Completing Statements

1.Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger ......

we could detect that he was very happy 

he failed to give us an impression of his agony 

he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions

people came to know that he was annoyed

2.Even if it rains I shall come means ......

his heart is full of compassion for others

he looks very serious on most occasions 

people are afraid of him 

he is uncompromising on matters of task performance

3.Even if it rains I shall come means ......

if I come it will not rain

if it rains I shall not come

I will certainly come whether it rains or not 

whenever there is rain I shall come

4.She never visits any zoo because she is strong opponent of the idea of ......

setting the animals free into forest

feeding the animals while others are watching

watching the animals in their natural abode

holding the animals in captivity for our joy

5.I felt somewhat more relaxed .....

but tense as compared to earlier

and tense as compared to earlier 

as there was already no tension at all 

and tension-free as compared to earlier

Sentence Correction

1.The small child does whatever his father was done.

has done did does had done

2.You need not come unless you want to.

You don't need to come unless you want to You come only when you want to You come unless you don't want to You needn't come until you don't want to

3.There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only

initials signatures pictures middle names

4.The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

to whom I sell to who I sell who was sold to to whom I sold

5.They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.

were shocked at all had all shocked at had all shocked by No correction required

Selecting Words

1.Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.

with over on round

2.The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

avidly admiringly thoughtfully earnestly

3.Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.

chance luck possibility occasion

4.I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

group herd swarm flock

5.The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.

ready mature ripe advanced

Synonyms

1.CORPULENT

Lean Gaunt Emaciated Obese

2.BRIEF

Limited Small Little Short

3.EMBEZZLE

Misappropriate Balance Remunerate Clear

4.VENT

Opening Stodge End Past tense of go

5.AUGUST

Common Ridiculous Dignified Petty

Sentence Improvement

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

1.The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

hell bent on getting 

hell bent for getting 

hell bent upon getting 

No improvement

2.When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom, the protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.

into crushing 

in crushing

without crushing

No improvement

3.If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

If the room was brighter 

If the room are brighter

Had the room been brighter 

No improvement

4.The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge. then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

improved

broken 

bettered 

No improvement

5.his powerful desire brought about his downfall.

His intense desire

His desire for power

His fatal desire

No improvement

Ordering of Words

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

1.When he 

P : did not know 

Q : he was nervous and 

R : heard the hue and cry at midnight

S : what to do

The Proper sequence should be:

RQPS QSPR SQPR PQRS

2.It has been established that 

P : Einstein was 

Q : although a great scientist 

R : weak in arithmetic

S : right from his school days 

The Proper sequence should be:

SRPQ QPRS QPSR RQPS

3.Then 

P : it struck me 

Q : of course 

R : suitable it was 

S : how eminently

 The Proper sequence should be:

SPQR QSRP PSRQ QPSR

4.I read an advertisement that said

P : posh, air-conditioned 

Q : gentleman of taste

R : are available for 

S : fully furnished rooms 

The Proper sequence should be:

PQRS PSRQ PSQR SRPQ

5.Since the beginning of history 

P : have managed to catch

Q : the Eskimos and Red Indians

R : by a very difficulty method

S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal

The Proper sequence should be:

QRPS SQPR SQRP QPSR

Antonyms

1.ENORMOUS

Soft Average Tiny Weak

2.COMMISSIONED

Started Closed Finished Terminated

3.ARTIFICIAL

Red Natural Truthful Solid

4.EXODUS

Influx Home-coming Return Restoration

5.RELINQUISH

Abdicate Renounce Possess Deny

Basic General Knowledge

1.Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

largest railway station highest railway station longest railway station None of the above

2.Entomology is the science that studies

Behavior of human beings Insects The origin and history of technical and scientific terms The formation of rocks

3.Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

Asia Africa Europe Australia

4.Garampani sanctuary is located at

Junagarh, Gujarat Diphu, Assam Kohima, Nagaland Gangtok, Sikkim

5.For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

Physics and Chemistry Physiology or Medicine Literature, Peace and Economics All of the above

National - Latest Current Affairs

1.With which country India have signed agreements on trade, communication, and media to boost bilateral ties?

Hong Kong Bhutan Ethiopia Colombia

2.Which project was launched by Union Government recently?

SECURE Himalaya Project Digital India Programme

Integrated Child Development Services Janani Suraksha Yojana

3.With which country India signed $4.5 billion LoC recently?

Iraq Pakistan Iran Bangladesh

4.Which ministry was awarded as the best department for its contribution during 'Swachhta Pakhwada', in New Delhi?

Ministry of Culture, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Housing, Urban Affairs

5.All cities and towns of __________ states has declared as Open Defecation Free.

3 5 4 2

General Knowledge - Sports

1.According to BCCI, this test is mandatory for cricketers to pass the endurance test.

Yo-Yo Test Sit and reach test Aerobic Endurance Bleep test

2.Which country becomes smallest nation ever to enter FIFA World Cup?

Maldives Iceland Monaco Ethiopia

3.India bags __________ medals in 20th Asia Masters meet.

37 42 58 39

4.This country won its First Ever Wushu World Championship Gold?

Australia Pakistan South Africa India

5.In which city 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton will be arraived in?

New Delhi Mumbai Chennai Kolkata

International - Latest Current Affairs

1.U.S. approves sale of Rs. 98,000 crore THAAD missiles to __________.

Iran Saudi Arabia South Korea Russia

2.Which country agrees to purchase S400 missile defence systems from Russia?

Pakistan Iraq Saudi Arabia Nigeria

3.Which country plans to help strengthen Myanmar's women police force?

