Mixed English Questions for Upcoming exams — Set 116

 

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer.

  1. Incongruous: How incongruous of a fat doctor telling me to lose weight!
    A) compatible
    B) congruent
    C) acceptable
    D) discordant
    E) All are correct
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       Option D 
  2. Chamois: The sarau allied to the chamois, has a wide range in the mountains of the north, from the Himalayas to Assam and Burma.
    A) antelope
    B) suede
    C) shammy
    D) buffer
    E) All are correct
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       Option E 
  3. Sensuous: The hypnotist’s sensuous voice was very relaxing.
    A) carnal
    B) despicable
    C) abstinent
    D) ascetic
    E) All are correct
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       Option A
    Explanation:
    Sensuous= associated with the senses
  4. Tenuous: Although the frozen lake was quite tenuous and unstable, Henry still decided to cross it on foot.
    A) stable
    B) flimsy
    C) amazing
    D) conspicuous
    E) All are correct
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       Option B
    Explanation:
    weak and likely to change; having little substance or strength
  5. Innocuous: Although Sarah meant her joke to be innocuous, the people around her took it to heart.
    A) insipid
    B) jejune
    C) innocent
    D) inane
    E)  All are correct
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       Option E
    Explanation:
    not harmful or offensive

Directions: In each of the following questions a passage is given in which there is a blank. Choose the most logical and appropriate option from the five options given that can be filled in the blank.

  1. Though India has increased maternity leave from 16 to 26 weeks, the effects ________last much longer.
    I. Of having a child on a woman’s career
    ii. Of discontinuing the job
    iii. To take maternity leave
    A) Only i
    B) Only ii
    C) Both I and ii
    D) Both ii and iii
    E) All are correct
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       Option C 
  2. The male child who believes that girls are not good at maths (or science) will __________questioning the professional commitment of child-bearing women.
    I. be unhesitating about
    ii. grow up to become the stalwart
    iii. be of the view that being an engineer or a scientist will make them less appealing
    A) Only i
    B) Only iii
    C) Both I and iii
    D) All except iii
    E) All are correct
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       Option D
    Explanation:
    stalwart = loyal, reliable, and hard-working.
  3. There is a ______as heads of research institutes or in higher decision-making committees. The low numbers of women researchers getting the Bhatnagar Award or fellowship of science academies is yet another consequence of the “leaky pipeline”.
    I. new research programme to be demonstratetd
    ii. dearth of women in leadership positions
    iii. close examination of number of women
    A) Both I and ii
    B) Only i
    C) Both I and iii
    D) Only ii
    E) All are correct
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       Option D
    Explanation: Following statement says “low numbers of women researchers getting the Bhatnagar Award”;  hence option ii is correct.
  4.  The back-to-back implementation of both demonetisation and GST were ultimately political calls. If these have adversely impacted business sentiment — and_______, and glitches in the GST Network still remain — the government has to take equal blame and address the issues upfront.
    I. the multiple tax slabs
    ii. invoice matching mechanism
    iii. incompetent bureaucrats
    A) Only i
    B) Only ii
    C) Both I and ii
    D) Both ii and iii
    E) All are correct
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       Option C
    Explanation:
    incompetent bureaucrats is not apt according to the context.
  5. Business is all about sentiment and the “animal spirits” that encourage firms to make investments that are essentially_______.
    I. Consistent in order to make a profit.
    ii. A gamble on the future.
    iii. A bet on subsequent period.
    A) Only i
    B) Only ii
    C) Both I and ii
    D) Both ii and iii
    E) All are correct
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       Option E 

 

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7 Thoughts to “Mixed English Questions for Upcoming exams — Set 116”

  1. balakrushna das

    thanks AZ

  2. balakrushna das

    VERY GOOD SET

  3. Chotu D(mind) !! {NONSENSE}

    6/10 done

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