i) There is a cat sitting under the table.
(ii) We need a roof over us.
(iii) I go to school by bus
uksV%Preposition dk iz;ksx
Noun ;k Pronoun ds igys ugha Hkh
gks ldrk gS_
tSls%(i) Who was he talking to?
(ii) He does not have a pen to write with.
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CONFUSING PAIR OF PREPOSITION
Between - Among Beside - Besides For - Since
Across - Through on - upon on - over
in - into in - within by - with
before - in front of at - in in spite of - despite
(1) Among Between
 Among dk iz;ksx ges'kk nks ls vf/d ds lanHkZ esa gksrk gSA
tSls%1. A lot of co-operation is needed among the different States to combat naxalism.
between
2. Alms were distributed among the beggars.
3. The teacher distributed sweets among them.
 Between dk vFkZ gS ^nks ds chp esa*A
among
tSls%The match will be played between India and Australia.
 Between dk iz;ksxnks ls vf/d ds fy, Hkh gksrk gSmuesa
c'krsZikjLifjd laca/
(Mutual relationship)
gks_
tSls%(i) There is a tournament to be played between India , Australia and New Zealand.
(ii) There is an alliance between the three European nations.
 Between ds ckn ges'kk
objective case dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_

Preposition
tSls%(i) There is no enmity between him and me (u fd he and I)

 Between ds ckn'and' Conjunction dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(i) The meeting will be held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
 Between ds ckn Noun ;k Pronoun ges'kkPlural form esa gksrk gSa_
tSls%(i) Between the countries.
(ii) Between the students.
(iii)Between them.
(iv) Between us.
 Between ds ckn dHkh Hkheach, every vkfn dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSa_
tSls%(i) Between each boy. (×)
(ii) Between every girl. (×)
 Amongst dk iz;ksxamong ds vFkZ esa gksrk gSA nksuksa ds iz;ksx ds chp dk varj ns[ksa%&
(a) 'The' ls igys 'amongst' ,oa 'among' nksuks dk iz;ksx
gks ldrk gS_
tSls%(i) Among the boys.
;k]
(ii) Amongst the boys.
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 'Among' dk iz;ksxConsonant Sound ls 'kq: gksus okys 'kCnksa ds igys rFkk dk iz;ksx
amongst
Vowel Sound ls 'kq: gksus okys 'kCnksa ds
gksrk
igys gS_
tSls%(i) among them
(ii) amongst us
 Amid rFkkAmidst dk iz;ksx Hkh nks ls vf/d ds fy, gksrk gSA buds iz;ksx esa ogh vUrjrFkk
among gS tks
amongst ds iz;ksx esaAmid
gSA ,oa amidst dk iz;ksxuncountable noun ds lkFkHkh gksrk gSA
tSls%(i) The Bill was passed amid pandemonium.
(ii) You are sitting amidst us and talking against us.
(2) Beside Besides

ds cxy esa ds vykok ;k ds vfrfjDr
tSls%(i) He sat beside me.
(ii) Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the
ceremony.
(3) For Since
 tc vof/ dk mYys[k gks rks
Perfect ,oa Perfect Continuous Tense esa
'for' dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%1. I have eaten nothing for a long time.
2. She has been living here for ten years.
 tc 'kq:vkrh le; dk mYys[k gksPerfect
rks ,oaPerfect Continuous Tense esa'since' dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%I haven't seen him since 2009.

Preposition
 Since dk iz;ksx
^pqfda@ D;ksafd*
ds vFkZ esa Hkh gksrk gSA
tSls%Since he drove recklessly, he met with an accident.
 Since, because ,oaas dk Pair so ugha gksrk gSA
since..............., (), since ............... so /therefore(×)
as ..............., (), as..................... so /therefore (×)
because ..............., (), because..................... so/therefore (×)
tSls%Since I was ill so I could not come. (×)
Since I was ill , I could not come. ()
uksV%
As you sow, so shall you reap
mijksDrPhrase esaas ds lkFkso dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA ;gk¡ dk vFkZ
as.....so ^tSlk ------ oSlk*
fudyrk gSA
 'For' dk vFkZ
^ds fy,* Hkh gksrk gSA
tSls%The police is for our safety.
(4) Across Through
,d rjiQ ls nwljh rjiQ ds tfj,@ xqtj dj
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tSls%1. I swam across the river. 1.The message was conveyed to me by him
through her.
2.The train passed through the tunnel.
Across dk iz;ksx Hkh dbZ vFkksZa
— esa gksrk gS
 ml ikj (on the opposite side of)
(i) He is waiting for me across the road.
 nksuksa rjiQ
(both sides)
(i) A tree fell across the railway line that caused the accident.
 come across (vpkud eqykdkr gksuk)

(i) When I was going to college, I suddenly came across my childhood friend.(×)
uksV%(1) è;ku j[ksa fd
'come across' dk vFkZ gS
'vpkud eqykdkr gksuk
'Avr% 'come across' ds lkFk
'suddenly' dk iz;ksx u djsaA
When I was going to college, I came across my childhood friend. ()
(2) come across ds lkFkwith dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
tSls%(i) I came across with him. (×)
(ii) I came across him. ()
(5) on upon

Preposition
tSls%1.The book is on the table. (;gk¡on dk vFkZ gS& ds Åij & ,d nwljs ds Li'kZ
gSa)
esa
2.The cat jumped upon the rat. (;gk¡upon dk vFkZ gS& ds Åijmotion
& esa
A)
(6) over
tSls%We need a roof over our head. (;gk¡over dk vFkZ gS& ds Åij ij Li'kZ esa A)ugha
 vxj fdlh oLrq ij fdlh pht dk vkoj.k gks rks
'over' dk iz;ksx djs pkgstouch
oks esa gks ;k ughaA
tSls%1. The bridge was built over the river.

2. Put a blanket over the baby.
(7) Over rFkkUnder dk iz;ksxvertical position crkus ds fy, gksrk gS_
Over Under
tSls%(i) There is a fan over your head.

(ii) A cat is sitting under the table.
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(8) In Into
tSls%1. We are sitting in the classroom. (;gk¡in dk vFkZ gS& esa@ ds) vanj
2. The boy jumped into the river . (;gk¡into dk vFkZ gS& ds vanj vkrk gqvk& motion esa )
uksV%Enter ds lkFk'into' dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA ;gk¡ ds lkFk Hkh
'Throw' 'into' ugha
'in' dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He entered into the room. (into gVk nsa)
He threw the ball into the well. (into ds LFkku in
ij dk iz;ksx djsa)
uksV%Enter into agreement/alliance ,ao enter on/upon (vFkZ% to undertake) dk iz;ksx djuk
lgh gSA
(9) On time In time
le; ij le; ls
tSls%1. We reach the examination centre in time.
2. The examination starts on time.
3. We thought that the train would be late but it arrived exactly in on time.
(10) By With
ds }kjk ls (vkStkj ;k gfFk;kj)
tSls%1. The paper was signed by him with a parker pen in black ink.
2. The snake was killed by the man with a stick.
3. You cannot catch a big fish with a small rod.
(11) Before In front of
ds igys@ ds le{k ds lkeus

Preposition
ds igys%
tSls%I came before you.
ds le{k%
tSls%India raised the issue of cross-border terrorism before the U.N.
In front of:
ds lkeus
tSls%Don't park your car in front of my gate.
(12) At - In
 lkis{k :i ls NksVs LFkku ds
'at'lkFk
dk iz;ksx djs vkSj cM+s LFkku
'in'dsdk
lkFk
iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%I live at Mukherji Nagar in Delhi.
(13) In spite of Despite
ds ckotwn ds ckotwn
tSls%In spite of working hard, he failed.
uksV%'Despite' ds lkFk'of' yxk dj error fn, tkrs gSA
'Despite' ds lkFk'of' dk iz;ksx u djsaA
tSls%Despite being rich, he is not happy.
(14) By - In
tSls%1. I am sitting in the car. ()
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2. I am going in car. (×)
3. I am going by car. ()
 fdlh Hkh okgu ls ;k=kk djrs gq, n'kkZ;k'Bytk;s rks
+ vehicle' dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS ysfdu vxj iSny
;k=kk djus dh ckr dh tk;s rc
'on foot' dk iz;ksx djrs gSA
tSls%I go to Paramount on foot.
(15) exact time (hour) month year Day Date
at in in on on
tSls%I reached Delhi at 7 O' clock
in May
in 2005
on Monday
on 7th September
 'At' dk iz;ksx fuEufyf[kr le; ds lkFk djsaA

at dawn, at dusk, at day break, at sunrise, at noon, at sunset, at night, at midnight etc.
uksV%Morning/evening ds lkFkin dk iz;ksx gksrk AMorning/evening
gS ds lkFk ;fn date/day
dk iz;ksx gks] rks buds igys'on'
Hkhdk iz;ksxgksrk gS_
tSls%(i) in the morning.
(ii) in the evening.
(iii)on sunday morning.
(iv) on the evening of May, the 2nd.
 today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following day, the next day, yesterday evening,
yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning, this afternoon, tonight, tomorrow
Preposition
morning, tomorrow evening vkfn fd igys Preposition dk iz;ksxugha fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(i) He will go there on tomorrow. ('on' gVk nsa)
(ii) They arrived here on last night. ('on' gVk nsa)
(16) After (ds ckn) rFkkBefore (ds igys):

tSls%(i) He returned India after a long time.
(ii) I left America before Christmas.
(17) Till/until dk iz;ksxPoint of Time ds lkFk gksrk gS_
tSls%(i) The Government will not pass any Bill until/till next session.
(18) By dk iz;ksxPreposition of Time ds :i esa Point of Time ds lkFkgksrk gS_
tSls%(i) We shall have finished the syllabus by the end of next month.
(19) During dk iz;ksx
vof/ (duration) crkus ds fy, fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(i) During the strike, many people died.
(20) Up Down Upto
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tSls%1. He climbed up the tree.
2. He ran down the stairs.
3. Children can get free education upto the age of 14.
dqN vU; PREPOSITION-
(1) TO dk iz;ksx y{;(destination) ds fy, fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(i) Ram is going to college
(ii)Send him to school.
(2) Towards dk vFkZ gS ^dh vksj*(in the direction of); ;g fn'kk crkrk gS] u fd y{;_
tSls%(i) He is going towards the college.
(3) For dk iz;ksx Hkh
Preposition of direction ds :i esa y{; (destination) ds fy, gksrk gS_
tSls%(i) He is leaving for America tonight.
(4) Along (lekukUrj)
 tc fdlh ,d dks fdlh nwljh oLrq ds lekukUrj n'kkZukalong

gks rcdk iz;ksx djrs gSA
tSls%1. I walked along the railway line.
2 .He walks along the road. (u fd on the road)
tc nks lkFk&lkFk lekukUrj alongwith
gks rc dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%come alongwith me.
(5) Against dk iz;ksx dbZ vFkksZa esa gS&

Preposition
 (a) izfrdwy(opposite)
tSls% It is difficult to sail against current.
 (b) ds fo:¼
tSls%I am against terrorism.
 (c) lgkjk ysdj ;k Vsd yxkdj
tSls%Do not stand against the railing. You may fall down.
(6) Onto
He jumped onto his horse and rode away.

(7) With
ds lkFk
tSls%I am with you through all thick and thin.
(8) Beyond
ds ckgj@ ds ijs
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tSls%The case is beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
(9) About dk iz;ksx dbZ vFkksZa esa gS&
 (a) ds ckjs esa
tSls%I know about him.
 (b) yxHkx
tSls%It is about 100 kms. away from Delhi.
 (c) 'about + Infinitive' (dk;Z rqjar gksus dk Hkko)
tSls% I am about to start a new lesson.
 'about + to+V1' ds LFkku 'going
ij + to+V1' ;k ' 
be
 + to + V1 ' dk Hkh iz;ksx djus ls okD; ds
any form
HkkokFkZ esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksrk gSA

tSls%1. I am going to start a new lesson now.
2. The minister is to deliver a speech.
(10) Above rFkkBelow dk iz;ksxlevel crkus ds fy, gksrk gS_ fdlh ekud
(standard), Lrj (level)
;k fpUg(mark) ls Åij Above dk iz;ksx vkSj muls uhpsBelow dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%(i) The river is flowing above the danger level.
(ii) His English is below average.
(iii)The selling price of every commodity in the Multiplex is above MRP.
(vi) The score was below hundred when the last batsman was declared out.

Preposition
(11) Of
 'Of' dk iz;ksx futhZo dk vf/dkj n'kkZus ds fy;s fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%1. Table's wood (×) 2. Chair's leg (×)
Wood of table () Leg of chair ()
 Of dk iz;ksx fofHkÂ vFkksZa esa gksrk gS&
 (a) lzksr(origin)
tSls%(i) He comes of a royal family.
 (b) fcekjh ls ejuk
- 'die of'. dkj.k ls ejuk- 'die from' .
tSls%(i) He died of cancer.
(ii) He died from thirst.
 (c) laca/ (relation)
tSls%(i) The problems of Delhi.
(12) Off ls vyxko (separation) dk cks/ gksrk gS_
tSls%(i) Keep the dog off the flower beds.
(13) Behind (ihNs)
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tSls%(i) The police are running behind the thief.
(ii) She hid behind the curtain.
PREPOSITION ds ckjs esa dqN vko';d rF;
(1) Preposition ds ckn Objective Case dk iz;ksxgksrk gS_
tSls%(i) I do not depend on

 
him
.
Prep. Objective Case
(ii) She relies on me

  .
Prep. Objective Case
(2) ;fn nks ,sls 'kCnksa dks fdlh

Conjunction (and, or) vkfn ls tksM+uk gks ftuds
fHkÂ&fHkÂ
ckn Prepositions
yxrs gSa burks'kCnksa ds lkFk iz;qDr gksus okys
Prepositions dks Li"Vdj nsuk pkfg,_
tSls%(i) She is conscious of and engaged in her work.
(ii) I was surprised at as well as pleased with her performance.
(iii) He is senior and older than I. (Use 'to' after 'senior')
(iv) His watch is different and cheaper than mine. (Use 'from' after 'different')
(v) She is younger and taller than her brother. ()
(3) vxj Prepositions ds ckn 'verb' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSverb

rks 'v1+ing' form esa gksuk pkfg,A
tSls%I am looking forward to going

 to London.
V1 +ing

Preposition
tSls%He is afraid of going


 out after sunset.
V1 +ing
(4) Home 'kCn ds igys fdlhPreposition dk iz;ksx ugh

a gksrk ;fn blds igys fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdlh
verbHkh
dk iz;ksx gks_
tSls%Bring, go, get, arrive, reach.
(i) I went home by car.
uksV%fdUrq] ;fn'home' ds igys dksbZ
'Possessive Case' ds Adjective (tSls%my, your, his, her,
our, their) ;k noun ds lkFk's (tSls%Ram's, Rohit's) vkfn dk iz;ksx gkshome
rks ds igys 'to'
dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_
tSls%(i) I went to his home.
(ii) I decided to go to Ram's home.
(5) Stress, emphasise, investigate, comprise, accompany, consider, violate, pervade,

precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure,
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, control, resemble,
vkSjridicule.
tc ;s verbs 'Active Voice' esa iz;ksx fd;s tk jgsa gksa rks buds ckn fdlh
Preposition dk iz;ksx
ughagksxkA
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tSls%1. The teacher emphasised on the need of discipline in life. (Drop 'on').
2. I have ordered for a cup of tea. (Drop 'for')
3. I shall discuss about the problem with you. (Drop 'about')
4. (a) He described/ (b) about the incident/ (c) in his story./ (d) No error
[ (b) esa
'about' dk iz;ksx xyr gSA
]
(6) laokn(Communication) esa iz;ksx fd, tkus okys

verb (tks fdlh deZ(object) ds igys vkrk gks) ds lkFk
to dk iz;ksx u djsaA ;s gS%
verb advise, tell, ask, beg, command, encourage, request,
inform, order etc.
tSls%(i) I advised to him to go. (Drop 'to')
(ii) I informed to the police of the accident. (Drop 'to')
(7) Say / suggest / propose ds ckn ges'kk

'to' Preposition dk iz;ksx gksrk gS ;fn bldsObject
ckn
ds :i esa dksbZ O;fDr
dk iz;ksx gks_
tSls%(i) You suggested to him that he should leave the place.
(ii) She said to me that she would help me.
(8) Speak, reply, explain, complain, talk, listen, write vkfnds cknHkh ges'kk
'to' Preposition
dk iz;ksxgksrk gS ;fn
blds ckn Object ds :i esa dksbZ O;fDr dk iz;ksx
gks_
tSls%(i) He did not reply to me.

Preposition
(9) Preposition ds n`f"Vdks.k ls ds lkFk iz;qDr mi;qDr
verb objects (Direct/Indirect) ij è;ku nsa&
(i) 'Furnish, Intrust, Present, Provide, Supply' bR;kfn ds iz;ksxA
tSls% I provided him money. (Incorrect)
I provided him with money. (Correct)
or I provided money to him.
(ii) Object ds vuqlkj fuEu
verbs ds lgh iz;ksx dks è;ku ls ns[ksa%&
Compensate, Explain, Fine, Propose, Recommend, Rob, Suggest, bR;kfnA
(i) Rob a person of something.
(ii) We informed the police of an accident.
(iii)I explained the matter to him.
(iv) He robbed her of her jewellery.
SOME PHRASE PREPOSITION:
(1) According to- ds vuqlkj
tSls%According to the terms and conditions, he will have to finish it in two days.
(2) By dint of- ds cy ij
tSls%I passed the exam by dint of hard work.
(3) In case of- vxj
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tSls%In case of emergency, call 100.
(4) by virtue of- ds cy ij
tSls%The judge can pass the order by virtue of his powers.
(5) Owing to - ds dkj.k
Owing to ,oa Due to vFkZ esa ,d gh gSA nksuksa ds chp eq[;r% nks varj gS&
(1) okD; dh 'kq:vkr'owing to' ls djsa'due to' ls ugha A
tSls% Due to heavy rains, I could not come. (×)
Owing to heavy rains, I could not come.()
(2) 'Be' ds fdlh Hkh
form ds ckn'due to' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%The accident was owing to heavy rains.(×)
form of 'be '
The accident was due to heavy rains.()
form of 'be '
(6) With reference to- ds lUnHkZ esa
tSls%With reference to your letter, dated 27th July 2011, I hereby submit my reply.
(7) In order to- rkfd
tSls%We vacated the premises in order to avoid litigation.
(8) In course of- ds nkSjku
tSls%In course of time, I faced many problems
(9) On behalf of- ds LFkku ij
tSls%He came to receive the award on behalf of his brother.
(10) Agreeably to- ds vuqlj.k esa
tSls%Agreeably to the terms of the agreement, we will pay you ` 1 lakh.
Preposition
(11) By means of- ds lgk;rk ls
tSls%He amassed a lot of money by means of sharp practices.
(12) For the sake of- ds okLrs
tSls%Save plants atleast for the sake of your children.
(13) In favour of- ds i{k esa
tSls%He voted in favour of his friend.
(14) In lieu of- ds cnys esa
tSls%He got fifty thousand rupees in lieu of his claim.
(15) On account of- ds dkj.k
tSls%On account of his negligence, the company suffered heavy loss.
(16) In relation to- ds laca/ esa
tSls%There are some rules in relation to the organization of the match.
vUrjns[ksa:-
1. I acted according to your order.
I acted in accordance with your order.
2. Mother Teresa had affection for all.
Mother Teresa was affectionate to all.
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3. He has ambition for fame.
He is ambitious of fame.
4. I am capable of doing hard work.
I have capacity for doing hard work.
5. I have confidence in myself.
I am confident about myself.
6. He has desire for money and fame.
He is desirous of money and fame.
USE OF APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS

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Abhorrence of ...................................................... ls uiQjr
Abhorrent to ......................................................... ls uiQjr gksuk
Absorbed in .......................................................... esa O;Lr
Abstemious in ...................................................... esa igjst
Abstinence from .................................................. ls igjst
Acceptable to ........................................................ dks Lohdk;Z
Access to .............................................................. rd igq¡p gksuk
Accessible to ........................................................ rd igq¡p
Accession to ......................................................... fdlh in rd igq¡puk
Accomplished in ................................................... esa fuiq.k
Accurate in .......................................................... esa lVhd

Preposition
Accused of ............................................................ esa vkjksih gksuk
Accustomed to...................................................... dk vknh gksuk
Acquaintance with ............................................... ls okfdiQ
Acquainted with ................................................... ls okfdiQ gksuk
Acquit of ............................................................... ls cjh gksuk
adapted to ............................................................ ds vuqdwy gksuk
Addicted to ........................................................... dk yr gksuk
Adjacent to ........................................................... ds cxy esa
Affable to .............................................................. fiz;@fe=k gksuk
Affection for ......................................................... ls yxko
Affectionate to...................................................... ls yxko gksuk
Afflicted with ........................................................ ls =kLr gksuk
Afraid of ............................................................... ls Mjuk
Agreeable to ......................................................... ds vuqdwy
agree with someone ............................................. fdlh O;fDr ls lger gksuk
Agree to something .............................................. fdlh pht@;kstuk ls lger gksuk
Akin to ................................................................. ds tSlk gksuk
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alarmed at ............................................................ ls@ij LrC/ gksuk
Alien to ................................................................ ls vatku@vafHkK gksuk
Allegiance to ........................................................ oiQknkj@i{k esa gksuk
Alliance with ........................................................ ls lfU/@laca/ gksuk
Alternative to ....................................................... dk fodYi gksuk
Ambition for ......................................................... dk y{; gksuk
Amenable to ......................................................... bPNqd gksuk
Analogous to ........................................................ ds tSlk gksuk
angry with (someone) ........................................... fdlh O;fDr ls xqLlk gksuk
Angry at (something) ............................................ fdlh ckr@pht ij xqLlk gksuk
annoyed at (something) ........................................ fdlh phT+k ls ijs'kku gks@fp<+ tkuk
annoyed with (someone) ....................................... fdlh O;fDr ls ijs'kku gks@fp<+ tkuk
Antidote to ........................................................... fdlh tgj dk dkV gksuk
Antipathy to ......................................................... ls uiQjr gksuk
Anxiety for ........................................................... dh fpUrk gksuk
anxious about something ..................................... fdlh dkj.k fpUrhr gksuk
Apologise for a fault. ............................................. xYrh ds fy, ekiQh ek¡xuk
Apologise to a person. ........................................... fdlh ls ekiQh ek¡xuk
Apology for ............................................................ dk [ksn gksuk
Appetite for .......................................................... dk Hkq[k gksuk
Applicable to ......................................................... ij ykxw gksuk
Preposition
Apply for a post etc. ............................................... in ds fy, vkosnu djuk
Apply to a person, office etc. .................................. fdlh dks vkosnu djuk
Appoint to a post ................................................... fdlh in ij fu;qfDr gksuk
Apprehensive of ................................................... dh vk'kadk gksuk
Apprise of ............................................................. ds ckjs esa lwfpr djuk
Approach to .......................................................... dks laidZ djuk
Appropriate to ...................................................... ds vuqdwy gksuk
Approve of ............................................................ dh LohÑfr nsuk
Argue before someone .......................................... cgl djuk (ds lkeus)
Argue with a person ............................................. fdlh ls cgl djuk
Arrive at (a place) ................................................. igq¡puk (txg ij)
Arrive in (a country) ............................................. igq¡puk (ns'k esa)
Ashamed of .......................................................... ds fy, yfTtr gksuk
Ask for (a thing) ................................................... ek¡x djuk (fdlh phT+k dk@fdlh ls)
Ask of or from somebody for something. ............... ek¡x djuk (fdlh ls) fdlh phT+k ds fy,
Assent to .............................................................. dh LohÑfr nsuk
Assiduous in ........................................................ esa esgurh gksuk
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Associated with .................................................... ds lkFk@lg;ksxh gks tkuk
Assurance of ........................................................ dk Hkjkslk
Assure of .............................................................. dk Hkjkslk fnykuk
Astonished at ....................................................... ij vpafHkr gksuk
Attachment to ...................................................... ls yxko gksuk
Attend to (duty etc.) .............................................. fuHkkuk (drZO; bR;kfn)
Attention to ......................................................... ds rjiQ è;ku nsuk
Attract to or towards (a person or thing) ............... ds rjiQ vkdf"kZr gksuk
Avail of (opportunity etc.) ...................................... dk ykHk mBkuk
Averse to .............................................................. ukilan gksuk
Aware of ............................................................... ls okfdiQ gksuk
Abound in (mineral etc.) ...................................... esa lEiUu gksuk
Abound with (things) ............................................. ls Hkjk
Absolve from (guilt, promise, duty etc.) ................. ls eqDr@cjh gksuk
Absorb in (work) .................................................... esa O;Lr
Abstain from (bad habits) ...................................... ls ijgst
Accede to (a request or proposal) ........................... eaku tkuk (fdlh fuosnu dks)
Adhere to (rules) .................................................. dk vuqikyu djuk
Approve of (proposal) ............................................. dh LohÑfr nsuk
Acquaint with ...................................................... ls voxr
Attain to (a position/post) ..................................... ij igq¡puk
Preposition
Attraction for (a thing or person) .......................... ds izfr vkd"kZ.k
Aloof from (bad company) ...................................... ls vyx
Abide by (rules) ..................................................... dk ikyu djuk
Admit to (school etc.) ............................................ esa HkrhZ djuk
Admit of ............................................................... dh xqatkb'k
Alight on (the ground) ........................................... ij mrjuk
Alight from (a bus, car, train) ................................ ls mrjuk
Amuse at ........................................................... dk etkd mM+kuk
Amuse with .......................................................... ds lkFk yqRiQ mBkuk
Answer to (a person) ............................................. dks tokc nsuk
Answer for (etc.) ................................................... dk tokcnsg gksuk
Antipathy to (a thing) ........................................... fdlh pht ls fojfDr
Antipathy against (a person) ................................ fdlh O;fDr ls fojfDr
Affiliated to (a University or Board) ....................... ls lEc¼
Affiliated with (a party) ......................................... ls lkFk gksuk
Attend to .............................................................. ds rjiQ è;ku nsuk
Antidote to (poison) ............................................... dk uk'kd
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Antidote against .................................................. dk bykt
Agree with (a person) ............................................ fdlh ls lger gksuk
Agree on (a point) ................................................. fdlh eqís ij lger gksuk
Agree to (views) .................................................... fdlh fopkj ls lger gksuk
Atone for (a fault, sin) ........................................... dk izk;f'pr djuk
Acquiesce in ........................................................ esa lgefr nsuk
Act upon (advice etc.) ........................................... dk vuqikyu djuk
Adept in (art etc) ................................................... esa fuiq.k
Adept at (thing) ..................................................... (fdlh dk;Z esa) fuiq.k
Adapt to (environment) ......................................... ds vuqdwy cuuk
Aspire after (fame) ............................................... (izflf¼) dh ykylk djuk
Aspire at (the post) ............................................... (in) dh ykylk djuk
Attracted to .......................................................... ds rjiQ vkdf"kZr gksuk
Avail of ................................................................. dk ykHk mBkuk
Abide by ............................................................... fu;eksa dk vuqikyu djuk
Admit to ............................................................... esa nkf[ky@ HkrhZ gksuk
Alight at ............................................................... mrjuk
Account for .......................................................... fooj.k nsuk] O;k[;k djuk
Allowance for ....................................................... xqatkbZ'k djuk] Lohdkj djuk
Aptitude for .......................................................... esa izrhHkk n'kkZuk
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Preposition
Backward in ......................................................... esa fiNM+k gksuk
Bargain with ........................................................ ls eksy&Hkko djuk
Bathe in ............................................................... esa ugkuk
Beg for (a thing) ................................................... fdlh phT+k dk Hkh[k ek¡xuk
Beg of (a person) ................................................... fdlh ls Hkh[k ek¡xuk
Begin with ............................................................ ls 'kq: djuk
Belong to (a person, place, etc) .............................. dgha ls@dk gksuk
Beneficial to ........................................................ ds fy, ykHkdkjh gksuk
Bent on (doing something) .................................... rqy tkuk
Bereft of ............................................................... ls oafpr gksuk
Beset with ............................................................ ls xzLr gksuk
Bestow (something) upon (a person) ...................... uokT+kuk@nsuk
Beware of (something) .......................................... ls lko/ku gksuk
Bigoted in ............................................................. esa va/k gks tkuk (/eZ@fopkj esa)
Blame for ............................................................. dk vkjksi yxkuk
Blind in (love etc) .................................................. esa v¡/k gksuk
Blind in an eye. .................................................... vk¡[k ls v¡/k gksuk
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Blind to (something) ............................................. fdlh phT+k ds izfr v¡/k gksuk
Born of parents/Born in family ............................. iSnk gksuk (
Parents ds lkFk‘of’ vkSjfamily
ds lkFk‘in' yxsxk)
Born to them (past participle when used passively)Passive voice esa 'born to' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
Borrow of or from a person. ................................... ls m/kj ysuk
Break into (a building etc.) ................................... tcju@fcuk vuqefr nkf[ky nsuk
Break with (a person) ........................................... ls laca/ [kRe djuk
Burdened with (work etc.) ..................................... dke dk Hkkj iM+uk
Busy with ............................................................. esa O;Lr gksuk
Blush at (praise) ................................................... ls >sai tkuk
Blush for (a fault) ................................................. ds dkj.k yfTtr gksuk
Benefit by ............................................................ ls ykHkkafor gksuk
Believe in ............................................................ esa fo'okl@ J¼k j[kuk
Benefit from ......................................................... ls iQk;nk@ ykHk mBkuk
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Callous to ............................................................ ds izfr Øwj gksuk
Candidate for ....................................................... dk izR;k'kh gksuk
Capacity for ......................................................... dh {kerk gksuk
Care for or about (something) .............................. fdlh phT+k dk ijokg gksuk
(take) Care of child etc. ........................................ è;ku j[kuk
Careful about ....................................................... dks ysdj lko/ku jguk
Cautious of .......................................................... ls lko/ku gksuk
Preposition
Certain of ............................................................ lqfuf'pr gksuk
Characteristic of .................................................. dh fo'ks"krk,¡
Charge of ............................................................. usr`Ro esa gksuk
Charge with (responsibility, blame etc.). ............... dh ftEesnkjh@ bYtke Mkyuk
Cheat a person of money etc. ............................... O;fDr ds lkFk cheat esa dksbZ
Preposition ugha
yxrk gSA phT+k ds lkFkds cknof yxk;saA
cheat
Cling to (a seat, job or place) ................................. ls fpiduk
Command on (language) ....................................... ij idM+ gksuk
Common to .......................................................... vke gksuk
Comparable to ...................................................... dh rqyuk esa
Comparison with .................................................. ls rqyuk
Compassion for .................................................... ds izfr gennhZ
Compatible with ................................................... ds vuqdwy gksuk
Compensation for ................................................. ds fy, eqvkotk
Compete with (a person/etc.) ............................... ls izfrLiZ/k djuk
Competent for a job. ............................................. esa l{ke gksuk
Complain against (someone) ................................ (O;fDr) ds fo:¼ f'kdk;r djuk
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Complain of (something) ...................................... (phT+k) ds fo:¼ f'kdk;r djuk
Complain to (a person) ......................................... dks f'kdk;r djuk(Complain (verb) ds lkFk
'to' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA)
Complaint with .................................................... (Complaint (Noun) ds lkFk'with' dk iz;ksx
Comply with (rules, wishes etc.) ........................... ds vuqlkj pyuk@ dk vuqlj.k djuk
Composed of ......................................................... ls cuk gksuk
Concede to (a request) ......................................... fuosnu eku ysuk
Concession to ...................................................... dks fj;k;r
Condemned to ...................................................... vokafNr fLFkfr esa Mky nsuk
Conducive to (health) ........................................... ykHkdkjh gksuk
Confer honour on (a person) ................................. dks lEeku ls uokT+kuk
Confidence in a person. ........................................ esa fo'ok'k gksuk
Confident of ......................................................... lqfuf'pr gksuk
Confined to ........................................................ esa lhfer gksuk
Conformity with/to .............................................. vuq:irk gksuk
Congenial to ........................................................ ds vuqdwy gksuk
Conscious of ........................................................ ls voxr@okfdi+Q gksuk
Consent to (a proposal) ......................................... dh LohÑfr nsuk
Consistent with ................................................... vVy@,d lk
Contempt for ........................................................ ds izfr vlEeku gksuk
Content with ........................................................ ls larq"V gksuk
Contrary to .......................................................... ds foijhr

Preposition
Conversant with .................................................. ls okfdiQ
Convicted of ......................................................... dk nks"kh
Convinced of ........................................................ ls larq"V@ fuf'pr
Convulsed with .................................................... ls ,saB tkuk
Copy from a book. ................................................. ls mrkjuk@udy djuk
Copy of something. ............................................... dk izfrfyfi gksuk
Count on something. ............................................ ij fuHkZj jguk
Covetous of .......................................................... dk vfHkyk"kh
Craving for ........................................................... dk ykykf;r gksuk
Cure for ............................................................... dk bykt gksuk
Cured of (disease) ................................................ (fcekjh ls) Bhd gksuk
Compensate for (loss etc.) .................................... dh {kfriwfrZ djuk
Cure of (a disease) ............................................... ls jksxeqDr gksuk
Cure for (treatment) ............................................. dk bykt
Compete with (person) .......................................... ls izfrLi/kZ djuk
Cling to (something/someone) ............................. ls fpid dj jguk
Cordone off .......................................................... gj rjiQ ls ?ksj dj lqjf{kr fd;k tkuk
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Commit to (a promise, pledge, sentence) .............. ds izfr opuc¼ gksuk
Confide in (a person) ............................................ dks jkt crkuk
Consist in ............................................................ esa gksuk
Consist of ............................................................ ls cuk gksuk
Commence with ................................................... ls 'kq: gksuk
Clamour for ......................................................... ds fy, tksjnkj rjhds ls ek¡x djuk
Clamour against .................................................. dk fojks/ djuk
Cause for ............................................................. dk dkj.k gksuk
Cause of ............................................................... dk urhtk gksuk
Condole with (a person) ....................................... ds lkFk lgkuqHkwfr j[kuk
Count on .............................................................. ij fuHkZj
Charge of (noun) .................................................. (fdlh dqÑR;) dk bYtke
Charge with (verb) ................................................ (fdlh dqÑR; dks djus) dk bYtke yxuk
Cope with ............................................................. dk eqdkcyk djuk@ lkeuk djuk
Cash in on ........................................................... dk ykHk mBkuk
Contribute to ....................................................... lgHkkxh cuuk@ Hkkx ysuk
Commence (On a day, at time, in a month) .......... 'kq: gksuk
Concern for .......................................................... dks ys dj fpfUrr gksuk@xEHkhj gksuk
Concerned with .................................................... ls lEcU/ ;k eryc gksuk
Congratulate on ................................................... ij c/kbZ nsuk
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Deaf to ................................................................. ds izfr cgjk gksuk

Preposition
Deal in (a commodity) ........................................... esa O;kikj djuk
Deal with (a subject or person) .............................. ls fuiVuk
Defective in ......................................................... esa JqfViw.kZ gksuk
Defend from or against danger. ............................ ls cpkuk
Deficient in .......................................................... dh deh gksuk
Delight in ............................................................. esa [kq'kh ikuk
Delighted with...................................................... ls [kq'k gksuk
Deliverance from ................................................. ls NqVdkjk ikuk
Deluged with ........................................................ ls ljkcksj gksuk
Depend on or upon something. ............................. ij fuHkZj djuk
Deprive of (advantage, right etc.) .......................... ls oafpr gksuk
Derogatory to ....................................................... ds izfr viekutud gksuk
Descent from ....................................................... dk oa'kt gksuk
Desire for ............................................................. dk bPNk gksuk
Desirous of .......................................................... dk vfHkyk"kh gksuk
Destitute of .......................................................... ls oafpr gksuk
Detrimental to ..................................................... gkfudkjd gksuk
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Devoid of (certain quality) ..................................... ls oafpr
Devoted to ............................................................ dks lefiZr gksuk
Die for (a cause) ................................................... ds fy, ejuk
Die from (reason like thirst/ hunger etc.) ............ (dkj.k) ls ejuk
Die of (some disease.) .......................................... (fcekjh) ls ejuk
Differ from a thing. ............................................... ls vyx gksuk
Differ on a point. .................................................. ij (eqn~nk) vyx er j[kuk
Differ with a person. ............................................. ls (O;fDr) vyx er gksuk
Different from ...................................................... ls vyx
Diffident of ........................................................... esa fgpfdpkgV
Diligent in ............................................................ esa esgurh gksuk
Disastrous to ....................................................... ds fy, nqHkkZX;iw.kZ
Disgrace to .......................................................... ds fy, yTtktud
Disgusted with ..................................................... ls fp<+k gksuk
Displeased with .................................................... ls uk[kq'k gksuk
Distinguish between two things. .......................... ds chp varj djuk
Distinguish one thing from another. .................... ,d dk nwljs ls varj crkuk
Divide into shares, parts. ..................................... esa ck¡Vuk
Doubt of ............................................................... esa 'kadk gksuk
Drenched with ..................................................... ls ljkcksj gksuk
Due to .................................................................. ds dkj.k
Duty to (parents etc.) ............................................ ds izfr drZO; gksuk

Preposition
Dwell in (a house etc.) .......................................... esa fuokl djuk
Disappoint of (hopes) ........................................... ls fujk'k gksuk
Despair of (hopes) ................................................ ls fujk'k gksuk
Dabble in/at (art, politics etc.) .............................. esa gYdk fnypLih ysuk
Destined for (some future) ................................... ds fy, fu;r gksuk
Disgrace on (family etc.) ....................................... ds fy, dyad
Dispense with ...................................................... ls NqVdkjk ikuk
Dispense .............................................................. ck¡Vuk (dksbZ
Prep dk iz;ksx ugha)
Dispose of ............................................................ csp nsuk@ns nsuk
Disposed to .......................................................... ds izfr >qdko gksuk
Decamp with (cash etc.) ....................................... pEir gks tkuk@Hkkx tkuk
Disgust with (a person, life) .................................. ls ijs'kku
Disgust at (an act) ................................................ (fdlh dke@ ?kVuk) ls ijs'kku
Discriminate against ........................................... ls nqO;Zogkj djuk
Discriminate between ......................................... ds chp HksnHkko djuk
Disappoint of ........................................................ fujk'k gksuk
Dabble in (art/politics etc) .................................... gYdk fnypLih ysuk
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Dwell on/upon ..................................................... ij foLr`r :i ls fy[kuk@ cksyuk
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Eligible for (appointment/ election etc.) ................ ds ;ksX; gksuk
Enamoured of ....................................................... ls eksfgr gksuk
Endowed with ....................................................... ls ySl@lEiÂ gksuk
Enmity to ............................................................. ls nq'euh gksuk
Enquire into (a matter) ........................................ fdlh ekeys esa Nku chu djuk
Enquire of (a person) ........................................... ls (O;fDr) iwNrkN djuk
Entitled to ............................................................ dk vf/dkj izkIr gksuk
/ds yk;d gksuk
Entrust a person with a responsibility, work etc. .. dke lkSaiuk
Enveloped in ......................................................... ls <+dk gksuk
Envious of ............................................................ ls b";k j[kuk
Equal to ................................................................ ds cjkcj gksuk
Escape from ......................................................... ls cp fudyuk
Essential to (health, etc.) ..................................... t:jh gksuk
Exception to ......................................................... viokn gksuk
Exemption from .................................................... ls NwV izkIr gksuk
Experience of ....................................................... dk vuqHko j[kuk
Experienced in ..................................................... esa vuqHko j[kuk
Embark on (venture) ............................................ fdlh dke esa yx tkuk
Enter (place) ......................................................... fdlh Prep dk iz;ksx ugha
Enter into (alliance, agreement) ........................... 'kkfey gksuk (le>kSrk bR;kfn esa)
Preposition
Enrage at (a thing, an act) .................................... (fdlh phT+k@ ?kVuk) ls xqLlk gksuk
Enrage with (a person) .......................................... (fdlh O;fDr) ls xqLlk gksuk
Enlarge upon/on .................................................. T;knk dguk ;k fy[kuk
Enamoured with (a person) ................................... eksfgr gksuk@vklfru
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Failed in ............................................................... esa vliQy gksuk
Failure of ............................................................. dh vliQyrk
Faithful to ............................................................ ds izfr oiQknkj gksuk
False to (promise) ................................................. (okns dk) >wBk
Familiar to ........................................................... ls voxr gksuk
Familiar with (a subject). ..................................... (fdlh fo"k;) ls voxr gksuk
Famous for (something) ........................................ (fdlh dkj.k) izfl¼ gksuk
Fatal to (life/ future prospects etc.) ...................... ?kkrd gksuk
Fatigued with ....................................................... ls FkdkoV gksuk
Favourable to ....................................................... ds vuqdwy gksuk
Fearful of ............................................................. ls Mjuk
Fertile in .............................................................. esa mitkÅ gksuk
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Fond of ................................................................. ilan gksuk
Fondness for ........................................................ ilan
Foreign to ............................................................ ls vutku gksuk
Fought against ..................................................... ls yM+uk
Free from (worries). .............................................. (fpUrk) ls eqDr gksuk
Free of cost. ......................................................... fcuk dher ds
Full of .................................................................. ls Hkjk gksuk
False of (heart) ..................................................... ls >wBk
Fascinated by (a thing) ......................................... fdlh pht ls eksfgr
Fascinated with (a person) ................................... fdlh O;fDr ls eksfgr
Fly into (anger) ..................................................... vpkud xqLls esa vkuk
Feed on (live on) ................................................... ij ftank jguk
For lack of ............................................................ dqN (deh) ds dkj.k
For short of .......................................................... dqN (deh) ds dkj.k
For want of ........................................................... dqN (deh) ds dkj.k
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Get at (the truth). ................................................. (lp) rd igq¡puk
Get on (with a person). ......................................... ls vPNk rkyesy gksuk
Get out of (gate etc.) ............................................. ls ckgj tkuk
Get over (the difficulty). ........................................ (dfBukbZ) ls mcjuk
Gifted with ........................................................... ls le`¼@/uh gksuk

Preposition
Good at (English/singing etc). ............................... esa vPNk
Grateful to a person. ............................................ ds izfr ÑrK~ gksuk
Greedy of (wealth etc.) .......................................... dk ykyph gksuk
Guilty of (an offence) ............................................ dk nks"kh gksuk
Grieve for (a person) ............................................. fdlh (O;fDr) dk ekre eukuk
Grieve over (a thing) ............................................ fdlh (pht) dk ekre eukuk
Grieve at (an event) ............................................. fdlh (?kVuk) dk ekre eukuk
Guard against (mistakes, temptations) ................ xyrh@yqHkkou ls lpsr djuk
Guard from (a danger, a thing etc.) ....................... fdlh [krjs@pht ls cpkuk
Glance at (someone etc.) ...................................... ij ,d utj Mkyuk
Glance through (letter etc.) .................................. i<+uk
Good for (nothing) ................................................. fdlh dke dk ugha
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Hatred of or for something. ................................... ds izfr uiQjr gksuk
Heedless of .......................................................... ls vlko/ku
Heir to (the throne). ............................................. dk mÙkjkf/dkjh gksuk
Honest in ............................................................. esa bZekunkj
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Hope for (good or success etc). ............................... dh vk'kk j[kuk
Hopeful of (some result) ........................................ ds izfr vk'kkafor gksuk
Hostile to ............................................................. ls izfr 'k=kqrkiw.kZ
Hurtful to ............................................................. ds izfr gkfudj@pksV igq¡pkus okyk
Hear from (a person) ............................................ ls dksbZ [kcj feyuk
Hear of (something) .............................................. ds ckjs esa lquuk
Hear by (post, communication) ............................. Kkr gksuk (fdlh Jksr ls)
Hard by ................................................................ utnhd
Hard up ................................................................ raxh gksuk
Hanker after ........................................................ ds ihNs iM+uk
Healed of (a disease) ............................................ Bhd gksuk (fcekjh ls)
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Ignorant of ........................................................... ls vufHkK gksuk
Ill with ................................................................. ls fcekj
Immaterial to ...................................................... ds fy, egÙoghu
Impertinent to ..................................................... ds izfr xqLrk[k
Impervious to ....................................................... ds fy, vHks/
Implicated in ........................................................ esa iaQluk@vkjksfir gksuk
Inclined to ........................................................... ds izfr >qdko
Indebted to ........................................................... ds izfr ÑrK~;
Indifference / indifferent to ................................. ds izfr mnklhu@ mnklhu gksuk
Indigenous to ....................................................... dk ewy fuoklh gksuk
Preposition
Indispensable to ................................................... ds fy, vifjgk;Z gksuk
Indulge in ............................................................ esa fyIr gksuk
Infaturated with ................................................... ls vkdf"kZr gksuk
Infected with ........................................................ ls xzLr gksuk
Inference from ..................................................... ls fu"d"kZ
Inferior to (something or somebody) ...................... ls [kjkc(quality esa )gksuk
Infested with ........................................................ ls xzLr (dkiQh vf/d la[;k esa)
Informed of .......................................................... lwfpr
Inimical to ........................................................... dk fojks/h
Injurious to .......................................................... ds fy, gkfudkjd gksuk
Innocent of .......................................................... ls nks"keqDr
Inquired of ........................................................... dk iqNrkN djuk
Insensible to ........................................................ ds izfr laosnughu
Insist on............................................................... ij tksj nsuk
Inspired with ........................................................ ls izfjr
Interested in ........................................................ esa fnypLih
Interfere in a matter. ........................................... esa n[ky nsuk
Intimacy with ...................................................... ls ?kfu"Vrk
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Intimate with ....................................................... ls ?kfu"B gksuk
Introduce to ......................................................... fdlh ls ifjp; djokuk
Inured to .............................................................. izfrjks/h gksuk
Invitation to ......................................................... dk vkea=k.k
Invite to ............................................................... ij vkeaf=kr djuk
Involved in ........................................................... esa 'kkfey
Irrelevant to ......................................................... ds fy, vizklafxd
Irrespective of ...................................................... dk è;ku@fopkj fd, fcuk
Impress with (a thing) .......................................... ls izHkkfor gksuk
Impress upon (a person) ....................................... ij Nki@izHkko NksM+uk
Inquire for/about (a thing) .................................. fdlh pht ds ckjs esa iqNrkN djuk
Inquire after (welfare) .......................................... dk gkypky iqNuk
Inquire of (ask a person) ...................................... fdlh O;fDr ls iqNrkN djuk
Inquired into (investigate) ................................... tk¡p iM+rky djuk
Interfere in (a thing) ............................................ Vk¡x vM+kuk
Interfere with (course of justice etc.) .................... vM+pu Mkyuk
Influenced with (a person) .................................... ls izHkkfor gksuk
Influence over (the people) ................................... ij izHkko (fdlh O;fDr dk)
Influence of something on someone ..................... fdlh pht dk izHkko fdlh ij
Intrude into (room) ............................................... fcuk btktr vanj vkuk
Intrude on (privacy) .............................................. Privacy esa n[ky nsuk
Incensed at (thing) ............................................... xqLlk gksuk

Preposition
Indignant at (thing) .............................................. ls :"V gksuk
Insight into (reality, situation) ............................. esa varjn`f"V
Impress (with a thing) .......................................... izHkkfor djuk
Invest with (authority) .......................................... ds lkFkA
Influence on (a thing) ........................................... izHkko@vlj
Irritated at (thing) ................................................ fp<+ tkuk@[kht tkuk
Irritated against (person) ..................................... fp<+ tkuk@[kht tkuk
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Jealous of (a person) ........................................... ls bZ";k gksuk
Junior to (a person) .............................................. ls dfu"B gksuk
Judge of (things) ................................................... jk; nsuk
Judge by ............................................................... vk¡dk tkuk
Jump to (conclusion) ............................................ rqjar fu"d"kZ ij igq¡puk
Jump at (an offer) ................................................. mNy iM+uk
Jeer at (a thing) ................................................... dk etkd mM+kuk
Jest at (a thing) .................................................... dk etkd mM+kuk
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Key to .................................................................. dh dqath
Kind to (a person) ................................................. ds izfr n;kyq gksuk
Knock at (the gate) ............................................... [kV[kVkuk
Known to .............................................................. Passive voice esaknown ds lkFk'to' dk
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
Known by ............................................................. ds dkj.k tkuk tkrk gks
Known for (a quality) ............................................ ds fy, tkuk tkrk gks
Knock at (the door) ............................................... [kV[kVkuk (vxj 'knock' verb gks rks)
Knock on .............................................................. [kV[kVkgV (vxj
'knock' noun gks rks)
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Lame of (a leg) ...................................................... ls yaxM+k
Laugh at (a person or thing) .................................. ij g¡luk
Lax in ................................................................... esa f'kfFky gksuk
Lean against ........................................................ ij (Vsd yxk dj) >qduk
Leniency to .......................................................... ds izfr uehZ
Liable to ............................................................... ds izfr mÙkjnk;h
Liable to (punishment) ......................................... (ltk dj) gdnkj gksuk
Liking for ............................................................. dh pkgr
Limited to ............................................................ esa lhfer
Listen to .............................................................. dks è;ku ls lquuk
Live by (hard labour). ............................................ esgur dj thuk

Preposition
Live on (a meagre income/ food). ......................... ij (lalk/u) thuk / ij fuokZg djuk
Live within (means etc). ....................................... (lalk/u bR;knh) ds vanj thuk
Look after ............................................................ [;ky j[kuk
Look at something. ............................................... fdlh phT+k ds rjiQ ns[kuk
Look for ................................................................ [kkstuk
Look into .............................................................. tk¡p&iM+rky djuk
Lost to (one's opponent) ........................................ gkj tkuk
Loyal to ................................................................ ds izfr oiQknkj
Laugh with (others) .............................................. ds lkFk g¡luk
Laugh at ............................................................... ij g¡luk
Lean on (someone) ............................................... ij fuHkZj djuk
Lean to ................................................................ ds rjiQ >qdko gksuk
Live in (region, area, country) ............................... jguk (tc cM+s LFkku dk mYys[k gks)
Live at (indicate the place) ................................... jguk (tc NksVs LFkku dk mYys[k gks)
Live by (livelihood, manner) ................................. (vkthfodk o jhfr&fjokt) ds vuqlkj thuk
Live off (source) ................................................... (Jksr) ij thuk
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Liable for .............................................................. dk ftEesnkj gksuk
Liable to (punishment) ......................................... dk gdnkj gksuk
Lacking in ............................................................ dqN (deh)
Likeness to .......................................................... lekurk
Limit to ................................................................ lhfer gksuk@e;kZnk esa gksuk
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Mad after/about/for/on (a thing or subject) ......... ds fy, ikxy gksuk
Mad with anger. ................................................... xqLls ls ikxy gksuk
Malice against a person. ...................................... fdlh O;fDr ds izfr nqHkZkouk gksuk
Match for ............................................................. dh cjkcjh
Material to /Immaterial to .................................. ds fy, egÙo j[kuk@egÙoghu gksuk
Menace to ............................................................ ds fy, leL;k@gkfudkjd
Motive for ............................................................. dk ea'kk
Muse upon a subject. ........................................... ij fopkj djuk
Move to (tears)...................................................... jks iM+uk
Move with (pity) .................................................... (n;k ls) fi?ky tkuk
Married to (a woman) ........................................... ls fookg (tc iq:"k L=kh ls djsa)
Married with (a man) ............................................ ls fookg (tc L=kh iq:"k ls djsa)
Mix with (a thing) ................................................. feyuk
Mock at (a thing) .................................................. dk etkd mM+kuk
Meditate on (past act) ........................................... Hkwrdky dh ?kVuk ij fopkj djuk
Meditate (future act) ............................................. Hkfo"; dky dh ?kVuk ij fopkj djuk
Preposition
Menace to ............................................................ ds fy, [krjk@ leL;k gksukA
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Natural to ............................................................. ds fy, LoHkkfod
Necessary to ........................................................ ds fy, t:jh
Need for ............................................................... dh t:jr
Negligent /neglectful of one’s duty. ...................... ds izfr ykijokg gksuk
Neglectful of (a person, work, a thing) ................... ls ykijokg
Negligent in (duty) ................................................ esa ykijokg gksuk
Neglectful of (a person, working a thing) ............... mnklhu gksuk
Need of ................................................................. bPNk@t:jr gksuk
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Obedience to ........................................................ ds izfr iQekZcjnkjh
Obedient to a person. ........................................... dk vkKkdkjh gksuk
Objected to ........................................................... ds f[kykiQ vkifÙk djuk
Objection to ......................................................... dk fojks/@,rjkt
Obliged by or to a person. ..................................... ls@ds izfr ÑrK~ gksuk
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Obstruction to ...................................................... ds fy, :dkoV
Offensive to ......................................................... ds fy, viekutud
Opportunity for ..................................................... ds fy, volj
Opposite to ........................................................... ds fo:¼
Originate in ......................................................... esa mRiÂ gksuk
Overwhelmed with (joy) ........................................ ls vfHkHkwr gksuk
Originate in (place as a source) ............................ esa mRiUu gksuk
Originate with (a person) ...................................... dks igyh ckj lq>uk
Occupied in (doing a thing) ................................... (dke) djus esa O;Lr
Occupied with (a thing) ........................................ (dksbZ dke) esa O;Lr
Operate on/upon (leg etc.) ................................... dk vkWijs'ku djuk
Oblivious of .......................................................... ls cs[kcj
Offend at (thing) ................................................... (dkj.k) ls vizlUu
Offend with (person) ............................................. (O;fDr) ls vizlUu
Overwhelm with (feelings) .................................... (Hkkoukvksa) ls Hkj tkuk
Overwhelm by (a book etc.) ................................... (fdrkc) ls izHkkfor gksuk
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Painful to ............................................................. ds fy, d"Vnk;d
Part from (a person) .............................................. ls (O;fDr) tqnk gksuk
Parted with (something) ....................................... ls (phT+k) vyx gksuk

