Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: Had the authorities acted with greater alacrity, the crisis ______ altogether.
It might have been averted
It could have been averted
It would be averted
It must have been averted
Correct Answer : It could have been averted
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither the chairman nor his advisers was willing to accept responsibility for the decision.
Neither the chairman
nor his advisers
was willing to accept
responsibility for the decision
Correct Answer : was willing to accept
Question : Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "OBDURATE".
Intractable
Amenable
Recalcitrant
Dogmatic
Correct Answer : Amenable
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to split hairs".
To disclose a secret inadvertently
To make an issue unnecessarily complicated by arguing over trivial distinctions
To avoid a difficult responsibility
To contradict someone deliberately
Correct Answer : To make an issue unnecessarily complicated by arguing over trivial distinctions
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Consciencious
Conscientous
Conscientious
Conscienciousness
Correct Answer : Conscientious
Question : Select the most suitable one-word substitution for: "A person who deliberately sets fire to property."
Pyromaniac
Arsonist
Incendiary
Firebrand
Correct Answer : Arsonist
Question : Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: "People believe that the minister has concealed the facts."
It is believed that the facts have been concealed by the minister.
The minister is believed to have concealed the facts.
The minister has been believed to conceal the facts.
It was believed that the minister had concealed the facts.
Correct Answer : The minister is believed to have concealed the facts.
Question : Select the option that best replaces the underlined portion: "No sooner had the train left the station when the signal failed."
than the signal failed
when the signal had failed
but the signal failed
and the signal had failed
Correct Answer : than the signal failed
Question : Choose the word that best fits the sentence: The witness's account was so ______ that even the prosecution found it difficult to establish a coherent sequence of events.
lucid
circumstantial
inchoate
perspicuous
Correct Answer : inchoate
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The number of applicants have increased considerably since the notification was issued.
The number of applicants
have increased considerably
since the notification
was issued
Correct Answer : have increased considerably
Question : Choose the most appropriate indirect form of the sentence: The officer said to the clerk, "Why did you not inform me that the documents had been misplaced?"
The officer asked the clerk why he had not informed him that the documents had been misplaced.
The officer asked the clerk why had he not informed him that the documents were misplaced.
The officer asked the clerk why he did not inform him that the documents had been misplaced.
The officer said to the clerk why he had not informed him that the documents were misplaced.
Correct Answer : The officer asked the clerk why he had not informed him that the documents had been misplaced.
Question : Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the given sentence: "He is too discreet to divulge the information."
He is so discreet that he cannot divulge the information.
He is sufficiently discreet to divulge the information.
He is discreet enough, but unwilling, to divulge the information.
He is so indiscreet that he refuses to divulge the information.
Correct Answer : He is so discreet that he cannot divulge the information.
Question : Select the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to "PREDILECTION".
Repugnance
Inclination
Indifference
Apprehension
Correct Answer : Inclination
Question : Choose the correct option: If I ______ of his intentions earlier, I would never have entered into the agreement.
had known
would know
would have known
knew
Correct Answer : had known
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The principal, along with several senior teachers, have decided to revise the examination schedule.
The principal
along with several senior teachers
have decided to revise
the examination schedule
Correct Answer : have decided to revise
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: His argument, though superficially plausible, was ultimately ______ because it rested on an unverified assumption.
cogent
fallacious
persuasive
tenable
Correct Answer : fallacious
Question : Select the correctly transformed sentence: "As soon as the verdict was announced, the crowd began to protest."
No sooner was the verdict announced than the crowd began to protest.
No sooner had the verdict been announced than the crowd began to protest.
No sooner the verdict had been announced when the crowd began to protest.
No sooner did the verdict announce than the crowd began protesting.
Correct Answer : No sooner had the verdict been announced than the crowd began to protest.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the phrase "to take umbrage at".
To accept an unpleasant situation patiently
To become offended by something
To expose someone's wrongdoing
To withdraw from an undertaking
Correct Answer : To become offended by something
Question : Choose the option that contains the correctly used word.
The new policy will have a profound affect on rural employment.
The new policy will effect a profound change in rural employment.
The new policy will have a profound effect on rural employment.
The new policy will affect a profound effect on rural employment.
Correct Answer : The new policy will have a profound effect on rural employment.
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The committee's decision was not merely controversial; it was ______ with the principles it had itself espoused.
consonant
congruent
antithetical
analogous
Correct Answer : antithetical
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: Scarcely ______ the implications of the report when the committee decided to reconsider its earlier recommendation.
had the members grasped
the members had grasped
did the members grasp
the members grasped
Correct Answer : had the members grasped
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Each of the proposals submitted by the delegates were carefully examined before the final resolution was drafted.
