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WORD ANALOGY
1. Meteorologist - weather
Astronomer - star Benign - kind
Archacologist - monument
Ornithologist - birds 8. Canine - dogs
Psephologist - election Lerine - cats
Genetics - gene Bovine - cattle
Ovine - hares
2. Convict - jail Porcine - mice
Imposter - pretend
Instigator - instigate 9. Celerity - snail
Rebel - fight Indolence - sloth
Performer - applauded Humility - peacock
Nervous - energy
3. Barbarous - civilized Emulation - rivalry
Successful - famous
Glorious - grand 10. Callow - maturity
Depressing - deranged Eager - anxiety
Repulsive - attractive Incipient - fruition
Apathetic - disinterested
4. Vaticide - foetus Exposure - weathering
Senicide - friend
Nepoticide - favourite 11. Eulogy - blame
Gynaecide - master Impulsive - reflection
Hospiticide - woman Testimony - court
Tirade - abuse
5. Acrophobia - nights Benediction - curse
Gamophobia - marriage
Lalophobia - speed 12. Indolent - work
Hodophobia - wealth Decisive - act
Ergophobia - night Intolerable - defeat
Taciturn - speak
6. Bibliophobia - books Confide - tell
Neophobia - children
Trichophobia - hair 13. Skullduggery - swindler
Photophobia - noise Chicanery - trickster
Geraphobia - pain Forgery - speculator
Quandary - craven
7. Comely - ugly Surgery - quack
Exonerate - accuse
Cogent - convineing
Sonorous - melodious
14. Fox - cunning
Beaver - industrious
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Dog - playful
Dismiss - jury 21. Pack - dogs
Diehard - quit Covey - pigeons
Bunch - bees
15. Cloud - silverlining Herd - flowers
Breeze - wind Flock - sticks
Aircraft - wings
Rose - thron 22. Cadaver - animal
Summer - winter Corpse - man
16. Castigate - praise Stick - tumber
Inundate - flood Death - life
Desiccate - hydrate Word - sentence
Decelerate - speeded Tree - steam
Persuade - dissuade
23. Milk - cheese
17. Periodontist - gum Water - ice
Hematologist - eyes Cotton - clothes
Psychologist - human mind / Rainbow - rain
behavior Tobacco - cigar
Neurologist - beauty related Leather - shoes
problems
Internist - skin 24. Ransom - kidnap
Rainbow - rain
18. Seismology - earthquake Winter - autumn
Pathology - diseases Male - female
Philology - heavenly Youth - adolescence
bodies
Theology - religion 25. Ornithologist - birds
Ornithology - birds Entomologist - Insects
Herpetology - reptiles
19. Castigate - praise Psychologist - mind
Inundate - flood Ichthyology - fossil
Desiccate - hydrate Philologist - words
Decelerate - speeded
Persuade - dissuade 26. Woes - misery
Bliss - happiness
20. Doyen - tyro Penury - poverty
Aristocrat - wealth Vendetta - revenge
Rustic - simplicity Felicity - fall
Copiousness - scarcity Affluence - wealth
Critic - malice
27. Whale - water
Liquid - solid
Clould - sky
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Plane - hangar Kerosene - stove
Dog - kennel Rudder - boat
Lion - den
35. Calendar - date
28. Stymie - obstruct Watch - time
Parry - fight Thermometer - temperature
Ponder - mull Odometer - distance
Imbue - soak Earthquake - Richter scale
Intervene - mediate
Impede - hinder 36. Colours - rangoli
29. Polyandry - many husbands Lights - diwali
Polygamy - many wives Kites - pongal
Monogamy - one wife/husband Rakhi - baisakhi
Orphan - without parents Carols - Christmas
Widower - woman whose
husband has died 37. Lion - cub
Deer - fawn
30. Character - novel Goat - nanny
Producer - play Horse - foal
Actor - film Goose - goose ling
Model - advertisement
Dansense - ballant 38. Dentist - tooth
Aorist - ear
31. Rain - umbrella Trichologist - hair
Album - photograph Cardiologist - lungs
Sun - cap Dermatologist - skin
Slush - mudguard
Accident - helmet 39. Apple - fruit
Bat - insect
32. Commutator - electricity Tulip - flower
Rudder - ship Dodo - bird
Gear - car Whale - mammal
Handlebar - bicycle
Steering wheel - car 40. Lecture - college
Teacher - school
33. Pen - cap Peon - office
Sword - seaboard Student - theatre
Car - shed Reader - university
Water - bottle
Jewelry - locker 41. Word - dictionary
Book - stationary
34. Electricity - motor Zoology - plants
Diesel - motor boat Milk - dairy
Petrol - car Chocolate - confectionery
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48. Advice - take

Situation - tolerate
42. Cunning - fox Responsibility - undertake
Slippery - eel Decision - approve
Busy - bee Blame - assign
Brave - king
Fair - rose
49. Always - never
43. Language - grammar Often - rarely
Mathematics - numbers Frequently - normally
Music - notes Constantly - frequently
Medicine - herbs Intermittently - casually
Zoology - plants
50. Stable - horse
44. Drapers - garments Pen - sheep
Ferrymen - boats Igloo - Eskimo
Cobblers - shoes Nest - bird
Florists - garland Crib - baby
Confectioners - sweets 51. Entomology - insects
Phonology - language
45. Dinner - dessert Ontology - nature
Dress - frill Etymology - words
School - education Physiology - brain
Crime - accomplice 52. Mercenary - lover of money
Recreation - feast Gourmet - lover of peace
Cannibal - lover of human
46. Merchants - caravan flesh
Judges - bench Bibliophile - lover of books
Stars - constellation Philanthropist - lover of
Nations - league Mankind
Flowers - bundle 53. Milkmaid - milk
Postman - letters
47. Bachelor - spinster Newspaper boy - news paper
Colt - filly Sweet vendor - sweet
Wizard - witch Courier - document
Bull - sow Baker - biscuit
Ram - ewe

CRITICAL REASONING / THEME DETECTION

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1. Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian
populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited to such warfare
are useful tools for their cause.
Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage:
(a) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife
(b) Chemical agents are useful in modem warfare.
(c) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable.
(d) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in war.

