Q76. Bees are kept in
(1) An apiary
(2) A nursery
(3) An aquarium
(4) A pantry
Q77. The idiom ‘green-eyed monster’ means
(1) To be angry
(2) To be sick
(3) To be blind
(4) To be jealous
Q78. Select the sentence in which the article has been wrongly used.
(1) A pupil should obey his teacher.
(2) Twelve inches make a foot.
(3) He is a European.
(4) He is a M.A.
Q79. Pick the correct question tag from the options.
People shouldn’t drink and drive,
(1) isn’t it?
(2) should not they?
(3) shall they?
(4) should they?
Q80. Point out the part that has an error in the sentence.
You are learning English/for the last one
A B
year/but you show/no improvement at all.
C D
(1) C
(2) B
(3) D
(4) A
Q81. “To chew the cud’ correctly means
(1) To meditate.
(2) To die on duty
(3) To inculcate virtues
(4) Contrive against someone
Q82. Complete the following sentence with most appropriate choice.
He was very much ashamed ____________his mischief.’
(1) with
(2) of
(3) over
(4) for
Q83. Complete the following sentence with appropriate choice.
‘_______he stood first, he would have gone to America.
(1) Have
(2) Had
(3) Anyways
(4) If
Q84. Fill in the blank.
‘Of the sword and pen the ________is more powerful.”
(1) latter
(2) later
(3) last
(4) last one
Q85. Which prefix can be used with the following words?
behave, guide, use
(1) mis
(2) dis
(3) re
(4) in
Read the following passage and answer the questions from 86 to 90 based on it.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, It is the busiest man who has time to spare.’ Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An our will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
Q86. What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
(1) Four hours and five minutes
(2) A full day
(3) Half an hour
(4) Three minutes
Q87. What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases ?
(1) The work consumes all the time
(2) The work is done leisurely
(3) The work needs additional time
(4) The work is done smoothly
Q88. What does the expression pillar box’ stand for ?
(1) Box office
(2) A box in the pillar
(3) A pillar-type post box
(4) A box attached to the pillar
Q89. Who is the person likely to take more time to do work ?
(1) A man of leisure
(2) An elderly person
(3) An exhausted person
(4) A busy mant
Q90. Point out the most appropriate explanation of the sentence. ‘Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
(1) If you have more time, you can do more work.
(2) Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.
(3) If you have some important work to do, you should always have som additional time.
(4) The more work there is to be don more the time needed.
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