Each of the proposals
submitted by the delegates
were carefully examined
before the final resolution was drafted
Correct Answer : were carefully examined
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "MENDACIOUS".
Deceitful
Veracious
Evasive
Insidious
Correct Answer : Veracious
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Acquiesence
Acquiescence
Acquiscence
Acquiescense
Correct Answer : Acquiescence
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A statement that appears self-contradictory but may contain a truth."
Fallacy
Paradox
Hyperbole
Euphemism
Correct Answer : Paradox
Question : Choose the correct indirect form of the sentence: The scientist said, "Had I been informed earlier, I could have prevented the error."
The scientist said that had he been informed earlier, he could have prevented the error.
The scientist said that if he was informed earlier, he could prevent the error.
The scientist said that had he been informed earlier, he can prevent the error.
The scientist said that if he had informed earlier, he could have prevented the error.
Correct Answer : The scientist said that had he been informed earlier, he could have prevented the error.
Question : Select the correct passive form: "Who could have anticipated such an extraordinary outcome?"
By whom could such an extraordinary outcome have been anticipated?
Who could such an extraordinary outcome have been anticipated by?
By whom could have such an extraordinary outcome been anticipated?
Such an extraordinary outcome could have been anticipated by who?
Correct Answer : By whom could such an extraordinary outcome have been anticipated?
Question : Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion: "The manager insisted that every employee submits the report before noon."
submitted the report
submit the report
should submitted the report
has to submit the report
Correct Answer : submit the report
Question : Identify the part containing an error: Neither the evidence nor the testimony of the witnesses were sufficient to establish the accused's involvement beyond doubt.
Neither the evidence
nor the testimony of the witnesses
were sufficient
to establish the accused's involvement beyond doubt
Correct Answer : were sufficient
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "PERFUNCTORY".
Meticulous
Cursory
Enthusiastic
Deliberate
Correct Answer : Cursory
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The minister's response was so ______ that it failed to address the central issue raised by the opposition.
unequivocal
evasive
forthright
candid
Correct Answer : evasive
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to bell the cat".
To undertake a risky task that others are reluctant to perform
To expose an insignificant fault
To resolve a dispute through negotiation
To act secretly against an opponent
Correct Answer : To undertake a risky task that others are reluctant to perform
Question : Choose the correct sentence.
Hardly had he reached the platform when the train departed.
Hardly he had reached the platform when the train departed.
Hardly had he reached the platform than the train departed.
Hardly did he reached the platform when the train departed.
Correct Answer : Hardly had he reached the platform when the train departed.
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The quality of the goods supplied by the contractor, as well as their packaging, were found to be unsatisfactory.
The quality of the goods
supplied by the contractor
as well as their packaging, were found
to be unsatisfactory
Correct Answer : as well as their packaging, were found
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "PRODIGAL".
Extravagant
Parsimonious
Lavish
Profuse
Correct Answer : Parsimonious
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Had it not been for your timely intervention, the negotiations ______ in complete failure.
would have culminated
will have culminated
would culminate
had culminated
Correct Answer : would have culminated
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Incontrovertable
Incontrovertible
Incontrovertablee
Incontrovertibel
Correct Answer : Incontrovertible
Question : Choose the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions."
Iconoclast
Philanthropist
Conformist
Stoic
Correct Answer : Iconoclast
Question : Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "to throw down the gauntlet".
To surrender without resistance
To issue a challenge
To conceal one's intentions
To accept defeat gracefully
Correct Answer : To issue a challenge
Question : Select the option that best improves the sentence: "He is one of those scholars who has devoted his entire life to the study of ancient languages."
who have devoted their entire life
who have devoted his entire life
who has devoted their entire life
who has been devoting his entire life
Correct Answer : who have devoted their entire life
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The poet is reputed to have written several masterpieces during the period when he was living in exile.
The poet is reputed
to have written
several masterpieces
No error
Correct Answer : No error
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The chairman's remarks were sufficiently ______ to leave room for several conflicting interpretations.
explicit
equivocal
categorical
unambiguous
Correct Answer : equivocal
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "ABJURE".
Renounce
Embrace
Endorse
Vindicate
Correct Answer : Renounce
Question : Choose the correct sentence.
Each of the candidates have submitted their documents.
Each of the candidates has submitted his or her documents.
Each of the candidates have submitted his document.
Each candidates has submitted their documents.
Correct Answer : Each of the candidates has submitted his or her documents.
Question : Select the correct passive construction: "They say that the old monument dates back to the ninth century."
The old monument is said to date back to the ninth century.
The old monument is said that it dates back to the ninth century.
It is said the old monument dated back to the ninth century.
The old monument was said to have dated back to the ninth century.