2. The horse has played a little known but verb important role in the field of medicine. Horses
were injected with toxins of diseases un till their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was
made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way.
It can be inferred from the passage, that horses were
(a) Given immunity to diseases
(b) Generally quite immune to disease
(c) Given medicines to fight to toxins
(d) Given diphtheria and tetanus serums

3. One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law
prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on he battlefield kept units obedient, intact
and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them.
Which on the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage?

(a) Thorough regimentation was the main reason for the efficiency of the Roman legions
even in adverse circumstances
(b)The legions were treated inhumanly as if the men were animals.
(c) Discipline was the armies’ inheritance from their seniors.
(d) The harsh discipline to which the legions were subjected to led to the odds and
conditions being against them.

4. Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all
students at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting.
Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit onbereavement ?
(a) How to write a letter of condolence
(b) What emotional stages are passed through in the healing process
(c) What the leading causes of death are
(d) How to give support to a grieving friend.

5. . Wanted Temporary, Part- time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal
interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School- pass, must be
available for Day, Evening and Saturday work, transportation paid, expenses reimbursed.
Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?

(a) Gender- discriminatory

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(b) Xenophobic
(c) Not designed to make the post attractive
(d) Not gender- discriminatory
6. After several defeats inwars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide, Just
before committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time
and again the spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such
attempts by the spider made Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the near- impossible
goal of the spider to have the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite
several failures. Such act of the spider encouraged Bruce but to commit suicide. And then,
Bruce went back again and won many a battle, and the rest is history.

Which one of the following assertions is best supported by he above information?

(a) Failure is the pillar of success
(b) Honesty is the best policy
(c) Life begins and ends with adventures
(d) No adversity justifies giving up hope

7. Statement: You can always give me a ring whenever you need

Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
(A) Because I have a nice caller tune
(B) Because I have a better telephone facility
(C) Because a friend in need is a friendindeed
(D) Because you need not pay towards the telephone bills when you give me a ring

8. X: You look very tired.

Y: you bet!

A. Y says he is not tired

B. Y confirms that he is very tired
C. Y wants to have a bet with X
D. Y condemns X
9. A: I heard that you are going aboard!
B: So do I

A. B says that he not going aboard

B. B is expressing a doubt about his not going aboard
C. B says that there is a possibility of his going aboard
D. B confirms that is going aboard.

10. Upagupta, the disciple of Buddha, lay a sleep on the dust by the city wall of Mathurs.
Lamps were all out, doors were all shut, and stars were all hidden by the murky sky of
August.Whose feet were those tinkling with anklets, touching his breast of a sudden?
He woke up startled, and the light from a woman’s lamp struck his forgiving eyes.
It was a dancing girl, starred with jewels.
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Clouded with a pal- blue mantle , drunk with the wine of her youth.
She lowered her lamp and saw the young face austerely beautiful.
‘forgive me, young ascetic,’ said the woman ,’
“graciouslycometo my house. The dust earth is not afit bed for you’
The ascetic answered ‘Woman, go on your way; when the time is ripe, I will come to you”.
According to author your way has any special meaning if so choose the best option

A. Dancing in royal court

B. Wish to offer her body for money
C. Spending a night with some other guys
D. All the above

11. X: how can we overcome the hurdles which crop up all of a sudden
Y: Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it

A. Y is being optimistic
B. Y says that X is unnecessarily apprehensive
C. Y’s approach is casual
D. Y is very pessimistic
12. P: I have decided to give up smoking altogether
Q: It has to be seen whether you remain consistent at least this time

A. Q is being optimistic C. Q is criticizing P

B. Q is boosting P’s confidence D. Q is supporting P’s decision
13. “Should you need any money please feel free to ask me “ said X
A. making a polite request B. offering advice
C. offering a suggestion D. being helpful
14. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” this is
A. a wise saying B. an entreaty
C. a declaration D. an imperative sentence

