ENGLISH QUIZ FOR 6th OCTOBER 2017

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ENGLISH QUIZ

DIRECTIONS [Q1 to Q15] :Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the words or sentence.

Q1. A person suffering from nervous break down.

  1. lunatic
  2. mongrel
  3. neurotic
  4. eccentric

 

Q2. Too much official formality.

  1. delayed
  2. formality
  3. red tapism
  4. officiousness

 

Q3. A job without salary.

  1. amateur
  2. voluntary
  3. free service
  4. honorary

 

Q4. An insect with many legs is called

  1. mammal
  2. centipede
  3. vertebrate
  4. herbivorous

 

Q5. Physical features of an area.

  1. sociology
  2. contour
  3. topography
  4. geography

 

Q6. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others.

  1. elite
  2. intellectual
  3. highbrow
  4. aristocrat

 

Q7. A person having the same name as another.

  1. namesake
  2. colleague
  3. nickname
  4. absconder

 

Q8. A speech given at the opening of a ceremony.

  1. thanks
  2. prelude
  3. inaugural
  4. welcome

 

Q9. That which can be carried.

  1. edible
  2. potable
  3. portable
  4. bearable

 

Q10. A speech made to oneself.

  1. speech
  2. dialogue
  3. soliloquy
  4. intercourse

 

Q11. Born of unmarried parents.

  1. adopted
  2. orphan
  3. illegitimate
  4. legitimate

 

Q12. One for whom the whole world is one’s home.

  1. tourist
  2. cosmopolitan
  3. humanitarian
  4. international

 

Q13. Decision that cannot be taken back.

  1. rigid
  2. brief
  3. order
  4. irrevocable

 

Q14. A person who is appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.

  1. arbitrator
  2. judge
  3. advocate
  4. barrister

 

Q15. A figure with more than four angles or sides.

  1. octagon
  2. pentagon
  3. polygon
  4. parallelogram

 

DIRECTIONS [Q16 to Q20]: Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the key word.

Q16. Minimum

  1. Little
  2. Lowest
  3. Minimal
  4. Meagre

 

Q17. Concise

  1. Small
  2. Brief
  3. Solid
  4. Strong

 

Q18. Triumph

  1. Gain
  2. Joy
  3. Excitement
  4. Victory

 

Q19. False

  1. Incorrect
  2. Defective
  3. Inaccurate
  4. Untrue

 

Q20. Dissolute

  1. Honest
  2. Immoral
  3. Repulsive
  4. Distant

 

-:ANSWERS:-

1ANSWER:C

2ANSWER:C

3ANSWER:D

4ANSWER:B

5ANSWER:C

6ANSWER:C

7ANSWER:A

8ANSWER:C

9ANSWER:C

10ANSWER:C

11ANSWER:C

12ANSWER:B

13ANSWER:D

14ANSWER:A

15ANSWER:C

16ANSWER:C

17ANSWER:B

18ANSWER:D

19ANSWER:D

20ANSWER:B