Correct Answer : The old monument is said to date back to the ninth century.
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: The evidence was ______ to prove that the accused had been present at the scene, but it was not sufficient to establish his involvement.
conclusive
circumstantial
conclusive enough
irrelevant
Correct Answer : circumstantial
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: No less than fifty students was selected for the advanced training programme.
No less than fifty students
was selected
for the advanced training programme
No error
Correct Answer : was selected
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the phrase "a Pyrrhic victory".
A victory achieved without any opposition
A victory won at an excessively great cost
A victory secured through deception
A victory that is immediately reversed
Correct Answer : A victory won at an excessively great cost
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: The report recommended that the existing regulations ______ without delay to prevent further discrepancies.
are amended
be amended
were amended
should have amended
Correct Answer : be amended
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "LACONIC".
Reticent
Verbose
Taciturn
Curt
Correct Answer : Verbose
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: Were the government ______ the gravity of the situation, it would not have delayed the implementation of the reforms.
to underestimate
underestimating
underestimated
having underestimated
Correct Answer : to underestimate
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The criteria prescribed by the regulatory authority is too stringent for small enterprises to comply with.
The criteria prescribed
by the regulatory authority
is too stringent
for small enterprises to comply with
Correct Answer : is too stringent
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "INIMICAL".
Benevolent
Hostile
Indifferent
Conducive
Correct Answer : Hostile
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Entreprenuer
Entrepreneur
Enterpreneur
Entreprenaur
Correct Answer : Entrepreneur
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who deliberately avoids work or responsibility."
Malingerer
Mercenary
Emissary
Visionary
Correct Answer : Malingerer
Question : Choose the correct indirect form: The judge said to the accused, "You will be punished if you do not cooperate with the investigation."
The judge told the accused that he would be punished if he did not cooperate with the investigation.
The judge told the accused that he will be punished if he did not cooperate with the investigation.
The judge said the accused would punish him if he did not cooperate with the investigation.
The judge told the accused that he would have been punished if he had not cooperated with the investigation.
Correct Answer : The judge told the accused that he would be punished if he did not cooperate with the investigation.
Question : Choose the correct passive form: "The authorities should have notified the residents before demolishing the structure."
The residents should have been notified by the authorities before the structure was demolished.
The residents should be notified by the authorities before demolishing the structure.
The residents should have notified the authorities before the structure was demolished.
The residents should have been notifying by the authorities before the structure was demolished.
Correct Answer : The residents should have been notified by the authorities before the structure was demolished.
Question : Select the option that best improves the sentence: "Despite of being repeatedly warned, the contractor continued to violate the safety regulations."
Despite being repeatedly warned
Despite he was repeatedly warned
In spite repeatedly being warned
Although of being repeatedly warned
Correct Answer : Despite being repeatedly warned
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The senior officials discussed about the implications of the newly introduced legislation at length.
The senior officials
discussed about
the implications of the newly introduced legislation
at length
Correct Answer : discussed about
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "ENERVATE".
Exhaust
Debilitate
Invigorate
Enfeeble
Correct Answer : Invigorate
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The witness gave such a ______ account of the incident that the investigators immediately suspected that he was concealing something.
circumstantial
veracious
equivocal
lucid
Correct Answer : equivocal
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to cut the Gordian knot".
To avoid a difficult decision
To solve a complex problem through a bold and unconventional action
To create an unnecessary complication
To abandon an undertaking midway
Correct Answer : To solve a complex problem through a bold and unconventional action
Question : Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
The furniture in these rooms are of superior quality.
The furniture in these rooms is of superior quality.
The furnitures in these rooms are of superior quality.
The furniture in these rooms have been of superior quality.
Correct Answer : The furniture in these rooms is of superior quality.
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The captain, together with his teammates, were felicitated by the sports association for their outstanding performance.
The captain
together with his teammates
were felicitated
by the sports association for their outstanding performance
Correct Answer : were felicitated
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "SAGACIOUS".
Credulous
Astute
Impulsive
Obstinate
Correct Answer : Astute
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: If the proposal ______ more carefully, several of its inherent weaknesses would have been detected before approval.
had been scrutinised
was scrutinised
would be scrutinised
has been scrutinised
Correct Answer : had been scrutinised
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Supercede
Supersede
Superseede
Supersceed
Correct Answer : Supersede
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who possesses many talents or areas of expertise."
Polymath
Pedant
Philistine
Ascetic
Correct Answer : Polymath
Question : Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "to ride roughshod over".
To treat someone with excessive consideration
To disregard or deal harshly with someone or something
To negotiate a compromise
To avoid confrontation
Correct Answer : To disregard or deal harshly with someone or something
Question : Choose the option that best improves the sentence: "The reason why he resigned was because he was dissatisfied with the management."
