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Question 1English

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to 'brave'.

  1. careless
  2. timid
  3. courageous Correct answer.
  4. silent

Explanation

'Brave' describes someone who shows courage in the face of danger. 'Courageous' carries the same core meaning and can replace it in most sentences.

Question 2English

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'ancient'.

  1. old
  2. aged
  3. modern Correct answer.
  4. historic

Explanation

'Ancient' means belonging to the very distant past. Its opposite must refer to the present or recent time, which is what 'modern' expresses.

Question 3English

Fill in the blank: She has been living in Delhi ___ 2015.

  1. since Correct answer.
  2. by
  3. for
  4. from

Explanation

With a perfect tense and a specific starting point in time, the correct preposition is 'since'. 'Since' marks the point when the action began and continues to the present.

Question 4English

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: 'The children played happily in the garden.' (happily)

  1. adverb Correct answer.
  2. adjective
  3. verb
  4. noun

Explanation

The word 'happily' modifies the verb 'played', telling us how the action was done. Words that modify verbs are adverbs, typically formed with '-ly'.

Question 5English

Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. acomodation
  2. acommodation
  3. accommodation Correct answer.
  4. accommodetion

Explanation

'Accommodation' is spelt with double 'c' and double 'm'. Remembering that both consonants are doubled keeps the spelling correct.

Question 6English

Fill in the blank with the correct article: He is ___ honest officer.

  1. the
  2. an Correct answer.
  3. a
  4. no article

Explanation

The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound that follows, not the letter. 'Honest' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent, so 'an' is required.

Question 7English

Choose the correct plural form of 'child'.

  1. childes
  2. childs
  3. childrens
  4. children Correct answer.

Explanation

'Child' is an irregular noun whose plural is formed by adding '-ren'. The correct plural is therefore 'children'.

Question 8English

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher asked the students to ___ their homework on time.

  1. submitted
  2. submits
  3. submitting
  4. submit Correct answer.

Explanation

After 'to' in an infinitive, the base form of the verb is used. 'Submit' is the base form and fits the structure 'asked ... to submit'.

Question 9English

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The tall boy in the blue shirt won the race.'

  1. the race
  2. The tall boy in the blue shirt Correct answer.
  3. the blue shirt
  4. won the race

Explanation

The subject is the person or thing performing the action of the verb 'won'. The full noun phrase 'The tall boy in the blue shirt' performs that action.

Question 10English

Choose the correct passive voice form of: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

  1. A delicious meal was cooked by the chef. Correct answer.
  2. A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.
  3. A delicious meal has cooked by the chef.
  4. A delicious meal cooks by the chef.

Explanation

The original sentence is in the simple past active voice. In the passive, the object becomes the subject and the verb takes the past tense of 'be' plus the past participle: 'was cooked'.

Question 11English

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I am busy today."

  1. He says that he was busy that day.
  2. He said that he was busy that day. Correct answer.
  3. He said that I was busy that day.
  4. He said that he is busy today.

Explanation

In reported speech, present tense shifts to past and 'today' changes to 'that day'. The pronoun 'I' also changes to 'he' to match the speaker.

Question 12English

Fill in the blank with the correct modal: You ___ obey the traffic rules while driving.

  1. must Correct answer.
  2. might
  3. may
  4. could

Explanation

'Must' expresses strong obligation or necessity, which fits a rule that has to be followed. Traffic rules are compulsory, so 'must' is the appropriate modal.

Question 13English

Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

  1. Each of the students are submitted the assignment.
  2. Each of the student have submitted the assignment.
  3. Each of the students has submitted the assignment. Correct answer.
  4. Each of the students have submitted the assignment.

Explanation

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it takes a singular verb. The noun after 'of' is plural, giving 'Each of the students has submitted'.

Question 14English

Choose the word that best fits: The manager was ___ about the delay and demanded an explanation.

  1. patient
  2. generous
  3. curious
  4. furious Correct answer.

Explanation

The second clause says the manager 'demanded an explanation', which signals anger. 'Furious' means extremely angry and matches that tone.

