1141. Fill in the blanks: He illness is a mere pretext..........his absence

for

of

with

to

1142. Change the narration: he said to me," Let us go home together"

He urged me to go home with him.

He proposed to me to go home together

He proposed to me that we should go home together.

Heasked me to go home together.

1143. which of the following best describes the author's personal attitude toward rumor ?

excited enthusiasm

morbid curiosity

acute indignation

philosophical interest

1144. The author is mainly concerned with ----

the nature of rumor

the fascination of rumors

rumor as primitve man's newspaper

the breeding places of rumors

1145. The passive from of the sentence 'some children were helping the wounded man'---

the wounded man was helped by some children

the wounded man was helping some children

the wounded man was being helping some children

The wounded man was to be helped by some children

1146. The word euphemism means -----

stating one thing like another

description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name

contrast of words is made in the same sentence

a statement is mademphatic by overstatement.

1147. Few people would care to take the negative side of the proposition that the women of the world are --- and ---.

admired --- provoked

oppressed --- scorbed

rebuked --- regaled

slighted --- celebrated

1148. the influence of the technological revolution in ---- and ---- the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few should worry us all.

proliferating ---- diminidhing

undermining ---- neutralizing

accelerating ---- intensifying

aggravating ---- demolishing

1149. if a substance is cohesive, it tends to ---

retain heat

bend without much difficulty

stick together

break easily

1150. an intensive search was conducted by the detective to locate those criminals who ---

have had escaped

had escaped

are escaping

have been escaping

1151. ---glass is, for all practical purposes, a solid its molecular structure is that of a liquid .

Because

since

Although

If

1152. Delay : Expedite

related : halt

block : obstruct

drag : procrastinate

detain : dispatch

1153. Which of the following sentence is correct?

The rich is not always happy

The rech did not happy always

The rich are not always happy

The reices is not always happy

1154. Who is the writer of Treasure Island?

J. Milton

Homer

Stevenson

Byron

1155. Choose the word that replaces best the underlined word in the sentence." Colonialism has engendered diverse effects around the world".

paralyser

endrusted

causer

betrayed

1156. He requested the he might be allowed to come in. Which of the following is the correct direct speech.

He asked "Let me allow to come in".

He said "Let me to come in".

He said "May I come in".

He requested me "Let him alowed to come in".

1157. The synonym of defraud

Vain

Trifling

Useless

Fruitless

1158. Synonym of "defraud"

debunk

fraudulently

None of them

defray

1159. The appropriate meaning of the work Diversity (Diversity) is.....................?

Uniformity

Security

Unity

Variety

1160. Fill in the blanks: I cannot stop................... Meanness.

of

with

to

for