The reason why he resigned was that he was dissatisfied with the management.
The reason why he resigned was because of his dissatisfaction with the management.
The reason he resigned was because he was dissatisfied with the management.
The reason for his resigning was because he was dissatisfied with the management.
Correct Answer : The reason why he resigned was that he was dissatisfied with the management.
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The police has arrested three persons in connection with the incident and recovered several documents from them.
The police
has arrested three persons
in connection with the incident
and recovered several documents from them
Correct Answer : has arrested three persons
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "EPHEMERAL".
Transient
Perennial
Fleeting
Evanescent
Correct Answer : Perennial
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: Not until the final audit ______ that several discrepancies had been deliberately concealed.
did the investigators discover
the investigators discovered
had the investigators discovered
the investigators had discovered
Correct Answer : did the investigators discover
Question : Choose the correct passive form: "People regard him as one of the most influential economists of his generation."
He is regarded as one of the most influential economists of his generation.
He was regarded as one of the most influential economists of his generation.
He has regarded as one of the most influential economists of his generation.
He is being regarded one of the most influential economists of his generation.
Correct Answer : He is regarded as one of the most influential economists of his generation.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the phrase "to burn one's boats".
To prepare carefully for an uncertain undertaking
To make retreat impossible by committing oneself irrevocably
To abandon an opponent after defeating him
To conceal one's ultimate intentions
Correct Answer : To make retreat impossible by committing oneself irrevocably
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Having completed the assignment, the television was switched on by the student before he went to bed.
Having completed the assignment
the television was switched on
by the student
before he went to bed
Correct Answer : the television was switched on
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "PELLUCID".
Opaque
Lucid
Ambiguous
Obscure
Correct Answer : Lucid
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: The chairman's statement was intended to ______ criticism rather than provoke further controversy.
allay
augment
aggravate
incite
Correct Answer : allay
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Miscellanous
Miscellaneous
Misceleanous
Miscelleneous
Correct Answer : Miscellaneous
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: So intricate ______ that even experienced analysts struggled to identify the underlying pattern.
was the network of transactions
the network of transactions was
were the network of transactions
the network of transactions were
Correct Answer : was the network of transactions
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: Had the negotiators been apprised of the impending change in policy, they ______ the agreement in its present form.
would not have ratified
will not ratify
would not ratify
had not ratified
Correct Answer : would not have ratified
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: One of the principal reasons for the decline in exports are the persistent disruptions in the supply chain.
One of the principal reasons
for the decline in exports
are the persistent disruptions
in the supply chain
Correct Answer : are the persistent disruptions
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "RECONDITE".
Obvious
Abstruse
Superficial
Transient
Correct Answer : Abstruse
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Indispensible
Indispensable
Indispensabble
Indispenseable
Correct Answer : Indispensable
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who deliberately tries to make people believe something that is not true."
Impostor
Mountebank
Charlatan
Embezzler
Correct Answer : Charlatan
Question : Choose the correct indirect form: The officer said, "Let us not disclose the details until the inquiry is complete."
The officer suggested that they should not disclose the details until the inquiry was complete.
The officer ordered that we do not disclose the details until the inquiry is complete.
The officer said that let us not disclose the details until the inquiry was complete.
The officer requested them that they should not disclose the details until the inquiry had completed.
Correct Answer : The officer suggested that they should not disclose the details until the inquiry was complete.
Question : Choose the correct passive form: "Someone must have tampered with the official records."
The official records must have been tampered with.
The official records must be tampered with.
The official records must have tampered with.
The official records must have been tampering with.
Correct Answer : The official records must have been tampered with.
Question : Select the option that best improves the sentence: "He would rather to resign than compromise his principles."
He would rather resign than compromise his principles.
He would rather resign than to compromise his principles.
He would prefer resigning than compromising his principles.
He would rather have resigned than compromise his principles.
Correct Answer : He would rather resign than compromise his principles.
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The committee has been divided in their opinion regarding the proposed amendment.
The committee
has been divided
in their opinion
regarding the proposed amendment
Correct Answer : in their opinion
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "OBVIATE".
Prevent
Necessitate
Avert
Preclude
Correct Answer : Necessitate
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: His explanation was so ______ that it concealed rather than clarified the fundamental issue.
perspicuous
lucid
specious
transparent
Correct Answer : specious
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to have an axe to grind".
To have a personal motive or grievance to pursue
To possess exceptional physical strength
To undertake an arduous task
To resolve a long-standing dispute
Correct Answer : To have a personal motive or grievance to pursue
Question : Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Neither of the two explanations are convincing enough.
Neither of the two explanations is convincing enough.
Neither of the two explanation is convincing enough.
