OT, 12072026 (SSC/ DEFENCE)- 01

1. The synonym of ABATE is:
   a. increase
   b. diminish
   c. expand
   d. dilute

2. The antonym of ABATE is:
   a. intend
   b. decline
   c. intensify
   d. subside

3. The synonym of AFFECTIONATE is:
   a. hostile
   b. warm-hearted
   c. cruel
   d. lust

4. The antonym of ABASE is:
   a. elevate
   b. trivial
   c. mortify
   d. humble

5. The synonym of ABERRANT is:
   a. aggressive
   b. ordinary
   c. deviant
   d. common

6. The antonym of ABHOR is:
    a. conduct
    b. detest
    c. praise
    d. condemn

7. The synonym of ABIDE is:
    a. escape
    b. endure
    c. avoid
    d. astute

8. The antonym of ABJECT is:
    a. miserable
    b. hopeless
    c. fortunate
    d. perennial

9. The synonym of ADMIT is:
    a. frisk
    b. acknowledge
    c. reject
    d. deny

10. The antonym of ABLAZE is:
    a. ignited
    b. blazing
    c. alight
    d. extinguished

11. An ALTRUIST is:
   a. a selfish person
   b. one who helps others
   c. a boaster
   d. a pessimist

12. An EGOIST is:
   a. a social worker
   b. a shy person
   c. a selfish person
   d. a generous person

13. An EGOTIST is:
   a. a boaster
   b. a sincere person
   c. a philosopher
   d. a helper

14. An OPTIMIST is:
   a. a negative thinker
   b. a doubtful person
   c. a positive thinker
   d. an emotional person

15. A PESSIMIST is:
   a. a cheerful person
   b. a positive thinker
   c. a negative thinker
   d. a brave person

16. A CYNIC is:
   a. one who trusts everyone
   b. one who believes people are mainly motivated by self-interest
   c. one who never speaks
   d. one who avoids society

17. A STOIC is:
   a. one who is indifferent to emotions
   b. one who boasts a lot
   c. one who fears everything
   d. one who loves attention

18. An INTROVERT is:
   a. a person who enjoys being the centre of attention
   b. a person who prefers being alone
   c. a person who talks continuously
   d. a person who never feels shy

19. An EXTROVERT is:
   a. a person who prefers to stay alone
   b. a person who dislikes social gatherings
   c. a person who is confident and enjoys being with others
   d. a person who avoids communication

20. An AMBIVERT is:
    a. a person who is always shy
    b. a person who is always outgoing
    c. a person who has qualities of both an introvert and an extrovert
    d. a person who dislikes people

21. The idiom "A blessing in disguise" means:
   a. A hidden danger
   b. Something good that seems bad at first
   c. A lucky accident
   d. A great disappointment

22. The idiom "A bolt from the blue" means:
   a. A planned event
   b. A sudden surprise
   c. A false promise
   d. A happy journey

23. The idiom "A piece of cake" means:
   a. Very expensive
   b. Very difficult
   c. Very easy
   d. Very tasty

24. The idiom "A wild goose chase" means:
   a. A successful search
   b. A dangerous journey
   c. A useless search
   d. A hunting expedition

25. The idiom "Add fuel to the fire" means:
   a. Calm a situation
   b. Make things worse
   c. End an argument
   d. Solve a problem

26. The idiom "Apple of one's eye" means:
   a. A healthy person
   b. A clever child
   c. A very precious person
   d. An honest friend

27. The idiom "At the eleventh hour" means:
   a. Very early
   b. At midnight
   c. At the last moment
   d. At the right time

28. The idiom "Back to square one" means:
   a. To win a competition
   b. To return to the starting point
   c. To change directions
   d. To reach the destination

29. The idiom "Bark up the wrong tree" means:
   a. Choose the right method
   b. Help the wrong person
   c. Blame the wrong person
   d. Climb the wrong tree

30. The idiom "Beat around the bush" means:
    a. Speak directly
    b. Avoid the main point
    c. Tell a lie
    d. Repeat the same thing

31. The phrasal verb "Break down" means:
   a. Repair something
   b. Move quickly
   c. Stop working
   d. Continue working

32. The phrasal verb "Break into" means:
   a. Escape safely
   b. Close a building
   c. Leave quietly
   d. Enter forcefully

33. The phrasal verb "Break up" means:
   a. Celebrate together
   b. End a relationship
   c. Continue a friendship
   d. Begin a relationship

