English Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Fecund

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To wrangle over an ass's shadow

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

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

a loud, harsh, piercing cry

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Impugnable

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Mother said,"Don't step out of the house in the summer season."

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

Teething problems