Neither the two explanations is convincing enough.
Correct Answer : Neither of the two explanations is convincing enough.
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The CEO as well as the members of the board have expressed his dissatisfaction with the proposed merger.
The CEO
as well as the members of the board
have expressed his dissatisfaction
with the proposed merger
Correct Answer : have expressed his dissatisfaction
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "PERSPICACIOUS".
Perceptive
Gullible
Indolent
Taciturn
Correct Answer : Perceptive
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: Unless the discrepancies ______ before the accounts are finalised, the audit report may be adversely affected.
are rectified
will be rectified
would be rectified
had been rectified
Correct Answer : are rectified
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Embarrasment
Embarrassment
Embarassment
Embarrassement
Correct Answer : Embarrassment
Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who deliberately pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others."
Impostor
Ascetic
Hermit
Apostate
Correct Answer : Impostor
Question : Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "to leave no stone unturned".
To abandon all available resources
To make every possible effort
To conceal every piece of evidence
To avoid taking any risk
Correct Answer : To make every possible effort
Question : Choose the option that best improves the sentence: "The report comprises of several sections dealing with different aspects of the investigation."
The report comprises several sections dealing with different aspects of the investigation.
The report is comprised several sections dealing with different aspects of the investigation.
The report comprises of several sections dealt with different aspects of the investigation.
The report comprises several sections dealt with different aspects of the investigation.
Correct Answer : The report comprises several sections dealing with different aspects of the investigation.
Question : Identify the part containing an error: It is high time the authorities take effective measures to curb the menace of illegal mining.
It is high time
the authorities take
effective measures
to curb the menace of illegal mining
Correct Answer : the authorities take
Question : Select the word most nearly opposite in meaning to "GREGARIOUS".
Sociable
Retiring
Companionable
Convivial
Correct Answer : Retiring
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: Little ______ that the apparently insignificant decision would eventually have far-reaching consequences.
did they realise
they realised
had they realised
they did realise
Correct Answer : did they realise
Question : Choose the correct passive construction: "The committee will have considered all the objections by the end of the week."
All the objections will have been considered by the committee by the end of the week.
All the objections will be considered by the committee by the end of the week.
All the objections would have been considered by the committee by the end of the week.
All the objections have been considered by the committee by the end of the week.
Correct Answer : All the objections will have been considered by the committee by the end of the week.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the phrase "to throw caution to the winds".
To act with extreme caution
To abandon prudence and act recklessly
To warn others against taking risks
To postpone a difficult decision
Correct Answer : To abandon prudence and act recklessly
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Having been warned repeatedly about the consequences, yet the employee continued to violate the regulations.
Having been warned repeatedly
about the consequences
yet the employee continued
to violate the regulations
Correct Answer : yet the employee continued
Question : Select the word most nearly similar in meaning to "INTRANSIGENT".
Yielding
Uncompromising
Indecisive
Compliant
Correct Answer : Uncompromising
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The minister's remarks were deliberately ______, allowing him to deny any specific commitment later.
ambiguous
unequivocal
categorical
explicit
Correct Answer : ambiguous
Question : Select the correctly spelt word.
Questionaire
Questionnaire
Questionnairre
Questionairre
Correct Answer : Questionnaire
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Rarely ______ such a comprehensive assessment of the problem by an independent committee.
has the country witnessed
the country has witnessed
did the country witnessed
the country witnessed
Correct Answer : has the country witnessed
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: By the time the inquiry committee submits its findings, the authorities ______ several corrective measures.
will have implemented
will implement
would have implemented
have implemented
Correct Answer : will have implemented
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The committee had scarcely begun its deliberations when several objections were raised by the members.
The committee had scarcely begun
its deliberations
when several objections were raised
No error
Correct Answer : No error
Question : Choose the correct option: The word "meticulous" functions as which part of speech in the sentence "The auditor maintained meticulous records throughout the investigation"?
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Correct Answer : Adjective
Question : Choose the correct option: In the sentence "The officer spoke remarkably candidly about the procedural lapses", the word "candidly" is a/an:
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Preposition
Correct Answer : Adverb
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: The accused refused to admit that the documents belonged to ______.
him
himself
his
he
Correct Answer : him
Question : Choose the correct option: The word "which" in the sentence "The proposal, which had been approved unanimously, was later withdrawn" is a:
Relative pronoun
Demonstrative adjective
Conjunction
Interrogative pronoun
Correct Answer : Relative pronoun
Question : Choose the most appropriate option: The board objected ______ the manner in which the financial records had been maintained.
against
at
to
with
Correct Answer : to
Question : Choose the correct option: The evidence was insufficient ______ establish the accused's presence at the scene beyond reasonable doubt.
for
to
in
of
Correct Answer : to
Question : Choose the correct conjunction: The proposal was rejected, ______ it had received considerable support from the stakeholders.
although
because
unless
whereas
Correct Answer : although
Question : Choose the correct option: ______ European economist who addressed the conference proposed an unconventional solution to the fiscal crisis.
