Quiz no.771

The lockdown

Quiz no.771


Total questions= 25

Total marks= 50

Negative mark= -.50

Cut off= 70%


Choose the word similar in meaning:

1.Sentry= (a) bandit (b) competitor (c) sentinel (d) foe

2.Digress= (a) sojourn (b) meander (c) tarriance (d) regress 

3.Improvident= (a) provident (b) extravagant (c) miserly (d) thrifty 


Choose the word opposite in meaning:

4.Recline- a.Erect/ b.Original/ c.Superfluous/ d.Corrupt 

5.Tremulous- a.Healthy/ b.Steady/ c.Obese/ d.Young

6.Impute- a.Exculpate/ b.Solvent/ c.Skilled/ d.Crafty 


Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

7.(Even she had) taken a taxi, she would have been late. 

(a) Even if she had (b) Although she had (c) As if  he had (d) No Improvement

8.We went there with a view to (survey the entire) procedure. 

(a) have been surveyed the entire (b) surveying the entire  (c) surveying a entire (d) No Improvement

9.(A few word of) gratitude are enough to express your feelings sincerely. 

(a) Few word of (b) A few words of (c) The few  word (d) No Improvement 


Fill in:

10.The boy was .................. of cheating in the examination. (a) condemned (b) accused (c) charged (d) caught 

11.I have no .................. motive in offering this advice. (a) posterior (b) interior (c) ulterior (d) exterior 

12.Was it .................. you were talking about. (a) she (b) her (c) here (d) None of these 


Find the correctly spelt word

13.a.Marritime b.Marrytime c.Marytime d.Maritime

14.a.Suprintendent  b.Superintendent  c.Superintendant  d.Superentendent

15.a.Tyrranize b.Tyranize c.Tyrainize d.Tyrannize 


16.Voice:

Who will have broken the Gramophone record ?

(A) By whom the Gramophone record has been broken ?

(B) By whom have the Gramophone record been broken ?

(C) By whom will the Gramophone record have been broken ?

(D) By whom will the Gramophone record been broken 


17.Narration:

Ram said to his boss, “Let me go home.”

(a) Ram requested his boss to allow him to go home. 

(b) Ram requested to his boss to allow him to go home.

(c) Ram requested his boss that he should went home.

(d) Ram requested his boss to allow him for going home. 


18.Rearrangement:

1. Education in India had a glorious beginning.

P.But after the British rule, it faced many changes.

Q.It went on for centuries with the same glory.

R.English as the medium of instruction had a very great response.

S.One of the changes was the introduction of English as the medium of instruction.

6. As the Britishers left we had a complexity of opinions regarding English

(a) PQRS (b) QPSR (c) PQSR (d) SRPQ 


Give one word:

19.Turn over a new leaf

a.change in appearance b.change in conduct c.change in position d.change in name 

20.Follow suit 

a.chase b.imitate c.ignore d.die  

21.The gift of the gab

a.the ability to speak well b.the ability to run fast c.the ability to understand d.the ability to fight  

22.Bark up the wrong tree

a.to make a wrong assumption b.to peel something c.to climb easily d.to shout at someone 

23.Show a clean pair of heels

a.to flaunt one's wealth b.to flee c.to wash one's heels d.to ignore someone


Give one word:

24.Fear of pain. 

1) Mysophobia 

2) Algophobia 

3) Acrophobia

4) Homophobia


Give one word:

25. 200th anniversary. 

1) Quadriennial 

2) Bicentennial

3) Quinquennial 

4) Bimillennial

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