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In the following question, a sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

With the changing times, most of the students have become business like they are ......... and want to take only those courses which they find rewarding.

• idealistic

• pragmatic

• enthusiastic

• partial

In the following question, a sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

1.  John's at ............. institute studying French.

2.  They're building ................school at the end of our street.

3.  Do they live in ...............United Kingdom or somewhere else?

• a, the, an

• the, a, an

• an, a, the

• the, an, a

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Parismony

• Expenditure

• Bankruptcy

• Bribery

• Miserliness

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Tribulation

• Palpitation

• Suffering

• Weakness

• Stimulation

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

The Prime Minister goes on the ramparts of the Red Fort to hoist the National Flag.

• rompway

• staircase

• parapet

• scaffold

In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

Lunacy

• Sanity

• Stupidity

• Sensibility

• Insanity

In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

Obtuse

• Sharp witted

• Transparent

• Timid

• Blunt

In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

Inadvertently

• Secretly

• Accidentally

• Completely

• Deliberately

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

What egged you on to become a social worker?

• urged

• dampened

• hindered

• discouraged

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Many politicians in India are not fit to hold a candle to Mahatma Gandhi.

• superior

• equal

• inferior

• indifferent