A
An
The
No article
Correct Answer : The
Question : Choose the correct option: ______ honesty displayed by the witness was remarkable, considering the pressure exerted upon him.
A
An
The
No article
Correct Answer : The
Question : Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: If the witness ______ more forthcoming during the initial inquiry, the investigation might have progressed considerably faster.
had been
has been
would be
was
Correct Answer : had been
Question : Choose the correct option: She ______ in the department for nearly fifteen years before she was appointed its director.
had been working
has been working
was working
would work
Correct Answer : had been working
Question : Choose the correct option: By the time the auditors arrived, the accounts ______ by an independent agency.
had already been scrutinised
have already been scrutinised
were already scrutinising
are already scrutinised
Correct Answer : had already been scrutinised
Question : Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Neither the minister nor the officials was prepared to comment.
Neither the minister nor the officials were prepared to comment.
Neither the minister or the officials were prepared to comment.
Neither the minister nor the officials has been prepared to comment.
Correct Answer : Neither the minister nor the officials were prepared to comment.
Question : Choose the option that has the most logical and grammatically correct structure.
The report aims not only to identify the causes but also suggesting appropriate remedies.
The report aims not only identifying the causes but also to suggest appropriate remedies.
The report aims not only to identify the causes but also to suggest appropriate remedies.
The report aims to not only identify the causes but also suggesting appropriate remedies.
Correct Answer : The report aims not only to identify the causes but also to suggest appropriate remedies.
Question : Choose the sentence in which the use of the preposition is correct.
He is senior than all the other officers in the department.
He is senior to all the other officers in the department.
He is senior from all the other officers in the department.
He is senior over all the other officers in the department.
Correct Answer : He is senior to all the other officers in the department.
Question : Choose the correct option: The chairman insisted ______ reviewing every clause of the agreement before it was signed.
on
for
to
with
Correct Answer : on
Question : Choose the correctly structured sentence.
Having examined the evidence, the conclusion appeared inevitable to the investigators.
Having examined the evidence, the investigators found the conclusion inevitable.
Having examined the evidence, the conclusion was found inevitable.
Having examined the evidence, there was an inevitable conclusion.
Correct Answer : Having examined the evidence, the investigators found the conclusion inevitable.
Question : Select the correctly arranged sequence of the following sentences: A. Consequently, the reform failed to produce the anticipated results. B. The policy had been introduced with considerable optimism. C. Several crucial implementation issues, however, had been overlooked. D. These shortcomings became evident only after the scheme had been operational for several months.
B-C-D-A
C-B-A-D
B-D-C-A
D-C-B-A
Correct Answer : B-C-D-A
Question : Select the correctly arranged sequence of the following sentences: A. This apparent contradiction has puzzled economists for decades. B. Technological progress generally increases productivity. C. Yet productivity growth does not always translate into higher wages. D. The distribution of the resulting gains depends on several institutional factors.
B-C-D-A
C-B-A-D
B-D-C-A
D-B-C-A
Correct Answer : B-C-D-A
Question : Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence: P. despite repeated warnings from the regulator Q. the company continued to expand its operations R. without addressing the underlying compliance deficiencies S. that had already been identified.
Q-P-R-S
P-Q-S-R
Q-R-P-S
R-S-Q-P
Correct Answer : Q-P-R-S
Question : Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence: P. is often more difficult than identifying Q. the precise source of a problem R. an apparently simple solution S. because several variables may be interacting simultaneously.
P-Q-R-S
Q-P-R-S
R-P-Q-S
P-R-Q-S
Correct Answer : P-Q-R-S
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The witness's testimony was so ______ that the court found it impossible to determine whether he was deliberately misleading it.
equivocal
unequivocal
categorical
explicit
Correct Answer : equivocal
Question : Choose the pair of words that correctly completes the sentence: The manager's decision had a significant ______ on employee morale, and its long-term ______ remained uncertain.
affect, effect
effect, affect
effect, effect
affect, affect
Correct Answer : effect, effect
Question : Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: The new regulations will ______ all financial institutions operating within the jurisdiction.
affect
effect
affects
effects
Correct Answer : affect
Question : Read the passage and answer the question: "Although automation can eliminate certain categories of employment, its broader economic effect is not necessarily a reduction in work. By lowering production costs, automation may create new demand, while entirely new occupations can emerge around technologies that did not previously exist. The distribution of these benefits, however, depends heavily on the ability of workers and institutions to adapt." What is the principal argument of the passage?
