Q1161.Identify the sentence with the INCORRECT usage of adverb.
- AThe coffee tasted very bitter to him.
- BThomas seldomly takes time off work, even when necessary.
- CThey will soon finish the project, despite the delays.
- DNancy had completely forgotten about the meeting.
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Concept: Some words are already adverbs and never take -ly.
- 'Seldom' (= rarely) is an adverb of frequency; 'seldomly' is non-standard.
- Correct: Thomas seldom takes time off work.
- Very (bitter), soon (finish), completely (forgotten) are used correctly.
Yaad rakhein: Seldom, often, soon, fast, hard – no -ly needed.
Answer: (B) Thomas seldomly takes time off work, even when necessary.
अवधारणा: कुछ शब्द स्वयं Adverb होते हैं, उनमें -ly नहीं लगता।
- 'Seldom' (= कभी-कभार) आवृत्ति सूचक Adverb है; 'seldomly' अशुद्ध है।
- सही: Thomas seldom takes time off work.
- बाकी वाक्यों में very, soon, completely का प्रयोग सही है।
याद रखें: Seldom, often, soon, fast, hard – इनमें -ly नहीं।
उत्तर: (B) Thomas seldomly takes time off work, even when necessary.
Q1162.Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The new software update includes several enhancments to improve performance.
- APerformance
- BEnhancments
- CUpdate
- DSoftware
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Concept: Before a consonant suffix like -ment, the silent final -e of the verb stays.
- enhance + ment = enhancement
- 'enhancments' misses the e.
- Performance, update, software are spelt correctly.
Yaad rakhein: Similar: manage → management, achieve → achievement (exception: argue → argument).
Answer: (B) Enhancments
अवधारणा: -ment जैसे व्यंजन से शुरू होने वाले suffix से पहले क्रिया का अंतिम -e बना रहता है।
- enhance + ment = enhancement
- 'enhancments' में e छूट गया है।
- Performance, update, software सही हैं।
याद रखें: manage → management, achieve → achievement (अपवाद: argue → argument)।
उत्तर: (B) Enhancments
Q1163.Fill in the blank with the most suitable collocation.
She asthma all her life.
- Ahas suffered
- Bsuffered to
- Cis suffering in
- Dhas suffered from
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Concept: Illness takes the fixed preposition 'from' after 'suffer'.
- suffer from asthma / fever / diabetes
- 'All her life' (till now) → present perfect 'has suffered'.
- So: She has suffered from asthma all her life.
Trick: Disease → 'suffer from'; 'suffer to' and 'suffer in' are wrong.
Answer: (D) has suffered from
अवधारणा: बीमारी के साथ 'suffer' के बाद 'from' आता है।
- suffer from asthma / fever
- 'All her life' (अब तक) → present perfect 'has suffered'
- सही वाक्य: She has suffered from asthma all her life.
ट्रिक: रोग → 'suffer from'; 'suffer to', 'suffer in' गलत।
उत्तर: (D) has suffered from
Q1164.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bracketed word to fill in the blank.
No child should be exposed to violence, abuse or (neglect).
- Afeel
- Battend
- Cforgive
- Dappear
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Concept: Neglect = fail to take care of.
- Opposite = give care / look after = attend (to).
- Feel, forgive, appear do not mean 'care for'.
Yaad rakhein: Neglect ↔ attend/care; negligent ↔ attentive.
Answer: (B) attend
अवधारणा: Neglect = देखभाल न करना, उपेक्षा।
- विपरीत = ध्यान देना / देखभाल करना = attend
- Feel, forgive, appear का अर्थ देखभाल नहीं है।
याद रखें: Neglect ↔ attend; negligent ↔ attentive
उत्तर: (B) attend
Q1165.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Gorge
- ACanyon
- BYacht
- CAside
- DStorm
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Concept: Gorge (noun) = deep narrow valley with steep sides.
- Canyon = deep valley with steep cliffs → same meaning.
- Yacht = boat; aside = to one side; storm = bad weather.
Yaad rakhein: As a verb, 'gorge' means to eat greedily – don't get confused.