Question 15English

Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

  1. personification Correct answer.
  2. alliteration
  3. hyperbole
  4. simile

Explanation

Giving a non-human thing a human action such as whispering is personification. The wind is described as if it could whisper like a person.

Question 16English

Choose the correct form: If I ___ known about the meeting, I would have attended it.

  1. would have
  2. had Correct answer.
  3. has
  4. have

Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence describing an unreal past situation. The if-clause takes the past perfect 'had known', and the main clause uses 'would have attended'.

Question 17English

Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to 'abundant'.

  1. costly
  2. scarce
  3. plentiful Correct answer.
  4. fragile

Explanation

'Abundant' means existing in large quantities. 'Plentiful' carries the same sense of being available in great amounts.

Question 18English

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.

  1. in
  2. on
  3. at Correct answer.
  4. with

Explanation

The adjective 'good' is followed by 'at' when talking about skill in a subject or activity. The fixed collocation is 'good at mathematics'.

Question 19English

Choose the correct question tag: She rarely comes late, ___?

  1. does she Correct answer.
  2. is she
  3. isn't she
  4. doesn't she

Explanation

A positive statement normally takes a negative tag, but 'rarely' makes the statement negative in meaning. The tag therefore becomes positive: 'does she'.

Question 20English

Choose the sentence with the correct use of the apostrophe.

  1. The boys's books were left on the table.
  2. The boys' books were left on the table. Correct answer.
  3. The boys books were left on the table.
  4. The boy's books were left on the table, referring to many boys.

Explanation

For a plural noun ending in '-s', the possessive is formed by adding only an apostrophe after the 's'. 'Boys' becomes 'boys'' to show possession by more than one boy.

Question 21English

Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the idiom: 'The manager decided to call it a day after the long meeting.'

  1. make a phone call
  2. start a new task
  3. cancel the meeting
  4. stop working for the day Correct answer.

Explanation

The idiom 'call it a day' means to stop working because enough has been done. It is used when people decide to finish their work for the present.

Question 22English

Choose the option that correctly combines the sentences: 'He was tired. He continued working.'

  1. He was tired so he continued working.
  2. Unless he was tired, he continued working.
  3. Although he was tired, he continued working. Correct answer.
  4. Because he was tired, he continued working.

Explanation

The two ideas are in contrast: tiredness would normally stop work, yet he kept working. 'Although' correctly signals this contrast in a single sentence.

Question 23English

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The committee ___ divided in its opinion on the proposal.

  1. have been
  2. are
  3. is Correct answer.
  4. were

Explanation

When a collective noun like 'committee' acts as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. Here 'is divided' treats the committee as one body reaching a split decision.

Question 24English

Choose the correct transformation into the active voice: 'The letter has been written by Ravi.'

  1. Ravi is writing the letter.
  2. Ravi wrote the letter.
  3. Ravi has written the letter. Correct answer.
  4. Ravi had written the letter.

Explanation

The passive 'has been written' is present perfect, so the active form must also be present perfect: 'has written'. The agent 'Ravi' becomes the subject.

Question 25English

In the sentence 'Having finished her work, Meera went home', what does the underlined phrase 'Having finished her work' function as?

  1. a noun clause acting as subject
  2. a participial phrase modifying Meera Correct answer.
  3. an independent clause
  4. an infinitive phrase expressing purpose

Explanation

'Having finished her work' is a participial phrase built on a perfect participle. It describes an action completed by Meera before the main action and so modifies the subject 'Meera'.

Question 26English

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.

  1. Hidden
  2. Rare
  3. Fragile
  4. Plentiful Correct answer.

Explanation

'Scarce' means available in short supply, so its antonym describes something available in large amounts. 'Plentiful' expresses abundance and is the direct opposite.

Question 27English

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'The soldiers moved swiftly across the field.'

  1. field
  2. swiftly Correct answer.
  3. soldiers
  4. moved

Explanation

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In this sentence 'swiftly' tells us how the soldiers moved, so it modifies the verb 'moved'.

Question 28English

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The officer gave a ___ account of the incident, leaving out no detail.