Automation inevitably causes permanent mass unemployment.
Automation can alter employment without necessarily reducing the overall volume of work.
Automation benefits workers equally regardless of their skills.
Technological progress eliminates the need for institutional adaptation.
Correct Answer : Automation can alter employment without necessarily reducing the overall volume of work.
Question : Read the passage and answer the question: "An institution may possess elaborate rules yet remain poorly governed. Rules provide a framework, but governance also requires accountability, transparency and the willingness to enforce standards consistently. Where these qualities are absent, even an impressive regulatory architecture can become largely ceremonial." What can be inferred from the passage?
Detailed rules alone cannot guarantee effective governance.
Effective governance requires eliminating formal rules.
Transparency is less important than regulatory complexity.
Institutions with elaborate rules are necessarily well governed.
Correct Answer : Detailed rules alone cannot guarantee effective governance.
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: It was ______ unprecedented decision that even those who had supported the proposal were taken aback by its implications.
a
an
the
No article
Correct Answer : an
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The principal reason for his refusal to accept the offer were the terms attached to the appointment.
The principal reason
for his refusal to accept the offer
were the terms attached
to the appointment
Correct Answer : were the terms attached
Question : Choose the correct option: The phrase "in spite of" functions as a:
Preposition
Conjunction
Adverb
Interjection
Correct Answer : Preposition
Question : Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: The manager asked the accountant to ______ the discrepancy in the ledger before the auditors arrived.
cite
site
sight
cited
Correct Answer : cite
Question : Choose the correct option: In the sentence "The committee's unanimous decision surprised the dissenting members", the word "decision" is a:
Common noun
Proper noun
Abstract noun
Collective noun
Correct Answer : Abstract noun
Question : Choose the correct option: Which sentence uses the verb "lie" correctly?
The documents were laying on the table when I arrived.
The documents had lain on the table since morning.
The documents had laid on the table since morning.
The documents were lain on the table when I arrived.
Correct Answer : The documents had lain on the table since morning.
Question : Choose the correct option: In the sentence "What the witness revealed was highly significant", the clause "What the witness revealed" functions as a:
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
Noun clause
Relative adverb clause
Correct Answer : Noun clause
Question : Choose the correct interjection to complete the sentence: ______! We have finally succeeded in securing the contract after months of negotiations.
Alas
Hurrah
Hush
Fie
Correct Answer : Hurrah
Question : Choose the correct option: ______! You have completely misunderstood the implications of the order.
Alas
Fie
Indeed
Bravo
Correct Answer : Fie
Question : Choose the correct tense: By next March, she ______ at the institution for exactly twenty years.
will have been working
will be working
has been working
would have worked
Correct Answer : will have been working
Question : Choose the correct tense: When the investigators questioned him, he claimed that he ______ the documents before leaving the office.
had not seen
has not seen
did not see
would not see
Correct Answer : had not seen
Question : Choose the correct option: If the authorities had responded promptly, the damage ______ considerably less severe.
would be
would have been
will have been
had been
Correct Answer : would have been
Question : Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither the evidence collected at the scene nor the statements of the witnesses provide sufficient grounds for reopening the investigation.
Neither the evidence collected at the scene
nor the statements of the witnesses
provide sufficient grounds
for reopening the investigation
Correct Answer : No error
Question : Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
The jury were unanimous in its verdict.
The jury was unanimous in its verdict.
The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
The jury have been unanimous in its verdict.
Correct Answer : The jury was unanimous in its verdict.
Question : Choose the correct option: The board recommended that no employee ______ access to the confidential records without prior authorisation.
be given
is given
was given
has been given
Correct Answer : be given
Question : Choose the correct passive form: "They had entrusted the entire investigation to an independent agency."
The entire investigation had been entrusted to an independent agency.
The entire investigation was entrusted to an independent agency.
The entire investigation has been entrusted to an independent agency.
The entire investigation had entrusted itself to an independent agency.
Correct Answer : The entire investigation had been entrusted to an independent agency.
Question : Choose the correct indirect form: The researcher said, "I have been studying this phenomenon for more than a decade."
The researcher said that he had been studying that phenomenon for more than a decade.
The researcher said that he has been studying this phenomenon for more than a decade.
The researcher said that he was studying that phenomenon for more than a decade.
The researcher said that he had studied this phenomenon for more than a decade.
Correct Answer : The researcher said that he had been studying that phenomenon for more than a decade.
Question : Choose the option that best improves the sentence: "He is accustomed to work under considerable pressure."
He is accustomed to working under considerable pressure.
He is accustomed for working under considerable pressure.
He has accustomed to work under considerable pressure.