Preposition
Partial to .............................................................. ds izfr i{kikriw.kZ
Passion for ........................................................... ds fy, vR;Ur yxko
Peculiar to ........................................................... fut dk
Penetrate into something. ................................... esa lekuk
Pertinent to ......................................................... izklafxd
Pity for ................................................................. ds fy, rjl@n;k
Pledged to ............................................................ dk 'kiFk ysuk
Popular with ......................................................... ds chp izfl¼
Postscript to ......................................................... dk miys[k
Pray to God for something. ................................... Hkxoku dks izkFkuk djuk (fdlh phT+k ds fy,)
Precaution against (disease) ................................ (fcekjh) ls cpko djuk
Predilection for .................................................... ds izfr >qdko
Preface to ............................................................ dk izLrkouk
Prefer to ............................................................... ds rqyuk T;knk ilan djuk
Preferable to ........................................................ ls Js;Ldj
Prejudicial to ....................................................... ds izfr iwokZxzgh
Prepared for ......................................................... dh rS;kjh djuk
Preside over ......................................................... dh vè;{krk djuk
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Pretext for ............................................................ ds cgkus
Prevent from (doing an act.) ................................. ls cpuk @ jksduk
Prior to ................................................................. ls igys
Productive of ........................................................ dk iQyizn
Proficient in ......................................................... esa dq'ky
Profit by ............................................................... ls ykHkkafor gksuk
Profitable to ......................................................... ds fy, ykHknk;d
Prone to ............................................................... ds izfr :{kku@>qdko
Proof of ................................................................. dk lcwr
Proud of ................................................................ ds fy, xkSjokfUor@ij xoZ
Provide with ......................................................... miyC/ djkuk
Partiality for (a thing) ........................................... ilan gksuk
Partiality to (a person) .......................................... ds i{k esa gksuk
Perish by (famine, sword) ..................................... u"V gksuk@ekjk tkuk
Perish with (hunger) ............................................ ls (Hkq[k) ls u"V gksuk@ ej tkuk
Point at ................................................................ vkjksi yxkuk
Point to ................................................................ mYys[k djuk
Preside at (a party) ............................................... dk eq[; vfrfFk gksuk
Preside over (meeting, president) ......................... dk vè;{krk djuk
Provided against (adversity) ................................. miyC/ djkuk (izfrdwy le; ds fy,)
Provided for (family etc.) ....................................... ds fy, miyC/ djkuk
Pine for ................................................................ dk ykylk djuk
Preposition
Pine away ............................................................ 'kksd ls ej tkuk
Play at (cards) ....................................................... (rk'k) [ksyuk
Play upon (a musical instrument) ......................... (okn ;U=k)ctkuk
Partake of (food) ................................................... esa viuk fgLlk ysuk
Prey on ................................................................. 'kks"k.k djuk
Passion for ........................................................... rhoz ykylk gksuk
Feel(Pity) for (noun) .............................................. n;k djuk
Take(Pity) on (noun) ............................................. n;k djuk
Pity (verb) ............................................................. Pity vxj verb gS rks dksbZ
Prep dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk
Pride on (verb) ...................................................... ij xoZ djuk
Pride in (noun)...................................................... ij xoZ gksuk
Prompt in ............................................................. ij rqjar@iwQrhZyk
Prevail against (a thing, face) ............................... lkeuk djuk o thruk
Prevail on/upon (a person, to compel) ................... cgdkuk@etcwj djuk@tksj nsuk
Popular for (a good quality) .................................... izfl¼ o yksdfiz; gksuk
Popular with (the people) ...................................... ds chp yksdfiz;
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Quarrel over (some affair) .................................... fdlh eqís ij yM+uk
Quarrel with (some person) .................................. ls yM+uk
Quest for (knowledge) ........................................... (Kku) dh ykylk gksuk
Quick at (a thing) ................................................. esa iwQrhZyk
Quick in (doing a thing) ........................................ (dke) djus esa iwQrhZyk
***R***
Rebel against (government , customs etc.) ............ dk fojks/ djuk
Recovered from .................................................... ls mcjuk
Reduced to ........................................................... ?kV dj gksuk
Reference to ........................................................ ds lanHkZ esa
Refrain from (an act) ............................................ ls cpuk@ijgst djuk
Regard for ............................................................ ds izfr lEeku gksuk
Regardless of ........................................................ ds rjiQ fcuk è;ku fn,
Rejoice at (success). ............................................. [kq'kh eukuk
Related to ............................................................ ls lacaf/r
Relations with ...................................................... ls laca/
Relevant to .......................................................... ds fy, izklafxd
Remorse for ......................................................... dk i'pkrki gksuk
Remarkable for .................................................... ds fy, fof'k"V
Remiss in ............................................................. esa lqLr
Replete with ......................................................... ls Hkjuk@iwjk djuk
Reply to ................................................................ dk tokc
Preposition
Repugnance to ..................................................... ds fy, v:fpdj
Repugnant to ....................................................... ds izfr v:fpdj gksuk
Reputation for ...................................................... ds fy, uke gksuk@tkuk tkuk
Resemblance to ................................................... dk izfr:i
Respite from ........................................................ ls eqfDr
Responsible to ...................................................... ds izfr ftEesnkj
Restricted to ........................................................ esa lhfer
Result of ............................................................... dk ifj.kke
Revenge on (a person or anything) ........................ dk cnyk ysuk
Revolt against (king, dictatorship, etc.) ................ ds fo:¼ cxkor djuk
Revenge oneself (a person) ................................... ls cnyk ysuk
Revenge for (noun) (an injury) .............................. dk cnyk ysuk
Reconcile oneself to (a thing) ............................... (gkykr bR;knh) dks Lohdkj dj
Reconcile with (a person) ..................................... ls
Reckon on/upon .................................................. ij fuHkZj djuk
Remonstrate with (a person) ................................ fojks/ izdV djuk
Remiss in (duty) ................................................... esa ykijokg gksuk
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Reason with (a person) ......................................... rdZ djuk@cgl djuk@lksap&fopkj djuk
Replace by ............................................................ ubZ ls cnyuk@cnyuk
Repent of .............................................................. i'pkrki@izk;f'pr djuk
Recourse to .......................................................... mik;@lgkjk@lgk;rk
***S***
Sacred to .............................................................. ds fy, ikou
Sanguine of ......................................................... ds izfr vk'kkafor
Satiated with ....................................................... ls rÌr
Satisfied with ....................................................... ls larq"V gksuk
Save from ............................................................ ls cpkuk
Search for (something). ........................................ dh [kkst djuk
Search into (a matter) .......................................... (ekeys esa) iM+rky djuk
See into (a case) .................................................. tk¡p&iM+rky djuk
Sensible of ........................................................... ls okfdiQ
Sensitive to ......................................................... ds izfr laosnu'khy
Sentenced to (imprisonment/death/etc.) ............. ltk izkIr djuk
Sequel to (a film etc.) ........................................... dk vxyk Hkkx
Short of (funds) ..................................................... dh deh gksuk
Sick of ................................................................. ls xzLr@ijs'kku@fcekj
Smiled on ............................................................. ij [kq'k gksuk
Sorry for ............................................................... ds fy, viQlksl djuk
Stick to (promise, etc.) ......................................... ij vfMx jguk
Preposition
Subject to (conditions etc.) ................................... l'krZ
Submission to ...................................................... ds le{k v/hurk
Subsist on ............................................................ ij fuokZg
Succession to ...................................................... ds vuqØe
Suffering from...................................................... ls xzLr gksuk
Sufficient for (a purpose). ..................................... ds fy, izpqj gksuk
Suit to (a purpose). ............................................... ds fy, mi;qDr gksuk
Suitable to ........................................................... ds fy, mi;qDr
Superior to ........................................................... ls csgrj gksuk
Supplement to...................................................... dk vuqiwjd
Sure of ................................................................. ds izfr vk'oLr
Surprised at ......................................................... ij vk'p;Z pfdr gksuk
Surrender to (a person). ....................................... leiZ.k djuk
Susceptible to ...................................................... dk xzg.k'khy
Suspicious of ....................................................... dk lansgh gksuk
Sympathise with .................................................. ls laosnuk O;Dr djuk
Show off ............................................................... fn[kkok djuk
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Speak for (someone) ............................................. ds i{k esa cksyuk
Speak of (praise) .................................................. dk rkjhiQ djuk
Start on (journey) ................................................. (;k=kk) 'kq: djuk
Strive for .............................................................. dh dks'kh'k djuk
Strive with ........................................................... ls izfrLi/kZ djuk
Side with (someone) ............................................. dk i{k ysuk
Search for (a thing) .............................................. [kkstuk
Seek (shelter) ...................................................... dh dks'kh'k djuk
Seek after ............................................................ ek¡x gksuk
Suffer (loss) .......................................................... lguk (?kkVk)
Suffer from (disease) ............................................ xzLr gksuk (fcekjh ls)
Smile at ............................................................... dk etkd mM+kuk
Smile on .............................................................. ij esgjcku gksuk
Substitute for (for old object) ................................. fd fodYi
Shoot at, Strike at, Hit at, Catch at (unsuccessful in attempt)tc iz;kl vliQy gks
Shoot, strike, hit, catch (successful in attempt) .... tc iz;kl liQy gks
Spark off .............................................................. 'kq: djuk
Seek for ............................................................... thrus dk iz;Ru djuk
Seething with (anger etc.) .................................... (xqLls ls) cks[kykuk@mcyuk
Slow at ................................................................. /hek
Scare of ............................................................... Hk;Hkhr djuk@Mjkuk
Preposition
Sentence to (death, etc.) ...................................... nf.Mr djuk@n.M nsuk
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Talk over (a matter) ............................................. fdlh ekeys ij ckr djuk
Talk to someone .................................................. ls ckr djuk
Tantamount to ..................................................... ds leku gksuk
Taste for .............................................................. dk ij[k gksuk
Teeming with ...................................................... ls Hkjk gksuk
Temperate in (one's behaviour) ............................ esa 'kkUr
Temptation to ...................................................... ds fy, izyksHko
Think of ............................................................... ds ckjs esa lkspuk
Think over (a matter) ........................................... fdlh ekeys ij lkspuk
Threaten with (revolver/bad consequences, etc.) . ls Mjkuk
Tired of (bad person/continued sickness, etc.) ...... ls =kLr gks tkuk@Fkd tkuk
Tired with (hard labour). ....................................... (esgur) ls Fkd tkuk
Tolerant of ........................................................... ds izfr lgu'khy
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Touched with ....................................................... ls nzfor gksuk
Trade in commodity .............................................. dk O;kikj djuk
Trade with someone. ............................................ ls O;kikj djuk
Traitor to ............................................................. ds izfr xíkj
Triumph over (enemy etc.) ................................... ij fot; izkIr djuk
True to (one's word/one's soil) .............................. dk lPpk
Trust in ................................................................ esa fo'okl djuk
Turn to a direction. .............................................. ds rjiQ eqM+uk
Trifle with ............................................................ etkd mBkuk
Trespass on land .................................................. vukf/Ñr izos'k djuk
Tresspass against (law) ........................................ dk mYya?ku djuk
Treat of (a subject) ............................................... mik;@lalkf/r djuk@lek/ku fudkyuk
***U***
Useful for ............................................................. esa ykHknk;d gksuk
Useful to (a person) .............................................. fdlh O;fDr ds fy, ykHknk;d gksuk
Usher in ............................................................... ifjp; djokuk@lapkyu djuk
***V***
Versed in .............................................................. esa n{k
Victory over (enemies etc.) ................................... ij fot; izkIr djuk
Void of .................................................................. ls jfgr

Preposition
Vote for (a person) ................................................ dks oksV nsuk
Vote on (resolution) .............................................. ij oksV nsuk
Vote to (power) ...................................................... thruk
Vain of ................................................................. dk ?keaM gksuk
Vexed with (person) .............................................. (O;fDr) ls ijs'kku gksuk
Vexed at (a thing) ................................................. (oLrq) ls ijs'kku gksuk
Venture upon ....................................................... tksf[ke mBkuk
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Wait for a person, etc. .......................................... dk bUrtkj djuk
Want of ................................................................ dh deh
Warn of (danger/bad consequences etc.) ............... dh psrkouh nsuk
Weary of ............................................................... ls Fkdk
Wonder at ............................................................. ij vpafHkr gksuk
Worthy of (trust, etc.) ............................................ ds yk;d
Wait for (person, thing) ......................................... dk bartkj djuk
Weary of (a thing) ................................................. ls Fkd tkuk
Warn against (fault, danger) ................................. ls lko/ku djuk
Warn of (danger) ................................................... ls lko/ku djuk
Wish for (a thing) ................................................. dh dkeuk djuk
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Ward off (evils etc.) ............................................... dks nwj j[kuk
Warn of ................................................................ [krjs ls lrdZ djuk
Wanting in ........................................................... dh deh gksuk
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Yield to (force/ threat, etc.) ................................... gkj eku tkuk
Yearn for .............................................................. dh ykylk djuk
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Zeal for (social reform etc.) ................................... mRlkg gksuk

Preposition
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days/ (d) No error.
2. (a) Children/ should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and well
wishers./ (d) No error.
3. (a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error.
4. (a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No error.
5. (a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements for the/
(c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.
6. (a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./
(d) No error.
7. (a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error.
8. (a) On the time/ (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre/ (c) a large crowd had
assembled/ (d) No error.
9. (a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with
a knife./ (d) No error.
10. (a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents/
/ (d) No error.
11. (a) Without thinking/ (b) for a moment he/ (c) entrusted me in all the responsibilities
./ (d) No error.
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12. (a) Sudha fell in/ (b) the well and nobody / (c) tried to save him./ (d) No error.
13. (a) I / (b) prefer coffee/ (c) than tea/ (d) No error.
14. (a) Suresh is busy / (b) in his work/ (c) for his presentation/ (d) No error.
15. (a) While crossing the road/ (b) an old man was/ (c) run out by a bus/ (d) No error.
16. (a) Amphibians / (b) can live / (c) in water as well as land./ (d) No error.
17. (a) My mother is fond off/ (b) cooking different / (c) types of dishes/ (d) No error.
18. (a) Our teacher/ (b) cannot/ (c) control on the students./ (d) No error.
19. (a) The lawyer has been waiting/ (b) for the prisoner / (c) since two hours / (d) No
error.
20. (a) Mr. Bacon has / (b) great affection to/ (c) his family./ (d) No error.
21. (a) Rekha has a great/ (b) enmity for her/ (c) brother's friend./ (d) No error.
22. (a) He threw the bucket/ (b) into the river/ (c) and returned home without any
water./ (d) No error.
23. (a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers
/ (d) No error.
24. (a) She was/ (b) angry on me because I/ (c) had not invited her to party./ (d) No error.
25. (a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No error.
26. (a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error.
27. (a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments/ (d) No error.
28. (a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students/ (d) No error.
29. (a) Despite of / (b)working hard/ (c) he failed/ (d) No error.
30. (a) Ashok/ (b) married with/ (c) Rekha last month./ (d) No error.
31. (a) The earth's atmosphere/ (b)comprises of/ (c) three layers/ (d) No error.
32. (a) The court held/ (b) the local MLA responsible/ (c) for the loss or damage to any
public property./ (d) No error.

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33. (a)He was debarred to attend/ (b) the monsoon session/ (c)of the Parliament./ (d) No error.
34. (a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error.
35. (a) He should refrain/ (b) to associate himself with any party/ (c) because people
have faith in his integrity./ (d) No error.
36. (a) The songs of / (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error.
37. (a) It should be obvious to you/ (b)that if you persist bothering him,/ (c) he will get
angry with you/ (d) No error.
38. (a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error.
39. (a)He had a suspected fracture, / (b) so he was/ (c)admitted into the hospital/
(d) No error.
40. (a) If you put your / (b) heart to it,/ (c) you will be a winner/ (d) No error.
41. (a) He walked/ (b) ten miles/ (c) by foot/ (d) No error.
42. (a) He is good / (b) in mathematics/ (c)but his friend isn't./ (d) No error.
43. (a) Those who are in power/ (b) have to be sensitive of/ (c)the sufferings of the
poor/ (d) No error.
44. (a) Which newspaper/ (b) do you/ (c) subscribe for?/ (d) No error.
45. (a) We thought that the train/ (b) would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./
(d)No error.
46. (a) Despite of repeated warnings, / (b) he touched a live electric wire,/ (c) and was
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electrocuted./ (d) No error.
47. (a)It is my pleasure / (b) to congratulate you for your success/ (c) in the Civil Services
Examination/ (d) No error.
48. (a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No error.
49. (a) It is half/ (b) past two/ (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.
50. (a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./
(d) No error.
51. (a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No error.
52. (a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No error.
53. (a) The poet/ (b) described about/ (c) the spring season./ (d) No error.
54. (a) The atmosphere/ (b) comprises of/ (c) many inert gases also./ (d) No error.
55. (a)We disposed off / (b) our old furniture/ (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.
56. (a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error.
57. (a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No error.
58. (a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about
bears./ (d) No error.
59. (a) The teacher was tense/ (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/
(d) a hundred students.
60. (a) There is no rule/ (b) regarding the length of a precis/ (c) with relation to/ (d)
that of the original passage.
61. (a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No error.
62. (a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home/ (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error.

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1. (b); 'leave for four days' dk iz;ksx djsaA
2. (b); 'listen' ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
3. (b);
4. (c); 'different ds lkFk‘from’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
5. (a); ‘responsible’ ds lkFk‘for’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
6. (c); ‘entered’ ds lkFk‘into’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
7. (b); ‘emphasised’ ds lkFk‘on’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
8. (a); ‘On’ ds LFkku ij ‘at’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
9. (c); ‘attack’ ds lkFk‘on’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
10. (a); ‘decline’ ds lkFk‘in’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
11. (c); ‘entrusted’ ds lkFk‘with’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
12. (a); ‘fell into’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
13. (c); ‘than’ ds LFkku ij ‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Prefer’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
14. (b); busy ds lkFk‘with’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u fddkA
‘in’
15. (c); ‘run out’ ds LFkku ij ‘run over’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Run over’ dk vFkZ gS ^dqpyk tkuk*A
Land ds igys‘on’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
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16. (c);
17. (a); Fond ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u fd dkA
‘off’
18. (c); vxj ‘Control’ verb gks rks mlds lkFk ‘on’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
19. (c); ‘Since’ ds LFkku ij ‘for’ dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘two hours’ vof/ gSA
20. (b); ‘affection’ ds lkFk‘for’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘to’ fd dkA
21. (b); ‘enmity’ ds lkFk‘towards’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘for’ fd dkA
22. (b); ‘threw’ ds lkFk‘in’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘into’ fd dkA
23. (c); ‘among’ ds LFkku ij ‘between’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
24. (b); ‘angry’ ds lkFk‘with’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS tc fdlh O;fDr dk mYys[k gksA
uksV%&
angry with someone.
angry at something.
25. (c); ‘worthy’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘for’ fd dkA
26. (a); ‘describe’ ds lkFk fdlh‘preposition’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
27. (c); vxj ‘deal’ dk vFkZ gS Ô;kikj djuk* rks‘deal’ ds lkFk‘in’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
28. (b); vxj ‘deal’ dk vFkZ ‘fuiVuk’
gS rksdeal ds lkFk‘with’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
29. (a); ‘Despite’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
30. (c); ‘with’ gVk nsaA
31. (b); ‘Active Voice’ esa‘Comprise’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
32. (c); ‘Loss’ ds ckn‘of’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
33. (a); ‘debarred from attending’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
34. (a); ‘await for’ ds LFkku ij ‘wait for’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘to’fd dkA
35. (b); ‘Refrain’ ds ckn ‘preposition’ ‘from’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘to’ fd dkA
36. (c); ‘listen’ ds ckn ‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS
‘worthlistening’ ds ckn ughaA
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37. (b); ‘persist’ ds ckn ‘in’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
38. (b); ‘differ’ ds lkFk‘from’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd‘with’ dkA
39. (c); ‘admitted to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
40. (b); ‘put your heart into it’ (eu yxkuk) lgh phrase gSA
‘to’ dks‘into’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
41. (c); ‘on foot’ dk iz;ksx djsa ftldk vFkZ gS iSnyA
42. (b); ‘Good’ ds lkFk‘at’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
43. (b); ‘Sensitive’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
44. (c); ‘subscribe’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
45. (c); ‘On time’ dk vFkZ gS Bhd le; ij vkSj‘in time’ dk vFkZ gS le; lsA
Exactly dk iz;ksx
‘On time’
dks T;knk mi;qDr fodYi cuk jgk gSA
46. (a); ‘Despite’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
47. (b); ‘Congratulate’ ds lkFk‘on’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
48. (b); ‘avail’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksrk‘Avail
gSA myself of this’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
49. (c); ‘in’ ds LFkku ij ‘by’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
50. (b); ‘Cope with’ (vFkZ& to handle) dk iz;ksx djsaA
51. (b); ‘told’ ,oa ‘tell’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
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52. (b); ‘accused’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd ‘with’ dkA
53. (b); ‘described’ ds lkFk‘about’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
54. (b); vxj okD; active voice esa gks ‘comprise’
rks ds ckn ‘of’ dk iz;ksx u djsa A
55. (a); ‘disposed’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS u fd dkA
‘off’
56. (b); ‘bereft’ ds ckn ‘of’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
57. (a); ‘assented’ ds lkFk‘to’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd ‘of’ dk A
58. (c); ‘beware’ ds lkFk‘of’ dk iz;ksx djsa u fd;k ‘about’ dkA
59. (c); vxj okD; active voice esa gks ‘comprised’
rks ds ckn ‘of’ dk iz;ksx u djsa A
60. (c); ‘with relation to’ dks‘in relation to’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
61. (c); ‘with’ dks‘from’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA‘suffer’ ds lkFk‘from’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
62. (b); ‘to’ gVk nsA ‘Get, arrive, reach, go, come’ ds lkFk vxj ‘home’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gS rks chp esa
dksbZ‘preposition’ ugha vkrk gSA
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION

1. He drove from Maharashtra ______ Karnataka without stopping to rest.
(a) is (b) to (c) into (d) towards.
2. Bill’s fight ______ hunting put 26 professional shikar companies out of jobs.
(a) towards (b) for (c) over (d) against
3. The court has absolved him _____ all the charges leveled against him.
(a) off (b) with (c) in (d)of

Preposition
4. you are welcome to partake ________ their light refreshment.
(a) in (b) for (c) at (d) of
5. We met a lot of people ______ our holidays.
(a) on (b) in (c) during (d) at
6. The firm has been dealing ______ luxury goods for more than two decades.
(a) in (b) with (c) out (d) on
7. Today students should be reconciled _______ the way things are changing.
(a) with (b) to (c) for (d) at
8. That week the dollar dropped _____ its lowest levels.
(a) to (b) at (c) into (d) by
9. He went _______ sea alone.
(a) in (b) to (c) into (d) on
10. Everyone in this world is accountable to God _____ his actions.
(a) actions (b) for (c) to (d) over
11. Speed is ____ essence in a project of this type.
(a) in (b) for (c) about (d) of
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12. A wise man profits _____ the mistakes of others.
(a) through (b) from (c) with (d) by
13. Ram agreed _____ my proposal .
(a) with (b) for (c) on (d) to
14. He is addicted _____ smoking.
(a) to (b) with (c) on (d) for
15. He sat ____ the shade of a tree.
(a) under (b) into (c) in (d) on
16. There is something wonderful _____ him
(a) of (b) about (c) for (d) in side
17. When will you hand _____ your assignment?
(a) in (b) back (c) down (d) into
18. A new minister has taken ______ after the election.
(a) to (b) over (c) off (d) down
19. There is a bridge ______ the river.
(a) over (b) on (c) down (d) across
20. Please make yourself ____ home.
(a) with (b) at (c) in (d) on
21. The brave youth immediately jumped _____ the river to save the drowning child.
(a) in (b) into (c) inside (d) to
22. We can make no progress if we continue working ______ these conditions.
(a) into (b) with (c) under (d) for
Preposition
23. Keep your dog ____ the flower beds. It may damage the flowers.
(a) out (b) from (c) beside (d) off
24. _______ a moment she felt disappointed for no stockings hung from the fire place.
(a) just (b) for (c) at (d) since
25. We were completely taken ____ by the estate agent who turned out to be a crook.
(a) for (b) on (c) off (d) in
26. Dr. Sharma concluded his speech ______ explaining the importance of charity.
(a) by (b) with (c) at (d) in
27. Shivaji Maharaj fought _____ every kind of aggression.
(a) against (b) to (c) with (d) at
28. Don’t depend _____ others; you must stand on your own feet.
(a) at (b) on (c) to (d) for
29. Our life promises a lot ______ pleasure and we must learn to enjoy it.
(a) with (b) for (c) of (d) at
30. He travelled all ______ the world when he was eighty years old.
(a) in (b) over (c) with (d) of
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31. My father lives ______ Delhi
(a) in (b) at (c) inside (d) on
32. Madhav is good ______ English.
(a) in (b) at (c) on (d) with
33. Naina did not disclose the fact ______ her husband.
(a) to (b) before (c) from (d) on
34. The child did not approve ______ the father's plan.
(a) to (b) by (c) of (d) with
35. The tribes lived ______customs different from the English had ever seen.
(a) on (b) by (c) off (d) with
36. The strike has been called ______ .
(a) of (b) at (c) off (d) by
37. We warned her ______the danger
(a) from (b)about (c) against (d) of
38. We laughed ______ the affair.
(a) over (b) about (c) for (d) on
39. Put a blanket _____ the baby.
(a) over (b) about (c) at (d) on
40. Stay______ your limits.
(a) within (b) in (c) at (d) on
41. She was happy to partake______ the festivities.
(a) in (b) of (c) at (d) for
Preposition
42. I can cope ______ any problem.
(a) up with (b) with (c) up (d) from
43. His manners ______ him.
(a) speak of (b) speak out (c) speak up (d) speak for
44. A thorough search of the aircraft was carried ______ in the airport.
(a) out (b) off (c) on (d) along
45. Discrimination ______ any form should be avoided.
(a) of (b) by (c) from (d) in
46. A large number of people have fallen victim ______ dengue fever.
(a) to (b) of (c) from (d) with
47. She scoffed ______ the idea of revolution.
(a) for (b) at (c) about (d) on
48. This work of art is worthy ______ praise.
(a) of (b) for (c) for (d) to
49. It is our duty to get ______ the truth.
(a) to (b) over (c) into (d) at
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50. For a child, a blow ______ self-esteem is a terrible thing.
(a) of (b) with (c) to (d) on
51. He is a descendent ______ the Mughal royalty.
(a) of (b) from (c) in (d) for
52. Fate smiled ______ him in all his ventures.
(a) above (b) below (c) on (d) at
53. Don't put ______ until tomorrow what you can do today.
(a) up (b) of (c) on (d) off
54. The train is arriving ______ platform number 4.
(a) at (b) on (c) before (d) upon
55. The criminal was totally taken ______ when the police recognized him.
(a) aback (b) up (c) for (d) away
56. The examination will begin ______ Monday.
(a) from (b) in (c) at (d) on
57. You must apologise ______ him for this.
(a) with (b) to (c) of (d) for
58. She seems cursed ______ bad luck.
(a) by (b) with (c) for (d) on
59. He was brought ______ by his aunt as his mother had died when he was just a lad.
(a) up (b) put (c) off (d) with
60. As she became tired, errors began to creep ______ her work.
(a) with (b) into (c) off (d) up.
Preposition
61. Small pox has been eradicated ______ India.
(a) in (b) from (c) within (d) out of
62. I complimented him ______ his success.
(a) about (b) for (c) on (d) at
Answer Key
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (b)
31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (d) 50. (c)
51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (d) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (b) 62. (c)
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15 ADVERB
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ADVERB og 'kCn gS tks&

(i) fdlh fØ;k (Verb) dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA
tSls%He  works
  hard

verb Adv .
(ii) fdlh fo'ks"k.k

(Adjective) dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA
tSls%He is 
very good
 .
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Adv . Adj.
(iii) fdlh fØ;k&fo'ks"k.k

(Adverb) dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA
tSls%She works 
very hard
 .
Adv.
Adv .
(iv) fdlh Preposition dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA

tSls%The helicopter hovered exactly

over
  his house.
Prep. Adv .
(v) fdlh Conjunction dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gS

tSls%He likes her simply

because
   she has a clear conscience.
Adv . Conj.
(vi) fdlh okD;(Sentence) dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA

tSls% Fortunately, no one was hurt
  .
Adv . Sentence
(vii) lkekU;r%
Noun ;k Pronoun dh fo'ks"krk crkus dk dke Adjectives djrs g Sa] fdUrq
dqN ,sls
Adverbs gSa tks fdlh
Noun ;k Pronoun dh fo'ks"krk Hkh crkrs
A ;sgS
adverbs gSa&
Only, even,
at last, almost;
Adverb
tSls%1. I know the truth.

Only 

Adv . Pronoun
2. Only Rohit can help you.

 
Adv . Noun
ADVERB rhuizdkjdsgksrsgSa%&
1. Simple Adverb
2. Relative Adverb
3. Interrogative Adverb
1. SIMPLE ADVERB
 Simple Adverb ds }kjkle; (time), LFkku (place), la[;k (number or frequency), <ax
(manner), dkj.k (reason), ifjek.k (degree), LohÑfr vFkok fu"ks/
(affirmation or negation)
dk cks/ gksrk gSA
;s lkr izdkj ds gSa%&
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(a) Adverb of Manner
 Adverb of manner shows how (<ax)&;s dk;Z gksusrjhdk
dk crkrk gSA
tSls%He works honestly.
He walks slowly.
Remember: Adjectives ls cuus okys
Adverbs ftuds var esa
-ly gksrk gS] izk;%
Adverbs of Manner
dgykrs gSaA
Adjective Adverb
Slow Slowly
glad gladly
Honest Honestly.
uksV%
Miser, Niggard ,oa Coward ,sls nouns gS ftudsadjective forms dks geadverb forms
ekuus dh xyrh dj cSBrs gSA bu dsadjective ,oaadverb forms bl izdkj gSA
nouns
Noun Adjective Form Adverb Form
Coward Cowardly In a cowardly manner
Niggard Niggardly In a niggardly manner
Miser Miserly In a miserly manner
Scholar Scholarly In a scholarly manner

Adverb
uhps fn, x;s mnkgj.k ns[ksa%&

(1) He is miser. (×) (miser noun gSA vr%
miser ds igys ‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
He is a miser. ()
(2) He is a miser man. (×) (man dh fo'ks"krk crkus ds adjective
fy, 'miserly' dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
He is a miserly man.()
(3) He behaved miserly. (×) ('behaved' verb gSA fØ;k dh fo'ks"krk crkusadjective
ds fy, 'miserly'
ugha cfYd
adverb ‘in a miserly manner’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
)
He behaved in a miserly manner. ()
Remember:
1. dqN 'kCn ,d gh :i (Form) esaAdverb vkSjAdjective dh rjg iz;ksx gks tkrs‘Fast,
gSa_ straight,
outright, direct, hard, late’, ‘high’, ‘safe’, quiet bR;kfn
adjective ,oa adverb nksuksa gSA
tSls%Adverb Adjective
He works hard. This is a hard task.
He wakes up early. He came by an early flight.
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Do not talk loud. We should not speak in a loud tone.
Run fast. He is a fast runner.
He waited long for me. He went on a long journey.
Come near. He is of my near relation.
2. fdUrq dqN
Adverbs ds nks :iksa dk vFkZ fHkÂgksrk gS_
(a) Late Lately
nsj ls gky-fiQygky
tSls%1. I haven't seen Akila lately.
2. He came late for the meeting.
(b) Hard Hardly
esgur ls eqf'dy ls
tSls%1. She works hardly to make both ends meet. (×)
She works hard to make both ends meet. ()
2. He hardly does any work. ()
(c) Free Freely
eqÝr eas Lora=krk ls
tSls%1. We can move about freely in India.
2. Rides are provided free in this water park.
 ‘Loudly’ and ‘Aloud’ adverbs gS ysfdu vFkZ esaAloud
fHkÂ Adk vFkZbruh
gS rst vkokt rkfd oDrk
audible g ks ijUrq
Loudly dk vFkZ gS
‘with a lot of noise’.

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(b) Adverb of Time
 Adverb of Time shows when (le;)& ;s dk;Z gksusle;
dk crkrk gSA
tSls%I came late.
 le; n'kkZus okysAdverbs
eq[; fuEufyf[kr gSa%
after, ago, early, late, now, then, soon, today, tomorrow vkfnA
(c) Adverb of Place
 Adverb of place shows where (LFkku)&
;s dk;Z gksusLFkku
dk crkrk gSA
tSls%I could not find him anywhere.
 LFkkun'kkZus okysAdverb
here, there, in, out, up, down, within above, below vkfnA
(d) Adverbs of Frequency or Number
 Adverb of Frequency or Number shows how often (fdruh ckj)& ;s dk;Z gksusfrequency
dh
(vko`fr) crkrk gSA
tSls%I can never do so.
She seldom goes there.
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She often comes to meet me.
 ‘Frequency’ dks n'kkZus okysAdverbs
once, twice, thrice, always, never, seldom, often, frequently vkfnA
(e) Advers of Degree
 Adverb of degree shows how much (ifjek.k)& ;s crkrk gS dk;Z
fdruk vf/d gqvk ;k fdruk
de gqvkA
tSls%The work is almost complete.
I am quite well.
 ‘Degree’ dks n'kkZus okysAdverbs
very, much, more, too, quite, little, almost vkfnA
(f) Adverb of Reason
 Adverb of Reason shows why (dkj.k)& ;s dkj.k crkrk gSA
tSls%I could not come because I was not well.
I don’t like him since he has cheated many people.
 ‘Reason’ dks n'kkZus okys eq[; fuEufyf[kr gSa%
Adverbs
So, hence, therefore, on account of, consequently vkfnA
(g) 1. Adverbs of Affirmative (LohdkjkRed)
tSls%She will truly help you.
I will surely repay the loan.
Adverb
 ‘Affirmation’dks n'kkZusAdverbs
okys fuEufyf[kr gSa%
surely, certainly, truly vkfnA
2. Adverbs of Negation (fu"ks/kRed)
tSls%She did not reply to my letter.
I have never cheated anybody.
 ‘Negation’ dks n'kkZus okysAdverbs
No, not, never vkfnA
2. RELATIVE ADVERBS
 Relative Adverb okD;ksa dks tksM+rkantecedent
gSA vius (iwoZ iz;qDr
Noun ;k Pronoun) dh vksj
ladsr djrs gq,time, place, reason vkSjmanner crkrk gSA
Relative Adverbs gSa&
When,
Where, Why vkSjHow.
tSls%I don’t know where he has gone.
He will come when I call him.
3. INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS
 Interrogative Adverbs gSa&
Why, when, where, how.
tSls%Why are you surprised?
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Where has she seen me?
Adverb: Comparison
 Adjectives dh Hkkafr dqN

Adverbs dh Hkh Degree of Comparison gksrh gSaA
tSls% Positive Comparative Superlative
(a) Hard harder hardest
Fast faster fastest
Soon sooner soonest
near nearer nearest
early earlier earliest
(b) Beautifully more Beautifully most beautifully
Carefully more carefully most carefully
Swiftly more swiftly most swiftly
Slowly more slowly most slowly
Wisely more wisely most wisely
(c) Ill, Badly worse worst
Forth further furthest
Far farther farthest
Late later latest, last
Little less least
Much more most
Well better best

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POSITION OF ADVERBS
 Adverb lnSoml 'kCn ds fudV j[kktkrk gS] ftldks ;gmodify djrk gSA ;fn
Adverb ds Position
dks cny fn;k tk, rks okD; dk vFkZ gh cny tkrk gSA
tSls%Only she saw my dress. dsoy mlusfdlh vkSj us ughaA
She only saw my dress. dsoy ns[kk]vkSj dqN ugha fd;kA
She saw only my dress. dsoy esjhdress, fdlh vkSj dh ughaA
She saw my only dress. ,dek=kdress tks esjs ikl FkhA
She saw my dress only. dsoy dress, iqLrd ;k dqN vkSj ughaA
1. okD; ds vkjaHk(At esa the beginning)
(i) Interrogative Adverb dk iz;ksx lnSo sentences ds vkjaHk esa gksrk gSA
tSls%When are you returning home?
(ii) lkjs okD; dksmodify djus ds fy, Adverb vkjaHk iz;qDr
esa gksrk gSA
tSls%Surely, I will take care of you.
(iii) Emphasis ds fy, Hkh Adverb vkjaHkesa iz;qDr gksrk gSA
tSls%Off she goes.
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Here comes the prince.
2. nks okD;ksa ds eè;(Inesathe Middle)
(i) dqNAdverbs of Time (always, never, ever, often, seldom, sometimes vkfn) muVerbs
ls igys iz;qDr gksrsftudks
gSa] ;s modify djrs gSaA
tSls%She never comes here.
I seldom go there.
(ii) tc sentences esaAuxiliary Verb ns j[kk gks]Adverb
rks dk iz;ksx
Auxiliary Verb vkSjMain
Verb ds chp esa gksrk gSA
tSls%He will
 never come
 here.
H.V. M.V.
 seldom gone
I have  there.
H.V. M.V.
(iii) Verb ‘to be’ dk iz;ksx

Main Verb dh rjg gks;k Helping Verb dh rjg] Adverb dk iz;ksxVerb
ds ckn gh fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%She 
is always happy.
M.V.
I am
 never sad.
M.V.
is always praised for his sweet voice.

He   
H.V. M.V.

Adverb
SEE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
I. He comes often every Sunday. (Place ‘often’ before ‘comes’)
II. He goes usually to shop every Sunday. (Place ‘usually’ before ‘goes’)
III. He is always happy. ()
USE OF SOME ADVERBS

1. Very rFkkMuch ds iz;ksx esa vUrj ,oa lekurk%&
(A) Very dk iz;ksx
Positive degree ds lkFk gksrk gS_ very
tSls &
good, very wise, very lucky, very
honest ysfdu much dk Comparative Degree ds lkFk_ tSls% much better, much wiser,
much luckier, much more honest etc.
uksV%
very much + comparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_Very
tSls &
much better, very much
wiser, very much luckier etc.
(B) Very ;k much dk iz;ksx
Superlative Degree ds lkFk Hkh gksrk gSA
(a) The
 very
 best
 boy.
The+ very+ Sup.
(C) Very dk iz;ksx

Present Participle ds igys gksrk gS_ very
tSls%interesting, very daring, very
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confusing, very boring, very entertaining. fdUrqmuch dk Past Participle ds lkFk_ tSls%
much surprised, much grieved, much admired etc.
uksV%
Very dk iz;ksx
Past Participle ds igys ugha gksrk gSfuEufyf[kr
fdUrq Past Participles ds igys Very dk
iz;ksx gksrk gS
very tired, very dejected, very contented, very discontented, very pleased, very drunk,
very limited, very delighted.
2. Quite dk vFkZ ‘perfectly
gS ;k completely’ (iw.kZr;k] iw.kZ:is.k)
vkSj bldk iz;ksx
‘very’ dh
txg ughagksrk gSA vr%
(i) She is quite lovely. (×)
(ii) You are quite handsome. (×)
bu okD;ksa dk 'kq¼ :i gS&
(i) She is very lovely.
(ii) You are very handsome.
3. Fairly rFkkRather
(A) Fairly dk iz;ksx Positive Degree ds lkFk gksrk gSAfairly
tSls%
wise, fairly good, etc.
 fdUrq]Rather dk iz;ksxPositive rFkk Comparative Degree ds lkFk gksrk gS_rather
tSls%bad,
rather difficult, rather worse, rather hotter, etc.
(B) Fairly ds ckntoo dk iz;ksx ughagksrk gS tcfd
Rather ds ckntoo dk iz;ksx Hkhgksrk gS_
tSls%
(i) fairly too good dguk xyr gSA ysfdu]rather too good dguk fcYdqy lgh gSA
(C) Fairly ds cknPleasant Adjectives dk iz;ksx gksrk gS_ tSls%
fairly wise, fairly beautiful, etc.

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 Rather ds cknunpleasant adjectives dk_ tSls% rather wicked, rather difficult, rather
troublesome, rather dull etc. fdUrq]rather amusing, rather good, rather clever, rather
pretty, rather beautiful dk iz;ksx fd;k tk ldrk gSA
4. Too
(a) Too = dk vFkZ also
gS
tSls%I too was invited to tea.
(b) Too – dk vFkZ more
gS than required (vko';drk ls vf/d)
 bldk iz;ksx
Unpleasant Adjectives ds lkFk gksrk gSA tSls%
too bad, too naughty, too wicked,
too fat, too dull, etc.
vr%too glad, to happy, to pleased, too healthy vkfn dguk xyr gSA
 I am too glad to meet you dk vFkZ gS êSa vkils feydj bruk [kq'k gw¡ ftruk ugha gksuk pkfg,*A bl okD;
dk 'kq¼ :i gksxkA
tSls%I am very glad to meet you.
(c) Too …. to ij vk/kfjr okD;ksatoo
esads ckn vFkZ ds vuqlkj
Pleasant Adjective dk iz;ksx Hkh gks ldrk
gSA
tSls%(i) He is too intelligent to be cheated. (=He is so intelligent that he cannot be
cheated.)
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Too + Adjective
1. He is too tall. (og bruk T;knk yack gS ftruk ugha gksuk pkfg,A)
2. She is too slim. (og bruh T;knk nqcyh&iryh gS ftruk ugha gksuk pkfg,A)
3. It is too cold. (bruh vf/d BaM gS ftruk ugha gksuk pkfg,A)
Verb + Adjective
1. He is very tall. (og cgqr yack gSA)
2. She is very slim. (og cgqr nqcyh&iryh gSA)
3. It is very cold. (cgqr BaM gSA)
5. So
 ‘So’ dk iz;ksx
'very' ds LFkku ij ugha gks ldrkA
'So' ds ckn'that' dk ,oa'Too' ds ckn'to' dk iz;ksx
fd;k tkrk gSA
tSls%1. I am so happy (Incorrect)
2. I am very happy (Correct)
3. I am so happy that I am unable to control my feelings (Correct)
6. Enough
(A) ‘Enough’ adjective ,oa adverb nksuksa gh :i esa dk;Z dj ldrk gSA tc adverb dk dk;Z
'enough'
djrk gS rks bldk iz;ksxadjective
ml ds ckn gksrk gS ftlds fy, ;s iz;qDr gqvk gksA ds :i
Adjective
esa bldk iz;ksx ml
Noun ds igys gksrk gS ftlds fy;s ;s iz;qDr gqvk gSA
 bldk iz;ksxNoun ls igys ijarqAdjective ;k Adverb ds rqjar ckn yxk;k tkrk gSA
tSls%1. She is wise enough to understand your intention.
2. He has enough money to buy this car. (Correct)

Adverb
 Enough ds igys ges'kk Adjective ;k Adverb ds Positive Degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSSA
tSls%1. (A) He is / (B) faster enough / (C) to defeat / (D) you. / (E) No Error.
2. (A) He is bravest / (B) enough to be / (C) selected for / (D) the post of soldier. / (E)
No Error.
 okD;(i) ds Part (B) esafaster ds cnysfast rFkk okD;
(ii) ds Part (A) esabravest ds cnysbrave
dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd
Positive Degree + enough dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
7. Yet
 Yet dk iz;ksx
^vc rd* vFkkZr~
^cksyus ds le; rd* (up to the moment/time of speaking) ds
vFkZ Interrogative
esa rFkkNegative Sentence esaverb ds ckn ;kverb + object ds ckn gksrk gSA
uksV%Yet dk iz;ksxpresent perfect ds -ve okD; esa gksrk gS Past
u fd Tense esaA
tSls%1. The postman did not come yet. (×)
2. The postman has not come yet. ()
3. Didn't the postman come yet? (×)
4. Hasn't the postman come yet? ()
SOME RULES
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RULE 1
‘Else’ ds ckn ‘but’ dk iz;ksx djsa
 ‘Rather’, ‘Other’ ,oa ‘otherwise’ ds ckn‘than’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%1. I would rather die than beg.
2. It is nothing else than sheer foolishness. (Use ‘but’ in place of ‘than’)
3. Rahul had no other alternative but to work hard. (Use ‘than’ in place of ‘but’)
4. Rohit has no one else to talk to except his wife. (Use ‘but’ in place of ‘except’)
RULE 2
 Adverbs ‘Seldom, nowhere, never, nothing,hardly, scarcely, neither, barely,
rarely’ ds vFkZ udkjkRed
gksrs gSA vr% budk
iz;ksx fdlh nwljs udkjkRed 'kCn ds lkFk
djsaA
u
tSls%1. I rarely went to meet nobody. (Use ‘anybody’ in place of ‘nobody’)
2. She hardly knows nothing about me. (Use ‘anything’ in place of ‘nothing’)
3. I hardly know somebody in the city. (Say ‘anybody’ in place of ‘somebody’)
RULE 3
 Negative, 'kCn tSls
'not' o 'never' dk iz;ksx‘deny, forbid, Unless, Until, lest,too .... to
vkSj‘both’ ds lkFk u djsaA
1. She denied that she had not done anything wrong. (Delete ‘not’)
2. Both of us are not going there. (×)
Neither of us is going there. ()
3. Unless he will not come, I will not go. (×)
Unless he comes, I will not go. ()

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RULE 4
(A) Adverb ‘as’ dk iz;ksx uhps fn, x;s
verbs ds lkFk fd;k tk ldrk gSA
‘regard, describe, define, treat, view, know’.
(B) Adverb ‘as’ dk iz;ksx uhps fn, x;s
verbs ds lkFku djsaA
‘name, elect, think, consider, call, appoint, make, choose.’ e.g.,
1. I regard him my brother. (Add ‘as’ after ‘him’)
2. Biology has been defined the study of organism. (Add ‘as’ after ‘defined’)
3. She is considered as the best student of my class. (Drop ‘as’ after ‘considered’)
4. The teacher called him as stupid. (Drop ‘as’)
5. The principal appointed him as lecturer. (Remove ‘as’)
6. He thinks her as a fool. (Remove ‘as’)
RULE 5
 okD; esa
'adverb' ds ckn 'Helping verb' dk iz;ksx djsa vkSj fiQj
'subject' dkA
1. Seldom he comes to Delhi. (×)
Seldom does he come to Delhi. ()
2. Never I’ll go there. (×)
Never shall I go there. ()
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3. No sooner she reached the station than the train left. (×)
No sooner did she reach the station than the train left. ()
4. Hardly she had reached the station when the train arrived. (×)
Hardly had she reached the station when the train arrived. ()
5. So quickly she ran that she overtook her friends. (×)
So quickly did she run that she overtook her friends. ()
6. His wife comes here and so does he.
7. He doesn’t know any one here and neither do I.
RULE 6
(A) ‘Too’ and ‘as well’ dk iz;ksx
‘Besides’, in ‘addition to’, ‘also’ ds :i esa affirmative
sentences esa fd;k tkrk gSA
‘Also’ dk iz;ksx okD; ds var esa ugha
djuk pkfg,A
tSls%She found her bag and money too/as well.
RULE 7
 'Seldom or never', 'seldom, if ever', 'little or nothing', 'little, if anything' dk iz;ksx
okD; esa fd;k tkrk gS ijUrq
'seldom or ever' ;k 'little or anything' dguk xyr gksxkA
tSls%He seldom or never goes to see movies.
RULE 8
 Verbs of sensation (Taste, Smell, Feel, Appear, Seem, Sound, ,oa Look) gekjs ik¡pksa
bafnz;ksa ls lacaf/r gksrs gSA buds ckn
adverb ughaadjective dk iz;ksx djsaA

Adverb
tSls%I 
look
 honest.

Verb of Adjective
sensation
I 
work
 honestly.

ordinary adverb
verb
felt
I  bad.

verb of adj
sensation
I sing badly.

 

Ordinary Adv
verb
 dqNvU; Verbs ftuds lkFk adverb ughaadjective dk iz;ksxgksrk gS osbe,

gSa&
become, turn,
get, grow, keep, make vkSjprove.
tSls%He got angry
 .
adj
RULE 9
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 Manly, masterly, slovenly, friendly, orderly, gentlemanly, sickly, weekly,
monthly Adjectives gSaA'ly' esa var gksus ds otg ls ge bUgsa
adverb ekuus dh Hkwy dj cSBrs gSaA
tSls%He behaved friendly. (×)
He behaved in a friendly manner. ()
SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) A soldier is/ (b) taught never to/(c) fight cowardly/(d) No error.
2. (a) A man of fifty/ (b) cannot be called/ (c) as young./ (d) No error.
3. (a) He is being/(b) very politely/ (c) for the reason best known to him. /(d) No error.
4. (a) He is enough tall/(b) to be selected as Sub Inspector/ (c) in Delhi Police/(d) No
error.
5. (a) He is niggard/ (b) and saves each/(c) and every paise/(d) No error.
6. (a) I am full of energy/(b) today because I /(c) soundly slept last night/(d) No error.
7. (a) I did not know hardly/(b) anyone in the college/ (c) and so I felt lonely all the
time/(d) No error.
8. (a) I have never seen/ (b) a coward man /(c) like Sohan/(d) No error.
9. (a) I never remember/(b) to have met a more intelligent/(c) man in my life/(d) No error.
10. (a) I refused to accompany him/(b) because he was/(c) so boring/(d) No error.
11. (a) I refused to consider/(b) him as an honest boy /(c) as he had cheated many

Adverb
people/(d) No error.
12. (a) I see him often/(b) at the/(c) bus terminal/(d) No error.
13. (a) Mangoes taste /(b) more sweetly than /(c) any other fruit of this world/(d) No error.
14. (a) My father /(b) is very quicker than/(c) I at Chess/(d) No error.
15. (a) Never in the history/(b) there has been/ (c) as shrewd a mentor as Chanakya/
(d) No error.
16. (a) Outright rejection/(b) of my plea /(c) disappointed me/(d) No error.
17. (a) She did her job/ (b) as better as she/(c) could do/(d) No error.
18. (a) She does her/(b) work good as she/(c) is a trained nurse/(d) No error.
19. (a) She had barely/(b) nothing to wear/(c) when she came to me for help/(d) No error.
20. (a) She is either/(b) dumb or deaf,/ (c) if not both/(d) No error.
21. (a) She knows/(b) riding/ (c) a horse/(d) No error.
22. (a) Great leaders tried / (b) to eradicate social evil practices/(c) with tooth and nail/
(d) No error.
23. (a) It rained/ (b)like cats and dogs/ (c)throughout the night./(d) No error
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24. (a) The State Government/(b) appointed him as /(c) officer-in-charge/(d) No error.
25. (a) The teacher asked/ (b) the students to/(c) talk loudly/(d) No error.
26. (a) Though he was brave,/ (b) he could not face the ups and downs/(c) of life manly/
(d) No error.
27. (a) We must try /(b) to save our hardly /(c) earned money/(d) No error.
28. (a) We seldom or ever/(b) go out these days /(c) because it is too hot now-a-days/
(d) No error.
29. (a) We should /(b) keep our belongings/(c) orderly/(d) No error.
30. (a) Vijay could not scarcely conceal/ (b) his happiness /(c) at my resignation./
(d) No error.
31. (a) When I read his biography,/(b) I hardly found something/(c)in his character
that I could admire/(d) No error.
32. (a) When she received the good news,/ (b) she ran straightly /(c) to call up her parents/
(d) No error.
33. (a) You always /(b) come lately/ (c) to class/(d) No error.
34. (a) You have /(b) acted nobler than/(c) all of us/(d) No error.
35. (a) You should have/(b) sufficiently collateral/(c) to pay back the loan d) No error.
36. (a) Veena worked /(b)very hardly /(c)as she wanted to be a surgeon/(d) No error.
37. (a) She sounded /(b)very sadly after /(c)the death of her pet/(d) No error.
38. (a) Her speech was not clearly /(b)but we understood /(c)the underlying meaning/
(d) No error

Adverb
39. (a) All the pupils/ (b) stood up respectively/ (c) as the Guru entered the room./ (d)
No error.
1. (c); fight fØ;k gS ftldh fo'ks"krkadverb crkrk gSA ‘Cowardly’ adjective gSA vr% adverb form
‘in a cowardly manner’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
2. (c); 'as' gVk nsaA
‘call’ ds lkFk‘as’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA
3. (c); 'politely' ds LFkku ij ‘polite’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
4. (a); enough dk iz;ksx‘adjective’ ds ckn gksrk gSAtall vr%ds ckn ‘enough’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
5. (a); ‘Niggard’ noun gSA vr% niggard ds igys article ‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
6. (c); Slept (verb) ds cknsoundly (adverb) dk iz;ksx djsaA
7. (a); Hardly ,oa not dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk u djsa D;ksafd nksuksa gh vFkZ esa udkjkRed
‘I hardly knewgSaA
anyone’ dk iz;ksx djuk lgh gksxkA
8. (b); ‘Man’ noun gS ftldh fo'ks"krk adjective crkrk gSA
‘Cowardly’ dk iz;ksx lgh gksxkA
9. (a); Never dk iz;ksx ‘remember’ ds ckn gksxkA
10. (c); ‘So’ ds iz;ksx ds ckn
‘that’ dk iz;ksx gksuk t:jh gksrk gSA‘So’vr%
ds LFkku ij‘very’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
11. (b); Consider ds lkFk‘as’ dk iz;ksx xyr gSA
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12. (a); Often the iz;ksx main verb ‘see’ ds igys gksxkA
13. (b); ‘taste’ verb of sensation gSA blds ckn ‘adverb’ ugha‘adjective’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
Sweetly dks
‘Sweet’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
14. (b); Comparative degree (quicker) ds lkFk‘very’ ugha‘much’ dk iz;ksx gksxkA
15. (b); Never (adv) ls 'kq: gksus okys okD; ds cknhelping
igys verb (;gk¡ -has) dk iz;ksx djsa fiQj
Sub
(;gk¡
-there)dkA
16. (d);
17. (b); As……as ds chp ges'kk
adjective/adverb dk positive degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘as well as’
lgh iz;ksx gSA
18. (b); ‘Good’ adjective gSA ;gk¡adverb ‘well’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
19. (b); ‘Barely’ negative 'kCn gSA blds lkFk nwljk
negative 'kCn‘nothing’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
20. (c); If not both ds txg ij ‘if neither’.
21. (b); Know ,oa wonder nks ,sls verbs gS ftuds ckn
‘wh’ family dk iz;ksx gksuk t:jh‘knows
gSA how
to ride’ dk iz;ksx lgh gksxkA
22. (c); ‘with’ gVk nsA
23. (b); ‘like’ gVk nsA
24. (b); appoint ds lkFk‘as’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
25. (c); loudly ds LFkku aloud
ij 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Aloud’ 'kCn mi;qDr gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ gS&
audible
voice esa (lquus yk;d vkokt esa) tcfd
loudly dk vFkZ gS 'kksj ls Hkjk gqvkA
(with a lot of noise)
26. (c); Manly ds LFkku manfully 'kCn dk iz;ksx djsaA
Manly adjective gS ftldk vFkZbrave/strong.
gS

Adverb
27. (b); Hardly ds LFkku hard
ij earned money dk iz;ksx djsaA
Hardly dk vFkZ gS
' dy
eqflsAHard dk vFkZ
gS esgur lsA
28. (a); Seldom ds lkFknever dk iz;ksx djsaA
29. (c); Orderly adjective gSA ‘In an orderly manner’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
30. (a); ‘Scarcely’ negative 'kCn gSA blds lkFk nwljk negative 'kCn‘not’ dk iz;ksx u djsaA
31. (b); ‘hardly’ ds lkFk‘anything’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
32. (b); ‘Straight’ adjective ,oa adverb nksuksa‘Straightly’
gSA dksbZ 'kCn ugha gSA
33. (b); ‘Lately’ dk vFkZ gS gky&fiQygkyA ‘late’ dk iz;ksx djsa ftldk vFkZ gS nsj lsA
34. (b); ‘more nobly’ dk iz;ksx gksxk u‘nobler’
fd dkA
35. (b); ‘Collateral’ noun gSA bldh fo'ks"krk ‘sufficient’ (adj) crkrk gS u fd‘sufficiently’ (adv).
36. (b); ‘Hard’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
37. (b); Sound (verb of sensation) ds lkFk‘sad’ (adj) dk iz;ksx gksxkA
38. (a); ‘Clearly’ ds LFkku ‘clear’
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘Speech’ noun gSA bldh fo'ks"krk ‘clear’ (adj) crkrk
gS u fd‘clearly’ (adv).
39. (b); 'respectively' dks‘respectfully’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA
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S.N. WORD fgUnh esa vFkZ Meaning in English

1. Accept Lohdkj djuk To receive a thing.
Except ds vykok Leaving apart or excluding.
2. Expect mEehn djuk To hope
Suspect vk'kadk djuk To apprehend
3. Adopt viukuk@xksn ysuk To accept/to take another person's child
legally.
Adept fuiq.k Proficient
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Adapt <+kyuk To change accordingly.
4. Allude mYys[k djuk Refer to
Elude cpuk To escape
5. Alternate ,d NksM+ dj ,d One after another.
Alternative fodYi Available instead /substitute
6. Aural dku ls lacaf/r Of ear
Oral ekSf[kd Verbal
7. Access igq¡p Approach
Excess izpqjrk esa More than due.
8. Averse ukilan djuk To dislike
Adverse foijhr Unfavourable
9. Advice (N) lykg An opinion
Advise (V) lykg nsuk To offer an opinion.
10. Affect (V) vlj djuk To influence
Effect (N) ifj.kke Result
11. Apposite mi;qDr Proper
Opposite ds lkeus@foijhr In front of/ contrary
12. Amend la'kks/u djuk To improve
Emend v'kqf¼;k¡ fudky nsuk To remove the mistakes
13. Amoral fuuSfrd Having no moral sense.
Immoral vuSfrd Not conforming to moral standards.
14. Antics g¡lkus ds fy, dh xbZ gjdr Tricks
Antiques izkphu dyk dh oLrq,sa Ancient pieces of art.
15. Appraise ewY;kadu djuk Assess the quality/ value of.
Apprise lwfpr djuk Inform
16. Allusion lanHkZ esa (vizR;{k :i ls) Indirect reference
Illusion Hkze Deception
17. Beside ds cxy esa By the side of
Besides ds vykok Apart from
18. Bridle yxke Headgear of horse
Bridal nqYgk@nqYgu ls lacaf/r Related to bride/ bridegroom
19. Beneficial ykHknk;d Useful
Beneficiary ykHkkfUor O;fDr One who receives benefit.
20. Boar lqvj A pig
Bore cnkZ'r djuk@ iSnk djuk To tolerate or to produce (V2 of bear)
21. Bought [kjhnuk V2 and V3 of buy.
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Brought ykuk V2 and V3 of bring.
22. Catch xfr'khy dks idM+uk To take hold of something when it is
moving.
Hold Fkkeuk To take hold of something when it is static.
23. Childish csodwiQh Hkjk Foolish
Childlike eklwe Innocent
24. Continual fu;fer :Ik ls Happening repeatedly
Continuous yxkrkj Without break
25. Credible fo'oluh; Believable
Creditable lEekuh; Praiseworthy, honourable
26. Censure fuUnk djuk To criticise
Censor izfrcfU/r djuk Official licensing of films etc.
27. Canon fu;e Rule
Cannon rksi A powerful gun fixed to wheels.
28. Canvas eksVk diM+k Coarse cloth
Canvass ?kwe&?kwe ds oksV ek¡xuk
Visit houses to get political support.
29. Cemetery dczxkg A burial place
Symmetry ,d lk Harmony
30. Casual mnklhu] vukSipkfjd Not formal, not taking much interest.
Causal dkjd laca/h Relating to cause
31. Climactic mRd"kZ ls lacaf/r Relating to climax
Climatic tyok;q lacaf/r Relating to climate
32. Coarse Hkík@ eksVk@ lery ugha Rough
Course fdlh dk;Z dk flyflysokj jkLrkA line of action.
33. Confidant jktnkj A person who is entrusted with secrets.
Confident vkRefo'okl ds lkFk Sure and certain.
34. Contagious fcekjh tks Nwus ls iQSys A disease that spreads by contact.
Contiguous flekar Near
Infectious fcekjh tks gok ,oa ikuh ls iQSys
A disease that spreads by air or water.
35. Corps lsuk dh VqdMh A division of army.
Corpse e`r 'kjhj (balku dk) A dead body.
Carcass fdlh cM+s tkuoj dk e`r 'kjhjThe dead body of a large animal.
36. Conscious voxr To know
Conscientious T+kehjokyk With a sense of duty.
37. Complain (V) f'kdk;r djuk To say that something is wrong or not
satisfactory.
Complaint (N) f'kdk;r A report of a problem.
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38. Complacent Self-satisfied.
Complaisant vkKkdkjh Obedient and compliant.
39. Complement iwjd N-a thing that completes or improves.
V-add to something in a way that it
improves.
Compliment rkjhiQ A remark of admiration.
40. Custom lkekftd fu;e Social usage.
Habit vknr Personal usage.
41. Compose cukuk Make up the whole.
Comprise ls cuk gksuk Consist of.
42. Career is'kk Course through life.
Carrier lkeku <+ksus dh xkM+h That which carries.
43. Credible fo'oluh; Believable
Credulous tks vklkuh ls fo'okl dj ys Too ready to believe.
44. Discreet (lpsr rkfd fdlh dks O;ogkj ;kCareful not to cause offence by speech
Hkk"kk ls pksV u igq¡ps) or behaviour.
Discrete (i`Fkd) Separate, distinct.
45. Disease fcekjh Ailment or illness.
Decease e`R;q Death.
46. Decent lH; Nice, respectable.
Descent <+yku Downward motion.
Dissent erHksn Difference of opinion.