34. The phrasal verb "Break out" means:
   a. Return home
   b. Hide secretly
   c. Stop immediately
   d. Escape or suddenly start

35. The phrasal verb "Break off" means:
   a. Join together
   b. Continue for a long time
   c. End suddenly
   d. Start again

36. The phrasal verb "Bring up" means:
   a. Ignore completely
   b. Mention or raise
   c. Throw away
   d. Hide something

37. The phrasal verb "Bring out" means:
   a. Hide information
   b. Buy a product
   c. Publish or launch
   d. Cancel a book

38. The phrasal verb "Bring about" means:
   a. Delay an event
   b. Finish a task
   c. Cause to happen
   d. Prevent something

39. The phrasal verb "Bring back" means:
   a. Forget
   b. Return
   c. Destroy
   d. Take away forever

40. The phrasal verb "Bring in" means:
    a. Break apart
    b. Introduce
    c. Throw out
    d. Remove

41. The phrasal verb "Break down" means:
   a. Repair something
   b. Move quickly
   c. Stop working
   d. Continue working

42. The phrasal verb "Break into" means:
   a. Escape safely
   b. Close a building
   c. Leave quietly
   d. Enter forcefully

43. The phrasal verb "Break up" means:
   a. Celebrate together
   b. End a relationship
   c. Continue a friendship
   d. Begin a relationship

44. The phrasal verb "Break out" means:
   a. Return home
   b. Hide secretly
   c. Stop immediately
   d. Escape or suddenly start

45. The phrasal verb "Break off" means:
   a. Join together
   b. Continue for a long time
   c. End suddenly
   d. Start again

46. The phrasal verb "Bring up" means:
   a. Ignore completely
   b. Mention or raise
   c. Throw away
   d. Hide something

47. The phrasal verb "Bring out" means:
   a. Hide information
   b. Buy a product
   c. Publish or launch
   d. Cancel a book

48. The phrasal verb "Bring about" means:
   a. Delay an event
   b. Finish a task
   c. Cause to happen
   d. Prevent something

49. The phrasal verb "Bring back" means:
   a. Forget
   b. Return
   c. Destroy
   d. Take away forever

50. The phrasal verb "Bring in" means:
    a. Break apart
    b. Introduce
    c. Throw out
    d. Remove

Fill in the blanks:
51. You must know.......... yourself in society.
   a. to conduct
   b. conducting
   c. how to conduct
   d. conducted

52. The boys in the hostel are averse ........... part in the strike.
   a. to taking
   b. to take
   c. take
   d. for taking

53. Sanskrit is alien........ me because I have never studied it.
   a. from
   b. for
   c. to
   d. at

54. She seldom weeps, ..........?
   a. does she
   b. doesn't she
   c. has she
   d. hasn't she

55. It will be ........ who will purchase that bungalow.
   a. we
   b. us
   c. our
   d. ourself

56. He became used to.......... five times a day.
   a. smokes
   b. smoking
   c. smoked
   d. smoke

57. The price of the new TV is..........
   a. satisfied
   b. satisfying
   c. satisfies
   d. satisfy

58. If she let him work, he...........
   a. will not complain
   b. would not complain
   c. would not have complained
   d. complains

59. His house ......... three rooms.
   a. comprises of
   b. comprise
   c. comprised
   d. comprised of

60. Tales from Shakespeare .......... my favourite book.
    a. is
    b. are
    c. has
    d. have

61. She is confident........... success.
    a. to get
    b. for getting
    c. of getting
    d. from getting

62. She doesn't like......... wasting time.
    a. me
    b. I
    c. my
    d. mine

63. The office bade her........ fast.
    a. working
    b. to work
    c. work
    d. works

64. She took revenge ......... him for killing her friend.
    a. to
    b. on
    c. for
    d. from

65. If she ......... any gold, she wouldn't sell her house.
    a. has
    b. have
    c. had
    d. will have

Synonyms:
66. The synonym for AMPLIFY is..........
    a. curtail
    b. forgive
    c. extend
    d. abjure

67. The synonym for EXALT is..........
    a. accuse
    b. glorify
    c. dedicate
    d. eradicate

68. The synonym for FONDLE is..........
    a. captivate
    b. caress
    c. purify
    d. consent

69. The synonym for AFFLICTION is..........
    a. alacrity
    b. fortune
    c. pleasure
    d. misery

70. The synonym for IMPART is..........
    a. hinder
    b. dignify
    c. bestow
    d. conceal

Antonyms:
71. The antonym for ASTUTE is............
    a. dull
    b. abate
    c. sharp
    d. alien

72. The antonym for DAINTY is............
    a. enormous
    b. eternal
    c. insipid
    d. swindle

73. The antonym for DESPICABLE is............
    a. conscious
    b. clumsy
    c. irritating
    d. worthy

74. The antonym for BAFFLE is............
    a. confound
    b. blame
    c. poise
    d. contradict

75. The antonym for ERRATIC is............
    a. mutual
    b. munificent
    c. morose
    d. steadfast

Voice:
76. He has to look after them.
    a. They have been looked after by him.
    b. They have to be looked after by him.
    c. They has to be looked after by him.
    d. They have to be looked by him.