  1. vague
  2. casual
  3. reluctant
  4. comprehensive Correct answer.

Explanation

The second half of the sentence says no detail was left out, so the blank must mean 'complete and thorough'. 'Comprehensive' carries exactly that meaning.

Question 29English

Choose the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb to complete it: Neither the pilot nor the crew members ___ aware of the fault.

  1. is
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. were Correct answer.

Explanation

When subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. The nearer subject 'crew members' is plural, so the plural verb 'were' is required.

Question 30English

Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank: By the time the rescue team arrived, the trapped miners ___ for two days.

  1. will have waited
  2. were waiting
  3. had been waiting Correct answer.
  4. have been waiting

Explanation

The past perfect continuous 'had been waiting' shows an action that began earlier and continued up to a point in the past. The arrival of the rescue team marks that past point.

Question 31English

Choose the correct relative pronoun: The cadet ___ courage was praised by the commander received a medal.

  1. whom
  2. who
  3. whose Correct answer.
  4. which

Explanation

The blank shows possession: the courage belongs to the cadet. The possessive relative pronoun 'whose' expresses this relationship.

Question 32English

Choose the correct form of the conditional: If the engine ___ properly, the aircraft would not have developed a fault.

  1. would be serviced
  2. was serviced
  3. has been serviced
  4. had been serviced Correct answer.

Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence about an unreal past situation, so the if-clause takes the past perfect. The main clause uses 'would not have developed'.

Question 33English

Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence: The inquiry committee promised to ___ the cause of the accident.

  1. look for
  2. look into Correct answer.
  3. look after
  4. look up

Explanation

'Look into' means to investigate something thoroughly, which fits an inquiry into an accident. The other phrasal verbs carry unrelated meanings.

Question 34English

Choose the option that correctly rewrites the sentence in reported speech: The instructor said to the trainees, "Submit your reports by Friday."

  1. The instructor said the trainees submitted their reports by Friday.
  2. The instructor told the trainees to submit their reports by Friday. Correct answer.
  3. The instructor told that the trainees will submit their reports by Friday.
  4. The instructor asked the trainees if they submitted their reports by Friday.

Explanation

An imperative in direct speech becomes 'told' plus a to-infinitive in reported speech. The possessive 'your' shifts to 'their' because the speaker is reporting the words.

Question 35English

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The witness's statement was so ___ that the court could not rely on it.

  1. lengthy
  2. consistent
  3. detailed
  4. contradictory Correct answer.

Explanation

The court's inability to rely on the statement implies the statement was unreliable or self-conflicting. 'Contradictory' supplies that negative quality.

Question 36English

Choose the option that correctly combines the sentences: The road was flooded. The convoy took a longer route.

  1. Unless the road was flooded, the convoy took a longer route.
  2. The road was flooded, so the convoy took a longer route, but it was flooded.
  3. Because the road was flooded, the convoy took a longer route. Correct answer.
  4. Although the road was flooded, the convoy took a longer route.

Explanation

The flooding is the reason for the detour, so a cause-and-effect connector is needed. 'Because' establishes that causal link between the two clauses.

Question 37English

Identify the clause type of the underlined part: 'The officer who inspected the barracks submitted a detailed report.'

  1. Main clause
  2. Noun clause
  3. Adverb clause
  4. Adjective clause Correct answer.

Explanation

The clause 'who inspected the barracks' describes the noun 'officer', so it functions like an adjective. Relative clauses that modify a noun are adjective clauses.

Question 38English

Choose the sentence in which the word 'since' is used as a preposition.

  1. They have improved since they began training.
  2. He has not reported for duty since Monday. Correct answer.
  3. She left the camp since it was getting dark.
  4. Since you are senior, you should lead the team.

Explanation

A preposition is followed by a noun or noun phrase rather than by a full clause. In the first sentence 'since' governs the noun 'Monday', so it functions as a preposition.

Question 39English

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence with the right form of the word: The committee's decision was ___ by the sudden resignation of its chairman.

  1. complication
  2. complicated Correct answer.
  3. complicating
  4. complicate

Explanation

The blank follows the verb 'was' and needs a past participle to form the passive construction 'was complicated by'. This gives a complete passive verb phrase.

