English Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity

In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____ and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

As long as we are unmindful of this _____,

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Pert

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

CONTEMPLATIVE

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Rohan was upset and so (picked up) his food while his cousins ate heartily.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: He was a funny looking man with a high, bald, done shaped head, a face very small in comparison and a long wavy beard.
Q: He didn't work at his trade-a stonecutter, more than what was necessary to keep his wife and three boys alive.
R: His unusual features were standing a joke among his friends.
S: He was a poor man-an idler.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

An axe to grind

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

SQUANDER