77. They say that she earned a lot of fame.
    a. She was said to have earned a lot of fame.
    b. It was said that she earned a lot of fame.
    c. It is said that she had earned a lot of fame.
    d. She is said to have earned a lot of fame.

78. I needed you to clean your hands.
    a. Your hands are needed to be cleaned.
    b. I needed your hands to be cleaned.
    c. Your hands are needed to clean.
    d. I need your hands to be cleaned.

79. The medicine tasted bitter.
    a. The medicine is bitter when it was tasted.
    b. The medicine was bitter when it is tasted.
    c. The medicine was bitter when it was tasted.
    d. The medicine bitter was tasted.

80. They asked me who he was.
    a. I was ask who he was.
    b. I am asked who he was.
    c. I was asked who was he.
    d. I was asked who he was.

Narration:
81. She said to me, "Let's not shirk work."
    a. She told me that we shouldn't shirked work.
    b. She suggested to me that we shouldn't shirk work.
    c. She suggested me that we shouldn't shirk work.
    d. She didn't suggest to me that we should shirk work.

82. He said to me, "You must report to me on time."
    a. He told me that I must have reported to him on time.
    b. He told to me that I had to report to him on time.
    c. He told me that I had to report to him on time.
    d. He told me that I must reported to him on time.

83. She said to me, "Will you shut your mouth?"
    a. She asked me whether I would shut her mouth.
    b. She asked me to shut my mouth.
    c. She asked to me if I would shut my mouth.
    d. She had ordered me to shut my mouth.

84. She said to me, "What did you eat for breakfast?"
    a. She asked me what I eaten for breakfast.
    b. She asked me what I had eat for breakfast.
    c. She asked me what had I eaten for breakfast.
    d. She asked me what I had eaten for breakfast.

85. They asked me who he was.
    a. I was ask who he was.
    b. I am asked who he was.
    c. I was asked who was he.
    d. I was asked who he was.

Rearrangement of sentences:
86.

P. may express a general notion
Q. that some clauses
R. we have seen
S. of time and place

a. QRPS
b. RPQS
c. RQSP
d. PQRS

87.

P. of our colony
Q. the residents
R. for justice
S. were shouting

a. RQSP
b. QRPS
c. QPSR
d. QPRS

88.

P. has been started recently in Southampton
Q. a pioneering scheme
R. to educate motorists
S. on England's south coast

a. PQRS
b. PQSR
c. QPSR
d. RSPQ

89.

P. that are not consumer friendly
Q. the creation of a culture that denies place
R. in the market for products
S. the main objective of the movement is

a. RQPS
b. PRQS
c. QSRP
d. SQRP

Spot the error:
90. She was taller 1/ than either 2/ of her five sisters. 3/ No Error 4/

91. If the weather 1/ permits I hope 2/ to go shopping 3/ at this weekend 4/ No Error 5/

92. It was 1/ quarter 2/ to ten 3/ by my watch. 4/ No Error 5/

93. Every one of the 1/ movies you suggested 2/ are not worth watching. 3/ No Error 4/

94. If she were 1/ left alone to live 2/ on a desert island, 3/ what would she do? 4/ No Error 5/

Improve the bracketed part/ Fill in:
95. She was annoyed (in) his misbehaviour.
    a. with
    b. at
    c. on
    d. No improvement

96. She refuses to assist the poor (because of) she is rich.
    a. No improvement
    b. but
    c. though
    d. despite

97. (Each of his answers) were correct.
    a. his all answers
    b. all his answers
    c. his every answers
    d. No improvement

98. It was hard to believe that he (was) dead since 2018.
    a. has been
    b. is
    c. had been
    d. No improvement

99. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
    a. signalling
    b. revealling
    c. levelling
    d. modelling

100. Which of the following is an adverb?
    a. cowardly
    b. aloud
    c. worldly
    d. latter

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