15. X: I can easily beat you in the long jump

Y: I bet you can
A. Y agrees with X
B. Y is appreciating X for his confidence
C. Y says that is it impossible for X to beat him
D. Y challenges X’s ability
16. “Take a leaf out of somebody’s book” implies
A. To make a good choice
B. To learn a lesson from the experiences of other people
C. To gain knowledge of all pages in the book
D. To be more careful with everyone
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SPOTTING ERRORS I
1. During their trail in the lower court / it was proved that the five accused / did not carry any espionage
activity / no error
2. It is high time / she change / her haughty attitude / no error
3. Like many great a people who are very / bright in other directions, he lost all his / wits when
confronted with a column of figures / no error
4. The principal as well as the teachers were working for the welfare of the students
5. When we had entered the arena the circus had already began
6. The popular singer accompanied by his troupe were sitting in the lobby of the five star hotel for the
function to start
7. These dishes prepared by my grandmother has become very popular in fashionable restaurants
8. Few people attended the party. Did they?
9. Not only Anand but also his brothers were arrested
10. The notorious dacoit with his followers have escaped
11. I have seen the movie “3 idiots” last week
12. As soon as the peon ring the first bell then all the students assemble on the grand for prayer.
13. I, you and he will get an award for the work we have done
14. There are ten women passengers in the cabin. They all quarrelled with each other over a sitting place
15. No sooner the film star appear on the stage than the crowd become an unruly mob
16. Hardly had I touched the switch when the light went off
17. The team leader coordinates and directs the activities of all the members. Did he?
18. The minister of industries called on the Prime Minister’s residence to discuss matters relating to
important quotas
19. My all hopes were dashed to the ground when I came to known that my son had fallen in bad company
20. Every man every woman and child in this community are now aware of the terrible consequences of
the habit of smoking
21. They usually comes to our house whenever they pass through our home town
22. I have bought three pairs of shoes and four dozens of eggs
23. I repeated again my request to the principal to give me a week more to complete the assignment.
24. Raju can play violin better than anyone else in his group.
25. Bacteria is probably the most common form of life on the earth
26. The scientists and doctor have been felicitated during the function.
27. The spokesperson of the ministry promised to give the journalists the informations the needed.
28. All the questions has been written clearly on the board.
29. The children were playing last night out doors when it started raining heavily.
30. All appointment order issued by the company stipulate that the appointee will be on probation for a
six-month period.
31. Unless you don’t work hard you will not pass
32. The numbers of orders still to be executed are estimated at nearly hundred
33. Besides being fined he was also jailed
34. The students have improved their grades because of attending the special classes during weekends
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35. Although I am playing chess for more than eight years yet I have not won any title.
36. Beside giving him a fabulous raise in his salary the company also provided him with a car
37. I am noticing a remarkable change in the boy’s behaviour.
38. The president , in his presidential address has stated that the peasantry in India is poor and they need
support.
39. There was an accident and I saw all the passer-bys not giving any attention to the victim
40. Suppose if you come kin time we will leave immediately
41. They would have won the game if the team management would have selected one more bowler
42. John felt a bit annoyed when he discovered that his only binocular was missing from his almirah .
43. My mother provides me with a cup of tea often during exam days lest I should not feel exhausted.
44. The income tax department has sent many reminders but none of them has been replied back by the
company.
45. All the gentries are invited to the college annual day function
46. Of the two thesis submitted for PhD neither of them was found worth awarding a degree.
47. The poetries that the teacher explained when l was in schooling is more impressive
48. Through knowledge of mathematics as well as English are very important for you to do this course
well.
49. My friend told me that his wife had an affair with software employee in Kamala Nagar at Bombay
50. The two warring groups which were quarrelling among themselves for several years, have finally
decided to bury the hatchet
51. He not only comes there for swimming but also for coaching new swimmers.
52. Bread and better are the staple food of most people in Europe
53. In this election a number of politicians are struggling to maintain their winning records.
54. Many a politician having criminal background have lost the LokSabha elections.
55. I saw her giving alm to t he beggars near the temple
56. Robert played the guitar yesterday brilliantly at the concert
57. The management has regarded him for the most excellent services he has rendered over the last two
decades
58. I am going to meet a friend of mine who live at the further end of is street
59. We are asked to meet Mr. Roy for farther details
60. The fragile ecology can be preserved only if steps are taken by the government to prevent farther
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61. He declared that he would donate the prize money to an organization that he works for the welfare of
poor and deaf
62. These organations work lest their activities may be banned.
63. Arms and t heman have been written by George Bernardshaw
64. The little girl hanged the pictures on the walls to make the room appear beautiful
65. After some l15 years I ran at one of my childhood friends at the cinema yesterday
66. The number of potential investors in core sector of our economy are very small.
67. She is a gifted sportsperson who is displaying her talent on the tennis court for the past two years.
68. Mr. Patel is not attending the his office for the last one month
69. Our neighbours had repeated the same illogically sequence of activities if we had not brought the
facts to their notice
70. The decision by Indian government to intervene military in Sri Lankan crisis would have been the
most extreme course of action.
71. India has lost first test of the series to Australia yesterday.