Australia Pakistan Nepal India

4.With which country India signed a Mou on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector?

Norway Malaysia Iraq Switzerland

5.Which countr launched world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ship Siberia?

Russia Japan China India

Banking - Latest Current Affairs

1.Which bank launched a Chabot to help customers in banking activities recently?

State bank of India Vijaya Bank Canara Bank Dena Bank

2.Which bank is India's most trusted and most popular bank according to a survey conducted by Brand Finance?

HDFC SBI ICICI Central Bank of India

3.Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) and this bank ties up for climate awareness.

Axis Bank Kotak Bank KVB Bank Yes Bank

4.SBI along with FTSE Russell launches FTSE SBI Bond Index series at which of the following Index?

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong London Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Shanghai Stock Exchange

5.Australia's largest bank, "Commonwealth Bank of Australia" will sell its life insurance unit to Hong Kong-based AIA Group for

$5 billion $4 billion $3 billion $2 billion

Art and Culture

1.President Pranab Mukherjee A Statesman was relaesed by _____________.

Shri Suresh Prabhu Shri Arun Jaitley Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri Narendra Modi

2.Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an exhibition of artworks at Academy of Fine Arts in _____________.

Chennai Bangalore Kolkata Mumbai

3.Who launched the book "The Emergency - Indian Democracy's Darkest Hour" on 24th of June 2017?

Shri Venkaiah Naidu Shri Arun Jaitley Shri Nitin Gadkari Smt Sushma Swaraj

4.For which book, Francis Spufford has been awarded the 2017 Desmond Elliott Prize?

Red Plenty Golden Hill Claerwen James, 10 May-3 June 2006 Blackroom Boys

5.Who won the Man Booker International Prize recently?

Amos Klausner Leah Rabin David Grossman Eliyahu M. Goldratt

State - Latest Current Affairs

1.This state plans to introduce PGs for cattle to boost milk production.

Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Gujarat

2.Which state government has recently signed a pact with National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) to develop technologies relating to banana production?

Uttar Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Andhra Pradesh

3.This state plans 'safe selfie' campaign to control death.

Bihar Punjab Karnataka Andra Pradesh

4.This decides to close 800 government schools which have fewer than 20 students.

Punjab Haryana Telangana Karnataka

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching India's first Roll On-Roll Off or 'Ro-Ro' ferry service in ___________.

Gujarat West Bengal Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh

Important Days

1.International Day of Peace is observed around the world on ___________.

September 20 September 21 September 25 September 24

2.The theme of 2017 International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer is?

Ozone: Mission to protect world Mission Ozone Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united Caring for all life under the sun

3.The theme of 2017's Engineers day is ___________.

Role of Engineers in a devolping India 

Skill Development for Young Engineers to Reform the Core Sector: Vision 2025

Making Indian Engineering World-Class

Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era

4.What is the theme of the 2017 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)?

With Understanding New Hope 

Connect, Communicate, Care

Light a candle near a Window 

Take a minute, change a life

5.September 16th is observed as __________.

World Earth day 

National Youth Day 

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

International Day for Women

Sports

1.Which country will host the 2018 Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?

Srilanka China Switzerland Pakistan

2.Which Indian shuttler has won the 2017 men's singles French Open Superseries badminton tournament?

B. Sai Praneeth Kidambi Srikanth HS Prannoy Parupalli Kashyap

3.Which country's team has won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup?

Brazil France England Spain

4.Which becomes associate member of BCCI?

Goa Puducherry Kerala Hyderabad

5.Which football team has won the 37th All India Governor's Gold Cup football tournament-2017?

Hindustan Eagles Churchill Brothers Delhi Dynamos Mohun Bagan

Persons - Latest Current Affairs

1.Who has been appointed as Chairman of Economic Advisory Council?

Bibek Debroy Parameswaran Iyer Rakesh Srivastava Balraj Joshi

2.Who launched portal 'PENCIL' to eliminate child labour?

Jitendra Singh Narendra Modi Rajnath Singh D. V. Sadananda Gowda

3.Who launched a nationwide health campaign to sensitise women about the early screening and the preventive care for cancer?

Anupriya Patel Nirmala Sitharaman Sushma Swaraj Smriti Zubin Irani

4.Who is selected for living legend award of International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)?

Smt Mahtab Bamji Shri Rajesh Sharma Shri Naresh Singh Shri Vijay Naresh

5.Who of the following bagged the GQ Actor of the Year Award

Calvin Harris Rajkummar Rao Ricky Gervais Tom Daley

Places - Latest Current Affairs

1.Which village of Haryana is named as Abhimanyupur?

Jind Hisar Amin Bhiwani

2.G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting was held in ___________.

Canada Mexico New York Washington

3.Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the "Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair 2017" at

Pune Greater Noida Surat Kochi

4.Which city will host the international puppet festival?

Kolkata Mumbai Pune Lucknow

5.This city will host the 3rd edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF-2017)?

Lucknow New Delhi Guwahati Chennai

Finance - Latest Current Affairs

1.What amount of financial assistance will be granted to the pregnant women who undergo institutional delivery under Maternity Benefit Scheme as per Budget 2017?

Rs 2000 Rs 4000 Rs 6000 Rs 8000

2.As per reports, India received the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of what amount between April 2000 and September 2016?

150 billion US dollar 300 billion US dollar 640 billion US dollar 900 billion US dollar

3.How much amount will be provided by NITI Aayog to every district to encourage digital payment system?

Rs 1 lakh Rs 2 lakh Rs 5 lakh Rs 10 lakh