47. Dual nksgjk With two parts.
Duel }a} ;q¼ A fight between two persons using guns or
swords.
48. Deface foÑr djuk Disfigure.
Efface feVk nsuk Wipe out.
49. Deny [kaMu djuk To declare untrue.
Decline vLohdkj djuk Refuse to accept an offer.
Refuse bUdkj djuk Show unwillingness towards.
Refute [kaMu djuk (lcwr ds lkFk) Prove wrong.
50. Defy mYya?ku djuk To break the law.
Deify bZ'oj cuk nsuk To make someone or something a god.
51. Defuse ruko de djuk Remove the tension.
Diffuse iQSykuk@vLi"V Spread out; not clear or concise.
52. Desert N- jsfxLrku]
V- R;kx nsuk N- An area where there is little rain.
V- To leave someone.
Dessert Hkkstu ds ckn dk ehBk O;atu
Sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal.
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53. Depression xM~Mk@volkn Hollow/ A mental state of despair.
DepreciationewY; de gksuk Undervalue.
54. Disinterested fu"i{k Impartial.
Uninterested fnypLih uk gksuk Not interested.
55. Delightful izlUurknk;d Very pleasant.
Delicious Lokfn"V Pleasing to taste.
56. Deprecate ukilan djuk To hate.
Depreciate eqY; de djuk To reduce in value.
57. Defective =kqfViw.kZ Having a certain imperfection.
Deficient deh gksuk Lacking something.
58. Decided fu.kZ; fd;k gqvk (fuf'pr) Clear and definite.
Decisive fu.kkZ;d Deciding.
59. Effective vljnkj Producing effect.
Efficacious tks fuf'pr gh mÙke ifj.kke ns
Able to produce the desired result.
Efficient dk;Zdq'ky Competent.
60. Elicit mRiÂ dj ikuk To get or produce something.
Illicit voS/ Illegal or disopproved of by society.
61. Economical de [kpZ okyk Involving less expenditure.
Economic vFkZO;oLFkk lEcfU/r Relating to economy.
62. Enduring yEcs le; rd dk;e Existing for a long time.
Endurable lgu djus yk;d Bearable.
63. Emigrant izoklh A person who leaves his country to settle in
another.
Immigrant vizoklh One who comes to another country.
64. Enormity vfr] ?kksj Extreme seriousness.
Enormousness T;knk gksuk Great in size or scale.
65. Ensure lqfuf'pr djuk To make sure.
Insure chek djuk To protect against risk.
Assure fnyklk nsuk To make certain of.
66. Envelop (<+d nsuk) To cover or surround something
completely.
Envelope (fyiQkiQk) A flat usually square paper container for a
letter.
67. Especially fo'ks"k dj In particular, above all.
Specially fdlh fo'ks"k volj ds fy, For a special purpose.
68. Excite mÙksftr djuk To arouse feelings of happiness or
enthusiasm.
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Incite mdlkuk @ HkM+dkuk To arouse unpleasant or violent feelings.
69. Expedient lgh@ ykHknk;d Helpful or useful in a particular situation.
Expeditious 'kh?kz@ iQqrhZ ls Prompt.
70. Extinct foyqIr No longer existing.
Instinct ewy izo`fÙk Inborn impulse.
71. Flair tUetkr izo`fÙk Natural ability.
Flare //duk] iQSyuk A burst of flame or light/ to become angry.
72. Flaunt fn[kkok djuk Display ostentatiously/to show off.
Flout mYya?ku djuk Disregard a rule or custom.
73. Fortuitous vkdfLed Happening by change.
Fortunate HkkX;'kkyh Lucky.
74. Felicity izlUurk A blessing, happiness.
Facility lqfo/k Ease or comfort
Faculty dk;Z'kfDr@ dkWyst dk foHkkx
Ability/departments of college/ the people
@dkWyst ds vè;kidx.k who teach
75. Fatal ?kkrd Deadly
Fateful egÙoiw.kZ@ijUrq udkjkRed
Important but with usually negative
ifj.kke;qDr effect.
76. Fain [kq'kh ls Gladly
Feign fn[kkok djuk (tks lp ugha
@
cgkuk
gS) cukuk
To pretend to feel something.

77. Floor iQ'kZ The flat surface of room on which we walk.
Ground tehu The surface of earth outside the room.
78. Graceful HkO; Handsome or attractive
Gracious n;kyq Merciful
79. Gate }kj An entrance
Gait pyus dk rjhdk A particular way of walking.
80. Gourmand isVw A glutton
Gourmet ikd dyk dk ikj[kh A food connoisseur.
81. Hear lquuk To receive sound.
Listen è;ku ls lquuk To hear carefully.
82. Hoard fNikdj laxzg djuk To store in a secret place.
Horde ,d cM+k lewg A large group of people.
83. Humility fouezrk The quality of being humble.
Humiliation vieku Disrespect
84. Historic egÙoiw.kZ Important
Historical ,sfrgkfld Relating to history
Histrionic ukVdh; ,oa c<+k p<+kdj Dramatic and exaggerated
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85. Human ekuo Relating to man
Humane n;kyq Kind
86. Illegal xSjdkuwuh Against the law
Illicit voS/ Disapproved of by society.
87. Incredible vfo'oluh; Unbelievable
Incredulous tks fo'okl u djsa Not ready to believe something/ someone.
88. Ingenious cf<+;k ,oa ubZ ;qfDr Hkjk Clever and involving new ideas.
Ingenuous fu"diV] ljy Honest and sincere.
89. Intense rhoz Extreme and forceful.
Intensive xgu Involving a lot of effort.
90. Invent vkfo"dkj djuk To create something which never existed
before.
Discover [kkst djuk To find something for the first time which
nobody was aware of.
91. Industrial m|ksx laca/h Relating to industry
Industrious esgurh Hard-working
92. Imperious ncax Haughty
Imperial jktlh Majestic, relating to empire.
93. Incumbent t:jh To be necessary
Recumbent ysVk gqvk Lying down
94. Jealous bZ";kZyq (tc oLrq gekjh gks)
When we are afraid of losing the person/
thing we love, we feel jealous.
Envious bZ";kZyq (tc oLrq gekjh ugha gks)we wish we had what someone else
When
have, we feel envious. Envy and jealously
are slightly different in meaning.
95. Judicial U;k; laca/h Relating to a judge or justice.
Judicious le>nkj Wise, Prudent
96. Light V- tykuk&izdkf'kr djus ds fy,Verb-to start flames in order to spread light/
N- jks'kuh]
Adj- gYdk Noun-radiance/Adj-not heavy.
Burn V- tykuk&uk'k djus ds fy,] V-to start flames to destroy something/N-
the
N- iQiQksyk part of body damaged due to heat.
97. Lightening mtkyk djuk] gYdk djuk] xksjkTo
djuk
make bright/ less heavy/ pale/ less
serious.
Lightning fctyh&tks vkleku esa fn[krhAgS
flash of bright light seen in the sky.
Lighting fctyh dh O;oLFkk The arrangement of lights.
98. Loath vfuPNqd Reluctant, unwilling
Loathe ?k`.kk djuk To hate
99. Loose <+hyk Not tight.
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Lose [kksuk@gkjuk Be defeated.
Loss ?kkVk@gkfu The state of not in posession of something
or having it less than before.
100. Luxuriant izpqjrk esa mxuk Strong in growth
Luxurious foykflrkiw.kZ Very comfortable and expensive.
101. Lovely I;kjk] lqanj Beautiful
Lovable I;kj djus ;ksX; Worthy of love
102. Metal /krq A chemical element. Eg-gold, iron etc.
Mettle {kerk Ability.
103. Metre yEckbZ dh bdkbZ A unit of length.
Meter ,d ;a=k A device used to measure the amount of
something that is used.
104. Negligent ykijokg Careless
Negligible ux.; Very little
105. Momentary {kf.kd Short-lived
Momentous egÙoiw.kZ Very important
106. Minor ukckfyx Underage
Miner [knku dehZ One who works in mines.
107. Militate izfrdwy gksuk To hinder
Mitigate rhozrk de djuk@'kkUr djukMake less severe.
108. Naval usoh lacaf/r Relating to a navy.

Navel ukHkh Small round part in the middle of the
stomach.
109. Notable è;ku nsus yk;d Important and deserving attention.
Notorious dq[;kr Known for bad qualities.
Famous izfl¼ Well known
Eminent izfl¼ ,oa lEekuuh; Well known and respected
110. Official vkf/dkfjd Relating to an office.
Officious lykg nsus ds fy, rRij Too eager to tell others what to do.
111. Ordinance vè;kns'k A law made by the government.
Ordnance lsuk dk lktks&lkeku Military material such as weapons,
ammunition etc.
112. Pane f[kM+dh@njokts dk dk¡p A flat piece of glass used in a window/
door.
Pain nnZ Feeling of physical suffering.
Pains vFkd iz;kl A lot of efforts.
113. Palate rkyw The roof of the mouth/ the sense of taste.
Palette jax feykus dk crZu An artist's mixing board.
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Pellet fdlh phT+k dk NksVk xksyk
A small ball of any substance.
114. Pedal iSj ls pykus okyk A foot-operated lever.
Peddle ?kwe&?kwe dj lkeku cspukTo sell goods by going from one place to
another.
115. Perpetrate djuk (xqukg) To commit (a crime).
Perpetuate fdlh dk;Z@gkykr ds tkjh jgus
To cause something to continue.
dk dkj.k cuuk
116. Personal futh Private
Personnel dehZ Staff
117. Pore Nsn Small hole.
Pour cguk] mM+syuk Flow, cause to flow.
118. Practice (N) vH;kl Regular activity.
Practise (V) vH;kl djuk To do something regularly.
119. Practicable O;ogkfjd Able to be done.
Practical/ okLro esa@iz;ksxkRed Effective or realistic.
Pragmatic
120. Prescribe lykg nsuk (ds :Ik esa) To recommend
Proscribe xSj dkuwuh djkj nsuk Forbid or condemn.
121. Proceed vkxs c<+uk To continue
Precede igys vkuk To come before/happen before.
122. Popular izfl¼ Liked by all.
Populous ?kuh vkoknh okyk Thickly populated.
123. Pray izkFkZuk djuk To offer prayer to God.
Prey (V) f'kdkj djuk@
(N) f'kdkj Hunt and kill/ victim
124. Principal iz/kukpk;Z@ eq[; One who is in charge of a school/ first in
order of importance.
Principle fl¼kUr Most important basic idea / moral rule.
125. Quite iw.kZ@FkksM+k Completely/a little/ Note: both meanings
are different from each other
Quiet pqi To be silent
Quit NksM+ nsuk to give up
126. Respectable lEekuuh; Worthy of respect.
Respectful lEekutud Showing respect
Respective fof'k"V] vyx&vyx Particular
127. Resource lalk/u Means
Recourse jkLrk Resort
128. Refute [k.Mu djuk Prove to be wrong.
Repudiate lgh ;k lp ekuus ls badkj djukRefuse to accept as true or correct.
[ksntud
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129. Regrettable Causing regret, undesirable.
Regretful nq[kh Feeling sorry
130. Rise mBuk@tkxuk@rjDdh djukTo get up, to progress.
Raise mBkuk To lift
Raze èoLr djuk To demolish
Rage xqLlk Anger
131. Ride nksifg;k ;k tkuoj dh lokjh djukTo sit on an animal or two-wheeler and
travel.
Drive pkj&ifg;k dh lokjh djuk To travel by a four-wheeler.
132. Rout /jk'kkgh djuk To defeat completely and easily.
Route jkLrk Path
Root tM+ The underground part of a plant.
133. Septic ,d fpfdRlk laca/h leL;k A medical term involving sepsis.
Sceptic lansgh Doubtful of an idea or belief.
134. See ns[kuk Perceive with eyes.
Look rkduk@utj Mkyuk To direct the eyes in order to see.
Watch ns[kuk (dqN varjky rd)@ utj j[kuk
To look at something for a period of time/
to keep an eye on.
Stare ?kwjuk To look continuously for a long time.
Peep >k¡duk To see secretly or through a hole.
Glance utj Mkyuk To give a quick short look.
Glare xqLls esa ?kwjuk To stare angrily.
Glimpse ,d >yd ns[kuk To see someone very briefly.
Glower xqLls ls ns[kuk To see angrily.
135. Sever vyx djuk To break/ to separate.
Amputate 'kjhj ds fdlh ckgjh vax (gkFk
Cut off a body part that is permanently
;k iSj)dks dkV dj vyx djuk] damaged.
D;ksafd og LFkk;h :i ls {kfrxzLr
gks pqdk gS
Maim 'kjhj ds fdlh vax dks LFkk;hTo damage any body part permanently.
:i ls {kfrxzLr djuk
Severe rhoz Extreme
Sewer ukyk Drain
136. Story dgkuh Account of any event.
Storey ry Floor
137. Suit okn@vfHk;ksx Action in a law court.
Soot dkfy[k Black substance in smoke.
Suite lsV A set of rooms / furniture.
138. Statue ewfrZ Image
Statute fyf[kr dkuwu Written law
139. Straight lh/k Extending without a curve.
Strait tylaf/ Narrow passage of water.
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140. Stationary fLFkj Not moving.
Stationery iSu] dkWih bR;kfn Things needed for writing.
141. Sight n`f"V@ utkjk Ability to see/view.
Site dk;ZLFky A place of construction.
Cite mYys[k djuk To mention.
142. Shear dkVuk (cky] bR;kfn) To cut off-hair, wool etc.
Sheer iw.kZ :Ik ls Utter, complete
143. Toe iSj dh Å¡xyh Any of the five separate parts at the end
of the foot.
Tow [khap dj xkM+h ys tkuk To pull a vehicle using a rope or chain
tied to another vehicle.
144. Temper xqLlk Anger, rage
Tamper NsM+&NkM+ djuk (fdlh pht
To ls)
interfere with.
145. Temporary {kf.kd] rRdkfyd Short lived
Temporal lkalkfjd Earthly or worldly
146. Titillate mÙksftr djuk Stimulate or excite especially in a sexual
way.
Titivate lqUnjrk c<+kuk To make smarter or more pretty.
147. Topical izklafxd@vk/qfud fo"k; ls Related to present time.
Tropical m".k With hot climate
148. Vain csdkj esa@?keaMh Not successful/arrogant.
Vein ukM+h Tube that carries blood to the heart in our body.
149. Verbal 'kkfCnd Relating to words
Verbose 'kCnksa ls Hkjk Containing more words than necessary
Oral ekSf[kd Spoken
Verbiage t:jr ls T;knk 'kCnksa Hkjk ftlls
Use of too many words due to which it
vFkZ le>uk dfBu gks tk, becomes difficult for one to understand
the speech or article.
150. Virtuous uSfrd :Ik ls vPNk Having good moral qualities
Virtual vkHkklh; In effect, though not in fact
151. Vile uhp Immoral
Wile ;qfDr Tricks
152. Vale ?kkVh Valley
Veil udkc] ?kw¡?kV Cover of face
Wail jksuk Weep
153. Vocation O;olk; Profession
Vacation vodk'k Holidays
154. Violence fgalk] izgkj Force
Violation fu;e dh vogsyuk Infringement of law
155. Wither eqj>k tkuk To fade
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Whither dgk¡ Where
Weather ekSle Atmospheric condition (of a short period)
Whether ;k--------;k 'Whether ..... or' is a co-relative
156. Wave ygj (N)@ ygjkuk(V) Raised mass of water in sea/ to move.
Waive R;kx nsuk To give up

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S.N. WORD ............ fgUnh esa Z vFk

.......................... Meaning in English
1. Abase ............... uhpk fn[kkuk ............................. Degrade.
2. Abash .............. yfTtr djuk ............................ To embarrass.
3. Abattoir ........... cwpM+ [kkuk ............................... Place where animals are killed.
4. Abdicate .......... R;kx nsuk ................................. Give up.
5. Aberrant .......... vlkekU;................................. Abnormal.
6. Abetment ........ nw"kizsj.k ................................... The act of helping someone in
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7. Abeyance ......... fuyafcr voLFkk ......................... Suspended action.
8. Abhor ............... ?k`.kk djuk............................... Detest, dislike, hate.
9. Abject .............. cqjh gkyr ..............................
esa Extremely poor or unhappy.
10. Abjure .............. lkSxU/ [kk dj R;kx djuk ............. Renounce upon oath.
11. Ablution .......... 'kqf¼ gsrq Luku ............................ The act of washing oneself.
12. Abnegation ...... R;kx nsuk&vf/dkj ;k .............nkok To give up a right or a claim.
13. Abode .............. fuokl..................................... The place where someone lives.
14. Abolish ............ mUewyu djuk ............................ To put an end to.
15. Abominable ..... ?k`f.kr ..................................... Very bad or unpleasant.
16. Aboriginal ....... vkfnoklh ................................. Native.
17. Abortive .......... fu"iQy................................... Fruitless, futile.
18. Abrasive .......... f?klus dk lkeku ........................ Substance used for rubbing.
19. Abridge ............ laf{kIr djuk ............................. Shorten.
20. Abrogate .......... [kRe djuk (fdlh ijEijk@ dkuwu dks) some custom etc.
Abolish
21. Abscission ....... phjk...................................... Cutting off.
22. Abscond ........... Hkkx tkuk ................................ Depart secretly.
23. Absolute .......... iw.kZ :Ik...............................
ls Complete.
24. Absolve ............ nks"k ls eqDr djuk ...................... Pardon.
25. Abstain ............ jksduk] ijgst djuk .................... Refrain from.
26. Abstract ........... la{ksi nLrkost@fliQZ Hkkouk .ds A :ishortened
esa gh form of speech/existing
ekStwn as an idea or feeling only.
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27. Abstruse .......... eqf'dy] dfBu.......................... Difficult to understand.
28. Abysmal .......... cgqr cqjk ................................. Not measurable, very bad.
29. Accede ............. eku tkuk................................ Agree to do.
30. Acclaim ........... iz'kalk djuk ............................. Applaud.
31. Accolade .......... iqjLdkj ................................... Award of merit.
32. Accomplice ...... xqukg dk lkFkh .......................... Partner in crime.
33. Accord ............. lkeatL; ls............................... Do something in complete
agreement.
34. Accused ........... vkjksih .................................... One who is under trial in a court.
35. Acme ............... f'k[kj..................................... Peak.
36. Acquit .............. cjh djuk................................ Declared to be not guilty.
37. Adapt ............... vuqdwy cukuk ............................ To change to suit different
environment.
38. Adept ............... fuiq.k..................................... Proficient.
39. Adolescent ...... fd'kksj .................................... One who is growing into an adult.
40. Adulteration ... feykoV ................................... Mixing some undesired commodity.
41. Adultery .......... fookgsÙkj laca/] O;kfHkpkj ................ To have sex outside marriage.
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42. Adverse ........... izfrdwy ................................... Unfavourable.
43. Aftermath ....... fdlh vfiz; ?kVuk ds ckn dk le; .... The period which follows an undesired
event.
44. Aghast ............. gr~~izHk jg...........................
tkuk Sudden feeling of shock and worry.
45. Agile ................ yphyk.................................... Able to move your body quickly.
46. Agony .............. nnZ ........................................ Extreme sufferings.
47. Aisle ................ lhV ds Ük`¡[kyk ds chp tkus&vkus dk long space between the two
.. Narrow,
jkLrk
...................................... rows of seats.
48. Alchemist ........ ikjl ...................................... One who tries to turn other base
metal into gold.
49. Alimony ........... rykd i'pkr nh tkus okyh jde....... Money paid usually to a wife after
break-down of marriage.
50. Altar ................ csnh
....................................... Table/place where offerings are put
in a religious place.
51. Altercation ...... okd ;q¼] dgk&lquh ..................... A loud argument.
52. Ambiguous ...... vLi"V] f}vFkhZ ........................... Having more than one possible
meaning.
53. Amenable ........ lq>ko Lohdkj djus dks ........... rS;kj Willing to accept a suggestion.
54. Amiable ........... nksLrkuk ................................... Pleasant and friendly behaviour.
55. Angst ............... fpUrk ..................................... Great anxiety.
56. Anguish ........... osnuk] O;Fkk ............................... Extreme unhappiness.
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57. Annotate ......... fVIi.kh .................................... To add a brief explanation.
58. Anonymous ..... xqeuke .................................... Made/done by someone unknown.
59. Antecedent ...... iwoZxkeh ................................... Something/someone existing before.
60. Apathy ............. mnklhurk ................................. Lack of interest/enthusiasm/
emotion.
61. Appalling ......... cgqr Hk;kog .............................. Very bad and shocking.
62. Appeasement .. rq"Vhdj.k ................................. The act of giving advantage to one
party.
63. Archives .......... ,sfrgkfld@ ljdkjh nLrkost tgk¡. j[kk Place where historical records are
tk, kept.
64. Argumentative cgl djus okyk......................... Often arguing or ready to argue.
65. Articulate ........ vPNk oDrk ............................... A good orator.
66. Asceticism ...... lU;kl@ oSjkX; ............................ Religious beliefs and avoidance of
life of pleasure.
67. Assault ............ ekjihV djuk ............................. A violent attack.
68. Asset ............... lEifÙk .................................... Valuables.
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69. Atrocities ........ tqYe...................................... Violent and cruel act.
70. Attenuate ........ 'kkUr djuk ............................... To calm or soothe.
71. Attrition .......... lfu?k"kZ.k ................................. The gradual weakening of something.
72. Augment.......... c<+kuk ..................................... Add to/increase.
73. August ............. egÙoiw.kZ@jktlh .......................... Important/Magestic.
74. Aura ................ vkHkk...................................... A feeling or character a person/place
seems to have.
75. Averse ............. ukilan.................................... Strong disliking.
76. Awful ............... vR;ar cqjk ................................ Hateful.
77. Babble ............. cM+cM+kuk ................................. Talk in a way which is difficult to
understand.
78. Bacchanalian .. 'kjkch ..................................... Drunken.
79. Backbite .......... pqxyh djuk .............................. To speak something at the back of
someone.
80. Badger ............. ijs'kku djuk ............................. Annoy.
81. Badinage ......... etkd esa fp<+kuk ........................ playful teasing/banter.
82. Baffle ............... pdjk nsuk ................................ Confuse.
83. Bait ................. pkjk...................................... Snare, Trap, Decoy.
84. Baleful ............. ?kkrd]gkfudkjd ....................... Deadly.
85. Balk ................. vfuPNqd gksuk .......................... To be unwilling to do something.
86. Balmy .............. xeZ....................................... Pleasantly warm.
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87. Bane ................ vfHk'kki
.................................. Curse.
88. Banter ............. etkd esa fp<+kuk
........................ Conversation which is funny and not
serious.
89. Barb ................. dk¡Vk
...................................... Sharp projection from fish hook.
90. Barbaric ........... ccZj...................................... Savagely cruel.
91. Bard ................. dfo ...................................... Poet.
92. Barefaced ........ cs'keZ
..................................... Shameless.
93. Baroque ........... ltk gqvk................................ Highly ornate.
94. Barrage ............ ck/¡ ....................................... Structure built across a river.
95. Beeline ............ lh/h js[kk@jkLrk
.......................... Direct or quick route.
96. Beget ............... iSnk djuk
................................ To father or produce.
97. Begrudge ......... cseu ls nsuk
............................. To give unwillingly.
98. Beguile ............ fn'kk Hkzfer djuk
....................... Cheat or mislead.
99. Behemoth ........ cgqr cM+k ...........................
tho Huge creature.
100. Behest ............. ds fuosnu@ vkns'k ij
.................... At the request or order of.
101. Benevolence ... n;k ....................................... Kindness.
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102. Betray ............. /ks[kk nsuk
................................ To be disloyal/ to deceive.
103. Blackguard ...... vkokjk] vuSfrd O;fDr
................... A man who has no moral principles.
104. Blatant ............ cs'kehZ ds lkFk [kqysvke
................. Open and unashamed.
105. Blister ............. iQiQksyk
................................... Swellings on skin.
106. Blizzard ........... ciQhZyk rwiQku
............................. Stormy weather.
107. Blunder ........... cgqr cM+h xyrh .......................... A big mistake.
108. Blush ............... 'keZ ls yky gksuk
......................... To become pink in the face due to
shyness.
109. Boisterous ....... 'kksj&xqy epkus okyk] tks'k ls Noisy
..... Hkjk and full of energy.
110. Bombast .......... c<+h&p<+h ckr
........................... Pompous language with little
meaning.
111. Boost ............... c<+kuk
..................................... To improve/increase.
112. Booze ............... 'kjkc ihuk
................................ To take alcoholic drink.
113. Brickbat .......... cd&>d ................................. An insult, spoken attack.
114. Brutal .............. ccZj...................................... Savagely violent
115. Buckle ............. nokc esa VwV........................
tkuk Crumble under pressure.
116. Bully ................ ijs'kku djuk@ Mjkuk
..................... To hurt/frighten someone.
117. Bunk ................ fcuk vuqefr ds pys tkuk............... To leave without permission.
118. Butcher ........... gR;k djuk............................... To kill/murder someone.
119. Cabal ............... "kM~;U=k djus okyk lewg Group of people who plan secretly.
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120. Cache .............. fNikus dk LFkku
......................... Hiding place.
121. Cacophony ...... 'kksjxqy
................................... Harsh mixture of sound.
122. Cadaver ........... 'ko ....................................... A dead human body.
123. Cadence .......... Loj dk mrkj p<+ko
..................... Regular rise and fall of voice.
124. Cahoots ........... "kM+;U=k
................................... Acting together generally for a
dishonest purpose.
125. Calamity ......... ladV..................................... Disaster.
126. Caldron ........... d<+kbZ
..................................... Large kettle.
127. Calibre ............ {kerk
..................................... Ability.
128. Calligraphy ..... laqnj ys[ku dyk
......................... Art of writing beautifully.
129. Callous ............ funZ;h
..................................... Cruel.
130. Callow ............. vuqHkoghu
................................ One with little experience or
knowledge.
131. Canvass ........... ?kwe&?kwe dj ¡xuk
oksV ek
................ Seek votes.
132. Capitalize ....... iw¡th miyC/ djkuk ...................... To supply money to a business.
Capitulate ....... vkReleZi.k djuk
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133. ...................... Surrender.
134. Capricious ....... ludh .................................... Fickle-minded.
135. Carcass ............ e`r 'kjhj (tkuoj dk).................. A dead body of a large animal.
136. Cardinal .......... izeq[k...................................... most important.
137. Careen ............. rsth ls vkxs c<+rs gq, ck,a&nk,a fgyuk
Sway from side to side while moving
forward quickly.
138. Carnage ........... tulagkj.................................. Slaughter/massacre.
139. Casanova ......... fnyiQsad
................................... One who has lots of sexual
relationship.
140. Catastrophe .... foifÙk] ladV
............................. A sudden destructive event/
unpleasant and disastrous.
141. Cave (V) ........... nokc esa VwV........................
tkuk Collapse/give in to demands.
Cave (N) ........... xqiQk
...................................... A large hole on the side of a hill.
142. Censor ............. izfrcaf/r djuk
........................... To ban unacceptable parts.
143. Censure ........... fuUnk djuk
............................... Strongly criticise.
144. Chaos .............. vO;oLFkk
................................. Complete disorder.
145. Charismatic .... vkdZ"kd
.................................. Attractive.
146. Chaste ............. ifo=k
...................................... Pure.
147. Chauvinism .... cM+Iiu dh Hkkouk (viuh uLy@ enZ of superiority due to race or
.... Feeling
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148. Cheat .............. /ks[ksckt@ /ks[kk nsuk
..................... One who cheats or deceives/the act
of deceiving.
149. Chide ............... Mk¡Vuk..................................... To reprimand and to speak severely
to someone.
150. Clamour .......... 'kksj epk dj ek¡x ;k f'kdk;r djuk .. To make a loud complaint or demand.
151. Clandestine .... xqIr....................................... Planned/done in secret.
152. Clasp ............... tksj ls Fkkeuk ............................ To hold something firmly.
153. Cloak ............... yEck pksxk@ fNikuk ...................... Long gown/ to hide.
154. Coalition ......... lk>k...................................... A temporary alliance.
155. Coddle ............. dqN T;knk gh ns[kHkky djuk To protect something/ someone too
............
much.
156. Collate ............ Øe esa j[kuk] xyrh <w<+us gsrq feyku djuk
To put in proper order.
157. Collision ......... VDdj..................................... The act of hitting something with other
thing.
158. Combat ............ yM+kbZ ..................................... A fight especially during a war.
159. Commendable . iz'kaluh; .................................. Praiseworthy.
160. Commute ........ ;k=kk djuk tks fu;fer gks@ cny
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... To make the same journey regularly/ to
change.
161. Complement ... iwjd...................................... A thing that improves.
162. Conceal ........... fNikuk .................................... To hide.
163. Concede .......... Lohdkj dj ysuk ......................... Admit to be true.
164. Concurring ...... lger gksuk ............................... To agree with someone.
165. Condolence ..... laosnuk O;Dr djuk ...................... Sympathy for the family of a person
who has recently died.
166. Confrontation Vdjko.................................... Fight/argument.
167. Consecrate ...... ifo=k cukuk@ifo=k ?kksf"kr djuk
.......... Make or declare sacred.
168. Conspicuity ..... izR;{k gksuk ................................ Clarity.
169. Conspirator ..... "kM~;a=kdkjh ............................... One who plans something illegal.
170. Contemplate ... fopkj djuk.............................. Think of a particular thing for a long
time.
171. Convalesce ...... LokLF; ykHk djuk ....................... Regain health after illness.
172. Conversant ..... Kku gksuk .................................. Having knowledge of.
173. Convict ............ nks"kh fl¼ djuk@nks"kfl¼ O;fDr
......... One proved guilty/to be proved guilty.
174. Conviviality .... nksLrkuk ................................... Friendly.
175. Corporal .......... 'kkjhfjd.................................. Bodily.
176. Corpse ............. eqnkZ 'kjhj................................. A dead body of a person.
177. Corroborate ..... iqf"V djuk ................................ Confirm or support.

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178. Countenance ... psgjs dk Hkko ............................. The expression of the face.
179. Couplet ........... ,d lqj dh nks iafDr;k¡ .................. Two successive rhyming lines of
verse.
180. Cramp ............. ck/k Mkyuk@ejksM+ ........................ Hamper or restraint/painful
involuntary tightening of a muscle.
181. Credentials ..... ;ksX;rk ,oa vuqHko ....................... Qualities/documents proving ability
and experience.
182. Crooked ........... csbZeku@ lh/k ugha
........................ Dishonest/not forming a straight
line.
183. Culminate ....... rd igq¡puk rc [kRe gksuk ............... To reach a point and then finish.
184. Culprit ............. nks"kh
...................................... Someone who has done something
wrong.
185. Curb ................ vadq'k yxkuk ............................. To check/restrain.
186. Dab hand ......... fdlh dke esa fuiq.k ..................... An expert in something.
187. Dabble ............. fliQZ ,sls gh dksbZ dk;Z djuk Work in non-serious way.
..........
188. Daft ................. ew[kZ
....................................... Silly or stupid.
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189. Dainty ............. NksVk ,oa lqUnj ........................... Small and graceful.
190. Dally ................ dksbZ dk;Z /hjs&/hjs djuk
............... Procrastinate/to waste time or do
something slowly.
191. Damsel ............ vfookfgr ;qorh .......................... A young unmarried girl.
192. Dank ................ Hkhxk gqvk ................................ Damp/wet.
193. Dapper ............. lkiQ&lqFkjk ............................... Neat and tidy.
194. Dappled ........... fprdcjk................................. Spotted.
195. Daub ................ ysiuk..................................... Smear.
196. Daunt .............. Mjkuk ..................................... Intimidate, frighten.
197. Dauntless ........ fuMj ...................................... Bold.
198. Dearth ............. deh ...................................... Lack of.
199. Debauched ...... iFkHkz"V ('kjkc] lsDl bR;kfn esa
OnefyIr)
who is given to sex, alcohol etc.
200. Debilitate ........ detksj cukuk ........................... Weaken.
201. Debonair.......... nksLrkuk................................... Friendly.
202. Debunk ............ de egRoiw.kZ Bgjuk ................... To show that some thing is less
important.
203. Debut .............. igyk volj ............................. Something performed for the first
time.
204. Decency ........... lH; rjhdk............................... good and moral behavior.
205. Decimate ......... gR;k djuk ............................... Kill/destroy.
206. Decipher .......... fdlh fyf[kr nLrkost dk si<+ dj vFkZ Li"V djuk Decode.
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207. Declivity ......... <+ky ...................................... Downward slope.
208. Deface ............. cn'kDy cukuk .......................... Disfigure.
209. Defacto ............ okLrfod................................. Existing in fact.
210. Defeatist ......... fujk'kkoknh................................ One who accepts defeat easily.
211. Deference ........ lEeku.................................... Respect.
212. Defiant ............ voKkdkjh ................................ Disobedient.
213. Deforestation .. taxy lkiQ djuk ......................... Cutting down of trees in a large area.
214. Defuse ............. ruko de djuk ......................... Reduce tension.
215. Deluge ............. ck<+
....................................... A large amount of rain/water.
216. Demographer .. tUe dk fooj.k j[kus okyk ............. A person who studies changes in
number of births.
217. Denounce ........ fuUnk djuk
............................... To criticize strongly.
218. Deplorable ...... ?k`f.kr
..................................... Very bad.
219. Deposition ...... c;ku...................................... A testimony.
220. Derail .............. iVjh ls mrjuk
........................... To come off the railway track.
221. Desecration ..... ifo=krk Hkax ........................
djuk Treatment of something sacred with
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222. Desperate ........ fdlh dk;Z ;k pht ds fy, rhoz bPNk . Feeling involving great willingness.
223. Despicable ...... ?k`f.kr
..................................... Unpleasant, causing strong feeling of
dislike.
224. Detente ........... ruko dh deh........................... The easing of hostility between
countries.
225. Deterrent ........ gRrkslkfgr djus okyk .................... Discouragement from action.
226. Detrimental .... uqdlkunk;d............................. Harmful.
227. Diffuse ............. iQSy tkuk
................................. Spread over a wide area.
228. Dine ................ jkf=k Hkkst ..........................
djuk Eat dinner.
229. Discord ............ lkeatL; dh deh........................ Lack of agreement.
230. Disembarked ... mrjuk tgkt ls.......................... To leave a ship/plane after the
journey.
231. Disillusion ...... fujk'kk@eksg Hkax
........................... Disappointment.
232. Disinterested .. fu"i{k
..................................... Impartial.
233. Disparagement mis{kk
..................................... Insult/abuse.
234. Dispassionate . rVLFk
..................................... Not influenced by emotion.
235. Dispense with . NqVdkjk ikuk
............................. Get rid of or manage without.
236. Disseminate .... iQSyuk ..................................... Spread widely.
237. Docile .............. vkKkdkjh
................................. Obedient.

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238. Dolorous .......... nq[kh
...................................... Sad.
239. Draconian ....... vR;ar dBksj
.............................. Extremely severe.
240. Drain ............... cgk nsuk] ukyk.............................. (V) removing things; (N) pipes and
sewage.
241. Drizzle ............. cw¡nk&ck¡nh gksuk
............................ Rain in very small light drops.
242. Drowsy ............. >idh ..................................... Sleepy.
243. Ebb .................. ?kV tkuk@ ihNs....................
gVuk Recede.
244. Ebullient ......... mRlkfgr .................................. Very energetic and positive.
245. Eccentric ......... ludh ................................... Of strange behaviour.
246. Eclectic ........... fofHkUu Jksrks ls pqus gq,s Selected from various sources.
................
247. Ecstasy ............ vR;Ur [kq'kh ............................. A state of extreme happiness.
248. Edict ................ jkT; ?kks"k.kk
.............................. Official command, order.
249. Edify ................ f'kf{kr djuk [kkl dj uSfrd....... o To educate morally or spiritually.
vkè;kfRed fodkl ds fy,
250. Eerie ............... Mjkouk ................................... Weird/strange in a frightening way.
251. Efface .............. feVk nsuk ................................. Wipe out.
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252. Effect .............. ifj.kke................................... Result.
253. Effeminate ...... vkSjrkuk .............................
xq.k Having womanly traits.
254. Effete .............. detksj................................... Weak and without power.
255. Effigy .............. iqryk...................................... A model representing someone,
Dummy.
256. Effluvium ........ cncw
...................................... Noxious smell.
257. Effrontery ....... vR;Ur vlEeku ......................... Extreme rudeness.
258. Egalitarian ...... lerkoknh
................................. Believing all people are equal.
259. Egregious ........ dq[;kr@cgqr ........................
cqjk Notorious/extremely bad.
260. Egress ............. fudklh................................... Exit.
261. Elated ............. [kq'k
...................................... Overjoyed.
262. Elicit ............... Li"V djuk
............................... Draw out by discussion.
263. Elite ................ dqyhu
..................................... A superior group.
264. Elope ............... Hkkx tkuk ('kknh...................
gsrq) To leave home secretly to get
married.
265. Elucidate ........ Li"V djuk
............................... To make clear and easy to
understand.
266. Elusive ............ idM+ esa u vkusokyk@vo.kZuh;
......... Difficult to find/discribe.
267. Emaciated ....... nqcZy
...................................... Thin and weak.
268. Emanate.......... fudkyuk
.................................. Emitting/ejecting.
269. Emancipate ..... eqDr djuk
............................... Set free.

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270. Embark ........... 'kq: djuk.............................. To begin .
271. Embarrass ....... 'kfeZUnk djuk
............................. To cause someone feel
uncomfortable.
272. Embellish ....... lq'kksfHkr djuk ........................... To ornate or decorate.
273. Embolden ........ lkglh cukuk ............................. To make someone brave.
274. Eminent .......... izfrf"Br ................................... Known and respected .
275. Emulate .......... cjkcjh djuk............................. Try to be equal.
276. Endangered ..... ladVxzLr ................................. To put at risk.
277. Endear ............. fiz; cukuk ................................ To cause someone to be liked.
278. Enmity ............ nq'euh.................................... Animosity, a feeling of hatred.
279. Enormity ......... fo'kkyrk .................................. Of very great size or importance.
280. Enthrall .......... eksfgr djuk .............................. Attract.
281. Enthusiastic ... mRlkfgr .................................. Causing excitement.
282. Envisage ......... ij fopkj djuk .......................... To expect as a possibility.
283. Eradicate ........ mUewyu djuk ............................. Remove/destroy completely.
284. Errand ............. nwrdk;Z (,slk dke ftlesa vkuk&tkuk .. A short journey to deliver/collect
iM+s)
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285. Errant ............. iFkHkz"V] xqejkg........................... One who does something wrong.
286. Escalate .......... c<+kuk ..................................... To increase/to expand step by step.
287. Espouse ........... leFkZu djuk ............................. Support/adopt a cause or way of life.
288. Estrange.......... R;kx nsuk ................................. No longer friendly.
289. Etch ................ lkiQ >yduk............................. Make clearly defined.
290. Ethical ............ uSfrd..................................... Beliefs which control behaviour.
291. Eunuch ............ fgtM+k .................................... A person who is neither a man nor a
woman.
292. Exasperate ...... Øks/@ jks"k iSnk djuk
..................... To irritate
293. Exceptionable . vkifÙktud ............................... Objectionable.
294. Exceptional ..... viokn.................................... Unusual.
295. Excruciating ... vR;ar rdyhiQnsg ........................ Extremely painful.
296. Executioner .... tYykn.................................... One who carries the job of executing
someone.
297. Exhaust ........... [kpZ dj nsuk@Fkdk nsuk
.................. To spend/to make tired.
298. Exhilarate ....... vkufUnr djuk ........................... Cause to feel very happy.
299. Expostulate .... fojks/ izdV djuk ....................... Disagree strongly.
300. Extravaganza .. fiQtwy[kphZ ................................ Exciting and expensive event.
301. Fad .................. iQS'ku esa.............................
gksuk A craze.
302. Falter .............. fgpfdpkuk .............................. Hesitate.

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303. Fanatic ............ dV~Vj ..................................... Extremely enthusiastic of one's
religion, belief etc.
304. Fancier ............ tks tkuojksa dk iztuu djokrk .....gksa
Breeder or dealer of animals.
305. Farce ............... rek'kk ds tSlh ?kVuk .................... An absurd event.
306. Fatal ................ ?kkrd
..................................... Having serious and deadly effect.
307. Fate ................. HkkX;
...................................... Destiny.
308. Fateful ............ egÙoiw.kZ ij nqHkkZX;iw.kZ
.................. Having important but negative effect.
309. Fatuous ........... ew[kZrkiw.kZ
................................. Foolish.
310. Fauna .............. fdlh {ks=k ds tkuoj .................... Animals of a particular area.
311. Faux pas .......... lkekftd xyrh .......................... Word/behavior that is social mistake.
312. Feasible .......... O;ogkfjd ................................ Practical.
313. Feeble ............. detksj ................................... Weak and without energy.
314. Feign ............... u[kjs djuk ............................... To pretend.
315. Felicity ............ [kq'kh
...................................... Happiness/ bliss.
316. Felony ............. t?kU; vijk/ ............................ A major criminal act.
317. Feral ................ taxyh.................................... Wild.
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318. Ferry ............... unh dks ikj djkuk] uko ................. To transport people or goods/a boat for
transportation.
319. Fetter .............. csM+h vFkok lhek esa j[kuk To keep someone within limits.
...............
320. Fiends ............. fi'kkp] fi'kkp rqY;...................... An evil person.
321. Finesse ............ dq'kyrk
................................... Great skill or style.
322. Flabbergast ..... fofLer djuk............................. Dumbfound/astonished.
323. Flare ................ HkM+duk
................................... To start suddenly such as violence,
pain or anger.
324. Flaunt ............. fn[kkok djuk............................. Display ostentatiously.
325. Flex ................. Hkqtk dk ek¡al dBksj dj fn[kkuk
........ Tighten a muscle.
326. Flog ................. pkcqd ;k M.Ms ls ekjuk
................ To beat with a whip or stick.
327. Flout ............... mYya?ku djuk
............................ To disobey rule/law.
328. Folly ................ xyrh@csodwiQh
............................ Foolishness.
329. Foresee ........... igys ls tku tkuk........................ Predicting something.
330. fragile ............. vklkuh ls VwV tkus................
okyk Which can be easily broken.
331. Fraught ........... vfiz; phT+kksa ls iw.kZ@ vksrizksr
............. Full of unpleasant things.
332. Frown .............. Hkksgsa p<+k dj ns[kuk@.......
xqLlk djukexpression showing anger/
Facial
annoyance.
333. Furore ............. xqLlk
...................................... An outbreak of public anger.
334. Gag .................. eq¡g esa dqN Bw¡l nsuk
...................... To put cloth etc in the mouth.

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335. Gallantry ......... lkgl ..................................... Bravery.
336. Garish ............. cgqr vf/d jaxhu ....................... Overbright in colour/gaudy.
337. Garner ............. bdV~Bk djuk............................ Store up, gather.
338. Gawk ............... csodwiQ dh rjg ns[kuk
................. Stare foolishly.
339. Genesis ........... 'kq:vkr.................................. The origin of something.
340. Gigantic .......... fo'kky.................................... Extremely large.
341. Glare ............... ?kwjdj ns[kuk
............................. A long angry look.
342. Glee ................. [kq'kh
...................................... Great delight.
343. Glimmer .......... ean jks'kuh@vk'kk dh fdj.k A faint light/a slight sign of
..............
something good.
344. Glum ............... nq[kh@fujk'k ,oa pqi
...................... Disappointed or unhappy and quiet.
345. Glutton ............ isVw
........................................ One who eats too much.
346. Gourmet .......... ikd dyk dk ikj[kh.................... A person who knows a lot about food
and cooking.
347. Grandeur ......... HkO;...................................... The quality of being very beautiful and
attractive.
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348. Grapple ............ la?k"kZ djuk
............................... Wrestle.
349. Grievous .......... rdyhiQnsg@ xaHkhj
........................ Having very serious effect or causing
pain.
350. Grotesque ....... foÑr] Hkík ............................... Unpleasant /distorted.
351. Grumble .......... cM+cM+kuk (xqLls esa)
..................... To complain about something in an
annoyed way.
352. Guffaw ............. Bgkdk
.................................... Noisy laughter.
353. Haggard ........... Fkdk@fcekj...........................
lk Looking ill or tired.
354. Hailstorm ........ vksys ds lkFk rwiQku
...................... A sudden heavy fall of hail.
355. Hallucination .. Hkze
....................................... To see or feel something or someone
that does not exist.
356. Hapless ............ cspkjk
..................................... Unlucky/ helpless.
357. Hard hearted ... iRFkj fny
................................ A person who is not kind.
358. Harrowing ....... ijs'kku djus okyk
........................ Extremely upsetting.
359. Harry ............... ijs'kku djuk
............................. To annoy.
360. Hasten ............. tYnh djuk............................... Hurry and do things quickly.
361. Hatch ............... djuk ("kM~;a=k
) ........................... To make (a secret plan).
362. Haughty .......... ?keaMh
..................................... Arrogant.
363. Hazardous ....... [krjukd.................................. Dangerous.
364. Head Strong .... ftíh ...................................... Stubborn.

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365. Heckle ............. loky vFkok oDrO; ls ijs'kku djuk . To interrupt with loud unfriendly
questions or statements.
366. Heinous ........... t?kU;.................................... Atrocious.
367. Heir ................. mÙkjkf/dkjh
.............................. One who legally receives money or
title.
368. Hermetic ......... ok;q:¼.................................. Air-tight.
369. Hermitage ....... eB ....................................... Home of a hermit.
370. Hideous ........... Hkík....................................... Extremely ugly/bad.
371. Hobble ............. y¡xM+k dj pyuk ......................... To walk in a way as if the leg is
injured.
372. Homage ........... J¼k¡tfy.................................. Deep respect shown.
373. Honorary ......... voSrfud................................. To work without salary.
374. Honourable ..... vknj.kh;................................. Respectable.
375. Horde ............... lewg...................................... A large group of people.
376. Horrendous ..... Hk;kog
.................................... Horrifying.
377. Hulk ................ csMkSy
..................................... Large and heavy.
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378. Hurdle ............. :dkoV................................... Obstacle.
379. Hush up ........... jiQk&niQk djuk .......................... Trying to prevent the discovery of
particular facts.
380. Ideal ................ vkn'kZ
..................................... Without fault/to be perfect.
381. Idle .................. csdkj] fcuk dke dk .................... Not working.
382. Illegal gratification uktk;t :i ls izkIr larqf"V
........... Unlawful satisfaction.
383. Illegible .......... viBuh; .................................. Which cannot be read.
384. Illicit ............... voS/ ..................................... Disapproved by the society.
385. Imbecility ....... ew[kZrk
.................................... Stupidity.
386. Imbibe ............. lks[k ysuk
................................. To absorb/receive.
387. Immerse .......... Mqckuk
..................................... To become completely absorbed.
388. Imminent ........ rqjar
....................................... Likely to happen very soon.
389. Immolate ......... tyk dj cfy nsuk...................... Offer as a sacrifice by burning.
390. Immune ........... izfrjf{kr gksuk
........................... Resistant to.
391. Immure ........... cUnh cukuk............................... Imprison.
392. Immutable ...... vifjorZuh;.............................. Unchangeable.
393. Impairment ..... v{ke..................................... Handicap and disabled.
394. Impalpable ...... tks vklkuh ls le> esa u vk, .......... Difficult to feel or understand.
395. Impasse ........... va/k eksM+
................................. A deadlock.
396. Imperialism .... lkezkT;okn ................................ System in which a country rules
other countries.
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397. Implicate ......... fdlh vijk/ esa iQ¡lkuk
.................. To show that somone is involved in a
crime.
398. Impound .......... tCr dj ysuk............................. Seize and take legal possession of
something.
399. Impromptu ...... fcuk rS;kjh............................
ds Done/said without preparation.
400. Impulse ........... dqN djus dk vkosx ..................... Sudden urge to do something.
401. Impunity ......... n.M ls jfgr............................. Freedom from punishment.
402. Incarnate ........ ekuo :Ik esa
............................. In human form.
403. Incessant ........ yxkrkj................................... Never stopping.
404. Incision ........... phjk...................................... An opening made by a sharp tool.
405. Incongruous .... csesy
...................................... Unusual/different from others.
406. Inconspicuous . tks vklkuh ls fn[kkbZ u ns
............... Not easily noticed or seen.
407. Incumbent ...... vko';d ................................. Necessary as a duty.
408. Incur ................ dqN vfiz; vuqHko djuk tSls&?kkVk
..... To experience something usually
unpleasant.
409. Indelible.......... LFkk;h
..................................... Unable to be removed.
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410. Indigence ........ xjhch..................................... Poverty.
411. Inducement ..... izyksHku.................................... Act done to persuade someone or
something.
412. Indulge ............ vklDr gksuk.............................. Allow oneself something enjoyable.
413. Inhibition ........ fgpd ..................................... A feeling preventing one from acting
naturally.
414. Insane ............. ikxy ..................................... Mentally ill.
415. Instigate ......... mdlkuk.................................. To urge to do some action.
416. Interlocutor .... okrkZyki djus okyk
...................... Someone involved in a conversation.
417. Intermittent ... :d&:d ds ............................. Not happening regularly or
continuously.
418. Intertwined ..... xw¡Fkk.................................
gqvk To be twisted together.
419. Intimidate ....... Mjkuk ..................................... Frighten.
420. Intruder ........... ?kqliSfB;k
................................. One who enters a place without
permission.
421. Irony ................ foM+Ecuk
.................................. Meaning opposite but in a sarcastic
manner.
422. Irrevocable ...... tks cnyk uk tk lds.................... Impossible to change.
423. Isolate ............. vyx&Fkyx djuk ....................... To place apart or alone.
424. Jack ................ mBkuk
..................................... To raise something/increase the
price.
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425. Jamboree ........ tekoM+k ([kq'kh eukus ds fy,) A large gathering to have fun.
.........
426. Jeopardy ......... [krjs esa ................................... In danger.
427. Jittery ............. ijs'kku] ?kcjk;k .....................
gqvk Nervous.
428. Jovial .............. g¡leq[k
................................... Good natured.
429. Jubilation ....... t'u ...................................... Rejoicing.
430. Juncture ......... tksM+
...................................... Joining point.
431. kneed .............. xw¡Fkuk
..................................... To prepare dough.
432. Knotty ............. tfVy ..................................... Difficult to solve.
433. Languor ........... 'kkafriw.kZ
.................................. Quiet/peaceful.
434. Lanky .............. yEck&iryk
.............................. Long and thin (not attractive).
435. Latent ............. xqIr
....................................... Dormant.
436. Laud ................ rkjhiQ djuk
.............................. To praise.
437. Laurels ............ lEeku@ rkjhiQ
............................ Honour/praise.
438. Lax .................. ykijokg................................. Careless.
439. Lechery ........... foykflrk................................. Lustfulness.
440. Leery ............... 'kafdr.................................... Suspicious.
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441. Legend ............ iqjkuh vkSj izfl¼ ...................
dFkk Very old and popular story.
442. Legitimate ...... tk;t ..................................... Allowed by law.
443. Lenient ........... mnkjkRed
................................ Not strict.
444. Lessen ............. de djuk ................................ To make less strong.
445. Lethargic ........ vkylh.................................... Lacking energy/lazy.
446. Liability .......... nkf;Ro
.................................... Legally responsible.
447. Lopsided .......... frjNk..................................... With one side lower than the other.
448. Loquacious ...... ckrwuh
..................................... Talkative/Garrulous.
449. Lunacy ............ ikxyiu................................... Insanity.
450. Macho ............. enkZuk
..................................... Masculine.
451. Magnitude ...... rhozrk ..................................... The large size or importance of
something.
452. Majestic .......... 'kfDr'kkyh@ jktlh
....................... Powerful/dignified and impressive.
453. Malady ............ fcekjh.................................... An illness.
454. Malcontent ..... vlarq"V ................................... Person dissatisfied with existing state
of affairs.
455. Malign ............. gkfudkjd................................ Baleful, harmful, Deadly.
456. Mammoth ....... fo'kky.................................... Huge.
457. Maniac ............ ludh ..................................... A person who behaves in an uncontrolled
manner.