Answer: (A) Canyon
अवधारणा: Gorge (संज्ञा) = खड़ी दीवारों वाली गहरी, संकरी घाटी (महाखड्ड)।
- Canyon = खड़ी चट्टानों वाली गहरी घाटी → समान अर्थ।
- Yacht = नाव; aside = एक ओर; storm = तूफ़ान।
याद रखें: क्रिया के रूप में 'gorge' = ठूँस-ठूँसकर खाना।
उत्तर: (A) Canyon
Q1166.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The old library had (1) shelves, (2) books and (3) corners, where students could study in peace, surrounded by historical knowledge.
- A(1) quiet; (2) dusty; (3) towering
- B(1) dusty; (2) quiet; (3) towering
- C(1) towering; (2) quiet; (3) dusty
- D(1) towering; (2) dusty; (3) quiet
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Concept: Match each adjective with the noun it naturally describes.
- Shelves are tall → towering shelves
- Old books collect dust → dusty books
- Study in peace → quiet corners
Trick: Start with the surest clue ('study in peace' → quiet in blank 3) – only (D) has it.
Answer: (D) (1) towering; (2) dusty; (3) quiet
अवधारणा: हर विशेषण को उसकी उपयुक्त संज्ञा से मिलाएँ।
- ऊँची अलमारियाँ → towering shelves
- पुरानी किताबों पर धूल → dusty books
- शांति से पढ़ाई → quiet corners
ट्रिक: सबसे पक्का संकेत 'study in peace' → तीसरे रिक्त में quiet – केवल (D)।
उत्तर: (D) (1) towering; (2) dusty; (3) quiet
Q1167.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
I thanked God for enabling me to save the child's life and feared about my school principal would accept my reason for coming late to school.
- Awondered whether my
- Bdisgusted as if
- Csurprised though my
- Dshocked if my
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Concept: An uncertain yes/no idea is introduced by 'whether'.
- 'Feared about my principal would accept' is ungrammatical.
- The writer was unsure if the principal would accept → 'wondered whether my school principal would accept…'
- Disgusted / surprised / shocked change the meaning and lack proper linking.
Trick: Doubt + clause → wonder whether / wonder if.
Answer: (A) wondered whether my
अवधारणा: अनिश्चितता (हाँ/ना) वाला विचार 'whether' से जुड़ता है।
- 'Feared about my principal would accept' व्याकरण की दृष्टि से गलत है।
- लेखक को संदेह था कि प्रधानाचार्य मानेंगे या नहीं → 'wondered whether my…'
- Disgusted, surprised, shocked अर्थ बदल देते हैं।
ट्रिक: संदेह + उपवाक्य → wonder whether / wonder if
उत्तर: (A) wondered whether my
Q1168.The given sentence is divided into four segments. Select the option that has the segment with an adverbial usage error.
Teacher Sophia / told the class, / "Henry beautiful / finished his homework."
- Afinished his homework."
- BTeacher Sophia
- C"Henry beautiful
- Dtold the class,
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Concept: A word telling 'how' an action is done must be an adverb.
- 'Beautiful' modifies the verb 'finished' → needs adverb 'beautifully'.
- Correct: Henry beautifully finished his homework.
Trick: Ask 'how did he finish?' – answer is an -ly adverb.
Answer: (C) "Henry beautiful
अवधारणा: क्रिया 'कैसे' हुई बताने वाला शब्द Adverb होना चाहिए।
- 'Beautiful' क्रिया 'finished' को बता रहा है → 'beautifully' चाहिए।
- सही: Henry beautifully finished his homework.
ट्रिक: प्रश्न पूछें 'कैसे पूरा किया?' – उत्तर -ly वाला Adverb होगा।
उत्तर: (C) "Henry beautiful
Q1169.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
It was extremely difficult for me to suppress my anger.
- ARelease
- BHarass
- CPraise
- DReward
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Concept: Suppress = hold back / keep in (a feeling).
- Opposite = let out = release.
- Harass, praise, reward relate to treating others.
Yaad rakhein: Suppress ↔ release / express; repress is a synonym.