SPOTTING ERRORS II
1. Either your finance manager or his assistant have made an error.
2. It is high time the authorities address the water problem
3. I wish there are better books available in this store.
4. Many a profound thinker believe that the march of civilization has not conceited with real
human progress
5. Saritha as well as her sisters have been to Delhi.
6. The car flew off the road and fell into the valley because Amit was driving faster.
7. A majority of the students believes that the terminal examination is unnecessary.
8. We had swam across the river before the sun set.
9. In future whenever I face such a problem I get in touch with you.
10. The interview asked me if I knew that Kalidas was the greater than any other poet.
11. After their marriage the two brothers do not see eye to eye
12. It is the interaction between people rather than the events that occur in their lives that are the
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13. When filled with gas more lighter than air a balloon becomes buoyant and rises
14. The crisis in the countries of the Middle East have been discussed at our weekly forums.
15. A commission has been appointed to investigate into the matter of frequent pilferage of public
property.
16. Normally insulin is produced by the body when the level of glucose rises and goes up in the
blood stream.
17. Even in ultra modern kitchen the humble tongs, which were used by our grandmothers is a
necessary part of the equipment.
18. Kiran, Kumar and I must take the onus for the disagreement and subsequent fiasco of the whole
affair.
19. The company is planning a series of lectures for their executives so that they may be aware of
how to deal with communal problems that may occur from time to time.
20. There are ten apprentices in this section and each of them are expected to be absorbed by the
company after their training is over.
21. . Algae are aquatic plants who may serve as food for many large and small animals
22. The survival of humanities and other life forms is threatened by the uncontrolled
pollution of the atmosphere cased by the burning of fossil fuels.
23. Neither of them have any idea of the ultimately outcome of all this effort
24. Everyone are surprised by the sudden political development across the nation
25. He received timely support from his elder brother who is working abroad for the last six years
26. The numbers of orders still to be executed are estimated at nearly hundred
27. Despite of coming out of the blues, I still brood over the same mishap.
28. The students learn both English as well as Hindi
29. One of entrepreneurs of that team visiting India are actually from a famous B-school
30. Some times even words cannot describe about the beauty of the scene
31. No sooner did I reached the Delhi railway station than the train departed
32. The article should not exceed more than five hundred words.
33. They are very kind to me they treat me as if I am t heir own son
34. You have to make a commitment based on the faith. That all human beings have capabilities
and abilities that are always not visible.
35. In the aftermath of 11th of September, the American presidents speech was broadcasted and
televised all over the world.
36. Page after page of Quran were read and it gave great consolation to his mind.
37. Our conclusion is that between Raju and Kumar , Raju is the most honest
38. We decided to dictate this article on the women who have been instrumental in training
generations of young girls to create a healthy atmosphere
39. I read the proof yesterday meticulously at home.
40. My wife who has done her bachelor degree believes that she is wiser than beautiful.
41. It was the most perfect crime ever committed in the world by an individual
42. Neither the carpenters nor the plumber have finished the work.
43. Can I lend your pencil for a minute , please ?
44. This pen is very good but it is costed me ten rupees
45. On a holiday madhu prefers reading than going out visiting friends.
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46. I was shocked to hear that his father died of an accident
47. Beside cakes they also bought many toys for the child.
48. They walked besides each other in silence.
49. He you and I will manage this problem together
50. .all the cartons of medicine were drowned in the sea.
51. This watch is more superior and more expensive than that
52. On entering the room she was found hunging from the ceiling.
53. Hardly had children left the school than it began to rain.
54. The manager of the bank was busy so he asked them to come and see him between two to three.
55. Unless you do not listen to his advice I am not going to help you
56. How do you say that neither he or ravi has qualified in the examination.
57. Though she was sick but she went to work.
58. The united states of America have a huge budget deficit despite the people’s fabulous
prosperity
59. The number of people applying were so large that the college had to stop issuing application
forms.
60. A series of lectures of Indian philosophy are arranged by the university
61. All the furnitures have been sent to the new house located in a village
62. My brother-in-laws who live in Bombay have come to stay with us
63. It is high time the teachers have completed their syllabus
64. It cannot be forecasted how society will emerge a generation hence.
65. The eminent speaker’s speech was broadcasted over all the major radio stations
66. You are learning Tamil for the last one year but you show no improvement whatsoever
67. My uncle forbade me not to go through the contents of his letter.
68. None of the two candidates turned up for the interview yesterday.
69. He has left home yesterday though there was no need for him to do so.
70. Many a student in our college are extremely fond of the new game.
71. From the plane the houses looked as if they are toy houses
72. It is high time you make up your mind about choosing a career.
73. I am sure she could easily have secured the first rank if she would have devoted a little more
time for her studies.
74. Hardly the inspector had arrived there to investigate the crime when the house was set a blaze
75. One of the state in which Satyagraha was offered was Rajkot where Gandhi had spent his
youth.
76. The company not only manufactures leather goods but also plastic ware.
77. Since his arrival at his native town he is trying to the best of his power to spread education
among the poor masses.
78. Although he draws a reasonable good salary, he hasa large family to support and he finds to
make both ends meeting.

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1. In spite of possessing an enviable ___________rarely does he indulge in ___________
A. Lexis – logomachies B. belladonna – eugenics
B. C. epistemology – prologues D. egotism - polemics
2. Abraham Lincoln is known to have ____________ in his childhood and it is no accident that he
went on to become a/an __________
A. Amnesia – alma mater B. lucubrated – luminary
B. Reminisced – magnate D. malocclusion – democratic
3. In his weekly homely , the ____________cautioned us against treating anything in
Creation us ___________ since every creation to god has a definite purpose
A. progenitor – congenial B. Nestor – stygian
C. inductor – prolixity D. lector – jetsam
4. She has a _____________nature but her job requires her to be _______________
A. naïve – insouciant B. cadaverous – judicious
C. docile – doctrinaire D. gregarious – Prescient
5. Despite ___________ conditionsthe plane landed safely
A. Adverse B. averse C. pleasant D. intensive

6. Every one in the team was very impressed by the _________nature of the new manager
A. petulant B. conceited C. intractable D.ebullient

7. I ______________ the matter with you tomorrow

A. discuss B. have discuss C. shall discussD. am discussing

8. I ______________ my pen since yesterday

A. have been searching B. searched C. search D. had searched

9. He ran fast lest he ___________the bus

A. should not miss B. should miss C. missed D. has missed

10. He was expelled from the group because he was _______________ by nature
A. affable B. fractions C. humble D. garrulous

11. She died because they did not immediately ____________ a doctor
A. call in B. call for C. call at D. call on

12. He preferred cricket _____________any other sport

A. against B. to C. than D. over
13. I _____________ all the books of the library yesterday
A. had returned B. returned C. have been returning D. shall return

14. Yesterday I _____________my friend’s house

A. called at B called on C. called for D. called up
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15. The vice chancellor ______________the examination due to strike