Question 40English

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

  1. The flight was delayed, so the passengers waited in the lounge. Correct answer.
  2. The flight was delayed so the passengers, waited in the lounge.
  3. The flight was delayed so, the passengers waited in the lounge.
  4. The flight was delayed; so the passengers waited in the lounge.

Explanation

When a coordinating conjunction such as 'so' joins two independent clauses, a comma is placed before the conjunction. Only one option puts the comma directly before 'so' and leaves the rest of the sentence unbroken.

Question 41Physics

Which physical quantity is defined as the rate of change of displacement with respect to time?

  1. Acceleration
  2. Speed
  3. Momentum
  4. Velocity Correct answer.

Explanation

Velocity is the displacement covered per unit time, so it is the time rate of change of displacement. Speed measures distance per unit time, not displacement.

Question 42Physics

A body moves in a straight line with constant acceleration. Which statement about its velocity-time graph is correct?

  1. It is a parabola opening upward
  2. It is a straight line with non-zero slope Correct answer.
  3. It is a horizontal straight line
  4. It is a curve of increasing slope

Explanation

Acceleration is the slope of the velocity-time graph, so constant acceleration gives a straight line of constant slope. A horizontal line would mean zero acceleration.

Question 43Physics

According to Newton's third law, the action and reaction forces act on

  1. the same body and add up
  2. two different bodies and always cancel each other
  3. the same body and cancel each other
  4. two different bodies and never cancel each other Correct answer.

Explanation

Action and reaction are equal and opposite but act on two different bodies, so they never cancel in the motion of a single body. They only cancel if applied to the same body, which the law forbids.

Question 44Physics

The SI unit of the universal gravitational constant G is

  1. m² s⁻²
  2. N m² kg⁻² Correct answer.
  3. N m kg⁻²
  4. N kg⁻¹

Explanation

From F = Gm₁m₂/r², G = Fr²/(m₁m₂), giving units N·m²·kg⁻². This follows directly from rearranging the law of gravitation.

Question 45Physics

A body of mass 2 kg moving at 3 m/s has kinetic energy equal to

  1. 12 J
  2. 18 J
  3. 9 J Correct answer.
  4. 6 J

Explanation

Kinetic energy is ½mv², so ½ × 2 × 3² = 9 J. Squaring the speed before multiplying by half the mass gives the correct value.

Question 46Physics

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

  1. Work Correct answer.
  2. Displacement
  3. Torque
  4. Force

Explanation

Work is the dot product of force and displacement and has magnitude only, so it is a scalar. Torque, displacement and force all carry direction.

Question 47Physics

The time period of a simple pendulum depends on

  1. the amplitude for large swings
  2. the length and the acceleration due to gravity Correct answer.
  3. the material of the string
  4. the mass of the bob

Explanation

For small oscillations T = 2π√(L/g), so the period depends on length and gravitational acceleration. Mass and string material do not appear in the expression.

Question 48Physics

Sound waves cannot travel through

  1. vacuum Correct answer.
  2. gases
  3. liquids
  4. solids

Explanation

Sound is a mechanical wave and requires a material medium to propagate. A vacuum has no particles to transmit the disturbance.

Question 49Physics

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to 20 m/s in 5 s. Its acceleration is

  1. 0.25 m/s²
  2. 4 m/s² Correct answer.
  3. 5 m/s²
  4. 100 m/s²

Explanation

Acceleration is change in velocity divided by time: (20 − 0)/5 = 4 m/s². Dividing the time by the velocity gives the reciprocal, which is not acceleration.

Question 50Physics

A block slides down a frictionless incline of angle 30°. Taking g = 10 m/s², its acceleration along the incline is

  1. 0 m/s²
  2. 10 m/s²
  3. 8.7 m/s²
  4. 5 m/s² Correct answer.

Explanation

The only force component along the incline is mg sin θ, so a = g sin θ = 10 × 0.5 = 5 m/s². The cosine component acts perpendicular to the incline and does not drive the motion.