Answer: (A) Release
अवधारणा: Suppress = दबाना, रोककर रखना (भावना)।
- विपरीत = बाहर निकालना = release
- Harass, praise, reward दूसरों के साथ व्यवहार से जुड़े हैं।
याद रखें: Suppress ↔ release/express; repress इसका पर्यायवाची है।
उत्तर: (A) Release
Q1170.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- ANation
- BAlmighty
- CRefer
- DPreffer
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Concept: The base word has a single consonant; doubling happens only with some suffixes.
- Correct: prefer (one f)
- Doubling only in preferred, preferring (stress on last syllable).
- Nation, Almighty, Refer are correct.
Yaad rakhein: But 'preference' keeps one r – stress moves to the first syllable.
Answer: (D) Preffer
अवधारणा: मूल शब्द में एक ही व्यंजन होता है; कुछ suffix लगने पर ही दोहराव होता है।
- सही: prefer (एक f)
- preferred, preferring में r दोहरा होता है।
- Nation, Almighty, Refer सही हैं।
याद रखें: 'preference' में एक r ही रहता है।
उत्तर: (D) Preffer
Q1171.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In the present situation, teachers not only face criticism, but are also for their innovative teaching methodologies.
- Acommended
- Bapplauded
- Capproved
- Dderided
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Concept: 'Not only…but also' adds an idea of the same tone.
- First part is negative: 'face criticism'.
- So the blank needs a negative word: derided = mocked.
- Commended, applauded, approved are all positive – and three similar words can't all be right.
Trick: If three options mean the same, the odd one is usually the answer.
Answer: (D) derided
अवधारणा: 'Not only…but also' एक ही भाव के दो विचार जोड़ता है।
- पहला भाग नकारात्मक है: 'face criticism'।
- अतः रिक्त में नकारात्मक शब्द: derided = उपहास किया गया।
- Commended, applauded, approved सकारात्मक हैं।
ट्रिक: तीन विकल्पों का अर्थ समान हो तो अलग वाला प्रायः उत्तर होता है।
उत्तर: (D) derided
Q1172.Fill in the blank with the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets.
In this (endeavour) he met with vigorous opponents.
- Adesign
- Bforce
- Cinactivity
- Dbusiness
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Concept: Endeavour = a serious effort or attempt.
- Opposite = no effort = inactivity.
- Design (plan), force (power), business (work) are not opposites.
Yaad rakhein: Endeavour ≈ effort, attempt, venture; ↔ inactivity, idleness.
Answer: (C) inactivity
अवधारणा: Endeavour = गंभीर प्रयास।
- विपरीत = प्रयास का अभाव = inactivity (निष्क्रियता)
- Design, force, business विपरीत नहीं हैं।
याद रखें: Endeavour ≈ effort, attempt; ↔ inactivity, idleness
उत्तर: (C) inactivity
Q1173.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Enraged
- AFurious
- BSharp
- CJealous
- DSynthetic
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Concept: Enraged = filled with rage, very angry.
- Furious = extremely angry → synonym.
- Sharp, jealous, synthetic do not mean angry.
Yaad rakhein: Other synonyms: livid, irate, incensed, fuming.
Answer: (A) Furious
अवधारणा: Enraged = अत्यधिक क्रोधित।
- Furious = बहुत गुस्से में → पर्यायवाची
- Sharp, jealous, synthetic का अर्थ गुस्सा नहीं है।
याद रखें: अन्य पर्यायवाची: livid, irate, incensed, fuming
उत्तर: (A) Furious
Q1174.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
advice you gave me was very useful for solving the issue.
- AThe
- BA piece
- CAn
- DA
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Concept: Uncountable nouns never take 'a/an'; a specific one takes 'the'.
- 'Advice' is uncountable → (C) An and (D) A are out.
- 'Advice you gave me' is specific → The advice.
- 'A piece' needs 'of' (a piece of advice).
Trick: Advice, information, luggage, furniture – no 'a/an'.
Answer: (A) The
अवधारणा: अगणनीय संज्ञा के साथ 'a/an' नहीं; विशेष संदर्भ में 'the'।
- 'Advice' अगणनीय है → An और A हटाएँ।
- 'advice you gave me' विशिष्ट है → The advice
- 'A piece' के बाद 'of' चाहिए।
ट्रिक: Advice, information, luggage, furniture के साथ 'a/an' नहीं।
उत्तर: (A) The
Q1175.Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
The hotel's spacious rooms and convenient location for our family vacation perfectly.