A. put off B. put forward C. put out D. put up

16. Every country in the world is threatened by earthquakes, whose __________power exceeds all
the forces created by man
A. diminutive B. destructive C. devious D. abominable
17. although he has inherited a large fortune from his parents Mr. John still continuous to live a/an
_______________life
A. Frugal B. grandiose C. ethical D. disciplined
18. as he was habitually _________________over the smallest of things he had few friends
A. bickering B. possessive C. cautious D. finicky
19. caffeine lovers know that missing their morning coffee can ___________a raging headache
A. induce B. stimulate C. trigger D. originate
20. David’s disease is not usually ____________until significant memory loss is evident
A. discovered B. diagnosed C. revealed D. disclosed
21. The managing director of our firm has given her ____________ to the new proposals
A. ascent B. assent C. authority D. aspersion
22. The child ___________ for an hour when her grand mother arrived
A. has been sleeping B. had been sleeping C. was sleeping D. had slept
23. They __________ play cricket when the bomb exploded
A. were playing B. have played C. have been playing D. played
24. If I ____________ him before I would have recognized him
A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. see
25. if it _______________ I will not come to your house
A. rained B. rains C. will rain D. rain

26. you have to __________ your costs down to the minimum

A. pare B. pair C. pardon D. paralyses
27. He found the language used in the report so _______________ that he wondered if it was
deliberately designed to obfuscate the reader.
A. recondite B. boring C. repetitive D. amusing
28. The teacher has been continuously questioning the students to ___________ answers from them.
A. elicit B. illicit C. explore D. elude
29. Our professor is an ___________ scholar
A. imminent B. eminent C. extreme D. strong
30. The united States is ____________- to declare war on Afghanistan
A. counted B. balanced C. poised D. planned
31. The land lord _____________ the tenant for not paying rent
A. threw B. evicted C. forced D. punished
32. The old fort of the Nizam’s with its very high and thick walls looks virtually ___________
A. immutable B. impregnable C. impetuous D. impecunious
33. He _____________ ignored the questions that I shot at him.
A. perfectly B. perforce C. purposely D. presumably
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35. Master srinivas--------------------classical music he always prefers Bhimsen Joshi to AshanBhosalse
and panditjasraj to kumarsan

A. Adore B. apprehends C. encompasses D. tautology

34. If I___________ the movie would have narrated the story
A. Had I saw the movie B. if I had seen the movie D. had I seen the movie D. No
improvement

35. You will be wise in accepting your father’s advice ___________________

A. lest you shall lose your pocket money
B. lest you would not lose your pocket money
C. lest you should lose your pocket money
D. no improvement
36. When you called me jack _______ TV
A. watched B. was watching C. had been watching D. is watching
37. When I arrived they ______ cards
A. are playing B. were playing C. had played D. have played
38. Raju ________ the house before the marked crashed
A. had bought B. have bought C. bought D. none
39. Before he came to Chennai he ________in Hyderabad
A. Lived B. had lived C. has lived D. has been living
40. When we met you __________ at the company for six months
A. had been working B. have been working C had worked D were worked
41. She watched  a video after the children _______ to bed. 
Have gone B. had gone C. are going D were going
42. They _________a letter but we have not received yet
A. Had written B. have written C. are writing D. were writing
43. If he had answered all the questions well he ____________
A. Will select B. had selected C. would have selected D. none
44. They ______ a lot of money on welfare schemes last year
A. spend B. spent C. will spent D. have spent

45. The country needs _______hardworking youth who are reliable and can make it a rich country
A. arrogant B. opprobrious C. depraved D. virtuous

The tone of the sentence is positive hence 123 are ruled out arrogant means impolite
Opprobrious means highly scornful / severe criticism by a large group of people ( of a country)
Depraved means degenerated virtuous means having or showing high moral standards.

VOCABULARY
Achilles heel - True love / weakness/strength/ best friend
Baby blue - Expression / impression/ depression/ protection
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Dress to kill - one’s finest dress/ one’s worst dress/ sleeveless
Paint the town red - Enjoy night life with drinks/Spiritual life/Pink city
Rank and File - People/Officers/Ministers/Police
Eat a Humble Pie – Apologize /To Work hard/To Stay in jail
Bad Blood - ill-feelings/Rapport/Tranquil/Deference
Brain Drain - Disease in the brain – to think deeply/ loss ofexperts to another country / headache
Play fast & loose - to act unreliable / to sing aloud/ to move quickly / to Show kindness
On the sly - An insult / secretly / criticise/ warning.
White elephant - Comfortable / huge personality/ very rare white feather
Cram in – Forget / mug up/ neglect/ important
Cried up – Criticize/praise/ blame/ advice.
Throw down the gauntlet – challenge/ defeat/ coward/ quarrel.
A bone of contention – Dispute/ a sad failure/ A major drawback /Interesting issue.
French leave – casual leave/ Absence without Permission / leave on pretext illness

To break the ice – To start quarrelling / to end the hostility/ to start a conversation/ broke down
Adam’s ale – Grace/ pleasure / water/ wine
Spick and span – Neat and clean / dirty / A readymade thing / to seek peace.

To keep the ball rolling – Stop talking / talking continuously / hard working / stop
working.

