Unit-2 Quiz Bank

1. It was summer of -------when Jawaharlal Nehru began writing letters to Indira.[c]

a) 1728 b) 1828 c) 1928 d) 1528

2. How many letters did Nehru write to his daughter.[b]

a) 13 b) 30 c) 20 d) 15

3. Nehru started writing letters from -------prison.[c]

a) Thehar b) Pune c) Naini d) Delhi

4. Where was Indira studying when Nehru srarted sending letters to her[d]

a) Darjeeling b) New Delhi c) Kashmir d) Mussoorie

5. In the first letter -----------Nehru talks about how life began in the Universe.[a]

a) Book of Nature b) Book on Zoology c) Book on Chemistry d) Book on Literature.

6. He just sat there making banal remarks all evening. Banal means----------.[b]

a) scorch b) boring c) money d)kind

7.His humour was benign never cruel or hurtful. Synonym of benign.[c]

a) beginning b) ending c) gentle d) harmful

8. Synonym of biased is -----------[b]

a) loving b)prejudiced c) caring d) sarcastic

9. There seems to be no room in the post war world for bombastic statements. Bombastic
means------------[c]

a) loud b) brave c) overblown d) bloom

10. He has almost been brazen about the way in which he has taken it. Brazen means-----[a]

a) bold b) foolish c) simple d) noisy

11.The market for collectibles has burgeoned in recent years. Synonym of burgeon is -------[b]

a) fat b) flourish c) thin d) skillful

12. Synonym of cacophony is -----------[c]

a)big b) simple c) loud d) small

13.The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis. Synonym of candid is----[a]

a) honest b) lazy c) brave d) stupid

14.He was cruel and capricious tyrant. Capricious means-----------[a]

a) unpredictable b) predictable c) simple d) easy

15. More money is needed to bolster the industry. Synonym of bolster is ---------[b]

a) Join b) support c) remove d) paste

16. Concerned parents have complained about the dangerous playground. Antonym of
concerned is------------[a]

a) composed b) worried c) disturbed d) anxious

17.He approached the job with the serene confidence that he could succeed where others had
failed. Antonym of serene is-----------[c]

a) comfortable b) placid c) annoyed d) composed

18. Whatever may happen be unruffled? Antonym of unruffled is----------[b]

a) undisturbed b) stormy c) coolheaded d) composed

19.His daily routine is absolutely sacred to him. Antonym of sacred is----------[c]

a) blessed b) sanctified c) unholy d) holy

20. Do you remember how fascinated you were. Antonym of fascinated is-----------[a]

a) depressed b) captivated c) enchanted d) bewitched

21. He worked ------------ an hour[c]

a) to b) from c) for d) to

22. The train starts --------- 7 0 clock.[d]

a) in b) on c) from d) at

23. It is difficult to live ---------- writing.[d]

a) from b) among c) with d) by

24. The poor man died ---------- Tuberculosis. [a]

a) of b) on c) in d) at
25. We have not seen him --------- Monday[c]

a) Within b) for c) since d) from

26. She cut her finger ------- a knife.[c]

a) by b) for c) with d) on

27. We can’t go ---------- train.[d]

a) for b) in c) on d) by

28. I went to ----------- movie.[a]

a) a b) an c) no article d) the

29. He is ---------- engineering student. [b]

a) no article b) an c) a d) the

30. It may rain. Bring -------- umbrella with you[d]

a)a b) the c) no article d) an

31. --------- water is essential for life.[c]

a) a b) the c) no article d) an

32. Did you turn out ------- lights.[a]

a) the b) a c) an d) no article

33. I went to the market by ------ bus. [a]

a) a b) an c) no article d) the

34.Does your car have ------ CD player.[a]

a) a b) an c) the d) no article

35. Would you like to go to --------- Museum. [b]

a) a b) the c) an d) no article

36. Don’t drink ------- water from that bottle.[C]

a) a b) an c) the d) no article

37.Swamy is ------- Hindu.[d]

a) the b) an c) no article d) a

38. What are you looking --------? [a]

a) for b) at c) in d) on

39. I am happy ----------- your success.[b]

a) over b) about c) with d) on

40. I discussed the project --------- peter. [c)

a) for b) about c) with d) from