- Afit of rage
- Bfit to kill
- Cfit to be tied
- Dfit the bill
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Concept: Fit the bill = be exactly suitable.
- Spacious rooms + good location suited the vacation → fit the bill.
- Fit of rage = burst of anger; fit to kill = dressed flashily; fit to be tied = very angry.
Yaad rakhein: Sentence ends with 'perfectly' → look for 'suitable' meaning.
Answer: (D) fit the bill
अवधारणा: Fit the bill = पूरी तरह उपयुक्त होना।
- बड़े कमरे और अच्छी लोकेशन छुट्टी के लिए उपयुक्त → fit the bill
- Fit of rage = क्रोध का दौरा; fit to kill = भड़कीले कपड़े; fit to be tied = बहुत गुस्सा।
याद रखें: 'perfectly' शब्द 'उपयुक्त' अर्थ की ओर संकेत करता है।
उत्तर: (D) fit the bill
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Excessive gaming can negatively impact both (76) and physical health, especially among young people. Social media frequently exposes users to (77)
content, which may influence their behaviour. However, the extent of this effect has not been widely studied. In this study, 25 young (78) (average age 21.5) who played online games casually were examined. Participants reported their gaming desire after being exposed to gaming-related content on social media. An implicit association test (IAT) was also conducted to measure their implicit attitudes toward this content. Additionally, the relationship between these attitudes and psychological factors, such as personality traits and impulsiveness, was investigated. The results showed that participants had a stronger gaming desire when exposed to gaming cues as compared to (79) content. They also had a positive implicit attitude towards gaming content. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism were (80) to correlate with greater explicit gaming desire.
Q1176.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (76).
- Aemotions
- Bsociety
- Ccognition
- Dmental
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Concept: 'Both … and' joins two parallel words.
- Second item = physical (adjective) health.
- First must also be an adjective → mental health.
- Emotions, society, cognition are nouns.
Trick: 'Mental and physical health' is a fixed pair.
Answer: (D) mental
अवधारणा: 'Both … and' दो समान प्रकार के शब्द जोड़ता है।
- दूसरा शब्द physical (विशेषण) है।
- पहला भी विशेषण → mental health
- Emotions, society, cognition संज्ञाएँ हैं।
ट्रिक: 'Mental and physical health' प्रचलित जोड़ी है।
उत्तर: (D) mental
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Excessive gaming can negatively impact both (76) and physical health, especially among young people. Social media frequently exposes users to (77)
content, which may influence their behaviour. However, the extent of this effect has not been widely studied. In this study, 25 young (78) (average age 21.5) who played online games casually were examined. Participants reported their gaming desire after being exposed to gaming-related content on social media. An implicit association test (IAT) was also conducted to measure their implicit attitudes toward this content. Additionally, the relationship between these attitudes and psychological factors, such as personality traits and impulsiveness, was investigated. The results showed that participants had a stronger gaming desire when exposed to gaming cues as compared to (79) content. They also had a positive implicit attitude towards gaming content. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism were (80) to correlate with greater explicit gaming desire.
Q1177.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (77).
- Anews
- Badvertising
- Cgaming-related
- Deducational
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Concept: Use clues from later sentences of the passage.
- The passage is about gaming desire from social media.
- It later says participants saw 'gaming-related content on social media'.
- So: gaming-related content.
Trick: In cloze tests, the answer word often reappears later in the passage.
Answer: (C) gaming-related
अवधारणा: अनुच्छेद के आगे के वाक्यों से संकेत लें।
- विषय: सोशल मीडिया से गेमिंग की इच्छा।
- आगे लिखा है – 'gaming-related content on social media'।
- अतः gaming-related content
ट्रिक: क्लोज़ टेस्ट में उत्तर वाला शब्द अक्सर आगे दोबारा आता है।
उत्तर: (C) gaming-related
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Excessive gaming can negatively impact both (76) and physical health, especially among young people. Social media frequently exposes users to (77)
content, which may influence their behaviour. However, the extent of this effect has not been widely studied. In this study, 25 young (78) (average age 21.5) who played online games casually were examined. Participants reported their gaming desire after being exposed to gaming-related content on social media. An implicit association test (IAT) was also conducted to measure their implicit attitudes toward this content. Additionally, the relationship between these attitudes and psychological factors, such as personality traits and impulsiveness, was investigated. The results showed that participants had a stronger gaming desire when exposed to gaming cues as compared to (79) content. They also had a positive implicit attitude towards gaming content. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism were (80) to correlate with greater explicit gaming desire.