Beauty sleep – morning sleep/ evening sleep/sleep before mid night / laziness
An uphill task – Easy task / difficult task/ without any work/ work formany hours.
Hey-day - old age/ middle age/ youth/ adulthood.
Kith and kin – enemies / relatives / strangers / parents.
Yeoman’s service – excellent work/ no work/ poor service/ no time to do service.
Killing of favourite - fratricide / genocide /nyptocide / amicide
One who knows everything - omniscient / omnipotent /omnipresent / learned
A persons first speech - preface/ extempore/ maiden speech /opener
One walks in sleep – somnambulist / somniquist cannibal philanthropist
One who loves women - philogynist / misogynist / mercenary / glutton
Fear of travel - gamophobia /plutophobia /lalophobia/ hodophobia
The act of telling the truth – mendacity/ veracity/ audacity /melanoma

FOREIGN IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

1. Umbermensch
2. Ad infinitum
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3. Maven
4. In toto
5. Voxpopuli
6. Kamikaze
7. Billet-doux
8. . Aficionado
9. Tete a tete
10. A bete noire
11. Coup de grace
12. Sans souci
13. To be in a blue funk
14. To catch a tartar
15. To cross the Rubicon
16. Harum – scarum
17. In situ
18. Sine qua non
19. Hoi polloi
20. lingua franca
21. Pardon my French
22. Dei gratia
23. Ad valorem
24. Sine die
25. Al fresco
26. Infra dig
27. Under the weather
28. Till the cows come home
29. A piece of cake
30. Pullingyou leg
31 Greek to me
32 keep your chin up
33. Hold your horses
34. When pigs fly
35. duck diamond
36. fair and square
37. faux pas
37. au fait
37. intoto
38. bakku-shan
39. wool gathering
40. nip and tucks

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
1. He is a dog in the manager dog in the manager
2. I don’t believe cock and bull stories cock and bull stories
3. Those were only Crocodile tears Crocodile tears
4. Student age is the golden life in man’s life. Golden life
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5. It is all Greek and Latin to me Greek and Latin
6. He is telling something don’t cut him short. cut him short.
7. He moved heaven and earth to achieve his goal move heaven and earth
8. Your effort will not be fruitful, it is wild goose chase wild goose chase
9. There are black sheep in our society black sheep
10. Life is not a bed of roses a bed of roses
11. They are running helter-skelter helter-skelter
12. Don’t pick holes in other’s actions pick holes
13. Marriage day is red letter day for everyone red letter day
14. I will tell you whole story in a nut shell in a nut shell
15. The CM made a maiden speech in the assembly made a maiden speech.
16. My joy knew no bounds when I got a lottery joy knew no bounds
17. His statement was called in question by the members called in question
18. You gather enemies if you call a spade a spade call a spade a spade
19. He has come to the fag end of his life fag end
20. The half baked manager cannot manage his life half baked
21. Thieves broke into the bank broke into
22. The engine broke down on the way broke down
23. He is carried off by the strong current carried off
24. Old people cannot carried off their early life carried off
25. How did this come about come about
26. Where did you come across him come across
27. Certainly he will come around to our plan come around
28. The question came up before the manager came up
29. Certainly he will round to our plan will round
30. Sachincried up by his fans cried up
31. He was completely done up done up
32. The committee looks into the matter thoroughly looks into
33. She passed off to be a kind lady passed off
34. The clerk was pulled up by the manager pulled up
35. My friend set up a new factory set up
36. He set off for a long journey set off
37. I can see into his plan see into
38. He did not turn up for the interview turn up
39. We don’t know how things will turn up in future turn up
40. He worked out the problem easily worked out
41. He achieve d success by hook or cook hook or cook
42. The staff members are true to their salt true to their salt
43. Don’t cook the accounts cook the accounts.
44. He is quite at sea quite at sea

Antonyms
Craven a. direct b. desirous c. bold d. controlled
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Assuage a. desirable b. introduce c. worsen d. wince

Latent a. trim b. forbidding c. early d. obvious

Lampoon a. abandon b. praise c. darken d. sail

Impromptu a. well-worded b. studied c. suitable d. appropriate

Veneration a. unison b. disrespect c. appalling d. cowardice

Sedulous a. lack of emotions b. lack of steady effort c. affluent

d. modest

Salacious a. decent b. satisfying c. precipitous d. fortifying

Comely a. pretty b. unattractive c. lively d. attractive

Poignant a. sad b. insolvent c. sull d. sharp

Prolific a. luxuriant b. defective c. meagre d. potent

Candid a. exposed b. secretive c. inexpensive d. unpopular

Fervent a. emotional b. freezing c. numbed d. apathetic

Musty a. fresh b. stale c. dry d. fusty

Triumphant a. immoral b. plain c. defeated d. incorrupt

Devious a. straight forward b. shared c. related d. fortunate

Solicitous a. unconcerned b. stupendous c. profitable d. versatile

Rife a. common b. naïve c. scarce d. scary

Remiss a. diligent b. lazy c. fortunate d. forgetful

Despondency a. exhilaration b. languor c. exhaustion d. diligence

Myopic a. small minded b. far-sighted c. short-sighted d. very clear

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Censure a. criticism b. castigation c. praise d. discourage

Tacit a. explained b. stealthy c. disclosed d. assured

Avarious a. generous b. reluctant c. petulant d. docile

Malicious a. flexible b. irregular c. harsh d. kind

Nebulous a. clear b. fundamental c. porous d. vague

Truculent a. juicy b. peaceful c. brittle d. determined

Carping a. rapid b. uncritical c. illegal d. terse

Hiatus a. fashionable b. continuity c. impression d. expansion

Hearsay a. precious b. authentic c. estimate d. indecent

Deft a. subordinate b. scholar c. arrogant d. clumsy

Thwart a. obstruct b. encourage c. shine d. avoid

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

1. Many’s the promise that have been broken

a. promises those have been broken b. promises that have been broken
b. promise that has been broken d. no improvement
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2. scarcely he entered the room when the telephone rang

a. scarcely had he entered b scarcely he had entered
b. scarcely he was entering d. no improvement

