Basic English for All Exams

1.To lead somebody to do something:

• (A)Persuade
• (B) Placate
• (C) Persecute
• (D) Perpend

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Persuade

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2. Phrasal verb: To shrug one's shoulders:

• (A)to deny
• (B) to approve
• (C)to wash one's hands
• (D) to show disapproval

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to show disapproval

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3. It is high time that we ............ the place. (Police constable previous exam solved paper 2008)

• (A) leave
• (B) left
• (C) have left
• (D) had left

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left

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4.Use of Collective noun : Fish (deputy-collector-exam-april-2011)

• (A) school of fishes
• (B) Flock of fishes
• (C) herd of fishes
• (D) pool of fishes

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school of fishes

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5. The snake crawled .............. its hole. (Police constable previous exam solved paper 2008)

• (A) into
• (B)in
• (C) under
• (D) by

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into

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6. Hundred rupees _______ enough for the taxi fare. (Secretariat Assistant Auditor 2013 solved paper)

• (A)is
• (B) are
• (C)has
• (D) have

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is

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7. An event that will happen soon : (Secretariat Assistant Exam Preliminary 2004 solved paper)

• (A) imminent
• (B) Damnsure
• (C)Immense
• (D) Immutable

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imminent

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8.Abortive is the synonym of ............. (Fireman Trainee Fire and Rescue Services solved paper 3-2010)

• (A) futile
• (B) fertile
• (C) cute
• (D) curtail

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futile

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9.Always be ............. (Fireman Trainee Fire and Rescue Services solved paper 3-2010)

• (A)honesty
• (B) honest
• (C) honestly
• (D) to honest

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honest

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10.The antonym of “bold” is : (KSRTC Reserve Conductor exam 2008)

• (A) stupid
• (B) strong
• (C) rigid
• (D) timid

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