Q1178.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (78).
- Aminors
- Bteenagers
- Cchildren
- Dadults
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Concept: Choose the word matching the given age.
- Average age 21.5 → they are adults ('young adults').
- Minors, teenagers, children are under 18/20.
Trick: Teen = 13–19; 21.5 rules out every option except adults.
Answer: (D) adults
अवधारणा: दी गई आयु से मेल खाता शब्द चुनें।
- औसत आयु 21.5 → adults ('young adults')
- Minors, teenagers, children 18/20 से कम आयु के।
ट्रिक: Teen = 13–19 वर्ष; 21.5 वर्ष वाले adults हैं।
उत्तर: (D) adults
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Excessive gaming can negatively impact both (76) and physical health, especially among young people. Social media frequently exposes users to (77)
content, which may influence their behaviour. However, the extent of this effect has not been widely studied. In this study, 25 young (78) (average age 21.5) who played online games casually were examined. Participants reported their gaming desire after being exposed to gaming-related content on social media. An implicit association test (IAT) was also conducted to measure their implicit attitudes toward this content. Additionally, the relationship between these attitudes and psychological factors, such as personality traits and impulsiveness, was investigated. The results showed that participants had a stronger gaming desire when exposed to gaming cues as compared to (79) content. They also had a positive implicit attitude towards gaming content. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism were (80) to correlate with greater explicit gaming desire.
Q1179.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (79).
- Anegativity
- Bneutral
- Cgaming
- Dpositivity
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Concept: A comparison needs a control: content without gaming cues.
- 'Gaming cues as compared to ___ content' → content with no bias = neutral.
- An adjective is needed before 'content'; negativity/positivity are nouns.
Trick: In experiments, 'neutral' stimulus is the usual comparison group.
Answer: (B) neutral
अवधारणा: तुलना के लिए ऐसी सामग्री चाहिए जिसमें गेमिंग संकेत न हों।
- 'gaming cues as compared to ___ content' → बिना झुकाव वाली = neutral
- 'content' से पहले विशेषण चाहिए; negativity/positivity संज्ञाएँ हैं।
ट्रिक: प्रयोगों में तुलना के लिए 'neutral' सामग्री ली जाती है।
उत्तर: (B) neutral
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Excessive gaming can negatively impact both (76) and physical health, especially among young people. Social media frequently exposes users to (77)
content, which may influence their behaviour. However, the extent of this effect has not been widely studied. In this study, 25 young (78) (average age 21.5) who played online games casually were examined. Participants reported their gaming desire after being exposed to gaming-related content on social media. An implicit association test (IAT) was also conducted to measure their implicit attitudes toward this content. Additionally, the relationship between these attitudes and psychological factors, such as personality traits and impulsiveness, was investigated. The results showed that participants had a stronger gaming desire when exposed to gaming cues as compared to (79) content. They also had a positive implicit attitude towards gaming content. Moreover, higher levels of neuroticism were (80) to correlate with greater explicit gaming desire.
Q1180.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (80).
- Afounded
- Bfound
- Cfind
- Dfinds
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Concept: Passive voice = be + past participle (V3).
- 'were ___ to correlate' → V3 of find = found.
- Founded = V3 of 'found' (to establish) – different meaning.
- Find/finds cannot follow 'were'.
Trick: Find–found–found vs found–founded–founded: don't mix them.
Answer: (B) found
अवधारणा: Passive voice = be + V3।
- 'were ___ to correlate' → find का V3 = found
- Founded = 'found' (स्थापना करना) का V3 – अलग अर्थ।
- 'were' के बाद find/finds नहीं आ सकते।
ट्रिक: Find–found–found और found–founded–founded को न मिलाएँ।
उत्तर: (B) found