ENGLISH TEST F.M.

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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
1. That which is morally dangerous
a) Pestiferous
b) Pilferage
c) Plaintiff
d) Pillion
2. A person who always runs after women
a) Philanthropist
b) Philatelist
c) Philanderer
d) Physician
3. Intense and unreasoned fear or dislike
a) Peter
b) Phobia
c) Phonetics
d) Pirate
4. Stealing of ideas or writings of someone else
a) Placid
b) Plagiarise
c) Plagiarist
d) Plagiarism
5. One who does not care for literature or art
a) Philanthropist
b) Philistine
c) Pillion
d) Peter
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
6. Spill the beans
a) To leak a secret
b) To reveal a secret
c) Give away a secret
d) All of the above
7. Strain every nerve
a) Work very hard
b) To make utmost efforts
 c) All of the above
d) None of the above
8. Sum and substance
a) Essence
b) To negotiate a deal
c) Aroused fear
d) Maintain his own opinion
9. Square peg in a round hole
a) Clean and tidy
b) Unchanged position
c) A misfit in the environment
d) None of the above
10. Stir up a hornet’s nest
a) Caused anger in many people
b) Provoke trouble
c) To raise controversy
d) All of the above
SYNONYMS
11. Deliberate
a) Intentional
b) Intended
c) Planned
d) All of the above
12. Robust
a) Healthy
b) Feeble
c) Agreeable
d) Clear
13. Invincible
a) Vulnerable
b) Powerless
c) Unbeatable
d) Obvious
14. Monotonous
a) Interesting
b) Dull
c) Varied
 d) Love
15. Latent
a) Obvious
b) Evident
c) Hidden
d) Spontaneous
ANTONYMS
16. Eradicate
a) Abolish
b) Uproot
c) Upsurge
d) Preserve
17. Morbid
a) Depressed
b) Ghastly
c) Nasty
d) Cheerful
18. Exceptional
a) Common
b) Unremarkable
c) Ordinary
d) All of the above
19. Feeble
a) Weak
b) Brittle
c) Effective
d) Fragile
20. Malice
a) Bitterness
b) Goodwill
c) Kindness
d) Both (b) & (c)
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive
Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
21. I would advise you not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
 a) It would be advised by me not to get on the wrong side of your
boss.
b) It would be my advice not to get on the wrong side of your boss.
c) You would be advised by me not to get on the wrong side of your
boss.
d) My advice to you wold be not to get on the wrong side of your
boss.
22. He decided to sell the car
a) It was decided that the car should be sold.
b) The decision was made by him to sell the car.
c) The decision that the car must be sold was made by him.
d) He decided that the car should be sold.
23. The room was cleaned.
a) The cleaner cleaned the room.
b) The room should be cleaned.
c) I cleaned the room.
d) Someone cleaned the room.
24. Please enter by the left door.
a) Let the left door be entered by you
b) You are requested to enter by the left door.
c) Let it be entered by the left door.
d) The left door is requested to entered.
25. Physically challenged people should not be laughed at by the public.
a) Physically challenged people should not laugh at the public.
b) The public will not be laughing at the physically challenged people.
c) The public shall not be laughing at physically challenged people.
d) The public should not laugh at physically challenged people.