GENERAL ENGLISH

1. That which cannot be changed

a. unchanged

b. irrevocable

c. revocable

d.changeless

Ans: b

2. One who walks in sleep is called a-

1. ignorant
2. neomatic
3. dreamer
4. somnambulist

Ans: d

3. An address poem is called-

1. elegy
2. ode
3. epic
4. sonnet

Ans: b

4. A line of persons waiting-

1. queue
2. passenger
3. gathering
4. masses

Ans: a

5. Ordinary and common place remarks-

a. platitude

b. humour

c. satire

d. examples

Ans: a

6. A word no longer in use is called

1. ancient
2. out dated
3. obsolete
4. non existent

Ans: c

7. One who is at home in all countries-

1. metropolitan
2. consmopolitan
3. universal
4. international

Ans: b

8. To throw light on something difficule-

1. ellucidatae
2. expand
3. amplify
4. explain

Ans: a

9. A remedy for all disease is called-

1. a medicia
2. cure
3. remedia
4. penancea

Ans: a

10. Government by one man is called-

1. aristocracy
2. democracy
3. monarcy
4. autocracy

Ans:d

11. One who keeps guard is known as a

1. gate keeper
2. soldier
3. watchman
4. policeman

Ans: c

12. That which cannot be understood-

1. intelligible
2. unintelligible
3. infallible
4. incorrigible

Ans: b

13. The act of speaking through one’s thoughts when alone-

1. dislocation
2. dialogue
3. monologue
4. soliloquy

Ans: d

14. Anything that destroys the effect of poison-

1. preserver
2. saver
3. antidote
4. poison-free

Ans: c

15. Nations engaged in war are known as-

1. mongers
2. enemies
3. neutrals
4. belligerents

Ans: d

16. A style that is full of words is known as –

1. complicated
2. elegant
3. verbose
4. bombastic

Ans: c

17. A medicine that induces sleep is known as –

a. poppy

b. opium

c. narcotic

d. poison

Ans: c

18. Science of the study of old age is called –

1. genetics
2. gerontology
3. anthropology
4. exobiology

Ans: b

19. A disease which ends in death is known-

1. dancer
2. fatal
3. deadly
4. life-suck

Ans: b

20. That which does not bear the name of the writer –

1. nameless
2. unknown
3. posthumous
4. anonymous

Ans: d

21. The art practiced by statement is called –

1. statesmanship
2. view point
3. diplomacy
4. politics

Ans: c

22. A long narrative poem is known as an –

1. a epic
2. epilogue
3. ode
4. elegy

Ans: a

23. The practice of having more than one husband at a time is –

1. polyandry
2. biandry
3. polygamy
4. bigamy

24. One who is insensible of kind thought is known as –

1. inconsiderate
2. unkind
3. callous
4. unsympathetic

Ans: c

25. A room for storing grains is known as-

1. store
2. go down granary
3. warehouse
4. granary

Ans: d

26. Property inherited from one’s father is called

1. A matrimony
2. Patrimony
3. Legacy
4. Ancestry

Ans: b

27. A government carried on through officers is called

1. bureaucracy
2. autocracy
3. democracy
4. theocracy

Ans: a

28. That which does not catch fire easily is called-

1. combustible
2. flammable
3. inflammable
4. unflammable

Ans: c

29. A style in which a writer seeks to display his knowledge is known as –

1. extravagant
2. superficial
3. pedantic
4. showy

Ans: c

30. Money paid to employees on retirement is called –

1. gratuity
2. deposit
3. pension
4. advance

Ans: a

31. To make the facts known is called –

1. message
2. news
3. information
4. intimation

Ans: d