3. It was a drawn game, neither of the teams were able to score a goal
a. a. was b. were c. are d. no improvement

4. We cannot trust a person who plays false and loose with others
a. false or loose b. past and loose c. fast and loose d. no improvement

5. I wonder whether he has finished the work still

a. he has yet finished the work b. he has finished the work yet
he has still finished the work c. no improvement

6. I look forward to meet you during the coming festival

a. for meeting b. to meeting c. at meeting d. no improvement

7. If you have examined the proposals, you must have found that this scheme is preferable than
that of anyone else
a. . . Preferable than for b. preferable for than
c. preferable to that of d. no improvement
8. The number of people applying were so large that the college had to stop issuing application
forms.
a. a. was so large b. are so large c. have so large d. no improvement
9. If I saw the movie I would have narrated the story

a. Had I saw the movie b. if I had seen the movie

c. had I seen the movie d. no improvement\
I wish I have wings to fly over the city
I have had winds b. I had wings c. I possess wings d. no improvement

10. None of the guests were introduced to the bride

a. was introduced b. introduced C. have been introduced d. no improvement

11. He makes friends with all kinds of people

a. makes friend b. makes friendship c. made friendship d. no improveme.

12. lets buy a new sari with the annual bonus. Cantwe?
a. cant we b. shall we c. don’t we d. no improvement

13. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than five hours now
a. have been waiting b. has been waiting c. had waited d. no improvement

14. He asked me what I am doing

a. that what I was doing b. what I was doing c. what was I doing
d. no improvement.
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15. If only I knew earlier I would have sent a telegram

a. I had known earlier b. I know earlier c. I had been know earlier d. no impro

16. The doctor is not sure whether the patient died from cholera or of over eating
a. of cholera or of over eatingb. of cholera or because of over eating
c. from cholera or from over eating d. no improvement

17. He died in the year 1960 at 11 pm on 14 july

a. on 14 july in the year 1960 at 11 pm
b. in the year 1960on n14 july at 11pm
c. at 11 pm on 14 july in the year 1960
d. no improvement

18. It is high time the government of our state had banned smoking in public places
a. has banned b. banned C. bans d. no improvement

19. I shall pass this evening, my mother will be very happy

a. Shall pass b. pass c. would pass d. no improvement

20. My father is suffering from diabetes for the past three years
a. Is suffering b. has been suffering c. has suffered d. no improve

21. The parliament has been divided in its opinion

a. Is divided in its opinion
b. has been divided in their opinion
c. have been divided in their opinion
d. no improvement
22. My brother is secretary and correspondent of this college
a. is the secretary and correspondent
b. is the secretary and the correspondent
c. is the secretary and a correspondent
d. no improvement
23. Those who will be on the bed even after sunrise can never progress in life
a. Will remain in bed
b. Are in bed
c. Will be at the bed
d. No improvement
24. He, I and you will go the museum tomorrow
a. You, I and he
b. I, he and you
c. You, he and I
d. No improvement
25. Neither of the parents are willing to discuss his/her ward’s performance
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a. Is willing to discussing his/her ward’s performance
b. Is willing to discuss his/her ward’s performance
c. were willing to discuss his/her ward’s performance
d. no Improvement
26. we must ensure that each of the students understand the concept in theory before they try to apply it
n practice
a. all the students understand the concepts
b. Each of the students understands the concepts
c. Every students to understand the concept
d. No improvement
27. . If a person studied a period of history, he would have wondered how things had
happened at that time.

(a) a person would study (b) a person had studied

(c) a person could have studied (d) No improvement

28. She did not like the movie, nor I did.

(a) nor did I (b) nor I liked it (c) nor I like it (d) No improvement

30.His father wrote to him, “It is high time you start preparing for the forthcoming
examination.”
(a) had started (b) would start (c) started (d) No improvement

31. The prime minister visits China next week

a. Will have visited b. has visited c. will be visiting d. no improvement
32. You are coming to watch the programme ,Isn’t it ?
b. Isn’t it? b aren’t you? c. don’typu? d. no improvement
33. The game started before I reached the stadium
c. Will be starting b. had been started c. had started d. no improvement
34. Each one of us are interrogated by the police
a. Were interrogated b. have been interrogated
c. was interrogated d. no imp
35. . If I were you, I …………………………………….. her.
a) will punish
b) would punish
c) would have punished
d) no improvement

37. He would not lhave failed if he had enough money

a. if he had enough money b. if he would have enough money
c. if he had had enough money d. no improvement

38. If he had not confess to his guilty he would have been killed by the mob
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a. If he did not confess to his guilty

b. If he had not confessed to his guilty
c. If he confessed to his guilty
d. No improvement

39. henot only loves reporting but also creative writing

a. Loves not only b. loving not only c. loved not only d. no improvement

40. the train leaves in the station five O’clock in the morning

a. by five O clock in the morning

b. at five O clock in the morning
c. in five O clock in the morning
d. no improvement

51. You will be wise in accepting your father’s advice lest you should not loose your pocket money

a. lest you shall loose your pocket money

b. lest you would not loose your pocket money
c. lest you should loose your pocket money
d. no improvement