He is accustomed with working under considerable pressure.
Correct Answer : He is accustomed to working under considerable pressure.
Question : Identify the part containing an error: The proposal was rejected not because it was impractical but because it lacked sufficient financial backing.
The proposal was rejected
not because it was impractical
but because it lacked
sufficient financial backing
Correct Answer : No error
Question : Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence: The committee's recommendations were intended to ______ the possibility of similar irregularities occurring in future.
forestall
foster
facilitate
augment
Correct Answer : forestall
Question : Choose the correct option: The word "fast" functions as an adverb in which sentence?
The fast train arrived before noon.
She runs fast despite her age.
He bought a fast car.
The fast response impressed everyone.
Correct Answer : She runs fast despite her age.
Question : Choose the correct option: Which sentence contains a transitive use of the verb?
The baby slept peacefully.
The audience laughed loudly.
The officer examined the documents carefully.
The flowers bloomed in spring.
Correct Answer : The officer examined the documents carefully.
Question : Select the correctly arranged sequence: A. Yet the apparent simplicity of the process is deceptive. B. Scientific discoveries often begin with observations that seem insignificant. C. Considerable experimentation may be required before such observations can be properly understood. D. What eventually appears to be an obvious explanation may therefore conceal years of painstaking research.
B-A-C-D
A-B-D-C
B-C-A-D
C-B-A-D
Correct Answer : B-A-C-D
Question : Select the correctly arranged sequence: A. This is why institutional memory is particularly valuable during periods of rapid change. B. Experienced personnel often possess knowledge that cannot be completely captured in written procedures. C. When such personnel leave, organisations may lose insights that are difficult to reconstruct. D. Formal documentation, although essential, cannot always preserve the practical judgment acquired through experience.
B-D-C-A
D-B-C-A
B-C-D-A
C-B-A-D
Correct Answer : B-C-D-A
Question : Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence: P. can be attributed solely to individual choices Q. the consequences of economic inequality R. because structural conditions often constrain S. the range of choices available to individuals.
Q-P-R-S
P-Q-S-R
Q-R-S-P
R-Q-P-S
Correct Answer : Q-P-R-S
Question : Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence: P. once the underlying assumptions are examined carefully Q. many apparently conflicting arguments R. can be reconciled S. because their disagreement may arise merely from differences in perspective.
Q-R-P-S
R-Q-P-S
Q-P-R-S
P-Q-R-S
Correct Answer : Q-R-P-S
Question : Read the passage and answer the question: "Public institutions are often evaluated by the efficiency of their procedures. Efficiency, however, is only one dimension of institutional performance. A procedure may be efficient yet produce inequitable outcomes if it ignores the circumstances of those affected by it. Consequently, sound administration requires both procedural effectiveness and sensitivity to substantive fairness." Which of the following best captures the central idea?
Institutional efficiency is irrelevant to sound administration.
Procedural efficiency alone is insufficient to ensure fair institutional outcomes.
Fair outcomes can be achieved only by abandoning established procedures.
Public institutions should prioritise fairness regardless of administrative efficiency.
Correct Answer : Procedural efficiency alone is insufficient to ensure fair institutional outcomes.
Question : Read the passage and answer the question: "Memory is not a literal recording of experience. Each act of remembering involves reconstruction, influenced by later information, expectations and emotional states. This does not mean that memories are necessarily false; rather, their accuracy can vary, and confidence in a memory is not always a reliable indicator of its correctness." What does the passage primarily suggest?
All human memories are fundamentally false.
Highly confident memories are always accurate.
Memory involves reconstruction and confidence does not necessarily guarantee accuracy.
Emotional experiences are never retained accurately.
Correct Answer : Memory involves reconstruction and confidence does not necessarily guarantee accuracy.
Question : Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: The new evidence was ______ with the account previously given by the principal witness, thereby weakening the prosecution's case.
consonant
congruent
inconsistent
analogous
Correct Answer : inconsistent
Question : Choose the correct option: The word "principal" in "The principal objective of the investigation was to establish accountability" is a/an:
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Correct Answer : Adjective
Question : Choose the correctly spelt word.
Accomodation
Accommodation
Acommodation
Accommmodation
Correct Answer : Accommodation
Question : Choose the most appropriate one-word substitution for: "A person who is incapable of making a decision because they cannot choose between alternatives."
Indecisive
Vacillating
Equivocator
Ambivalent
Correct Answer : Vacillating
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to carry coals to Newcastle".
To undertake a task that is unnecessary because something is already plentiful there
To transport goods through a dangerous route
To perform a difficult task with inadequate resources
To profit from an apparently unproductive undertaking
Correct Answer : To undertake a task that is unnecessary because something is already plentiful there