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458. Manifestation . vfHkO;fDr ................................ Clear to become noticeable.
459. Marine ............ leqnzh;.................................... Related to sea.
460. Massacre ......... ujlagkj................................... An act of killing many people.
461. Maze ............... tky ...................................... A complicated set of path or passages.
462. Melancholy ..... nq[kh ...................................... Sad.
463. Menace ........... leL;k .................................... A dangerous or troublesome person/
situation.
464. Milestone ....... ehy dk iRFkj ............................ An important event in the history of
someone/something.
465. Miniscule ........ dkiQh NksVk
............................... Very small.
466. Mirth ............... [kq'kh
...................................... Laughter, happiness.
467. Miscreant ....... cnek'k................................... One who behaves badly/doesn't obey
rules.
468. Mitigate .......... de djuk ................................ To make/become less severe.
469. Momentum ..... laosx] cy................................ The force that keeps motion on.
470. Monstrous ...... fo'kky@ Hk;kog
.......................... Like a monster (cruel and/or very
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471. Morbidity ........ foÑr@ vLoLFk
........................... Unpleasant and strange.
472. Moron ............. csodwiQ
................................... A stupid person.
473. Mounting ........ c<+rk gqvk
................................ Gradually increasing.
474. Mow ................ dqpy nsuk
................................ Kill by knocking down with vehicle.
475. Mull ................ fopkj djuk.............................. To think carefully about something.
476. Muster ............ ,d=k djuk.............................. Gather together/sum up a feeling.
477. Mutilate .......... uk'k djuk
................................ To damage severely.
479. Mythology ...... izkphu dFkk
............................... Myths in general.
480. Myth ............... feFkd.................................... Ancient story.
481. Nadir ............... fupyk Lrj............................... The worst moment/the lowest point.
482. Nape ................ xnZu
...................................... The back of the neck.
483. Nemesis .......... izfr}Unh ftls gjkuk eqf'dy gks Rival that is difficult to defeat.
........
484. Neologism ....... fdlh 'kCn dk u;k vFkZ
................ New meaning.
485. Neophyte ......... ukSflf[k;k
................................. Beginner, novice.
486. Nexus .............. lkB&xkaB
................................. Connection.
487. Nightmare ....... nqLoIu .................................... Frightening dream/an unpleasant
experience.
488. Nocturnal ........ fu'kkpj
................................... Occurring/ active at night.
489. Nomad ............. vLFkk;h vkokl okys tutkfr ds lnL;
Member of a tribe who travels from
place to place.
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490. Nonchalant ..... mnklhu@Hkko ghu
......................... Careless/ lacking interest.
491. Oblivion .......... foLe`fr
.................................... The state of being unaware/
forgotten.
492. Obnoxious ....... ?k`f.kr
..................................... Unpleasant.
493. Obscene ........... v'yhy ................................... Rude or shocking.
494. Obsessive ........ rhoz bPNk j[kuk
......................... Related to thinking about something
constantly.
495. Obsolete .......... iqjkuk
...................................... Not in use any more.
496. Obstinate ........ gBh....................................... Stubborn.
497. Occlude ........... can djuk
................................. close up or block.
498. Occult .............. xqIr (tknw&Vksuk ls lEcfU/r) .......... Secret, mysterious, relating to magical
power.
499. Ogre ................ 'kSrku
..................................... A frightening character of children's
stories who eats children.
500. Ombudsman .... yksdiky.................................. Officer who deals with complaints.
501. Ominious ......... dqN cqjk gksus dk vkHkkl............... Suggesting that something
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502. Opportunist ..... voljoknh................................ One who grabs every opportunity.
503. Optimistic ....... vk'kkoknh
................................. One who is hopeful.
504. Orator .............. oDrk...................................... A skilled speaker.
505. Ordain ............. vkns'k nsuk
................................ Order officially.
506. Ostensible ....... fn[kkoVh
.................................. Showy.
507. Oust ................ fudky nsuk
............................... Force out from the position of power.
508. Outrage ........... csbTtrh djuk
............................ Insult/offence.
509. Overestimate .. T;knk vkdyu djuk ..................... To think that one is greater than he
really is.
510. Palate .............. rkyq@ Lokn ij[kus dh.............
'kfDr The top part of the inside of your
mouth/Appreciation for food or drink.
511. Palatial ........... egyuqek
.................................. A huge and splendid house.
512. Paltry .............. ewY;ghu
.................................. Worthless.
513. Pan .................. vkykspuk djuk
......................... Criticise harshly.
514. Panacea ........... jkeok.k
................................... A remedy for all diseases.
515. Panache .......... fuiq.krk
................................... Confidence/elegance/style.
516. Pandemic ........ O;kid ................................... Widespread.
517. Pandemonium . 'kksj 'kjkck
............................... Great confusion/noisy disorder.
518. Panic ............... Mj........................................ Sudden uncontrolled fear.
519. Paramount ...... loksZPp
.................................... Supreme, zenith.
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520. Parched ........... lw[kk
...................................... Dried out due to heat.
521. Pariah ............. lkekftd cfg"dkj...................... Social outcast.
522. Parley .............. lEesyu.................................. Conference.
523. Parochial ......... ladh.kZ utfj;k okyk
.................... Narrow in outlook.
524. Patronage ....... laj{k.k
.................................... The support given to an organization.
525. Pawn................ I;knk
...................................... People of little importance.
526. Peck ................ gYdk pqEcu
.............................. Kiss lightly.
527. Peddler ............ jsgM+h ................................
okyk One who travels door to door to sell
something.
528. Pellet .............. NksVk xksyk
................................ A small ball of something.
529. Pelt ................. iQsaduk
.................................... Throw.
530. Perfidious ....... fo'okl?kkrh
.............................. Unable to be trusted.
531. Persevere ........ esgur djuk (eqf'dyksa ds ckotwn)
..... Continue inspite of difficulty.
532. Persist ............. tkjh jguk................................ Continue and last.
533. Personify ......... ekuohdj.k djuk
........................ Represent in human form.
534. Perspire ........... ilhuk cgkuk
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.............................. To sweat.
535. Perturb ............ rax djuk................................. Disturb.
536. Perverse .......... foÑr@Hkz"V
................................ Contrary to what is accepted or
expected.
537. Pessimist ........ fujk'kkoknh
................................ One who is not hopeful by nature.
538. Pious ............... /kfeZd
.................................... Religious.
539. Pivotal ............. eq[; ...................................... Central and important.
540. Plaint .............. ;kfpdk................................... A legal complaint.
541. Plight .............. ijs'kkuh@nq[k
............................... Unpleasant condition.
542. Polygamy ........ cgq&fookg ................................ To have more that one wife/
husband.
543. Pomp ............... /we/ke................................... Splendid and colourful ceremony.
544. Populace.......... vke turk ................................ Ordinary people.
545. Posthumously . e`R;q&mijkUr
.............................. Awarded/published after death.
546. Pragmatic ....... O;ogkfjd................................ Practical.
547. Precedent ........ iwoZxkeh
................................... An action already taken place/
decision already taken.
548. Precincts ......... tgk¡ dkj bR;kfn ys tkuk oftZr gS@
...... Part of a city where vehicles
vgkrk are not allowed/limits.
549. Predicament ... vfiz; gkykr ftlls fudkyuk eqf'dy gS
An unpleasant situation, which is
difficult to get out of.
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550. Prejudice ......... iwokZxzg
.................................... Unfair opinion.
551. Preposterous ... csodwiQh .............................
Hkjk Very foolish/ridiculous.
552. Prey ................. f'kdkj.................................... Victim/an animal hunted by another
for food.
553. Proclivity ........ >qdko .................................... Tendency or inclination.
554. Proliferation ... izpqj ek=kk esa mRiUu gksuk Increasing greatly and suddenly in
................
number.
555. Promising ....... vk'kktud................................ Showing signs of being successful in
future.
556. Propensity ...... cqjs crkZo ds rjiQ >qdko
................ Tendency towards behaving badly.
557. Provocative ..... mdlkus okyk
............................. Causing an angry reaction/ inciting.
558. Prudence ......... le>nkjh.................................. Wisdom.
559. Pugnacious ..... ;q¼fiz;................................... Quarrelsome.
560. Punitive .......... n.MkRed
................................. Intended as a punishment.
561. Purge ............... NqVdkjk ikuk@ 'kq¼ djuk
................ To get rid of people you don't like/to
make free for harmful things.
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562. Pyre ................. fprk...................................... A large pile of wood on which a dead
body is burnt.
563. Quantum ......... fdlh pht dh bdkbZ
.................... Unit of something.
564. Quell ............... jksduk
.................................... To stop something especially by using
force.
565. Quench ............ cq>kuk (I;kl) ........................... satisfy (thirst).
566. Query .............. 'kadk@loky
............................... A question/doubt.
567. Quiescent ........ lqIr ...................................... Dormant, at rest.
568. Quietude ......... 'kkafr
...................................... Tranquility.
569. Quotidian ........ lk/kj.k................................... Common/ordinary.
570. Racial .............. uLyokn ls lacaf/r
....................... Connected with a particular race or
country.
571. Rancor ............. uiQjr.................................... Bitterness, hatred.
572. Rankle ............. ijs'kku djuk
............................. Irritate.
573. Rapport ........... rkyesy................................... Harmony.
574. Ratify .............. vaxhdkj djuk........................... Confirm formally by signing it or voting
for it.
575. Ravenous ........ cgqr Hkq[kk................................ Extremely hungry.
576. Raze ................ u"V djuk................................ To destroy.
577. Rebellious ....... fojks/h
.................................... One who opposes the system.

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578. Rebuff ............. lgk;rk Lohdkj djus ls euk djuk
..... To refuse a helpful suggestion.
579. Rebuke ............ cqjh rjg ls MkWVuk
....................... Scold harshly.
580. Recalcitrant .... mí.M..................................... One who is unwilling to obey orders.
581. Reckless .......... vlko/ku................................. Without caring for the result of an
action.
582. Recluse ........... vdsyk.................................... One who lives alone.
583. Recuperate ...... Bhd gksuk fcekjh ds................
ckn To recover from illness.
584. Redundant ...... xSj t:jh ................................. Unnecessary.
585. Refute ............. [k.Mu djuk ............................. To say/prove that a person opinion is
wrong.
586. Regime ............ 'kklu..................................... Rule of.
587. Reign ............... 'kklu..................................... The monarch's period of rule.
588. Rein ................ yxke@ yxke yxkuk ..................... Piece of leather which helps you to
control the headgear of a horse/to
bridle/to restrain.
589. Relegate .......... voufr djuk............................. Place in a lower position.
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590. Reluctant ........ vfuPNqd
................................. Unwilling.
591. Remorse .......... viQlksl.................................. Feeling of guilt or regret.
592. Renewable ...... uohuhdj.kh;
............................. Which can be used again and again.
593. Repent ............. iNrkuk................................... To be sorry for something.
594. Repercussions . ifj.kke................................... Consequence.
595. Replica ............ gq&c&gq
................................... An exact copy of an object.
596. Reprehensible . fuUnuh;
................................... Deserving condemnation.
597. Reprieve .......... cpko..................................... An escape from a bad situation.
598. Repugnant ...... izfrdwy@ fujk'kktud
..................... Unpleasant behavior or belief.
599. Resentment .... ukilan.................................... Feeling of dislike.
600. Respite ............ cpko..................................... Relief from something.
601. Resurgence ..... fdlh fopkj/kjk dk fiQj ls lj mBkuk . A new increase of idea which had
been forgotten for some time.
602. Resurrect ........ fiQj ls thfor djuk..................... To bring someone back to life.
603. Retrieve .......... fiQj ls izkIr djuk ....................... To find and bring back something.
604. Reverence ....... lEeku.................................... Respect.
605. Rhetoric .......... izHkko'kkyh Hkk"k.k (ijUrq t:jh ugha fd speech but not essentially
Effective
bZekunkj Hkh) sincere.
606. Rumour ........... viQokg ................................... Piece of news that may or may not be
true.

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607. Ruthless .......... Øwj ........................................ Cruel.
608. Sacrament ...... /kfeZd dk;Z .............................. An important religious ceremony.
609. Sadist .............. ijihM+d .................................. One who obtains pleasure by hurting
others.
610. Salubrious ...... LokLF; ds fy, ykHknk;d .............. Good for health.
611. Salvation ........ eks{k ....................................... The act of saving someone from
danger, loss sin etc.
612. Sanctity .......... ifo=krk ................................... The quality of being holy.
613. Sanguine ......... vk'kkafor ................................. Hopeful.
614. Sarcasm .......... O;aX;dkjh ................................. Scornful remarks.
615. Scant ............... vi;kZIr@ de ............................. Barely enough.
616. Scrap ............... VqdM+k@cd>d ............................ Small pieces /Argument.
617. Scum ............... xanxh (rjy inkFkZ ds lrg ij) ........ Dirt (on the surface of liquid).
618. Seasoned ......... ifjiDo ................................... Having a lot of experience.
619. Sensuous ......... bfUnz; lEcU/h ('kkjhfjd :i........ ls Relating to physical senses./
vkd"kZd) Physically attractive.
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620. Severity .......... rhozrk ..................................... Extremity.
621. Shambles ........ cqjh gkyr ..............................
esa A state of confusion/untidiness.
622. Shirk ............... th pqjkuk ................................. To avoid work/ duty.
623. Shrewd ............ /wrZ ........................................ Based on clear understanding and
Judgement.
624. Shroud ............. fNikuk .................................... Hide.
625. Shrug .............. dU/s mpdk dj vufHkKrk@mnklhurk . To tkfgj
raise and then lower the shoulder
djuk to show lack of knowledge/interest.
626. Site ................. Hkou&fuekZ.k vkfn dk LFky Place where something is built.
.............
627. Sizzle .............. dkiQh xeZ gksuk ........................... (of food) make a hissing sound when
being fried.
628. Skeptical ......... lUnsgh ..................................... Doubtful.
629. Slay ................. gR;k djuk............................... Murder.
630. Solace ............. fnyklk.................................... Comfort in time of distress.
631. Solidarity ........ leZFku .................................... Support.
632. Solitary ........... vdsyk.................................... The only person/thing in given place.
633. Spectre ............ lansg ...................................... The idea of something unpleasant
that may happen in future.
634. Spinster .......... dq¡okjh efgyk ............................. A woman who is not married.
635. Sporadic .......... vfu;fer :i ls ......................... Occurring at irregular intervals.
636. Spouse ............. thou lkFkh ............................... Life partner.

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637. Spurious .......... lansgkLin
.................................. False and not what it appears to be.
638. Squirm ............ NViVkuk .................................. To move from side to side in an

awkward way because of
nervousness, pain etc.
639. Stack ............... ,d ds Åij ,d j[kuk ................. Pile on one another.
640. Stagger ............ yM+[kM+kuk................................ To walk showing imbalance.
641. Strangle .......... xyk ?kksaV dj ekjuk ...................... To kill by pressing the throat.
642. Stringent ........ dBksj ..................................... Strict and demanding.
643. Stroke ............. Fkidh@?kM+h dh ?kaVs dh ?kaVh
............. An act of hitting/a sound of a striking
clock.
644. Subdue ............ rhozrk de djuk ......................... To reduce the force of something.
645. Substantiate ... oDrO; dks izekf.kr djuk ............... To support a claim.
646. Subterfuge ...... dqN gkfly djus dk xyr rjhdk ...... A trick or a dishonest way of
achieving something.
647. Subtle ............. lw{e@ckjhd ysfdu egÙoiw.kZ ............. Small but important.
648. Succour ........... le; ij lgk;rk ......................... Help given to someone in need.
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649. Sully ................ nkx yxkuk................................ Stain/to spoil someone's perfect
reputation.
650. Sultry .............. mel Hkjk ................................. Warm and moist.
651. Sumptuous ...... Hkjiwj ..................................... Luxurious/showing wealth.
652. Suo-moto ......... [kqn gh .................................... On its own.
653. Surge ............... rhozrk ls c<+uk
........................... A sudden or great increase.
654. Swathe ............ diM+s@tehu dk pkSM+k VqdM+k
............ Broad strip of cloth/land.
655. Sycophancy ..... pkiywlh ................................... Attempt to win favour by flattery.
656. Symposium ..... fopkj&xks"Bh .............................. Official meeting.
657. Synchronize .... ,d gh le; ij gksuk ................... To (Cause to) happen at the same
time.
658. Tangible .......... ftls Nw dj eglwl fd;k tk lds...... Real, which can be touched or
experienced.
659. Tawdry ............. lLrk ,oa HkM+dhyk ...................... Cheap and gaudy.
660. Temerity ......... fgEer.................................... Boldness.
661. Temperate ...... la;e j[kus okyk ......................... Self controlled.
662. Tempestuous .. izcy Hkkouk ls vksr&izksr ............... Full of strong emotion.
663. Tendentious .... fdlh er dk i{k/j gksuk .............. Supporting a particular opinion.
664. Tenements ...... fuokl LFkku .............................. A large building divided into
apartments.

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665. Terse ............... laf{kIr
.................................... Concise/using few words.
666. Thumping ........ egÙoiw.kZ .................................. Extremely great or important.
667. Thunder .......... xtZu...................................... Sudden large noise from the sky.
668. Thunderbolt .... fctyh dk dM+duk ,oa ckny dk xtZu A flash of lightening and sound of
thunder.
669. Timid ............... Mjiksd ................................... Lacking courage/ cowardly.
670. Tiptoe .............. iSjks ds Å¡xfy;ksa ij...............
pyuk To walk on toes with heels not
touching the ground.
671. Tormentor ....... 'kks"kd .................................... One who causes sufferings.
672. Tout ................ nyky..................................... The act/the person encouraging sale
of anything.
673. Toxic ............... tgjhyk................................... Poisonous.
674. Traffic ............. xSj dkuwuh pht dk O;kikj .............. Illegal trade.
675. Trail ................ jkLrk @ /hjs pyuk ....................... Path/ to follow the path of someone/
to move slowly.
676. Traitor ............. xíkj...................................... A person who is not loyal.
677. Trauma ............ ekufld vk?kkr .......................... Severe emotional shock.
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678. Treason ........... xíkjh..................................... The act of being not loyal.
679. Triumph .......... cM+h thr ................................. A great success.
680. Twitch ............. iQM+duk ................................... Any part of body making sudden, small
movement.
681. Unanimous ...... loZlEer.................................. To agree/support together.
682. Uncanny .......... fofp=k .................................... Strange/impossible to explain.
683. Under-privileged xjhc...................................... Poor.
684. Underestimate de djds vk¡duk....................... To estimate that one is inferior to
what he really is.
685. Uninterested ... fnypLih uk gksuk ......................... Not interested.
686. Unison ............. ,d lkFk ................................. Two/more things happening at same
time.
687. Unruly ............. vfu;af=kr ................................. Not easy to control.
688. Upbeat ............. vk'kkoknh ................................. Cheerful, optimistic.
689. Uproar ............. 'kksj&'kjkck............................... A loud noise or disturbance.
690. Uproot ............. tM+ ls m[kkM+ nsuk
....................... To remove from their home place/
root.
691. Vague .............. vLi"V.................................... Not clearly expressed.
692. Valediction ...... fonkbZ Hkk"k.k ............................. Speech in which one says goodbye.
693. Validate ........... izekf.kr djuk ........................... Confirm, Ratify.
694. Vandalism ....... laifÙk u"V djus dh fØ;k ............... Crime of damaging property.

Vocabularies
695. Veil .................. udkc@?kw¡?kV
............................... Thing that hides or disguises.
696. Vengeance ...... cnys dh Hkkouk .......................... Revenge.
697. Vengeful .......... cnys dh Hkkouk ....................
okyk To have strong desire to punish
someone who has hurt one or one's
dear ones.
698. Venom ............. tgj ...................................... Poison.
699. Verbose ........... ckrksa ls Hkjk.............................. Using more words than necessary.
700. Verily .............. lR;r%@oLrqr% ............................. In a completely truthful way.
701. Vestige ............ vo'ks"k ................................... A still existing small part of
something.
702. Veteran ........... vuqHkoh ................................... A person who has a lot of experience.
703. Vicarious ......... izfrfuf/d@lh/s rkSj ij ..............
ugha Experienced in one's imagination
rather than directly.
704. Vicious ............ cqjk@nq"V
................................... Violent and aggressive.
705. Victimize ......... lrkuk..................................... To treat someone in a cruel and
unfair manner.
706. Vigorous .......... ÅtkZoku ................................... Energetic.
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707. Virtuous .......... uSfrd xq.k okyk .......................... Having good moral qualities.
708. Volatile ........... {kf.kd.................................... Likely to change suddenly.
709. Voluminous ..... Hkkjh&Hkjde .............................. Loose and full.
710. Vow .................. dle ..................................... Solemn promise.
711. Vulnerable ...... ftls vklkuh ls pksV igq¡pk;k tk ldrkProne gSA to physical/ emotional hurt.
712. Vie ................... izfrLi/kZ djuk ........................... To compete with other people to
obtain something.
713. Wan ................. detksj................................... Weak/pale/tired-looking.
714. Wanderlust ..... ?kweus dh bPNk...................
j[kuk Strong desire to travel.
715. Wholeheartedly iwjs fny ................................
ls With complete interest and
enthusiasm.
716. Witty ............... okdiVq ................................... Using words in a clever manner.
717. Wizard ............. tknqxj.................................... Magician.
718. Woes ............... nq[k
....................................... Sorrow/distress.
719. Wretch ............ vHkkxk .................................... An unhappy person.
720. Yawn ................ mcklh ysuk............................... To breathe taking in a lot of air with
mouth open.
721. Yearn ............... ykylk djuk............................. Crave.
722. Zealous ............ mRlkfgr .................................. Enthusiastic, causing excitement.

Synonyms
18 SYNONYMS
CHAPTER
Directions: in questions no. 1 to 274, out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
1. Irrevocable 8. Docile 15. Restrict

(a) Change (a) Submissive (a) Curtail
(b) Done (b) Stubborn (b) Prohibit
(c) Unalterable (c) Strong (c) Retain
(d) Reversible (d) Changeable (d) Retail
2. Adorn 9. Considerate 16. Anticipate
(a) Trust (a) Agreeable (a) Antagonise
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(b) Writer (b) Kind (b) Expect
(c) Suspect (c) Like-minded (c) Accept
(d) Beautify (d) Thoughtful (d) Hope
3. Repose 10. Irresolute 17. Tremendous
(a) Place (a) Undecided (a) Awesome
(b) Keep (b) Angry (b) Remarkable
(c) Rest (c) Ignorant (c) Considerable
(d) Replace (d) Firm (d) Excessive
4. Commotion 11. Frugal 18. Meticulous
(a) Cheer (a) Economical (a) Correct
(b) Imbalance (b) Miserly (b) Clean
(c) Disturbance (c) Splendid (c) Methodical
(d) Movement (d) Hungry (d) Painstaking
5. Nurture 12. Motive 19. Abundant
(a) To encourage (a) Reason (a) Sufficient
(b) To grow (b) Occasion (b) Plentiful
(c) To see (c) Intention (c) Significant
(d) To maintain (d) Preparation (d) Vibrant
6. Deny 13. Pity 20. Acquaint
(a) Regain (a) Offence (a) Arouse
(b) Refuse (b) Mercy (b) Introduce
(c) Repair (c) Kindness (c) Appoint
(d) Reduce (d) Joy (d) Acquire
7. Abuse 14. Quash 21. Change
(a) Use (a) Question (a) Alter
(b) Praise (b) Pledge (b) Renew
(c) Scorn (c) Reject (c) Review
(d) Raise (d) Slash (d) Repeat
Synonyms
22. Surreptitiously 32. Poach 42. Prospective
(a) Calmly (a) Catch (a)Preceded
(b) Secretly (b) Hunt (b) Prosperous
(c) Suggestively (c) Preach (c) Perplexed
(d) Quitely (d) Plunder (d) Possible
23. Forebode 33. Repartee 43. Lousy
(a) Alarm (a) Refuse (a) Unbearable
(b) Foretell (b) Celebrate (b)Awful
(c) Failure (c) Quick witty reply (c) Loose
(d) Forefront (d) Question (d) Stinking
24. Genuine 34. Exhort 44. Accentuated
(a) Good (a) Recommend (a) Accent
(b) Real (b) Coax (b) Devalued
(c) Attractive (c) Urge (c) Mitigated
(d) Lovable (d) Push (d) Sharpened
25. Adverse 35. Lurid 45. Predominantly
(a) Negative (a) Happy (a) Emphatically
(b) Facilitating (b) Abundant (b) Forcefully
(c) Decorative (c) Bright (c) Mostly
(d) Derogative (d) Shocking (d) Profoundly
26. Elastic 36. Familiar 46. Paucity
(a) Rubbery (a) Well-known (a) Sincerity
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(b) Flexible (b) Familial (b) Shortfall
(c) Expensive (c) Relative (c) Publicity
(d) Exciting (d) Common (d) Downfall
27. Vacillate 37. Dessert 47. Avert
(a) Waver (a) Wasteland (a) Hide
(b) Never (b) Abandon (b) Obey
(c) Quiver (c) Sweet-dish (c) Excuse
(d) Queer (d) Broth (d) Avoid
28. Impeccable 38. Affiliate 48. Pensive
(a) Perfect (a) Control (a) Careless
(b) Fair (b) Associate (b) Thoughtful
(c) Faultless (c) Copy (c) Penitent
(d) Criminal (d) Discriminate (d) Unattached
29. Impediment 39. Explicit 49. Cordial
(a) Clear (a) Clear (a) Smooth
(b) Ailment (b) Obvious (b) Friendly
(c) Incapable (c) Cautious (c) Sophisticated
(d) Obstruction (d) Exorbitant (d) Reserved
30. Advance 40. Diligent 50. Provisional
(a) Reduce (a) Intelligent (a) Casual
(b) Halt (b) Energetic (b) Lucky
(c) Progress (c) Modest (c) Visible
(d) Extend (d) Industrious (d) Temporary
31. Prognosis 41. Infuriate 51. Horrendous
(a) Diagnosis (a) Burn (a) Very huge
(b) Forecast (b) Disgrace (b) Greatly unpleasant
(c) Preface (c) Threaten (c) Mildly sincere
(d) Identity (d) Enrage (d) Most pleasant
Synonyms
52. Authentic 62. Frontier 72. Emulate
(a) Admirable (a) Edge (a) Praise
(b) Genuine (b) Landmark (b) Find out
(c) Adjustable (c) Boundary (c) Follow
(d) None of the above (d) Corner (d) Assess
53. Rectify 63. Rout 73. Boast
(a) Correct (a) Death (a) Cry
(b) Alter (b) Defeat (b) Abuse
(c) Erase (c) Loss (c) Hate
(d) Continue (d) Crash (d) Brag
54. Miraculous 64. Irreproachable
74. Mass murder
(a) Mysterious (a) Remarkable
(a) Patricide
(b) Sudden (b) Extraordinary
(c) Faultless (b) Fratricide
(c) Amazing
(d) Immense (c) Regicide
(d) Unexpected
55. Warranty 65. Felicity (d) Genocide
(a) Threat (a) Prosperity 75. Executioner
(b) Guarantee (b) Honesty (a) Executive engineer
(c) Order for arrest (c) Bliss (b) Explorer
(d) Issue (d) Sorrow (c) Experimenter
56. Knave 66. Judicious (d) One who inflict
(a) Emperor (a) Biased capital punishment
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(b) Enchanter (b) Sensible 76. Maiden speech
(c) Soldier (c) Exact (a) Farewell speech
(d) Scoundrel (d) Honest (b) Short speech
57. Prodigal 67. Transpired (c) First speech
(a) Huge (a) Was communicated (d) Speech about
(b) Prodigious (b) Was discussed women
(c) Enormous (c) Happened 77. Interfere
(d) Wasteful (d) Conspired (a) Meddle
58. Impost 68. Obstinate (b) Help
(a) Fertilizer (a) Foolish (c) Object
(b) Dispatch (b) Unyielding (d) Copy
(c) Tax (c) Unreasonable
78. Tedious
(d) Postage (d) Mischievous
69. Sundry (a) Tiresome
59. Coarse
(a) Countless (b) Dull
(a) Academic
(b) Various (c) Interesting
(b) Grain
(c) Rough (c) Certain (d) Exciting
(d) Training (d) Several 79. Magnificent
60. Forego 70. Menial (a) Magnanimous
(a) Renounce (a) Lowly (b) Modest
(b) Disown (b) Tough (c) Generous
(c) Leave (c) Dangerous (d) Splendid
(d) Accumulate (d) Low-paid 80. Spirited
61. Recipients 71. Impetus (a) Heated
(a) Creators (a) Financial support (b) Drunk
(b) Donors (b) Accelerated growth (c) Enthusiastic
(c) Receivers (c) Retarded growth (d) Possessed
(d) Instigators (d) Driving force
Synonyms
81. Gloomy 91. Fortitude 101. Homage
(a) Misty (a) Composure (a) Humility
(b) Morose (b) Confidence (b) Tribute
(c) Murky (c) Courage (c) Obedience
(d) Shadowy (d) Produce (d) Allegiance
82. Grumble 92. Sanitise 102. Clue
(a) To scold (a) Pleasant (a) Hint
(b) To complain (b) Disinfect (b) Inkling
(c) To sheer (c) Pious (c) Intimation
(d) To fight (d) Crazy (d) Signal
83. Crude 93. Favourite 103. Amazement
(a) Unrefined (a) Preferred (a) Shock
(b) Cruel (b) Focused (b) Wander
(c) Rude (c) Pleasurable (c) Surprise
(d) Savage (d) Disliked (d) Suspicion
84. Hostile 94. Novice 104. Consistency
(a) Poor (a) Beginner (a) Constancy
(b) Antagonistic (b) Virtuous (b) Competence
(c) Delinquent (c) Trainer (c) Permanence
(d) Reticent (d) Learner (d) Uniformity
85. Friendly 95. Adversary 105. Electrifying
(a) Gentle (a) Poverty (a) Attractive
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(b) Amiable (b) Contestant (b) Fearsome
(c) Considerate (c) Opponent (c) Exciting
(d) Industrious (d) Intruder (d) Disturbing
86. Veil
96. Dishonour 106. Refrain
(a) Seclude
(a) Infamy (a) Dissuade
(b) Moan
(b) Glory (b) Desist
(c) Conceal
(c) Uncouth (c) Prevent
(d) Repent
87. Recurrent (d) Wicked (d) Curb
(a) Flowing backward 97. Erudite 107. Merited
(b) Healing quickly (a) Scholarly (a) Deserved
(c) Happening (b) Friendly (b) Encouraged
repeatedly (c) Miserly (c) Prompted
(d) Timely (d) Lovely (d) Supported
88. Peculiar 98. Idea 108. Candid
(a) Same (a) Comprehension (a) Overconfident
(b) Strange (b) Notion (b) Frank
(c) Surprising (c) Emotion (c) Arrogant
(d) Tiring (d) Gist (d) Careless
89. Prosper 99. Takes after 109. Zealous
(a) Cherish (a) Follows (a) Ardent
(b) Promote (b) Comes after (b) Jealous
(c) Thrive (c) Resembles (c) Furious
(d) Rich (d) Imitates (d) Impatient
90. Eminent 100. Ill-favoured 110. Industrious
(a) Confident (a) Unlucky (a) Indolent
(b) Authentic (b) Weak in health (b) Industrial
(c) Ingenious (c) Short-tempered (c) Hard-working
(d) Illustrious (d) Ugly (d) Economic
Synonyms
111. Feasible 121. Ancestors 131. Aversion
(a) Practical (a) Extinct tribes (a) Aggression
(b) Rejoice (b) Relatives (b) Assertion
(c) Accentuate (c) Forefathers (c) Dislike
(d) Accurate (d) Old people (d) Impudence
112. Atrocity 122. Embrace 132. Desperation
(a) Envy (a) Impress (a) Depression
(b) Violence (b) Except (b) Jubilation
(c) Jealousy (c) Embarrass (c) Fascination
(d) Absurdity (d) Accept (d) Hopelessness
113. Fortify 123. Meek 133. Jubilant
(a) Create (a) Light-hearted (a) Brilliant
(b) Generate (b) Serious (b) Proud
(c) Prohibit (c) Submissive (c) Ecstatic
(d) Strengthen (d) Benign (d) Gloomy
114. Pacify 124. Cajole 134. Liberty
(a) Calm down (a) Insist (a) Freedom
(b) Satisfy (b) Persuade (b) Equality
(c) Rouse (c) Direct (c) Charity
(d) Rejoice (d) Recommend (d) Democracy
115. Barren 125. Fragrance 135. Blister
(a) Good (a) Taste (a) Chatter
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(b) Wholesome (b) Aroma (b) Travel
(c) Unproductive (c) Sight (c) Attack
(d) Profitable (d) Touch (d) Wound
116. Infamy 126. Fictitious 136. Trauma
(a) Notoriety (a) False (a) Accident
(b) Glory (b) Frail (b) Art form
(c) Integrity (c) Foul (c) Type of medicine
(d) Familiarity (d) Flattering (d) Emotional shock
117. Intrepid 127. Obscene 137. Fabulous
(a) Hesitant (a) Dirty (a) Beautiful
(b) Fearless (b) Unhealthy (b) Marvellous
(c) Extrovert (c) Indecent (c) Interesting
(d) Familiarity (d) Unwanted (d) Charming
118. Perspicuous 128. Imitate 138. Laudable
(a) Relevant (a) Follow (a) Sincere
(b) Precise (b) Copy (b) Praiseworthy
(c) Brief (c) Think (c) Benevolent
(d) Clear (d) Allude (d) Welcome
119. Sufficient 129. Enigmatic 139. Surpass
(a) Full (a) Magnetic (a) Outdo
(b) Complete (b) Automatic (b) Pass over
(c) Enough (c) Speeding (c) Overdo
(d) Less (d) Puzzling (d) Pass by
120. Benevolent 130. Despondent 140. Defer
(a) Beneficial (a) Deserted (a) Indifferent
(b) Kind (b) Dejected (b) Deft
(c) Helpful (c) Rejected (c) Differ
(d) Supportive (d) Repentant (d) Postpone
Synonyms
141. Cease 151. Crass 161. Ostracise
(a) Begin (a) Casual (a) Censure
(b) Stop (b) Formal (b) Sentence
(c) Create (c) Unrefined (c) Banish
(d) Dull (d) Sterile (d) Berate
142. Pious 152. Accomplish 162. Appalled
(a) Religious (a) Amass (a) Shocked
(b) Sympathetic (b) Acquire (b) Saddened
(c) Afraid (c) Adhere (c) Scared
(d) Faithful (d) Achieve (d) Alarmed
143. Abandon 153. Cursory 163. Imbecility
(a) Forsake (a) Little (a) Stupidity
(b) Keep (b) Quick (b) Rusticity
(c) Cherish (c) Eager (c) Verbosity
(d) Enlarge (d) Tender (d) Incoherence
144. Intimidate 154. Envisaged 164. Collusion
(a) Calm down (a) Ensured (a) Conflict
(b) View (b) Idealized (b) Secret agreement
(c) Leave (c) Contemplated (c) Consultation
(d) Frighten (d) Imagined (d) Misunderstanding
145. Regard 155. Clandestine 165. Hesitant
(a) Respect (a) Awkward (a) Antagonistic
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(b) Liking (b) Inconsistent (b) Grumbling
(c) Love (c) Secret (c) Contradict
(d) Suspicion (d) Ugly (d) Undecided
166. Deceptive
146. Swap 156. Resentment
(a) Disagreeable
(a) Snap (a) Annoyance
(b) Misleading
(b) Exchange (b) Dispatch
(c) Mistake
(c) Break (c) Disagreement
(d) Debatable
(d) Exclude (d) Dismissal 167. Palpable
147. Prudent 157. Obdurate (a) Obvious
(a) Wise (a) Angry (b) Immense
(b) Cunning (b) Calm (c) Sufficient
(c) Frank (c) Obsessed (d) Hidden
(d) Severe (d) Adamant 168. Laid-back
148. Genius 158. Obscure (a) Lie in wait
(a) A generous person (a) Unknown (b) Sorry state
(b) A foreigner (b) Neglectful (c) Lame
(c) An intellect (c) Occasional (d) Easy-going
(d) An athlete (d) Old 169. Sauntering
149. Culmination 159. Reluctant (a) Jogging
(a) Conclusion (a) Unwilling (b) Brisk walking
(b) Climax (b) Forego (c) Travelling
(c) Abyss (c) Redundant (d) Strolling
(d) Cultivation (d) Amendable 170. Pompous
150. Sporadic 160. Revelation (a) Grandiose
(a) Surviving (a) Anticipation (b) Polished
(b) Sweeping (b) Imagination (c) Modest
(c) Irregular (c) Revel in (d) Skilled
(d) Persistent (d) Disclosure
Synonyms
171. Poignant 181. Hostility 191. Reticent
(a) Showy (a) Illness (a) Sensitive
(b) Sad (b) Enmity (b) Secretive
(c) Silly (c) Disturbance (c) Not feeling well
(d) Snobbish (d) Derogatory (d) Not saying much
172. Querulous 182. Indifferent 192. Reciprocal
(a) Critical (a) Dissimilar (a) Formal
(b) Curious (b) Various (b) Favorable
(c) Quarrelsome (c) Interference (c) Mutual
(d) Ambiguous (d) Unconcerned (d) Sustainable
173. Audacious 183. Condemn 193. Apprise
(a) Brilliant (a) Censure (a) Inform
(b) Powerful (b) Despair (b) Estimate
(c) Bold (c) Kill (c) Admire
(d) Frightening (d) Hit (d) Require
174. Perilous 184. Defect 194. Consensus
(a) Hazardous (a) Loss (a) Awareness
(b) Rigorous (b) Harm (b) General agreement
(c) Resilient (c) Shortcoming (c) Careful observation
(d) Requisite (d) Delicate (d) Praiseworthy
175. Reverie 185. Jealous 195. Unceremonious
(a) Determination (a) Envious (a) Impolite
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(b) Day-dream (b) Unhappy (b) Informal
(c) Reality (c) Regretful (c) Incomplete
(d) Realization (d) Remorse (d) Irregular
186. Weary
176. Genial 196. Treason
(a) Careless
(a) Cordial (a) Absurdity
(b) Shivering
(b) Unselfish (b) Disloyalty
(c) Troubled
(c) Careful (c) Dishonesty
(d) Weak
(d) Specific 187. Plausible (d) Deception
177. Accrue (a) Pleasing taste 197. Amiable
(a) Accumulate (b) Seemingly true (a) Popular
(b) Accommodate (c) Manageable (b) Generous
(c) Grow (d) Cannot be proved (c) Friendly
(d) Suffice 188. Creditable (d) Reasonable
178. Loquacious (a) Able to lend money 198. Lucid
(a) Talkative (b) Bringing praise (a) Fluent
(b) Slow (c) Able to repay a loan (b) Clear
(c) Content (d) Fit to be believed (c) Musical
(d) Unclear 189. Salient (d) Familiar
179. Vindictive (a) Most important 199. Ravaged
(a) Imaginative (b) Salt-like taste (a) Destroyed
(b) Accusative (c) Pleasing (b) Spoiled
(c) Spiteful (d) Satisfactory (c) Conquered
(d) Aggressive 190. Fragile (d) Robbed
180. Inclement (a) Soft 200. Perplexed
(a) Selfish (b) Smooth (a) Annoyed
(b) Active (c) Flexible (b) Disappointed
(c) Unfavourable (d) Easily broken (c) Puzzled
(d) Inactive (d) Ruined
Synonyms
201. Anonymity 211. Solicit 221. Squander
(a) Reputation (a) Command (a) Expensive
(b) Publicity (b) Request (b) Waste
(c) Being unknown (c) Sympathize (c) Litter
(d) Wrong address (d) Agree (d) Economical
202. Ephemeral 212. Surmount 222. Abated
(a) Disturbing (a) Discount (a) Reduced
(b) Filthy (b) Surround (b) Vanished
(c) Short-lived (c) Overcome (c) Increased
(d) Poverty-stricken (d) Capture (d) Stabilized
203. Caption 213. Pertinent 223. Abrogate
(a) Joke (a) Indirect (a) Repeal
(b) Definition (b) Relevant (b) Destroy
(c) Meaning (c) Direct (c) Delay
(d) Title (d) Important (d) Dismiss
204. Battered 214. Nebulous 224. Abstemious
(a) Destroyed (a) Revolutionary (a) Resistant
(b) Dashed on (b) Vague (b) Temperate
(c) Struck hard (c) Starting (c) Superstitions
(d) Struck off (d) Idiotic (d) Careful
205. Extravagant 215. Ubiquitous 225. Allegiance
(a) Hardworking (a) Omnipresent (a)Servility
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(b) Good (b) Omnipotent (b)Obedience
(c) Extraordinary (c) Omniscient (c) Loyalty
(d) Spendthrift (d) Affluent (d) Passivity
206. Redundant 216. Corroborate 226. Amicable
(a) Superfluous (a) Collaborate (a) Poisonous
(b) Uninterested (b) Substantiate (b) Co-operative
(c) Introspective (c) Co-operate (c) Satisfying
(d) Knowledgeable (d) Correlate (d) Heartening
207. Hindered 217. Adequate 227. Ample
(a) Damaged (a) Necessary (a) Meagre
(b) Disturbed (b) Sufficient (b) Quantitative
(c) Obstructed (c) Procured (c) Sufficient
(d) Protested (d) Additional (d) Tasty
208. Concealed 218. Solecism 228. Baleful
(a) Covered (a) Abuse (a) Harmful
(b) Closed (b) Witty quip (b) Doubtful
(c) Sealed (c) Clever argument (c) Useful
(d) Hidden (d) Grammatical error (d) Helpful
209. Relish 219. Delirious 229. Benevolence
(a) Realize (a) Delicious (a) Ill will
(b) Taste (b) Pleasing (b) Morbidity
(c) Enjoy (c) Desperate (c) Kindness
(d) Reveal (d) Excited (d) Vision
210. Acute 220. Licentious 230. Camouflage
(a) Dull (a) Immoral (a) Hide
(b) Drowsy (b) Intellectual (b) Reveal
(c) Unpleasant (c) Moral (c) Disguise
(d) Sharp (d) Without license (d) Pretend
Synonyms
231. Chivalrous 241. Evoked 251. Irreverence
(a) Crude (a) Escaped (a) Disrespect
(b) Gallant (b) Called forth (b) Cruelty
(c) Handsome (c) Produced (c) Unkindness
(d)Tinkering (d) Summoned (d) Invalidity
232. Covenant 242. Flabbergasted 252. Latent
(a)Case (a) Scared (a)Primitive
(b) Coupon (b) Embarrassed (b) Hidden
(c) Contract (c) Dumbfounded (c) Potent
(d) Settlement (d) Humiliated (d) Talented
233. Dainty 243. Flimsy 253. Massive
(a)Carefree (a) Weak (a) Tall
(b)Feminine and happy (b) Strong (b) Large in size
(c)Delicacy (c) Justified (c) Total
(d)Small and graceful (d) Impulsive (d) Little
234. Deference 244. Garish 254. Obnoxious
(a) Indifference (a) Unusual (a) Depressing
(b) Sympathy (b) Exciting (b) Disgusting
(c) Respect (c) Confused (c) Arrogant
(d) Flattery (d) Gaudy (d) Filthy
235. Dormant 245. Implacable 255. Panacea
(a) Sleeping (a) Relentless (a) Flatter
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(b) Humble (b) Unappeasable (b) Praise
(c) Quick (c) Dangerous (c) Inactivity
(d) Active (d) Courageous (d) Cure-all
236. Dramatic 246. Indict 256. Pragmatic
(a) Unprecedented (a) To accuse (a) Practical
(b)Thrilling (b) Entrapment (b) Playful
(c) Spectacular (c) Indoctrination (c) Causal
(d) Effective (d) Inducement (d) Clever
237. Dubious 247. Indigent 257. Reparation
(a) Doubtful (a) Indian men (a) Compensation
(b) Disputable (b) Poor (b) Co-relation
(c) Duplicate (c) Guilty (c) Aspersion
(d) Dangerous (d) Untried (d) Delegation
238. Duplicity 248. Innocuous 258. Salutary
(a) Repetition (a) Abominable (a) Premature
(b) Artlessness (b) Harmless (b) Terrible
(c) Deception (c) Harmful (c) Disastrous
(d) Cleverness (d) Useful (d) Beneficial
239. Eternal 249. Innuendoes 259. Shrink
(a) Innumerable (a) Indications (a) Contract
(b) Immeasurable (b) Inspiring quotes (b) Physician
(c) Prolonged (c) Witty remarks (c) Reduce
(d) Perpetual (d) Insinuations (d) Shrivel
240. Evince 250. Insolent 260. Soporific
(a) Look (a) Violent (a) Soothing
(b) Try (b) Polite (b) Terrific
(c) Apply (c) Insulting (c) Supreme
(d) Show (d) Frivolous (d) Sleep-inducing
Synonyms
261. Vagary (c) Brave 266. Transparent
(a)Lapse of memory (d) Famous (a) Translucent
(b) Companionship 264. Blaze (b) Opaque
(c) gang (a) Rage (c) Clear
(d) impulse (b) Rush (d) Sharp
262. Coax (c) Fire 267. Fruitless
(a) Pacify (d) Mark (a) Successful
(b) Punish 265. Tangential (b) barren
(c) Persuade (a) partly (c) Useless
(d) Please (b) forcefully (d) Insufficient
263. Renowned (c)superficial
(a) Notorious relevance
(b) Great (d) fitfully
ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (d)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (d)
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51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (c) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (a)
61. (c) 62. (c) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (a)
71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (d) 74. (d) 75. (d) 76. (c) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (c)
81. (b) 82. (b) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a) 94. (a) 95. (c) 96. (a) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (d) 105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (b) 109. (a) 110. (c)
111. (a) 112. (b) 113. (d) 114. (a) 115. (c) 116. (a) 117. (b) 118. (d) 119. (c) 120. (b)
121. (c) 122. (d) 123. (c) 124. (b) 125. (b) 126. (a) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (d) 130. (b)
131. (c) 132. (d) 133. (c) 134. (a) 135. (d) 136. (d) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (a) 140. (d)
141. (b) 142. (a) 143. (a) 144. (d) 145. (a) 146. (b) 147. (a) 148. (c) 149. (b) 150. (c)
151. (c) 152. (d) 153. (b) 154. (d) 155. (c) 156. (a) 157. (d) 158. (a) 159. (a) 160. (d)
161. (c) 162. (a) 163. (a) 164. (b) 165. (d) 166. (b) 167. (a) 168. (d) 169. (d) 170. (a)
171. (b) 172. (c) 173. (c) 174. (a) 175. (b) 176. (b) 177. (a) 178. (a) 179. (c) 180. (c)
181. (b) 182. (d) 183. (a) 184. (c) 185. (a) 186. (c) 187. (b) 188. (b) 189. (a) 190. (d)
191. (d) 192. (c) 193. (a) 194. (b) 195. (a) 196. (b) 197. (c) 198. (b) 199. (a) 200. (c)
201. (c) 202. (c) 203. (d) 204. (a) 205. (d) 206. (a) 207. (c) 208. (d) 209. (c) 210. (d)
211. (b) 212. (c) 213. (b) 214. (b) 215. (a) 216. (b) 217. (b) 218. (d) 219. (d) 220. (a)
221. (b) 222. (a) 223. (a) 224. (d) 225. (c) 226. (b) 227. (c) 228. (a) 229. (c) 230. (a)
231. (b) 232. (c) 233. (d) 234. (c) 235. (a) 236. (c) 237. (a) 238. (c) 239. (d) 240. (d)
241. (b) 242. (c) 243. (a) 244. (d) 245. (b) 246. (a) 247. (b) 248. (b) 249. (d) 250. (c)
251. (a) 252. (b) 253. (b) 254. (b) 255. (d) 256. (a) 257. (a) 258. (d) 259. (d) 260. (d)
261. (d) 262. (c) 263. (d) 264. (c) 265. (c) 266. (c) 267. (c)

Antonyms
19 ANTONYMS
CHAPTER
Directions: in questions no. 1 to 298 choose the word opposite in meaning to the
given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
1. Fastidious 8. Urban 15. Rapidly
(a) Fussy (a) Rustic (a) Lazily
(b) Cooperative (b) Rural (b) Secretly
(c) Promising (c) Civil (c) Slowly
(d) Adjustable (d) Foreign (d) Firmly
2. Shallow 9. Incredible 16. Extol
(a) High (a) Possible (a) Heckle
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(b) Long (b) Believable (b) Censure
(c) Wide (c) Enjoyable (c) Hate
(d) Deep (d) Imaginary (d) Scold
3. Explicit 10. Concur 17. Make
(a) Elusive (a) Disagree (a) Liberate
(b) Allusive (b) Disappear (b) Break
(c) Ambidextrous (c) Disarrange (c) Emancipate
(d) Ambiguous (d) Discourage (d) Bind
4. Immune 11. Quiet 18. Terminate
(a) Free (a) Strong (a) Hasten
(b) Vulnerable (b) Pandemonium (b) Depart
(c) Powerful (c) Incomplete (c) Begin
(d) Weak (d) Violent (d) Change
5. Bleak 12. Vague 19. Successor
(a) Dull (a) Clear (a) Failure
(b) Dark (b) Dull (b) Loser
(c) Bright (c) Unknown (c) Predecessor
(d) Exposure (d) Shady (d) Predator
6. Veneration 13. Inevitable 20. Demolish
(a) Fear (a) Avoidable (a) Shift
(b) Reverence (b) Unnecessary (b) Build
(c) Remorse (c) Inseparable (c) Repeat
(d) Disrespect (d) Uncertain (d) Hide
7. Insolent 14. Humility 21. Genial
(a) Ignorant (a) Dignity (a) Stupid
(b) Proud (b) Cruelty (b) Stingy
(c) Laudable (c) Anger (c) Boorish
(d) Humble (d) Pride (d) Unkind