PREPOSITIONS

1. I met Rani in Karol Bagh AT Delhi

2. The young man killed the snake by a stick
3. The little boy shouted when he saw the cat spring on the table
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4. Raju has been studying physics for 7 O’ clock in the morning.
5. She has been learning French from the past two years.
6. The teacher punished the boys when she saw them quarrelling between themselves
7. When the children were asked to play all of them ran in the garden
8. Why don’t you order for a cup of coffee.
9. I have not seen Robert from a long time.
10. The little girl resembles close to her mother
11. Beside learning French we learn German
12. She has been unwell from Saturday.
13. You don’t have to take down the notes word by word
14. Health is preferable than wealth
15. One should not be blind of once own faults.
16. Thomas Alva Edison was born to poor parents
17. Mahatma Gandhi promised his mother that he would keep out from meat and wine
18. I heard that Mr. John died with cholera
19. Children are fond off eating sweets.
20. These plants are very tender and must protected in bad weather.
21. This medicine will relieve you from pain
22. The Australian cricket team landed on Bombay yesterday
23. You must try to cut off your expenditure and see to it that it does not exceed your income
24. The project has fallen out due to a lack of financial support from government
25. After 20 two hours of continuous work he is quite done out
26. The management has finally come to our views
27. She was much cast out after her husband’s demise
28. Generally people go up by appearances though they know that appearances are deceptive
29. The principal will go into each and every application
30. I look up her as my sister
31. She has no one to look at in difficult times
32. Though she is an innocent girl she could see off his evil intentions
33. If you are lazy and inefficient the management does not take much time to turn you off
34. You promised to come to the party but you never turned out
35. I think you can work up this problem in less than five minutes
36. He is awaiting for your reply.

SPECIAL VOCABULARY
MANIAS AND PHOBIAS
SL.No PHOBIAS MANIAS
(obsession with or addiction
to)
1 animals zoophobia -
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2 birds Ornithophobia -
3 blood Harmatophobia, harmophobia -
4 books bibliophobia -
5 cats Ailurophobia, gatophobia ailuromania
6 change neophobia -
7 crowds pardophobia -
8 children Ochlophobia, demophobia Ochlomania,demomamia
9 Closed spaces claustrophobia -
10 darkness nyctophobia -
11 Death/dead bodies Thanatoohobia,necrophobia Thanatoomania/necromania
12 disease pathophobia -
13 Depths/deep spaces bathophobia -
14 dogs cynophobia cynomania
15 drinking dipsophobia dipsomania
16 emptiness renophobia -
17 fire pyrophobia pyromania
18 fish ichthypohobia -
19 Foreigners./Foreign xenophobia xenomania
things
20 germs microbiophobia -
21 ghosts phasmophobia -
22 hands chirophobia -
23 heat thermophobia -
24 hair trichophobia -
25 heights acrophobia -
26 horses hippophobia hippomania
27 injury traumatophobia -
28 insects entomophobia -
29 knowledge gnosiophobia -
30 Large things megalophobia Megalomania(power)
31 light photophobia -
32 lightning asrtrophobia -
33 marriage gamophobbia -
34 medicine phannacophobia
35 mice misophobia -
36 night nyctophobia -
37 noise phonophobia -
38 Old age geraphobia -
39 Old men gerontophobia -
40 Open space agoraphobia -
41 pain algophobia -
42 Particular place topophobia -
43 Sex Erotomania, nymptiomania -
satromania
44 speaking lalophobia -
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45 speed tacophobia -
46 spidens arachneophobia -
47 Strangers xenophobia -
48 thieves kleptophobia kleptomania
49 thirteen triskaidekahobia -
50 travel hodophobia Hodmania, dromomania,
poriomania
51 water hydrophobia -
52 wealth plutophobia plutomania
53 women gynaephobia -
54 work ergophobia ergomania
55 writing graphophobia -

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERSs

Doctor/practitioner Treats Deals With

1. Cardiologist - heart problem
2. Dermatologist - skin
3. Gynaecologist - women
4. Haematologist - blood
5. Intermist - internal diseases
6. Neurologist - nervous system
7. Obstetrician - child birth
8. Ophthalmologist - eyes
9. Oculist - eyes
10. Pediatrician - children
11. Podiatrist - feet
12. Chiropodist - feet ailments
13. Orthopedics - Skeletal system and associated
muscles.
14. Orthodontist - straightening the teeth
15. Psychologist - human mind/ human behavior
16. Cosmetologist - beauty related problem
17. Osteopath - manipulation and message of
skeleton and musculature
18. Chiropractor - Treatment of joints, especially
those connected to spinal column.
19. Gerontologist - old age and old people
20. Optometrist - eyes and corrective lenses
21. Psychoanalyst - mental and emotional disturbances
22. Psychiatrist - in the mind of a person
23. Periodontist - gum
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OLOGIES AND OGRAPHIES STUDY

1. Cardiology - heart function and diseases

2. Cartography - map making
3. Choreogrphy - dancing, composing ballets
4. Chronology - dates
5. Cosmology - the universe
6. Cryptology - codes and ciphers
7. Demography - population statistics
8. Dermatology - human skin
9. Ecology - relationship between plants, animals,
people and environment.
10. Entomology - insects
11. Epigraphy - ancient inscription
12. Ethoolgy - animal behavior(study pertaining to
instinct)
13. Ethology - word origins
14. etymology - ancestry
15. Genealogy - old age
16. Gerontology - women’s disorders
17. Gynecoolgy - blood
18. Haematology - fish
19. Ichthyology - dictionaries
20. Lexicography - vocabulary
21. Meteorology - weather
22. Ornithology - birds
23. Osteology - bones
24. Padology - children
25. Palaeontology - old manuscripts
26. Pathology - diseases
27. Petrology - rocks
28. Philology - languages
29. Psephology - elections
30. Seismology - earthquakes
31. topography -surface features of a reign
32. Trichology - Hair
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