Mock Test of 30 Important Previous English Questions LDC Main / Degree Level Prelims

LDC Main / Degree Level Prelims Mock Test of Previous 30 ENGLISH Questions

1. Rani says “I am very fine” (Change into indirect speech):  

A) Rani said that she was very fine

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B) Rani says that she was very fine

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C) Rani said that she is very fine

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D) Rani says that she is very fine

2. The plural of ‘Brother-in-law’:

A) Brothers-in-law

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B) Brother-in-laws

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C) Brothers-in-laws

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D) Brother-in-law

3. The landlord thought that he could keep his tenants in perpetual bondage. ‘Bondage’ means:

A) Obedience

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B) Friendship

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C) Slavery

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D) Trustworthy

4. His father advised Raj ____ use soft drinks.

A) do not

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B) not

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C) should not

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D) not to

5. I am vexed ____ him about what he has done.

A) at

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B) in

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C) with

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D) on

6. Actions speak ____.

A) louder than words

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B) your character

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C) your quality

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D) who you are

7. I fell out of bed ____ I was asleep.

A) during

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B) while

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C) for

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D) None of these

8. It is a big factory. Five hundred people ____ (employ) there. (Use the correct form of the given verb)

A) has employed

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B) has being employed

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C) is employed

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D) are employed

9. A word or phrase or sentence that reads alike backward and forward (eg.Malayalam):

A) Palindrome

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B) Homophone

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C) Pangram

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D) Homonym

10. Incapable of doing wrong:

A) Implacable

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B) Impeccable

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C) Impregnable

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D) Impenetrable

11. We asked the explanation as some of his remarks were equivocal. (select the word which conveys almost the same meaning as underlined word.)

A) Uncompromising

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B) Irritating

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C) Capable of carrying more than one meaning.

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D) Violent

12. Water boils ____ 100 degree Celsius.

A) by

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B) with

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C) in

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D) at

13. I don’t remember ____ about the accident.

A) something

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B) anything

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C) nothing

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D) None of these

14. Sugar is sold four rupees ___ kilo.

A) the

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B) an

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C) a

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D) None of these

15. By the end of this year Anu ____ a student in this school for six years.

A) will have been

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B) have been

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C) has been

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D) will be

16. There has been an increase ____ the amount of traffic using this road.

A) for

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B) in

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C) with

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D) by

17. We paid for the flights _______ cash.

A) for

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B) on

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C) at

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D) in

18. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘ENVIOUS’:

A) Jealous

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B) Resentful

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C) Angry

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D) Bitter

19. The station platform was crowded ____ people waiting for the train.

A) that

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B) with

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C) about

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D) over

20. The antonym of ‘Fair’ is:

A) Fat

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B) Foolish

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C) Foul

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D) False

21. If I _____ what a bad driver you were I would not have come with you.

A) had realized

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B) realize

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C) would have realized

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D) realized

22. I ____ cities (Use present simple of ‘like’):

A) liked

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B) have liked

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C) like

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D) likes

23. Birds of a ____flock together.

A) colour

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B) feather

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C) nest

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D) family

24. Napoleon won his laurels in the Battle of Waterloo. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase underlined)

A) Surrendered to his opponents

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B) Defeated the enemies

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C) Adopted aggressive attitude

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D) Acquired distinction

25. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘SHIELD’:

A) Shelter

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B) Protect

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C) Restrain

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D) Stop

26. Pick out the word or phrase nearest in meaning to the given word: RANSACK

A) Search thoroughly

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B) Run wild

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C) Walk with a pack

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D) Raze

27. I disapprove ___ your way of working, and must therefore dispense with your service.

A) of

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B) with

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C) by

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D) on

28. ‘Sobriquet’ means:

A) A death blow

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B) Enjoyable journey

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C) A nick name

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D) In good faith

29. A chain is only as strong as its ____link.

A) strongest

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B) weakest

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C) farthest

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D) first

30. Select the correctly spelt word:

A) Arithametic

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B) Arithmatic

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C) Arithematic

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D) Arithmetic

OUT of 30, Your Score is