Antonyms
22. Prevent 32. Innovate 42. Brave
(a) Protect (a) Sell (a) Sorry
(b) Black (b) Buy (b) Bold
(c) Hinder (c) Close (c) Timid
(d) Induce (d) Copy (d) Boisterous
23. Plausible 33. Asceticism 43. Duplicity
(a) Inplausible (a) Comfort (a) Complexity
(b) Unplausible (b) Luxury (b) Honesty
(c) Implausible/ Unbe- (c) Anti-semitism (c) Serenity
lievable (d) Humility (d) Originality
(d) Displausible 34. Enduring 44. Opaque
24. Frailty (a) Fleeting (a) Brilliant
(a) Energy (b) Painful (b) Bright
(b) Intensity (c) Permanent (c) Transparent
(c) Vehemence (d) Long lasting (d) Lustrous
(d) Strength 35. Dissolution 45. Jocular
25. Flair (a) Retribution (a) Merry
(a) Spreading outward (b) Establishment (b) Morose
(b) Inability (c) Persuasion (c) Jugular
(c) Spotlight (d) Compliance (d) Juggler
(d) Taste 36. Progressive 46. Hinder
26. Collapse (a) Repressive (a) Encourage
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(a) Rise (b) Retrogressive (b) Acknowledge
(b) Handicap (c) Repulsive (c) Prohibit
(c) Crush (d) Aggressive (d) Instruct
(d) Crumble 37. Unnerved 47. Uncompromising
27. Dormant (a) Confident (a) Courteous
(a) Acute (b) Nervous (b) Flexible
(b) Active (c) Hopeful (c) Awesome
(c) Able (d) Anxious (d) Soft
(d) Ablaze
38. Vague 48. Zeal
28. Anxious
(a) Unclear (a) Disinterest
(a) Crafty
(b) Sharp (b) Apathy
(b) Light
(c) Carefree (c) Precise (c) Carelessness
(d) Careless (d) Actual (d) Hatred
29. Hazy 39. Harmony 49. Desecration
(a) Plain (a) Disagreement (a) Consecration
(b) Light (b) Melody (b) Discouragement
(c) Clear (c) Confusion (c) Despondency
(d) Dull (d) Concord (d) Expectation
30. Thrifty 40. Purposely 50. Shimmering
(a) Clean (a) Half-heartedly (a) Gloomy
(b) Loyal (b) Timidly (b) Glimmering
(c) Wasteful (c) Unintentionally (c) Refreshing
(d) Reverent (d) Hesitatingly (d) Repining
31. Fantastic 41. Guilty 51. Far-fetched
(a) Old (a) Innocent (a) Wise
(b) Ordinary (b) Ignorant (b) Prudent
(c) Classic (c) Irreverent (c) Located for
(d) Rational (d) Immature (d) Realistic
Antonyms
52. Takes off 62. Reckless 72. Frugal
(a) Travels (a) Careful (a) Economical
(b) Falls (b) Frank (b) Extravagant
(c) Explodes (c) Diffident (c) Miserly
(d) Lands (d) Smart (d) Greedy
53. Niggardly 63. Scorn 73. Eminent
(a) Hastily (a) Contempt (a) Illustrious
(b) Lavishly (b) Joy (b) Notorious
(c) Likely (c) Admiration (c) Intelligent
(d) Gorgeously (d) Pity (d) Known
54. Melodious 64. Grandiose 74. Barbarous
(a) Harmonious (a) Simple (a) Civilized
(b) Tuneless (b) False (b) Modern
(c) Odious (c) Ideal (c) Polite
(d) Mellifluous (d) Proud (d) Praiseworthy
55. Advanced 65. Trivial 75. Embark upon
(a) Progressed (a) Serious (a) Launch
(b) Outpaced (b) Violent (b) Analyse
(c) Receded (c) Wild (c) Break off
(d) Run back (d) Unimportant (d) Conclude
56. Enlightened 66. Lurid 76. Falling off
(a) Slander (a) Dismal (a) Shrinkage
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(b) Bemoan (b) Mild (b) Erosion
(c) Ignorant (c) Murky (c) Improvement
(d) Before (d) Mysterious (d) Descent
57. Exceptional 67. Loquacious 77. Depressed
(a) Great (a) Reserved (a) Satisfied
(b) Occasional (b) Miserly (b) Elated
(c) Common (c) Eloquent (c) Impressed
(d) Absorbing (d) Healthy (d) Affected
58. Permanent 68. Unscrupulous 78. Yield to
(a) Long (a) Conscientious (a) Submit to
(b) Short (b) Dedicated (b) Persuade
(c) Durable (c) Single-minded (c) Resist
(d) Temporary (d) Superfluous (d) Seek terms with
59. Moderate 69. Confiscate 79. Paucity
(a) Abnormal (a) Produce (a) Overflow
(b) Weak (b) Release (b) Inflow
(c) Extreme (c) Destroy (c) Plenty
(d) Separate (d) Exhibit (d) Grim
60. Diffidence 70. Contaminate 80. Conclusive
(a) Boldness (a) Sanctify (a) Powerful
(b) Outspokenness (b) Invigorate (b) Indecisive
(c) Fluency (c) Taint (c) Exclusive
(d) Obstinacy (d) Purify (d) Partial
61. Superficial 71. Often 81. Triggered
(a) Careful (a) Usually (a) Choked
(b) Of surface (b) Rarely (b) Tapered off
(c) Thorough (c) Sometimes (c) Diluted
(d) Casual (d) Occasionally (d) Ignited
Antonyms
82. Parallel 92. Expand 102. Genuine
(a) Divergent (a) Contract (a) Genius
(b) Difficult (b) Contrast (b) Honest
(c) Similar (c) Consist (c) Affected
(d) Crooked (d) Controvert (d) Fictitious
83. Manifested 93. Prosperity 103. Ham-fisted
(a) Displayed (a) Propriety (a) Simple
(b) Concealed (b) Property (b) Adroit
(c) Suppressed (c) Adversity (c) Difficult
(d) Marked (d) Perspicacity (d) Vague
84. Blocked 94. Stimulate 104. Implicit
(a) Facilitated (a) Encourage (a) Explicit
(b) Started (b) Discourage (b) Implied
(c) Checked (c) Tempt (c) Explained
(d) Promoted (d) Instigate (d) Exquisite
85. Vindictive 95. Deliberate 105. Capture
(a) careless (a) Unconditional (a) Catch
(b) forgiving (b) Unintentional (b) Detain
(c) heedless (c) Unilateral (c) Liberate
(d) refined (d) Emotional (d) Stop
86. Turn coat 96. Perilous 106. Repulsive
(a)Loyal (a) Pitiable (a) Attractive
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(b) Disappointing (b) Difficult (b) Offensive
(c) Thrilling (c) Safe (c) Defensive
(d) Nail-biting (d) Comfortable (d) Pensive
87. Inaugurate 97. Disputable 107. Misery
(a) Terminate (a) Undisputable (a) Sorry
(b) Inculcate (b) Indisputable (b) Careless
(c) Facilitate (c) Nondisputable (c) Joy
(d) Ameliorate (d) Adisputable (d) Content
88. Embellish 98. Audacious 108. Escalate
(a) Dishonour (a) Cautious (a) Decrease
(b) Demolish (b) Timid (b) Descend
(c) Spoil (c) Rude (c) Deliver
(d) Suffice (d) Proud (d) Derive
89. Detest 99. Meticulous 109. Anarchy
(a) Test (a) Unmerited (a) Curfew
(b) Dislike (b) Unimaginative (b) Permanence
(c) Like (c) Carefree (c) Wholesome
(d) Interest (d) Careless (d) Order
90. Intentional 100. Repel 110. Commotion
(a) Accidental (a) Attract (a) Transmission
(b) Undecided (b) Interest (b) Tranquillity
(c) Concentrated (c) Tempt (c) Transparency
(d) Broken (d) Like (d) Transition
91. Commence 101. Dim 111. Monotony
(a) Start (a) Transparent (a) Enthusiasm
(b) Schedule (b) Luminous (b) Repetitiveness
(c) Conclude (c) Opaque (c) Variety
(d) Dissolve (d) Dazzling (d) Singularity
Antonyms
112. Latter 122. Disorderly 132. Antique
(a) Earlier (a) Chaotic (a) Common
(b) Before (b) Organized (b) Recent
(c) Later (c) Adjusted (c) Innovative
(d) Former (d) Arranged (d) Youthful
113. Dynamic 123. Elevation 133. Contented
(a) Stable (a) Reduction (a) Dissatisfied
(b) Still (b) Humiliation (b) Emptied
(c) Lazy (c) Increment (c) Happy
(d) Static (d) Debasement (d) Unfriendly
114. Diligent 124. Glossy 134. Rapid
(a) Intelligent (a) Dull (a) Happy
(b) Lazy (b) Shining (b) Fall
(c) Boastful (c) Weary (c) Slow
(d) Notorious (d) Tired (d) Abnormal
115. Hereditary 125. Boon 135. Severe
(a) Carried (a) Dull (a) Sharp
(b) Acquired (b) Bane (b) Mild
(c) Possessed (c) Hurt (c) Important
(d) Regained (d) Harsh (d) Cut
116. Philistine 126. Accomplish 136. Initiated
(a) Cultured (a) Fail (a) Complicated
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(b) Libertine (b) Improper (b) Simplified
(c) Sober (c) Disagreeable (c) Concluded
(d) Educated (d) Scatter (d) Commenced
117. Heretical 127. Famous 137. Consensus
(a) Contradictory (a) Obscure (a) Accept
(b) Doubtful (b) Eminent (b) Opinion
(c) Impious (c) Lenient (c) Disagreement
(d) Orthodox (d) Fabulous (d) Permission
118. Ingest 128. Orderly 138. Fatigued
(a) Disrupt (a) Unclear (a) Weakened
(b) Disgorge (b) Valueless (b) Energised
(c) Dismiss (c) Chaotic (c) Tired
(d) Display (d) Incomplete (d) Activated
119. Implicate 129. Gloomy 139. Autonomy
(a) Exonerate (a) Radiant (a) Slavery
(b) Impersonate (b) Fragrant (b) Subordination
(c) Complicate (c) Melodious (c) Dependence
(d) Impose (d) Illusory (d) Submissiveness
120. Laceration 130. Strife 140. Flexible
(a) Convalescence (a) War (a) Rigid
(b) Recouperation (b) Peace (b) Cruel
(c) Healing (c) Anger (c) Humble
(d) Palpitation (d) Woe (d) Easy
121. Liberty 131. Isolation 141. Artificial
(a) Serenity (a) Segregation (a) Artful
(b) Slavery (b) Association (b) Machine-made
(c) Serfdom (c) Seclusion (c) Artistic
(d) Subordinate (d) Deportation (d) Natural
Antonyms
142. Delete 152. Callous 162. Chivalry
(a) Regress (a) Persuasive (a) Cawardish
(b) Interpolate (b) Caring (b) Discourtesy
(c) Infer (c) Gentle (c) Disobedience
(d) Include (d) Sensitive (d) Disaffection
143. Benefactor 153. Cessation 163. Dismal
(a) Helper (a) Commencement (a) Bright
(b) Victor (b) Renewal (b) Indifferent
(c) Disciple (c) Ongoing (c) Fast
(d) Enemy (d) Interruption (d) Energetic
144. Evanescent 154. Procrastinate 164. Sanguine temper
(a) Clean (a) Experiment (a) Despairing nature
(b) Tight (b) Expedite (b) Peaceful tempera-
(c) Eternal (c) Exclude ment
(d) Cheap (d) Propagate (c) Rude behaviour
145. Barren 155. Potent (d) Selfish nature
(a) Fertile (a) Inefficient 165. Meagre
(b) Rich (b) Soft (a) Extravagant
(c) Prosperous (c) Fragile (b) Abandon
(d) Positive (d) Weak (c) Prosperous
146. Virtue 156. Probity (d) Surplus
(a) Vice (a) Dishonesty 166. Imperil
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(b) Failure (b) Timidity (a) Safeguard
(c) Fault (c) Treachery (b) Construct
(d) Offence (d) Insincerity (c) Create
(d) Brighten
147. Nervous 157. Gregarious
167. Flamboyant
(a) Flawless (a) Recluse
(a) Elaborately
(b) Immature (b) Social
(b) Really
(c) Smooth (c) Laudatory
(c) Not showy
(d) Composed (d) Rustic (d) Sensibly
148. Confident 158. Sporadic 168. Consolidated
(a) Worried (a) Surviving (a) Disjointed
(b) Pessimistic (b) Sweeping (b) Broken
(c) Diffident (c) Restrained (c) Weakened
(d) Depressed (d) Continual (d) Lost
149. Evident 159. Implication 169. Chronic
(a) Suspected (a) Consideration (a) Pathetic
(b) Disagreed (b) Exoneration (b) Characteristic
(c) hidden (c) Conclusion (c) Temporary
(d) Unimportant (d) Interpretation (d) Mild
150. Adamant 160. Apposite 170. Vituperative
(a) Yielding (a) Intemperate (a) Joyous
(b) Permissive (b) Inappropriate (b) Laudatory
(c) Liberal (c) Indecent (c) Critical
(d) Tolerant (d) Incriminatory (d) Virtuous
151. Professional 161. Gregarious 171. Awkward
(a) Novice (a) Indecent (a) Awful
(b) Amateur (b) Unsociable (b) Satisfactory
(c) Dabbler (c) Above reproach (c) Graceful
(d) Apprentice (d) Unlovable (d) Easy
Antonyms
172. Smug 182. Controversial 192. Harmonious
(a) Satisfied (a) Indisputable (a) Selfish
(b) Dissatisfied (b) Restrained (b) Aggressive
(c) Serious (c) Controlled (c) Mechanical
(d) Delighted (d) Appeasing (d) Discordant
173. Oppressive 183. Synthetic 193. Inconspicuous
(a) Gentle (a) Natural (a) Open-hearted
(b) Harsh (b) Plastic (b) Open-minded
(c) Smooth (c) Cosmetic (c) Prominent
(d) Orderly (d) Apathetic (d) Smooth
174. Obscure 184. Accord 194. Factual
(a) Inconspicuous (a) Disagreement (a) Actual
(b) Veiled (b) Welcome
(b) Idealistic
(c) Clear (c) Disrespect
(c) Unrealistic
(d) Distinct (d) Conformity
175. Clinch 185. Infirmity (d) Verbal
(a) Lose (a) Employment 195. Abandon
(b) Clasp (b) Indisposition (a) Assert
(c) Deal (c) Strength (b) Retain
(d) Seal (d) Weakness (c) Produce
176. Enervate 186. Feasible (d) Twist
(a) Decelerate (a) Useful 196. Assent
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(b) Strengthen (b) Impractical (a) Breakdown
(c) Push forward (c) Uneven (b) Misunderstand
(d) Aggravate (d) Important (c) Dispatch
177. To put up with 187. Deny (d) Disagreement
(a) To stay together (a) Accept 197. Fickle
(b) To talk politely (b) Proceed (a) Constant
(c) To dislike (c) Hold (b) Convenient
(d) To move along with (d) Promote (c) Questionable
178. Autonomous 188. Acquit (d) Faithful
(a) Self-government (a) Inform 198. Discreet
(b) Dependent (b) Release (a) Worthy
(c) Defensive (c) Abuse (b) Wishful thinking
(d) Neutral (d) Condemn (c) Honest
179. Deceitful 189. Benediction (d) Careless in
(a) Sincere (a) Best wishes behaviour
(b) Useful (b) Use 199. Articulate
(c) Plain (c) Curse (a) Unable to under-
(d) Honest (d) Blessing stand
180. Exonerate 190. Affluence
(b) Unable to express
(a) Admit (a) Not being fluent
oneself
(b) Release (b) Poverty
(c) Unable to agree
(c) Convict (c) Difficult
(d) Reject (d) Unhealthy (d) Unable to live
181. Exaggerate 191. Forbid 200. Unjust
(a) Underwrite (a) Defy (a) Serious
(b) Understate (b) Dislike (b) Self-centred
(c) Ignore (c) Permit (c) Fair-minded
(d) Condemn (d) Understand (d) Considerable

Antonyms
201. Humble 211. Deterrent 221. Candid
(a) Rich (a) Determinant (a) Frank
(b) Powerful (b) Detriment (b) Diplomatic
(c) Haughty (c) Encouragement (c) Reserved
(d) Strong (d) Enrichment (d) Impertinent
202. Exemptions 212. Spurious 222. Comaraderies
(a) Generalisation (a) Truthful (a) Curiosity
(b) Liberalisation (b) Authentic (b) Ferocity
(c) Exclusions (c) Credible (c) Impetuosity
(d) Inclusions (d) Original (d) Animosity
203. Prominent 213. Slander 223. Convicted
(a) Unknown (a) Gain (a) Charged
(b) Treason (b) Profit (b) Relieved
(c) Loyalty (c) Praise (c) Dismissed
(d) Distrust (d) Loss (d) Acquitted
204. Alleviate 214. Reveal 224. Convoluted
(a) Intensity (a) Appeal (a) Simple
(b) Magnify (b) Relax (b) Complicated
(c) Mitigate (c) Recover (c) Difficult
(d) Aggravate (d) Conceal (d) Majestic
205. Disperse 215. Admonish 225. Curtail
(a) Converge (a) Condemn (a) Lengthen
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(b) Smile (b) Bless (b) Shorten
(c) Dispense (c) Praise (c) Entail
(d) Sing (d) Congratulate (d) Close
206. Ambiguous 216. Adulation 226. Dense
(a) Truthful (a) Flattery (a) Scarce
(b) Lucid (b) Encomium (b) Slim
(c) Logical (c) Confession (c) Sparse
(d) Systematic (d) Condemnation (d) Lean
207. Hilarious 217. Affirmation 227. Diminished
(a) Unworthy (a) Denial (a) Created
(b) Unpleasant (b) Refusal (b) Rose
(c) Ill-fated (c) Opposition (c) Increased
(d) Serious (d) Obstruction (d) Lessen
208. Tolerance 218. Affluent 228. Ephemeral
(a) Loathing (a) Poor (a) Eternal
(b) Brawl (b) Ordinary (b) Transitory
(c) Plea (c) Infamous (c) Mortal
(d) Forbid (d) Backward (d) Temporal
209. Steadfast 219. Agony 229. Escalating
(a) Staunch (a) Ecstasy (a) Fixed
(b) Feeble (b) Laughter (b) Fluctuating
(c) Faint (c) Humdrum (c) Falling
(d) Wavering (d) Ecstasy (d) Reasonable
210. Conceited 220. Appalling 230. Esteem
(a) Proud (a) Shocking (a) Power
(b) Honest (b) Consoling (b) Guess
(c) Modest (c) Scaring (c) Contempt
(d) Modern (d) Horrifying (d) Estimate
Antonyms
231. Exotic 241. Intimidating 251. Parsimonious
(a) Wonderful (a) Authoritative (a) Prodigious
(b) Cosmopolitan (b) Casual (b) Selfless
(c) Irrelevant (c) Non-serious (c) Extravagant
(d) Common (d) Friendly (d) Ostentatious
232. Fetter 242. Jest 252. Predilection
(a) Restore (a) Gravity (a) Acceptance
(b) Liberate (b) Grim (b) Attraction
(c) Exonerate (c) Genial (c) Dislike
(d) Distract (d) Sport (d) Choice
233. Flourish 243. Latent 253. Profound
(a) Perish (a) Unspoken (a) Deep
(b) Degenerate (b) Later (b) Superficial
(c) Decay (c) Implicit (c) Hollow
(d) Dismiss (d) Obvious (d) Fallow
234. Futile 244. Maladroit 254. Protean
(a) Waste (a) Authoritative (a) Amateur
(b) Expensive (b) Skilful (b) Catholic
(c) Useful (c) Maladjusted (c) Unchanging
(d) Cheap (d) Malevolent (d) Rapid
235. Garrulous 245. Malevolence 255. Quiescent
(a) Vociferous (a) Tenderness (a) Restless
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(b) Eloquent (b) Kindness (b) Exempt
(c) Taciturn (c) Benefiting (c) Malignant
(d) Vocal (d) Indulgence (d) Mendicant
236. Gratuitous 246. Malice 256. Perilous
(a) Uncharitable (a) Sympathy (a) Safe
(b) Grand appearance (b) Goodwill (b) Developed
(c) Warranted (c) Friendship (c) Sophisticated
(d) Being grateful (d) Attraction (d) Communicative
237. In toto 247. Monotonous 257. Revelation
(a) Bluntly (a) Disastrous (a) Rejection
(b) Partially (b) Terrifying (b) Elimination
(c) Entirely (c) Terrible (c) Concealment
(d) Strongly (d) Interesting (d) Introduction
238. Fleeting 248. Obscene 258. Repulsion
(a) Glossy (a) Disobedient (a) Attraction
(b) Perpetual (b) Decent (b) Disapproval
(c) Aspiring (c) Dislocate (c) Disparagement
(d) Sufficient (d) Cautious (d) Denigration
239. Inert 249. Opposed 259. Segregate
(a) Active (a) Resistant (a) Sever
(b) Lazy (b) Against (b) Unite
(c) Strong (c) Favouring (c) Separate
(d) Resolute (d) Similar (d) Aggregate
240. Initial 250. Ostracise 260. Significant
(a) Terminal (a) Amuse (a) Substantial
(b) Commencing (b) Welcome (b) Miniscule
(c) Delayed (c) Entertain (c) Incoherent
(d) Disastrous (d) Host (d) Unimportant
Antonyms
261. Despair 262. Validate 263. Vicious
(a) Sneer (a) Disprove (a) Godly
(b) Compliment (b) Authenticate (b) Virtuous
(c) Irony (c) Ingenuine (c) Sublime
(d) Hope (d) Legalise (d) Friendly
ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 29. (c) 55. (c) 81. (a) 107. (c) 133. (a) 159. (b) 185. (c) 211. (c) 237. (b)
2. (d) 30. (c) 56. (c) 82. (d) 108. (a) 134. (c) 160. (b) 186. (b) 212. (b) 238. (b)
3. (d) 31. (b) 57. (c) 83. (b) 109. (d) 135. (b) 161. (b) 187. (a) 213. (c) 239. (a)
4. (b) 32. (d) 58. (d) 84. (a) 110. (b) 136. (c) 162. (a) 188. (d) 214. (d) 240. (a)
5. (c) 241. (d)
33. (b) 59. (c) 85. (b) 111. (c) 137. (c) 163. (a) 189. (c) 215. (c)
6. (d) 242. (b)
34. (a) 60. (a) 86. (a) 112. (d) 138. (b) 164. (a) 190. (b) 216. (d)
7. (d) 243. (d)
8. (b) 35. (b) 61. (c) 87. (a) 113. (d) 139. (c) 165. (d) 191. (c) 217. (a)
244. (b)
9. (b) 36. (b) 62. (a) 88. (c) 114. (b) 140. (a) 166. (a) 192. (d) 218. (a) 245. (b)
10. (a) 37. (a) 63. (c) 89. (c) 115. (b) 141. (d) 167. (c) 193. (c) 219. (a) 246. (b)
11. (b) 38. (c) 64. (a) 90. (a) 116. (a) 142. (d) 168. (a) 194. (c) 220. (b) 247. (d)
12. (a) 39. (a) 65. (a) 91. (c) 117. (d) 143. (d) 169. (c) 195. (b) 221. (c) 248. (b)
13. (a)
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40. (c) 66. (b) 92. (a) 118. (b) 144. (c) 170. (b) 196. (d) 222. (d) 249. (c)
14. (d) 41. (a) 67. (a) 93. (c) 119. (a) 145. (a) 171. (c) 197. (a) 223. (d) 250. (b)
15. (c) 42. (c) 68. (a) 94. (b) 120. (c) 146. (a) 172. (b) 198. (d) 224. (a) 251. (c)
16. (b) 225. (a) 252. (c)
43. (b) 69. (b) 95. (b) 121. (b) 147. (d) 173. (a) 199. (b)
17. (b) 253. (b)
44. (c) 70. (d) 96. (c) 122. (b) 148. (c) 174. (c) 200. (c) 226. (a)
18. (c) 254. (c)
45. (b) 71. (b) 97. (b) 123. (a) 149. (c) 175. (a) 201. (c) 227. (c)
19. (c) 255. (a)
20. (b) 46. (a) 72. (b) 98. (b) 124. (a) 150. (a) 176. (b) 202. (d) 228. (a)
256. (a)
21. (d) 47. (b) 73. (b) 99. (d) 125. (b) 151. (b) 177. (c) 203. (a) 229. (c) 257. (c)
22. (d) 48. (b) 74. (a) 100. (a) 126. (a) 152. (d) 178. (b) 204. (d) 230. (c) 258. (a)
23. (c) 49. (a) 75. (d) 101. (b) 127. (a) 153. (a) 179. (d) 205. (a) 231. (d) 259. (b)
24. (d) 50. (a) 76. (c) 102. (d) 128. (c) 154. (b) 180. (c) 206. (b) 232. (b) 260. (d)
25. (b) 51. (d) 77. (b) 103. (b) 129. (a) 155. (d) 181. (b) 207. (d) 233. (a) 261. (d)
26. (a) 52. (d) 78. (c) 104. (a) 130. (b) 156. (a) 182. (a) 208. (b) 234. (c) 262. (a)
27. (b) 53. (b) 79. (c) 105. (c) 131. (b) 157. (a) 183. (a) 209. (d) 235. (c) 263. (b)
28. (c) 54. (b) 80. (b) 106. (a) 132. (b) 158. (d) 184. (a) 210. (c) 236. (a)

One Word Substitution
20 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

CHAPTER
S.N. WORD .................... fgUnh esa vFkZ

................ Meaning in English
1. Abattoir ................... dlkbZ[kkuk
.................... Place where animals are killed for food.
2. Abbot ....................... eBkf/dkjh@ eBk/h'k ........ A man who is the head of a monastery
or an abbey.
3. Abbreviation ........... la{ksi@ y?kq:i ................ A shortened form of a word or phrase.
4. Abdication ............... vkSipkfjd :i ls R;kx nsuk .. To formally give up.
5. Ablution .................. /kfeZd Luku .................. Ritual washing of the body.
Abstruse .................. le>us esa eqf'dy
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6. ........... Hard to understand.
7. Abundance .............. vkf/D;@ izpqjrk ............. A quantity that is more than enough.
8. Accentuate .............. tksj nsuk ...................... Give more force or importance to.
9. Accomplice .............. lg&vijk/h.................. Helper in a wrong deed or crime.
10. Acronym .................. izFkek{kjh................
uke Word formed from initial letters of a
name.
11. Addendum ............... ifjf'k"V ....................... Thing to be added at the end of a book,
etc.
12. Advertisement ........ foKkiu....................... A public notice offering or asking for
goods, services, etc.
13. Afforestation ........... oukjksiu ...................... The act of forestation by planting many
trees.
14. Agenda .................... ?kks"k.kk i=k
.................... Items of business for consideration at
a meeting.
15. Aggressor ................ vkØe.kdrkZ .................. Someone who attacks first.
16. Agnosticism .............. tks bZ'oj ds vf'rRo ij 'kadk-djs- Doubtful about the existence of God.
17. Alien ........................ xSj ukxfjd................... One who belongs to different country,
race of group.
18. Alimony ................... rykd i'pkr~ dh thou o`fr. Allowance fixed after divorce to a wife.
19. Allegory ................... izrhd dFkk ................... Story in which ideas are symbolized as
people.
20. Alliteration ............. vuqizkl ....................... Commencement of adjacent words with
the same letter.
21. Altruist .................... ijksidkjh
...................... One who lives and works for the welfare
of others.
22. Amateur .................. xSj is'ksoj ..................... Lacking professional skill or expertise.
23. Ambassador ............. jktnwr ......................... A diplomatic representative of one
country in another.
24. Ambidextrous .......... nksuksa gkFkksa ls fuiq.k
.......... Equally skillful with each hand.
25. Ambiguous .............. vLi"V@ nks vFkksZ .......okyk
Having more than one possible
meaning
26. Amnesia .................. foLej.k....................... Partial or total loss of memory.
27. Amnesty .................. vijk/{kek................... A general pardon of political offenders.
28. Amphibian .............. mHk;pj ....................... Animals which live both on land and in
water.
29. Amphitheatre .......... v[kkM+k@ jaxHkwfe .............. A designated section of seats in any part
of a theater.
30. Analgesia ................ nnZ dh vuqHkwfr...... u gksuk
The loss of ability to feel pain while still
conscious.
31. Anarchist ................ vjktd ....................... One who wishes to destroy all
established government's law and
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order.
32. Anarchy ................... vjktdrk ..................... The absence of government in a
country.
33. Anecdote ................. fdLlk......................... Short amusing story about some real
person or event.
34. Anniversary ............ lky fxjg .................... Yearly return of the date of an event.
35. Annual ..................... lkykuk ........................ That which happens once in a year.
36. Anomaly .................. vlk/kj.k..................... Deviation or departure from common
rule or standard or what is normal.
37. Anonymous ............. xqeuke ........................ A book or a work of art whose author is
not known.
38. Antagonist .............. fojks/h ......................... One that opposes other.
39. Antidote .................. tgj&uk'kd.................. A medicine to cure the effect of poison.
40. Aphasia ................... okpk?kkr ...................... Loss of ability to understand speech.
41. Apostate .................. /eZ R;kxh ..................... One who abandons his religious faith.
42. Aquatic .................... tyh; ......................... Animals which live in water.
43. Arbitrator/ Arbiter .. eè;LFk ........................ Someone chosen to judge and decide a
disputed issue.
44. Aristocracy .............. dqyhu ra=k .................... A government by the nobles.
45. Armistice ................ ;q¼ fojke .................... The cessation of warfare before a treaty
is signed.
46. Ascetic ..................... lU;klh........................ One who practices self denial as a
spiritual discipline.
47. Assassination .......... jktuSfrd dkj.k ls gR;k .... Killing or murder for political reasons.
48. Astrology ................. T;ksfr"k 'kkL=k ................. Science of the influence of the stars on
human affairs.
49. Astronomy .............. [kxksy foKku ................. Science of universe with sun, moon,
stars and planets.
50. Atheist .................... ukfLrd....................... A person who does not believe in the
existence of God.
51. Audience ................. Jksrk x.k ..................... An assembly of listeners.
52. Autobiography ........ vkRe thouh .................. The life-history of a man written by
himself.
53. Autocracy ................ ,dra=k........................ A government by one person.
54. Avaricious ............... ykyph........................ One who is greedy.
55. Bachelorhood .......... dqokajkiu ...................... The state of being unmarried (of a
man).
56. Bankrupt/Insolvent . fnokfy;k ...................... A person unable to pay his debts.
57. Bay .......................... [kkM+h
.......................... A part of the sea/ lake enclosed by a wide
curve of the shore.
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58. Beach ...................... leqnz rV ...................... A stretch of sand/ stones along the edge
of the sea/ lake.
59. Bellicose ................. yM+kdw ......................... A person who is fond of fighting.
60. Belligerent .............. ;q¼jr......................... Engaged in war/fight.
61. Benefactor .............. /eksZidkjh ..................... One who gives financial help to a school,
hospital, etc.
62. Bibliophile .............. iqLrd izseh ................... One who loves and collects books.
63. Biennial .................. f}o"khZ; ........................ That which happens once in two years.
64. Bigamy .................... nks fookg izFkk ................ The custom of having two wives or two
husbands.
65. Bigot ........................ dV~Vj......................... One who is filled with narrow and
prejudiced opinion.
66. Bilingual ................. f}Hkkf"k; ....................... One who can speak two languages.
67. Biography ................ thouh......................... The life-history of a man written by
someone else.
68. Biped ....................... nksik;k
......................... Animal with two-feet.
69. Blaspheme .............. bZ'oj ds f[kykiQ cksyuk ..... Speaking irreverently about God or
sacred things.
70. Bliss ........................ pjelq[k...................... Perfect happiness.
71. Bohemian ................ LosPNkpkjh .................... One who does not follow the usual norms of
social life.
72. Bookworm/Bibliophilic fdrkch dhM+k ................ One who is interested in reading books
and nothing else.
73. Boorish .................... xaokj..........................Person who is rough and ill mannered.
74. Botany ..................... ouLifr foKku ...............The science of vegetable life.
75. Brittle ..................... Hkaxqj
...........................A thing which can be easily broken.
76. Bureaucracy ............ ukSdj'kkgh .....................A government by the officials.
77. Cabaret ................... dScjs u`R; .....................A series of cabre dance/ acts at a night
club.
78. Cabby, Cabdriver ..... VªSDlh pkyd ................. The driver of a taxi cab.
79. Cacophony .............. Jqfr dVqRo ................... Harsh sound.
80. Cajole ...................... [kq'kken djuk................ Persuade by flattery.
81. Calligraphy ............. lqys[ku ........................ Art of beautiful hand writing.
82. Cannibal.................. ujHk{kh ........................ The man who can eat human flesh.
83. Cannibal.................. ujHk{kd@ jk{kl .............. One who eats human flesh.
84. Capsize .................... iyVuk........................ Overturn in water.
85. Carnage ................... gR;kdkaM ...................... Killing of large numbers of people.
86. Carnival .................. euksjatu esyk ................ Public merry making and feasting.
87. Cartographer ........... ekufp=kdkj ................... A person who draws maps and charts.
Cartography ............ ekufp=k dyk
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88. ................ Art of map making.
89. Catalogue ............... iqLrd lwph ................... List of books and other articles.
90. Celibate .................. czãpkjh ....................... One who has taken a vow not to have
sex.
91. Cemetery ................ dfczLrku ...................... The place for corpses to be buried.
92. Centenary ............... 'krkCnh ........................ Hundredth anniversary.
93. Chronological ......... le; ds Øekuqlkj........... According to sequence of time.
94. Circumlocution ....... ?kqek&fiQjk ds ckr.... djuk
A roundabout way of expression.
95. Cloakroom .............. eky xksnke ................... The place for luggage at a railway
station.
96. Coerce ..................... etcwj djuk.................. Compel to a course of action.
97. Cognate ................... ,d gh mRifÙk ............
ds Having the same source or origin.
98. Colleagues .............. lgdehZ....................... Persons working in the same
department.
99. Collusion ................ diV lfU/ ................... Secret agreement for a fraudulent
purpose.
100. Conflagration .......... Hkh"k.k vfXudkaM ............. Huge destructive fire.
101. Congregation .......... /eZ&laxfr .................... Gathering of worshippers.
102. Congruent ............... lokZaxle ...................... Identical in all respect.
103. Connoisseur ............ dyk dk ikj[kh.............. One who is well-versed in any subject/
art.
104. Conscription ........... vfuok;Z lSfud lsok .......... Compulsory enlistment for military or
other services.
105. Contagious .............. laØked...................... Which spreads by physical touch or
contact.
106. Contemporary ......... ledkyhu .................... Of the same time.
107. Contiguous ............. lehiLFk...................... Two countries or States touching a common
boundary.
108. Contrite .................. i'pkÙkkih ..................... Showing deep sorrow for wrong doing.
109. Convalescence ........ iqu%LokLF; izkfIr .... ds ckn
The period of gradual recovery of health
after illness.
110. Conventicle ............ xqIr o xSjdkuwuh /eZlHkk .... Secret and illegal religious meeting.
111. Coquette ................. fnyiQsad efgyk .............. A seductive woman who uses her sex
appeal to exploit men.
112. Coronation .............. jkT;kfHk"ksd .................... Ceremony of crowning a king.
113. Cosmopolitan .......... iwjh nqfu;k dk fuoklh ........ A person who regards the whole world as
his country.
114. Credulous ............... vk'kqfo'oklh .................. One who is simple and easily believes
whatever is told.
115. Crematory ............... 'ke'kku ?kkV .................. The place for corpses to be burnt.
116. Cripple .................... viax@viax cukuk
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............ Someone who is unable to walk
normally because of an injury or
disability to the legs or back.
117. Curfew ..................... dÝZ;w.......................... An order that certain activities/
movement are prohibited.
118. Cynosure ................. vkd"kZ.k&fcUnq ................ Centre of attraction.
119. Dead ........................ e`r@ csdkj@ ............
cstku A language that is no longer spoken.
120. Demagogue ............. tuksÙkstd ..................... Political leader who delivers sentimental
speeches.
121. Democracy .............. yksdra=k ....................... A government by the people, of the people,
and for the people.
122. Denizen ................... fuoklh........................ A person, an animal or a plant that
lives, grows or is often found in a
particular place.
123. Depraved ................. pfj=k Hkz"V .................... Morally bad or evil.
124. Deprecate ................ fojks/ djuk.................. Express earnest disapproval of.
125. Dermatology ........... Ropk foKku .................. The medical study of the skin and its
diseases.
126. Despondency ........... fujk'kk ......................... Loss of complete hope.
127. Destitution ............. vHkkoxzLrrk .................. Lacking basic necessities of life.
128. Detrimental ............ gkfudj....................... Causing harm or damage.
129. Dexterous ............... dq'ky......................... Skilful at handling things.
130. Diatribe ................... dVq&fuUnk ..................... Bitter and violent attack in words or
writing.
131. Dictatorship ............ rkuk'kkgh@ fujadq'krk
......... Government carried on by an absolute
ruler.
132. Diplomacy ............... dwVuhfr ....................... The skill and policy of a country’s
statesmen and politicians/ skill in
dealing with people.
133. Discrepancy ............ folaxfr....................... Difference between two things that
should be the same.
134. Dissimulate ............ fNikuk ........................ To hide or disguise.
135. Diurnal .................... nSfud .......................... Of the daytime.
136. Draper ..................... tqykgk ........................ A shopkeeper selling cloth and
clothing.
137. Draw ........................ vfuf.kZr ...................... The result of the match where neither
party wins.
138. Dwarf ....................... ckSuk
........................... A person, plant or animal who/which
is below the usual size.
139. Dynasty ................... oa'k ............................ Succession of rulers belonging to one
family.
140. Eavesdropper .......... pqids ls futh okrkZyki ..... One who witnesses secretly to private
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141. Economical ............. fdiQk;rh ...................... One who is careful in the use of money/
fuel etc.
142. Edible ...................... [kkus ;ksX;
..................... That which is fit to be eaten.
143. Effeminate .............. vkSjrkuk xq.k............gksuk A man who is womanish in his habits.
144. Egalitarianism ........ lerkokn...................... Belief that all people are equal and
have the same rights and opportunities.
145. Egoist ...................... LokFkhZ@ vgadkjh .............. A lover of one’s ownself/supercilious.
146. Eligible ................... ;ksX;........................... Fit to be chosen; qualified.
147. Emergency .............. vkikrdky................... A sudden serious situation requiring
immediate action.
148. Emeritus ................. llEeku lsokeqDr O;fDr .... One who is honourably discharged from
service.
149. Emigrant ................. izoklh ......................... A person who goes to another country
to live.
150. Emissary ................. xqIrpj@ tklwl ............... A person sent on a mission (usually
official).
151. Epicure .................... vPNk [kkus dk 'kkSdhu ...... Person fond of delicious food.
152. Epidemic ................. laØked jksx .................. Disease affecting many people at the same
place and time.
153. Epilogue .................. ukVd ds ckn dk Hkk"k.k ..... A speech or a poem recited at the end
of a play.
154. Episode ................... dM+h@ dFkka'k ................. Part of story (especially T.V. or Radio
show story)
155. Episodic .................. dHkh&dHkh gksus okyh ?kVuk only some times and
. Happening
irregularly.
156. Epistle ..................... /eZi=k@ dkO;i=k ............. A letter.
157. Epitaph ................... dcz ij bafxr 'kCn ........... Words which are inscribed on the grave.
158. Epithet .................... mikf/ fo'ks"kd ............... Adjective added to a person’s name
usually to criticise or praise him.
159. Epitome .................. lVhd mnkgj.k ............... A perfect example.
160. Epitomize ............... lVhd mnkgj.k gksuk ......... To be a perfect example.
161. Equanimity ............. /S;Z ............................ Calmness of mind and temper.
162. Erotica .................... v'yhy xzUFk ................. Books, pictures, etc. intended to arouse
sexual desire.
163. Erudite .................... fo}ku iq#"k ................... A learned or scholarly person.
164. Espionage ............... tklwlh........................ Practice of spying.
165. Eternal .................... vuar.......................... Existing for ever — without any
beginning or end.
166. Etymology .............. 'kCn fuekZ.k foKku ........... The science which deals with
derivation of words.
167. Euphemism ............. vkMacj 'kSyh .................. Bombastic style of writing.
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168. Euphonious ............. lqjhyk ......................... Sounding pleasant.
169. Euphoria ................. vR;Ur [kq'kh .................. A strong feeling of happiness.
170. Evanescent ............. vLFkk;h ....................... Of a very short duration or period.
/ Ephemeral/Transient
171. Explicable ............... foospukRed .................. That which can be explained.
172. Extempore .............. fcuk rS;kjh dk Hkk"k.k ........ A speech delivered without any
preparation.
173. Extravaganza .......... vfr'k;h ukVd............... Public activity which takes place in a
very elaborate, colourful and expensive
way.
174. Fallacy .................... Hkze............................ False or mistaken belief.
175. Fanatic .................... dV~Vj ......................... One who is filled with excessive and mistaken
enthusiasm.
176. Fastidious ............... u[kjsckt ...................... One who is hard to please.
177. Fatal or mortal ........ tkuysok ....................... Resulting in death.
178. Fatalist ................... HkkX;oknh ...................... One who believes in destiny.
179. Fauna ...................... izkf.ktkr ...................... Animals of a certain region.
180. Feminist.................. ukjhoknh ....................... One who works for the welfare of
women.
181. Fiasco ...................... iw.kZ vliQyrk ................ Complete failure.
182. Flagstaff .................. èotn.M...................... A long pole on which a flag is flown.
183. Flora ........................ ouLifr....................... All the plants of a particular area or
period of time.
184. Fluke ....................... vkdfLed liQyrk.......... Stroke of good luck.
185. Forgery .................... tkylkth ..................... Counterfeiting of document.
186. Fratricide ................ Hkzkr`gR;k
...................... Killing/killer of one’s brother.
187. Frenzy ..................... mUekn......................... A state of extreme excitement.
188. Frostbite ................. 'khrna'k
........................ Injury to the nose, fingers or toes, caused
by extreme cold.
189. Gallery .................... izn'kZuh LFky
.................. A room or building for showing works of
art.
190. Gamble .................... tqvk.......................... To play games of chance, etc. for
money.
191. Gastronomy ............ mÙke vkgkj foKku
.......... Science and art of preparing and
appreciating good food.
192. Genocide ................. tu lagkj..................... Extermination of a race or community.
193. Geology ................... HkwxHkZ..................
foKku The science of earth’s history and
rocks.
194. Germicide ............... thok.kq uk'kd ................ A substance that kills germs.
195. Glutton .................... isVw
............................. One who eats too much.
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196. Gobble ..................... ykyph dh rjg [kkuk ....... Eat fast, noisly and greedily.
197. Gratis/Gratuitous ... fu%'kqYd ...................... Done or obtained without payment.
198. Gregarious .............. lewg esa jgus okys ........... Animals that live in flocks.
199. Hallucinogen ........... Hkzfer djus dh ..........nok A drug that causes one to hallucinate.
200. Hedonism ................ lq[kokn ........................ Belief that the most important thing in
the world is pleasure.
201. Henchman ............... lsod .......................... Faithful supporter.
202. Herbivorous ............ 'kkdkgkjh ...................... Animals which feed on vegetation.
203. Herculean ............... vfr ijkØeh................. Having enormous strength or size.
204. Heterogeneous ........ fo"ke .......................... Things which contain elements of
different nature.
205. Hexagon .................. "kV~dks.kh;
..................... A plane figure with six sides and angles.
206. Holocaust ................ iw.kkZgwfr
....................... Large scale destruction by fire.
207. Homicide ................. ekuo gR;k ................... Murder or murderer of a man.
208. Homogeneous ......... lekax .......................... Things which contain elements of the
same nature.
209. Honorary ................. voSrfud..................... A post for which no salary is paid.
210. Horticulture ............ ckxokuh....................... Art of growing vegetables, fruit, etc.
211. Hospitable ............... esgekuuokt .................. Fond of entertaining guests.
212. Hypochondria .......... dkYifud chekjh ............. Imaginary ailments.
213. Iconoclast ............... xSj&ijEijkoknh............... One who opposes established institutions
or beliefs.

214. Idolatry ................... ewfrZ iwtu .....................
The worship of idols or images.
215. Illegal ...................... voS/..........................
Contrary to law.
216. Illegible .................. viBuh; ...................... Incapable of being read.
217. Illicit ....................... voS/..........................
A trade or act prohibited by law.
218. Illiterate ................. vui<+........................ One who does not know reading and
writing.
219. Imaginary ............... dkYifud..................... Existing only in the mind.
220. Immigrant ............... vizoklh ....................... A person who comes to one country from
another in order to settle there.
221. Immune ................... izfrjf{kr...................... Free from infection.
222. Impalpable .............. Li'kkZrhr ...................... Incapable of being perceived by touch.
223. Impenetrable .......... vizos';....................... That which cannot be penetrated.
224. Imperceptible .......... vn`'; ......................... That which cannot be perceived by
sense.
225. Imperialism ............ lkezkT;okn .................... Policy of extending a country’s empire and
influence.
226. Impertinent ............ xqLrk[k ........................ Not showing proper respect.
Impiety .................... lEeku dh deh.............. Lack of respect or religious reverence.
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227.
228. Imponderable .......... vlkspuh;..................... That which cannot be guessed or
calculated.
229. Imposter .................. cgq:fi;k..................... One who assumes a character or title
not his own to deceive others.
230. Impracticable .......... vO;ogkfjd.................. Incapable of being practised.
231. Impregnable ............ vts; .......................... Too strong to be overcome or defeated.
232. Impregnable ............ vts;@ vHksí .................. That which cannot be taken by force of
arms.
233. Impresario .............. la;kstd....................... A manager or director of a ballet, a
concert, a theatre or an opera company.
234. Impromptu .............. fcuk rS;kjh dk ............... Something said or done without
preparation.
235. Impudent ................. :[ks O;ogkj okyk ........... Rude and not respectful.
236. Impunity ................. naM eqfDr ..................... Freedom from punishment.
237. Inaccessible ............ tgk¡ igq¡pk uk tk lds ...... Incapable of being reached.
238. Inadmissible ........... vLohdk;Z ..................... That which cannot be admitted or
allowed.
239. Inaudible ................. tks lqukbZ uk ns
............... A sound that cannot be heard.
240. Incendiary ............... tks vkx@ xqLlk HkM+dk,sa ..... Designed to cause fire/likely to cause
violence.
241. Incombustible ......... tks tys ugha .................. That which cannot be burnt.
242. Incomparable .......... vrqyuh;@ vrqY; ............ That which cannot be compared.
243. Incorrigible ............. tks lq/kjk ugha tk ldrs .... Incapable of being corrected.
244. Incredible ................ vfo'oluh; .................. Which can’t be believed.
245. Incurable ................. vlkè; ........................ Which cannot be cured.
246. Indefatigable ........... tks Fkds ugha .................. Incapable of being tired.
247. Indefensible ............ vlqjf{kr ...................... Which cannot be defended.
248. Indelible.................. vfeV......................... Which cannot be erased or forgotten.
249. Indemnity ............... eqvkotk ...................... Compensation for loss.
250. Indestructible ......... vu'oj ....................... That which cannot be destroyed.
251. Indignant ................ vU;k; ds dkj.k Øq¼ ....... Angry at injustice.
252. Indispensable .......... vifjgk;Z ...................... That without which one can’t do.
253. Indivisible ............... vfoHkkT;...................... That which cannot be divided.
254. Ineligible ................ v;ksX;........................ Not suitable to be elected or selected
under the rules.
255. Inevitable ............... vVy.......................... Incapable of being avoided.
256. Inexcusable ............. v{kE;........................ That which cannot be excused.
257. Inexplicable ............ vo.kZuh; ...................... Which cannot be explained.
258. Inexplicit ................ vizdV........................ Not definitely or clearly expressed.
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259. Inexpressible .......... vo.kZuh; ...................... That which cannot be expressed in
words.
260. Infallible ................. tks xyrh u djsa ............. Never wrong.
261. Infanticide .............. f'k'kqgR;k
...................... Killing of an infant.
262. Infectious ................ laØked...................... A disease which spreads through air
and water.
263. Inflammable ........... Toyu'khy.................... Which catches fire easily.
264. Inimitable ............... tks vuqdj.kh; u gks ......... Incapable of being imitated.
265. Insecticide .............. dhVuk'kd .................... A substance that kills insects.
266. Insolvent ................. fnokfy;k
...................... A person who is unable to pay his debt.
267. Insurrection ............ cxkor........................ Rising in arms against an established
government.
268. Intercede ................. fliQkfj'k djuk
............... Plead to obtain a favour to save
someone else.
269. Intercept ................. jksduk ......................... To check or stop on way.
270. Intrigue/conspire ... lkft'k djuk ................. Make or carry out secret planning.
271. Introspection .......... vkRe fufj{k.k ................ Examination of self thought or feeling.
272. Invincible ................ vt; .......................... That which cannot be defeated.
273. Invisible .................. vn`'; ......................... That which cannot be seen.
274. Invulnerable ........... lqjf{kr ........................ Incapable of being harmed.
275. Irreconcilable .......... vlaxr ........................ Impossible to find agreement between.
276. Irrecoverable ........... okil u fey ldus ;ksX;... That which cannot be recovered.
277. Irreparable .............. viwj.kh;...................... Incapable of being repaired.
278. Irrevocable .............. vifjorZuh; ................... That which cannot be altered.
279. Itinerant ................. ?kqeDdM+
...................... One who travels from place to place.
280. Journal ................... v[kckj....................... A newspaper or magazine that deals
with a particular subject or professional
activity.
281. Juxtapose ............... lfUu/ku djuk ............... Placing a thing beside another.
282. Lagoon .................... leqnzrky ...................... Salt water lake separated from the sea by
sand banks.
283. Lexicographer ......... 'kCn dks"k cukus........ okykA person who compiles a dictionary.
284. Linguist .................. cgqHkk"kkfon~ (fons'kh Hkk"kk)
.. One who speaks many foreign
languages.
285. Logic ....................... rdZ............................ The science of reasoning.
286. Maidenhood ............ dqok¡jkiu (yM+dh...... dk) The state of being unmarried (of a girl).
287. Mammals ................ Lruik;h...................... Animals which give birth to babies and
feed them with their milk.
288. Manuscript ............. gLrfyfi...................... Matter written by hand.
Mariticide ............... ifr gR;k..................... Killing of one’s husband.
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290. Martyr ..................... 'kghn .......................... One who dies for a noble cause.
291. Masque ................... Mkal&Mªkek .................... A play or a dramatic performance in
verse, with music, dance and fine
costumes.
292. Massacre ................. Hkh"k.k ujlagkj ................ Killing of large numbers of people.
293. Materialist .............. HkkSfrdoknh .................... A person for whom money is the most
important consideration.
294. Matins ..................... lqcg dh izkFkZuk .............. Morning prayer.
295. Matricide ................ ekr`gR;k ...................... Killing of one’s own mother.
296. Matrimony .............. fookg......................... Marriage.
297. Maxim ..................... dgkor........................ A short statement of a general truth.
298. Memento ................. fu'kkuh ........................ Something kept to remember place or
event.
299. Mercenary .............. fdjk, dk VV~Vw ............... One who acts only for money.
300. Metamorphosis ....... :ikarj.k...................... Complete change in appearance.
301. Meticulous .............. fuiq.k .......................... Very particular about small details.
302. Migration ................ izokl.......................... Movement from one country to another.
303. Misandrist .............. iq:"knzksgh ...................... One who hates males.
304. Misanthrope ........... ekuork nzksgh .................. A hater of mankind.
305. Misogamist ............. fookg ls ?k`.kk djus ... okykHater of marriage.
306. Misogynist .............. efgyk ls ?k`.kk djus okyk .. A hater of womankind.
307. Misologist ............... Kku ls ?k`.kk djus ..... okyk Hater of learning.
308. Misoneist ................ iqjkruoknh .................... Hater of new things.
309. Missionary .............. /eZ izpkjd ................... A person sent to teach Christian
religion
310. Monastery .............. eB ............................ Place where monks live.
311. Monogamy .............. ,d iRuh izFkk ................ The practice of keeping only one wife.
312. Mortal ..................... u'oj@ izk.k?kkrd ............. Subject to death.
313. Mortuary ................. 'kox`g ......................... A place where dead bodies are kept
before post-mortem.
314. Mutilation .............. 'kjhj ds vax dks dkVuk ..... Cutting off body parts.
315. Naive ....................... lh/k&lknk .................... Having natural simplicity of nature.
316. Narcotics ................. u'khyh nokbZ;k¡ ................ A medicine that induces sleep.
317. Naturalism .............. izÑfrokn ...................... Adherence or attachment to what is
natural.
318. Neogamist ............... uofookfgr .................... One who is recently married.
319. Nepotism ................. HkkbZ&Hkrhtk okn Undue favour shown to one’s own
..............
relatives.
320. Neurotic .................. vR;ar laosnu'khy ;k fpafrr . Excessive sensitive, anxious or
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321. Newfangled ............. ubZ vutkuh phT+k ............ Newly developed and unfamiliar.
322. Nonentity ................ vfLrRoghu ................... Person of no importance.
323. Nonpareil ................ vf}rh; ....................... Person or thing which has no equal.
324. Notorious ................ dq[;kr@ cnuke .............. Having an evil reputation.
325. Nuance .................... lw{e Hksn ...................... Subtle difference in colour, meaning
etc.
326. Numismatics ........... flDdks dh i<+kbZ ............. The study of coins.
327. Nursery ................... ikS/'kkyk ...................... The place where young plants are
grown.
328. Obscurantist ........... KkuksÂfr fojks/h ............... Person who is opposed to enlightment.
329. Obsequies ............... vafre laLdkj ................ Funeral rites.
330. Obsolete .................. iqjkuk] vc iz;ksx esa ....ugha
That which is no longer in use.
331. Octagon ................... v"Vdks.k ...................... A plane figure with eight sides and
angles.
332. Oligarchy ................ vYitukf/iR; ............... A government by a small group of
powerful persons.
333. Omniform ................ lokZÑfrd.................... Having every form or shape.
334. Omnigenous ............ lc izdkj dk ................ Comprising all kinds.
335. Omnipotent ............. loZ'kfDreku .................. All-powerful (God).
336. Omnipresent ........... loZfo/k;eku ................. Present everywhere (God).
337. Omniscient ............. loZKkuh ....................... Knowing everything (God).

