Quiz no. 960 (Mixed quiz)

1. Spot the error: 

A. The monkeys swinged

B. on the branches and 

C. jumped over the compound wall.

D. No error

2. Fill in: 

The police arrested the two young men, but ........ responsible for the robbery.

A. Both of them were not

B. None of them was

C. Neither of them was

D. Either of them were

3. Find the synonym: 

Aberrant

A. Abhorrent 

B. Peculiar

C. Usual

D. Cliche

4. Find the antonym: 

Mercurial 

A. Courageous 

B. Unstable

C. Stable

D. Timid

5. Rearrangement: 

S1 : In 1945, America faced two powerful enemies in the world war.

P : America found conventional weapons insufficient to crush them.

Q : These were Germany and Japan who posed strong opposition to America.

R :  The result of this was the production of the atom bomb.

S : The government ordered the scientists to conduct research and produce a new deadly weapon.

S6 : This was the weapon that ended the second world war.

(a) QPSR/ (b) PQRS/ (c) QPRS/ (d) PQSR

6. Voice: 

He is not likely to lose the game.

A. The game was not likely to be lost by him.

B. The game is not unlikely to be lost by him.

C. The game is not likely to be losed by him.

D. The game is not likely to be lost by him.

7. Narration: 

He said to me, " Time is money. Don't waste your time."

A. He told me that time was money and advised me not to waste my time.

B. He told me that time is money and advises me not to waste my time.

C. He told me that time is money and advised me not to waste my time.

D. He told me that time is money and forbid me to waste my time.

8. Give one word: 

A drawing on transparent paper:

A. Canvas

B. Blueprint

C. Transparency 

D. Canvass

9. Improve the bracketed part: 

We had to cancel the outing, (though) we were all busy that weekend.

A. But

B. So

C. As

D. No improvement 

10. Find the incorrectly spelt word:

A. Wrest

B. Buffoon 

C. Feat

D. Seep

E. None of these