OT- 85

1. Spot the error: (Previous paper, year ****)

On discovering that (a)/ it was a forgery (b)/ he torn up the agreement (c)/ he had signed. (d) No error (e)

2. Fill in: (Previous paper, year ****)

If we really wish to ____ peace on this earth, the dangers to world peace will have to be _____.

(a) pursue, responded

(b) usher, suppressed

(c) ensure, eliminated

(d) pray, challenged

3. Find the synonym: (Previous paper, year ****)

Opportune

(a) wrong

(b) well timed

(c) bitter

(d) spurious

4. Find the antonym: (Previous paper, year ****)

Lacklustre

(a) bright

(b) blunt

(c) fake

(d) lifeless

5. Rearrangement: (Previous paper, year ****)

This may be essential at

P: where the market fails to deliver

Q: swath of an economy

R: times, but there is a wide

(a) QRP

(b) QPR

(c) PRQ

(d) RQP

6. Voice: (Previous paper, year ****)

He was likely to call on me.

A. I was likely to be called by him.

B. I am likely to be called on by him.

C. I was likely to called on by him.

D. I was likely to be called on by him.

7. Narration: (Previous paper, year ****)

She said to me, "How stupid he is!"

A.She exclaimed with praise that he was very stupid.

B.She exclaimed with surprise that he was a very stupid.

C.She exclaimed with joy that he was very stupid.

D.She exclaimed with disappointment that he was very stupid.

8. Idiom: (Previous paper, year ****)

Feel blue 

(a) Feeling ecstatic

(b) In trouble/depressed

(c) An easy achievement

(d) None of these

9. Improve the bracketed part: (Previous paper, year ****)

She used to work for almost ten hours in the organisation where she (had employed.)

A. employed

B. has employed

C. was employed

D. No improvement 

10. Find the word that is not correctly spelt: (Previous paper, year ****)

A.claimant

B.generation

C.concurrent

D.marritime