338. Opaque .................... vikjn'khZ ...................... That which cannot be seen through.
339. Optimist .................. vk'kkoknh ..................... A person who looks to the bright side of
things.
340. Orator ...................... oDrk.......................... One who makes an eloquent public
speech.
341. Orchard ................... iQyksa dk cxhpk .............. A garden of fruits.
342. Orphan .................... vukFk ......................... A child whose parents are dead.
343. Ostracize ................. lekt ls fudkyuk........... To turn out of society.
344. Oviparous ................ vaM iztd.................... Bearing eggs and not young ones.
345. Pacifist .................... 'kkfUr nwr
..................... A person who believes in the total
abolition of war.
346. Pageant ................... rek'kk@ yhyk@ ....... uqekb'k Elaborate public spectacle.
347. Palatable ................. Lokfn"V ........................ Food or drink that has a pleasant taste.
348. Panacea ................... jkeck.k ....................... A remedy for all kinds of diseases.
349. Pandemonium ......... 'kksjxqy ........................ A wild and noisy disorder.
350. Panegyric ................ iz'kalk i=k ..................... Piece of writing full of praise.
351. Pantomime ............. ewd vfHku; .................. Dramatic performance with dumb
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352. Paramour ................ ftl ls 'kkjhfjd laca/ gks ... Sexual partner or lover.
353. Parasite ................... ijthoh........................ One who entirely depends on another.
354. Parasol .................... jaxhu Nkrk .................... A lady’s umbrella.
355. Parricide ................. ek¡ o firk dk gR;kjk ....... Killing of both the parents.
356. Patricide ................. fir`gR;k ....................... Killing of one’s own father.
357. Patrimony ............... iSr`d.......................... Inherited from father or male ancestor.
358. Patriot ..................... ns'kHkDr
....................... One who loves one’s country.
359. Patronymic ............. fir` uke...................... Name derived from that of father or
ancestor.
360. Pauper ..................... daxky ......................... One who has no means of livelihood.
361. Peculation .............. xcu........................... Use of public money for one’s own
benefit.
362. Pedantic .................. Kku n'kkZus okyk ys[kA style in which a writer makes a
........
display of his knowledge and learning.
363. Pedestrian .............. iSny ;k=kh .................... One who walks on foot.
364. Peninsula ................ izk;}hi ........................ Area of land almost surrounded by sea.
365. Pentagon ................. iapHkqt ........................ A plane figure with five sides and
angles.
366. Perceptible .............. bfUnz;xkspj .................... That can be perceived by the senses.
367. Peroration ............... milagkj@ urhtk .............. Concluding part of a speech.
368. Perseverance .......... yxu .......................... Constant efforts to achieve something.
369. Perspicacious .......... fr{.k cqf¼okyk ............... Quick in judging and understanding.
370. Perversion .............. foÑfr......................... Change to something abnormal or
unnatural.
371. Pessimist ................ fujk'kkoknh .................... A person who looks at the dark side of
things.
372. Philanderer ............. fnyiQsad ....................... A man who amuses himself by love-
making.
373. Philanthropist ........ ekuork izseh .................. A lover of mankind.
374. Philatelist ............... Mkd fVdV laxzkgd .......... Collector of stamps.
375. Philistine ................ dyk ds izfr mnklhu ........ Person who is indifferent to art and
literature.
376. Philogynist ............. vkSjrksa ls izse djus ....okyk
A lover of womankind.
377. Philology ................. Hkk"kk dk vè;;u ............. Science of study of language.
378. Pilgrim .................... rhFkZ;k=kh
...................... One who travels to a sacred place.
379. Pioneer .................... vxzlj......................... One who leads others in any field.
380. Piquant ................... elkysnkj@fnypLi ............ Pleasant or sharp to the taste/
interesting.
381. Placard/Poster ........ foKkiu....................... Written or printed notice pasted in
public places.
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382. Plagiarism .............. lkfgfR;d pksjh ............... The practice of borrowing words and
ideas from other authors and using
them as one’s own; literary theft.
383. Platitude ................. f?klh&fiVh ...............
ckr Statement that is obviously true and
hence dull or not stimulating.
384. Plutocracy ............... dqyhura=k ...................... A government by a rich and powerful
class.
385. Polyandry ................ cgqifr izFkk ................... The custom of having more than two
husbands at the same time.
386. Polygamy ................ cgq&fookg ...............
izFkk The custom of having more than two
spouses at the same time.
387. Polyglot ................... cgqHkk"kkfon~
.................... Person having command over many
languages.
388. Polygon ................... cgqHkqt........................ A figure with many angles or sides.
389. Posthumous ............ ej.kksijkar ..................... Received after death.
390. Postscript ................ i'pys[k ...................... Anything written in a letter after it is
signed.
391. Predicament ........... nqnZ'kk .......................... Difficult or dangerous situation.
392. Prejudiced ............... iwokZxzgh
........................ Be biased against.
393. Premonition ............ iwokZHkkl ....................... Forewarning of an impending danger.
394. Prerogative ............. fo'ks"kkf/dkj .................. Absolute right.
395. Prodigy .................... izfrHkk laiÂ ckyd .......... A child with unusual or remarkable
talent.
396. Prognostication ...... Hkfo";ok.kh .................... Act of forecasting by examining present
conditions.
397. Prologue .................. eaxykpj.k .................... A speech or a poem recited at the beginning
of a play.
398. Promiscuous ........... vfr dkeqd.................. Having a lot of different sexual
partners.
399. Proponent ............... izLrkod...................... Person who proposes something.
400. Propriety ................. e;kZnk ......................... State of being correct in behavior or
moral.
401. Protagonist ............. leFkZd@eq[; ............
ik=k An important supporter of an idea or
political system/Chief actor or
character in a story or drama.
402. Protectorate ............ lajf{kr jkT; .................. Country under the protection of a more
powerful country.
403. Prudent ................... le>nkj....................... Wise.
404. Pseudonym ............. Ñf=ke uke ................... Name taken by an author instead of his
real name
405. Punctitious ............. vfrf'k"Vkpkjh ................ Very careful to behave correctly.
406. Pyrotechnic ............. vkfr'kckth fuekZ.k&dyk .... Art of making fireworks.
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407. Quadruped .............. pkSik;k ........................ Four footed-animal.
408. Rebel ....................... nzksgh
........................... One who takes up arms against the
government.
409. Recapitulate ........... la{ksi esa nksgjkuk ............. Repeat the main points.
410. Recluse ................... ,dkaroklh.................... One who lives alone and avoids
company.
411. Reconcile ................ esy&feyki djuk ............ Bring about harmony or agreement.
412. Reconnaissance ...... fdlh LFkku dk lSU; losZ{k.k .. Information gathering activity about
enemy forces.
413. Red tapism .............. yky iQhrk'kkgh ............... Too much official formality.
414. Redundancy ............ vuko';drk .................. When something is unnecessary
because it is more than what is needed.
415. Regicide .................. jktk dh gR;k ................ Killing of a king.
416. Relegate/Demote ... ntkZ ?kVkuk .................... Reduce to a lower position.
417. Reluctant ................ vfuPNqd ..................... Unwilling
418. Remission ............... {kek........................... Pardon or forgiveness for breaking
religious laws.
419. Rendezvous ............. feyu&LFky ................... Place fixed for meeting or assembling
420. Renegade ................ /eZifjR;kxh ................... Person who changes his religious
belief/support to someone else or some
other nation.
421. Repartee.................. gkftj tokch................. Witty and clever answers.
422. Repercussion .......... izHkko .......................... Effect of some event, action or decision.
423. Replica .................... izfrÑfr....................... Copy or reproduction of a work of art.
424. Repository .............. xksnke ......................... Place where things are stored for safety.
425. Republic .................. x.kra=k
......................... A political system in which the
supreme power lies in a body of citizens
who can elect people to represent them.
426. Requiem .................. 'kkafr&;K ..................... Prayer for the dead.
427. Restitution ............. [kks;h@pksjh gqbZ oLrq dh okilhof object stolen or lost.
. Return
428. Retaliate ................. cnyk ysuk .................... Return the same sort of ill-treatment.
429. Reticent/Taciturn .. vYiHkk"kh ..................... Person who does not speak too much.
430. Retrospective .......... iqoZxkeh ....................... An effect which has a reference to the
past.
431. Rumous/Hearsay .... viQokg ....................... Unverified information.
432. Sacrilege ................. ifo=krk Hkax ............
djuk Treating something holy without
respect.
433. Sarcasm .................. rkuk ........................... Bitter and ironical remark.
434. Savage ..................... taxyh......................... Violent and uncivilized.
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435. Scapegoat ............... cfy dk cdjk ................ One who is blamed for the mistakes of
others.
436. Sceptic .................... lansgh
.......................... One who is doubtful.
437. Screech ................... ph[kuk ........................ Cry out in shrill voice.
438. Scrimmage .............. [khapkrkuh ..................... Confused struggle or fight.
439. Scurry ..................... NksVs dneksa ls rsth ls ...pyuk
Move hurriedly with short steps.
440. Sedition .................. jktlÙkk ds fo#¼ vkanksyu .. Act or speech for inciting the public
against the government.
441. Senility ................... th.kkZoLFkk
..................... Extreme old age when a man behaves
like a fool.
442. Siesta ...................... nksigj dk vkjke ............. Period of rest or sleep after lunch.
443. Simultaneous ......... lkFk&lkFk ..................... Occurring at the same time.
444. Sinecure .................. tgk¡ de dke esa T;knk iSls. feys An office for which high salary is paid
for little or no work or responsibility.
445. Smother .................. ne ?kksaVuk ..................... Kill by suffocation (especially by
covering the face with something).
446. Sojourn .................... FkksM+h nsj ds fy,..... :dukStay for a short time.
447. Soliloquy ................. Lo;a ls ,dkar esa ckrs djuk Speaking aloud while alone.
448. Somnambulist ........ uhan esa pyus ........... okyk One who walks in sleep.
449. Somniloquist .......... uhan esa cksyus okyk One who talks in sleep.
...........
450. Sonorous ................. lqjhyk ......................... Having a deep and pleasant sound.
451. Sorocide .................. cgu dh gR;k................ Killing of one’s own sister.

452. Spendthrift ............. fiQtwy[kphZ ................... One who spends one’s money
recklessly.
453. Spinster .................. dqok¡jh efgyk ................. An unmarried woman.
454. Spiritualist ............. vè;kfRed.................... A person who believes in spiritual
things.
455. Sporadic .................. fNViqV ........................ Occurring irregularly.
456. Stoic ........................ rVLFk%
......................... A person who is indifferent to pleasure
and pain.
457. Strangulate ............. xyk ?kksaVuk@nckuk ............. Kill by putting pressure on the throat/
to apply pressure.
458. Subdue .................... dkcw esa djuk ................ To bring under control.
459. Subjugate ................ v/hu djuk .................. To bring under control.
460. Suicide .................... vkRegR;k ..................... Taking of one’s own life.
461. Supercilious ............ ?keaMh ......................... Thinking oneself superior to others.
462. Sycophant ............... pkiywl....................... Person who tries to win a favour by
flattering other.
463. Synagogue .............. ;gwnh miklukx`g ............. Place where Jews worship.
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464. Talkative/Garrulous .. ckrwuh ......................... Person who is fond of talking.
465. Tantrum .................. vkos'k ......................... Fit of bad temper or anger.
466. Teetotaller .............. e|fu"ks/h ..................... One who abstains from alcoholic
drinks.
467. Theist ...................... vkfLrd....................... A person who believes in existence of
God.
468. Theocracy ............... iknjhra=k ....................... A government by religious leaders.
469. Thermometer .......... rkiekid ;a=k ................ An instrument for measuring
temperature.
470. Traitor ..................... ns'knzksgh
........................ One who betrays one’s country.
471. Transgressor ........... ikih@ vijk/h ................ One who violets a rule or law.
472. Transmigration ....... vkRek dk 'kjhj cnyuk ..... The passage of soul after death from one
body to the other.
473. Transmogrification . dk;kdYi..................... Complete change in appearance or
character (especially in a magical or
surprising way).
474. Transparent ............ ikjn'khZ ........................ That allows the passage of rays of light.
475. Truant ..................... dkepksj ....................... One who stays away from school/work
without permission.
476. Truism ..................... Lor% fl¼ .................... A truth which is often repeated.
477. Turncoat.................. xíkj........................... Disloyal.
478. Unanimous .............. ,der ........................ Consent of all.

479. Unavoidable ............ vifjgk;Z ...................... That which cannot be avoided.
480. Unique ..................... vuks[kk
........................ The only one of its type.
481. Universal ................ fo'oO;kih.................... Belonging to all parts of the world.
482. Usurper ................... lEiÙkh gM+ius..........
okyk One who grabs somebody's else property
or title.
483. Uxoricide ................. iRuh gR;k .................... Killing of one’s wife.
484. Uxorious/Henpecked tks: dk xqyke ............. Foolishly fond of one’s wife.
485. Vacuous ................... cqf¼ghu ....................... Suggesting absence of thought or
intellect.
486. Vendetta.................. oa'kkuqxr@ iq'rSuh >xM+k
...... Feud in which the relatives of the dead or
injured take revenge.
487. Verbatim ................. 'kCn'k% ........................ Repetition of a writing, word for word.
488. Verbose ................... ckrksa ls ...................
Hkjk Using or containing more words than are
necessary.
489. Versatile ................. cgqeq[kh ....................... One who possesses many talents.
490. Verso ....................... okei`"B....................... Any left hand page of an open book.
491. Vespers .................... 'kke dh izkFkZuk............... Evening prayer in the church.
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492. Veteran ................... vuqHkoh ....................... One who has grown old in or has long
experience of (specially military)
service or occupation.
493. Vincible ................... ftls thrk tk lds ........... That which can be conquered.
494. Vindictive/Vengeful .. izfr'kks/h ...................... Having or showing a desire for revenge.
495. Virulent ................... tgjhyk....................... Highly poisonous effect.
496. Viviparous ............... ltho iztd .................. Bearing living young ones and not eggs.
497. Volte-face ................ vkdfLed ifjorZu.......... Sudden change from one set of beliefs
to other.
498. Voluntary ................ LosfPNd ...................... Of one’s own free will.
499. Voyage ..................... leqnzh ;k=kk
.................... Journey by water or sea.
500. Vulnerable .............. vk?kkr ;ksX; .................. That which can be easily damaged or
hurt.
501. Widow ..................... fo/ok......................... A woman whose husband is dead.
502. Widower .................. fo/qj.......................... A man whose wife is dead.
503. Wreathe .................. iq"igkj ........................ Flowers fastened in a circle.
504. Zealot ...................... erkxzgh....................... Person who shows great and
uncompromising enthusiasm for a
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CHAPTER
Directions: In question nos.1 to 225, out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and choose the appropriate
alternative which best expresser the sentences.
1. A person who has no money to pay 9. Place that provides refuge

off his debts (A) shelter (B) house
(A) Insolvent (B) Poor (C) country (D) asylum
(C) Destitute (D) Pauper 10. A person who gambles or bets
2. Words uttered impiously about God (A) punter (B) backer
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(A) amoral (B) philosophy (C) customer (D) client
(C) logic (D) blasphemy 11. Art of writing for newspapers and
3. A number of ships. magazines
(a) fleet (b) galaxy (A) Literature (B) Journalism
(c) constellation (d) group (C) Biography (D) Artistry
4. One who compiles a dictionary 12. An abandoned child of unknown
parents who is found by somebody.
(A) geographer (B) lexicographer
(A) Foundling (B) Sibling
(C) lapidist (D) linguist
(C) Urchin (D) Orphan
5. A test in which cells from diseased
13. Parts of a country behind the coast
organs are removed and tested
or a river bank.
(A) Biopsy (B) Autopsy
(A) Swamps (B) Marshes
(C) Operation (D) Amputation (C) Hinterland (D) Isthmuses
6. A small room in a big house, hotel, 14. A written statement about
ship etc. where glasses, dishes, someone’s character, usually
spoons, food etc. are kept. provided by an employer
(A) Portico (B) Pantry (A) testimonial (B) memorandum
(C) Mezzanine (D) Kitchen (C) certificate (D) license
7. A foreigner who settles in a country. 15. One who does not make mistakes
(A) Immigrant (B) Emigrant (A) Pessimist (B) Optimist
(C) Alien (D) Visitor (C) Infallible (D) Hypocrite
8. Doing something according to one’s 16. Able to use the left hand and right
own free will. hand equally well
(A) Willfully (B) Obligingly (A) ambivert (B) ambidextrous
(C) Voluntarily (D) Compulsorily (C) ambivalent (D) ambitious
17. One who hates women 30. The action of looking within or into
(A) philanthropist (B) ascetic one’s own mind
(C) misogamist (D) misogynist (A) observation (B) examination
18. a system of naming things (C) introspection (D) introvert
(A) horticulture (B) miniature 31. To confirm with the help of evidence
(C) genocide (D) nomenclature (A) corroborate (B) implicate
19. A raised passageway in a building (C) designate (D) extricate
(A) walkway (B) walkout 32. One who is a dabbler in arts, science
(C) walkabout (D) walkover or literature:
20. A cure for all diseases (A) Dilettante (B) Aesthete
(A) laxative (B) panacea (C) Maestro (D) Connoisseur
(C) antidote (D) purgative 33. The time between midnight and noon:
21. One who cannot speak
(A) Afternoon (B) Antipodes
(A) deaf (B) dumb (C) Ante – meridiem (D) Antenatal
(C) visionless (D) lame 34. Still existing and known :
22. Pertaining to cattle
(A) Extent (B) Extant
(A) Canine (B) Feline
(C) Eternal (D) Immanent
(C) Bovine (D) Verminous
35. Fear of height:
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23. To look at someone in an angry or
threatening way (A) Agoraphobia (B) Hydrophobia
(A) Glower (B) Gnaw (C) Acrophobia (D) Pyrophobia
(C) Gnash (D) Grind 36. The highest point
24. A post with little work but high (A) zenith (B) height
salary (C) zeal (D) ridge
(A) Director (B) Trustee 37. Feeling inside you which tells you
(C) Sinecure (D) Ombudsman what is right and what is wrong :
25. Something that causes death (A) cleverness (B) conscience
(A) Dangerous (B) Fatal (C) consciousness(D) fear
(C) Brutal (D) Horrible 38. Release of a prisoner from jail on
26. A person who writes decoratively certain terms and condition
(A) Calligrapher (B) Colliery (A) Parole (B) Parley
(C) Choreographer (D) Cartographer (C) Pardon (D) Acquittal
27. A person who loves mankind 39. Loss of memory
(A) misanthrope (B) anthropologist (A) Ambrosia (B) Amnesia
(C) philanthropist (D) mercenary (C) Insomnia (D) Forgetting
28. Capable of being interpreted in two 40. To struggle helplessly
ways
(A) Flounder (B) Founder
(A) confusing (B) unclear
(C) Fumble (D) Finger
(C) ambiguous (D) ambivert
29. One who has narrow and prejudiced 41. One who tends to take a hopeful view
religious views of life
(A) religious (B) fanatic (A) Magnate (B) creator
(C) bigot (D) god-fearing (C) pacifist (D) optimist

42. Belonging to all parts of the world 54. An involuntary action under a
(A) Common (B) universal stimulus is described as a
(C) worldly (D) international (A) complex (B) reflex
43. To be known for bad acts (C) reflection (D) response
(A) Famous (B) notorious 55. A continuous process of change is
(C) criminal (D) terrorist known as
44. Words of similar meaning (A) transformation (B) metamorphosis
(A) Homonyms (B) pseudonyms (C) flux (D) dynamism
(C) antonyms (D) synonyms 56. The use of many words where only a
45. Instrument to measure atmospheric few are necessary.
pressure (A) circumlocution (B) circumspection
(A) Metronome (B) compass (C) circumscription (D) circumvention
(C) pedometer (D) barometer 57. Circular building or hall with a dome.
46. A speech delivered without previous (A) edifice (B) palace
preparation (C) rotunda (D) spire
(A) Soliloquy (B) Extempore 58. One who is a citizen not of a country
(C) Rhetoric (D) Expression but of the world.
47. One who pretends to be what he is (A) Bohemian (B) Cosmopolitan
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not
(C) Philanthropist (D) Internationalist
(A) crocodile (B) flatterer
59. An order requiring a person to attend
(C) hypocrite (D) counterfeiter
a court.
48. Study of heavenly bodies
(A) Courtship (B) Agreement
(A) astrology (B) astronomy
(C) Subpoena (D) Command
(C) stargazing (D) astrophysics
60. An imaginary name assumed by an
49. An official call to appear in a court
author for disguise.
of law
(A) Facsimile (B) Surname
(A) summon (B) notice
(C) Alias (D) Pseudonym
(C) memorandum (D) petition
50. To cut apart a person’s body 61. An extreme fear of being in a small
confined place.
(A) amputate (B) mutilate
(A) Hydrophobia (B) Paraphernalia
(C) ambush (D) mitigate
51. Murder of a brother (C) Claustrophobia (D) Progeria
(A) Patricide (B) Fratricide 62. An inscription on a tomb.
(C) Homicide (D) Parricide (A) epitaph (B) crypt
52. One who is filled with excessive and (C) obituary (D) legacy
mistaken enthusiasm about his 63. Allowance due to a wife from her
religion husband on separation.
(A) Fatalist (B) Lunatic (A) patrimony (B) antimony
(C) Fanatic (D) Stoic (C) parsimony (D) alimony
53. A list of items to be transacted at a 64. Practice of employing spies in war.
meeting (A) Esplanade (B) Espionage
(A) Menu (B) Agenda (C) Espadrille (D) Estrangement
(C) Minutes (D) Records
65. A fixed territory in which authority 77. A war of religions
can be exercised. (A) Calligraphy (B) Contraband
(A) Jurisdiction (B) judiciary (C) Cavalry (D) Crusade
(C) jurisprudence (D) juristic 78. The Government by the nobility
66. An appearance of objects often
simulating the appearance of water: (A) Bureaucracy (B) Aristocracy
(C) Autocracy (D) Oligarchy
(A) image (B) mirage
79. To store and stock
(C) reflection (D) refraction
67. The art of making fireworks : (A) Hail (B) Hide
(A) Chromatics (B) Numismatics (C) Hoard (D) Horde
(C) Pyrotechnics (D) Cosmetics 80. Study of relations of organisms to
68. Give off bubbles of gas : one another and to their
surroundings
(A) efface (B) effervesce
(C) effloresce (D) effuse (A) Biology (B) Ecology
69. A system of governance controlled by (C) Psychology (D) Physiology
persons of high intellectual ability : 81. A body of persons appointed to hear
(A) oligarchy (B) democracy evidence and give their verdict in
(C) meritocracy (D) snobbery trials.
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70. Sudden and violent change : (A) association (B) council
(A) Cataclysm (B) Catalysis (C) bar (D) jury
(C) Catacombs (D) Catechism 82. A person who dishonestly pretends
71. A small waterfall or group of to be somebody else :
waterfalls flowing down a Rocky hill (A) Imperialist (B) Impressionist
side is called : (C) Implorer (D) Impostor
(A) Hurricane (B) Stream 83. Violent storm:
(C) Volcano (D) Cascade
(A) weather (B) rains
72. One who eats human flesh
(C) breeze (D) tempest
(A) non-vegetarian(B) vegetarian 84. Careful and thorough enquiry :
(C) cannibal (D) man-eater
73. Instrument which records earth’s (A) Investigation (B) Interview
tremor: (C) Examination (D) Exploration
(A) Monograph (B) Geographer 85. A situation that stops an activity
(C) Seismograph (D) Barometer from progressing :
74. The practice of a woman having more (A) Bypass (B) Breach
than one husband at the same time: (C) Bottleneck (D) Block head
(A) Polygamy (B) Polyphony 86. A disease which is spread by direct
(C) Polyandry (D) Polygyny contact
75. Specializes in nose diseases : (A) Contagious (B) Infectious
(A) Otologist (B) Rhinologist (C) Epidemic (D) Endemic
(C) Endocrinologist (D) Gerentologist 87. The study of ancient civilizations
76. Boundary of an area (A) History (B) Anthropology
(A) Porch (B) Periphery (C) Ethnology (D) Archaeology
(C) Balcony (D) Verandah
88. An animal story with a moral 101. Difficult or impossible to read
(A) Fable (B) Tale (A) Illogical (B) illegible
(C) Anecdote (D) Parable (C) ineligible (D) legible
89. A thing likely to be easily broken 102. An unexpected piece of good fortune
(A) vulnerable (B) flexible (A) Turnstile (B) Windfall
(C) brittle (D) delicate (C) Philanthropy (D) Benevolence
90. Body of singers 103. Those who go on to someone else’s
land without the owner’s permission
(A) Coir (B) Quorum
(C) Quire (D) Choir (A) Delinquents (B) trespassers
91. Very dramatic (C) offenders (D) culprits
104. Something that cannot be taken
(A) Histrionic (B) Hippocratic away.
(C) Hirsute (D) Hoary
(A) inalienable (B) edible
92. A figure of speech by which a thing
(C) legible (D) natural
is spoken of as being that which it
105. Scale used f or measuring the
only resembles strength of an earthquake.
(A) Metaphor (B) Simile (A) Celsius (B) Newtons
(C) Personification (D) Alliteration (C) Richter (D) Linear
93. The process by which a person or an 106. Something kept as a reminder of an
organization reduces the amount of event.
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money it spends
(A) Trophy (B) Souvenir
(A) budgeting (B) retrenchment (C) Prize (D) Antique
(C) saving (D) closure 107. One who practises one of the fine arts:
94. An established principle of practical
wisdom : (A) painter (B) artist
(C) designer (D) architect
(A) Marxism (B) Maxim 108. A general pardon of offenders.
(C) Neologism (D) Platonism
(A) Parley (B) Amnesty
95. Person with whom one works
(C) Parole (D) Acquittal
(A) contemporary (B) companion 109. Place where wine is made
(C) colleague (D) partner
(A) bakery (B) cloakroom
96. Honesty of character (C) tannery (D) brewery
(A) integrity (B) rectitude 110. A paper written by hand
(C) honour (D) dignity (A) handicraft (B) handiwork
97. Expressions of sympathy (C) manuscript (D) thesis
(A) congratulation (B) condolence 111. The art of preserving skin of animals,
(C) compliment (D) condemnation birds and fish
98. An instrument used to record sound (A) taxonomy (B) taxidermy
(A) gramophone (B) hydrophone (C) philology (D) seismology
(C) phonograph (D) megaphone 112. Related to moon
99. Pertaining to horses (A) solar (B) moony
(A) Equine (B) equestrian (C) lunar (D) honeymoon
(C) equinox (D) equation 113. Sum of money to be paid for freeing
100. One who cannot be corrected a person from captivity.
(A) Incurable (B) incorrigible (A) Ransom (B) Compensation
(C) hardened (D) vulnerable (C) Tribute (D) Penalty
114. Book giving information about every 127. A place where gambling is practised
branch of knowledge. (A) hotel (B) casino
(A) Directory (B) Dictionary (C) restaurant (D) theatre
(C) Encyclopedia (D) Dissertation 128. An object or portion serving as a
115. Member of a tribe that wanders from sample
place to place with no fixed home.
(A) Specification (B) Spectre
(A) Vagabond (B) Nomad (C) Spectacle (D) Specimen
(C) Wanderer (D) Truant 129. The practice of submitting a proposal
116. Fit to be chosen. to popular vote
(A) Eligible (B) Capable
(A) Election (B) Reference
(C) Suitable (D) Valuable
(C) Popularity (D) Referendum
117. An animal or plant living in or upon
another. 130. Code of diplomatic etiquette and
precedence
(A) master (B) dependant
(C) insect (D) parasite (A) Statesmanship (B) Diplomacy
118. Strong dislike between two persons (C) Hierarchy (D) Protocol
131. To renounce a high position of
(A) aversion (B) antipathy
authority or control
(C) apathy (D) despair
119. The killing of whole group of people (A) Abduct (B) Abandon
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(A) genocide (B) germicide (C) Abort (D) Abdicate
(C) patricide (D) suicide 132. Talking about the affairs of other
120. The plants and vegetation of a region people
(A) fauna (B) flora (A) teasing (B) gossiping
(C) landscape (D) environment (C) criticising (D) slandering
121. That which is without opposition 133. Medical examination of the body
(A) unaware (B) verdict after death
(C) unanimous (D) spontaneous (A) diagnosis (B) irradiation
122. Animal that feeds on plants (C) corpse (D) autopsy
(A) Carnivorous (B) Herbivorous 134. A person born or living at the same
(C) Insectivorous (D) Graminivorous time as another
123. A number of stars grouped together (A) corollary (B) accessory
(A) Orbit (B) Constellation (C) contemporary (D) auxiliary
(C) Solar system (D) Comet 135. Bad beyond reform
124. Lasting only for a very short while (A) irreversible (B) irrevocable
(A) Transparent (B) Temporal (C) irredeemable (D) irreparable
(C) Temporary (D) Temperate 136. That which is certain to happen
125. Murder of a man
(A) inevitable (B) invincible
(A) Regicide (B) Fratricide (C) incorrigible (D) immediate
(C) Homicide (D) Genocide 137. The process of deciding the nature
126. Use of force or threats to get of a disease by examination
someone to agree to something
(A) test (B) perusal
(A) Coercion (B) Conviction
(C) diagnosis (D) operation
(C) Confession (D) Cajolement
138. That which makes it difficult to 150. Science of the races of mankind
recognise the presence or real (A) Genealogy (B) Etiology
nature of somebody or something. (C) Ethnology (D) Sociology
(A) cover (B) comouflage 151. Impossible to describe
(C) pretence (D) mask (A) Miraculous (B) Ineffable
139. To bear a hand
(C) Stupendous (D) Appalling
(A) interfere (B) join 152. One who criticises popular beliefs
(C) assist (D) rejoice which he thinks is mistaken or
140. One who makes an of ficial unwise
examination of accounts
(A) Philistine (B) Iconoclast
(A) auditor (B) accountant (C) Imposter (D) Cannibal
(C) clerk (D) official 153. One who hides away on a ship to
141. A government by the officials obtain a free passage.
(A) Plutocracy (B) Aristocracy (A) Compositor (B) Stoker
(C) Bureaucracy (D) Monarchy (C) Stowaway (D) Shipwright
142. One who offers his services without 154. Clues available at a scene
charging for it
(A) Circumstantial (B) derivative
(A) Philanderer (B) Volunteer (C) inferential (D) suggestive
(C) Mercenary (D) Missionary 155. An emolument over and above fixed
143. A tank where fish or water plants are income or salary.
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kept
(A) Honorarium (B) Sinecure
(A) aviary (B) aquarium (C) Perquisite (D) Prerogative
(C) nursery (D) sanatorium
156. The animals of a particular region.
144. Avoiding wastage
(A) Flora (B) Museum
(A) economic (B) economical
(C) Zoo (D) Fauna
(C) minimal (D) optimational
157. A person who is physically dependent
145. Sole right to make and sell some
on a substance.
invention
(A) Criminal (B) Martyr
(A) Franchise (B) Authorize
(C) Gladiator (D) Addict
(C) Dealership (D) Patent
146. The scientific study of living 158. A child born after the death of its
organisms father is called.
(A) Biochemistry (B) Zoology (A) A deprived child (B) An orphan
(C) Organic chemistry (D) Biology (C) A posthumous child (D) A waif
147. One who lives for more than a 159. A legal agreement by which a person
hundred years borrows money from a bank usually
to buy a house.
(A) saint (B) meteorologist
(C) demagogue (D) centenarian (A) Document (B) Mortgage
148. Detaining and confining someone (C) Lease (D) Invoice
160. Failing to discharge one’s duty.
(A) Interruption (B) Interrogation
(C) Interment (D) Internment (A) Debacle (B) Dereliction
149. An underhand device resorted to in (C) Determination (D) Deterrent
order to justify misconduct 161. A movement of part of the body to
express an idea or feeling.
(A) Subterfuge (B) Manoeuvre
(C) Stratagem (D) Complicity (A) Jibe (B) Gesture
(C) Pose (D) Mimicry
162. To surround a place with the 174. One who collects postage stamp.
intention of capturing it (A) philatelist (B) stamp collector
(A) Bivouac (B) Besiege (C) vendor (D) lexicographer
(C) Invade (D) Intern 175. What cannot be heard.
163. To send back a person to one’s (A) inaudible (B) audible
country (C) unheard (D) ineffaceable
(A) Repatriate (B) Expatriate 176. A poem of mourning.
(C) Migrate (D) Emigrate (A) elegy (B) sonnet
164. One who is opposed to intellectual (C) lyric (D) epic
progress 177. A game in which no one wins.
(A) Impostor (B) Chaperon (A) abandoned (B) drawn
(C) Prospector (D) Obscurant (C) postponed (D) obsolete
165. A woman with dark brown hair 178. Too much official formality.
(A) Blonde (B) Brunette (A) delayed (B) officiousness
(C) Termagant (D) Coiffure (C) formality (D) red tapism
166. One who has special skill in judging 179. One who knows many languages.
art, music, tastes, etc.
(A) linguist (B) polyglot
(A) Connoisseur (B) Raconteur (C) stylist (D) debator
(C) Sybarite (D) Amateur 180. That which can be carried.
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welfare and the interests of other (A) portable (B) edible
people (C) potable (D) bearable
181. A writer who steals ideas from others.
(A) Minion (B) Martyr
(C) Altruist (D) Fugitive (A) plagiarist (B) copier
(C) editor (D) translator
168. A place where animals are kept alive,
and nearly as possible as in their 182. Examination of a dead body.
natural state (A) autopsy (B) surgery
(A) Vivarium (B) Orchard (C) operation (D) tanning
(C) Paddock (D) Zoo 183. A speech made to oneself.
169. One who hates mankind (A) dialogue (B) speech
(A) Misanthropist (B) Misnomer (C) soliloquy (D) monologue
(C) Misogynist (D) Philanthropist 184. A commonplace remark.
170. The period between two reigns (A) platitude (B) ramark
(A) Interregnum (B) Interval (C) statement (D) epigram
(C) Interdict (D) Intercept 185. That which cannot be captured.
171. One who walks in one’s sleep. (A) impregnable (B) incorrigible
(A) dreamer (B) somnambulist (C) imperishable (D) invincible
(C) neomatic (D) ignorant 186. The study of birds
172. A place where money is coined. (A) ornithology (B) philology
(A) mint (B) press (C) ontology (D) geology
(C) treasury (D) bank 187. An insect with many legs is called.
173. The house of an Eskimo.
(A) centipede (B) mammal
(A) hamlet (B) downy (C) herbivorous (D) vertebrate
(C) igloo (D) hut

188. Government in which all religions 201. A sweet music.
are honoured.
(A) lullaby (B) melody
(A) fanatic (B) secular (C) folk song (D) duet
(C) catholic (D) progressive 202. A place where everything is perfect.
189. One who lives among strangers.
(A) heaven (B) platoon
(A) recluse (B) alien (C) cosmos (D) utopia
(C) stoic (D) rustic 203. Decision that cannot be taken back.
190. A word no longer in use.
(A) irrevocable (B) rigid
(A) extant (B) obsolete (C) order (D) brief
(C) out-dated (D) nervous 204. Fear of strangers.
191. A sneering person who always finds
(A) sitophobia (B) hydrophobia
faults. (C) xenophobia (D) whoopee
(A) cupid (B) kleptomaniac 205. Physical features of an area.
(C) cynic (D) crone
(A) geography (B) sociology
192. A place for keeping bees. (C) contour (D) topography
(A) aviary (B) apiary 206. Scientific study of fungi.
(C) cage (D) nest
(A) mycology (B) botany
193. A long journey, especially by sea. (C) physiology (D) zoology
(A) flight (B) voyage 207. A funeral bell.
(C) odyssey (D) safari
(A) knell (B) replica
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(A) stroll (B) gallop 208. A person who is pure and clean.
(C) jog (D) promenade
(A) immaculate (B) neat
195. A place where government or public (C) clean (D) irrevocable
records are kept. 209. A person who has just started
(A) attic (B) museum learning.
(C) cellar (D) archive (A) novice (B) foreman
196. A person who kills somebody (C) supervisor (D) apprentice
especially for political reasons.
210. A person who is appointed by two
(A) criminal (B) assassin parties to solve a dispute.
(C) murderer (D) hangman (A) judge (B) arbitrator
197. A person who opposes another.
(C) advocate (D) barrister
(A) soldier (B) fighter 211. A person who wishes to throw over
(C) antagonist (D) prophet all establishments.
198. A person who does not want to see
(A) anarchist (B) hooligan
the realities of life and tries to (C) criminal (D) rebel
escape. 212. A person who is bad in spelling.
(A) escapist (B) hovel
(A) cacographist (B) linguist
(C) plunderer (D) scavenger (C) calligraphist (D) pedant
199. A person who is very selective, 213. A person leaving his native country
disgusted easily, and is hard to
to settle in another.
please.
(A) immigrant (B) emigrant
(A) misanthrope (B) fastidious (C) traveller (D) nomad
(C) selector (D) ambiguous
214. A person who is always dissatisfied.
200. A person who can be cheated easily.
(A) heresy (B) malcontent
(A) credulous (B) faithful (C) felon (D) surrogate
(C) client (D) egoist
215. A person who enters without any (A) lover (B) beloved
invitation. (C) feminist (D) womanizer
(A) thief (B) burglar 221. A man who hates marriage
(C) vandal (D) intruder (A) polyandrist (B) bigot
216. A person who is talkative. (C) misogamist (D) widower
(A) garrulous (B) faithful 222. Thick skinned animal
(C) client (D) egoist (A) pachyderm (B) prehensile
217. One who cuts precious stones. (C) monotreme (D) hand-skinned
(A) lapidist (B) philatelist 223. Cow - like
(C) teweller (D) drover (A) aquiline (B) bovine
218. A hospital for recuperation or for the (C) feline (D) vulpine
treatment of chronic diseases 224. The words with opposite meanings
(A) sanatorium (B) asylum used together
(C) funny farm (D) bedlam (A) oxymoron (B) irony
219. A professional rider in horse races (C) pun (D) alliteration
(A) horse rider (B) jockey 225. Specialist of kidney
(C) screw (D) rider (A) nephrologist (B) paediatrist
220. One who champions the cause of (C) orthopaedist (D) oncologist
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ANSWER KEY
1. (A) 24. (C) 47. (C) 70. (A) 93. (B) 116. (A) 139. (C) 162. (B) 185. (A) 208. (A)
2. (D) 25. (B) 48. (B) 71. (D) 94. (B) 117. (D) 140. (A) 163. (A) 186. (A) 209. (A)
3. (A) 26. (A) 49. (A) 72. (C) 95. (C) 118. (B) 141. (C) 164. (D) 187. (A) 210. (B)
4. (B) 27. (C) 50. (B) 73. (C) 96. (B) 119. (A) 142. (B) 165. (B) 188. (B) 211. (A)
5. (A) 28. (C) 51. (B) 74. (C) 97. (B) 120. (B) 143. (B) 166. (A) 189. (B) 212. (A)
6. (B) 29. (C) 52. (C) 75. (B) 98. (C) 121. (C) 144. (B) 167. (C) 190. (B) 213. (B)
7. (A) 30. (C) 53. (B) 76. (B) 99. (A) 122. (B) 145. (D) 168. (A) 191. (C) 214. (B)
8. (C) 31. (A) 54. (B) 77. (D) 100. (B) 123. (B) 146. (D) 169. (A) 192. (B) 215. (D)
9. (D) 32. (A) 55. (B) 78. (B) 101. (B) 124. (C) 147. (D) 170. (A) 193. (B) 216. (A)
10. (A) 33. (C) 56. (A) 79. (C) 102. (B) 125. (C) 148. (D) 171. (B) 194. (A) 217. (A)
11. (B) 34. (B) 57. (C) 80. (B) 103. (B) 126. (A) 149. (B) 172. (A) 195. (D) 218. (A)
12. (A) 35. (C) 58. (B) 81. (D) 104. (A) 127. (B) 150. (C) 173. (C) 196. (B) 219. (B)
13. (C) 36. (A) 59. (C) 82. (D) 105. (C) 128. (D) 151. (B) 174. (A) 197. (C) 220. (C)
14. (A) 37. (B) 60. (D) 83. (D) 106. (B) 129. (D) 152. (B) 175. (A) 198. (A) 221. (C)
15. (C) 38. (A) 61. (C) 84. (A) 107. (B) 130. (D) 153. (C) 176. (A) 199. (B) 222. (A)
16. (B) 39. (B) 62. (A) 85. (C) 108. (B) 131. (D) 154. (A) 177. (B) 200. (A) 223. (B)
17. (D) 40. (A) 63. (D) 86. (A) 109. (D) 132. (B) 155. (C) 178. (D) 201. (B) 224. (A)
18. (D) 41. (D) 64. (B) 87. (D) 110. (C) 133. (D) 156. (D) 179. (B) 202. (D) 225. (A)
19. (A) 42. (B) 65. (A) 88. (A) 111. (B) 134. (C) 157. (D) 180. (A) 203. (A)
20. (B) 43. (B) 66. (B) 89. (C) 112. (C) 135. (C) 158. (C) 181. (A) 204. (C)
21. (B) 44. (D) 67. (C) 90. (D) 113. (A) 136. (A) 159. (B) 182. (A) 205. (D)
22. (C) 45. (D) 68. (B) 91. (A) 114. (C) 137. (C) 160. (B) 183. (C) 206. (A)
23. (A) 46. (B) 69. (C) 92. (A) 115. (B) 138. (B) 161. (B) 184. (A) 207. (A)

Idioms And Phrases - 1
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S.N. PHRASES .................. fgUnh esa vFkZ

.................. Meaning in English
1. Achilles’ heels ...............detksj i{k...................... A small but fatal weakness.
2. Add fuel to fire ..............vkx esa ?kh Mkyuk............... To make a matter worse.
3. An arm chair job ............ vklku ,oa vPNh vk;.......... Good income job with high
okyh ukSdjh
...................... comfort.
4. An axe to grind .............. LokFkZ ls Hkjk mís'; Something done for selfish
..............
reasons.
n`<+ bPNk 'kfDr
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5. An iron-will .................... .................. Strong will power.
6. An old flame .................. iqjkuk I;kj
....................... A person, one had a romantic
relationship with, in the past.
7. An old head on .............. viuh mez ls T;knk .............. A child or young person who
young shoulders ............ le>nkj gksuk .................... thinks and talks like an older and
experienced person.
8. An olive branch ............. 'kkafr fuosnu ..................... Peace request/ peace treaty.
9. Apple of discord ............. >xM+s dk dkj.k .................. Matter of dispute.
10. Apple of one’s eye ......... nqykjk] I;kjk ..................... Very lovable/ dearest one.
11. Apple-pie-order .............. fcYdqy Bhd gkyr .......... esa In good condition
12. At a loss ........................ fu.kZ; u ys ikuk ................ To be unable to decide.
13. At a pinch ...................... leL;k esa gksuk .................. In a trouble.
14. At arm’s length ............. nwj j[kuk (nksLrh u j[kuk) ..... Avoid becoming too friendly.
15. At daggers drawn ........... dV~Vj nq'euh gksuk .............. To have bitter enmity.
16. At ease .......................... fpUrk jfgr...................... Free from pain and anxiety.
17. At one’s finger’s ends .... iw.kZ tkudkjh...............
gksuk To have complete knowledge.
18. At one’s wit’s end .......... pfdr ............................ Puzzled / confused / perplexed.
19. At sixes and sevens ....... vLr&O;Lr ....................... In disorder.
20. At stake ......................... nko ij ........................... At risk and insecured.
21. At the eleventh hour ..... vfUre le; esa.................. At the last moment.
22. Back stairs gossip ......... ukSdjks ds chp dk xi'ki ...... Talk among servants/ unfair
talks.

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23. Bad blood ....................... 'k=kqrk
............................. Enmity/ bitter relations.
24. Bag and baggage ........... cksfj;k
-fcLrj lesr .............. With all belongings.
25. Baker’s dozen ................ la[;k esa rsssjg
.................... Thirteen in number.
26. Be born with a silver ..... /uh ifjokj esa iSnk gksuk ........ To be born in a rich family.
spoon in one’s mouth
27. Be in the driving seat .... lkjh ftEesnkjh dk Hkkj ..mBkuk Bearing all responsibilities.
28. Bear the brunt of ........... ifj.kke Hkqxruk
.................. To bear the main part of
something unpleasant.
29. Beat about the bush ...... ?kqek&fiQjk dj ckrsa djuk
....... To talk in a roundabout
manner/ circumlocution.
30. Beat black and blue ....... vR;f/d fiVkbZ djuk ........... Beating mercilessly.
31. Beat hollow ................... dkiQh vklkuh .................... To defeat thoroughly and
,oa cqjh rjg ls ijkftr djukconvincingly.
32. Beck and call ................. vkKk esa jguk.................... Ready to obey order instantly.
33. Bed of roses ................... vkuan ls Hkjiwj.................. Pleasant situation of comfort.
34. Bed of thorns ................. nq%[k ,oa rdyhiQ ls Hkjiwj ..... A situation of extreme difficulty.
35. Beggar description ........ vo.kZuh;......................... A person with no resource.
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36. Bell the cat .................... tksf[ke mBkuk.................... Taking first step at personal
risk.
37. Between the devil and ... nks xaHkhj ijs'kkfu;ksa .....ds chp
Between two difficult situations.
the deep sea
38. Big gun .......................... Å¡ph igq¡p okyk O;fDr........ An influential person
39. Bird of passage .............. ;nk&dnk vkusokyk .............. One who comes occasionally.
40. Bird’s eye view .............. ljljh fuxkg..................... Overview.
41. Birds of feather ............. ,d gh izo`fr ds yksx ........... People with the same idea,
charact-eristics and interests.
42. Bite the dust ................. ijkftr gksuk..................... To be defeated.
43. Black sheep ................... ,slk O;fDr tks ifjokj @Vhe ds. A person who is regarded as
fy, 'kehZanxh dk dkj.k disgrace cusa for his family/ team etc.
44. Blind alley ..................... dk;Z ftlesa vkxs izxfr ......... A situation in which no further
laHko ugh........................ progress can be made.
45. Blind date ...................... fdlh vatku O;fDr ls feyuk .. A meeting between a girl and
a boy, who have not met before.
46. Blow one’s own trumpet vius eq¡g fe;k¡ feV~Bw........... To praise oneself.
47. Blue blood ..................... 'kkgh O;fDr...................... Royal or aristocratic descent.
48. Blue book ...................... ljdkjh fjiksZV
.................... Government report.
49. Body and soul ................ iw.kZr;k
........................... Entirely.
50. Bolt from the blue ......... vkdfLed foifÙk ................ Unexpected problem.
51. Bone of contention ........ >xM+s dh oLrq@dkj.k ............ Subject of a dispute.
52. Boon/blessing in disguisefNik gqvk ojnku ................ Hidden blessing.
53. Bosom friend ................. ftxjh nksLr...................... Fast friend.
54. Break the ice ................. pqIih rksM+uk
...................... To start a conversation.
55. Breathe one’s last ......... ej tkuk ......................... To pass away/ to die.
56. Broad day light .............. fnu&ngkM+s
........................ In day light (when crime cannot
be hidden).
57. Broken reed ................... vfo'oklh O;fDr ................ A weak, unreliable person.
58. Brown study .................. fopkjeXurk ...................... A state of deep thought.
59. Bull in the china shop ... tks txg ds vuqdwy u gks ..... One who is out of place in a delicate
situation.
60. Burn a hole in the pocket 'kh?kzrk ls [kpZ............
djuk Money spent quickly.
61. Burn one’s fingers ......... [kqn dk uqdlku dj cSBuk ...... To get oneself into trouble.
62. Burn the candle at both ends fiQtwy[kphZ djuk ............... To waste money.
63. Burn the midnight oil ... nsj jkr rd esgur djuk....... Labouring/studying till late
night.
64. Burning question .......... ToyUr iz'u..................... Hot issue.
65. Bury the hatchet ........... nq'euh [kRe djuk .............. To end a hostility.
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66. By fits and starts ........... #d&#d dj vfu;fer :i ls Irregularly.
67. By hook or by crook ....... xyr ;k lgh fdlh Hkh <ax..lsBy any means, right or wrong.
68. By leaps and bounds ...... fnu nwuh vkSj jkr pkSxquh ........ At a rapid pace.
69. By the skin of one’s teeth/ FkksM+s ls varjky ls
............... Narrowly/by a hair breadth
by a whisker
70. Carry the coal to newcastle csotg esgur djuk........... Spending time and energy in
doing something that is useless
and wastage of energy.
71. Cast pearls before swine canj ds gkFk esa ukfj;y ......... A right thing in a wrong hand.
(fdlh oLrq dks ,sls O;fDr
dks nsuk tks mldk ewY; u le>s)
72. Castles in the air .......... gokbZ fdyk cukuk
............... Day dream/ a hope or desire
unlikely to be realized.
73. Cat and dog life ............. dygiw.kZ thou .................. Troublesome life.
74. Catch a tartar ................ 'k=kq ;k cgqr cM+h ijs'kkuh ls
... To grapple with a unexpectedly.
lkeuk gksuk ........................ formidable opponent.
75. Cat’s paw ....................... futh LokFkZ ds iwfrZ esaAftlperson used by another as
......
O;fDrdk iz;ksx fd;k tk,..... a dupe or tool.
76. Chew the cud ................ euu djuk....................... To ponder over / meditate.
77. Chicken hearted ........... dk;j ............................. Lacking courage / cowardly.
78. Cock-and-bull story ....... eux<+ar dgkuh .................. A concocted story.
79. Crocodile tears .............. fn[kkoVh vk¡lw .................... An false display of grief.
yM+uk
80. Cross swords ................. ............................. To quarrel or fight.
fdlh vlaHko oLrq dh dkeuk
81. Cry for the moon ........... .... To desire the unattainable.
djuk
82. Cry over spilled milk .... O;FkZ iNrkuk ..................... Regret in vain for what cannot be
undone.
83. Cut a sorry figure .......... vius iz;kl ls rfud Hkh ........... To give a poor show.
izHkko u NksM+uk
84. Cut both ways ............... nksuksa gh ikVhZ......... ds i{kArgue
esa in favour of both sides.
rdZ djuk
85. Cut no ice ...................... dksbZ vlj ugha Mkyuk .......... To fail to make an impression.
86. Cut one’s coat according viuh vk; ds vuqlkj.......... To live within one’s means.
to one’s cloth ................ O;; djuk
87. Dance to one’s tune ...... gqDe dk ikyu djuk ........... Obeying one's order.
88. Dark horse .................... tks vizR;kf'kr :i ls thr tk, ..One who wins unexpectedly.
89. Dead letter .................... dkuwu] tks dHkh ykxw A law or ordinance that is no
............
Fkk ysfdu vc ykxw ughalonger gSA enforced.
90. Democle’s sword ............ flj ij eaMjkrk [krjk ........... Constant threat.
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91. Die a dog’s death ........... yTtktud ekSr ejuk ........... To die a shameful death.
92. Die in harness ............... vius dk;kZof/ ds nkSjku ........... Die while in service.
gh e`R;q gksuk
93. Dog in the manger ........ tks nwljks dks ml............ lq[k A person who prevents others
dk Hkksx djus ugha nsrk gS from enjoying what he cannot.
tks mlds fdlh dke dk ugha
94. Donkey’s years .............. dkiQh le; ckn................. A long time.
95. Draw a line .................... e;kZnk r; djuk ................. Set a limit.
96. Duck in a thunder storm O;Fkk ..........................
esa In a painful condition.
97. Eagle eyed .................... rst utj okyk .................. With keen eye sight.
98. Eat humble pie ............. 'kehZUnxh >syuk .................. To apologize.
99. Eat one’s words ............. 'kCn okil ysuk .................. Take a statement back.
100. Elbow room ................... dke djus dh Lora=krk ......... Sufficient scope to move or
function.
101. End in smoke ................ dksbZ ifj.kke u fudyuk ........ Come to nothing.
102. Escape one’s lips ........... cksy tkuk ........................ Speak unintentionally or
unexpectedly.
103. Fabian policy ................ lko/kuhiw.kZ eUnxfr uhfrDeliberate slow policy/ policy of
.......
delaying decisions.
104. Fair and square ............. fu"i{k............................ In an honest way .
105. Fair sex ......................... ukjh tkfr........................ Women.
106. Fair weather friend ....... eqlhcr esa lkFk...............
u Selfish friends who are with us
nsus okyk fe=k only in comfortable situation.
107. Fancy price .................... eqagekaxh ...................
dher At any cost/ at demanded price.
108. Feather in the cap ......... vPNh mIyfC/ ................... Additional success.
109. Feather one’s nest ........ vius in dk ykHk ............... To enrich oneself by taking
mBk dj dekbZ djuk] Hkfo"; advantage of one's position.
ds fy, tqxkM+ djuk
110. Fight shy of ................... Vkyuk ............................ To attempt to avoid a thing or
person.
111. Fish in troubled waters .. fo"ke ifjfLFkfr dk ykHk .mBkuk
To take advantage of the problems
of others.
112. Fish out of water ........... d"Vizn voLFkk esa
............... Out of one’s usual and comfortable
place.
113. Fly in the ointment ....... vlqfo/k.......................... A slight unpleasant thing that
obstruct the enjoyment of
something.
114. Fool’s paradise .............. >qBh mEehn esa [kq'k gksuk
........ A state of being happy for foolish
or unfounded reasons.
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115. Forty winks ................... >idh ............................ A nap.
116. French leave ................. fcuk lwpuk ds vuqifLFkr
. Agksuk
leave without information or
permission.
117. Fringe benefits ............. osru ds vykok feyus .......... An additional benefit apart
okyk ykHk....................... from salary.
118. From hand to mouth ..... fliQZ xqtkjk..................
Hkj Providing only bare essentials.
119. Gala day ........................ vkuanksRlo dk..............
fnu Celebration day.
120. Get away with ................ cp fudyuk..................... To escape.
121. Get down to ................... dke xaHkhjrkiwoZd vkjaHk djuk to work seriously.
. To attend
122. Get into a soup .............. >a>V esa iM+uk ................... Get into trouble.
123. Get into hot water ......... leL;k esa iQ¡luk ................. Get into trouble.
124. Get off scot free ............. vnf.Mr fudy tkuk........... To escape without punishment.
125. Get on one’s nerves ....... rax djuk........................ To irritate or annoy.
126. Gibble-gabble ................ ew[kZrkiw.kZ ..............
okrkZykiFoolish talk.
127. Gift of the gab ............... prqjkbZiwoZd /kjk izokgTalent for speaking.
..........
cksyus dh 'kfDr
128. Give a piece of mind ...... Mk¡Vuk ............................. To rebuke or scold.
129. Go through fire and water dksbZ Hkh [krjk eksy ......ysuk
To brave any danger.
130. Go to dogs ..................... O;FkZ gksuk
........................ To deteriorate/ degenerate.
131. Go to rack and ruin ....... fouk'k gksuk ...................... To decay or get destroyed.
132. Good Samaritan ............ n;kyq O;fDr ..................... A person who helps and pays
sympathy to those in distress.
133. Grass widow ................... ,slh fookfgrk ftl dk.......... A woman who is separated,
ifr mlls nwj gks divorced or lives apart from her
husband.
134. Grease the palm ............ fj'or nsuk....................... To bribe.
135. Green room ................... vfHkusrk dk Hks"k&Hkw"kk dk dejk
A lounge in a theater or studio
for the performers to get ready.
136. Grist to one’s mill ......... iQk;nsean
.......................... Something that can be used for
one's advantage.
137. Halcyon days ................. [kq'kxokj fnu
.................... Peaceful days.
138. Hammer and sickle ....... lektokn dk izrhd............. A symbolic representation of
commu-nism in general.
139. Hammer and tongs ........ cgqr vf/d esgur ls .......... With great effort or energy.
140. Hand and glove with ...... vPNs lg;ksx ls ................. In close co-operation.
141. Hang by a thread ........... cgqr uktqd fLFkfr esa..... gksuk
Be in a risky situation.
142. Hard nut to crack .......... tfVy leL;k@ O;fDr ........... A difficult problem to solve/ A
person difficult to understand.
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143. Haul over the coals ....... dksluk] HkRlZuk...........
djuk To take to task, to reprimand.
144. Have finger in the pie ... fdlh dk;Z esa 'kkfey jguk ..... To be involved in something.
145. Have one’s hands full .... dke dh deh ugha gksuk ........ To be completely occupied.
146. Have one’s way .............. viuh bPNk ds vuqlkj .......... The way one wants.
147. Have several irons ........ ,d gh le; dbZ dk;ksZa...... esaTo be involved in many projects
in the fire ...................... 'kkfey gksuk
..................... or activities at the same time.
148. Hen-pecked husband ..... tks: dk xqyke .................. Admirer of one’s own wife in a
servile manner.
149. Herculean task .............. cgqr dfBu dk;Z
................ Task requiring tremendous
effort.
150. High and dry .................. vdsyk............................ In a deprived situation (alone).
151. High handed .................. fujadq'k
........................... Overbearing.
,s'k vkjke dh ftUnxh
152. High living .................... .......... Living with comfort and ease.
153. Hit below the belt .......... xyr rjhds ls izgkj djuk ...... To strike unfairly.
154. Hit the jackpot .............. cM+h dke;kch feyuk ............ Gaining a big/ great success
(speci-ally by luck).
155. Hit the nail on the head lgh le; ij lgh .............. To do the right thing at the
ckr@dk;Z djuk right time
156. Hobson’s choice ............. dksbZ fodYi u gksuk ............ No alternative.
157. Hole and corner policy .. xqIr uhfr ......................... Secret policy.
158. Hue and cry ................... gks
-gYyk.......................... Any loud public outcry.
159. Hush money .................. fdlh ckr dks xqIr j[kus.... dsMoney given to someone to
fy, fn;k tkus okyk iSlk ....... keep something secret.
160. In a nutshell ................. la{ksi esa
.......................... In very brief form.
161. In black and white ......... fyf[kr esa........................ In printed or written form.
162. In full swing .................. iwjs tksjksa ij
...................... At the height of activity.
163. In the blues ................... nq%[k@larki esa
.................... In dumps depressed.
164. In the long run .............. vUrr% ............................ Ultimately.
165. In the nick of time ........ Bhd le; ij ................... At the last possible moment.
166. In the same boat ........... ,d gh gkykr esa ................ Sharing the same problems.
167. In vogue ........................ izpfyr........................... In the current fashions.
168. Ins and outs .................. foLr`r fooj.k .................... Intricacies or complications/ full
detail.
169. Iron hand/ Iron fist ....... dM+kbZ ls
......................... Rigorous control.
170. Itching palm .................. fj'or ysus dh vknr gksuk ...... Craving for bribe.
171. Itsy bitsy ....................... vR;Ur NksVk ..................... Very small or tiny.
172. Jack of all trades and .... tks vkneh fdlh Hkh dke...esa A person who knows many
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master of none fuiq.k u gks] ysfdu lHkh........ different kinds of work but is a
dk;ks± dh tkudkjh j[krk gks .... master of none.
173. Jail bird ........................ tks tsy esa gks ;k igys s A person who is or has been
...........
jg pqdk gk...................... confined to jail.
174. Jaundiced eye ............... i{kikriw.kZ n`f"Vdks.k ............. To look at something with a
prejudiced view.
>wBk I;kj
175. Judas kiss ..................... ......................... False love.
176. Jump to a conclusion .... fcuk lksps&le>s urhts ij To come to a conclusion
.........
igq¡p tkuk
......................... prematurely.
177. Kangaroo court ............. xSj
-dkuwuh U;k;ky; ............. An illegal court.
178. Keep one’s cards close .. fdlh ckr dks fNikuk ........... Hiding something.
to one’s chest
179. Keep one’s fingers crosses fdlh vPNh ?kVuk ds gksus
. Todh
wait expectantly.
dkeuk djuk
180. Keep one’s word ............ izrhKk iwjh djuk
................ To keep one’s promise.
181. Keep the ball rolling ..... tkjh j[kuk
....................... To maintain the progress of a
project or plan.
182. Keep the wolf from the door nfjnzrk ls la?k"kZ djuk To avert poverty/ starvation.
...........
183. Kill two birds with one stone ,d dk;Z djds nks leL;kvksa ls two things at the same
Doing
fuiV ysuk
....................... time while effort is made for one
184. Kith and kin .................. cU/q&ckU/o
...................... Blood relations.

