English Solved Question Paper
Free Online English Test Paper
Directions: In each question, out of the given alternatives,
choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
1. A man of odd habits
(a) Eccentric
(b) Cynical
(c) Introvert
(d) Moody
ANSWER: (a)
2. One whose attitude is: ‘eat, drink and be merry
(a) Epicurean
(b) Cynic
(c) Materialistic
(d) Stoic
ANSWER: (a)
3. Man whose wife has been unfaithful to him
(a) Dandy
(b) Bastard
(c) Concubine
(d) Cuckold
ANSWER: (d)
4. One who robs smuggler of his smuggled goods after the Border has been crossed
(a) Pirate
(b) Malefactor
(c) Hijacker
(d) Philanderer
ANSWER: (c)
5. One who pretends illness to escape duty?
(a) Truant
(b) Malingerer
(c) Hypocrite
(d) Concubine
ANSWER: (b)
6. Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning
(a) Circumlocution
(b) Verbatim
(c) Ventriloquism
(d) Pleonasm
ANSWER: (d)
7. One filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in cause.
(a) Martyr
(b) Pedant
(c) Fanatic
(d) Patriot
ANSWER: (c)
8. Time alter twilight and before night
(a) Evening
(b) Dawn
(c) Dusk
(d) Eclipse
ANSWER: (c)
9. To bring peace, and end violence
(a) Soothe
(b) Harmonies
(c) Pacify
(d) Tranquilize
ANSWER: (c)
10. One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally
(a) Veteran
(b) Player
(c) Connoisseur
(d) Amateur
ANSWER: (d)
11. A political leader who tries to stir up people
(a) Demagogue
(b) Dictator
(c) Statesman
(d) Martinet
ANSWER: (a)
12. Person who has long experience
(a) Stalwart
(b) Pedantic
(c) Itinerant
(d) Veteran
ANSWER: (d)
13. An instrument for viewing objects at a distance
(a) Microscope
(b) Telescope
(c) Periscope
(d) Kaleidoscope
ANSWER: (b)
14. A general pardon of political offenders
(a) Parole
(b) Forgiveness
(c) Clemency
(d) Amnesty
ANSWER: (d)
15. A person who maliciously destroys by fire
(a) Antagonist
(b) Activist
(c) Terrorist
(d) Incendiary
ANSWER: (d)
16. A person very hard to please,
(a) Obstinate
(b) Unconquerable
(c) Fastidious
(d) Invincible
ANSWER: (c)
17. One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks?
(a) Puritan
(b) Samaritan
(c) Pedant
(d) Teetotaler
ANSWER: (d)
18. The line which a plough cuts in the ground
(a) Vale
(b) Trench
(c) Furrow
(d) Trough
ANSWER: (c)
19. A person who forsakes religion
(a) Charlatan
(b) Apostles
(c) Renegade
(d) Apotheosis
ANSWER: (c)
20. Contempt of God
(a) Atheism
(b) Nihilism
(c) Blasphemy
(d) Agnosticism
ANSWER: (c)
21. A person concerned with practical results and values.
(a) Plagiarist
(b) Realist
(c) Pragmatist
(d) Fundamentalist
ANSWER: (c)
22. A person without manners or polish
(a) Rustic
(b) Naive
(c) Boorish
(d) Barbarian
ANSWER: (a)
23. Responsible according to law
(a) Liable
(b) Eligible
(c) Legalized
(d) Legitimate
ANSWER: (d)
24. Decision made upon a political question by the votes of all qualified persons
(a) Veto
(b) Suffrage
(c) Plebiscite
(d) Franchise
ANSWER: (c)
25. A person who is made to bear the blame due to others
(a) Innocent
(b) Scapegoat
(c) lgnoramus
(d) Nincompoop
ANSWER: (b)
