Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, out of the given group of words, choose the mis-spelt one.
Q1.
(a) Pococurante
(b) Succedanium
(c) Surveillance
(d) Vengeance
Q2.
(a) Demitaise
(b) Conscientious
(c) Chauffeur
(d) Antediluvian
Q3.
(a) Logorrhea
(b) Chramatistic
(c) Transept
(d) Semaphore
Q4.
(a) Idiosyncrasy
(b) Milquitoast
(c) Ursprache
(d) Perceive
Q5.
(a) Pharoah
(b) Harass
(c) Maintenance
(d) Occurred
Directions (6-10): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q6. __________ business, a merger is a combination of two or more corporations under one management.
(a) At
(b) In
(c) The
(d) On
Q7. A __________ firms are having trouble with industrial relations.
(a) Considerable amount of
(b) Great deal of
(c) Large part of
(d) Great many
Q8. He was frightened __________.
(a) To be killed
(b) To being killed
(c) For being killed
(d) Of being killed
Q9. Capitalist society __________ profit as a valued goal.
(a) Which regards
(b) Regarding
(c) Regards
(d) Was regarded
Q10. __________ the rainfall was adequate this year, the mango trees still did not produce a high yield.
(a) Since
(b) Although
(c) Due to
(d) In spite of
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct selling is Succedaneum
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Correct selling is Demitasse.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct selling is Chrematistic.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct selling is Milquetoast.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Correct selling is Pharaoh.
S6.Ans.(b)
Sol. (preposition ‘in’ is appropriate here)
S7.Ans.(d)
Sol. (“a great many” is correct phrase. it means a lot of numbers)
S8.Ans.(d)
Sol. (‘frightened + of’ preposition is correct )
S9.Ans.(c)
Sol. (Regards – present simple form of the verb will be used in this context)
S10.Ans.(b)
Sol. (Although shows contradiction in expression, hence correctly used in this context)