185. Knit one’s brow ............. R;kSfj;k¡ p<+kuk (xqLlk djuk)
.. To frown.
tks efgykvksa ds laxr esa
186. Lady’s man .................... . Ajguk
man who is fond of the
ilan djrk gks .................. company of women.
187. Lame excuse ................. vlarks"ktud cgkuk............. False excuse/ baseless excuse.
188. Left- handed complimentiz'kaalk ds :i esa vieku ....... An insult disguised as a
compliment.
189. Lion’s share .................. lcls cM+k fgLlk................. Large part.
190. Live in an ivory tower ... lEiUurk esa thuk...........,oa Living in comfort and being
vke yksxksa ds nq%[k ls unaware of realities of others'
[kqn dks nwj j[kuk miseries.
191. Loaves and fishes .......... O;fDrxr ykHk ................... Material benefit.
192. Look off colours ............ vLoLFk fn[kkbZ nsuk Look ill or unhealthy.
..............
193. Look through coloured ....... >wBs vkoj.k ls ns[kuk ............ To see with different/ wrong
glasses views.
194. Lump in the throat ....... xyk Hkj tkuk (HkkoukRed A {k.k esa)or uncomfortable feeling
tight
in throat due to emotions.
195. Mad as a march hare ..... fljfiQjk.......................... Crazy and insane.
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196. Make a clean breast ...... lp dcwy ysuk .................. To confess especially something
bad or illegal.
197. Maiden name ................ fookfgrk L=kh dk fookg ls A women’s surname before
...........
iwoZ dk uke marriage.
198. Maiden speech .............. izFke lkoZtfud Hkk"k.k .......... First speech.
199. Make a hash ................. xM+cM dj nsuk .................. To mess up.
200. Make a mountain .......... ckr dk craxM+ cukuk ........... To exaggerate a minor difficulty.
out of a mole hill
201. Make both ends meet ... vk; ds vanj gh xqtkjk djuk .. To live within one’s means.
202. Make hay while the ..... ekSds dk ykHk mBkuk ............ To take the benefit of an
sun shines opportunity.
203. Make or mar ................. cukuk ;k fcxkM+uk ............... To make or destroy.
204. Make the best of ........... nksuksa gkFk ...............
esa yM~Mw Getting benefited from both the
both the worlds sides.
205. Make up one’s mind ...... fu'p; djuk .................... To decide.
206. Man of means .............. le`¼ O;fDr ..................... A wealthy man.
207. Man of iron ................... n`<+ bPNk 'kfDr...........
okyk Man with strong will-power.
208. Man of letter ................. fo}ku vkneh..................... Learned person.
209. Man of parts .................. lq;ksX; O;fDr
.................... A man of qualities.
210. Man of spirit ................. mRlkfgr O;fDr .................. A man full of enthusiasm.
211. Man of straw ................. og vkneh ftldk dksbZ er u gks A weak person.

212. Man of the world ........... vuqHkoh O;fDr
................... An experienced person.
213. Man of word .................. tqcku dk lPpk................. True to one's word.
214. Mare’s nest ................... >wBh viQokg
..................... A false invention.
215. Midas touch .................. tknwbZ 'kfDr (ftl dke esaAgkFk man with extraordinary
yxk, og ykHknk;d fl¼ gks) power or capacity to make any
venture profitable.
216. Mince matters .............. T;knk l[r 'kCnksa ds iz;ksx lsTocpuk
moderate or restrain one's
language.
217. To Mind one’s P’s .......... f'k"Vkpkj dk iwjk è;ku..j[kuk Taking care of behaviour
and Q’s properly.
218. Miss the beat ................ volj [kksuk
..................... To lose an opportunity.
219. Mother wit .................... vke tkudkjh................... Common sense.
220. Move heaven and earth vkdk'k&ikrky ,d djuk ...... To try one's best.
221. Much cry and little wool/jkbZ dk igkM+ cukuk ............ Lot of fanfare for something
Much ado about nothing ................................... which has very little importance.
222. Narrow escape/Close Shave cky&cky cpuk .............. To escape by a little margin.
223. Nig-nag .......................... tks yxkrkj ijs'kku djsa
......... A noun used to address someone
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(African-American (with joke or frustation).
ds fy, uLy-lwpd 'kCn
ds :i esa iz;qDr 'kCn)
224. Nine day’s wonder ......... de le; dk lq[k (pkj .......... Something that arouses great
fnu dh pk¡nuh) interest but for a very short
period.
225. Nip in the bud ............... vkjaHk esa gh u"V dj nsuk
....... To put on end to something in
its initial stage.
226. Null and void ................. csdkj............................. Ineffective.
227. Nurse a grudge .............. 'k=kqrk Hkko dk;e........ j[kuk Bear resentment for long period.
228. Oily tongue ................... [kq'kken dh Hkk"kk ................ Flattering words.
229. On one’s guard .............. lko/ku@lpsr jguk .............. Vigilant.
230. On one’s last legs .......... [kRe gksus dh fLFkfr esa gksukto collapsing.
... Close
231. Once for all .................... ges'kk ds fy, (dke............ For the last time/ Conclusively.
[kRe djuk)
232. Open question ............... loky ftl dk ,d ls vf/d . A question which may have more
mÙkj gks ldrk gSA than one answer.
233. Palmy days .................... vPNs o 'kkafriw.kZ fnu Prosperous/ affluent days.
...........
234. Pandora’s box ................ leL;kvksa dk HkaMkj ............. A source of extensive but
(ftlls okfdiQ u gks) unforeseen troubles.
235. Part and parcel .............. vko';d vax .................... Inseparable part.
236. Past master ................... fo'ks"kK
........................... An expert.
237. Pay the piper ................. [kpZ ogu djuk ................. To bear the cost of something/
some service rendered.
238. Pay through his nose .... vR;f/d [kpZ ogu djuk...... To pay dearly.
239. Penny wise pound foolish NksVs [kpZ esa fdiQk;r .... djuk
Careful about trifles but wasteful
vkSj cM+h jde mM+kuk in large ventures.
240. Pick up the gauntlet ..... pSysat dcwy dj ysuk ........... To accept the challenge.
241. Play ducks and drakes .. iSls cckZn djuk .................. To waste money.
242. Play second fiddle ......... fupyk LFkku Lohdkjuk .......... To be at a subordinate position.
243. Play truant .................... fcuk btktr dke ls............ To be absent from duty without
xk;c jguk...................... permission.
244. Poison someone’s ears .. dku Hkjuk ........................ To speak against one to another.
245. Poke one’s nose ............ Vk¡x vM+kuk ....................... To Interfere.
246. Pour oil on troubled waters Øks/ 'kkar djuk ................ To pacify the matters.
247. Pros and cons ................ i{k vkSj foi{k .................. For and against.
248. Pull ones’ legs ............... Vk¡x f[kapuk (etkd mM+kuk) ... To make fun of or to tease.
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249. Pull the wool over ......... /ks[kk nsuk ........................ To mislead.
somebody’s eyes
250. Put a spoke in one’s wheel rax djuk@ ck/k mRiÂ...
djuk
To obstruct.
251. Put in cold storage ........ dke dks yfEcr dj nsuk
....... To keep a work pending.
252. Put one’s foot down ....... vius izkf/dkj dks n'kkZuk
....... To act firmly.
253. Put one’s shoulders ....... Lo;a vius iz;klks ls fdlh...... To work or exert oneself heavily.
to the wheel .................. dk;Z dks djuk
254. Put the cart before the horse dksbZ dke mYVs............
fljs ls To do things wrongly.
izkjaHk djuk
255. Put the cat among pigeons xyr dke@ ckr ls dkiQh ...... To say/ do something that
yksxks dk xqLlk HkM+dk nsuk causes trouble or make many
very angry.
256. Quarrel with one’s ......... tgk¡ ls jksth&jksVh....... feyrhTo fight with the executive or
bread and butter ............ gS] ogk¡ ds ofj"B vf/dkjh ..... employer, who is providing one’s
ls yM+uk means of living.
257. Queer fish ..................... vthc O;ogkj okyk O;fDr .... Strange person.
258. Rain cats and dogs ........ rst ckfj'k gksuk.................. Rain very heavily.
259. Rainy day ...................... vkfFkZd d"V ds ............
fnu Future time of need, especially
financial need.
260. Read between the lines . fNik gqvk vFkZ le> tkuk ..... To understand the hidden
meaning.

261. Red handed ................... vijk/ djrs le; .............. Exactly while committing a
crime or doing something wrong
262. Red letter day ............... lkSHkkX; dk vR;Ur .............. A memorably important or happy
egÙoiw.kZ...................
fnu occasion.
263. Red tapism .................... yky iQhrk'kkgh .................. Strict adherence to excessive
paper work and official
formalities.
264. Rest on one’s laurels .... Hkwrdky ds miyfC/ .............. Depending on the achievement
ij fuHkZj jguk
.................... made in the past.
265. Rhyme or reason ........... fdlh Hkh dkj.k...............
ls Sense, logic or meaning.
266. Right hand man ............ eq[; lgk;d O;fDr............ One’s most valuable assistant or
supporter.
267. Rise like a phoenix ....... cgqr cM+h leL;k ls mcj..djTo make a miraculous comeback
from its ashes fudy vkuk after a seemingly insurmountable
setback.
268. Rock the boat ................ larqyu fcxkM+uk.................. To disturb a situation which was
otherwise stable.
tks fLFkjrk ds lkFk dk;Z ugha SA djrk g person.
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269. Rolling stone ................ restless
270. Royal road ..................... vklku jkLrk ..................... An easy or direct way of
achieving a desired result.
271. Rule the roost ............... jksc tekuk....................... To dominate.
272. Run amuck .................... lud lokj gksuk................ Mad with murderous frenzy.
273. Run in the same groove laca/ks dks e/qj cuk, j[kuk .... Maintaining a sweet
relationship.
274. Run-of-the mill .............. lkekU;........................... Average/ common.
275. Run the gauntlet .......... cqjs vuqHko ls xqtjuk............ To go through an unpleasant
experience.
276. Sail under false colours /ks[kk nsuk
........................ To pretend to be something that
you are not.
277. Save ones’ skin ............. Lo;a dks cpkuk .................. To save oneself.
278. See eye-to-eye ............... iw.kZr% lger gksuk .............. Showing agreement/ to agree.
279. See pink elephants ....... vR;f/d u'kk ds................. Any visual hallucination arising
dkj.k mu phT+kksa
dks ns[kuk ...... due to intoxication.
tks okLro esa u gks
280. See red .......................... xqLls esa .....................
gksuk Be very angry.
281. See through .................. le> tkuk ....................... Comprehend/ understand.
282. Set at naught ................ vlEeku djuk.................. To disregard or treat as of no
importance.
283. Set one’s face against ... dM+k fojks/ djuk
............... To oppose with determination.

284. Set one’s heart on ......... cgqr pkguk
...................... To have as one’s ambition to
obtain something.
285. Set one’s teeth on edge . ijs'kku djuk
..................... To irritate or annoy someone.
286. Set the Thames on fire . vk'p;Ztud dk;Z djuk ........ To achieve something amazing.
287. Shoulder to shoulder .... iw.kZ lg;ksx ds .............
lkFk With united effort.
288. Show white feather ....... Hk; iznf'Zkr djuk............... To show cowardice.
289. Sine die ......................... vfuf'pr dky ds fy, ......... Indefinitely.
290. Sit on the fence ............. fdlh dk i{k ugha ysuk ......... Refuse to take side in a dispute.
291. Slip of the tongue ......... tqcku fiQlyuk .................. Spoken unintentionally.
292. Slow coach .................... vkylh O;fDr................... A person with lazy approach of
working.
293. Small fry ....................... xSj egRoiw.kZ .............
O;fDr Insignificant person.
294. Smell a rat .................... dqN xyr gS&;s .................. To suspect of something wrong
eglwl dj ysuk done.
295. Smooth sailing .............. ijs'kkuh ds fcuk
................. Easy progress.
296. Snake in the grass ........ vkLrhu dk lkai@ diVh...fe=k A secret enemy.
Mj ls dk¡iuk
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297. Shake in the shoes ....... .................... A tremble with fear or
apprehension.
298. Sow the dragon’s teeth . Hkfo"; ds fy, isj'kkuh
............ To create future troubles for
bDV~Bk djuk yourself or others.
299. Speak one’s mind .......... eu dh ckr djuk............... Speak what one really thinks.
300. Spick and span .............. lkiQ&lqFkjk
....................... In order/ neat and clean.
301. Stand on one’s own legs vkRe&fuHkZj gksuk To be self dependent.

................
302. Stand/Stick to one’s guns vVy jguk.................... To be strict and determined.
303. Stand somebody in ............ ykHknk;d fl¼ gksuk ........... To be of great use and benefit to
good stead someone.
304. Steal a march ................ pqids ls ykHk izkIr dj ... ysukTo obtain an advantage by secret
means.
305. Step into another’s shoes fdlh nwljs dh txg ysuk ....... To take over a job/responsibility
of some other person.
306. Stiff-necked person ....... <+hV ............................... Stubborn or arrogant.
307. Stir a finger ................... dksf'k'k djuk .................... Making effort.
308. Stone’s throw ................ cgqr utnhd..................... Very near.
309. Street Arabs .................. cs?kj ,oa vukFk
.................. A homeless person (especially
who survives by begging).
310. Sum and substance ....... lkjka'k
............................ Main idea or gist.
311. Swan song ..................... ejus@ lsokfuo`fr ds igys dh last ceremony or farewell.
... The
fcnkbZ laxhr ;k lekjksg
312. Sweat of one’s brow ....... dM+h esgur ...................... Hard labour.
313. Swelled head ................. ?keaMh
............................. Grand opinion of oneself/
conceited.
314. dV~Vj nq'eu
Sworn enemies .............. ..................... People hating each other a lot.
315. Take away one’s breath .HkkSpDdk dj................
nsuk To overwhelm with surprise.
316. vpkud izHkkfor djuk
Take by storm ............... ......... To surprise unexpectedly.
317. ij fopkj djuk ................. To consider.
Take into account .........
318. Take one at one's word .. fdlh ds dgus ij ............... To be convinced of one's
fo'okl djuk sincerity and act in accordance
with his/her statement.
319. Take the bull by the horns ladV dk lh/k ,oa [krjukd ... To adopt the most direct but the
rjhds ls lkeuk djuk most dangerous way of facing
adifficulty.
320. Take to one’s heels ....... Hkkx tkuk ........................ To run away.
321. Talk big ......................... Mhaxsa ekjuk
....................... To boast or brag.
322. Talk of the town ............ pfpZr ckr....................... To be the person or subject
everyone is talking about.
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323. The printer’s devils ....... NikbZ =kqfV ........................ Error in printing.
324. Think twice ................... lksp le> dj fu.kZ; ysuk ..... To consider carefully before
deciding.
325. Through thick and thin . lHkh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa In good and bad times.
..............
326. Throw cold water upon .. grksRlkfgr djuk ................ To discourage.
327. Throw down the gauntlet pSysat djuk
..................... To challenge.
328. Tooth and nail ............... iwjh rkdr ls ..................... Violently.
329. True to one’s salt .......... oiQknkj@ ued gyky ........... Loyal person.
330. Turn a deaf ear to .......... vulquk djuk .................... Not to pay attention to.
331. Turn over a new leaf ..... cqjs vkpj.k NksM+ vPNh .. Tofn'kk
be entirely changed (for good).
esa iw.kZ :i ls cnyuk
332. Turn the corner ............. fdlh dk;Z esa vk;s ladViw.kZ ... To pass through a critical point
fLFkfr ls mcj tkuk in a process.
333. Turn turtle .................... myV&iyV tkuk ................. To overturn.
334. Turn up one’s nose at .... uhpk le>uk ..................... To take lightly with contempt.
335. Under the nose of .......... vk¡[kksa ds lkeus] ukd ds uhps in front of someone.
. Right
336. Under the thumb of ....... ds o'k esa gksuk .................. Under the power or influence of.
337. Up and doing ................. dke esa lfØ; :i ls yxuk ... Active in work.
338. Up one’s sleeves ............ fNik ds j[kh xbZ oLrq ftldk . An item kept hidden and used
iz;ksx t:jr iM+us ij djsa whenever required.
339. Uphill task .................... cgqr dfBu dk;Z ................ Difficult task.
340. Upon one’s sweet will .... viuh bPNk ij.................. On self desire or wish.
341. Ups and downs ............... mrkj&p<+ko ...................... Good and bad times.
342. Utopian scheme ............ vkn'kZ fdUrq dk;kZfUor ....... Au visionary scheme though
gksus okyh ;kstuk ................. Impractical.
343. Weather the storm ........ leL;k ls eqdkcyk dj......... Survive by coming out of
lqjf{kr ckgj fudyuk difficulties.
344. Well-to-do ...................... lEHkzkar
............................ Affluent.
345. Wet blanket .................. etk fdjfdjk djus okyk ....... One who spoils the enjoyment.
346. Wheels within wheels ... tfVy dk;Z dk vkSj ............. A series of intricately connected
tfVy gksuk events
347. White elephant ............. egaxk ijarq csdkj ................ Expensive but of no use.
348. White lie ....................... NksVk ,oa -egÙoiw.kZ
xSj >wB
..... A minor lie.
349. Will O’ the wisp ............. Hkzked mEehn .................... Elusive/ unreal.
350. Windfall ........................ ,slk ykHk ftl dh.............. Sudden gain received
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mEehn uk gks unexpectedly.
351. With a grain of salt ....... Lohdkj djuk ysfdu 'kadk dsTo lkFk
accept with misgiving.
352. With one accord/ in one voice ,d Loj esa...................... Unanimously.
353. Wolf in sheep’s clothing fe=krk trkus okyk ................ A malicious person in harmless
[krjukd vkneh ................... or benevolent disguise.
354. Word for word ................ 'kCn'k% ............................ In exactly the same word.
355. Word of mouth .............. vukSipkfjd okrkZyki ........... Informal oral communication.
356. Yeoman’s service .......... vfr mÙke ........................ Excellent work.

23 IDIOMS AND PHRASES - 2

CHAPTER
'LET'S USE THEM IN SENTENCES'

1. Above board (honest and straightforward, bZekunkjh ,oa fu%Ny)&Gandhi ji was above board
and hence had nothing to hide.
2. Adam’s ale (pure water, 'kq¼ ty)& In the remotest parts of Rajasthan, people walk
miles for Adam’s ale.
3. Add a new feather in one’s cap (to acquire a new honour or distinction, dksbZ u;k lEeku izkIr
djuk)& Paramount Coaching Centre has added a new feather in its cap by starting
Paramount Reader Publication .
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4. Add insult to injury (to harm as well as humiliate, tys ij ued fNM+duk)& She has added
insult to injury by returning the gift and sending a ‘get lost’ note.
5. After one’s own heart (similar to you, tks vki ds tSlk gh gS)& Seeing your inclination
towards art and Literature, I can say that you are clearly a person after my own
heart.
6. An eye wash (a pretence, fn[kkok)& The whole investigation was just an eye wash as
no one was held guilty.
7. An hair-breadth escape (very narrow escape, cky&cky cpuk)& He had a hair-breadth
escape when his bike skid on the oil drenched road.
8. An old flame (long time love, iqjkuk I;kj
)- He met his old flame in the market yesterday
but prudently avoided eye contact .
9. An old head on young shoulders (to be more matured than one’s own age, viuh mez ls
T;knk le>nkj gksuk)&
He is an old head on young shoulders as he teaches Physics at a
university at an young age of 25 .
10. As fit as a fiddle (strong and healthy, LoLFk)&He feigned illness but I knew that he
was as fit as a fiddle.
11. Assume airs (to pretend superiority, cM+Iiu fn[kkuk)&After becoming an IAS officer he
has assumed airs.
12. At a stone’s throw (at a little distance, FkksM+h nwjh Lalij)&
Quila is at a stone’s throw
from my house.
13. At large (absconding, dkuwu ds fxjÝr ls nwj)&Many terrorists are at large and posing
serious threat to the security of India.
14. At logger heads (to be at strife, 'k=kqrk dh voLFkk)&
Congress is always at logger heads
with the BJP.
15. At naught (to disregard or treat as of no importance, vlEeku djuk)&Leaders today set
Gandhiji’s ideals at naught.
16. At odds (in disagreement, vlger gksuk)&Various political parties are at odds in the
matter of Women Reservation Bill.
17. At sea (to be confused, my>u esa)& He was at sea when he saw the question paper.
18. At one’s beck and call (at service, vkKk esa gkftj jguk)&
The servants were always at the
beck and call of the rich merchant.
19. Back stairs influence (improper and private influence, ,slk izHkko tks vlkoZtfud gks ,oa lgh ugha
gks)&He tried to get a government job by back stair influence.
20. Bad egg (a worthless person, vokaNfu; O;fDr)& Often a prodigal son of a rich father
becomes a bad egg for the society.
21. Bandy words (to argue, tqcku yM+kuk)& The two neighbourers usually bandy words and
create a lot of nuisance.
22. Bank upon (depend on, count on, ij fuHkZj gksuk)& You can bank upon us at the time of
need.
23. Bated breath (holding your breath, in anxiety, fpark bR;kfn ls lk¡l :duk)&
We waited for the
good news outside the delivery room with bated breath.
24. Caught red-handed (to be caught while committing a crime, jaxs gkFk idM+s tkuk)& My
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brother felt ashamed when he was caught red handed reading my personal diary.
25. Be in bad books of (out of favour, Ñik ik=k u gksuk)& She is in bad books of her parents
as she went to see a movie without informing them.
26. Be in bad odour of (to be out of favour, fdlh dh cqjh jk; esa gksuk)&
A corrupt minister is
always in bad odour of the public.
27. Be in good books of (to be in kind favour, Ñik ik=k gksuk½& She is in good books of her
employer as she is very efficient and hardworking.
28. Be in good odour of (to be in good favour, fdlh dh vPNh jk; esa gksuk)&
An honest minister
is always in good odour of the public.
29. Be in the driving seat (to take the whole responsibility, lkjh ftEesnkjh dk Hkkj mBkuk)&
Ramesh is the eldest son and so he is in the driving seat after his father’s death.
30. Bear the palm (to be victorious, fot;h gksuk½& Our school bore the palm in the dance
competition held at the district level.
31. Beat the air (to make useless efforts, O;FkZ iz;kl djuk)& Trying to reform a hard-core
criminal is like beating the air.
32. Bed of roses (an easy and comfortable situation, ljy vkSj vkjke dh fLFkfr)& The life of the
prince was a bed of roses.
33. Bee in one’s bonnet (go on talking about something which other people think is not
important, jkx vykiuk ml ckr dk tks nwljksa ds fy, egRoiw.kZ
)& She
ugha gksa bee in her bonnet
has
about recycling of waste material.
34. Behind the scene (secretly, fNis :i esa)&The minister is the mastermind behind the
scene and the police are arresting small fries.
35. Below the belt (to strike unfairly, xyr rjhds ls izgkj djuk)& One must compete with
others in a fair manner and should not hit anyone below the belt.
36. Beside oneself (to feel extremely nervous or worried, cgqr vf/d fpUrhr ;k O;kdy gksuk)&
Before any exam I am beside myself.
37. Beside the mark (irrelevant, vizklafxd)& The judge did not hear any argument that
was beside the mark.
38. Between Scylla and Charybdis (between two great dangers, nks dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds chp)&
She is between Scylla and Charybdis: If she obeys her mother-in-law she will lose
her job and if she does not she will lose her family.
39. Bid defiance (to defy, voKk djuk)& The army is bidding defiance by going against the
government.
40. Bite the dust (to be defeated, gkj tkuk)& In every match , the Pakistani team bit
the dust.
41. Blaze the trail (to be pioneer and make path for others, nwljks ds fy, jkLrk cukuk)&Only a
man of iron can blaze the trail.
42. Blessing in disguise (something intrinsically good but having a bad appearance, Åij ls
cqjh fn[kus okyh ij okLro esa vPNhHeckr)&
missed the train but it was a blessing in disguise
as the train met with an accident.
43. Blow one’s own trumpet (to praise one’s ownself, viuh gh 'ks[kh c?kkjuk)& Every political
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party always blows its own trumpet and denounces the other political parties.
44. Blue stocking (an educated intellectual lady, i<+h fy[kh efgyk)& A blue stocking was
rarely found in Medieval India.
45. Book worm (a bibliophilic person, fdrkch dhM+k)& She is not a book worm but still
comes first.
46. Break the ice (to break silence by speaking first, fuLrC/krk rksM+uk)&Shyam broke the ice
by talking to me after a long time.
47. Bring down the house (receive great applause, Hkjiwj rkjhiQ ikuk)& The performance of
Lata Mangeshkar brought the house down.
48. Bring home (to explain, le>kuk)&I was unable to bring my views home before
my parents.
49. Bring to book (to punish, ltk nsuk)&The guilty should be brought to book.
50. Bring to light (to disclose, irk yxkuk] fNih ckr dks’k
izdk
esa ykuk)&
The CBI has brought many
indiscripancies to light in many high profile cases.
51. Brow beat (to intimidate, Mjkuk)& The Government must not brow beat the social re-
formers if they protest against any unjust law.
52. Burn one’s boats (point of no return, okilh dk jkLrk can dj nsuk)&
By signing the agreement
he burnt his boat. Now he will have to work in this organization for two more years.
53. By and by (gradually, /hjs&/hjs)& You will learn the norms of this organization by and by.
54. By and large (on the whole, laiw.kZ :i ls ns[kus ½&ij My friend is by and large an
honest person.
55. By dint of (by means of, ds cy ij)& You can succeed by dint of hard work only.

56. By fair or foul means (by any way right or wrong, lgh ;k xyr fdlh Hkh izdkj ls)&He will try
to get a job by fair or foul means but will ultimately lose his peace of mind.
57. By the rule of thumb (according to practical experience, O;ogkfjd :i ls)& By rule of
thumb we must not allow children to take major decisions.
58. Call a spade and spade (to be frank, eqagiQV ckr ½& djukHe never hesitated in calling a
spade a spade and hence he has few friends.
59. Call names (to abuse, xkyh nsuk½& He has a bad habit of calling names.
60. Capital punishment (death penalty, ekSr dh ltk)& Capital punishment should be
abolished as it is the cruelest form of punishment.
61. Carrot and stick policy (reward and punishment policy, buke vkSj ltk dh ikWfylh)& The
multinational companies adopt carrot and stick policy to get maximum output.
62. Carry matters with a high hand (to deal with a person strictly, l[rh ls fuiVuk)&The
police carry matters with high hand.
63. Cast a slur (to bring disgrace, vi; ’k dk dkj.k cuuk½& Taking bribe could cast a slur on
the honour of your family.
64. Cave in (yield, >qd tkuk)& One must not cave in under pressure or temptation.
65. Chapter and verse (in full detail, iw.kZ fooj.k ds lkFk)&
I cannot narrate the whole inci-
dent in chapter and verse.
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66. Cheek by jowl (close together, lkFk&lkFk)& Many poor people live cheek by jowl in a
small room.
67. Child’s play (a very easy task, cPpksa dk [ksy
½& It is not a child’s play to address a crowd.
68. Clinch the issue (to clear the controversy, fookn [kRe djuk)& The college administration
clinched the issue by accepting the demands of the students.
69. Clip one’s wings (to weaken the power, ij drjuk)& Sonia Gandhi clipped the wings of
some ministers by withdrawing the powers delegated to them.
70. Close shave (a narrow escape, cky&cky cpuk ½& His family had a close shave in the bus
accident.
71. Cloven hoof (symbol of disgrace or evil intention, vlEeku ;k 'kSrkuh bjkns dk izrhd)&
Usually
some or other leader of the BJP shows cloven hoof to the BJP leadership.
72. Cock a snook (to show impudent contempt, vlEeku izdV djuk)& He refused to accept the
award, cocking a snook at the Filmfare Award jury.
73. Cock sure (very sure and certain, lqfuf'pr gksuk)&I am cock sure, we will win the match.
74. Cold reception (not a hearty welcome, tks xeZtks ’kh ls Hkjk Lokxr ugha Wegks)&
were very
unhappy when we were given cold reception at his marriage party.
75. Come across (meet by chance, vpkud eqykdkr gksuk ½& I came across a problem when I was
solving the equation.
76. Come home to (to understand, le> esa vkuk)& At last, it came home and we got the
correct answer.
77. Come in handy (to be useful, dke dk gksuk)& This opener comes in handy when we
need to open this container.
78. Come to a pass (a difficult situation, fdlh ?kVuk dk gksuk)&
The accident came to pass due
to the negligence of the driver.
79. Come true (to prove true, lgh lkfcr gksuk)& My dreams have come true as I have got
selected.
80. Cool one’s heels (to be kept waiting, bUrtkj djk;k tkuk)& We sat down and cooled our
heels for the minister who didn’t turn up.
81. Corporal punishment (bodily punishment, 'kkjhfjd n.M)& Corporal punishment is
banned in schools.
82. Count chickens before they are hatched (To anticipate profit before hand, igys ls ykHk
dk fo’okl dj ysuk)& Don’t dream of profit now as it is futile to count your chickens
before they are hatched.
83. Cross one’s mind (to occur to oneself, vpkud fnekx esa vkuk)& I was resting when sud-
denly a new idea crossed my mind.
84. Curry favour (to win favour by flattery, [kq'kken djds ds Ñik dk ik=k cuuk)&
Many developing
countries curry favour with America.
85. Curtain lecture (a private scolding by wife to her husband, vdsys esa ifr dks nh xbZ Mk¡V)&
Don’t tell me that your father has never got any curtain lecture in his life.
86. Cut both ends (to argue in support of both sides of the issue, nksuksa i{kks ds rjiQ ls rdZ nsuk)&
Mahesh always cuts both ends and hence he has neither friends nor foes.
87. Cut the Gordian knot (to solve a difficult problem, fdlh dfBu leL;k dk gy fudkyuk ½& The
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national leaders cut the Gordian knot by making India a secular country.
88. Cut throat (tough, dBhu)&We face cut throat competition in every field.
89. Damp squib (complete failure though earlier thought to be exciting, iw.kZ vliQyrk] tks yxrk Fkk
mÙkstukRed gksxk)&
The performance of team India turned out to be a damp squib.
90. Dance attendance upon (to be in servile attitude all the time, pkiywlh djuk@ gkftjh ½& cT+kkuk
The mother-in-law wanted the lady to dance attendance upon her.
91. Dark Horse (unexpected winner, vizR;kf'kr fotsrk)&An unknown independent candidate
came out as a dark horse after the election.
92. Days of reckoning (a time when the effects of one’s past mistakes or misdeed catch up
with one, tc Hkwrdky esa dh xbZ xfYr;kas dk vlj fn[kus
Youyxs)&
have been manipulating the
account for a long time. Now days of reckoning have come.
93. Dead broke (penniless, fnokfy;k)& Due to recession he has become a dead broke.
94. Die-hard (obstinately resistant to change, ifjorZu ds f[kykiQ n`<+rk ls He
gksuk)&
is a die-hard
fan of Devanand.
95. Dig one’s own grave (to do something which causes you harm, ,slk ÑR; tks eqlhcr esa Mky
ns)&You are digging your own grave by writing your pass word in your diary.
96. Dog’s life (very miserable life, d"Vnk;d thou)&Due to unchecked inflation, the poor
are living a dog’s life.
97. Double dealing (deceitful actions, /kks[ksckth ds dk;Z)&
The double dealing of the lawyer
was exposed by a sting operation.
98. Double-edged sword (act that will harm oneself as well as the others, ,slk dk;Z tks nwljs dks
vkSj Lo;a dks Hkh uqdlku igqapk lds)&
Corruption is a doubled edged sword for the public as
well as the Government.
99. Down and out (lacking funds, resources or prospects, iQ.M] laink bR;kfn dh deh gksuk)& He
was down and out when his factory was burnt to the ground.
100. Down in the mouth (filled with melancholy and despondency, nq[k ,oa fujk'kk ls Hjk gksuk)&
She was down in the mouth when she saw her husband’s dead body.
101. Draconian law (extremely severe law, vR;Ur Øwj dkuwu)& There are still many draconian
laws in under developed countries.
102. Draw the long bow (to tell large stories or to exaggerate, yEch dgkfu;k¡ cukuk ;k c<+k&p<+k dj
dqN crkuk)&Come to the point. Don’t draw a long bow.
103. Drawn battle /match (a battle or match in which no party wins, cjkcj dh ckth gksuk)& The
drawn battle created a lot of excitement till the last ball.
104. Drop in the ocean (very insignificant amount, vR;Ur gh FkksM+hMy ek=kk)&
knowledge about
Archeology is only a drop in the ocean.
105. Ducks and drakes (to waste money, iSls cckZn djuk)& I cannot allow you to play ducks
and drakes with my hard earned money.
106. Dutch courage (bravery under alcoholic influence, 'kjkc ds u'ks esa fn[kk;s tkuk okykHis
lkgl)&
dutch courage will vanish when he will gain his sense.
107. Easy money (bribe, fj'or)& Many officers make easy money.
108. Eat one’s word (to admit that something you said in the past was wrong, ;s Lohdkj djuk
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fd dgh gqbZ ckr xyr FkhThose
)& who said that Amitabh Bachhan’s charm was over had
to eat their word after the success of Kaun Banega Crorepati.
109. Egg on (to urge somebody to do some thing that is generally wrong, dqN xyr dk;Z djus ds fy,
izksRlkfgr djuk)&
He egged me on to drive faster.
110. Eke out (to support (existence) with difficulty and effort or to add (something insuffi-
cient), especially with effort, cgqr eqf'dy ls dqN miyC/ djkuk)&
He is trying to eke out an
income by doing over time.
111. Elixir of life (nectar of life, thou dk ve`r)& Contentment is the elixir of life.
112. Enough and to spare (plentiful, izpqj ek=kk esa)&He earns enough and to spare.
113. Ever and Anon (now and then, tc&rc)& The night was dark and we could hear the
howling of dogs ever and anon.
114. Every dog has his day (good fortune comes sooner or later, vPNk fnu lcdk vkrk gS)& When
he bagged three movies in a row, he realized that every dog has his day.
115. Every Inch (Completely, iw.kZ :i ½& ls She is an honest person by every inch .
116. Eye wash (ineffective remedy which is just for show, fliQZ fn[kkos dk)&The committee set
up to look into the multiple scams was just an eye wash.
117. See eye-to-eye (showing agreement/ to agree, iw.kZr% lger gksuk)& The two competitiors
never see eye to eye.
118. Face the music (to face opposition, dfBukbZ ;k fojks/ dk lkeuk½& djuk
Every leader has to
face the music if he doesn’t fulfill promises made by him.
119. Fan the flame (to aggravate, cnrj cukuk ½& I don’t want to fan the flame of the tension
between the husband and the wife.
120. Few and far between (very rare, cgqr de)&The houses in this remote village are few
and far away.
121. Fight to the finish (to fight to the end, vkf[kjh urhts rd yM+uk)&When she was blamed
and sued without any rhyme or reason, she pledged to fight the case to the finish.
122. Fish in troubled waters (to take advantage of the difficulties of others, nwljksa dh ijs'kkuh dk
ykHk mBkuk)& Many lawyers don’t hesitate from fishing in troubled waters.
123. Fit to hold a candle to (match for, equal in quality, cjkcjh dk gksuk)&
He is such a miser
that he is not fit to hold a candle of such a lavish reception.
124. Flash in the pan (something or someone that became successful quickly and is unlikely
to be repeated, vLdekr liQyrk ikuk tks {kf.kd gks vkSj Hkfo"; esa fiQj 'kk;n
The usuccess
gks)& of
Kumar Gaurav in his debut movie ‘Love Story’ was a flash in the pan.
125. Flesh and blood (human nature or physical existence, together with its weaknesses /
substance and depth in artistic portrayal, gkM+&ek¡l dk gksuk@ fdlh dyk esa ik;h tkus okyh xgjkbZ)&
The movies of late seventies lacked flesh and blood with their ketchup blood and
round the tree romance.
126. Flog a dead horse (to waste one’s energy, csdkj dh dks'kh'k djuk)& Trying to reform a
terrorist is like flogging a dead horse.
127. Fly in the face of (to defy/ to brave/ to withstand, voKk djuk@ lkgl ls lkeuk djuk)& The
theory about the existence of heaven and hell flies in the face of all logic and com-
mon sense.
128. Fly into a passion (to be enraged, Øksf/r gksuk)&He flies into a passion within seconds
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if someone ignores his instructions.
129. Fool’s errand (a fruitless mission or undertaking, fu"iQy dk;Z)& Many projects of
Mohammad -bin-tuglaq were fool’s errand.
130. Foot the bill (bear expenses, [kpZ ogu djuk)& You had ordered these tasteless pizzaz .
Now you will have to foot the bill.
131. For good (for ever, ges'kk ds fy,)He educated him and sent him to America for good.
132. For the rainy day (precaution for emergency, dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds fy;s izcU/)&
I have kept
some money in the bank for the rainy days.
133. Foul Play (treachery, /ks[kk/M+h)&Foul play destroys the fun of life.
134. French leave (leave without information, fcuk lwpuk ds vuqifLFkr gksuk)&
If you take french
leave, you will be fined.
135. From the bottom of one’s heart (very sincerely, vUrj eu ls)& I thanked him from the
bottom of my heart for his timely help.
136. Gain ground (to progress/ advance, rjDdh djuk@ opZLo c<+kuk)& Due to the misgovernance
by the ruling party, the opposition is gaining ground.
137. Gentleman at large (wealthy man with time on his hands, /uh O;fDr ftlds ikl le; dh deh
u gks)&Here he was, talking like a gentleman at large who was free to come and go
and roam about the world at pleasure,
138. Get down to brass tacks (discuss the basic facts or realities/ to deal with the matter
straight, fdlh eq[; fo"k;ij ppZk
djuk)&After avoiding the thorny question of tax reforms
for months, the ruling party finally got down to brass tacks last week and drafted a
preliminary proposal.
139. Get into a scrape (find oneself in a difficult or awkward situation, [kqn dks eqf'dy gkykr esa
ikuk)&By signing the bond he will get into a scrape.
140. Get the better of (to overcome, dkcw ik ysuk)& At last he got the better of his problems
and opponents.
141. Get wind of (to know the secret, Hksn tku ysuk ½& The opposition got the wind of the plans
of the ruling party.
142. Gird up the loin (to be well prepared for some difficult task, fdlh dfBu dk;Z dks djus ds fy,
dej dl dj rS;kj gksuk½& If we all gird up the loin, we can remove illiteracy.
143. Give a wide berth (to give ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence,
fdlh vokaNfu; urhts ls cpus ds fy, nwjh cuk;s j[kuk)&
Being an understanding father, you should
give a wide berth to your son and wait for the right time to talk to him.
144. Give cold shoulder (pay no attention to, è;ku u nsuk)& He went to the police for help but
they gave him cold shoulder.
145. Give somebody enough rope (to hang themselves) (to allow someone to do what he
wants to, knowing that he will probably fail or get into trouble, fdlh dks dqN djus dh vuqefr
ns nsuk ;s tkurs gq, fd og vliQy gks tk,xkA)&
Don’t stop him.Give him enough rope to hang.
He will be rejected for his poor performance and will return home.
146. Give the devil his due (even the wicked person should be given the credit due to him,
cqjs vkneh dh Hkh mfpr iz'kalk ½&djuk
In spite of being so rude, he helped me in need. The
devil should be given his due.
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147. Give up the ghost (to die, ej tkuk)& My grandfather gave up to ghost last Sunday.
148. Give vent to (to express one’s thoughts or feelings, vius fopkjksa ;k Hkkoukvksa dks izdV djuk)&
Every Indian is free to give vent to his thoughts.
149. Wool-gathering (to engage in fanciful daydreaming, euHkkou dYiuk esa [kks, Work jguk)&
hard. Wool gathering will not help you in any way.
150. Go back on one’s word (to change one’s mind about/ repudiate, ckr ls ihNs gV tkuk)& She
has decided to do charity and she should not go back on her word.
151. Go broke (become bankrupt, fnokfy;k gksuk)& He has gone broke and is unable to make
both ends meet..
152. Whole hog (the whole way/Completely, iw.kZ :i ls)& She went the whole hog and checked
the account of the whole month in one go.
153. Golden opportunity (very favourable opportunity or chance, lqugjk volj½& He missed
the golden opportunity by declining the offer.
154. Green horn (an inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily
deceived,vuqHkoghu O;fDr ftls csodwiQ cukuk vklku gks)& heavy loss because he
He incurred
relied on the green horn who was his own nephew.
155. Hang in balance (have two equally possible results/ be uncertain, vfuf'p; dh fLFkfr)& After
the opposition party won the election, whether or not the new highway will be built,
hangs in the balance.
156. Hang over one’s head (to have something bothering or worrying one, ijs'kkuh ;k leL;k dk cus
jguk)&He committed suicide because troubles and court cases hung over his head.
157. Hard and fast (definite, fuf'pr)& There is no hard and fast rule for solving these
numericals.

158. Harp on the same string (to keep on talking on the same topic, ,d gh fo"k; ij ckr djrs
jguk)& Some obsessed people have the habit of harping on the same string.
159. At the nick of time (at the last possible moment, Bhd le; ij)& I reached the exami-
nation hall at the nick of time.
160. Heart and soul (with complete faith and dedication, lPps fny ls)&He has put heart and
soul in his work.
161. Heart to heart (very frankly, iwjs fny ls] [kqys :i ls)&
The two friends had a heart to heart
talk as they met after many years.
162. Hen-pecked husband (admirer of one’s own wife in a servile manner, tks: dk xqyke)&
Every boy boasts, “I will never become a hen pecked husband.”
163. Himalayan blunder (a serious mistake, xaHkhj xyrh)& He committed a Himalayan blun-
der by leaving for work without his body guards and was shot dead.
164. Hit the nail on the head (to act in the right way, Bhd fu’kkus ij pksV ekjuk)&You have hit
the nail on the head by making the bid at the right time.
165. Hold good (valid/ applicable, ykxw@ mfpr Bgjkuk)& Rule of triple talaq doesn’t hold good
even in the Islamic countries.
166. Hold one’s ground (to stand firm, n`<+rk ls MVs jguk)& The Indian soldiers held their
ground to the end.
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167. Hold one’s jaw (to stop talking, cksyuk cUn gksuk)& Please hold your jaw else I shall
go away.
168. Hold the fort (to stand firm on one’s position, vius LFkku ij MVs jguk)& Our soldiers held
the fort and proved their valour.
169. Hold the scales even (to be impartial, fu"i{k jguk)&The Judge must hold the
scales even.
170. Hold water (to stand up to critical examination, lgh lkfcr gksuk)&Your argument does not
hold water.
171. Hot water (trouble, ijs'kkfu;ka)&
Your cousin is in hot water due to his controversial speech.
172. In a fix (in a difficult mental state, ekufld my>u esa)& He was in a fix when he saw his
mother in ICU.
173. In a tight corner (in difficult situation, eqf'dy gkykr eas)&
I found myself in a tight corner
when I lost my journey ticket.
174. In doldrums (to be depressed, fujk'kk esa)& He was found in doldrum when he could not
succeed even in his third attempt.
175. In embryo (immature/ in the making, vfodflr voLFkk esa)& My plan of expanding my
business is still in embryo.
176. In no time (in a very short time, FkksM+h gh nsj esa)& He can solve any mathematical
problem in no time.
177. In one’s teens (from thirteen to nineteen years of age, rSjg ls mUuhl lky rd)& A person in
his teen is spirited, full of dreams and optimistic.
178. In the air (in circulation/ in people’s thoughts, ppkZ esa)& News of his cold blooded
murder is very much in the air.

179. Down in the dumps (unhappy, depressed, nq[kh@ fujk'k)& He is down in the dumps after
his father’s death.
180. In the family way (pregnant, xHkZorh)& She has applied for leave as she is in the
family way.
181. In the good books of (to be in favour with a person, i{k esa djuk)& People usually flatter
their boss to remain in their good books.
182. In the jaws of (in the grip of, nkarksa ds chp] fdlh ds dCts esa boy was in the jaws of the
½& The
kidnappers.
183. In the limelight (at the centre of attention, vkdZ"k.k dk dsUnz)&Film stars are habitual of
remaining in the lime light.
184. In the lurch (in a difficult and embarrassing position, eqf'dy ,oa chp ea>/kj okyh fLFkfr esa)&
when the experiment failed, the sub-ordinates left the eminent scientist in lurch.
185. Melting pot (a place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated
society, ,slk LFkku tgk¡ vizoklh yksx viuh&viuh lH;rk ds lkFk ,d lekt cukrs gS)&
With immigrants
from all over the world getting an easy passage to India, our country is becoming a
melting pot.
186. In the red (in debt, dtZ esa)&The company is in the red due to its unfeasible projects.
187. In the teeth of (in opposition to or defiance of/facing danger or threats, ds fo:¼@ [krjs dk
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lkeuk djuk)&The tribe was in the teeth of starvation.
188. In the twinkling of an eye (in a moment/in no time, {k.k Hkj esa)& The house came down
in the twinkling of an eye.
189. To fish in troubled waters (to take advantage of the problems of others, fo"ke ifjfLFkfr dk
ykHk mBkuk)& Many self-centred lawyers fish in troubled water.
190. For all intents and purposes (for all practical purposes, gj O;kogkfjd mís'; ds fy,)& This
dictionary is useful for all intents and purposes.
191. Snake in the grass (a secret enemy, vkLrhu dk lkai@ diVh fe=k)& Politicians playing caste
based politics are snakes in the grass.
192. Keep abreast of (not to fall behind, ihNs u jg tkuk)& We must keep ourselves abreast of
the latest development in technology.
193. Keep an eye on (to watch, utj j[kuk)& It is very necessary for us to keep an eye on
our growing children.
194. Keep an open table (to entertain all, lc dk Lokxr djuk)&It is not very difficult to keep
an open table in a party.
195. Keep at an arm’s length (to keep at a distance, nwjh cuk dj j[kuk)& You must keep bad
habits at arm’s length.
196. Keep at bay (To keep someone at a distance, nwj j[kuk ½& He held the police at bay with
a gun for several hours.
197. Keep body and soul together (to be able to pay for just those things that you need in
order to live, fliQZ thou&;kiu Hkj dk tqxkM+ dj They ikuk)&
can barely keep body and soul
together on what he earns.
198. Keep the pot boiling (to keep going on actively, thou p;kZ tkjh j[kuk)& One has to keep
the pot boiling inspite of all odds one has to face in life.
199. Keep up appearance (to keep one’s prestige/to maintain outward show, ckgjh fn[kkok cuk;s
j[kuk)& Inspite of being a bankrupt, he is able to keep up his appearance.
200. Kick one’s heels (wait impatiently to be summoned, cqykos ds fy, cslczh ls bartkj djuk)&
The
whole day we kicked our heels outside the court room.
201. Kick the bucket (to die, ej tkuk)&He kicked the bucket and left his family in ex-
treme financial difficulty.
202. Kill the fat calf for (to arrange a lavish reception for someone, fdlh dk /we/ke ls Lokxr
djuk½& India killed the fat calf for the Common Wealth Games.
203. Kiss the dust (to be humiliated, viekfur gksuk)& In Indo-Pak war our enemies had to
kiss the dust.
204. Knock against (to hit against, VDdj [kkuk)& I couldn’t see the transparent door and
knocked against it.
205. Lapped in luxury (brought up in luxury, foykflrk esa iyuk)& Great people are generally
not lapped in luxury.
206. Laugh in one’s sleeves (to laugh secretly, pqids ls)&Our neighbours laughed in their
sleeves when they saw my grand father wearing a pair of fashionable googles.
207. Lead by the nose (to lead someone by coercion/ to guide someone very carefully, nokc
esa ;k ekxZn'kZu djus gsrq fdlh dks jkLrk fn[kkuk)&
I had to lead him by the nose to the meeting.
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He will never find his way through the admission form unless you lead him by the nose.
208. Lead to the altar (to marry, 'kknh djus tkuk)& He promised her to lead her to the altar.
209. Leap in the dark (to do something though there is uncertainty about the outcome, vfuf'pr
ifj.kke gksus ij Hkh dksbZ dk;ZTodjuk)&
play lottery is to leap in the dark.
210. Leave no stone unturned (to make all possible efforts, dksbZ Hkh iz;Ru ckdh u NksM+uk)&
He
worked very hard to pass the Civil Services Exams and left no stone unturned.
211. Leave one in the lurch (to leave one in difficulties, fdlh dk dfBukbZ;ksa esa lkFk NksM+
He nsuk)&
kicked the bucket and left his family in the lurch.
212. Let by-gones be by-gones (to forget old things, iqjkuh ckrksa dks Hkwy tkuk)&
India and Paki-
stan must start bi-lateral talks and let by-gones be by-gones.
213. Lick the dust (to get defeated, gkj tkuk)& The team licked the dust in the final match.
214. Lie in wait (wait in hiding to attack,?kkr yxk;s cSBs jguk)&The policemen were lying in
wait for the kidnappers.
215. Live in an Ivory tower (where one can be aloof from the realities of life , tgk¡ thou dh
okLrfodrk ls nwj jgrs gSa)&
The queen lived in an ivory tower and did not know the mean-
ing of poverty.
216. Long and short (all that can or need be said., lkjka'k)& The long and short of the whole
discussion will be made available to all in black and white.
217. Look down upon (To hate a person, fdlh O;fDr ls ?k`.kk djuk)& I hate those people who
look down upon the poor.
218. Lose the day (to be defeated, gkj tkuk)&My favourite football team lost the day.
219. Make a fortune (To grow rich, /uh cu tkuk)& He made a fortune by selling smuggled
goods.
220. Make after (to pursue or chase, ihNk djuk)& The people made after the chain snatcher
and caught him.
221. Make amends (to compensate, gtkZuk nsuk)& He had to make amends for his bad behav-
ior.
222. Make head or tail of (to understand, le>uk)& The doctor could not make the head or
tail of his illness.
223. Make one’s mark (to achieve distinction, viuk izHkko NksM+uk)&India has made its mark in
the field of technology.
224. Make out (to understand, le> ysuk)& I could not make out what he was saying.
225. Make up the leeway (struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time,
xoka pqds le; dh {kfriwfrZ djds cqjs gkykr ls fudyuk)&
The Government will have to make up the
leeway by taking remedial actions immediately.
226. Make up one’s mind (To determine, fu'p; djuk ½& She has made up her mind to
divorce her cruel husband.
227. Make a clean breast (to confess especially something bad or illegal, fdlh xqukg dk lp
dcwy ysuk )& After months of lying about the money, he decided to make a clean
breast of it and tell the truth.
228. Man in the street (common man, lk/kj.k O;fDr)&The life of a man in the street has
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become very difficult because of rising price.
229. Man of iron (man with strong will-power, n`<+ bPNk 'kfDr okyk)& Nothing can deter a
man of iron .
230. Meet half-way (to be prepared for compromise, le>kSrs ds fy, jkth gksuk
½& We were ready to
meet the other party half way and settle all litigation.
231. Milk of human kindness (human compassion, ekuork ls Hkjk g`n;)& Milk of human
kindness is necessary for the existence of humanity.
232. Narrow circumstances (hard days/ poverty, xjhch ds fnu)& After his father’s death, he
is living in narrow circumstances.
233. Neither chick nor child (no child, dksbZ cPps dk u gksuk)& She feels very lonely because
she has neither chick nor child.
234. No love lost (having no love, fdlh izdkj dk izse@fe=krk dk u gksuk)& There is no love lost
between these two neighbours who are fighting an endless court case.
235. Nook and corner (at every place, izR;sd LFkku ij)& I searched for my book at every nook
and corner of the house.
236. Oil someone’s hands (to bribe, fj'or nsuk)&We should stop oiling the officials’ hands.
237. Beauty is only skin deep (physical beauty is not important, ckgjh lqUnjrk egRoiw.kZ Sheugha)&
took a wrong decision by not marrying this gentleman.She doesn't know that beauty
is only skin deep.
238. On and on (to continue, tkjh j[kuk)&She went on and on but nobody listened to her.
239. On the horns of a dilemma (to face a difficult situation between two problems, eqlhcr esa
iQaluk] nks dfBu voLFkkvksa dsThechp demolition
esa)& drive has put many shops on the horns
of a dilemma because if they do not shut down, their shops will be sealed and if they
do, they lose their means of livelihood.
240. On the wrong side of (one’s age being more than, vf/d mez dk gksuk)& He is on the wrong
side of fifty now.
241. Open secret (known to all, loZfofnr)&He is bankrupt and this is an open secret now.
242. Order of the day (some common things of the time, dksbZ izpfyr ckr)& Following new
fashion is the order of the day.
243. Out of the wood (out of difficulties, eqlhcr ls NqVdkjk)&
At last India came out of the wood
and got independence.
244. Pay one back in one’s own coin (tit for tat, tSls dks rSlk)& The person doing wrong
should be paid back in his own coin.
245. Pell mell (very fast and not organised, cgqr tYn vkSj vLr&O;Lr rjhds ls)& Every thing was
done pell mell as we got the order at the eleventh hour.
246. Petticoat-Government ( undue influence of women, fL=k;ksa dk vuqfpr ncko)& Petticoat-
government may adversaly influence your whole project.
247. Pick holes in (to find fault with, nwljksa esa nks"k½&fudkyuk
My boss has the habit of picking
holes in our performance.
248. Pin prick (troubles that are for short time, tks leL;k,a dqN fliQZ le; ds fy, gks)&
We should
ignore such pin pricks and get on with the job.
249. Play a double game (to act dubiously, /ks[kk/kM+h djuk)& My friend was playing a double
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game.
250. Play fast and loose (be unreliable, vfo'oluh; gksuk)&How can you trust a man who
plays fast and loose changing his statement every minute?
251. Play one false (to deceive, fdlh dks /ks[kk nsuk)&
He played her false and married again.
252. Play one’s cards well (to do the correct things to achieve a desired result, le>nkjh ls dke
djuk)& If you play your cards well, you will get selected..
253. Play the fool (to act foolishly, csodwiQh djuk)&
Why do you play the fool when it comes to
spending money?
254. Pocket an insult (to bear insult, vieku lgu dj ysuk)& Indians had to pocket much
insult during their fight for Independence.
255. Poison one’s ears against (to set a person against another, fdlh ds fo#¼ dku Hkjuk)& She
has poisoned the ears of my mother-in-law.
256. Past master (an expert, fdlh {ks=k dk fo'ks"kK)& He is a past master in cheating others.
257. Pour oil on troubled waters (to pacify the anger of others, Øks/ dks 'kkUr djus dk iz;Ru)&
He
solved the matter by pouring oil on troubled waters with his good behaviour.
258. Pull the string (to exercise secret influence, fNis :i ls izHkko Mkyuk)&
When I saw extreme
level of red-tapism in the organization, I had to pull my strings to get my work done.
259. Pull to pieces (to criticise severely, dVq vkykspuk djuk)& The leader of opposition has
pulled the ruling party to pieces.
260. Put an end to (to finish, lekIr dj nsuk)&She has put an end to her unfeasible ideas.
261. Put pen to paper (to start writing, fy[kuk vkjEHk dj nsuk)& In my board examination I put
my pen to paper without wasting a second.
262. Put the saddle on the right horse (to blame the really guilty person, lgh vijk/h ij vkjksi
yxkuk)The court put the saddle on the right horse and passed the right order.
263. Put to the sword (to kill, ekj nsuk)& Nadir Shah put even children to the sword.
264. Put up with (to tolerate, lgu djuk)& Maharana Pratap could not put up with insult.
265. Rank and file (lower middle class people, lk/kj.k Js.kh ds yksx)& The extra-ordinary
speeches of the great orators cannot be appreciated by the rank and file.
266. Red rag to a bull (something that will surely produce a violent reaction, fuf'pr gh mÙksftr
djus okyh ckr)&The racial comments against the Indians proved to be a red rag to a
bull and the riot took place.
267. Rise to the occasion (to show that you can deal with a difficult situation, ;s fn[kk nsuk fd
vki eqf'dy gkykr dk lkeuk dj ldrs gS)&Mahatma Gandhi rose to the occasion and dared
the British.
268. Roll up one’s sleeves (to be prepared for hard work, dM+h esgur ds fy;s rS;kj jguk)&We will
have to roll up our sleeves as the time of examination has come.
269. Rub shoulders with (to meet and spend time with, fdlh ds fudV lEidZ esa vkuk)& He claims
to have rubbed shoulders with Salman Khan during his journey to Sydney.
270. Run down (reduced in health/to criticize, LokLF; esa fxjkoV@ fuUnkI djuk)& was worried
because she looked run down .
Do not run down your friends in public.
271. Run short/ Hard up (not proving sufficient, shortage of money/ something, fdlh pht@ iSls
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dh deh)& I am running short of money these days.
If you are hard up, you can come to me.
272. Scratch one’s head (to be perplexed, ijs'kku gks tkuk)& I scratched my head when I saw
the puzzles in the PO exam.
273. Screw up one’s courage (to gather courage, lkgl c<+kuk)& Working women have to
screw up their courage to handle eve teasing incidents at their working places.
274. Seal of love (kiss, pqEcu)&They validated their marriage with a seal of love.
275. See the light (to be born, tUe ysuk)&Many female babies are aborted before they see
the light.
276. Set price on one’s head (to offer reward for killing or helping in the arrest of a criminal,
fdlh vijk/h dks ekjus ;k idM+okus esa enn djus ij buke dh
½&?kks"k.kk
The government of America had
set price on Osama’s head.
277. Show a clean pair of heels (to run away, Hkkx tkuk)& The chain snatcher showed a
clean pair of heels and the people were unable to catch him.
278. Sink fast (to deteriorate in quality or condition, cn ls cnrj gksuk)&
The patient was sink-
ing fast.
279. Slip of the pen (a small unintentional mistake in writing, fy[kus esa vutkus esa dh tkus okyh
xyrh)& The slip of the pen created a lot of confusion.
280. Snake in the grass (some hidden enemy, vKkr 'k=kq)& Many leaders are snake in the
grass creating disharmony in the society.
281. Sow wild oats (indulgence in youthful follies, ;qokoLFkk dh csodwfiQ;ka djuk)& always
Mothers
keeps an eye on their daughters to see that they do not sow wild oats.
282. Square meal (full meal, isV Hkj Hkkstu)& A poor person does not get even one square
meal a day.
283. Stand in good stead (to be of great service, cgqr lgk;d gksuk)& Your experience will
always stand in good stead when you join a full time job.
284. Storm in a tea cup (much hue and cry over a little matter, NksVh lh ckr ij cgqr 'kksjxqy djuk)&
Do not worry about these silly rows. They are just storm in a tea cup.
285. Strain every nerve (to make every possible effort, gj izdkj dk iz;Ru djuk)& I strained
every nerve to get out of the problem.
286. Sword of Damocles (an imminent danger, flj ij yVdh ryokj)& Terrorism is a sword of
Damocles hanging over the whole world.
287. Take a leaf out of another man’s book (to imitate another person, udy djuk)& He has
no originality of thought; he only takes a leaf out of another man’s book to make
quick money.
288. Take an exception to (to be offended by something, fdlh ckr dk cqjk ekuuk)& She took an
exception to his joke.
289. Take into one’s head (to suddenly decide to do some thing, often silly or surprising,
dqN csodwiQh Hkjh gjdr djus dk vpkud fu.kZ;Itysuk)&
took into their heads to get married
next sunday.
290. Take pains (to work hard, dfBu ifjJe djuk)& She took pains to bring up her children
after her husband's death.
291. Take the bull by the horns (to face danger with courage, [krjs dk fgEer ls lkeuk djuk)&
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Bhagat Singh took the bull by the horns and bravely challenged the British empire.
292. Take to one’s heels (to run away, Hkkx tkuk)& when the police came, the robber took
to his heels.
293. Tall talk (boasting, 'ks[kh ekjuk)&
One of my friends Rajesh is famous for his tall talks.
294. The Fourth Estate (the press, izsl)&Today the fourth estate can influence the court
proceedings of any case.
295. The knock down price (very low price, cgqr de dher)& I bought every thing at the
mega sale at knock down prices.
296. Sheet anchor (a person or thing to be relied upon in an emergency, vkikrdky esa dke vkus
okyk O;fDr vFkok oLrq)&
His uncle proved to be his sheet anchor after his father’s death.
297. Thick-skinned person (not easily offended, insensitive, yTtkghu ;k laosnughu O;fDr)&He is
such a thick- skinned person that he laughed when people cursed and abused him.
298. Think lightly (not to be serious about a thing, etkd ds :i esa ysuk)&Don’t think of your
married life lightly.
299. Throw light on (to make something easier to understand, fdlh fo"k; ij izdk'k Mkyuk)& I
wanted to throw light on the pitiful life of the bar dancers.
300. Throw mud at (try to make a low opinion of someone by saying unpleasant things about
him, cnuke djuk)&Companies should think carefully before slinging mud at someone
who may respond with a libel action costing it crores of rupees.
301. Tool in the hands of (under the authority of another, nwljs ds gkFk esa dBiqryh dh Hkkafr)&
The
whole legal system has become a tool in the hands of the politicians.
302. Turn one’s coat (to change one’s party, ny cny ysuk)&Some people are so ambitious
that they often turn their coat.
303. Turn the tables (to change the situation completely, fLFkfr dks fcydqy cny nsuk)& The ruling
party had an easy victory in the last Lok sabha election but inflation and corruption
have totally turned the table.
304. Under a cloud (under suspicious conditions, lansgiw.kZ fLFkfr esa)&
Ever since the rumours of
corruption started, the former chief minister has been under a cloud .
305. Under the rose (secretly, xqIr :i ls)& He is selling confidential documents under the rose.
306. Under the thumb of (completely under one’s power or influence, fdlh ds opZLo esa nck gksuk)&
He is under the thumb of his mother and does not listen to the problems of his wife.
307. Upto the mark (up to standard, mfpr Lrj rd)& I have to watch my staff all the time to
keep them up to the mark.
308. Vexed question (much debated and discussed, ftl iz'u ij dkiQh cgl gks pqdh gks)& 'Mercy
killing should be granted or not' has become a vexed question.
309. Wash dirty linen in public (to expose private affairs in public, O;fDrxr ckrksa dks ckgj
mNkyuk)& There is nothing as bad as washing one’s dirty linen in public.
310. Wash one’s hand of (to be free from, fdlh ckr ls eqDr gks tkuk)& Police have washed their
hands of the kidnapping case.
311. Wear a long face (to look gloomy, mnkl fn[kkbZ nsuk)& Inspite of losing his job, he did not
wear a long face.
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312. Wild goose chase (useless efforts, O;FkZ dk iz;Ru)& Pakistan’s efforts to grab Kashmir
have proved to be a wild goose chase.
313. Win laurels (to win honours, ; ’k izkIr djuk)& Sachin won laurels for India.
314. Without rhyme or reason (without any justification, vdkj.k)&Don’t shout at anyone
without rhyme or reason.

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24 IDIOMS AND PHRASES

CHAPTER
(PRACTICE SET)
Directions : In questions 1 to 300, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase
underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning
of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
1. To strain every nerve 7. She could never measure up to her
(A) to make utmost efforts parent’s expectation.
(B) to feel weak and tired (A) Reach the level
(C) to be a diligent worker (B) Work as hard
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(D) to be methodical in work (C) Assess the amount
2. To flog a dead horse (D) Increase her height
(A) to whip a dead horse 8. The little girl with her flawless
(B) attempt to do the impossible performance stole the show.
(C) waste one’s efforts (A) Stole something from the show
(D) to take advantage of a weakness (B) Crept into the show
3. To show a clean pair of heels (C) Won everybody’s praise
(A) to hide (B) to escape (D) Disappeared from the show
(C) to pursue (D) to follow 9. The thief was on good terms with the
4. To die in harness police.
(A) premeditated murder (A) Kept terms and conditions
(B) dying young in an accident (B) Was friendly
(C) to die while in service (C) Followed the rules
(D) to be taken by surprise (D) Agreed with them
5. To feather one’s nest 10. John’s offer of help was turned down
(A) to make a residential house by the police.
(B) something that lasts for a short (A) Sent back
time (B) Twisted around
(C) to profit in a dishonest way (C) Refused
(D) none of the above (D) Handed over
6. To doctor the accounts 11. To be all at sea
(A) to make changes in account books (A) a family voyage
(B) to clear the doctors’ bill (B) lost and confused
(C) to verify the accounts in detail (C) in the middle of the ocean
(D) to manipulate the accounts (D) a string of islands

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12. To take to one’s heels (A) wander across the words
(A) to walk slowly (B) speak in a haphazard manner
(B) to run away (C) speak in a round-about manner
(C) to march forward (D) make use of irrelevant reference
(D) to hop and jump
20. They were offered six months’ rent
13. To bite the dust in lieu of notice to vacate the
(A) eat voraciously building.
(B) have nothing to eat (A) in spite of
(C) eat roots (B) in place of
(D) to fail (C) despite of
14. A bolt from the blue (D) in addition to
(A) a delayed event 21. We know that he is the one
(B) an inexplicable event responsible for the discord but as he
(C) an unexpected event is well - connected all we can do is
(D) an unpleasant event send him to Coventry.
15. Cold comfort (A) transfer him
(A) absurdity (B) commend him
(B) deception (C) boycott him
(C) slight satisfaction (D) dismiss him
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(D)foolish proposal 22. The noble man gave up the ghost.
16. The reputed company is in the red (A) left the ghost
due to the recession. (B) lived like a ghost
(A) making money (C) invited ghost
(B) losing money (D) died
(C) in danger 23. A Prime Minister cannot ride
(D) spending money roughshod over his ministerial
17. When the Principal was entering the colleagues for long.
class, all my friends quietly (A) deal unkindly with
disappeared, leaving me alone to (B) take for granted
face the music. (C) be high-handed with
(A) to listen to him (D) exploit wilfully
(B) to enter into the class 24. He was down in the mouth as he was
(C) to bear the criticism defeated in the elections.
(D) to listen to a favourable comment (A) unable to speak
18. The Kenyan team proved to be the (B) very depressed
dark horse in the ICC World Cup (C) very angry
Cricket. (D) very confused
(A) a strong intruder 25. They say, join the Army to drink life
(B) a skilled team to the lees.
(C) the most powerful (A) to have the best of fun and fortune
(D) an unexpected winner (B) to enjoy a life of drinking and
19. Having no arguments to defend his dancing
point, the speaker began to beat (C) to have a life full of adventures
about the bush. (D) to have the best of life

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26. The car in the backyard is proving 34. Since the company has lost a good
to be a white elephant. deal of time and money, you will
(A) very huge item have to make good the loss.
(B) costly and useless possession (A) make a good effort
(C) very expensive investment (B) try to minimize the loss
(D) useful material (C) compensate for the loss
(D) ensure that there are no forth
27. He takes leave once in a blue moon. losses
(A) regularly
(B) often 35. a damp squib
(C) rarely (A) rainy weather
(B) a disappointing result
(D) once a fortnight
(C) a skirt in a laundry
28. The meeting has been put off (D) none of the above
indefinitely.
36. in cold blood
(A) cancelled
(A) angrily
(B) postponed (B) deliberately
(C) advanced (C) excitedly
(D) announced (D) slowly
29. The rules of the deal are set forth in 37. to take someone for a ride
the brochure. (A) to give a ride to someone
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(A) stated (B) to deceive someone
(B) accepted (C) to be indifferent
(C) contradicted (D) to disclose a secret
(D) printed
38. to move heaven and earth
30. She bought her new house for a song. (A) to cause an earthquake
(A) very cheaply (B) to try everything possible
(B) on loan (C) to pray to all Gods
(C) at a loss (D) to travel in a rocket
(D) very easily 39. to smell a rat
31. Raju had given up doing exercise after (A) to smell foul
surgery. (B) to see a rat
(A) learned (B) started (C) to chase a rat
(C) continued (D) stopped (D) to be suspicious
32. The chairman tried to get his point 40. The possession of Jerusalem is a
across, but the members just bone of contention between Israel
wouldn’t listen. and Palestine.
(A) give them a lesson (A) a subject of peace
(B) insist on (B) a subject of trade
(C) make them understand (C) a subject of dispute
(D) motivate them (D) a subject of exports
41. My friend turned a deaf ear to my
33. Ashok had all fair-weather friends.
tale of loss and refused to help me.
(A) friends who face difficulties calmly.
(A) paid no heed
(B) favourable friends (B) went far away
(C) friends who desert you in difficulties (C) listened carefully
(D) reliable friends (D) turned his ear away

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42. Helena was over head and ears in 50. to cast aspersions
love with Demetrius. (A) to act as the pillar of support
(A) carefully (B) completely (B) to raise aspirations
(C) brilliantly (D) cautiously (C) to make unpleasant remarks
43. Gopi works by fits and starts. (D) to dissolve all the differences
(A) consistently 51. on the cards
(B) irregularly (A) impossible
(C) in high spirits (B) shocking
(D) enthusiastically (C) evident
44. Naresh Goyal had to stand on his (D) anticipated
feet very early in his life. 52. To turn over a new leaf
(A) to be physically strong (A) to change for the better
(B) to be independent (B) to start writing a new book
(C) to stand erect (C) to work on a novel idea
(D) to be successful
(D) to clear the garden
45. It is high time he came out of his
53. To keep up one’s appearances
shell.
(A) to make public appearances now and
(A) appeared suddenly
(B) became more sociable then.
(C) became a loser (B) to maintain one’s looks and
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(D) removed his clothes appearance.
(C) to keep up an outward show of
46. Every political party is at present prosperity.
playing to the gallery. (D) to make it appear that one is not
(A) adopting cheap tactics
concerned.
(B) befooling the common man
(C) fighting for votes 54. Off and on
(D) appeasing the masses (A) repeatedly
(B) always
47. His blood ran cold when he heard his
uncle was murdered. (C) occasionally
(A) He was frightened (D) never
(B) He was horrified 55. To take with a grain of salt
(C) He was disgusted (A) to make more palatable
(D) He was depressed (B) to take a small quantity of
48. This is so simple that even a man in (C) to make something meaningful
the street can understand it. (D) to accept with misgiving
(A) an ordinary person 56. To talk through one’s hat
(B) an illiterate person (A) to talk carefully
(C) an unknown person (B) to talk softly
(D) a stranger (C) to talk nonsense
49. When he went to claim insurance for (D) to talk secretively
his car, the agent said he hadn’t a leg 57. Ins and outs
to stand on. (A) entrances and exits
(A) had been injured in an accident (B) details and complexities
(B) was lame (C) passages and pathways
(C) did not have much hope of getting it (D) rules and regulations
(D) would have to wait for some time
Idioms And Phrases
58. The thief passed himself off as a 65. He looked blank when he was
ticket examiner. informed about his dismissal.
(A) described himself (A) was without any emotion
(B) deceived everyone (B) was puzzled and surprised
(C) disguised himself (C) was uninterested
(D) was regarded (D) was unhappy
59. A brave soldier will never show the 66. That fellow trumped up a story
white feather in the face of his
(A) translated
enemy.
(B) sang with the music of a trumpet
(A) show signs of cowardice
(C) concocted
(B) act arrogantly
(C) show intimacy (D) copied
(D) act impudently 67. Though he is not a scholar, he wins
60. The poor man moved from pillar to arguments because he has the gift of
post to get money. the gab.
(A) went to pillars (A) gifts from many people
(B) went to post (B) a lot of money
(C) went to money lender (C) talent for speaking
(D) tried his best (D) a good memory
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61. You have to be tactful in handling 68. The A.T.S. set the bait to arrest the
the sensitive matters rather than terrorists.
putting the cart before the horse. (A) laid the trap
(A) treating these indifferently (B) announced the reward
(B) behaving thoughtlessly (C) set the record
(C) dealing with these in haste
(D) put the bet
(D) tackling things in the wrong way
69. I have decided to give it a shot.
62. The boys cried with one voice that
(A) click a picture
the examination should be
postponed. (B) try something
(A) unanimously (C) pose for a picture
(B) vehemently (D) injure someone
(C) loudly 70. He turned a blind eye to his son’s
(D) strongly pranks.
63. The scheme appears worthless at the (A) pretended not to notice
first blush. (B) paid special attention to
(A) first attempt (B) first sight (C) covered up for
(C) first step (D) first phase (D) punished severely
64. His pronunciation was so bad and his 71. All his schemes to murder the king
voice so low that the speech he made ended in smoke.
was all Greek to me. (A) fructified gradually
(A) strange (B) came to nothing
(B) incomprehensible (C) were discarded
(C) inaudible
(D) were partially carried out
(D) uninteresting
Idioms And Phrases
72. This fashion of long flowing skirts 79. Even though the new clerk was
will run its course. given a difficult task, he remained
(A) continue for a long time cool as a cucumber.
(B) become very popular (A) not nervous or emotional
(C) develop and then come to its usual (B) caught cold
end (C) was happy
(D) end very soon (D) was scared
80. Some people do not grease anybody’s
73. The police caught the thief red-
palm on any account.
handed.
(A) bribe (B) flatter
(A) in a red uniform
(C) cheat (D) fight
(B) with blood in hands
(C) at the time of committing the crime 81. I had to pull strings to put up a good
show.
(D) after reading the rules
(A) play music
74. I was so disappointed when my close (B) use personal influence
friend left me in the lurch. (C) use the instrument
(A) went away without waiting for me (D) play a song
(B) helped me in difficult times 82. You can easily overcome this
(C) abandoned me when I needed help situation if you keep your head.
(D) stopped helping me in emergency (A) keep faith in
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75. His position in the company was on (B) remain calm
the brink of disaster. (C) believe in
(A) at the top of (D) trust the others
(B) at the point of 83. It is clear that the ideas of both
(C) on the side of reformers ran in the same groove.
(D) on the back of (A) promoted each other
(B) clashed with each other
76. The car broke down just as it reached
(C) moved in harmony
the edge of a cliff. It was indeed a
(D) moved in different directions
close shave.
(A) to share one’s brand 84. This place affords a bird’s eye view
(B) very risky of the green valley below.
(C) narrow escape from danger (A) a beautiful view
(B) a narrow view
(D) to be happy
(C) an overview
77. The parents are in high spirits as (D) an ugly view
their son has got a decent job. 85. To foam at one’s mouth
(A) in good position (B) drunk (A) to brush properly
(C) cheerful (D) shocked (B) to get very angry
78. When she realised that she had (C) to salivate on seeing food
bought a fake product, she knew that (D) none of the above
her money had gone down the drain. 86. To feel like a fish out of water
(A) was lost forever (A) disgusted
(B) dropped in the drain (B) uncomfortable
(C) got washed away (C) disappointed
(D) her money was safe (D) homeless

Idioms And Phrases
87. At the eleventh hour 96. to explore every avenue
(A) too late (A) to search all streets
(B) too early (B) to scout the wilderness
(C) immediately (C) to find adventure
(D) at the last moment (D) to try every opportunity
88. to burn one’s fingers 97. a red letter day
(A) to get hurt physically
(A) a dangerous day in one’s life
(B) to suffer financial losses
(B) a sorrowful day in one’s life
(C) to find work
(D) to suffer nervous breakdown (C) an important or joyful occasion in one’s
life
89. to add fuel to fire (D) both a dangerous and sorrowful day
(A) to investigate (B) to insulate
in one’s life
(C) to initiate (D) to incite
98. to have something up one’s sleeve
90. To bring to light
(A) to reveal (A) to hide something in the sleeve
(B) to conceal (B) to play a magician trick
(C) to provide luminescence (C) to have a secret plan
(D) to appeal (D) to play hide and seek
91. To hit the jackpot 99. on the spur of the moment
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(A) to gamble (A) to act at once
(B) to get an unexpected victory (B) to ride a horse in a race
(C) to be wealthy (C) to act deliberately
(D) to make money quickly (D) to act at the appointed time
92. To burn the candle at both ends 100. When my friend was in Kolkata, he
(A) to spend cautiously ra n in to an o l d f r i en d a t th e
(B) to be stingy theatre.
(C) to be extravagant
(A) hit
(D) to survive difficulty
(B) met accidentally
93. Status quo (C) planned to meet
(A) unchanged position (D) invited
(B) excellent place
(C) unbreakable statue 101. The news of the President’s death
(D) long queue spread like wild fire.
(A) spread rapidly
94. By fair means or foul
(A) without using common sense (B) caused a major confusion
(B) without difficulty (C) was a wild rumour
(C) in any way, honest or dishonest (D) set the nation on fire
(D) having been instigated 102. Going abroad for a holiday was out
95. at one’s beck and call of the question.
(A) to attend a call (A) undesirable
(B) to be helped by someone (B) impossible
(C) to be useful to someone (C) unpleasant
(D) to be dominated by someone (D) irresistible
Idioms And Phrases
103. As a businessman, my father always (C) gave away the gift
maintained that his transactions (D) withdrew from the plan
constituted an open book. 111. The actress took cue from her
(A) an account book always open brother and became successful.
(B) a book of open confessions (A) some help
(C) an opening for new ventures (B) a hint
(D) straight forward and honest (C) some money
dealings (D) learnt acting
104. The project advanced by leaps and 112. Let us have a heart to heart talk to
bounds. solve this problem.
(A) rapidly (B) slowly (A) good talk
(C) sharply (D) simply (B) emotional talk
105. She is too fond of her own voice. (C) frank talk
(A) loves singing (D) loving talk
(B) very selfish 113. To miss the bus
(C) does not listen properly to anyone (A) to miss the bus that one regularly
else takes
(D) very talkative (B) to miss an opportunity
(C) to have something to fall back upon
106. Indian police is, on the whole, high (D) to find fault with others
handed in dealing with citizens.
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(A) kind 114. Birds of the same feather
(B) overbearing (A) persons of same caste
(C) prompt (B) persons of same colour
(D) adept (C) birds with same type of feather
(D) persons of same character
107. I take exception to your statement
115 To fight tooth and nail
that I am bad tempered.
(A) to fight a losing battle
(A) do not agree
(B) to fight heroically
(B) feel unhappy
(C) to fight cowardly
(C) object (D) to make every possible effort
(D) feel angry
116. To call a spade a spade
108. His speech fell short on the audience. (A) to be frank
(A) had no effect (B) to be sly
(B) moved the audience (C) to be rude
(C) impressed the audience (D) to be diplomatic
(D) was quite short
117. by putting two and two together
109. The officer called for an explanation (A) to mix several things
from the cashier for the shortage of (B) to make an arit hmetical
cash. calculation
(A) asked (B) begged (C) to keep people in pairs
(C) served a notice (D) demanded (D) to deduce from given facts
110. We wanted the gift to be a surprise 118. to look down one’s nose
for my mother, but my sister gave the (A) to show anger
game away. (B) to retaliate
(A) lost the game (C) to insult in the presence of others
(B) gave out the secret (D) to regard with contempt

Idioms And Phrases
119. to shed crocodile tears 128. on this side of the grave
(A) to weep profusely (A) outside the grave
(B) to pretend grief (B) by the side of the grave
(C) to grieve seriously (C) in this world
(D) to mock something (D) before going to grave
120. To call it a day 129. A man who, while pretending to be
(A) to conclude proceedings your friend, sets a spy to watch your
(B) to initiate proceedings activities is indeed a snake in the
(C) to work through the day grass.
(D) None of the above (A) secret enemy
121. To put up with (B) mean fellow
(A) to accommodate (B) to adjust (C) dangerous man
(C) to understand (D) to tolerate (D) cunning fellow
122. To take to heart 130. The audience was greatly impressed
(A) to be encouraged though I spoke off the cuff.
(B) to grieve over (A) away from the mike
(C) to like (B) without preparation
(D) to hate (C) off the subject
123. Yeoman’s service (D) about the cuff
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(A) medical help 131. After listening to the student’s
(B) excellent work statements, the teacher had to eat
(C) social work her words.
(D) hard work (A) withdraw her words
124. to go scot-free (B) stop speaking
(A) to walk like a native of Scotland (C) apologize
(B) to get something free (D) quarrel
(C) to escape without punishment
132. to lose ground
(D) to save tax
(A) to become less powerful
125. to see red (B) to become less popular
(A) get broke (C) to lose foundation
(B) get angry (D) to be without a leader
(C) feel lucky
(D) become rich 133. to make both ends meet
(A) to buy costly articles
126. in the nick of time (B) live a luxurious life
(A) in an unexpected time (C) to live within one’s income
(B) after some time (D) to please all people
(C) at a time when it was too late
(D) precisely in the right time 134. to fall back on
(A) to oppose something important
127. the stage has been set (B) to suffer an injury on the back in an
(A) the conditions are beyond control accident
(B) the platform for meeting is ready (C) to fail to do something important
(C) the situation is getting worse in time
(D) the situation is conducive (D) to seek support out of necessity

Idioms And Phrases
135. to make one’s blood boil 143. When things go wrong, everyone
(A) to make somebody furious starts passing the buck.
(B) to develop fever (A) analyses the problem
(C) to get excited (B) prepares to resign
(D) to make someone nervous (C) pays a bribe
136. She decided that she would get this (D) blames someone else
job by hook or by crook. 144. To keep the wolf away from the door.
(A) by compromising or other (A) to avoid a bad person
responsi-bilities (B) to clean the house
(B) by impressing the interviewers (C) to avoid extreme poverty
(C) by any means, right or wrong (D) to visit the zoo
(D) by becoming a specialist in the
145. To break the ice
field
(A) to clear the snow
137. In a debate, no one is allowed to sit (B) to start quarreling
on the fence. (C) to commence an interaction
(A) to avoid taking sides (D) to revive old enmity
(B) to insult a speaker
146. Spick and span
(C) to relax while others speak
(D) to agree with everyone (A) neat and clean
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(B) hard-working
138. The matter has been sorted out. (C) kitchen implements
(A) revised (B) supported (D) calm and quiet
(C) resolved (D) changed
147. The pros and cons
139. The soldiers carried out the orders (A) good and evil
of the General very effectively. (B) first and last
(A) exited (B) executed (C) fair and foul
(C) supported (D) applied
(D) for and against
140. They set off by car for Mumbai late in
148. Build castles in the air
the evening.
(A) waste time (B) daydream
(A) started (B) travelled
(C) build houses (D) work hard
(C) entered (D) resonated
149. Sought after
141. Once his crime was discovered, he
(A) highly paid
had no option but to come clean.
(B) pursued by
(A) to deny the crime
(C) in great demand
(B) to confess to the crime
(D) with great talent
(C) to accuse someone else of the
crime 150. All at sea
(D) to apologize for the cirme (A) very proud (B) overjoyed
142. The employees were kept in the dark (C) puzzled (D) excited
about the latest developments. 151. To hit below the belt
(A) were informed after office hours (A) to punish
(B) were informed when it was too late (B) to tie with a belt
(C) were given secret information (C) to hit with a belt
(D) were not informed at all (D) to attack unfairly

Idioms And Phrases
152. Pot-luck dinner (C) deep in thought
(A) dinner where everybody brings (D) practical advantage
something to eat 159. The young boy was kicking his heels
(B) dinner where everybody brings his inspite of his mother’s stern
food warnings.
(C) dinner where only soup is served (A) playing happily
(D) dinner where people eat and play (B) kicking someone
games at the same time (C) forced to wait
153. His friends beat the boy to pay off old (D) passing a gesture of disrespect
scores. 160. She denied point-blank her
(A) to refund old dues.
involvement in the crime.
(B) to take revenge.
(A) directly
(C) to force him to be a scorer in a
(B) desperately
match.
(C) stubbornly
(D) because he had not scored well
(D) rudely
earlier.
161. It is hard to strike a bargain with a
154. Chintan is so innocent that he wears
woman.
his heart on his sleeve.
(A) to finalize a deal
(A) Wears dress that does not match.
(B) to negotiate a deal
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(B) Expresses his feelings openly.
(C) to negotiate
(C) Wears colourful dresses.
(D) to deal
(D) Expresses his feelings with the
shape of a heart printed on its sleeve. 162. He took his father’s advice to heart.
(A) casually (B) patiently
155. Tagore was a man of letters.
(C) seriously (D) quietly
(A) of wide contacts.
(B) an excellent letter dictator. 163. Can you give me a hand with this
(C) a great writer of letters. luggage?
(D) proficient in literaterary art. (A) keep a watch on
(B) handle
156. The poor subordinates are made
(C) provide me with
scapegoats by their superiors.
(D) help me with
(A) punished for others’ misdeeds.
(B) developed poor relations. 164. Fling away
(C) treated humbly and respectfully. (A) to have an affair (B) to flare up
(D) scolded with arrogant reactions. (C) to throw violently (D) to swing
157. She was on the horns of a dilemma 165. Stick by
as she had either to leave her job or (A) to adhere closely
divorce her husband. (B) stand by someone
(A) in nervous condition (C) to paste
(B) in terrible mood (D) to pass by
(C) in difficult situation 166. Wink at
(D) in suspense (A) to tease somebody
158. Brown study (B) to like someone
(A) to study sincerely (C) to pretend not to see
(B) to study uselessly (D) to stare at

Idioms And Phrases
167. To be on the wane 175. To plough the sands
(A) to complain (A) to be extremely accomplished
(B) to be sick (B) to be resourceful
(C) to be on boat (C) to be dejected
(D) to be diminishing (D) to busy oneself in an unprofitable
proposition
168. To give a person the cold shoulder
(A) to offer someone ice-cream 176. To rip up old sores
(B) to be humble (A) to destroy something
(C) to threaten (B) to act cruelly
(D) to treat coldly (C) to reopen a quarrel
(D) to inflict pain on someone
169. To get one’s back up
(A) to become irritated or angry 177. To rate soundly
(A) to censure strongly
(B) to sit straight
(B) to acquire heavy profits
(C) to act proud
(C) to be at peace
(D) to give support
(D) to assure somebody
170. To strike oil
178. To be no spring chicken
(A) to have found an oil well
(A) to be brave
(B) to have lucky success (B) to be honest
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(C) to have a close escape (C) to be no longer young
(D) to be unsuccessful (D) to be childish
171. To talk shop 179. To take to one’s bed
(A) to talk a lot (A) to be very attached to one’s
(B) to use phrases peculiar to one’s belongings
employment (B) to lie in bed due to illness
(C) to like to shop (C) to fight with one’s husband
(D) to lie (D) to agree with someone
172. To draw a line 180. To stand on ceremony
(A) to fix a limit (A) to celebrate an occasion in a grand
(B) to caution someone way
(C) to be stern (B) to be extravagant
(D) to insult someone (C) to get married
(D) to insist on excessive formality
173. A swan song
181. To be at sixes and sevens
(A) melodious song (A) a state of total confusion and
(B) disharmonious display disorder
(C) utterance/statement made just (B) to be a great success
before death or retirement (C) to be certain
(D) concocted tale (D) to give away generously
174. Knit one’s brows 182. To break the ice
(A) to disappoint somebody (A) a strong man
(B) to frown (B) to start a quarrel
(C) to have a headache (C) to break the awkward silence
(D) to express discontentment (D) to become violent

Idioms And Phrases
183. Put one’s foot down 192. To bury the hatchet
(A) to demand (A) to have found a treasure
(B) to take rest (B) to make peace
(C) to be firm about something (C) to purchase something without
(D) to do something stupid discretion
184. Backstairs influence (D) to act in a suspicious manner
(A) one who is easily influenced 193. To beggar description
(B) influential person (A) something of least importance
(C) influence exerted secretly (B) something beyond description
(D) wife’s influence on her husband (C) to describe a beggar
185. Long in the tooth (D) an accurate description
(A) distant journey (B) rather old
194. To beat the air
(C) ailment (D) young
(A) efforts that are vain or useless
186. A brazen-faced fellow
(B) to be satisfied with one’s
(A) cruel person
performance
(B) ugly person
(C) to be extremely relieved
(C) dark-complexioned person
(D) to be very happy
(D) impudent fellow
187. To see pink elephants 195. To provide against a rainy day
(A) to provide plentiful
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(A) to dream
(B) to anticipate luck (B) to provide for a possible future, in
(C) to be afraid of time of difficulty or need
(D) to have hallucination due to (C) to store for the family
excessive alcoholic intake. (D) to store for the rainy season
188. Elbow room 196. To be all eyes
(A) opportunity for freedom of action (A) to be cautious
(B) special room for the guest (B) watching closely and attentively
(C) to give enough space to move or (C) to be amazed
work in (D) to be non-plussed
(D) to add a new room to the house
197. Swollen headed
189. French leave
(A) to be suffering from illness
(A) a person who does not take leave
(B) to be conceited
(B) leave without permission
(C) to be narrow-minded
(C) to take long leave
(D) to be dumb
(D) to take a day off and have fun
190. To commit to memory 198. To stir up a hornet’s nest
(A) to learn by heart (A) to excite the hostility of people
(B) to tax one’s memory (B) to do some social service
(C) to be forgetful (C) to be totally at a loss in a situation
(D) to commit oneself totally to a task (D) to be bankrupt
191. To burn a hole in the pocket 199. My hands are full
(A) to steal from someone’s pocket (A) I am having a lot of things to carry
(B) to destroy other’s belongings (B) I am having lots of money
(C) to be very miserly (C) I am very busy
(D) money that is spent quickly (D) I am anxious
Idioms And Phrases
200. No love lost between them 209. To snap one’s fingers at
(A) to have a fight (A) to honour someone
(B) to dislike each other (B) to greet someone
(C) to be as friendly as ever (C) to beckon someone
(D) to be upset (D) to treat with contempt
201. To be hand and glove with someone 210. Falling foul of
(A) to be social (A) quarrelling with
(B) becoming friends with
(B) to be playful
(C) being dishonest with
(C) to be annoyed
(D) being scared of
(D) to be intimate
211. Harp on the same string
202. To play fast and loose (A) to play music
(A) to deceive someone (B) to dwell tediously on the same
(B) to be agile subject
(C) say one thing and do another (C) to beat someone
(D) to be efficient (D) to acknowledge
203. To take stock of 212. Keep a good table
(A) to imagine (B) to supply (A) to have an artistic taste
(C) to survey (D) to attract (B) to throw a party
204. A man of straw (C) to be a good host
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(A) a man of no substance (D) to be extravagant
(B) a man without means 213. Take up the cudgels
(C) a man of character (A) to take notice
(D) a generous man (B) to accept a present
(C) to defend someone vigorously
205. Wolf in sheep’s clothing (D) to accept a challenge
(A) to act on the sly
(B) to be a good actor 214. Splitting hairs
(C) to be a hypocrite (A) to be worried
(D) to be money-minded or materialistic (B) to be venturesome
(C) to trouble someone
206. To cut someone short (D) to dispute over petty points
(A) to oblige someone
215. A great hand at
(B) to assist someone
(A) to be a good artist
(C) to interrupt someone
(B) to be an expert
(D) to insult someone (C) to be a good player
207. To stick to one’s colours (D) to be generous
(A) to refuse to yield 216. To make a pile
(B) to be patriotic (A) to make a fortune
(C) to be notorious (B) to make a mess
(D) to be straightforward (C) to be absent-minded
208. An old head on young shoulders (D) to be corrupt
(A) to be old before one’s age 217. Under someone’s wing
(B) to be wise beyond one’s age (A) to work under someone
(C) to be youthful in spite of one’s old (B) to be under someone’s protection
age (C) to be alert
(D) to maintain good health (D) to be in the army

Idioms And Phrases
218. To sow one’s wild oats 226. A grass widow
(A) to swear (A) a young widow
(B) to be at ease (B) widow who has illicit relations with
(C) to engage in youthful excesses men
(D) to till the land (C) a woman whose husband is
219. An olive branch temporarily away from her
(A) an offer of peace (D) a working old woman
(B) an idea 227. Mad as a March hare
(C) a lady (A) sane
(D) a wicked person (B) intoxicated
220. Not worth a rap (C) as mad as a hare in spring
(A) worth nothing (D) slightly touched in the brain
(B) very expensive 228. Halcyon days
(C) worth a lot (A) long days
(D) modestly priced (B) short days
221. In merry pin (C) happy and peaceful days
(A) perplexed (D) disturbed days
(B) merry making 229. Mother wit
(C) embarrassed (A) to have an intelligent mother
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(D) in a cheerful mood
(B) university
222. To leap the pale (C) silly
(A) to throw a bucket (D) common sense
(B) to get into debt, to spend more than 230. A blind date
one’s income (A) a cloudy day
(C) to have much of fear
(B) unknown future
(D) to become pale
(C) meeting with someone you do not
223. To cut the gordian knot know
(A) to perform the opening ceremony (D) death-day
(B) to be present at the opening
231. Much ado about nothing
ceremony
(A) to take something seriously
(C) to solve a difficult problem
(D) to get a sharp cut (B) to play false
(C) to make a fuss
224. To sow the wind and reap the (D) to add
whirlwind
232. Judas’ kiss
(A) to enjoy the fruits of hard work
(A) wooing
(B) to be deprived of one’ s reward
(C) to act wisely (B) a narrow escape
(D) to suffer for one’s foolish conduct (C) hypocritical affection
(D) a religious person
225. To play possum
233. To have no truck with
(A) to play hide and seek
(B) to feign ignorance or pretend the (A) have no means of conveyance
be sleeping or dead (B) scientifically backward
(C) to cheat somebody (C) to have no trade with
(D) to play seriously (D) to have no dealings with

Idioms And Phrases
234. To clean the Augean stables 242. To egg on
(A) to purge/ clean the administration (A) to egg on slowly
of its abuses (B) to destroy slowly
(B) to buy horses (C) to give a walk over
(C) to sell horses (D) to instigate/ cause to proceed
(D) to improve working conditions further
235. A fly in the ointment 243. To haul over the coals
(A) to clean a thing (A) to walk over the fire
(B) to sterilise (B) to burn
(C) Small annoyance that spoils a (C) to scold for something done wrong
pleasant experience. (D) to throw into fire
(D) an unsuccessful attempt 244. To draw a bead on
236. Of the deepest dye (A) to say prayers
(A) of the worst/ extreme type (B) to count the beads
(B) of the best type (C) to do one’s best
(D) to take careful aim at
(C) of the most colourless type
(D) of the colourless type 245. Fabian policy
(A) dictatorial policy
237. To throw up the sponge
(B) democratic policy
(A) to accept the challenge
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(C) systematic policy
(B) to forget the past offences (D) policy of cautious persistence
(C) to admit defeat
246. To play to the gallery
(D) to send message
(A) to try to get the appreciation from
238. To rule the roost the least intelligent people
(A) to measure the height of something (B) to try to win appreciation of
(B) to measure the depth intelligent people
(C) to strike with a stick (C) to play in the gallery
(D) to dominate (D) to disturb people sitting in the
gallery
239. Bats in the belfry
(A) to be mad 247. Pyrrhic victory
(A) Permanent victory
(B) something needed cleanliness
(B) Defeat
(C) an impending danger (C) Easy victory
(D) to be deceived (D) Victory at high cost
240. To have a jaundice eye 248. Go the whole hog
(A) to have jaundice (A) to do something thoroughly
(B) to have fever (B) sleep
(C) to be prejudiced (C) to neglect duty
(D) to lose colour (D) to mishandle the case
241. Rank and file 249. To bite one’s lips
(A) Common people (A) to feel sorry
(B) to repress one's anger or other
(B) Officers
emotions
(C) People of high rank (C) laugh at others
(D) Army personnel (D) to have doubt
Idioms And Phrases
250. To hold someone in leash 258. With a string
(A) to restrain (A) not to give any aid
(B) to be firm (B) to give unconditional aid
(C) to be unsure (C) gift or aid with condition
(D) to touch the exact point (D) to accept aid
251. To cool one’s heels 259. To set stores by

(A) to value highly
(A) to give a cold treatment to somebody
(B) to hoard a large quantity of
(B) to be kept waiting for sometime
something
(C) a closed chapter (C) to set up store
(D) a hot issue (D) fix a price
252. Bag of bones 260. To draw the long bow
(A) a bag full of bones (A) to shoot
(B) a dead person (B) to exaggerate
(C) a person about to die (C) to criticize
(D) an extremely weak person (D) to admire
253. All moonshine 261. To know the ropes
(A) show (A) to recognize the lost things
(B) lighted only by moon (B) to do rigging
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(C) false (C) to know the procedure of doing a
(D) far from reality job
(D) to flog
254. To shake the dust off one’s feet
262. To give the devil his due
(A) to wash feet
(A) to be just to a person even though
(B) to walk fast
he does not deserve such treatment
(C) to leave a place with a sense of (B) to surrender oneself willingly when
resentment one’s mistake is detected
(D) to rest after a long journey (C) to punish an innocent person
255. Off hand (D) to punish a guilty person
(A) Without preparation 263. In the swim
(B) Out of hand (A) knowing latest current things
(C) Rehearsed (B) to cross a river by a boat
(D) In hand (C) to cross a river by swimming
(D) to be in the river
256. A bird of passage
(A) a flying bird 264. To knuckle under
(B) an unreliable person (A) to be in a crisis
(C) one who stays for a short time (B) to submit
(C) to take rest
(D) bad time
(D) to go to bed
257. Count on
265. To have a dig at
(A) Depend on
(A) to criticise someone
(B) as a result of (B) to sow seeds
(C) ceremonially (C) to weed out
(D) to wait for the benefactor (D) to praise someone
Idioms And Phrases
266. In vogue (B) to pull down a building
(A) in fashion (C) to defame one’s family
(B) fair (D) to pass a bill unanimously
(C) smooth 275. To have an edge on
(D) total absence (A) to cut with a knife
267. Three R’s (B) to threaten to wound
(A) radiogram, radiograph, radio (C) to be slightly better than
telescope (D) to be in a dangerous situation
(B) rabble, rattle, razzle 276. In sackcloth and ashes
(C) reading, writing, arithmetic (A) to cremate
(D) rail, radar, raft (B) in a state of great mourning
268. A wild goose chase (C) dirty clothes
(A) foolish and useless enterprise (D) cheap clothes
(B) to hunt 277. To put two and two together
(C) a violent chase (A) to progress steadily
(D) to speak harshly (B) to compare the debit and credit
(C) to conclude keeping in view the
269. To rest on one’s laurels
merits and demerits
(A) to cease to strive for further glory
(D) to oppose as a last resort
(B) to be lazy
278. To weather the storm
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(C) to be proud of one’s victory
(D) to die (A) to face a crisis
(B) to survive a crisis
270. Raw deal (C) to be the victim of a crisis
(A) unjust treatment (D) to create crisis
(B) unripe fruit
(C) early stage of business 279. Lump in the throat
(A) to be hoarse
(D) contract not yet finally decided
(B) a highly emotional state
271. A forlorn hope (C) food of low type
(A) a plan which has remote chances of (D) wind-pipe
success
280. To fight shy of
(B) hope about unforeseeable future
(A) to keep aloof from
(C) hope of a single person
(B) to fight social evils
(D) hope of a silly person
(C) to be bold
272. Printer’s devil (D) to fight and win
(A) an apprentice in a printing office
281. Hobson’s choice
(B) blunder
(A) lion’s share
(C) low type of printed material
(B) the best choice
(D) delay in printing
(C) option of taking the one offered or
273. To call on the carpet nothing
(A) subject to criticism (D) the last chance
(B) to summon for a scolding 282. To hit it off
(C) a heartfelt welcome (A) to quarrel
(D) on the ground (B) to be hostile
274. To bring the house down (C) to agree or be congenial
(A) to appeal greatly to the audience (D) to threaten

Idioms And Phrases
283. To whitewash (C) to engage in idle or aimless day
(A) to clean a place dreaming
(B) to work hard (D) to live in the countryside
(C) to retrieve damaged reputation 292. Between Scylla and Charybdis
(D) to use cosmetics
(A) between two hills
284. Within an ace of
(B) between two rivers
(A) very close
(B) within one’s means (C) between two enemies
(C) within a narrow circle (D) between two dangers
(D) near centre 293. Achilles’ heel
285. To keep an open mind (A) bare-foot
(A) to remember (B) to run fast
(B) to forget (C) to wait on somebody
(C) to come to no decision on a subject
until one knowns all the facts (D) one’s vulnerable or susceptible spot
(D) to be clear-headed 294. To know which side the bread is
286. Open question buttered on
(A) a question put to all (A) to know where one’s interest lies
(B) a question without any generally (B) to be a glutton
agreed answer (C) to be fond of rich diet
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(C) a permanent problem
(D) to know how to increase one’s
(D) a clearly-wr itten/expressed
question income
287. On one’s mettle 295. To eke out
(A) roused to do one’s best (A) to subtract
(B) to put on an overcoat (B) to supplement
(C) to safeguard against attack (C) to etch
(D) to use one’s own money properly
(D) to oust
288. To keep the pot boiling
(A) to maintain interest 296. To be in the doldrums
(B) to heat (A) to be in low spirits
(C) to show anger (B) to be within doors
(D) to do experiments (C) to praise loudly
(D) to be in a crisis
289. Grist to one’s mill
(A) grain to be ground 297. Wild cat strike
(B) useful for one’s purpose (A) a furious attack
(C) income from will (B) strike not approved by the trade
(D) to work one’s machine union
(C) a strike in which violence is
290. Kangaroo court committed
(A) a group of kangaroos (D) to face a strong enemy
(B) the young kangaroo
(C) unofficial court 298. Blind alley
(D) unofficial estimate (A) blindness due to old age
(B) a dark room
291. Wool gathering
(C) unprofitable action
(A) to become a shepherd
(D) to continue to make efforts in spite
(B) to shear sheep
of confusion
Idioms And Phrases
299. Tied to the apron strings of 300. Our school is within a stone's throw
(A) be independent from the railway station
(B) to be dominated by (A) Very far-off
(C) to live together (B) with a certain radius
(D) to fall in love with (C) at a short distance
(D) within a definite circumference
ANSWER KEY
1. (A) 31. (D) 61. (D) 91. (D) 121. (B) 151. (D) 181. (A) 211. (B) 241. (A) 271. (A)
2. (B) 32. (C) 62. (A) 92. (C) 122. (A) 152. (B) 182. (C) 212. (C) 242. (D) 272. (A)
3. (B) 33. (C) 63. (B) 93. (A) 123. (B) 153. (B) 183. (C) 213. (C) 243. (C) 273. (B)
4. (C) 34. (C) 64. (B) 94. (C) 124. (C) 154. (B) 184. (C) 214. (D) 244. (D) 274. (A)
5. (C) 35. (B) 65. (A) 95. (D) 125. (B) 155. (D) 185. (B) 215. (B) 245. (D) 275. (C)
6. (D) 36. (A) 66. (C) 96. (D) 126. (D) 156. (A) 186. (D) 216. (A) 246. (A) 276. (B)
7. (A) 37. (B) 67. (C) 97. (C) 127. (D) 157. (C) 187. (D) 217. (B) 247. (D) 277. (C)
8. (C) 38. (B) 68. (A) 98. (C) 128. (C) 158. (C) 188. (C) 218. (C) 248. (A) 278. (B)
9. (B) 39. (D) 69. (B) 99. (A) 129. (A) 159. (C) 189. (B) 219. (A) 249. (B) 279. (B)
10. (C) 40. (C) 70. (A) 100. (B) 130. (B) 160. (A) 190. (A) 220. (A) 250. (A) 280. (A)
11. (B) 41. (A) 71. (B) 101. (A) 131. (A) 161. (A) 191. (D) 221. (D) 251. (B) 281. (C)
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12. (B) 42. (B) 72. (C) 102. (B) 132. (B) 162. (C) 192. (B) 222. (B) 252. (D) 282. (C)
13. (D) 43. (B) 73. (C) 103. (D) 133. (C) 163. (D) 193. (B) 223. (C) 253. (D) 283. (C)
14. (D) 44. (B) 74. (C) 104. (A) 134. (D) 164. (C) 194. (A) 224. (D) 254. (C) 284. (A)
15. (C) 45. (B) 75. (B) 105. (D) 135. (A) 165. (A) 195. (B) 225. (B) 255. (A) 285. (C)
16. (C) 46. (D) 76. (C) 106. (B) 136. (C) 166. (C) 196. (B) 226. (C) 256. (C) 286. (B)
17. (C) 47. (A) 77. (C) 107. (C) 137. (A) 167. (D) 197. (B) 227. (C) 257. (A) 287. (A)
18. (D) 48. (A) 78. (A) 108. (A) 138. (C) 168. (D) 198. (A) 228. (C) 258. (C) 288. (A)
19. (C) 49. (C) 79. (A) 109. (D) 139. (B) 169. (A) 199. (C) 229. (D) 259. (A) 289. (B)
20. (B) 50. (C) 80. (A) 110. (B) 140. (A) 170. (B) 200. (C) 230. (C) 260. (B) 290. (C)
21. (C) 51. (D) 81. (B) 111. (B) 141. (B) 171. (B) 201. (D) 231. (C) 261. (C) 291. (C)
22. (D) 52. (A) 82. (B) 112. (C) 142. (D) 172. (A) 202. (C) 232. (C) 262. (A) 292. (D)
23. (C) 53. (C) 83. (C) 113. (B) 143. (D) 173. (C) 203. (C) 233. (D) 263. (A) 293. (D)
24. (B) 54. (C) 84. (C) 114. (D) 144. (C) 174. (B) 204. (A) 234. (A) 264. (B) 294. (A)
25. (C) 55. (D) 85. (C) 115. (D) 145. (C) 175. (D) 205. (C) 235. (C) 265. (A) 295. (B)
26. (B) 56. (C) 86. (B) 116. (A) 146. (A) 176. (C) 206. (C) 236. (A) 266. (A) 296. (A)
27. (C) 57. (B) 87. (D) 117. (D) 147. (D) 177. (A) 207. (A) 237. (C) 267. (C) 297. (B)
28. (B) 58. (C) 88. (B) 118. (D) 148. (B) 178. (C) 208. (B) 238. (D) 268. (A) 298. (C)
29. (A) 59. (A) 89. (D) 119. (B) 149. (C) 179. (B) 209. (D) 239. (A) 269. (A) 299. (B)
30. (A) 60. (D) 90. (A) 120. (A) 150. (C) 180. (D) 210. (A) 240. (C) 270. (A) 300. (C)

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This book ‘ English for General Competitions- from Plinth to

bl fdrkc esa iz;qDrabbreviations

Verb verb 'doing word'

Helping Verb Main Verb

AUXILIARY VERBS: verbs verbs Auxiliary verbs

English – from Plinth to Paramount 1

You should understand

Rule (3): Ought Used Infinitive ‘to + V1’

USE OF MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

1. He can lift the box.

Everyone can make a mistake.

1. Can I take your scooter?

Let us dance together, shall we ?

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If I will come, I will meet you. (×)

If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky.

We ought to love our country.

India must win the world cup.

He used to study till 10 PM.

(2) She does not dare

 Need Dare modal +ve

(2) I n eed to help him. ()

English – from Plinth to Paramount 7

 'dare' 'need' +ve 'to + V1'

M odals Use Example

Voice Modals formulae

Sub + modal + have + V3 + obj.

Obj + modal + be + V3 + by + sub.

Sub + modal + be + V1 + ing + obj. ×××××

Obj + modal + have + been + V3 + by + sub.

Sub + modal + have + been + V1

 formulae Modal verb 'V1' form

 Modals 'Perfect' formula

Sub + modal + have +V3 + obj

(1) I could score good marks. (Meaning-I had the ability)

(i) Have possession

English – from Plinth to Paramount 9

 'Main verb' tense forms

10 English – from Plinth to Paramount

English – from Plinth to Paramount 13

Lie lied lied lying lies

English – from Plinth to Paramount 15

English – from Plinth to Paramount 17

9. Adopt  Adapt  Adept 19. Hoard

10. Allude  Elude 20. Loathe

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(V) (V) (V) (V)

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(N), Pedal (V)

(N) (V) (N) (V)

1. The servant hung the picture on the wall

2. Lay your books aside and lie down to rest.

20 English – from Plinth to Paramount

5. I need your advice

7 I have lodged a complaint against him.

8. He complained against me.

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